Novice class rider Joanne LeBlanc

By Josh Penner, reporter

The 2010 CMRA Open Superbike Championship was locked up last weekend in yet another phenomenal performance by Expert Rider Mikal Zottmann. Much like most of the previous rounds of racing, the former champion took the checkered flag nearly 20 seconds ahead of second place. Continue Reading

By Josh Penner, reporter

This summer’s weather has been a frustrating road block for some of Race City Motorsport Park’s customers that has included cancelled events and, too often, poor racing conditions. Continue Reading

By Markham Hislop, editor 

The Hot Wheels tour is coming to Calgary and bringing along a life-sized version of its Colour Shifters Ford Mustang.  Hot Wheels Colour Shifters™ cars use thermochromatic paint, a revolutionary colour memory technology that creates multi-coloured changes, says Mattel, the manufacturer of the iconic toys. Continue Reading

By Dave Blaine, photographer

I wonder if I was on one of those bikes, would I be able to outrun the mosquitoes?  Probably not, I thought miserably.  The last one I swatted was the size of a Kaiser roll and sounded like a humming bird coming at me.  I was going on the assumption that a good lathering of Deep Woods was still more likely to kill the bugs before it killed me, but every time I set myself into another foolish contortion in order to get “the shot” another one of them would overcome its natural dislike of deet and try to suck me dry. Continue Reading

Jake Thompson

Calgary professional driver Jake Thompson heads to Chicago this weekend for Round 6 of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup at Autobahn Country Club. Coming off an up and down start to the season, Thompson enters the second half sitting 3rd in the championship standings, and a serious contender for the overall crown. Continue Reading

Lindsey Redfern of Missoula, MT finished 5th in the Ducati Cup 
By Josh Penner, reporter 

Who’s was on first?  It wasn’t clear when the CMRA endurance race wrapped up Saturday afternoon at Race City.  No one was quite sure because of confusion in the hot-pits about how long the 60 minute session actually was. Continue Reading

Kart enthusiasts say racing is family-oriented sport 
By Josh Penner, reporter 

It’s a motorsport that has been around almost as long as any other type of racing. Kart Racing in Calgary puts racers of all ages behind the wheel of the most affordable motorsport in the world. Continue Reading

Cody Matechuk during Sunday’s action. Photo: Rob O’Brien/cdnsuperbike.com 
By John Hopkins and Josh Penner 

In what is proving to be a familiar script for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship this season, Jordan Szoke triumphed on both Saturday and Sunday, while Calgary representatives endured a tough weekend. Continue Reading

Jordan Szoke, middle, is on the pole once again for the latest leg of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship 
By John Hopkins and Josh Penner, reporter 

Parts Canada Superbike Championship leader Jordan Szoke set a red hot pace in testing for this weekend’s fourth and fifth rounds of the series at Mosport International Raceway on Thursday. Continue Reading