CALGARY, AB – May 24, 2013 – While you can send a man to the edge of space, you just can’t control the weather. Due to a steady streak of recent heavy rain in Calgary over the past week, the Red Bull Rocks and Logs event planned for May 25 will be postponed until May 26, 2013. While a little bit of mud can always make a race more interesting the amount of rainfall received have left parts of the track swamped and certain course features unusable. With rider safety being the priority, officials have deemed the move necessary.

WEC regrets to inform that due to excessive rainfall in Meaford over the past two days, the course that was in perfect condition and set to go is now in a state that may not be easily passable by small motorcycles. It is critical that the Mini Enduro events in this championship be passable by even the smallest bikes and the most novice of riders. Having a fun and an enjoyable introduction to off-road motorcycle competition is the very nature of these events.

CALGARY, AB – May 24, 2013 – While you can send a man to the edge of space, you just can’t control the weather.  Due to a steady streak of recent heavy rain in Calgary over the past week, the Red Bull Rocks and Logs event planned for May 25 will be postponed until May 26, 2013.  While a little bit of mud can always make a race more interesting, with the amount of rainfall received recently, parts of the track have been left swamped and certain course features unusable.  With rider safety being the priority, officials have deemed the move necessary. 

The 2013 Off Road Ontario Cross Country series kicked off this long weekend in Colborne, Ontario. The crowd was big, as one would expect for the series opener, with higher than anticipated turnouts in every class across the board, with Novice B taking home the prize for largest class of the day.

Tucked away in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, near Kentville is the Mill Hill Motocross Park, which hosted the second stop on the 2013 CMRC Atlantic Motocross Series on May 19th. The weather was a big concern of many. The day before the race, cold, wet and windy conditions hammered the area, including snow in many parts of the province. But on race day blue skies and warm temperatures greeted racers. The beautiful Mill Hill track offered new challenges this year, with an extended starting chute which challenged racers and several new corners and jumps. Below is a quick summary of how the day turned out. Be sure to check out the next Atlantic CMRC motocross race on Saturday June 8th at the Riverglade Motocross Park, located outside Moncton, NB.

CALGARY, AB – May 22, 2013 – In just three days, Calgary will host for the first time Red Bull Rocks & Logs, a head-to-head competition taking place on a course filled with natural and man-made obstacles. Professional off-road racer Shane Cuthbertson (Airdrie, AB) designed and built a custom track, taking elements from enduros and harescrambles from around the world to the Wild Rose MX Park. Competitors will battle on a tough off-road style track that goes over logs, rocks, and other challenging obstacles. This Saturday May 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. MDT, pro and amateur riders will take on the custom course and battle for the title of Red Bull Rocks & Logs Champion.

Wardlow, AB: Corner Grass Racing Team ( CGRT) was built on a foundation with the racing experience of Shane Cuthbertson, and the support expertise of Lee Fryberger.  With 5 ISDE Medals between the two, Shane’s 2 top ten finishes in Red Bull Romainiacs, Lee’s 4 years as ISDE team manager for Canada and 2 World Enduro Championships with the Husaberg Factory Team, CGRT has a volume of experience to share with its team members.

American Mike Brown and Spanish rider Laia Sanz both struck EnduroCross gold at the Barcelona X-Games on Saturday night while American Maria Forsberg finished second in the women’s event to give KTM a good haul in this event in the city’s Olympic Stadium.

Red Bull KTM Factory racing rider Antonio Cairoli on Sunday claimed his 58th career GP victory in the GP of Brazil winning both the individual MX1 race and the Super Final after successfully hunting down Kevin Strijbos just as the two-lap board went out.

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Ken Roczen opened his bid for the 2013 title in the opening round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Series in the 250MX class taking double moto victories at the Hangtown Motocross Classic race.