Saturday, December 31 “It’s all said and done, it’s real, and it’s been fun”
Offroadmotorcycles.ca burst onto the scene nearly two-years ago after just ten days of last minute decisions, frantic phone calls, and sleepless nights. Steady readership growth, resulting in one million page views, confirms our instincts were right. Thanks to you we quickly became the leading source of off-road motorcycle news in Canada!
Offroadmotorcycles.ca is and always has been a business, not a charity or public service. Covering Canada’s off-road events is incredibly time-consuming and expensive. It is also a job that deserves to be done in a well-funded and professional manner. We don’t want to disrespect our readers with poor coverage of events on a shoestring budget.
Although the motorcycle industry keeps telling us how important offroadmotorcycles.ca is to their sales and how they are proponents of off-road racing, they have not stepped up to support the riders, the promoters or the media they depend on. We hope off-road racing will continue to grow in Canada, and we are proud of the contribution offroadmotorcycles.ca has made to its evolution, but the time has come to say enough is enough.
Will offroadmotorcycles.ca ever return? Maybe. With enough industry support we’d consider it! But for the time being we’ll be focusing our attention on our soon-to-be- launched travel magazine, Niagara Destinations.
We’d like to thank our friends, loyal advertisers and our tens of thousands of readers around the world for helping offroadmotorcycles.ca celebrate the accomplishments of Canadian dirt bike riders.
Say hi if you see us at a vintage motocross race, a new-school XC…or a beach party!
dan
Reader Comments (6)
Best of luck with Niagara Destinations!! happy new year!
This is really a bummer. Pretty bad that the industry will not give support here as it is pretty much the hub of offroad racing in Canada. Really can't understand it, the world of print is dying as we speak, digital is all that's surviving and they can't throw some support your way.Are they really that cheap????
A note for any potential sponsors out there reading this comment. Myself and many I know will go out of my way to support a company that supports/ gives back to the sport.
Oh, no! Sad to hear.
Dan, sorry to hear the news. No one empathizes with your situation more than I do. So many people in the industry need to see where the future is and get on board. Traditional Cycle News is gone from the US and with it, all local and regional event coverage. Grass root sites like this are going to be key to getting coverage and exposure for both riders and sponsors.
This is a shame. I only recently found out about offroadmotorcycles.ca and look forward to checking in regularly. You've done a great job and will definitely be missed. Thanks for the effort, and we'll see you at the vintage events in a few months.
Dan sorry to hear that you are forced to shut down the blog.. I will miss your coverage... you were a regular source of Canadian off road racing information and inspiration for me... Best of luck in your new venture..