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FREE COURSE: Biker Down offers lifesaving emergency training

BikerDown.ca — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:07:35 +0000

Biker Down is inviting all Canadian motorcycle riders and pillion passengers to register for their FREE lifesaving emergency training launching across Canada in the fall of 2021.

Trail Tours to host two-day Dirtwise school, July 1-2

IM Admin — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:59:30 +0000

Trail Tours Dirt Bike & ATV School is hosting a Dirtwise by Shane Watts Academy of Off-Road Riding two-day in-depth class on Saturday and Sunday, July 1-2. Class size is limited to 20 students. Cost is $460. Trail Tours is located in Pontypool, ON – exact locations will be given upon registration of the event. […]

Street to Track Blog: Track Days, Part II

Patrick Lambie — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:40:00 +0000

To be totally honest, my first track day of 2016 started out as a complete disappointment. I arrived at Castrol Raceway's road course confident and ready to ride, having just successfully completed Justin Knapik's On Track Performance Race School less than 24 hours earlier. In seemingly no time at all, my intermediate group received a five-minute warning, and in the time that it takes to start your bike, put on your helmet and gloves and line up, I was out on the track.

Trevitt’s Blog: The Ideal Line

Andrew Trevitt — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:20:25 +0000

Watch any road race practice session and you will see riders trying different lines almost every lap, as they search for the quickest way around the track. By race time the experimentation is done and the top riders rarely stray more than a few inches from their chosen lines, but sometimes you will still see significant differences between riders. The best line through a particular corner or sequence of corners is not always the obvious choice, and depends on a number of factors.

Supermoto blog: Rider Development

IM Admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:38:00 +0000

Competitive supermoto racing is a huge part of the reason there are so many clubs across our provinces and states, but not every rider who shows up has the desire to compete in the form of competition.

Flat Track Canada school a great way to have fun and learn a new sport

Graeme Jones — Tue, 26 May 2015 23:19:35 +0000

Flat Track Canada, the increasingly popular race series that’s now in its third year, is doing wonders for the sport of flat track in Canada. For the second year in a row the organization is hosting a series of flat track schools, open to anyone with an interest in the sport. Very affordable and a ton of fun, I got to experience the day-long school first hand with more than a dozen other ‘students’ at the Paris Speedway 1/8-mile bullring in Paris, ON.

Dan Kruger’s Race Blog: Racing on Road Courses

IM Admin — Wed, 13 May 2015 21:02:19 +0000

Well, it’s that time of the year again where a small group of predominantly Irish motorcycle racers take to the roads and compete in what some think is the craziest form of racing on the planet.

New Halton-Peel motorcycle safety program launches

Graeme Jones — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:17:31 +0000

Mississauga, ON, March 13, 2014 - The newly-formed Motorcycle Training Organization of Halton-Peel (MTOhp) launches its Motorcycle Training Program in the GTA on April 3, 2014. This replaces Sheridan College’s 34-year-old program in Peel & Halton regions. The new program is headed by former Sheridan College Senior Instructor Rob Copeland, a Canada Safety Council certified Chief Instructor.