CANADIAN ARENA SUPERCROSS

CANADIAN ARENA SUPERCROSS - New name, new direction. A sneak peek at what's to come.

Recent news of the Canadian Arenacross Championships expansion has created quite a stir. For those of you who are wondering what all the fuss is about and what these new venues have to offer, here's a sneak peak at what's to come this year...

Star riders from major Canadian teams have already committed to the expanded series including Leading Edge Kawasaki, Blackfoot Yamaha & RTR KTM/Honda. In addition to fielding their best Canadian Pro riders, some teams and local motorcycle dealers are bringing in hired guns from the US demonstrating the serious commitment and important nature of securing a #1 Canadian Arenacross plate.

The latest venue to be confirmed is the spectacular brand new Abbotsford Sports and Entertainment Centre

ABBOTSFORD SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

The Abbotsford event will be held in this newly built all purpose state of the art entertainment centre. The Abbotsford facility has all the whistles, bells and comfort you would expect to find in the most modern facilities anywhere, with multiple video screens, wrap around video animation, plush seats, hospitality facilities and much much more. The Abbotsford event will run on Friday and Saturday January 21st & 22nd on the same weekend as the annual Vancouver international motorcycle show at the near by Abbotsford Tradex facility.

GRANDE PRAIRIE - CRYSTAL CENTRE, CANADA GAMES ARENA

The Grande Prairie, Crystal Centre, Canada Games Arena is an ideal venue situated in the middle of downtown Grande Prairie with lots of hotels, restaurants, shops and other amenities. GP is a sprawling ever-expanding city servicing the bustling northern oil patch. Grande Prairie will have indoor heated pits in the adjoining Crystal Gardens Exhibition Centre and has all of the ingredients for a great weekend.

PENTICTON SOUTH OKANAGAN EVENTS CENTRE

Penticton is another new state of the art facility that the series will be visiting on February 25th & 26th presented by Robin Gibbs. Penticton is confirmed as part of the Canadian Arena Supercross series after a great inaugural visit to the venue earlier this year as the final rounds of the Canadian Arenacross Championship.

CHILLIWACK HERITAGE PARK

For ten years Chilliwack Heritage Park has hosted many rounds of the Canadian Arenacross Championship and despite its rustic feel has become an annual favourite destination for racers and fans alike. Chilliwack boasts the biggest Arenacross track on the series. Heritage Park has indoor pits, camping facilities and lots of hotels and restaurants close by. The annual season opener attracts riders from across the country and the US with two consecutive weekends of racing. Mid-week track rentals and riding schools hosted by top riders like Dusty Klatt and Kyle Beaton make it a unique event and an eagerly awaited part of the Canadian racing calendar.

Chilliwack fans have witnessed stars and history in the making. The event always provides some great racing seeing championships won and lost in spectacular style some times in the last corner of the last lap of the series. Riders like Darcy Lange, Kyle Beaton, Colton Facciotti, Dusty Klatt, JSR, Ryan Lockhart, Brock Hoyer, Teddy Maier, Marco Dube and many more have regularly competed and thrilled the crowd at Chilliwack. Two kids who cut their teeth at Chilliwack and went on to great things include US Kawasaki stars Ryan Villopoto and Dean Wilson, both of which are contenders for next year's US Supercross and Supercross Lights championships.

If you want to see the best indoor race talent that Canada has to offer, mark your calendar and get of the couch and be at the event you wont be disappointed.

2010/11 CANADIAN ARENA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR

Rounds 1 & 2 Fri / Sat November 5 & 6 Chilliwack, BC - Chilliwack Heritage Park
Tickets at the doors open at 6pm racing at 7pm
(Combined Canadian & West Coast Championship Rounds)

Rounds 3 & 4 Fri / Sat November 12 & 13 Chilliwack, BC - Chilliwack Heritage Park
Tickets at the doors open at 6pm racing at 7pm
(Combined Canadian & West Coast Championship Rounds)

Rounds 5 & 6 Fri /Sat December 17 & 18 Grand Prairie, AB - Canada Games Crystal Centre
Ticket on sale October 15 Box office: 780 538 0387
(Canadian Arena Supercross Championship rounds)

Rounds 7 & 8 Fri / Sat January 21 & 22 Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Sports & Entertainment Centre
Tickets on sale soon Box office 604 743 5027
(Combined Canadian & West Coast Championship rounds)

Rounds 9 & 10 Fri / Sat February 25 & 26 Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre
Tickets on sale soon Box office 1877 763 2849
(Combined Canadian & West Coast Championship rounds)

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