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’ abilities to navigate the course’s numerous obstacles.

“It’s dusty,” said Expert “A” winner Sam Schirmer between heats. “I was behind a couple guys in one section there where it’s just logs. I didn’t see the logs there anymore. So you’re pretty much going in there blind.”

In the Intermediate “A” category, Richard Law also found the visibility to be a factor in his racing.

“It’s pretty hard to see on the first lap until everyone spreads out – unless you’re in first,” 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 “B” riders went on a longer loop with a couple more obstacles.

The main show was with Intermediate “A” and Expert “A” riders as they hit the big and the technical obstacles on the full course.

Crowds lined the perimeter of the track where “A” riders had to navigate a trail choked with logs, rocks and tires.

Law found the course to be difficult in some sections.

“The rocks are pretty hard to go through and the logs are pretty hard,” he said. “They’re just made to be difficult.”

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.

“You feel like you’re on top,” said Schirmer. “You see everything, all the people and everything but it’s so short.”

Only the “A” riders tackled the new feature.

Schirmer had a clean weekend of racing, with only his second heat causing trouble when his bike wouldn’t start at the green flag. He finished first in the Expert “A” class followed by Joey Chretien and Travis Adams.

Intermediate “A” saw Neil Ryckman take the win, as Law was second and Shane Orban, third.

Dustin Robitaille won Intermediate “B”, 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.