Round 5 at Gopher Dunes on Saturday, July 14
CMRC PRO National Weekend Update…..posted July 5, 2012…..
With an early start to the 2012 riding season, it has presented us with one of the hottest and driest springs on record, and now our summer is proving to be much the same.
Gopher Dunes hosted their 2nd. annual ATV & UTV Festival on June 24th. and this Sunday we are hosting a TVR Club Race at the West Track location. The main track and trails will remain open for leisure and practice riding for today & Friday until 8:30pm and then on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm. The track will be irrigated this afternoon and again on Saturday and Sunday. Sections of the main track will be left rough for the weekend, to give Pro racers some good and intense practice laps and allowing them to dial in their bikes for proper engine and suspension set-up.
With the summer holidays upon us, we are getting many inquiries and booking many sessions for our HONDA Gopher Dunes Training Schools. This training is for private riding lessons, semi-private, small group or family sessions. We will train you on your own dirt bike or quad, or we have available various sizes of 2012 Honda bike and quad rentals which include the full riding gear. These lessons can be arranged on a weekday from Tuesday through Friday and for any preferred number of hours. Weekend availability is limited. Contact us at info@gopherdunes.com or call Barb at 519-842-2781. We DO NOT rent out our units for personal leisure riding. They are solely assigned for training purposes and guided trail riding tours or supervised track riding.
We are closed on Monday, July 9 and ONLY THE TRAILS will be open to leisure riders on July 10 & 11. Then the entire facility will shut down next Thursday and Friday, in preparation for Round 5 of the MONSTER ENERGY CMRC PRO NATIONAL MOTOCROSS RACES taking place at Gopher Dunes on Saturday, July 14. And to round off the weekend, the CMRC Amateur Race Day will be held here on Sunday, July 15. The Monday will be tear-down, clean-up day and the track and trails will then re-open on Tuesday, July 17 for more leisure riding. For further details visit: www.gopherdunes.com
Now more details on the ‘Premier Event of the Year’….Round 5 of the Monster Energy CMRC Pro National Motocross Races at Gopher Dunes on Saturday, July 14.
With 4 rounds of the western leg of the 2012 National MX Tour now in the rear-view mirror, the racers have had a few weeks hiatus to wrap-up and rest-up before they arrive to the gnarly sands of Gopher Dunes. For this round we will be presenting racers with some new changes and great challenges! This event will unfold on Canada’s Toughest National on July 14 and here the excitement will continue to mount in hunt for the MX1 & MX2 title contenders?! Our Gopher Dunes sponsored rider, the 2011 MX2 champ – #11 – Tyler Medaglia – who will now be continuing with the tough competition racing the MX1 class in 2012. Currently Medags is holding 4th. overall on his Honda CRF450R and we’re extremely excited to see some fabulous results from Tyler in reflection of his love for the Gopher Dunes sand!
You will find complete details on the Pro National Series by visiting: www.cmrcracing.com under the Pro MX Nationals link outlining daily schedule, competitor information, rules, rates, hours, etc.
And…..the biggest change for our enthusiasts and spectators alike – for the 1st. time the Pro National at Gopher Dunes will be held on a Saturday this year, therefore much of the generic schedule will be backed up by one day, in regards to gates opening, Pro sign-in, tech inspection, etc.
Overnight camping is allowed at a weekend rate of $25. per vehicle or $15. for one night. A water truck will be coming on-site at 2pm on Saturday and again on Sunday morning. If there is a large enough demand, the water truck could also be present sometime on Friday afternoon. Please inform….
IMPORTANT RULES:
No ATV’s or side-by-side’s allowed on premises (with exception of security staff & race team pit crews)
Absolutely no pit motorcycle riding, pit bikes, golf carts, etc. Race bikes at walking speed only to get to & from race track.
No ground campfires allowed. Only BBQ’s & raised fire pits allowed.
All dogs must be on leashes.
There will be concession booths on-site for both Saturday and Sunday.
There will be a Beer Tent on the premises on Saturday only, organized by the Courtland Firefighters.
It is MANDATORY to use sealed containers to properly dispose of your oil and gas.
All noise levels at minimal after 11pm, including generators! At Pro Pits by 10pm.
No hydro hook-up or shower facilities available.
A water truck will be making rounds at posted times on both Saturday and Sunday for those requiring to purchase a tank fill-up.
Absolutely no dumping of your sewage on Gopher Dunes property; anyone caught doing so will be fined up to $500 and made to shovel
up and take home their mess! A sani-dump location is available 5 minutes south of Gopher Dunes at a fee of $20 or by calling ahead to
519-875-4440 and they will come to collect your sewage at a fee of $30.
Please help to keep our environment green & clean and use the garbage bins.
We wish all our MX racers, support teams, family and enthusiasts a safe drive and an amazing experience at Gopher Dunes!
For more details visit: www.cmrcracing.com or call Brett Lee at 519-522-2299 or Mark Stallybrass at 905-640-6686
or www.gopherdunes.com or call Frank & Barb Schuster at 519-842-2781