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Welcome to MidwestEnduros.com, created and updated by Ryan Moss. My hopes are to post news about upcoming enduro events, results from each race, and points standings from each series. The series that I try to cover are: AMA District 14, 16, 17, 23 and IERA events. I will try to provide a simple and efficient way of getting the information out to the Midwest Enduro Riders.

Clubs:

I want to help promote your event and to provide information to the riders. So get your information to me and I will get it posted up for you. I can post before / after race information, route sheets, results, etc. Preferred methods are Microsoft Excel, Word, or PDF Files.

New Enduro Riders:

Please check out the About Enduros tab to get information about the sport of enduros. Lots of your questions can be answered there.

05/06/25:

Lansing MC Knotty Pine Family Enduro Fyer:

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04/30/25:

The Grand Kankakee Trail Riders asked me to post this for them:

The Grand Kankakee Trail Riders would like to thank everyone that came out for the Sand Booger family trail ride and the Sand Goblin Enduro.

It was a great day with beautiful weather and great trails. As discussed at the riders meeting, we’ve unfortunately had some challenges with riders respecting our volunteer check crews the past couple of years. We noted that this year the check crews would document any riders and disqualifications would be possible. We hoped this would deter any disrespectable behavior, however it did not. We went with time penalties for these riders even though the check crews that had to put up with this behavior wanted to disqualify the riders.

We as a club take this seriously since we need these volunteers to help run the checks. Many of the check crews are families and friends of club members that come out once a year to help make this weekend a success. Without them we would be short staffed at the checks which could cause scoring issues and no one wants that!

We hope that the riders involved with the time penalties realize they should be better at events and show respect to the volunteers. If you have an issue with that test, the trail, etc. find the event referee after the event to discuss the issue with them. The majority of the time the check crews don’t know anything about the trail or heck sometimes where they even are, they may have been dropped off in the spot and told someone will pick them up later.

We know that this being the first race riders get a little more worked up and emotions run high when racing but we all need to do better. Now that the season has kicked off we hope the riders will be respectful of all check crews for the rest of the season. We encourage other clubs to not allow bad behavior and if needed add time penalties or disqualify riders when needed. For our club if this happens again next year at our event it will be a disqualification.

Best of luck Riders and the clubs,

Grand Kankakee Trail Riders

04/29/25:

Grand Kankakee Trail Riders Sand Goblin Results:

Once again a great event and a big turnout.

Results

04/22/25:

Grand Kankakee Trail Riders Weekend Update:

From the Club:

Weather this weekend looks great with some much needed rain throughout this week to help keep the dust down.

Saturday Information:

Total loop mileage is 20.3 miles with a 7.5 mile woods section and an 9 mile wood section. Fields will connect it all together with the option to ride any section in any order you like and as many times as you like.

The trails will open at 10am and remain open till 2pm when we close down the loops and you have till you get done to finish them.

On the vintage side of the day we have some special awards for the air cooled twin shock and air cooled single shock classes. With voting done by the riders all the entries.

Sunday Information:

Sunday will start with an easier loop with. a 7.5 mile section followed by a 12.5 mile section, then back to pits for fuel. Total mileage of 23.7 back to gas. The second loop will have a 13.5 mile section followed by a 7.0 mile section and to finish the loop off with a 7.0 mile section. Total mileage of 38.4 miles of which 9.5 miles are road.

Hope to see everyone this weekend!!

District 17 Award Pick Up:

If anyone did not receive their year end D17 enduro awards they can pick them up this weekend at the roselawn enduro (look for Blue ram with T.C.R. Trailer).

Thank you
Chris Caballero

04/01/25:

Grand Kankakee Trail Riders Sand Booger Trail Ride Update:

There existing website is having issues and they recommend to use the following url for up to date information:

http://grandkankakeetrailriders.godaddysites.com

They are also having pre-entry open tonight via LiveLaps. The Central IL Trail Riders are helping with signup and it will be listed under them on LiveLaps, link below:

Signup Link

South East Wisconsin Enduro Riders (Aka S.E.W.E.R) Mecan River Outfitters Closed Course Enduro Signup:

Signup Link

03/19:25:

Enduro Season is getting closer and updates are coming in!

Grand Kankakee Trail Riders Sand Booger Trail Ride Update:

From the Club:

There have been a lot of questions around the Sand Booger event on Saturday, April 26. In past years it was the Sand Booger Family Enduro. Due to cost per rider and new AMA rules, we decided to move away from the Family Enduro Series and put on the Sand Booger Family Trail Ride. No competition, but a great way to spend time with family and friends on the trails. The day will start off with sign up opening at 7:30 and running till 10:00 am. No sign ups after that. You must be signed up and have a number to have access to the trails. You do not have to be an AMA member but we recommend you join to help support AMA and events like this.

There will be a riders meeting at 9:30 am to go over the format of the day. You will have a well marked trail of over 18 miles per loop. We will be opening the loops at 10 am. You will have until 2 pm to start into the last loop. With no scoring, you can start with a group of family or friends, or take a lap by yourself. No scoring, no set number of laps, and no worries about keeping time. And finally, no having to wait on scoring. If you had fun with a loop or two you can rest as long as you like. And start and stop when you like.
We are working on getting food at the event so keep checking for updates on that.
This does not affect the Sand Goblin Enduro on Sunday, April 27. That will proceed as it always has.

You can find additional information about the trail ride, enduro and club happenings on the website: Website

Looking forward to seeing all of you the weekend of April 26 & 27. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Jeff Fredette, (708) 946-0999.

The enduro will run as normal on Sunday and more information will be out soon.

South East Wisconsin Enduro Riders (Aka S.E.W.E.R) Mecan River Outfitters Closed Course Enduro Flyer:

This is an all new location and a great location. This will be a two day event with kids events on Saturday and the adult event on Sunday. Plus I'm told they have other activities through Mecanriveroutfitters.com that can be done making for a great weekend.

Flyer

02/19/25:

Family Enduro Series Updates:

From the Family Enduro Team:

As we get ready for the new riding season, we have some good news and some other information.
We will have 10 events again this year and a couple of new locations. We will start the season in Indiana again, but we will be in Union City, IN. Where is Union City – East of Indianapolis. Thanks to Tracy Green and his friends to work with his neighbors to make trails in western Indiana. In June we will be in Olivet, MI sharing the trail with the Sprint Enduro Series. You get the opportunity to ride both days and camp. Thank you to the Bentwheels MC to be flexible on an event weekend.

What is the other news?
The insurance company providing coverage for all motorcycle events for the AMA has experienced a significant increase in the number of claims and the amount of money paid.
For many years they (AMA and the insurance carrier) determined that the family enduros were recreational events and we benefitted from lower insurance premiums. We were also able to encourage AMA membership, but not require it.
The enduro clubs and promotors are going to see other changes in coverage and premium for the 2025 events. The biggest impact on our family enduro series is that we are now determined to be competitive events (not recreational). The AMA competitive events REQUIRE AMA MEMBERSHIP OF ALL PARTICIPANTS. Yes, all family enduro participants will need to be AMA members.
I am working with the AMA on a couple of their programs for Youth riders (11 and under) and family memberships. Both allow the riders to compete in AMA events.
Youth memberships - $29 for riders 11 and under. Individual card, but no magazine.
Family memberships - $98 for two adults and three people 18 and under
Each family member gets their own card, but only one magazine is sent.
I am also trying to get additional sponsorships to assist with hardship situations to help pay for the membership fees. More information to follow

Our first event will be April 12th in Union City, IN. The family enduro in Roselawn, IN on April 26th is changing the format from a timekeeping to restart format. I have safety concerns about using a restart format with the variety of experience and skill we have riding the family enduros and have advised the club that I would let people know about the event, but the Roselawn family enduro will NOT BE IN OUR SERIES.

Product Review Section:

Years back I tried to do a product of the month to let riders know about products I use. TBH every month was a challenge and I failed after a few months. So I was thinking if I changed it to a Product Review section I could add when I had time and update people something new was there. I just added a review of Nitro Mousse so give it a look and hopefully I can add more throughout the year.

I'll update as I get updates or more dates.

General FYI about scoring and protest period:

This season many of the clubs and directors from the Midwest Enduro series have received more than the usual amount of communications about a riders score being wrong long after the event and protest period is over. Per the AMA rules once the protest period is over the results are final. What this means is it's the riders responsibility to stay and make sure your score is correct, your class is correct, etc. not bail to get home early and then call, txt, email that night or two days later that you score was wrong and it should be fixed; classes can be fixed but that should be done before you leave the event. Yes I know everyone has a long drive and sometimes you just have to leave so if that is the case have a buddy check for you. While it's no fun for you to have a messed up score it's no fun for a rider to think he got X place at the event then when points are posted he got X. And truth be told it's no fun for the clubs and the Directors of each series to be in the middle of that. So please stay or have your score checked, especially if you are a point’s chaser and want the correct score / points.

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