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A dry, dusty day had the water truck working overtime and made track conditions difficult at the Mosquito Enduro-X event Sunday.

Visibility factored into riders鈥� abilities to navigate the course鈥檚 numerous obstacles.

鈥淚t鈥檚 dusty,鈥� said Expert 鈥淎鈥� winner Sam Schirmer between heats. 鈥淚 was behind a couple guys in one section there where it鈥檚 just logs. I didn鈥檛 see the logs there anymore. So you鈥檙e pretty much going in there blind.鈥�

In the Intermediate 鈥淎鈥� category, Richard Law also found the visibility to be a factor in his racing.

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty hard to see on the first lap until everyone spreads out 鈥� unless you鈥檙e in first,鈥� he said.

More than 20 riders across six categories took part in the enduro-x event, which was hosted by the Yukon Cross Country Motorcycle Association at the Schirmer Family Ranch off Mosquito Road.

In this enduro-x format, riders took part in three 15-minute heats and tried to complete as many loops of the technical, spectator-friendly course as cleanly as they could.

The young athletes ripped around a dirt section, while Junior Under-15 and Intermediate 鈥淏鈥� riders went on a longer loop with a couple more obstacles.

The main show was with Intermediate 鈥淎鈥� and Expert 鈥淎鈥� riders as they hit the big and the technical obstacles on the full course.

Crowds lined the perimeter of the track where 鈥淎鈥� riders had to navigate a trail choked with logs, rocks and tires.

Law found the course to be difficult in some sections.

鈥淭he rocks are pretty hard to go through and the logs are pretty hard,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e just made to be difficult.鈥�

Riders spent Saturday building a new feature on the course, which has been added to every year.

The new obstacle, near the end of the course, features tires with a diameter taller than a person. The feature looks big as you ride up to it, but is actually pretty simple to navigate said race organizer, Mike Beaman. You just have to commit.

鈥淵ou feel like you鈥檙e on top,鈥� said Schirmer. 鈥淵ou see everything, all the people and everything but it鈥檚 so short.鈥�

Only the 鈥淎鈥� riders tackled the new feature.

Schirmer had a clean weekend of racing, with only his second heat causing trouble when his bike wouldn鈥檛 start at the green flag. He finished first in the Expert 鈥淎鈥� class followed by Joey Chretien and Travis Adams.

Intermediate 鈥淎鈥� saw Neil Ryckman take the win, as Law was second and Shane Orban, third.

Dustin Robitaille won Intermediate 鈥淏鈥�, followed by Broden Cull and Cole Beaman.

In Junior Under-15, Saul Gale was first, Austin Larkin was second and Wyatt Sheardown-Waugh was third.

In the Mini class, Seth Adams won, followed by Cody Adams and Seth Neunherz.

Peewee was won by Kyle Larkin. Mia and KJ Raymond rounded out the podium.

The next race will be a hare scramble on August 28 at the Schirmer Family Ranch.