mideastgps

24/10/2023

Malvern GP Results are live on our website!

www.mideastgpracing.com

19/10/2023

https://youtu.be/nAWLFtMklHM?si=bOqNth3DdQbYh30P

Full set of Wiseco Post Race Interviews are live on our YouTube!

Watch, share and send to relatives! 🎤

MERP GP racers talk about their day at The Malvern GP 2023!

16/10/2023

BT MotorSports

16/10/2023

Post Race Interviews Presented by Wiseco Powersports

rounds out his 2023 season with arguably his best ride of the entire GP series. Fighting with the lead pack the entire race until a small mistake trying to squeak an inside line with settle Peters in the final spot on the podium. Zach felt right at home in the deep gnarly conditions- reminiscent of those early morning qualifying sessions in AMA Pro Motocross. In addition Zach secured the Overall Championship in the Open Pro Sport class and will be running the #1 plate for the 2024 season. 🏆⚔️

Hell of a way to close out the year, Zach!


photography

16/10/2023

Post Race Interviews Presented by Wiseco Powersports

locked horns with some tough competition at The Malvern GP - utilizing local track knowledge and seeing a big dollar signs, Maley would drag Thad Duvall into the deep end. Ultimately losing the lead on the final lap taking home second place. Maley keeps an excellent season rolling and has his sights set on ISDE here in a few weeks!

Great ride Trevor!

16/10/2023

Post Race Interviews Presented by Wiseco Powersports

pulls down the win at The Malvern GP - gnarly track conditions combined with little seat time for Duvall made for a tough day at the office. The GNCC veteran dug deep and got the work done to take home some lunch money. 💰

Great ride Thad and thanks for coming out to race with us!

16/10/2023

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16/10/2023

16/10/2023

2023 Malvern GP Review

Presented by SRS Suspension and Trackside Support

Sunday, October 15th
Waynesburg, Ohio
Words: Bierbower
Photo: Fraas

Our final race of the 2023 in the books AND capping off our second season. It’s hard to know even where to begin with this post. For as chaotic and stressful as running a race series is - The MERP team takes so much pride in what we do, we are harder on ourselves than anyone else could be and it’s simply because we want to present such a well oiled and fun racing series. We set the bar high for ourselves and we’re always looking to raise it.

Again, a million times - thank you to our racers, who at this point are friends and family. We finished off the season with a 360 entry day - after considerable rain the day before. You guys showed up and we tried like hell to give you all a fun track to go racing on. The Malvern MX crew crushed the prep for the hand Mother Nature dealt us.

Conditions today and I heard it from the guys that know - about as close to a pro national as you can get. Deep, muddy, loamy, ruts, gnarly, bumps, chuck holes and more. I think it’s safe to say today shaped up to be one of most physically demanding courses yet. Man vs. machine vs. the course. When tracks like todays rear their heads - excellent racing comes with it. The technical bike skills shine and raw speed can take a back seat. Trading mistakes and position, navigating the technical deep ruts and constantly changing traction. Today was a challenging course - and that’s one of the reasons we race motorcycles - because they’re tough.

Thad Duvall on comeback from a broken back pulled in the big bread in Open Pro Sport - not without challenge as Trevor Maley and Zach Peters gave the Coastal GasGas rider all he wanted and more. 35 minutes of war? Indeed.

We handed out a lot of hardware today - season end hardware and normal race day hardware. We’d love to see some photos of your plaques in their forever home. The red plates are here to stay because they look so trick. Congratulations to all of our champions - those red plates are EARNED.

We had some amazing vintage iron scattered around the pits today - more to come on the winner of that. Maybe one of the hardest fought battles of the day was the Chili Cook Off! Spicy chili would take the top step. White chicken would land off the podium…..ouch.

Another excellent season of racing. Plain and simple. More learning and growing for us as race promoters. Every race this year went better than the last. We made more mistakes and learned more lessons. Most of all - we had a damn good time racing motorcycles.

Here’s to 2023 - year 2 in the books. 🍻

*Still working through some results - equipment malfunctions created an absolute nightmare for our scoring department - as soon as we have results complete we’ll get um on website and let you know.*

15/10/2023

Game on today! 🏈🏁

Deep loamy, rutty, EPIC fall conditions. ⚔️😤

Gates are open - Sign up is rolling. 🚂

The Malvern GP - Sunday October 15th

14/10/2023

Pictures everyone is looking for! 🤳

Course is shaping up to be excellent tomorrow - dropping the ripper on the motocross track in the morning. Leaving the track packed in worked like a charm. Deep loam and rutty conditions on the motocross track. 😮‍💨

The woods got a much needed drink with dry dirt just under the crust. (Shovel picture is in the woods)

The turn track is the most wet section of the course - worst case scenario the Malvern MX crew will drop the dozer blade and push off any excess mud.

Expect deep and loamy conditions for The Malvern GP. ⚔️

It’s going to be a barn burner to close out the year. 🫡

We’re going racing.

13/10/2023

We are making the early call to cancel Open Practice tomorrow with the projected rain in the forecast.

The track is rolled in and ready for the rain and the woods are thirsty. We want to have the best race course on Sunday and wanted to give everyone plenty of heads up. ☂️

Gates will open at 4PM and we will have early registration rolling. ✌🏻

Sunday is looking like a proper fall GP. 💪🏻🍂🍁

Chili too be cooked - vintage bikes to be showed (and shined)

The Malvern GP - Sunday October 15th

Malvern MX

12/10/2023

😗🤪

Installing these in a 250SX and 350SXF.
Fork:
K-Tech Spring Conversion
ORVS Cap, pistons, stems and needles
SRS Valving
Shock:
Bladder Conversion
KYB Piston with Low Friction Piston Band
SRS Valving
Looking great and performing excellent!!!

12/10/2023

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Weather Watch ⚠️⚠️⚠️

We have all eyes on the same weather apps y’all are looking at 👀🌧️🌤️

The track crew at Malvern has sealed up the motocross track and the turn track and cut swales to let the water run off the track in low areas.

If you have raced any off-road in Ohio lately the woods loops are thirsty and could use a drink to keep down the powder and dust.

As of right now practice is on but the final decision will be made EARLY Saturday morning - if/when the rain comes - we will keep the track sealed up to preserve the racecourse for Sunday’s racing action. (It’s not looking good for Saturday practice)

Sunday is planned to be all systems go and GO racing. 🏁

We’ll bump MERP fest back if need be and roll the good times into Sunday.

We’re taking all the steps we can to have an excellent track on Sunday - we’ll keep ya in the loop. 🫡

Little Saturday rain never hurt - let’s go racing. 🐕🐕🐕

12/10/2023

Our friends over at Faircrest Door have stepped up again this season - this time for the Women’s class!

A fast lap showdown - throw down the fastest lap in the Women’s class and win a $100 gift basket sponsored by Faircrest Door. 🧺 🎁

Big thanks to Amanda and the whole Faircrest Door team for their support in 2023. 💪🏻

12/10/2023

Last race on deck means we have one more Wiseco Powersports award to give away!

85cc SR class has been filled with excellent battles all year long - stand on the top of the podium at Malvern and earn a $125 Wiseco Gift Certificate!

Massive thank you to Wiseco for stepping up and supporting our racers all season long. 🏆💰

Winter rebuild season is coming - replace it with Wiseco. ⬆️

09/10/2023

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09/10/2023

Photo/Video work from Seat-Bounce Media ⚠️⚠️⚠️

this weekend
Taking on 4 riders for photos and 1 for video
Watermarking will now be a thing due to people stealing content. If you don’t want an ugly watermark, pay for the photos😉

09/10/2023

It’s Malvern GP week! 🏎️

Our FINAL race for 2023 and it’s going to be a banger. 🍾🍾🍾

A favorite circuit from last season Malvern MX is back once again to provide a battleground to crown some champions - plus a big old payday for our Open Pro Sport racers. 💰

Racing to have fun? There will be plenty of that as well. Always is - it’s a MERP GP. 😎

Practice, chili, vintage bikes and racing on Sunday - what more could you ask for? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Malvern. Sunday. Good Times. Be There. 🦍

The Malvern GP - Sunday October 15th

Malvern GP

01/10/2023

Archive diggin. 🚜

Why should you race The Malvern GP on a busy weekend of racing across the state?

Because the track will be badass - like this…. 🥸

Fall GP’s - can’t beat um - especially at Malvern.

🦍🦍🦍

Malvern GP

01/10/2023

The Malvern GP is next - which means we’re rocking some Open Practice on the motocross track Saturday.

Feet or pedal the woods loop after. 🚵‍♂️🥾

The sweet smell of chili and SC1 will follow open practice. 🌶️✨

Pumpkin spice? Nope. Premix and SC1.

The Malvern GP - Sunday October 15th

Malvern MX
Malvern GP

29/09/2023

Open Pro Sport - 35 minutes of War. ⚔️⚔️⚔️

The Malvern GP - Motocross, Woods and Turn Track.

$1,500 payday for the win. 💰

Last year was a barn burner and I’m expecting no less this year. 😤

Step in to my office. 🦍

27/09/2023

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Only one place to go for your sign needs.

Lightning Signs & Decals

27/09/2023

The Malvern GP is rolling in quick - we have #1 plates to hand out to our champions on Sunday - but the ultimate flex….

Winning the Vintage Iron Show and Shine OR the Chili Cook-Off 🏍️🧑‍🍳🏆

No chance anyone is hard enough to win both. 👨🏼‍🚀🤔

Rules are simple - use a lot of SC1 and have a rig older than 2002. Bring your own stand and be ready to tell some war stories about your build. 🫡

Chili Cook-Off will go on during the bike show - bring a cup of your best for the judges to sample. Winner take all. (All as in fame, glory and eternal bragging rights) 🥇

After practice get ready to have some fun looking back on the 2023 GP season. We’re here to celebrate another successful year of racing with our friends and families. 🏁👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏡

The gauntlet has been thrown down - Vintage Iron and Chili!

Be there! 🎤⬇️

Malvern GP
Malvern MX

25/09/2023

Last call fall MERCH. 🍁🍂

Closing it down this evening!

25/09/2023

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Action sports photographer/videographer based in Central Ohio

20/09/2023

Congratulations Crystal!

$125 Wiseco Powersports for the smallest gap in lap time from Lap 2 to The Final Lap!

💪🏻

20/09/2023

Hard to believe we are only a few weeks away from our final GP of the 2023 season.

We’re heading back to one of our favorite venues Malvern MX to cap off an excellent season of motorcycle racing.

We’re going to celebrate with some fun Saturday evening after practice and reflect on a long season of racing.

Vintage Bike Show and Shine 🏍️
1st Annual MERP Chili Cook Off 🧑‍🍳

Lots of bench racing, stories, laughs and good times to be had.

If you’ve never raced with us - what’s stopping you? 🤷🏼‍♂️

No membership fees, a fun race course, chopping it up about old bikes and races.

A MERP GP is the perfect way to cap off any racing season - Moto or Off-Road.

Let’s do it right. 🫡

The Malvern GP - Sunday October 15th

17/09/2023

Full set of Wiseco Powersports post race interviews are live on YouTube!

Share and send to your friends and family!

More interviews from the Podium at The Honda Hills GP - Massive thank you you Wiseco for backing this segment.A banner day of racing at the historic Honda Hi...

15/09/2023

Honda Hills GP results and updated points are LIVE on the website. 🔢🧮

Riders.

⚠️ Reminder - final points standings will be taken from 4/5 races. ⚠️

Seat-Bounce Media

13/12/2022

MERP is seeking sponsor partners for the 2023 racing season!

If you’re looking to get more eyes on your products/services - MERP offers sponsorship levels to fit any budget.

If you’re interested in sponsoring the series or have questions about our sponsor program please reach out!

[email protected]

11/12/2022

Hang tight MERP nation - we are locking down tracks and dates as you read this post. 🗓

MERP has to duck and weave BOTH - Motocross and Off-Road schedules. 🦆🎯

We’re going racing in 2023 - even better this time. 💪🏻

Oh and there’s a 5th round this year. 😎5️⃣

05/12/2022

Giving ourselves poison ivy all summer long. 🍃 💇‍♂️😵‍💫

It’s a MERP thing.

2023 is loading. Stay tuned to our channels for the latest news. 🪫🔋

01/12/2022

Faces at the Races - Article 1

Words: Bierbower
Photo: Bierbower

I’m working on a string of articles about some of the faces I met this season at our races - enjoy.

Lauren Gregory - 65cc Junior

If you would ask me who my favorite riders….. I would hit you with my classic line - Brock Sellards, Darryn Durham, Jeremy McGrath, Doug Henry. Included on that list I would add Lauren Gregory - yep the little 65cc Junior racer from Logan, OH. I met Lauren and her parents at the Beans GP. The groms in the 9AM race had one of the gnarliest courses of the day. A slick greasy muddy woods loop with a deep loamy motocross track made for a 35 minute long battle with the course for the little wheel’d 65cc machines. I met Lauren and her Dad on monster mountain with the other 65cc parents picking up bikes and eating roost pushing little fenders up the climb. Lauren conquered the technical hill climb and entire course lap after lap. 4 laps! Lauren is a beast - she is a fierce competitor and the nastiest course of the season proved no match for her. In the 10AM race grown men on big bikes would throw in the towel when 15 minutes earlier Lauren made it look easy on a 65. If you needed any more evidence that Lauren is faster, cooler and tougher than you are here you go. Lauren came back to race The Malvern GP after a broken collar bone in the middle of summer. (!!!) Her doctor released her back to racing just a few days before. Not to mention her Shift Gear, Bell Helmet, paired with Oakley goggles - an easy pick for a lit kit award this season. Long story long - Lauren is a great kid and her family is the coolest in the pits. They support Lauren and her brother Nolan’s racing with a unique program - they race both motocross and off-road and I see all of the bike skills they learn racing different disciplines shine through in Lauren’s riding style. She’s growing into an excellent racer and more importantly with the support system around her - an excellent human being.

17/11/2022

Joe Slechta - C Class Champion

Waynesburg, OH
Wednesday November 16th
Words: Bierbower
Photos: Joe Slechta’s Instagram

I wanted a guy like Joe to win this title. Why? No wins - one podium and two top 10’s.

I can feel you gathering the feathers and heating up the tar - sit tight let me explain before you light me up in the comments.

Joe Slechta of Findlay, OH won this title how I would want a C class title to be won. Dungey style - with CONSISTENCY. Joe landed on the box at the first round at Beans Bike Park with a third place. Followed up with two more finishes in the top 10 to pull down the title. I hit up Joe on Instagram to find out a little more about him and how his season went. He informed me he’s mostly an Off-Road guy but likes the GP style courses because they have a little bit of everything. His favorite course of the season was the Malvern GP - he noted he had many good things to say about the motocross track and the woods loop had some tighter sections that still formed multiple lines that allowed for passing. Joe’s weapon of choice is a YZ250 2 stroke - being a man of class myself I respect this decision and unofficially dub the YZ a machine designed specifically to win MERP championships. I can see how Beans played into his favor landing Joe on the podium - the woods shaped up to be a gnarly battle for man and machine. His off-road and hillclimbing skills played into Joe’s favor and that score would mean big points for his championship campaign.

I’m proud to see the C class title go to a racer like Joe. He’s the type of racer this series was made for. Guys that have fun riding their dirt bike. Joe strung together consistent races when other guys ripped off wins but ultimately couldn’t hold it together for the whole season. Congratulations on your title Joe! Looking forward to having you back at the races next season!

02/11/2022

To our sponsors,

Now that the racing season done and dusted we want to take a few minutes and say thank you to the people that helped make this show happen.

Our sponsors. The companies that stepped up to support the GP series in our first season were a massive part of our success. These companies believed in us and motorcycle racing enough to step up with support to help get us off the ground - for this we will be forever grateful. You believed in what our series could be before we even had any numbers to prove it.

We put their names in front of a lot of eyes this season - more eyes than we expected. We ask you the racer - when it’s time to buy a new bike, order parts, gear, tires, wheels, or graphics - use these companies. Without the support of the industry race series cannot happen and not just our race series. All race series have a laundry list of sponsors that support racing and those companies deserve our support.

MERP has brought on companies outside of racing as well. Small businesses run by people that support motorcycles even without a motorcycle product to sell. Everyday life happens and whenever the chance comes to support a company that helps you go racing - spending your money there keeps the cycle going. People buy things everyday - they need services everyday. Money spent within motocross is money well spent - that money comes back around to you when you spend it in the right places.

The racing community is a tight knit one - we spend our weekends staying in campers, vans and trucks. Almost all of our sponsors are racers themselves - and many of them raced at our races each weekend. These are our people. Spend your money with these companies - you’re investing in racing.

Thank you to each of our sponsors - thank you for an excellent season and your support. We hope to keep blaring your name over the loud speaker next season and more sending customers your way.

Thank you, thank you.

i-Group Technologies, LLC
Reed’s Auto Detailing,LLC

Fly Racing
Action Extreme Sports
Harding's Park Cycle
Straightline Mobile welding & Fabrication
Vert MX Graphics
Smooth Speed MX LTD.
Twin City Chiropractic
Bird Dog Forestry Consulting
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