DORVA (Drumheller Off-road Vehicle Association) hosts the annual Alberta Motor Sports Association Championship and Mud Bog for dirt bike enthusiasts looking for a little fun... and dirt!
The motocross track, east of the Stampede Barn, will be filled with the distinct sounds of dirt bikes August 2-4, as DORVA gears up for a competition that will bring in motocross racers from across North America.
Tim Chatten, treasurer with the DORVA, has overseen this race for its four years.
“It’s an open competition, the race series may be hosted in Alberta, but the riders come from all over. Previous years, we ended up with 300 entries on each of the race days, and our admissions gate last year counted 387 people. We had just about 1,000 people in one weekend,” says Chatten.
Throughout the event days of August 2-3, one day will be spent practising while the last two days are spent as straight racing days. There are over 20 different categories, and age entries ranging from peewee to vet/master, along with a 40 and over class. The oldest competitor this year is 62.
Chatten is enthusiastic about the upcoming race, and looks forward to the race on the main track.
“When the first full gate drops, and you’ve got 40 bikes streaming into a corner at the same time- the sheer noise of it. That’s it. Right there,” an avid Chatten explains his favourite part of the weekend’s competition.
Race registration is from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, and the dirt bike racing continues on Sunday and Monday.
