Series Schedule: Round 3 Grunthal Mx Update

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Due to a scheduling conflict within the Grunthal Park, the June 4 & 5 weekend, Round 3 at Grunthal MX will be cancelled and there will not be a rescheduled date for the 2022 season.

This will leave us with 4 rounds in each of the spring and summer series with the final round of the spring series being Morden on July 23/24. Every attempt was made to re-schedule but in the end we could not find a way to work this out and last night the call was made to not replace the event.

The deadline for registration for Altona has been extended to 5 pm Saturday.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Grassroots MX Crew

Get Ready For Round 2 At Moto Park X In Altona!

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

registration deadline

All registrations submitted after Friday 5pm will be subject to a $25 late fee. We will not accept any race registrations after Sunday 7am.

owned transponders

When registering through Red Podium, please note that “Transponder Required” will be checked by default. Please uncheck if you own and enter your transponder number.

race day schedule revision

The 50cc class will be joining the regular race day schedule for Round 2 as well as a slight change to the race day order.

We will continue to revise our race day order until things run as smoothly as possible. You can find the race day order updates our new Race Day Schedule page. We will try to keep this page as up-to-date as possible and easily accessible.

If any last minute changes occur on race day they will be announced at the track.

open practice/mini thunder

Please note: there will not be open practice or Mini Thunder on Saturday, May 28th in Altona.

Track your results live throughout the day with the mylaps speedhive app or view the results board at the track as we update throughout the race day.

TROPHIES

Starting at Altona, the trophies will be in the trophy tent. Trophies will be kept for ONE race, then recycled if they are not picked up at the following race.

Please come and pick up your trophies immediately following the conclusion 30 minute protest period of your 2nd moto. 30 minutes after the last moto of the day is posted, the tent will be packed up and put away for the next race.

PRO PAY OUT

The following formula will be used to calculate the pro payback.

  • Up to 300 entries: 100% pro payback

  • 300-350 entries: 120% pro payback

  • 350-400 entries: 150% pro payback.

This information along with other pertinent race weekend details can now be found on our new Race Day Info page.

 

PRO NATIONAL WEEKEND

June 18 + 19, 2022 | Prairie Hill MX, Pilot Mound

The Saturday Amateur Day is a NON POINTS race day, and sign up will be done through the MRC.

Grassroots MX is responsible for supplying transponders and running the day as we normally do - other than that, this is not our event. More information including cost will be available shortly.

 
Central Canadian Amateur National

CENTRAL CANADIAN AMATEUR NATIONAL

June 23 - 26, 2022 | Transcanada Motopark, Brandon

With the excitement building around this event we’d like to give a brief overview of what to expect:

  • All racers are welcome to sign up, no credentials or qualifications needed.

  • If there are more racers than a full gate (40 racers), qualifiers will take place to determine the final 40. If the gate is not full, qualifiers will not be needed.

  • This event will run a 3 moto format as other amateur nationals

Transcanada Motopark in Brandon is hard at work investing their time, energy and money into the track to make it top-notch for some of the top Canadian amateurs to go head-to-head - we can hardly wait!

More information to follow soon!

Round 1 Reflections

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Thank you

  • A big thank you to the Burmey family for an amazing racetrack. No amount of time, effort and money were spared to create a track that actually needed water for the 2nd half of the race. Hard to believe considering the weather this spring.

  • Thank you to the parents of the 50cc and little ladies classes for their assistance in getting their kids to the mini bike track at the crack of dawn to run the races.

  • Thanks to Marvin Penner for stepping up and contributing as a referee - he did a fantastic job.

  • Thanks to the 16-24 class and plus 25 classes for being on time to staging to start the day! Starting on time is key to the race day finishing on time.

  • Thanks to all of the classes for being on time to staging as this ultimately results in an incredibly efficient race day.

  • Thanks to everyone for being on time for our first riders meeting in 3 years - although they won’t take long there will always be some important reminders for the race day. And this gathering also provides the opportunity for some fellowship with the Chapel that follows immediately after the meeting.

Lessons Learned

The biggest lesson learned from our first race is that it is absolutely critical that every rider must race to the checkered flag. Do NOT pull off the track until you get a checkered flag. Mistakes will happen with the finish flagger for one reason or another and it has happened at the highest levels of our sport where a rider pulls off thinking they got the checkered flag but in fact they did not, and had to hop back into the race!

Stay tuned for details for the upcoming Round 2 at Moto Park X in Altona along with additional series news.

Season opener! Round 1 at Zhoda.

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Get ready for the gate to drop in 2022!  Below you will find all the info you need for the 2022 season!  All of this information will apply to every track in 2022 unless otherwise stated so we have consistency at every event moving forward.

Please Note: When registering through Red Podium, please note that “Transponder Required” will be checked by default. Please uncheck if you own and enter your transponder number.

All registrations submitted after Friday 5pm will be subject to a $25 late fee. We will not accept any race registrations after Sunday 8am.

Directions

From Winnipeg:

Take the Transcanada Highway to MB-12S. The track is approximately 25 minutes South of Steinbach (58km from the MB-12S exit). The turnoff is EXACTLY 4km past the green “ZHODA” sign. Turn right onto Franko Road (there are a few green electrical boxes on your left) and drive 3.3km. The track will be on your left. You cannot see the track from the road but you can see a big, white shop. We will try to have some kind of markers out on practice days on MB-12S and Franko Road.

 

GATE HOURS

  • Friday 4pm to 10pm

  • Saturday 8am to 10pm

  • Sunday 5:30 am

GATE FEES

  • 3 yrs old and up $15

  • 5 to 12 yrs old $5

  • 4 yrs old and under FREE

  • Camping fee $20

SATURDAY OPEN PRACTICE

  • 11am to 4pm

  • $40 per bike

You do not need to register for Saturday Open Practice.

Practice order (same for all tracks)

  1. Pro/Intermediate/+25A/16-24

  2. Vets (+30, +40, +50, +60)

  3. Junior/Beginner #1

  4. Junior/Beginner #2

  5. 85cc

  6. 65cc/50cc

SIGN IN

  • Saturday from 6pm to 9 pm (for the first 3 races, then 6pm to 8 pm).

  • Sunday from 6am to 7am

RIDERS MEETING & CHAPEL

Stand up Rider’s Meetings are back for 2022 and will be hosted at 7am in front of the Redline Transport Medic Tent.

Chapel to follow immediately afterwards, followed immediately by the start of practice.

GARBAGE BAGS

The promoters very much appreciated how everyone brought their own garbage bags and took their garbage with them on the way home.  This made a huge difference to the promoters and their clean up regime, so if we could continue with this practice for 2022 and beyond the promoters would be grateful for the courtesy.  Thank you.

Grassroots manitoba mini thunder motocross racing

Mini Thunder racing Saturday, May 14th
4:30PM

Register for Mini Thunder through the link below. 

PLUS 60 CLASS races for free*

60+ Class races for free* this season! When registering through Red Podium you will still be responsible for the medic and transponder fee, otherwise it’s on us this season. There will not be any trophies in this class however you will still have the satisfaction of racing and beating the same riders you have been racing against since the 1970’s!  With that said, there will be a Top 3 at the end of season awards banquet - so start your training now! Wait, it might be a little late for that, so put in some laps and get out there!

Grassroots MX Tee

Grassroots MX Tees

Available at the registration trailer Round 1

$20

we’re hiring!

One of the mainstays of our refereeing core recently broke his ankle and will be out for the foreseeable future and we are looking for some help at the races.  If you are already at the races might as well enjoy the day and make a few bucks in the meantime!

If you are interested in staging and or refereeing please contact Ken Bentley directly at: kennae63@gmail.com

RACE DAY SCHEDULE AND ORDER

50CC and Little Ladies practice and racing will take place exclusively on Zhoda’s Mini Bike Track.

MINI BIKE PRACTICE (50CC AND LITTLE LADIES)

  1. 7:30AM - 7:50AM 50cc & Little Ladies Practice

MINI BIKE RACE ORDER (50CC AND LITTLE LADIES)

  1. 7:50AM 50cc 7-8 Moto #1 (10 minutes)

  2. 8:00AM 50cc 4-6 Moto #1 (10 minutes)

  3. 8:10AM Little Ladies Moto #1 (10 minutes)

MOTO #2 TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW FIRST MOTOS (PLEASE STAY AT THE MINI BIKE TRACK)

 

7:45AM BIG BIKE PRACTICE 

Each rider is entitled to one of the two sessions. Junior/Beginner sessions include all ‘B’ age classes and Ladies Open. Intermediate/Pro sessions include all ‘A’ age classes.

  • Session #1 Junior/Beginner • 10 minutes 

  • Session #2 Junior/Beginner • 10 minutes 

  • Session #3 Intermediate/Pro • 10 minutes 

  • Session #4 Intermediate/Pro • 10 minutes 

  • Session #5 80cc 12-16 yr old/Supermini • 10 minutes 

  • Session #6 80cc 7-11 yr old/all 65cc • 10 minutes

8:45 am RACE ORDER

  1. 16-24/+25 A and B

  2. 85cc 12-16/7-11

  3. Plus 30 A & B

  4. Ladies open

  5. Plus 60/250 beginner

  6. Plus 40 A & B

  7. 250 Junior

  8. 2 stroke Junior/Open beginner

  9. 65cc 10-11/65cc 7-9

  10. Open Pro/250 Intermediate

  11. Supermini

  12. Plus 50 A & B

  13. Open Junior

  14. 250 Pro/Open Intermediate