Many well known riders have raced with the TMGPS, including Nicky Hayden, Ben Spies, Logan Young, Will Gruy, Joe Prussiano and Phillip Fisher.
In the beginning, the ride of choice was the Yamaha YSR50; but today the pits are littered with everything from YSR's and NSR's to XR100's, TTR125's, and Groms.
Popular bikes are KX65's and KLX110's fitted with 12” tires on custom rims. Mitas and PMT and two most popular tire makers, although Bridgestone, Dunlop, and Pirelli now offer tires in this size as well. Newer bikes by OVHALE are bringing back GP style frames which run 10” tires.
Classes are run in Endurance and Sprint races. 4-6 Hr Endurance races typically held at each event with 6-8 lap Sprint races on Sunday.
The various classes run in 2020 were as follows:
Endurance classes:
GROM
Formula 7 – Novice
Formula 7 – Expert
Formula 6
Formula 5
Sprint Classes:
Supersport
Superbike
Scooter
Formula 7 - Novice
Formula 7 - Expert
Formula 7 - Lightweight
Formula 7 - Heavyweight
Formula 6 - Novice
Formula 6 - Expert
Formula 6 - Lightweight
Formula 6 - Heavyweight
Formula 5 - Novice
Formula 5 - Expert
Formula 5 - Lightweight ***New
Formula 5 - Heavyweight ***New
Dinosaurs
Double D
Ladies
GROM
GP F6 ***New Name
GP F7 ***New Name
12 & Under
Unlimited
Backwards - Novice
Backwards - Expert
Jr. Motard
Motard - Novice
Motard - Expert
Pit Bike 50
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