| Event Name: | 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run New Date | ||
| Location: | One Day Ride to Tofino | ||
| Contact: | John Taylor | ||
| Contact Phone: | 604-454-7432 | ||
| Contact Email: | jakers_357@hotmail.com | Event Date: | Friday, August 14, 2026 |
| Description: | 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run- Road Ride and Adventure Touring Ride. New Date August 14, 2026 Need an excuse to take off on a Friday and go riding? Here it is! Now a one day event. Note details and location has changed due to forest fires. When: August 15th Friday Kicks at 5:15am 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run- Road Ride and Adventure Touring Ride. When: August 14th Friday Kicks at 5:15am Ride Fee: There is no ride fee for GVMC Members, but non-members will be charged $35 which can be used as an applicant fee. The Routledge Run: (Routledge route - one day to Tofino.) Rain or shine, this ride goes. No smoke on the island. Riders: Guy Rodrigue is meeting (us) off the highway 19 near Duke Point. I have contacted Dwight and we have arranged to meet at the old Spunky’s (now VI Powersports at 969 Fairdowne Rd. right off highway 4 on route. RIDE PLAN: GVMC day ride. Friday AUGUST 14 -5:15 am. When: AUGUST 14 Friday Kicks at 5:15 ferry Tsawwassen to Duke Point: Start: First ferry out of Tsawwassen to Duke Point 5:15 AM BE EARLY. The route: Riding to Tofino for lunch. Lunch: The Bear Bierhaus restaurant. 120 First St, Tofino, BC V0R 3A0 Video: I am willing to shoot some Insta 360 video of the ride. It's a fun way to capture the riders. Captain: I am willing to be the Captain for the ride. Fuel: We will fuel when needed. Return Ferry: Duke Point 5:45 PM or 8:15 PM Contact Road Captain RPM Rob with any concerns 604-862-4663. (Text or email to confirm.) Hope to see you out for this ride. RPM Rob Paul-Morris This event was started in 1954, dedicated to Bob Routledge, a respected motorcycle mechanic and one of the signers of the 1939 GVMC incorporation. The original perpetual trophy features a pewter figure of a German army dispatch rider on a BMW that was donated to the Club by GVMC member Don Franks. This may have been a souvenir brought back by returning soldiers after World War II, but it’s exact origin and significance is a mystery. Traditionally, the event was held as a Saturday ride to a campground, with a field meet on Sunday. Field meets involved tests of rider skill, such as riding a length of 2x4, throwing darts from a moving bike, rolling a barrel with the front wheel, a slow race (last one across the finish line wins, touch a foot down you’re out), and any other crowd pleasing stunts the organizers could dream up. The field meets gradually lost their appeal, and with the rise in dual sport riding, the event was given a fresh approach. The Routledge Run has in recent years been successful as a two-day ride, with street riders and dual sport riders taking separate routes to an overnight campout. The camaraderie and good times continue. | ||