
By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The Kansas Motocross Championship Series was designed to provide fun and competitive races for riders throughout the state to enjoy. The Championship Series has 10 events for the 2024 season on six separate tracks, including an event in Great Bend.
At Tuesday’s Great Bend City Council meeting, the governing body approved an operating agreement with Kansas Motocross for the Great Bend Motopark located at the Expo Complex near the Great Bend Municipal Airport. City Administrator Logan Burns said the agreement will be in effect until Dec. 31, 2027 and will renew automatically for one-year periods thereafter.
"The operator shall provide insurance for all events in the minimum amount of $1 million and name the City of Great Bend as co-insured," said Burns. "The application is submitted through Farmer's Insurance. Once approved, they'll pay that first portion of that premium. Everything will be good from there."
Kansas Motocross will provide upkeep of the motopark and clean after each event. Starting in 2025, Kansas Motocross will pay the City of Great Bend 2% of the gross gate entry from all events, 3.5% in 2026 and 5% in 2027.
The lone 2024 race in Great Bend will be Oct. 12-13. Along with Great Bend, the 2024 season includes tracks in Maize, Park City, Inman, Lyndon and White Cloud.