Andrew Warnest

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

May 5, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, Enduro, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, State Championship

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

With round 1 of the Nitschke Energy 2021 South Australian Off Road Championships now exactly 1 month away, the SAORC committee is excited to announce that entries for the first 2 rounds at Coonalpyn on June 5 & 6 are now OPEN, with the supp regs also available on the Motorcycling SA website!

The SAROC Committee are also excited to announce a brand new Naming Rights partner for both, the junior and senior Championships for 2021, and it’s a warm welcome, and a big thank you, to Nitschke Energy, for their commitment to the 2021 Championship.

The SAORC Committee also welcome, as a Gold Sponsor to the Championship, Nutrien Ag Solutions, another new partner to the Championship in 2021, and welcome back WSB Distributors and KTM from last year’s Championship as Silver partners, along with Kessner Motorcycles and Robinson Brothers as Bronze partners.

The SAORC are pleased to see new partners coming in to support the Championship, and the continued support from long term partners, giving the Championship a great support from which to continue to grow.

The 2021 Championship is once again a 7 round series, which encompasses much of South Australia’s central and southern regions, will be a combination of Cross County and Sprint events, and will culminate with a combined round of the 2021 Australian Off Road Championship at the awesome Kingston SE venue, with round 5 also the round for the 2021 Club Team Challenge.

All rounds will feature onsite camping, at least for competitors, and, at this stage, will be fully catered, with some great spectating areas, but it must be said, that all of the current COVID-19 restrictions at the time of each round will need to be implemented.

Here is the full Championship series for 2021, with venues and contact numbers;

NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP

Round	Date	Club	Phone	Location	Type
1	5^th June 2021	Gawler MCC	Andrew Krieg 0409 169 693	Coonalpyn	X Country
2	6^th June 2021	Gawler MCC	Andrew Krieg 0409 169 693	Coonalpyn	X Country
3	31st July 2021	Velocette MCC	Ian Haylock 0427 874 754	Harrogate	X Country
4	1^st August 2021	Velocette MCC	Ian Haylock 0427 874 754	Harrogate	Sprint
5	22^nd August 2021	Riverland JMC	Doug Spanos 0417 812 517	Renmark	X Country
6	18^th September 2021	Keyneton MCC	Sean Heidenreich 0414 315 620	Kingston SE	Sprint*
7	19^st September 2021	Keyneton MCC	Sean Heidenreich 0414 315 620	Kingston SE	Sprint*

(Above) The reigning Junior & Senior Riders of the Year – Royden Harrold (left) with his 2021 weapon, and Sean Throup in 2020 action.

Classes for 2021 will be as they were in 2020, with all of the age and machine requirements for each class to be found in the Championship supp regs, but what can be assured is that the 2021 Championship will have a class for all ages and levels of ability, so head to the Motorcycling SA website and get all of the details to get your entries in for rounds 1 & 2 in the sands of Coonalpyn in the South East!!

NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

JUNIOR CLASSES – 5 (or 6) classes, from age 8 through to age 15 (age as of January 1^st 2021)

Junior Women – **If 4 or more girls in the same class enter THEN a separate class will be created.

(Above) Junior girls Emily Lambert (left) and Emma Haylock will be looking for extra competition this year to ensure a Championship class!

SENIOR CLASSES – 9 classes, from Pro to Clubman, as well as age classes and for the ladies as well!

Pro Class

Expert Open

Clubman Classes

Veterans 35 – 44 years

Masters +45 years

Women All Powers

(Above) Luke Bunnik (left) will be just one of many trying to unseat defending #1 Riley Graham (right) from his perch atop the SAORC!

WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR

The 2021 Championship will once again feature most of the usual suspects from the last few years, but with a few new combatants that have just arrived out of juniors, so the action on the track should make for some great spectating through the year!

Riley Graham will once again be back to defend his #1 plate from 2020, with the likes of Cooper Sheidow, Jayden Rudd, Sean Throup and Luke Bunnik once again trying to knock him off the top step of the podium, but this year add into the mix the likes of 2020 juniors, Alex Krieg, Carl Nitschke, Alex Head, Chad Sparrow and, 2020 Junior Rider of the Year, Royden Harrold, who will all be out to mix it with the established guns!

In the senior age classes, again watch out for the ever improving Rowan Pumpa and Peter Rudd to perhaps dominate their classes, especially if their early AORC form is anything to go by, as both are right in the mix for National honours in 2021, while Chloe Barton will once again lead a strong field of women into battle, and if her AORC form is anything to go by, she may be hard to beat in 2021!

But, it might just be the junior classes will be the ones to watch in 2021, as the Rising Stars, or Tomorrow’s Champions, show just what talent SA has at the present time, so get around these fantastic kids and watch them in action at all of the rounds!

The Gear brothers have set the AORC radar to ‘alert’ after round 1, with Ollie leading the J2 Class after going 2 from 2 at round 1 to lead the Championship, with older brother Davey in a podium position on day 1 in J3, before a crash put him out for the weekend, so he will be itching to bounce back from that – and will also have Thomas Lambert and Wil Carpenter to deal with on the track!

Also keep an eye out for the J3 guns from 2020, Clay Burnett, Seth Carpenter, Oliver Pitchford and Max Midwinter (currently 7^th in J4 at the AORC), as they look to try and grab the #1 plate for juniors here in SA in 2021.

The Junior Women’s Class is also on offer for 2021, with Emily Lambert and SAMX gun, Emma Haylock, keen to get some rounds in, and with some quality competition, so the challenge is there to all of the SA Motocross & Enduro girls – get those entries in and get around the 2021 Championship.

SO, it’s time to fire up – round 1 entries are open and Coonalpyn is only a short month away – and one of the best things about the 2021 Championship; no rounds will require registered or permitted bikes – SO – motorcycles in motocross trim will be allowed!

With thanks to Bianca Smart Photography for the 2020 Championship series pics!

SART ROUND 1 HEADLINES ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND OF ACTION!

April 30, 2021 Filed Under: Coaches, Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, Trials

SART ROUND 1 HEADLINES ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND OF ACTION!

This weekend, tomorrow in fact, sees the 7 round South Australian Reliability Trials Championship kick into gear with the traditional ‘season opener’, the Gawler MCC’s Philip Haydon Reliability Trial, taking place out from the Marrabel Rodeo Grounds, with the first bike due to leave at 1.01pm, for a 2 lap, 6 hour-ish journey around the region, and with the final timed section to take place at the Rodeo Grounds, there will be action a-plenty without having to leave Main Control!

Round 1 sees 135 entries received, which coming out of the COVID year of 2020 is a great recovery, with the 22 sidecar entries leading the field away. And it’s a high quality field as well for the Series opener, led by Adam Wright, Damien Jenke and the evergreen, Rowan Pumpa in the outright solo battle to join the Philip Haydon honour roll!

The sidecars are also high quality, with multiple 24 Hour Trial winners, Max & Sam Hutchesson, Mark Launer & Tyson Rohrlach, Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller (with Adrian Rohrlach) and Hector Evans (with Shaun Buckley) leading the way!

The event is being fully catered by an amazing team led by Janet Hazel, who is doing it as an awesome fundraiser for the Kapunda High School Foundation, which helps disadvantaged students, so get behind it and grab some great food for a great cause!

Live timing will also be available at this event, head to www.sartchampionship.com, and also grab an event program at Main Control to get the riders list and directions to the spectator areas!

And here is the official welcome from Aaron Seifert, the president of the Gawler Motorcycle Club;

On behalf of the Gawler Motorcycle Club, I would like to welcome everyone to the 43rd running of the Phillip Haydon Reliability trial. After 42 consecutive years of our trial, last year’s event had to be cancelled due to some crazy virus getting in the way. We have picked up from last year’s event by running out of the Marrabel Rodeo Grounds.

We are now living in a new normal so please log into our QR codes, observe COVID safe practice where possible and follow our spectator guidelines.

The SA Reliability Trials Championship series would not be possible without generous landowners allowing us the ride their paddocks. We would like to thank Peter Dorrington, Greg Hampel, Nathen Rowett, Colin Menadue, Brendon Teague, Mark, Tim and Tony Prior, Ian Williams, Harvey and Sheryl Murray, Jim McInerney, James Huppatz, Peter Shulz and Mark Newmaan, who are our generous landowners. Also, thanks to Nathen Rowett and Luke Shulz for their involvement in the stage at the rodeo grounds which will be a high light for the spectators come the final stage at night.

A special thank you to Janet Hazel and her crew in the canteen, 100% of the takings are going to the Kapunda High School Foundation helping disadvantaged students. We have three spectator viewing areas this year, two of which are out on course and the final is at the rodeo grounds. We ask that everybody respects the wishes of the landowners by only leaving footprints and take all rubbish with you. Please use gates as entry to the properties and DO NOT RETURN TO RIDE.

Our event would not be possible without our huge team of volunteers. So as a rider if you see someone working hard to make things happen for the event go up and thank them, it might just bring you some good luck. A HUGE THANK YOU goes to all involved in making this event a possibility.

The Clare & Gilbert Valley have generously allowed us to run an event with the use of their dirt roads so please respect all road rules and speed signs. We need to thank First Care for keeping us safe and ACRM for their ongoing support with event communications.

Have a safe and enjoyable ride and here is hoping you can make it to the finish line. After the event stay around and enjoy the warmth of the fire whilst enjoying our fine food and refreshments.

Cheers, Anton Seifert

Club President

ALSO ON THIS WEEKEND;

ROUND 1, SOUTH COAST MXC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Hot on the heels of round 1 of the 2021 Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Store, this Sunday sees round 1 of the South Coast Club Championship happening at their Monarto venue.

Entries are still open through Ridernet, with camping onsite available on the Saturday night for the early Sunday start. Full canteen and bar will be in action all day – check out the Club’s socials for all the details, or shoot them a message and get around it.

The South Coast Club would like to thank the following members for their efforts in getting the event ready;

“Huge thank you to those who come out today to help get the track and facilities ready for Round 1 in 2 weeks.

Thanks to Robyn Kitchen, David Kitchen, Koby Kitchen, Matty Pfeiler, Scott Chapman, Dale Chadbourne, Simon John and Craig Bahnisch. Also thanks to the kids for helping around the track, with cleaning and weeding.

Thanks to Jeremy Bennett for prepping the start gates last weekend. Also Reece McArdle for grading the track during the week.”

AJS MTC COME & TRY PRACTISE DAY

For those wanting to give Trial a go, head down to Tungkillo this Sunday as the AJS crew will be holding a Ppractise day and a Come & Try Day, sign on from 9.00am for a 10.00am start. The event will be sign posted from the corner of Brinkworth Road and Hoads Fire Track, Tungkillo.

Event will be on Ridernet from today for licenced riders to enter, so shoot the AJS Club a message to register your interest.

Newcomers welcome – just bring your helmet, gloves and boots – registration can be done on the day.

DALLAS SKEER @ ROUND 2 OF THE 2021 AUSTRALIAN SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

April 28, 2021 Filed Under: News, Road Racing

DALLAS SKEER @ ROUND 2 OF THE 2021 AUSTRALIAN SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

The Kenny Blake Foundation scholarship recipient gives a rundown on his exploits at round 2 of the 2021 Australian Supersport Championship, read on ….

The pace continued over last weekend at Wakefield Park for the Australian Superbike Championship in Goulbourn NSW for round 2. Cold morning temps didn’t stop me from reaching new PB’s and coming away with some good results and showing what our small team is capable of.

Coming into winter means the mornings are quite chilly and Wakefield Park isn’t known for having the best surface. After testing there 2 weeks prior to the round we knew where we stood and what needed to be done and Friday practise went a little slower then I wanted. Being off the pace a little bit we were still able to put in some decent times to finish 5^th fastest for the day after making some small changes to the bike.

Saturday saw two 25 min qualifying’s where we had to run the same set of tyres over both sessions due to tyre restrictions. The first session didn’t go to plan as while on lap 2 running off track and into the gravel trap not quite making it out and dropping it. Luckily there was no damage and I was able to pick the bike up and get back to the pits. A quick check over with the team and back out to try and set a lap with fresh tyres still on. Even though the track was cold that morning the Pirelli tyres hooked up well but the slight get off at the start hindered me all session and I was able to put in a 59sec.771, 5^th fastest after 12 laps 1.2secs behind 1^st place. The second session wasn’t any better as I did the same lap time but also on the same tyres. Even though the track temperature was warmer later in the day this track requires new rubber to get the full amount of grip to put in solid lap. It was good to throw down multiple 59sec lap times and show some good consistency on worn tyres, similar to what they would be like in the final laps of racing. . So starting from the middle of the second row in 5^th gave me a good choice to if I go on the inside or outside into turn 1 off the start.

We arrived Sunday to a very foggy and wet track and did not do the 5 minute warm up a it wouldn’t have been worth anything as the track had only just dried up. So we looked to make up a position in the 16 lap races.

Race 1 was an eventful race after holding 5^th off the line but getting dropped back to 6^th into turn 2. After taking back 5^th place I started to close down to 4^th who had a few seconds gap. The there was a crash and the race got stopped and was to be reduced to 6 laps. I struggled to get into a comfortable rhythm and was in a group of 4 riders battling for fourth place for the 6 laps. Made a small mistake coming onto the straight on lap 3 and dropped to 6^th place and didn’t have time to make a move back until getting ran wide on the last corner getting pushed back to 7^th. I was able to catch up slightly with 2 laps to go but didn’t have time to line up a pass. Then the rider in front of me made a pass to take 5^th place and making the other guy run wide and crash out, giving me 6^th. Even though I would have liked to finish a little higher up I was happy to get back to my PB pace and move up one place to 6th in the championship after that race.

Race 2 went a little better for myself after getting slowed up by the riders in front at turn 1 and losing my run up the back straight of the track instantly dropping a second behind. Siting in 5th I had a few riders behind me that I was able to pull away from comfortably while doing consistent PB lap times of 59sec.443. By lap 13 out of 16 I was able to reel in the 3 second gap to 4^th place but just didn’t quite have enough laps to line up a pass. A last ditch attempt at turn 1 on the final lap saw me coming in to fast running wide losing half a second and had to settle for a close 5^th. This race was good for myself even though I was by myself for most of it as my lap times only varied by half a second over the 16 laps which is what got me closer to getting 4^th.

The weekend was a good weekend even though I would have liked to come away 4^th overall as the battle for 4^th is nearly if not more competitive as the race win at the moment in my class. I was able to move from 7^th to 5^th in the championship after this round only one point off 4^th. Every track we go to I’m able to beat my old PB and be on the old lap record pace. The front runners are doing ridiculously fast lap times that are way faster than the previous lap record. We aren’t quite there yet but getting closer, and with a 4 month break we hope to have the speed to fight for the podium!

Can’t thank Dad, Jase, Glen Richards enough for putting in the work at the track and home and all the great sponsors below that got me to where I am today.

Penrite Oils

Barry Francis Motorcycles

Trident tyre centre

Nolan Helmets Australia

Suzuki Motorcycles Australia

Nitron Suspension Systems

Suspensions R Us

Plus Racing Gear

Baker Group

JC Performance

Fly’s Moving Colour

Neville Lush Racing

TMA Racing

Pirelli

SpeedAngle

MSA

SA Plasterboard

Superbike Accessories

Mick Harrison Signs

Stef’s Transport

MB Automotive

Gino’s Pizza and Pasta bar

Australian Technical Rubber

The Ken Blake Festival of Motorcycling

Dekker Motor Body Builder

K&S Fuels

The Grinning Dingo

South East Welding Services

Sew Unique

Tim English

Bannister & Son

Southern Air Ag

South East Property Sales and Management

Unitech

Alexandria Council

INTRODUCING THE; VETERAN MOTORCYCLE COMPETITORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

April 28, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

Veteran Motorcycle Competitors Association of South Australia.

Message to ALL competitive motorcycle disciplines.

A more than friendly welcome to both male and female present and former competitors is extended to join our group. We meet for a pleasant sociable luncheon at the Morphett Arms Hotel every month from 11.30am to 1.30pm on the 1^st Tuesday with the exception of November (Melbourne Cup Day).

To join, applicants for Membership shall have been the holder of an approved Motorcycling Australia (formerly ACCA) ACU, or an FIM International License at least 25 years prior to the 31^st December of the preceding year of application for Membership.

Besides our monthly luncheon get together we convene our Annual General Meeting at the beginning of May and organize our end of year Annual Dinner Meeting around late October early November.

Our meagre once only joining fee of $5.00 plus an annual Membership payment of $5.00 will entitle you to our quarterly comprehensive News Letter.

For additional information contact can be made to either

Nip Kuerschner (Secretary) on 0418 854 565 nipper.nipper33@gmail.com or

Barrie Stroud (President) 0408 774 707 barriestroud@gmail.com

THE SAMX SERIES SET TO LAUNCH, WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF SUPPORT, WITH OVER $30,000 INVESTED INTO THE SERIES.

April 23, 2021 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

THE SAMX SERIES SET TO LAUNCH, WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF SUPPORT, WITH OVER $30,000 INVESTED INTO THE SERIES.

EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS showed their ongoing commitment to the series, securing the Series Naming Rights sponsorship in a lucrative 2 year deal which will see the business investing over $16K in this period – well surpassing their previous support of the series after a long negotiation.

And, the MSA and SAMX Teams are excited to announce a second major partnership for the 2021 Eagles Trailers, Campers and Caravans series, welcoming AMX Superstores as the Presented By partner, with AMX one of Australia’s largest motorcycle accessory retailers. We thank AMX STORE signing on for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. AMX STORE support is totalling $14K including round by round helmet and tyre giveaways, participation prizes, track side sales and much more.

A focus going forward is to continue to establish and build on the strong alignment between our sponsors and the sport, and BUTLERS MECHANICAL SERVICES and TITANIUM SECURITY AUSTRALIA are undoubtedly the greatest example of this.

BUTLERS MECHANICAL SERVICES continue to raise the bar and their increased pledge into the series in 2021 secured the Naming rights for the Woman’s Class with TITANIUM SECURITY AUSTRALIA supporting the Junior Girls Classes. Titanium Security Australia are a financial supporter as well as providing various communication solutions for our officials and medical at all the events.

GBF CLOTHING is new sponsor of the series and also support local SA Riders. GBF have financially invested in the series as well as committing to 15 Seniors Clothes Packs and 5 Junior GBF Good Sport Clothes packs, valued at over $1500. Look out for their clothing display at each round of the SAMX Championship!!!

BANKS RACE DEVELOPMENT has also jumped on in support of SAMX Series and will be supporting riders with Coaching, Engine and Suspension servicing and performance modifications.

KESSNERS MOTORCYCLES and COAST POWERSPORTS continue their long association with motorsport in general and continue to provide the industry over 70 years of experience between the two outlets north and south of Adelaide.

“This is an incredible result and testament to the commitment of our Sponsoring Partners going forward. The heavy financial investment and 2 year commitment from EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS and AMX Stores in particularly provides the series genuine stability and the extraordinary investment has generated some serious momentum into the 2021 season ”

Motocross SA Sports Manager

Clint Gow-Smith

TROY Series SA 2021 KICKS UP THE DUST AT VICTOR

April 20, 2021 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

TROY Series SA 2021 KICKS UP THE DUST AT VICTOR

Trials SA’s TROY Series SA 2021 kicked off last weekend at Victor Harbor with 44 riders, including 6 newbies, taking up the challenge amongst the yakka bushes and up and around the waterfall.

Run by the AJS MTC, this, now, traditional season starter saw our Australian representative Connor Hogan show his world class by streeting the field to set the lowest score of the day on the hardest line, Trial 1, with Haydon Barwick celebrating his ‘first’ ride as a senior resulting with a win in the Trial 2 Class, leading home Alex Cowan and Grant Stephen.

Trial 3 was a battle of youth verses experience, with experience getting the better on the day, Aaron Long, Brenton Hogan and Stephen Rees keeping Dan Fraser and the Yiatrou siblings, Lillie & Alex at bay.

With Trial allowing juniors to compete in senior competition (only 1 bike in a section at a time), Trial 4 saw juniors Hayden Eardley and Carl Henschke finish either side of Josh Fraser (1st year out of juniors) for a very young podium. Special mention here also to juniors Charlotte Cowan and Hayley Stephen for taking on the challenge of the blue line, with this being Hayley’s first ride in the senior classes.

In the 2 junior classes, there was some new blood showing their wares, with Kody & Bailey Irrgang and Brett Schiller mixing it with the established stars of the future! Kody was 2nd to Australian Champion Harry Petersen in Junior A, while Bailey led home Cameron Stephen and Chelsea Long in Junior B.

In Trial 5, formally known as the Clubman Class, the ‘old stagers’ in Chris Schultz, Kieran Hill and Martin Whitaker took up from where they left off last year in leading home Jasmine Tarrant and Matt Petersen.

Said AJS Club President, Kieran Hill about the weekend, “Big thanks to all officials & section setters at Sundays Frank Tuck Trial, the first round of this years TROY Series, very happy with the event & weekend as a whole, 44 riders had a great time riding a good mix of sections, with perfect weather there was a great atmosphere around Vics awesome camp fire. Well done team!”

The Frank Tuck Trial 2021 results;

TROY Series SA 2021 – points after round 1;

Trials SA Star Awards – after event 1;

The Series now moves onto round 2, the 48th running of the Keyneton MCC’s Mountain Man Trial on June 20th, to be held in, or near the Barossa Valley – the exact venue will be released when entries open in May.

Before then though, the Keyneton MCC will be running the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar trophy on May 16th (entries are OPEN), and the AJS MTC will be running their iconic Peter Sparkes Trophy event on June 6th at Tungkillo – so 2 great events to keep your feet up, before TROY resumes in mid June!