Welcome to 2021

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We hope this introduction to the 2021 Grassroots Motocross season finds everyone in your family safe and ready for spring to arrive.  We have been busy in the background and you will be seeing regular updates now that we are able to provide some plans for the coming year.

Looking back at 2020…

We can feel a collective pride in what we were able to accomplish last summer, thanks to our promoters diligence and belief in our ability to pull off a series.  And all of the support staff-Robert and his Medic crew, Roger and the rest of the referee corps, and Stefan and Sydney for doing such excellent work with the sign in and transponders.  You all stepped up and became part of a new direction and we were able to collectively run a tremendously efficient race day. 

 

2021 SCHEDULE

After consulting with health authorities and promoters, we are releasing two proposed schedules for 2021. We will announce Friday, April 16th which schedule we will be able to execute based on the Manitoba Covid situation and restrictions.

Version One: Regular
Version Two: Covid Interference

Please note: Both schedules are subject to change.

LICENSE RENEWAL & RACE NUMBER RETENTION

2021 licenses will be available for purchase starting February 17th, to retain your race number for the 2021 season please purchase by:

March 21, 2021

RIDER UPGRADE LIST

  • Any rider who raced in the Beginner class must apply for a Junior Class license

  • Any rider who is moving from the 85cc class must apply for a Junior Class license

  • All other riders who have met the threshold for upgrade will be contacted individually

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES 2020

If you encountered any issues in receiving your 2020 trophy please contact us.

Welcome to 2021 and let’s all hope that we can get ahead of this COVID thing sooner or later. 
Look for more announcements soon.

Stay safe!

204 Grassroots Team

2020 Top 5: Trophy Pickup

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To our motocross community:

We hope this note finds you well, and that you and your families are staying safe as we battle through COVID.  This last 6 weeks has made us appreciate even more the opportunity we had to get out and race this past summer.  Obviously with our current COVID situation a year end banquet is impossible. 

Thanks to Russ Beaudette at RPM Graphx for his outstanding work in assembling our year end Championship Trophies, with awards for the top 5 in each class. 

These awards will be distributed to dealerships throughout the province (by Friday, October 23rd), as close as we reasonably can to your hometowns and will be available for pick up during normal business hours of each dealership.  Please ensure that you are following COVID protocols when picking up your awards.

Thanks again for a great summer.

204GMoto Team

Pick up locations

Transcanada Motosports
Brandon, MB
Ph: 1-204-725-1003

S.A.R.
Steinbach, MB Ph: 1-833-326-4154
Brandon, MB Ph: 1-833-725-1117

Rond's Marine
Winnipeg, MB
Ph: 1-204-237-5800

Capitol Motosports:
Winnipeg, MB
Ph:1-204-237-6686

RPM Graphx
Morris, MB
Contact Russ for arrangements
Ph:1-204-746-7000

TwoZeroFour SkateShop
Selkirk, MB
Ph: 1-204-785-9173

Sun & Snow
Portage la Prairie, MB
Ph: 1-204-857-8960

2 stroke open junior

  1. Kevin Lamb [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  2. Tony Goertzen [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  3. Brendan Kesterke [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  4. Halian Shebeluk [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  5. Bentley Dueck [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

250 Junior

  1. Kohl Robertson [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  2. Dawson Didychuk [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  3. Billy Rempel [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  4. Luke Bonner [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  5. Graham Klassen [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

open junior

  1. Luke Bonner [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  2. Xander Buhr [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  3. Dawson Didychuk [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  4. Richard Mellen [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  5. Brandon Ferg [Pick up at: Sun & Snow]

open intermediate

  1. Bryce Wadge [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Lyndon Baker [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. Riley Smith [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  4. Sam Cosgrove [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  5. Cayden Voth [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

little ladies

  1. Lydia Haukaas

  2. Sara Demarais [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. Tieryn Hall [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  4. Hailey Mantei [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  5. Sierra Negrich [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

plus 25b

  1. Shane MacIntosh [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Kalan Taylor [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  3. Rene St. Hilare [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  4. Jordan Yeryk [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Matthew Cassie [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

plus 30b

  1. Mark Wiebe [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Paul Moreau [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  3. Marvin Penner [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  4. Michael Brown [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Daniel Cosens [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

plus 40b

  1. Tim Fawcett [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Dean Murphy [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  3. Marvin Penner [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  4. Daniel Cosens [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Jayme Gunderson [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

plus 50b

  1. Tim Fawcett [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Gilles Gobert [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  3. Curt Guenther [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  4. Greg Wiebe [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  5. Soctt Magnusson [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

50cc 4 - 6

  1. Thor Kereluke [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  2. Leeland Litwin [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  3. Malcom Sigvvaldason [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  4. Hunter Wiebe [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  5. Parker Wiebe [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

65cc 7 - 9

  1. Ryder Perfanick [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  2. Evan Thalman [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  3. Deegan Perfanick [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  4. Mason Litwin [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  5. Nash Mantei [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

85cc 7 - 11

  1. Lyndon Orbanski [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Adrien Demarais [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. Ethan Douglas [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  4. Jett Sutherland [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Ryder Perfanick [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

supermini

  1. Jesse Westfall [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  2. Bailey Orbanski [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  3. Michael Hallson [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  4. Lyndon Orbanski [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  5. Adrien Desmarais [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

16 - 24 open

  1. Brady MacLeod [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  2. Nelson Sedgewick [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  3. Declan Cosgrove [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  4. Dain Rogers [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  5. Cam Toole [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

250 intermediate

  1. Bryce Wadge [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Lyndon Baker [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. Riley Smith [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  4. Sam Cosgrove [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  5. Dain Rogers [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

250 pro

  1. Troy Horbaty [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Jimmy Kornelson [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. DJ Burmey [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  4. Brady Macleod [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  5. Declan Cosgrove [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

open pro

  1. Josh Penner [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  2. Troy Horbaty [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. DJ Burmey [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  4. Jimmy Kornelson [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Brady Breemersch [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

ladies open

  1. Bailey Orbanski [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  2. Jamie Burmey [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  3. Katrine Ferguson [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  4. Vanessa Stinson [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  5. Bettina Dyck [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

plus 25a

  1. Brett Thiessen [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Cayden Voth [Pick up at: Capitol Motosports]

  3. Mike Larter [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  4. Landon Stephenson [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  5. John Kereluke [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

plus 30a

  1. Josh Penner [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  2. Adam Orvis [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  3. Mike Larter [Pick up at: 204 Skateshop]

  4. Ryan Douglas [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  5. Landon Stephenson [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

plus 40a

  1. Jim Frederickson

  2. Earl Reimer [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  3. Ryan Douglas [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  4. Mike Harms [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  5. Charlie Westfall [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

plus 50a

  1. Earl Reimer [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Dean Murphy [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  3. Scott Harland [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

  4. Lawrence Hamm [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  5. Danny Winistock [Pick up at: Sun & Snow]

50cc 7 - 8

  1. Deegan Perfanick [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  2. Evan Thalman [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  3. Mason Moreau [Pick up at: Rond’s Marine]

  4. Charlie Desmarais [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Nash Mantei [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

65cc 10 - 11

  1. Adrien Desmarais [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  2. Ethan Douglas [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  3. Bryce Bolin [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  4. Jaxon Wiebe [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Jens Vincent [Pick up at: Transcanada Motosports]

85cc 12 - 16

  1. Jesse Westfall [Pick up at: RPM Graphx]

  2. Jacob Frederickson

  3. Brody Shure [Pick up at: SAR, Brandon]

  4. Maguire Uruski [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

  5. Ryan Bolin [Pick up at: SAR, Steinbach]

That's a wrap for 2020!

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As many of you are already aware, Grassroots 204, along with Brett Konkin at Transcanada Moto Park, made the decision late last week to cancel the last race of the season in Brandon due to the Provincial Government increasing their restrictions in the region due to a spike in COVID cases.  We all felt it was in our best interest of both the safety of our members and our reputation as a sport.  We had planned to present our year end championship trophies at the conclusion of the race in Brandon as COVID would not allow us to have a year end awards banquet this fall.  

Further to this, we made the decision last night to make Grunthal our last race of the 2020 season.  We believe that with the spike in COVID in our province we aren't willing to risk one more weekend of racing as we believe there is much more to lose than there is to gain in the end.  We have, along with each promoter, established strong working relationships with the regional health authorities and we want to ensure this relationship remains intact come spring 2021.  At this point we feel that this decision reflects our long term vision for a strong start to the 2021 motocross season.

Grassroots 204 would like to thank the promoters for their excellent work this past season, both on and off the track as we navigated our way through this pandemic.  Each track and their staff delivered an excellent weekend of racing, and our combined communication was seamless.  

We have many more people to thank, including our staff behind the scenes and of course our advertising partners as well.  For now we wanted to get this information out  to all of you so that you can go about making plans as a family for what is left of this glorious summer.  Finally and most importantly, we would like to thank all of you for your support this season. We know that we introduced a great deal of change, and naturally there was some initial skepticism with our plans.  And COVID did not help!  So we want to thank all of you for giving us an opportunity to execute our vision for what we believe motocross can look like in Manitoba.  And thanks for cooperating with our COVID protocols as this allowed us to go racing.  In the end, we feel like we all kind of stole this summer of racing, and we did what practically no one else did in the country.  We went racing!  And we had a tremendous turn out and steady growth in many classes throughout the summer.  It was worth every bit of stress and struggle.

Stay tuned for more news in the coming days.

Cheers,

204GMoto

Riders Meeting

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WEEKEND IN REVIEW

Zhoda International Raceway provided an exceptional race track this past weekend, so thanks goes out to Daryl Burmey and his family and crew for their efforts.  The entire facility was pristine and the parking lanes were COVID exceptional!  Thanks goes out to the 50cc parents for their cooperation during intermission at the mini bike track for staying and running their motos back to back.  The mini bike track was also perfectly prepped and we even managed to run a line all the way out to use our transponders so it could not have worked out any better.

A few notes from Zhoda that came about that are important to mention here:

  • Once the 30 second board is displayed, a rider cannot signal a call for a 2 minute delay for a bike issue-this has to be done prior to the 30 second board going up.  This also applies to the 2nd gate drop, as the 5 second board goes up as soon as the Head Referee deems it safe for the 2nd drop to go.  The one 30 second board applies to both gate drops.

  • Just a reminder to keep racing UNTIL you get the checkered flag.  You may get 2 white flags because of circumstance, so keep racing.  An official will pull you off the track if the race is complete and you did get the checkered flag but didn't see it.

  • Remember, when going off the track for whatever reason, please re-enter the track in a safe spot in a controlled manner that does not interfere with another rider, while not gaining an advantage in the race.

KEN BENTLEY

GMX

  • Spectators: 100 spectators will be allowed

  • Please print out and sign the minor waiver form to help sign in move along quickly.  This is the only small hold up at sign in.

  • COVID REMINDERS FROM GMX:

    Just a reminder that everyone still needs to do their part in adhering to the COVID protocols set in place by the Province, 204 Grassroots, and GMX, so please help us in following these.  We are limited to 100 spectators. 

    • Please practice social distancing around the facility (bleachers will be closed but viewing areas will be open).

    • Proper change is required at the gate so that change does not have to be handed back. 

      • Adults $15

      • 5 to 12 yr old $10

      • Under 5 free

    • Please take your garbage with you for the safety of our staff.

    • There will be porta potties, hand washing stations and hand sanitizing stations so please use them.

    • Please remember to park accordingly (no awnings facing each other).

  • GMX GATE ENTRY TIMES

    • Friday: 4 pm to 11 pm

    • Saturday: 9 am to 11 pm

    • Sunday: 6 am to 12 pm

  • SIGN IN TIMES:

    • Saturday 6pm - 8pm

    • Sunday 6:30am - 7:10am

  • SATURDAY OPEN PRACTICE

    • Hours: 10 am to 4 pm (updated!)

    • Please register and pay online and have waiver form signed

    • $30.00 for big bikes

    • $20.00 for 50cc

  • MINI THUNDER IS BACK FOR GMX!!

    • Please register online as you normally would, in the class you would normally race.

    • Sign in between 3 and 4 pm at the race trailer.

    • Practice at 4:30.  Each class will get 5 minutes with racing to follow immediately afterwards.

    • 2 moto format with Olympic scoring being used

      • (1 st place=1 pt, 2nd place=2 pts and so on.  Lowest overall points wins the race).

    • THERE ARE 3 RULES FOR MINI THUNDER-#1. FUN  #2. FUN  #3. FUN!