The typical Toronto dirt is known for being a different beast. This year it was a hybrid of what the riders are used to (rocks and ruts) but with the added sketch-factor of dry and slippery. You see, the weather in the great white north is usually much colder when the series crosses the border, so when they truck the dirt into the Rogers Centre, it begins to thaw and during that thaw process, it is spongy and ruts up fast and deep. This year however, temperatures have been record breaking and the dirt thawed before being trucked. So, while the dirt wasn’t spongy, it still had the rocks and ruts to compound the dry and slippery characteristics, which gave the riders reason to be cautious all night.

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