Sorry I haven't been updating. Photos are up, however.
Colborne:
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Port Colborne:
http://picasaweb.google.com/5theGear/WECPortColborne#
Barrie:
http://picasaweb.google.com/5theGear/OOBarrie#
Burnt River is uploading as we speak. :)
6/14/2010
5/11/2010
Snow Time
May 09, 2010; Mansfield, Ontario
My car when I woke up Sunday morning; snow, not what I was looking for, to be honest.
It’s the start of a new season and a new series. The Off Road Ontario boys were set up May 8 on Lance Mathew’s ranch in Mansfield, Ontario. Thanks to Lance and his neighbours the riders who chose to brave the snow, yes SNOW, were treated to an excellent track. HORRA, the host club, but on an excellent show, with Rick Day acting as master of ceremonies and John Vandenhoek as the head referee the race went off without a hitch, for the most part. An army of volunteers, which included Lucas Blair, Darcy Koks, Ian Wilcox, John Nelson, Kenny Hoverman and Mike Vandenhoek and many more, helped put the race together; without the bridge builders, marshals, sweepers and volunteers to ribbon and arrow the course this race would have never happened.
One of the many bridges built, and then rebuilt, by brave volunteers.
It was a cold morning, there was still snow on the ground and it continued to fall until after the Youth classes were on the field. Things were still cold when the morning classes took the field at 10, but at least the snow had stopped, and some of the accumulation in the woods had begun to melt. By the time the afternoon classes took the field the conditions were perfect.
Wojo leading Hooter heading out onto the second last lap.
There were a lot of amazing rides on Sunday, but I’d be amis if I didn’t mention the battle between the titans of Ontario off road riding: Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski and Chris “Hooter” Van Hove. Hooter has several #1 plates to his name; Wojo won in 2009 but opted to run his familiar #2. They’ve battled back and forth for the better part of three years. Two riders with two incredibly different riding skills and styles and one goal: to run that #1. Their battle for the first win of the year was epic to say the least. Hooter returned from a huge deficit after a bad tumble set him back and charged. Hard.
Hooter narrowly squeaking past Wojo for the first win of the season.
The riders were fender to fender coming up the final hill before Hooter shut Wojo down in the second to last corner, cutting his front wheel in front of the Yamaha and pushing his RMZ250 onto the top spot on the podium. Fellow Suzuki rider, Mike Vandenhoek finished third, and rode much of the race against the rookie Pro, Ponty Pool’s own Adam Millson.
Millson laying it out on the grass track in true moto style.
The Expert class saw the return of a familiar name with an unfamiliar number. For the new series last year’s runner up, Michael Jonker, took the #127 for his number, and took the top honours in the class, beating out Eric Langford and 2009 CMA Intermediate Champion Greg Filer for the honour. The three riders worked their way into the Pro class.
Jonker sporting the #127 for Woody's Cycle.
The Intermediate class had a bit of drama. Jon Hudson stepped down, gracefully, from his first place finish due to his “intimate knowledge of the course,” leaving Chris Culbert-Castelo to take the top spot. This pushed Jamie West from third to second and Colin Doyle from fourth onto the podium.
Jamie West, #181, learned how to ring his CRF250 out from one of the all time big time riders, Chris Donald, a regular in the Vet Ex class.
Rounding out the afternoon class were the Vet Experts; a class made of former Pros, Expert riders and advanced Vet riders. Tim Hart, a local boy, took the win, with Paul Andratis, no stranger to the podium, a man who battled with 2009 CMA Champion Roger Messier on many occasions, taking second. Doug Post beat out Paul Lachance for the final spot on the podium.
Backing up to the Morning, there were some good stories.
Best story: Helmut Klassen and his seven speed Sachs 250. Yeah, the plus 70+ year old rider rode the 1977 (I think) beast through the same course that everyone else rode, with steel bars and no hand guards. Klassen was the only rider in the “Masters” Class, reserved for vintage bikes and those man enough to ride them.
Lance Matthews raced the Super Vet class, but given his overtly intimate knowledge of the course, given that the property is his and his neighbour’s backyards (literally), he stepped down after he soundly won. This put Rick Hone in first, Kelly Goreski in second and Robin Reimer in third.
The Veteran class, riders over the age of 38, was won by Darren Marsiske. Harold Peters came in second and Rob Milner finished third.
The Novice class was, by far, the largest class of the day. Mike McCaw took the win, followed by Jeff Lee and Jake Tustin. Tustin, some might remember, won the Novice class at the Beagle Bash two weekends ago, and beat out his brother, Zack. Mark my words, some sibling rivalry between the older Zack and his younger brother, Jake, will come for some good races between the brothers.
Beginners are just that, riders who have never raced before. Traditionally this is a very progressive class where you can “point out” mid season and be promoted to the Novice class if riders score too many points. I’m not sure whether this rule will translate to the new program, but I believe in the name of fairness, perhaps it would be a good rule to transfer. For the first year I have Beginner results, as for the past two years I have been doing this the CMA has not been posting the Novice B, as it was known then, results, so here, for the VERY first time, are the results from the Beginner Race.
Adam Goodale won the class, with Jeremy McStravick taking second and Ian Ross taking third. The top three riders, along with fourth place finisher Roy Powell, all finished three laps, while the other riders only managed two.
The podium of the ladies class, comprised of Emily and Melissa Head, as well as Ainsley Farr, also completed three laps. The times between these three ladies were incredibly close. Let’s put it like this, Emily won the class with a time of 12:53:16.63; her older sister Melissa finished with a time of 12:53:24.53 and Farr finished third with 12:53:32.55. Hooter and Wojo came in at 15:47:42.72 and 15:47:43:88, respectively. While she didn’t land on the podium, Brenda Fischer gets big props for being the ONLY mother to race on MOTHER’S DAY! Happy Mother’s Day, Brenda!
The next round of the OO XC is Colborne on May 23, hosted by the Northhumerland Trail Riders, many of whom came out to help out HORRA in running the barrels and scoring at Mansfield.
As always, I have photos from the weekend, and they can be found here.
Please, no stealing photos. It’s not nice. I work hard to make you all look good, so just be nice.
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| From OO Mansfield XC |
My car when I woke up Sunday morning; snow, not what I was looking for, to be honest.
It’s the start of a new season and a new series. The Off Road Ontario boys were set up May 8 on Lance Mathew’s ranch in Mansfield, Ontario. Thanks to Lance and his neighbours the riders who chose to brave the snow, yes SNOW, were treated to an excellent track. HORRA, the host club, but on an excellent show, with Rick Day acting as master of ceremonies and John Vandenhoek as the head referee the race went off without a hitch, for the most part. An army of volunteers, which included Lucas Blair, Darcy Koks, Ian Wilcox, John Nelson, Kenny Hoverman and Mike Vandenhoek and many more, helped put the race together; without the bridge builders, marshals, sweepers and volunteers to ribbon and arrow the course this race would have never happened.
One of the many bridges built, and then rebuilt, by brave volunteers.
It was a cold morning, there was still snow on the ground and it continued to fall until after the Youth classes were on the field. Things were still cold when the morning classes took the field at 10, but at least the snow had stopped, and some of the accumulation in the woods had begun to melt. By the time the afternoon classes took the field the conditions were perfect.
Wojo leading Hooter heading out onto the second last lap.
There were a lot of amazing rides on Sunday, but I’d be amis if I didn’t mention the battle between the titans of Ontario off road riding: Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski and Chris “Hooter” Van Hove. Hooter has several #1 plates to his name; Wojo won in 2009 but opted to run his familiar #2. They’ve battled back and forth for the better part of three years. Two riders with two incredibly different riding skills and styles and one goal: to run that #1. Their battle for the first win of the year was epic to say the least. Hooter returned from a huge deficit after a bad tumble set him back and charged. Hard.
Hooter narrowly squeaking past Wojo for the first win of the season.
The riders were fender to fender coming up the final hill before Hooter shut Wojo down in the second to last corner, cutting his front wheel in front of the Yamaha and pushing his RMZ250 onto the top spot on the podium. Fellow Suzuki rider, Mike Vandenhoek finished third, and rode much of the race against the rookie Pro, Ponty Pool’s own Adam Millson.
Millson laying it out on the grass track in true moto style.
The Expert class saw the return of a familiar name with an unfamiliar number. For the new series last year’s runner up, Michael Jonker, took the #127 for his number, and took the top honours in the class, beating out Eric Langford and 2009 CMA Intermediate Champion Greg Filer for the honour. The three riders worked their way into the Pro class.
Jonker sporting the #127 for Woody's Cycle.
The Intermediate class had a bit of drama. Jon Hudson stepped down, gracefully, from his first place finish due to his “intimate knowledge of the course,” leaving Chris Culbert-Castelo to take the top spot. This pushed Jamie West from third to second and Colin Doyle from fourth onto the podium.
Jamie West, #181, learned how to ring his CRF250 out from one of the all time big time riders, Chris Donald, a regular in the Vet Ex class.
Rounding out the afternoon class were the Vet Experts; a class made of former Pros, Expert riders and advanced Vet riders. Tim Hart, a local boy, took the win, with Paul Andratis, no stranger to the podium, a man who battled with 2009 CMA Champion Roger Messier on many occasions, taking second. Doug Post beat out Paul Lachance for the final spot on the podium.
Backing up to the Morning, there were some good stories.
Best story: Helmut Klassen and his seven speed Sachs 250. Yeah, the plus 70+ year old rider rode the 1977 (I think) beast through the same course that everyone else rode, with steel bars and no hand guards. Klassen was the only rider in the “Masters” Class, reserved for vintage bikes and those man enough to ride them.
Lance Matthews raced the Super Vet class, but given his overtly intimate knowledge of the course, given that the property is his and his neighbour’s backyards (literally), he stepped down after he soundly won. This put Rick Hone in first, Kelly Goreski in second and Robin Reimer in third.
The Veteran class, riders over the age of 38, was won by Darren Marsiske. Harold Peters came in second and Rob Milner finished third.
The Novice class was, by far, the largest class of the day. Mike McCaw took the win, followed by Jeff Lee and Jake Tustin. Tustin, some might remember, won the Novice class at the Beagle Bash two weekends ago, and beat out his brother, Zack. Mark my words, some sibling rivalry between the older Zack and his younger brother, Jake, will come for some good races between the brothers.
Beginners are just that, riders who have never raced before. Traditionally this is a very progressive class where you can “point out” mid season and be promoted to the Novice class if riders score too many points. I’m not sure whether this rule will translate to the new program, but I believe in the name of fairness, perhaps it would be a good rule to transfer. For the first year I have Beginner results, as for the past two years I have been doing this the CMA has not been posting the Novice B, as it was known then, results, so here, for the VERY first time, are the results from the Beginner Race.
Adam Goodale won the class, with Jeremy McStravick taking second and Ian Ross taking third. The top three riders, along with fourth place finisher Roy Powell, all finished three laps, while the other riders only managed two.
The podium of the ladies class, comprised of Emily and Melissa Head, as well as Ainsley Farr, also completed three laps. The times between these three ladies were incredibly close. Let’s put it like this, Emily won the class with a time of 12:53:16.63; her older sister Melissa finished with a time of 12:53:24.53 and Farr finished third with 12:53:32.55. Hooter and Wojo came in at 15:47:42.72 and 15:47:43:88, respectively. While she didn’t land on the podium, Brenda Fischer gets big props for being the ONLY mother to race on MOTHER’S DAY! Happy Mother’s Day, Brenda!
The next round of the OO XC is Colborne on May 23, hosted by the Northhumerland Trail Riders, many of whom came out to help out HORRA in running the barrels and scoring at Mansfield.
As always, I have photos from the weekend, and they can be found here.
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| From OO Mansfield XC |
Please, no stealing photos. It’s not nice. I work hard to make you all look good, so just be nice.
5/04/2010
Corner Grass
The good gentlemen in Alberta at Corner Grass are putting on their annual hare scramble once again! June 26 and 27 in Compeer, Alberta. They put tonnes of effort into this race, and the event just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Riders who've been there agree it's a race everyone who considers themselves an enduro or off road racer should do at least once.
CG_Poster_2010
Check it out!
Also, a reminder to one and all: This Sunday kicks off the very first OOCC Cross Country race in Mansfield. If you haven't already checked it out, do so here! The event is being held at Lance Matthew's place, and is a fabulous track that hasn't been raced for almost five years. Watch out for cowpies!
Also, note that the top map is wrong, the bottom is the one to follow, I believe. If there's any doubts, contact good guys at HORRA and they'll set you up straight.
See you Sunday!
CG_Poster_2010
Check it out!
Also, a reminder to one and all: This Sunday kicks off the very first OOCC Cross Country race in Mansfield. If you haven't already checked it out, do so here! The event is being held at Lance Matthew's place, and is a fabulous track that hasn't been raced for almost five years. Watch out for cowpies!
Also, note that the top map is wrong, the bottom is the one to follow, I believe. If there's any doubts, contact good guys at HORRA and they'll set you up straight.
See you Sunday!
4/25/2010
From the Gentlemen at the CEC:
"World Enduro Canada is pleased to announce that one of our main media partners - Inside Motorcycles and their sister publication Inside MotoX and Off Road Magazine - will be returning as sponsors for the 2010 Royal Distributing Canadian Enduro Championship presented by Parts Canada. Both publications pride themselves as being on the cutting edge of the Canadian Motorcycle scene with a large readership.
Inside Motorcycles will sponsor the Top Pro Junior award. At each of the four events the Top Pro Junior (age 20 or younger as of the first event in July) over both days of the event will recieve a special recognition award from Inside Motorcycles. At the final round in Labelle, QC on September 19th Inside Motorcycles will present the Top Pro Junior from all 4 events combined a cheque for $500. Last years winner was Ryan Graffunder and his success landed him a spot on the Feeding Performance Husqvarna team for 2010!
Inside MotoX and Off Road will once again be sponsoring the East and West Amateur Championships. There will be an East and West champion crowned in all 6 amateur classes - A, B, C, Vet (40+), Super Vet (50+) and Ladies. The individual champions will be presented with prize packages put together by Inside MotoX in Penticton, BC and Labelle, QC.
For further information please contact David Weber at Inside Motorcycles 519-869-4969"
A little shameless self promotion never hurts, right? There's the Top Junior himself, Mister Ryan Graffunder, receiving his cheque for $500 from Inside Motorcycle's own "off road specialist," (me!) in Parry Sound last year. Thanks to Jenn Van Klink for the photo!
Those amatuer kits are pretty awesome too, by the way. Last year's kits included an Ogio fanny-pack and camel back, chain lube, a hat, t-shirt and mouse pad, a subscription to the magazine and a whole bunch of other cool stuff I just can't quite remember. Ask Victoria Hett, she received TWO of them! I'm sure she remembers!
Again, thanks to Jenn for the photo; it's rare I'm on the other side of the camera, and even more rare is me enjoying the outcome! This is Victoria receiving her second pack in Parry Sound, along with her Eastern Ladies' plate. Watch out, gentlemen, she's coming for the National A title in 2010!
"World Enduro Canada is pleased to announce that one of our main media partners - Inside Motorcycles and their sister publication Inside MotoX and Off Road Magazine - will be returning as sponsors for the 2010 Royal Distributing Canadian Enduro Championship presented by Parts Canada. Both publications pride themselves as being on the cutting edge of the Canadian Motorcycle scene with a large readership.
Inside Motorcycles will sponsor the Top Pro Junior award. At each of the four events the Top Pro Junior (age 20 or younger as of the first event in July) over both days of the event will recieve a special recognition award from Inside Motorcycles. At the final round in Labelle, QC on September 19th Inside Motorcycles will present the Top Pro Junior from all 4 events combined a cheque for $500. Last years winner was Ryan Graffunder and his success landed him a spot on the Feeding Performance Husqvarna team for 2010!
Inside MotoX and Off Road will once again be sponsoring the East and West Amateur Championships. There will be an East and West champion crowned in all 6 amateur classes - A, B, C, Vet (40+), Super Vet (50+) and Ladies. The individual champions will be presented with prize packages put together by Inside MotoX in Penticton, BC and Labelle, QC.
For further information please contact David Weber at Inside Motorcycles 519-869-4969"
A little shameless self promotion never hurts, right? There's the Top Junior himself, Mister Ryan Graffunder, receiving his cheque for $500 from Inside Motorcycle's own "off road specialist," (me!) in Parry Sound last year. Thanks to Jenn Van Klink for the photo!
Those amatuer kits are pretty awesome too, by the way. Last year's kits included an Ogio fanny-pack and camel back, chain lube, a hat, t-shirt and mouse pad, a subscription to the magazine and a whole bunch of other cool stuff I just can't quite remember. Ask Victoria Hett, she received TWO of them! I'm sure she remembers!
Again, thanks to Jenn for the photo; it's rare I'm on the other side of the camera, and even more rare is me enjoying the outcome! This is Victoria receiving her second pack in Parry Sound, along with her Eastern Ladies' plate. Watch out, gentlemen, she's coming for the National A title in 2010!
A Race for Old Men?
It is no news that traditional enduros, the old school time-keeping style events, are of a dying breed, but there are still a few “heritage” races that attract the crowds. The Beagle Bash, in Turkey Point, Ontario, is one of those races. Attracting rides from across Ontario, parts of Quebec, even as far away as Pennsylvania, Michigan and New York state the Beagle Bash, which is now part of the newly formed Ontario Off Road Competition Club series, can be counted in the “success” column. And weather played no small part that success.
Taking place in mid to late April, anything can happen. In the past riders have dealt with rain, snow and even hail as they try to navigate the 150 kilometres of sand trails cut through Norfolk County. Almost 100 riders signed up, and with the dismal turn out at Terra Nova still fresh in the minds of organizers, the turn out allowed Lynn Valley Dirt Riders to breathe a much needed sigh of relief.
Top time for the day went to the top finisher in the Pro class, America’s Alan Randt, with a score of 18:37. Randt lost a mere seven minutes through the various checks and had the fastest times through the special tests. Coming in behind Randt, with a time of 19:53, was Mike Vandenhoek aboard his father’s seven year old WR; proof that the bike does not make the rider!
Running out of gas is a fear for man of the riders. Organizers have a gas truck that travels to two stops on the course, spread equally between the checks, and many riders send crews with gas, spare parts, water and snacks to the stops as well. For one rider, Zack Tustin, that wasn’t enough, however. The Novice rider ran out of gas several times, the last time he was just as he came through the last check, heading back into the pits. Lucky for Zack, Dan Paris was driving me around and we stopped for the rider. We put the Husqvarna in the trailer and headed back to the pits, with a very tired, but happy to not be pushing, Zack.
Traditional enduro enthusiasts will argue that anyone can “go fast,” but it takes a special person, someone who possesses mental and physical endurance, to keep a specific pace and keep track of time and kilometres. Because of this, and a pretty stringent rule about street legal (meaning: EXPENSIVE) dirt bikes, have turned enduros into the realm of older, established riders; riders with the experience to mentally keep track of time and the funds to purchase and maintain the more expensive specialty motorcycles. These bikes also tend to be quite a bit heavier than their “motocross” counter parts. The Super Vet class, racers over 50 years of age, was the largest at the event, with Vet Ex, a class populated by former Pro and Expert riders over the age of 40, was second, having one more rider than Vet Ex.
As today’s young riders get more in tune with time keeping, and technology catches up and adapts, and the prices of these specialty enduro bikes comes down, the sport will be more accessible to a younger audience. I do believe, however, that the cross country/hare scramble style races will forever been the dominant form of off road in Ontario. Traditional enduros have their draw backs, but so do World Enduro Championship style events. Many riders are afraid to try the new format because they’re worried things are going to become too extreme or they are unsure of the moto test part.
Time will tell whether the traditional format will carry on, or whether it will fade, but as long as riders continue to turn out for events, I am sure the organizers will continue to host them.
Results:
Pro:
1 – Alan Randt (18:37)
2 – Mike Vandenhoek (19:53)
3 – Patrick Beaule (20:46)
4 – Darrell Forsbey (20:56)
5 – Allan Lachapelle (22:01)
6 – Matt Spigelmeyer (22:51)
7 – Kevin Cockayne (24:12)
8 – Bryan Marshall (24:16)
Expert:
1 – Greg Bastedo (27:14)
2 – Jeff Stephens (29:01)
3 – Rome Haloftis (29:07)
4 – Thierry LaCombe (29:41)
5 – Lorenzo Calcogno (29:53)
6 – Alex Conti (42:55)
Intermediate:
1 – Desmond Magill (25:45)
2 – Jean Francois L’Ecuyer (26:13)
3 – Robin Hunzinger (30:39)
4 – Trevor Bylsma (33:27)
5 – Drew Rikauka (34:31)
6 – Doug Copper (34:51)
7 – Barry Armstrong (37:09)
8 – George Balla (37:14)
9 – Jon Stevens (38:28)
10 – Rob Jackson (47:31)
Novice:
1 – Jake Tustin (30:33)
2 – Jach Tustin (31:17)
3 – Stephen Polonoski (35:24)
4 – Adam Clapham (37:44)
5 – Owen Gunn (38:28)
6 – Mike Toneguzzo (44:01)
7 – Cameron Lowe (46:41)
8 – Chris Poulsen (58:27)
9 – Jeremy Mestravick (1:12:35)
Vet Ex:
1 – Craig Kennedy (22:16)
2 – Doug Post (22:46)
3 – Paul LaChance (23:46)
4 – Rob Hewit (26:50)
5 – Dean Mayke (27:17)
6 – Wayne Brogan (27:21)
7 – Dave Wrack (28:02)
8 – Gary Klassen (31:47)
9 – Andy Post (32: 43)
10 – Steve Tustin (33:01)
Legends:
1 – Rick Day (34:18)
2 – Dave Cockayne (38:31)
3 – Ted Dirstein (43:41)
Super Vet:
1 – Denis Theoret (24:57)
2 – Lance Matthews (26:13)
3 – Frank Sutton (26:33)
4 – Keith Billings (27:26)
5 – Claude Dulude (27:37)
6 – Steve Young (29:12)
7 – Mark Prebe (31:46)
8 – Mike Blanken (32:51)
9 – Ron Tunason (33:10)
10 – Dave Myers (35:41)
Veteran:
1 – Dave Janzen (26:10)
2 – Brian Orbst (27:11)
3 – Chris Martin (30:37)
4 – Harold Peters (35:38)
5 – Bryan Kowalchuk (40:46)
6 – Stewart Wiggins (42:10)
7 – Brian Helliwell (48:38)
8 – Kirk Lung (53:35)
9 – Rick Mate (56:05)
10 – Victor Chippindale (1:25:20)
Beginner:
1 – Chris Theoret
2 – Doug Graham
3 – Burhan Inselbaggil
Thanks to Dan Paris of www.offroadmotorcycles.ca for the results, and for being an awesome tour guide and great company for the day!
For more photos, email me at showie@mail.com.
4/15/2010
Shane Watts Channel
From the Dirt Wise Riding School:
DirtWise Riding School YouTube Channel - Press Release
Shane Watts and the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools are stoked to announce the exciting new addition of our YouTube Channel! Be sure to check it out by following this link for some spectacular footage of Shane Watts in action along with other offroad pro riders tearing it up on the track and trails. Also included on our channel are videos of DirtWise students practicing the skills learned at our wildly popular schools, Shane Watts demonstrating free riding tips, and our Instructional DVD trailers!
“I’m stoked to have this channel out there!! It’s packed full of great action and is another way for everyone who enjoys this awesome sport to see the best of offroad riding!”
We will be adding new videos regularly so stay tuned! With our brand new ContourHD helmet camera that is secured in place by the sensational mounting system from xvusa.com you can be sure to expect some more fantastic video footage coming your way!
Shane Watts and the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools and Instructional DVDs are supported by www.ktmhutt.com, DirtBaby, Dirt Tricks Sprockets and rotors, Fun Mart Cycles, Stillwell Performance Suspension, Extremeion/Carbon Raptor Factory fork tube coatings, dB Snorkel, GPR Stabilizers, Domino Grips from Offroadchampions.com, IMS fuel tanks and footpegs, Fasst Co. Flexx Handlebars, Maxxis, and DeCal Works.
A portion of each student’s tuition fee to the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools is donated to the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the RiderDown Foundation.
Visit www.shanewatts.com for more info on how to register for upcoming schools and to sign up for the periodical “Watts Happening” Newsletter, or to purchase Volume #1 (How to master Mud, Sand, and Rough Ground technique) in the new DirtWise Advanced Instructional Riding DVD series, on sale now. Along with the original DirtWise Instructional DVD which covers over 25 different general Offroad riding skills and trail situations, there is also additional merchandise available to purchase on our website such as DirtBaby “track ready” baby apparel and more!
DirtWise Riding School YouTube Channel - Press Release
Shane Watts and the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools are stoked to announce the exciting new addition of our YouTube Channel! Be sure to check it out by following this link for some spectacular footage of Shane Watts in action along with other offroad pro riders tearing it up on the track and trails. Also included on our channel are videos of DirtWise students practicing the skills learned at our wildly popular schools, Shane Watts demonstrating free riding tips, and our Instructional DVD trailers!
“I’m stoked to have this channel out there!! It’s packed full of great action and is another way for everyone who enjoys this awesome sport to see the best of offroad riding!”
We will be adding new videos regularly so stay tuned! With our brand new ContourHD helmet camera that is secured in place by the sensational mounting system from xvusa.com you can be sure to expect some more fantastic video footage coming your way!
Shane Watts and the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools and Instructional DVDs are supported by www.ktmhutt.com, DirtBaby, Dirt Tricks Sprockets and rotors, Fun Mart Cycles, Stillwell Performance Suspension, Extremeion/Carbon Raptor Factory fork tube coatings, dB Snorkel, GPR Stabilizers, Domino Grips from Offroadchampions.com, IMS fuel tanks and footpegs, Fasst Co. Flexx Handlebars, Maxxis, and DeCal Works.
A portion of each student’s tuition fee to the DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools is donated to the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the RiderDown Foundation.
Visit www.shanewatts.com for more info on how to register for upcoming schools and to sign up for the periodical “Watts Happening” Newsletter, or to purchase Volume #1 (How to master Mud, Sand, and Rough Ground technique) in the new DirtWise Advanced Instructional Riding DVD series, on sale now. Along with the original DirtWise Instructional DVD which covers over 25 different general Offroad riding skills and trail situations, there is also additional merchandise available to purchase on our website such as DirtBaby “track ready” baby apparel and more!
4/07/2010
Year Book
Some of you saw the Yearbook I had from 2008, well I'm going to do it again!
Here's a preview of what I have so far. It's still rough, so there are some changes (gramatical and layout) that are going to be made before it goes to press. I'm not entirely sure about price point yet. As it stands, I'm expecting the price to be between $55 and $65.
Here's my preview:
2010 CGRT Press Release 01
Here's a preview of what I have so far. It's still rough, so there are some changes (gramatical and layout) that are going to be made before it goes to press. I'm not entirely sure about price point yet. As it stands, I'm expecting the price to be between $55 and $65.
Here's my preview:
2010 CGRT Press Release 01
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