XRider Zone
If you’re looking for an adrenalin fix, then you’ve come to the right area. This section of RidersWest is devoted to those who take motorsports to the extreme. From freestyle dirt biking to motocross, supercross, arenacross and ATV race action, this page contains race reports, event coverage, Xrider personality profiles and links to motorsports groups in Western Canada.
Canada welcomes urban endurocross
Pro rider Shane Cuthbertson talks to RidersWest about being involved in building a unique course for Red Bull.
Tackling the world’s toughest enduro
Kitt Stringer believes the Red Bull Romaniacs is as good a place as any to begin his foray into the world of hard enduro racing.
Kris Garwasiuk brings his Freestyle Madness show to Kelowna
The 2002 Canadian champion has partnered with Bruce Cook to establish Global FMX, “Canada’s premier freestyle motocross outfit.”
Racing on a sheet of ice
Six hours of full-throttle racing on a sheet of ice—think you can handle it? Why not try it out and see. The 2013 season for the Alberta Endurance Ice Racing Association (AEIRA) is in full swing, and Cory Laird, vice-president of the AEIRA, said that new members are always welcome to join the series.
Riding like a girl
Most of us couldn’t even ride a pedal bike when we were four years old. Shelby Turner, on the other hand, was already competing in dirt bike races by that age.
Ice racing with Kyrstin Orr
Kyrstin Orr is the youngest woman competing in the Stake Lake ice race, held 25 kilometres south of Kamloops, B.C., but it doesn’t faze her.
Exploring five of the Okanagan’s best off-road riding areas
With its warm weather, sparse population and central location, B.C.’s Okanagan region has some of the best off-road motorcycling in the country.
Riders tore up the track at the Canadian Enduro Championships
An enduro of epic proportions greeted the riders of the Royal Distributing Canadian Enduro Championships, in Coleman, Alberta.
The fastest man you’ve never heard of
For 2011, Ben Rego has signed with the Corner Grass Race Team. He will be competing on a Husaberg FX450 in the Canadian Enduro Championship plus select off-road races.
A class act
When the Canadian Enduro Championship became a reality in 2009, Jason Schrage took an immediate liking to the enduro format and won the E3 class championship.
