2011 Wiesner Insurance Ontario Cross Country Championship Presented by Husqvarna

The 2011 Ontario Cross Country Schedule has been finalized. There will be 8 rounds - four in the Spring Championship and four in the Fall Championship - with some exiting new locations. The series will visit the Historic Walton and Gopher Dunes properties for the first time as well as RPM near Sauble Beach. A challenging new course at a familiar property in Parry Sound, as well as the always popular Burnt River, Moto Park, Wingham and Wheatly venues. Get your 2011 XC license now - info on our main Cross Country Page. World Enduro Canada would like to thank the sponsors that are helping to make this series possible. Wiesner Insurance, Husqvarna Motorcycles, KTM and their Ontario Dealers, Royal Distributing and Enduro Engineering. The specific event information will be available on this site soon.

On the heels of a ground breaking 2010 season that showed the Ontario racing community what was possible in off-road race promotion, WEC and CMRC are back with an exciting new calendar of racing for 2011!

“Our venues this year will continue to favour those riders who want a variety of terrain, fast courses, MX style obstacles and the opportunity for spectators,” explains WEC’s Sean Wiesner. “Media and sponsor friendly racing is the future, and off-road racers have been hiding in the woods for too long. We will continue in our mission to bring off-road racing into the mainstream.”

CMRC President Mark Stallybrass continues, “Following WEC’s successful inaugural year of staging Cross Country events in Ontario, the upcoming year looks to be taking positive steps forward with new venues, newly established partnerships between offroadmotorcycles.ca, MXP and CMRC ensuring greater publicity and exposure, plus incentive programs aimed at attracting motocross racers to Cross Country events. CMRC Compétition in Quebec will offer a complete series in 2011 as well, so Cross Country racing has a very bright future in Canada.”

“2011 will bring more sponsors and more money to the riders. We will continue with our 100% Pro payback that puts money back into the pockets of the fastest racers. The Wiesner Insurance Holeshot Award will continue to present $100 at every round to the Pro rider who is the fastest to make it to the first turn,” says Wiesner. He adds, “New for this year will be the Wiesner Insurance Fastest Lap Award. Highlighting our flawless and proven timekeeping system, this award will present $100 at every round to the rider who puts in the fastest lap in a class that is selected randomly at each event. It could be Intermediate, Beginner or maybe the Mini Senior class…you won’t know until the day of the event. Put in one smoking-fast lap and the money is yours! New sponsors will be announced as we approach the season opener, as support from the Motorcycle Industry and aftermarket is behind us.”

Last year scheduling conflicts, weather and land use issues prevented some of our lofty goals from being realized. This year we will bring racing at some facilities we all wanted to see on the schedule. Racing at Walton has been a dream for many over the years, and 2011 is the year it will happen in off-road! Parry Sound, the site of two back-to-back WEC World Championships and two stellar CEC events, will also be on the calendar.

Motocross facilities like Gopher Dunes will be realized, as well as the proven Motopark, with completely revised and longer courses. Favourites from last year, including Wingham and Burnt River, will guarantee to please. Our grand finale at Wheatley, hosted by the great folks at the Erie Ramblers, will again showcase a course that incorporates features from all varieties of dirt racing.

Big news this year is that our fantastic Pee Wee riders are now competing for Championship status. Last year WEC introduced the concept of Pee Wee Cross-Country racing. They were introduced as a support class, as nobody knew if there were enough young riders out there to justify a Championship class. The riders came and WEC learned these “future stars” deserve what their older racers have… a true championship!

Online race license purchase is up and running just as we introduced last year - see below. The cost is the same as last year (yet subject to HST now). Get registered quickly to confirm your race number from last year. If you don’t purchase online we are at every event registering new license holders at no extra cost.

PROCEDURE TO PURCHASE WEC/CMRC CROSS COUNTRY LICENSE

• Go to www.cmrcracing.com – “License Holders” – “Purchase CMRC License Online”
• Type in your email address then click on “New Member”. You will be emailed a password to Login.
• Enter in the provided password then click on “Login”. It will take you to a “New Membership” screen.
• Enter the applicable information, press “Continue”.
• Race Discipline: Cross Country
• CMRC Region: Cross Country
• Select your class – please choose one that is represented in Ontario as per WEC XC class list (see below)
• Choose a racing number (Note: Only one number per license holder will be assigned, regardless of the class in which they participate.)
• Read the Waiver, click “I agree”
• Enter in your credit card information.
• Print Receipt, also prints your card.
You now have a current WEC/CMRC license for Cross Country racing. At any time, you can utilise the Membership Services area to modify your personal information, change your password, change your racing number (if available), update sponsors information, purchase SureRide motorcycle theft insurance , or reprint your license card.

** for those who prefer to pay by cheque please print of a copy of the Competiton License Form and mail it in with your payment***

CLASS NUMBER PLATE COLOUR

PRO - WHITE ON RED
INTERMEDIATE - BLACK ON YELLOW
JUNIOR - RED ON WHITE
VET MASTER (INT. OR PRO OVER 45) - BLACK ON WHITE
VET SENIOR (45 – 54 YRS) - BLACK ON WHITE
VET JUNIOR (30 – 45 YRS) - RED ON WHITE
SUPER SENIOR (55+ YRS) - BLACK ON WHITE
BEGINNER - RED ON WHITE
WOMEN - WHITE ON BLUE
MINI SENIOR (12 – 16YRS 85cc) - RED ON WHITE **
MINI JUNIOR (9 – 13YRS 65cc) - RED ON WHITE**
PEE WEE (6 – 8 YRS 50cc) - RED ON WHITE

** see rulebook for exact motorcycle restrictions and requirements.