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Any questions regarding the Ontario Cross Country Championship please contact Sean Wiesner

Feb 1 - 2011 Wiesner Insurance Cross Country Championship Plates

The plates are at the printers and we will be mailing them out the moment they are ready. Click here to check out the great looking plates!

Jan 31 - Looking forward to 2012 and back

As we sit in mid January enjoying a particularly mild Canadian winter, World Enduro Canada is putting the final dates together for an exciting 2012 competition season.

For those unaware, the WEC Canadian Championship Off-Road series poses many challenges as we work into the regional calendars of partner organizations across the country. We must not only do our best to work with the WEC Ontario Cross Country Championship, but also incorporate the schedule of our premier national series with our partners in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec as well as other competition disciplines.

WEC functions as the off-road racing arm of the MCC. As such we are committed in our agreement to unite with competition bodies across Canada that share the focus of promoting positive advancements in off-road motorcycle racing in the disciplines of Trials, Enduro, and Cross Country. As such we work with racing organizations from coast to coast that agree in safe, legal motorcycle racing with proper insurance and loss control guidelines. Being part of the MCC Competition Council is something WEC has earned as a result of our experience and clear message in this regard. We all know motorcycle racing in Canada is at a very important time of change and the stage has been set for a very positive overhaul in racing across the country.

It has been a busy winter organizing dates with event organizers and we are now less than a month away from releasing some very exciting news for 2012 along with our schedules in various regions. Our partner, World Trials Canada has finalized the Canadian Trials Championship dates and venues. The regional Trials calendars for Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia are just being finished and we are excited to announce a Trials program in Nova Scotia as well.

Going into its 4th season the Royal Distributing Canadian Enduro Championship or CEC is enjoying continued growth and success. Bearing in mind WEC’s reputation of keeping fresh ideas coming, we have decided to expand the scope of the CEC by creating a Canadian Cross Country Championship or CXCC and combine the points from the CEC and CXCC to declare an overall Canadian Off-Road Champion. The title is awarded to the rider who demonstrates the best overall ability to adapt to a variety of challenges in 2 types of competition staged in very different terrain across the country.

It was recently announced that WEC has formed a partnership with the Quebec-based event promoter association, FMSQ in order to realize the CXCC. The Quebec round of the CXCC will take place on September 2 at Ormstown, Quebec (situated south of Montreal near the border of Ontario) with the final round being held in Ontario the following weekend (September 8/9)

The Canadian off-road Championship is designed to be a fair and equitable form of competition that decides the winners based on sportsmanlike racing on a level playing field where the results are truly the results.

Ontario will feature another spectacular Cross Country Championship series at proven venues across the province. We are very proud of this groundbreaking series as it has clearly introduced bold new ideas that never existed before in Ontario off-road racing. The fact that some other race organizations continue to adopt our ideas each year is proof we are improving the sport and giving the riders what they want and we are flattered by this imitation.

By now it is commonly known WEC has been using its flawless electronic timekeeping system which we introduced in 2008 forcing others to follow suit. At this point riders accept nothing other than immediate results at race conclusion and posted immediately on our website.

Who would have thought that having proper competition insurance would be something that would have to be shown as being mandatory? Racing at legal competition facilities that are in compliance by the local municipality is another “no brainer” that WEC has enforced and set the standard.

We are also proud of our many other firsts in off-road racing in Ontario:

- A consistent $100 Pro Holeshot award at every round of the series
- A consistent $100 Amateur Holeshot award at every round of the series
- Paying Pro racers at every round
- A full series of Pee Wee Cross Country Racing
- Pro racer appearance money at certain rounds
- Closed course enduro competition without the requirement of any license plate on the vehicle
- Kids only enduro competition

Some of these changes were difficult to introduce as off-road motorcycling, in certain parts of Canada, has been stagnant for many years and some riders and organizers were very set in their ways and as such, we still have resistance to some of our ideas. Giving Pro payback was something new to off-road and some organizers were steadfast against it. We have fortunately arrived at a point where the concept has finally caught on and we are happy for that.

A day will come when people won’t be racing improperly licensed and incorrectly insured motorcycles on open, public roads. Until this time we will continue to show the way as there are other options

2012 will bring another first in off-road motorcycling soon to be duplicated by others; a kids only Competition Enduro Series! Due to the massive success of our annual “Shelburne Kids Enduro” it has now morphed into a series with accumulating points toward a championship. WEC has always focused heavily on the Mini segment in off-road racing shown from the beginning with our ground breaking Pee Wee Cross Country program. This new Kids Enduro Championship continues to show our dedication to the future of the sport. Watch for more details on dates, venues and class guidelines. With Mini riders racing against a clock, it is a fantastic way to introduce motorcycle competition to these young enthusiasts in a controlled environment.

Stay tuned as we finalize our dates with facility owners. We must all respect that these valuable racing facilities have their own busy schedules and with other racing organizations. 2012 will be another great year for off-road motorcycle racing in Canada!

Have a question or comment? Contact: sean@worldendurocanada.com

Jan 3 - Happy New Year - 2012 Schedule Coming Very Soon!

Happy New Year from everyone at World Enduro Canada. We are hard at work getting the 2012 schedule in place and will have it posted within the next two weeks.

For the CEC the series will start in the west in early July with a new event in Vernon, BC and then Blairmore, AB. The Ontario round will be at Motopark in Chatsworth and the Quebec round will be at an all new venue.

The Wiesner Insurance Ontario Cross Country Schedule will be an 8 round series with some exciting changes! Please keep an eye on this site for dates.

Dec 18 - Best Wishes for the Holiday Season from everyone at World Enduro Canada

Sean, Stephen, Lawrence and Trevor would like to wish all our racers, sponsors, supporters and off road racing fans a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year! 2011 was a great season and we are working hard to make 2012 even better. We have some exciting changes in the works and are looking forward to sharing them with you! Enjoy the Holidays!

Dec 12 - 2011 Wieser Insurance Ontario Cross Country Series - Top 10 Pro Standings

2011 Overall PRO Standings (Spring & Fall Series Combined)

1 - Kevin Cockayne
2 - Brian Wojnarowski
3- Jessie Grummett
4 - Bryan Marshall
5 - Greg Filer
6 - Jason Griffeth
7 - Pat Oneill
8 - Jamie West
9 - Steve Bond
10 - Josh Long

Dec 9 - Wiesner Insurance Press Release

Wiesner Insurance congratulates award winners in the 2011 Ontario Cross Country Championships

Part of their title sponsorship of the Wiesner insurance Ontario Cross Country Championships was providing two important awards in the 2011 series. The Pro Holeshot award gave $100 cash to the Pro Rider who broke the ribbon in the first turn at each round. Regardless of finishing position in the race, this cash was rewarded to the rider that was the most committed and prepared in that all important moment of Pro racing, the start. This made for some great spectating and some nail biting action at each round.

Riders this year receiving $100 cash for each holeshot were:

Kevin Cockayne - Moto Park
Brian Wojnarowski - Walton
Kevin Cockayne - Parry Sound
Kevin Cockayne - Sauble Beach RPM
Scott Vande Borne -Gopher Dunes
Kevin Cockayne - Wingham
Kevin Cockayne - Burnt River

Another $100 cash prize in this series was the Amateur Fastest Lap Award. This money was given to the rider who had the fastest lap in their class. Once again, regardless of finishing position, the award is there to reward the rider who put everything together and posted a remarkable time for one lap. The class receiving the award was chosen randomly at the beginning of each round and announced before the race.

Riders receiving $100 cash for their fastest lap were:

Jason Brunning – Beginner Moto Park
Tyler Thiessen – Mini Senior Walton
Dave Annette – Intermediate Parry Sound
Wolfgang Wiesner – Mini Junior Sauble Beach RPM
Rob Hewitt – Vet Junior Gopher Dunes
Keith Bichard – Vet Senior Wingham
Charlie Lake – Beginner Burnt River

Wiesner Insurance wishes to congratulate these racers for their accomplishments.

“Wiesner Insurance is happy to support the premier off-road race series in Ontario. We would also like to thank the efforts of Stephen Able of the WEC time keeping crew for operating such flawless scoring that enables us to have such detailed results that are posted immediately after the event.” says Jason Wiesner, President of Wiesner Insurance. “We will be back next year sponsoring this excellent series that provides entertaining racing, develops new riders, and pushes our Pro riders to further greatness”.

Nov 7 - Ontario Cross Country Fall Series Champions

World Enduro Canada would like to congradulate all our Fall Series Champions. We encourage all our Champions to contact us with a mailing adress so we can mail your #1 plates.

Pro – Kevin Cockayne (Kevin will also retain the Series Overall Pro #1 plate)
Intermediate – Jason Kleingeld
Junior – Corey Brooks
Beginner – Tyler Thiessen
Vet Master – Paul Andratis
Vet Senior – Keith Bichard
Vet Junior – Todd Wicks
Super Senior – Jeffrey Golden
Women – Rose Lantaigne
Mini Senior – Clark Roylance
Mini Junior – Curtis Marshall
Pee Wee – Christian Wiesner

The 2011 Season was exciting and provided Ontario’s cross country racers with some great new venues that will all return in 2012. Walton, Gopher Dunes, Parry Sound and RPM MX park were well recieved additions to the series other locations – Motopark, Burnt River, and Wingham. Plans are in the works to expand to more new locations in 2012 as well as expand some of the new courses.

WEC was pleased to see a lot of new riders in the series. At Gopher Dunes alone there were over 30 new riders giving XC racing a try for the first time! Thanks to the progression system we have in place there were new faces on the podiums in many classes. It was great to see veteran Pro’s like Bryan Marshall get on the box as well as some of our newer Pro’s Jesse Grummet, Josh Long and Nathan Bles. In the Intermediate class the fall series saw Jason Kleingeld, Dave Annete, Dave Taplay and Josh Phillips on the box. For more results please visit our site.

We would like to Thank all the riders who participated, we look forward to seeing everyone rested and ready to go in 2012.

In addition a Thank You to all our media partners who make us look good. Offroadmotorcycles.ca, MXP Magazine, MotoX and Offroad Magazine and Inside Motorcycles.

In closing a HUGE Thank You to all our series sponsors – without you we could not make this series what it is!!!

Title Sponsor - Wiesner Insurance

Presenting Sponsor – Husqvarna Motorcycles

Event Title Sponsors – KTM Canada and it’s dealers – Apex Cycle, Lockhart KTM, Ross Rocher Sales, Parker Brothers, Orange KTM and Mission Cycle.

Supporting Sponsors – Royal Distributing, CORE (Competition Off Road Equipment), Terry Lorenz Trailers

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