The 2026 Donner Hard Enduro was held this past weekend at the historic Donner Ski Ranch in Norden, CA. The full weekend of racing was a great success and included Round 5 of the AMA West Hard Enduro Series, the AMA D36 California Motoclimb Series, and the AMA D36 Donner Hare Scramble round of the Cross-Country series. The event has been running for a number of years now, and Brian Garrahan of Garrahan Off-Road Training did a fantastic job putting on the weekend event and building a tough, challenging course for the amateur and professional riders competing in the District 36 Hare Scramble Series and the 2026 AMA West Hard Enduro Series.
The historic Donner Ski Ranch located above Donner Lake.
The weekend started with the #DonnerMotoclimb put on by the AMA D36 California Motoclimb Series. The event was really fun to watch! Racers competed in the Championship Youth, Amateur, and Pro classes!
Epic view in the Donner Moto climb on Friday.
Youth racer crossing the finish line in the Donner Moto climb.
Hard Enduro rider Riley Bender gave the Donner Moto climb a try on Friday.
Motion Pro was the title sponsor for the 2026 event, and we were on hand this year to experience the action and greet all the racers. There was a vendor row set up as you approached the start area of the race events. At the Motion Pro booth, we had a few employees on hand to help people learn more about our specialty tools and products.
The Motion Pro booth on vendor row at the Donner Hard Enduro.
The highlight for us was our booth game, where fans could participate for a chance to win Motion Pro prizes. We estimate over 250 fans played the booth game and took home some really fun prizes, including Spinner-T-handles, the Combo Y-drive, our popular MotoSpade mud cleaner, and more. We really enjoyed the experience with the racers and fans throughout the three days of racing. Check out the photos below from the weekend. We’re already making plans to support the event next year and plan on providing more products and prizes for the race fans!
The Titan Tipper was the game to play for the event, knock three Titan Tubes down for a chance to spin Axis stand prize wheel.
A lucky winner of our Spinner II T-handle.
Beta USA rider James Flynn (@james_flynn_55) took his first win in the AMA West Hard Enduro Series round on Saturday in the Donner Hard Enduro Pro class
Beta rider James Flynn after lap 01 of the Donner Hard Enduro.
Motion Pro banners at the race staging area.
The rock section at the end of the Donner Hard Enduro lap.
Donner Hard Enduro B/C race start on Friday.
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