@LHoverland • @themohawkinn • The Grand Prix de Mud (GPdM) is a new motorcycle event that will take place on Saturday, June 27th at the Mohawk Inn in Campbellville, Ontario. Largely designed to appeal to the vintage dirt bike crowd, everyone is welcome on any machine. The Grand Prix de Mud is a fun, social event that is easy for everyone who likes motorcycles to participate in.
"The Overland Adventure Rally demonstrated that events such as this can be integrated into a community like Campbellville and the Mohawk Inn and Conference Centre. We can realize a great deal of success for all parties, the participants love the atmosphere, great food and amenities offered by the Mohawk, the sponsoring dealerships like the close proximity to their stores and the Mohawk Inn and Chop House owners love the business," said event organizer Lawrence Hacking.
"The Grand Prix de Mud follows the same formula as the Rally, the social aspect of motorcycling is the most important in my mind," he continued. " The GPdM is an initiative we took on for a few reasons, the main one is I really like vintage bikes, secondly the people are fun to hang out with, thirdly the Mohawk Inn owners, Shawn and Bridget Saulnier gave us carte blanche to use their facility. It is so close to the GTA, it has the space needed and some very nice trails as well, it is very nearly the ideal place to hold such an event."
The GPDM organizers rallied the troops in securing support to host the event, the team at Sasquatch Cycle Vintage motocross racing are providing essential support to staging the GPdM, the Sasquatch crew make things happen for VMX here in Ontario. Additionally the Southwestern Ontario Vintage Trials Group are also key to drawing in that crowd, Dualsport Plus is a very active shop based in Brantford that is also closely tied into the production of the event.
"What is key is having a title sponsor, that's where Husqvarna Canada stepped up to ensure the participation of a very special guest but it is too early to announce who that will be," said Sasquatch Cycle's spokesperson, Heather Collis.
"We are talking to a very well-known former World Motocross Champion and factory Husqvarna rider at this stage but we cannot confirm that person's attendance quite yet," she continued. "This person has the date free, his terms are quite reasonable and Husqvarna has generously agreed to cover the travel expenses, it is simply a matter of putting pen to paper."
"We couldn't pass up the opportunity to be involved in the GPdM," said Husqvarna Canada's marketing associate and international enduro rider Victoria Hett. " With Husky's strong tradition, and rich history in Canada, this event is a perfect fit for us. We are excited not only to bring in a Husqvarna racing legend, but also to compete in the event ourselves! The event promises to be a unique and fun motorcycle adventure for the whole family."
For more information on the GPdM please visit www.overlandadventurerally.com or sasquatchcycle.com and look under events.
From:Lawrence Hacking [mailto:lawrencehacking@gmail.com]
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