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