From Offroad Ontario:

Sunday May 13^th is Round 2 of the Offroad Ontario 2012 Provincial Enduro Championship. Starting from Sandaraska Park at 10:00AM the event winds its way through the beautiful Ganaraska Forest for 90kms of dirty biking fun! Hosted by OCMC this annual event is suited for Novice through to Expert riders and has always been one of the most popular events on the circuit.

For all the details go to: offroadontario.ca and click on Enduro/Events. See you at the races!

2012 Offroad Ontario Beagle Bash Enduro hosted by the hard working crew at Lynn Valley Riders took place on Saturday at Turkey Point Ontario. It was a cool day which started with a little drizzle but cleared up late in the day which made trail conditions perfect for a great race.

Seattle, WA. (April 17, 2012) – MX for Children is pleased to announce Helmets for Hydro III, our 3rd helmet auction benefiting hydrocephalus research at leading Children’s Hospitals including: Toronto’s SickKids, Seattle Children’s, Utah’s Primary Children’s, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, St. Louis Children’s, Pittsburgh Children’s and Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital. The auction begins on April 17, 2012 on eBay.

That is more like it!!!

Round 3 and 4 of the FIM Enduro World Championships were in San Juan, Argentina March 31, April 1.  And what an April Fool's Joke it was for Johnny Aubert.  He just can't seem to find any breaks this year. 

“Men do not quit playing because they grow old, they grow old because they quit playing.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes

World Enduro Canada is excited to announce a major change to the Canadian offroad motorcycling landscape.  After listening to input from our riders, sponsors and fans we have decided to shake things up in 2012. WEC has always been focused on developing fast Canadian offroad motorcycle racers. We want to see our Canadian riders take their rightful place on the World stage.

After the great successes of the 2011 Enduro World Championship – winning both rider and manufacturer titles in the Enduro 1 and Enduro 2 classes, Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing will start the new season once again focused on success. With a revised rider line-up the squad are looking forward to competing in what will undoubtedly be a highly competitive eight-round series.

I recently got the chance to catch up with two time World Enduro Canada national champ and EnduroX rider Bobby Prochnau. The lumber man from British Columbia is known for two things: being big, and being tough. Doesn't matter whether he's riding in the badlands of Alberta aboard a big 300 or if he's making his 450 hit the rev limiter, Prochnau is on the pipe where ever he is, and best of all, he makes it look effortlesss.

Prochnau is a candid speaker, and  his domination of the series this year has earned him the title of fastest Canadian enduro rider once again. He will be coming into the 2012 season with a big #1 and an even bigger target on his back. He's got three simple words for his competition: Bring it on.

                It's the newest addition to the Throttle Entertainment line up, Man and Machine unites all of the big five enduros, as well as features the two new extreme events, Xtinction (Canada) and Extreme Lagares (Portugal). The "classic" races include Hell's Gate in Italy, The Tough One in the UK, Erzbergrodeo in Austria, Red Bull Romaniacs in Romania and the Roof of Africa, which takes place in the small country of Lesotho.

            In 2010 a little known young rider with little exposure outside of his home province of Quebec burst onto the national series, competing in the E1 class aboard his #66 bike. Philippe Chaine is a fast, determined 21 year old rider out of Quebec, and under the tutelage of the most famous Quebec off roader, none other than the top pimp Guy Giroux, he's hoping to go just about as far as he possibly can.