Our 19 Canadian Pro Nationals at Gopher Dunes have seen 10 different hero’s come out victorious in the MX1 (450) class from 2005 to 2012.
Who will it be this year?
2005 – Jean Sebastien Roy
2006 – Dusty Klatt
2007 – Paul Carpenter
2008 – Tyler Medaglia
2009 – Dusty Klatt
2010 – Colton Facciotti
2011 – Matt Goerke
2012 – Matt Goerke
2013 – Brett Metcalfe
2014 – Colton Facciotti
2015 – Matt Goerke
2016 – Matt Goerke
2017 – Mike Alessi
2018 – Tyler Medaglia
2019 – Mike Alessi
2020 – Dylan Wright
2021 – Dylan Wright
2022 – Dylan Wright
– Dusty Klatt was the first multi-time winner with Facciotti joining him at 2 wins
– Matt Goerke is a 4 time 450 winner making him the winningest rider at Gopher Dunes
– Jean Sebastien Roy is the only rider to win the MX1 class on a 2-stroke
– Colton Facciotti has completed the most races at Gopher Dunes with 13
– Tyler Medaglia & Dylan Wright are the only riders to win in both the MX1/MX2 class at Gopher Dunes
– The race has been won 10 times by a Canadian and 8 by an American
– Brett Metcalfe is the only non-North American to win the race
– Twice has the leader ran out of gas with JSR in 2007 and Mike Alessi in 2014
– The race has been won 7 times by Honda Motorcycles Canada, 7 times by Canadian Kawasaki Motors, 4 times by Yamaha Motor Canada LTD & 1 time by Suzuki Canada
– 2 of the last 10 winners are still currently active in racing the Canadian Nationals and will be competing at this years Gopher Dunes Nationals
Wins by a team:
5 – GDR
5 – Leading Edge
4 – Blackfoot
2 – OTSFF
2 – Huber
1 – Cernics