After an exciting and successful 2010 season, the thrill and intensity of the Baja Cup Challenge Series returns to Glen Helen Raceway for 2011.

The 2011 Baja Cup Challenge Series will consist of four races – two during the day and two at night under the lights of Glen Helen.

Like last year, there will be classes for a wide variety of off-road vehicles, from UTVs to Pro Trucks.

And with drivers ranging from beginners to professionals, the 2011 Baja Cup Challenge Series looks to bring the same close racing that race fans and drivers alike have come to enjoy.

2011 Baja Cup Challenge Series:

April 9 – Day Race
July 9 – Night Race
August 27 – Day Race
December 17 – Night Race

Upcoming Events:

January 8 – 2010 Baja Cup Challenge Final Race
January 9 – ITP 6-Hour ATV Endurance Race
January 16 – CMC Golden State Series Round #1
January 23 – Vet X Winter National Series – Round 2
January 30 – SRA Grand Prix
March 27-28 – Dirt Fest 2011
May 14-15 – Monster Energy USGP

Glen Helen Raceway is the premier Off-Road Racing facility in
Southern California and is known as a world class racing facility. The 256 acre facility
located near the San Bernardino County town of Devore, has featured Motocross, Sand
Drags, Short and Long Course Buggies & Trucks, AMA 125/250 MX Nationals, Pro ATV
Racing, Off Road G.P. and Endurance races, and the FIM United States Grand Prix,
World Championship Motocross event.

As the new year begins, Can-Am ATV racers – both pro and amateur – can reflect on a successful 2010. Last season, Can-Am ATV racers took home nearly 40 pro and amateur championships across North America.

“To see so many Can-Am ATV racers celebrating championships means a lot to everyone at BRP,” says Denis Morin, vice-president, Product Development & Racing at BRP. “Everyone from top management on down is committed to helping our racers be successful on the track. We look forward to 2011 and what it will bring for our dedicated Can-Am racers.”

2010 Highlights

For Team Motoworks / Can-Am, 2010 was its most successful year yet. Josh Frederick claimed the 2010 WORCS Pro-class championship with a win at the final round of the season. The team was extremely excited to see Frederick with the No. 1 plate back on his Can-Am DS 450 ATV. John Natalie gave BRP its first Pro-Class AMA ATV MX National win in Pennsylvania at Pleasure Valley when he took the overall on his DS 450.

He and his teammate, Chad Wienen, combined to win three of the last four rounds of the series. Natalie also led a Pro-class DS 450 podium sweep of the Montreal Supercross in front of tens of thousands of fans at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.

Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am continued its dominance of GNCC 4×4 racing as Bryan Buckhannon took the 4×4 Open championship and Michael Swift took the 4×4 Limited championship on Can-Am Outlander 800R XT ATVs. Cliff Beasley went completely undefeated in the U2 class, racing his Renegade 800R X xc to the top of the class 13 out of 13 times this past season. He also took the morning overall at the Snowshoe, W.V. round.

Chris Bithell gave the Can-Am DS 450 an overall victory at the Yadkinville GNCC and finished fourth overall in the XC1 Pro-class championship. His teammate, Adam McGill, finished third in the Pro-class points standings and was on the overall podium for eight of the 13 rounds of racing. Lexie Coulter raced her DS 450 in the Women’s class and started the season with a win at the Florida opener; she finished fourth in her class.

Team BCS Performance had one goal at the beginning of the NEATV-MX race season: deliver Cody Miller a Pro-class championship. It did that, and added a Pro-Am class championship for Miller, too. The Can-Am DS 450 racer took both of the top series championships and celebrated at the season finale in Maine.

Can-Am X-Team Program racers also had an extremely successful 2010, bringing home 10 championships for BRP. Cole Henry and Chase Henry of Virginia delivered BRP its first AMA ATV MX National championships. Cole took the Production A championship on his Can-Am DS 450 X mx, while his brother Chase secured the 4-Stroke B championship. In the GNCC series, Kevin Trantham won the 4×4 Lites championship on his Can-Am Outlander 500 XT ATV. For cross country racing in Quebec, Canada; Amelie Lavallee piloted her DS 450 to the FMSQ Pro-Am class championship.

In Texas, X-Team racer Hunter Miller cleaned up in the TQRA and TORN series Pro-class championships. Miller raced his DS 450 to the Open Expert and Pro-Am championships in TQRA, while he also took the Pro championship in the TORN series.

The Can-Am DS 450 Amateur Racer Support Program also produced multiple championships. At last count, 12 amateur ATV racing championships were won on DS 450 ATVs purchased through the program. In the NEATV-MX series, five championships were won by participants of the program. They were: Roy Lampron (25+ Open and 30+ A), Mark Gehring (Production A), Brian Cochrane (Production B) and Mike Troiano (4-Stroke B).

GNCC racing saw Josh Davis win the 24+ C class, while WORCS racer Mike Hrubetz won the 40+ C class championship. OMA series racer Fred Mudd took the 30+ class on his DS 450 in cross-country racing, and in the PAMX series, Rocky Anderson won the Open A class title. In Canada’s CMRC Quebec motocross series, Jean-Sébastien Côté won the Intermediate-class championship.

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea–Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, direct injection technologies such as E-TEC, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed in more than 90 countries.

Glen Helen Raceway, America’s Playground in Southern California, is excited to announce the schedule for the 2011 Yamaha Quad-X Championship Series.

Quad racing has always been a big part of Glen Helen Raceway. Last year’s series saw a great turnout, as well as close racing in classes ranging from Pee Wee/Youth and Amateur to 450 Production Pro-Am and Pro.

The 2011 Series heads into Glen Helen Raceway twice, as well as other prominent West Coast tracks such as Arizona Cycle Park, Cahuilla Creek and SpeedWorld MX, which hosts Saturday night races.

The variety of classes, special promotions, and free overnight camping at each event, as well as the special end-of-season barbeque hosted by Yamaha will make the 2011 Quad-X series another favorite amongst West Coast ATV racers!

2011 Quad-X Championship Series

March 27 – Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
April 17 – Arizona Cycle Park, Buckeye, AZ
May 8 – Cahuilla Creek, Anza, CA
June 18 – SpeedWorld MX, Surprise, AZ (Sat. night event)
July 10 – Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
Sept. 10 – SpeedWorld MX, Surprise, AZ (Sat. night event)
Oct. 30 – Cahuilla Creek, Anza, CA

For more information, including race information and a full list of classes, head over to www.quadxseries.com.

Glen Helen Raceway, America’s Playground in Southern California, is located near the town of Devore, California at the intersection of Interstates 15 and 215. Glen Helen features numerous racing tracks including the famous FIM United States Grand Prix course. Glen Helen is the home to some of America’s greatest racing including the United States Grand Prix Of Motocross, the Lucas Oil Off-Road Short Course Championship Series, Yamaha Quad-X Championship Series, and much, much, more. Glen Helen features camping and almost unlimited fun for everyone.

The latest addition to the Moose Racing stable of riders is multi-time ATV off-road champion, Josh Frederick.

This will be Frederick’s first year with Moose Racing and he is looking to continue his championship winning ways with the leader in off-road parts and accessories.

Frederick is a three-time, and reigning, WORCS Pro ATV champion and counts additional championships in the SCORE and Best in the Desert (BITD) racing series’ on his impressive resume.

For 2011 he will compete in the WORCS, DWT Quadcross and BITD series’ here in the states before heading across the pond to compete in the grueling 12 Hours of Pont de Vaux and Le Toqauet Beach races, both held in France.

Moose Racing would like to welcome Josh to the team and look forward to a successful 2011!

Moose Racing is continuously adding new members to the squad so be sure to stay tuned to MooseRacing.com for the latest rider additions, race updates, gear and accessories.