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9 EVENTS THIS WEEKEND – YEP, NINE, COUNT THEM! – HEADLINED BY THE EP SERIES FINALE AT KIMBA!

June 25, 2021 Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

9 EVENTS THIS WEEKEND – YEP, NINE, COUNT THEM! – HEADLINED BY THE EP SERIES FINALE AT KIMBA!

A bit spoiled for choice this weekend, with 9 events on, across 4-5 disciplines this weekend, headlined by the Finale’ of the 2021 EP Series at Kimba, but also with events in the Riverland, the metro area, the Murraylands and down the South East, seeing much of the state covered!

But, all eyes (or most anyway) will be on Kimba this weekend as they host the final of the EP Series for MX on Sunday. The EP (Eyre Peninsula) Series, now well over 10 years running, is a great compliment to the SA Championship series, and gives riders from the ‘Wild, Wild West’, a series to develop their skills without needing to drive 100’s of K’s each weekend to get quality competition – and a huge well done to all of the clubs, Whyalla, West Coast, Port Lincoln and Kimba!

AND; A GREAT OFFER TO THOSE HEADING TO KIMBA! To everyone who is heading to the final round of the 2021 EP Series at Kimba – THIS WEEKEND – here is a message from Vicki at the Kimba Gateway Hotel regarding meals!

“If you could please let people know that our meal service is between 6.00pm and 8.30pm and that all of the Menu is available to takeaway. Our phone number is 86 272 888 for any table bookings OR takeaway orders.”

Now – if you check out their socials and the pics of their food – their food looks awesome and we can’t thank them enough for looking after the SA motorcycling family!

https://www.facebook.com/kimbagatewayhotel

DANNY REILLY MEMORIAL FEATURE RACES RETURN THIS WEEKEND

The Tea Tree Gully MX VMX day features a special end of day events in memory of Danny Reilly. (From Nev Mitchell) Danny was a MX racer that myself and my mates all knew from our days living in Windsor Gardens, we all admired him. So having said that I hope we see plenty of entries. Below is a pic of some of the trophies for this weekend’s racing at TTG:

Remember the Vintage Class is up to & including Evolution bikes (so that’s Pre70, Pre75, Pre78, Evo), so if you bike is air cooled, non-linkage & drum brakes, then you’re in!!!

The junior class is for 125cc 2 stroke/250cc 4 stroke 13 – under 16 years of age as per the supp regs.

FYI, the bottle of red is not included but only there as a size reference of the trophies for you all to salivate over.

So who will get their name on the inaugural Danny Reilly Memorial Vintage MX shield (not pictured – it’s a surprise!)???

RIGHT – HERE IS THE RUNDOWN ON ALL OF THE EVENTS FOR THIS WEEKEND – AND A COUPLE OF REMINDERS AT THE END ABOUT ENTRIES BEING OPEN FOR A COUPLE OF EVENTS NEXT WEEKEND!

EP SERIES ROUND 4 – THE FINALE!

All roads lead to Kimba this Sunday 27th for the final round of the 2021 EP Series.

Track looks mint, weather should be great.

Just a few reminders from the organisers:

Registrations must be completed on Ridernet by 4.00pm Saturday – TOMORROW!

Caravan and Campers must NOT set up in the pit area, there is a designated area at the back for them

Gates open at 6.00am Sunday

CASH ONLY FOR THE WHOLE DAY

$30.00 FLAG FEE (optional) payable on day

Junior Scrutineering 7.00am

Seniors SELF Scrutineering

Sign-in @ 7.30am until 8.15am

Riders Brief 8.30am

Practice 8.45am

Racing immediately following practice

The Kimba MCC look forward to seeing you there for an awesome day!

SAVMX & DANNY REILLY MEMORIAL @ TEA TREE GULLY!

REMINDER…. Entries close 11.00pm this FRIDAY – TODAY!

Last year was a ripper day with perfect track and strongly supported by the riders.

This year’s track is looking to be the goods also! With the track crew out tending to it the last few weeks!

Don’t forget there are trophies for two groups on the day, 125/250 JUNIORS and VINTAGE up to Evolution Class.

If you are entering don’t forget to download self-scrutineering forms, 1 per bike.

Thanks in advance, from the TTG MXC committee

PS; HOW GOOD DOES THE TRACK LOOK – SEE ABOVE???

MORGAN MCC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Entries are open and close at completion of sign on SUNDAY morning!

Entries can be made on the day at Sign On or via Ridernet.

TIMETABLE:

Gates open 6.00am

Sign On 7.00am – 8.30am

Scrutineering 7.00am – 8.40am

Riders Briefing 8.45am – 9.00am

Practice Following riders briefing

Racing Begins at the conclusion of practice

Presentation will be approximately 15 minutes after completion of the last race of the day.

Presentations will be made to all the 50cc Demo riders’ and the top 3 finishers for each class.

RIDE DAYS;

MOUNT GAMBIER MCC RIDE DAY ROAD RACE

Road Race Ride Day at the brilliant Mac Park this Saturday, 26^th June.

Canteen open and contact Marg at Mac Park for all details!

MOTOCROSS RIDERS ASSOC. RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS

For those not heading to Kimba, Tea Tree Gully or Morgan for a racey weekend, head to Gillman for a Ride Day – Nationals quality track – kicks off at 7.00am with sign on.

Contact Anthony Slade for all the details.

KEYNETON MCC RPA RIDE DAY ENDURO / OFF ROAD

Enduro/Off Road Ride Day this Sunday 27th June at Starick Road, Cambrai.

Signing-on from 7:30am, bikes on track from 9:00am.

LEVIS MCC RPA RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

Levis MCC Club Ride Day this Sunday. With more lovely rain this week, we can now safely say that this weekend’s Ride Day will be held in prime conditions at ACUSA Park.

ARIEL MCC TRAIL RIDE TRAIL RIDE

The Ariel MCC have their 2021 Riverland Run on this weekend for Club members, contact the Club for all the details if interested in joining their club!

To contact any of the Clubs listed here, head to the Club directory on this website for all contact details for all clubs!

AND: ENTRIES ARE ALSO OPEN FOR;

AJS MTC THE CLASSIC TRIAL TRIAL

SUNDAY, JULY 4; The AJS MTC’s brilliant Classic Trial, for all of the old twinshock and classic trials irons from years past – enter through your Ridernet profile and get ready to head the prime venue at Tungkillo next weekend, with camping welcome on the Saturday night!

MUD N TARS MCC CLUB SERIES DIRT TRACK

SUNDAY JULY 4; Round 1 of the Mud N Tars MCC’s Dirt Track Series for 2021 and the start of the lead up to the 2021 SA Championships in November – Enter through Ridernet and get keen to go sideways!

ROUNDS 1 & 2 OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND; A BUSY ONE WITH 9 EVENTS ON THE GO!

June 4, 2021 Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, Speedway, State Championship, Trials

ROUNDS 1 & 2 OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND; A BUSY ONE WITH 9 EVENTS ON THE GO!

This weekend sees the final SA Championship Series for 2021, with the 2021 SAROC kicking off in the sands of Coonalpyn, and joining Road Race, Reliability & Motocross in the search for SA’s best of 2021.

Also on this weekend is a ‘’Special Event’ in Trial, the 46^th Peter Sparkes Trophy, as well as 2 Club Championship rounds at South Coast and Whyalla, plus a heap of Ride Days & RPA Days – read on for the lowdown and get those bikes out of the shed!

SAORC ROUNDS 1 & 2

Location: 5746 Dukes Hwy, Coonalpyn

Hosting Club: Gawler MCC

Acknowledgement: We would sincerely like to thank the support and hospitality of our landowners David and Karen Heinrich and family. We are very privileged to have access to a property like this and ask everyone to please treat it with respect

Cross-Country Format; Cross Country events will be conducted on a 15-30 minute marked course where competitors are required to race continuously for a minimum of 3 hours for seniors and 2 hours for juniors. Riders start as a class, each class separated by 1 minute intervals. A designated refueling area is available and all refueling and mechanical work is carried out in this area. The first lap is an escorted sighting lap of the course prior to commencement of the race. Juniors compete at different times to the above classes and the length of their competition will also vary. The race will finish at 3 hours (based on the last class to start finishing time) unless otherwise directed by the Clerk of Course. To be a finisher a competitor must have completed at least 75 percent of the laps of the winning rider in their class. The cross country format rewards riders with consistency and endurance.

The course consists of open flowing tracks with soft sandy loam, scrubby mallee with sand. All competitors are to follow the marked course which is identified by arrows and bunting. The length of each lap is approximately: JJ & J1 – 6.1Km J2-J4 & Senior – 20.6Km

Entry for spectators is free – but please QR Code and take in all relevant COVID-19 restrictions.

SATURDAY TIMETABLE: Cross Country Format

07:45 am JJ & J1 Race (including Sight Lap) 1.5hr*

09.45 am J2 – J4 Race (including Sight Lap) 2hr*

12:00 pm Senior Race (including Sight Lap) 3hr*

*all times are approximate and may be varied by the COC. It is expected that racing will conclude at approximately 3:30pm

SUNDAY TIMETABLE: Cross Country Format

08:00 am JJ & J1 Race 1hr*

09:30 am J2 – J4 Race 1.5hr*

11:30 am Senior Race 2.5hr*

*all times are approximate and may be varied by the COC It is expected that racing will conclude at approximately 2:30pm

TIMING / SCORING

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the screens on the timing caravan will not be available at this round. Times can be viewed from your phone throughout some of the venue by following the following steps.

1) Connect to the “SAORC_Results” wifi network

2) Go to https://results.saoffroadchampionships.com/

3) Browse results

WELCOME:

On behalf of the Gawler Motorcycle Club, I would like to welcome everyone to the first two rounds of the 2021 Nitschke Energy SA Off Road Championships.

We are now living in a new normal so please log into our QR code, follow COVID-19 safe where possible and follow our spectator guidelines.

The Gawler MCC was formed in 1925 to cater for early 24 Hour Trial events. We are a proud club with a decorated history of producing elite riders in all disciplines of motorcycle racing. The club has hosted many SAORC rounds in the past with several of them being voted best rounds of the series, we are planning not to disappoint with our return to the Coonalpyn district.

SAORC would not be possible without the generous landowners who allow us to use their properties to enjoy our sport. None more the Heinrich family. David and Karen have welcomed us back bigger and better. There assistance in preparation and hosting club members whist setting up the event is much appreciated by all of us. We need to think our land owners and leave only footprints and ruts and not our rubbish when we leave.

We are returning to the runway paddock from 2014 with many new tracks linking old tracks to create a 21km cross country loop. Jordan and Todd Heinrich have put in a huge effort to create this awesome loop, so we must all thank them when we bump into them throughout the weekend. If you see a plane flying round, there’s a good chance one of them is taking a lucky punter for a joy flight. Gawler MCC thanks the Heinrichs for their continued support.

Many local businesses are needed to make the weekend as comfortable as possible for us all, so I would like to thank:

Nicks Gourmet Kitchen for catering

Mrs Sippy for the coffee truck

JB Hire for the toilets

Jason Rumpling for shower hire

Gawler MCC have jumped in at the 11th hr to host rounds 1/2 of the SAORC. With a little over 6 weeks preparation for this event we must thank Andrew Krieg and Peter Stevens for their drive and enthusiasm in helping to keep the series alive. We could not host these rounds without the army of volunteers from our great club. Many people help throughout the event, sometimes too many to thank personally. From the track markers to the event pack up crews and all in between we thank you very much for a great event.

Hope all riders a safe and enjoyable ride over the weekend

Cheers

Anton Seifert

Club President

THE PETER SPARKES TROPHY TRIAL

This weekend also sees the AJS MTC running one of their premier events, the 46^th Peter Sparkes Trophy Trial, named after their Life Member, and Motorcycling SA’s Life Member, Peter Sparkes, and through the years has been won by some amazing sidecar trials teams.

To be held on a new ‘playground’ at Tungkillo on Sunday, and starting at 9.00am, for those who would like a lazy walk around the rocks to watch some of SA’s, and Australia’s, finest exponents of Trial, this will be the day for you. Bring a picnic lunch and sit under one of the majestic gum trees and watch the action from up close!

Like the SAORC, entry is free to spectators, but please QR Code and take in all relevant COVID-19 restrictions.

CLUB EVENTS:

South Coast MXC Club Rounds, round 2

Whyalla MCC Club Round

Free entry and full canteen facilities.

RIDE DAYS:

SATURDAY:

Tea Tree Gully

9.00am-3.00pm

$30.00 for all our members, $40 for non-members, $40.00 one day license available

Want to become a member?? Go to Ridernet and follow the links!

$120.00 for a family of 4 (x2 over 18 + children under 18); or $80.00 for a single membership!

SUNDAY:

Port Augusta

Please note; If you can please bring cash. We are getting an EFTPOS machine but unlikely it will be here before the 6th but we’ll have for the next ride day.

SRA – Gillman

Gillman Speedway Winter Practices Starts this Sunday June 6th, Gates Open 8.00am Entry $10.00, Practice from 10.00am

Rider Fee: Member $30.00 Non Member $40.00 Pee Wee $20.00

Canteen and Bar Open. One Day Licences Available

ALL Classes WELCOME: Senior & Junior solo/sidecar, Classic’s, Pee Wee & 50’s, ALL Flat Track Classes and TQs

EVERYBODY ENTERING THE VENUE IS REQUIRED TO SCAN OR SIGN COVID CONTACT TRACING

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA RIDE DAYS:

Adelaide Hills – Hartley Ride Day

Contact Ben Brereton, 0433 012 312, for any and all details about this event.

Keith & Districts MCC

KDMCC RPA day

Sunday 6th June @ Andy Caldecott Park

Riding: 9.00am

Entry cost – Member Junior $20.00 Senior $25.00

Non-Members Junior $35.00 Senior $40.00

**You are NOT required to hold an annual licence nor purchase a one event licence for Ride Park Australia events, for further information please visit https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/rpa

All riders will be in groups according to ability not age. As a family orientated club, we will make sure (no matter what experience you have) everyone has the chance to enjoy our awesome track here at Andy Caldecott Park!

BBQ facilities available, BYO meat/food and utensils and social distance while using.

There will be a WORKING BEE @ 9am on Saturday 5th June prior to RPA Day, general tidy up & rock pick.

If you require any further information, please call Buff on 0419 845 941

A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

May 28, 2021 Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, Speedway

A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

After the postponement of the PRO MX Nationals this weekend due to the latest COVID-19 lockdown over the border, this weekend has suddenly become a get back out on the bike and enjoy a Ride Day, or a Come & Try Day, or a Dirt Track blast, or scrape your knee type of weekend!

Below is who and what is open this weekend now – including a chance to ride the MX Nationals prepared track at Gillman on Sunday – contact the clubs through their socials – or through the Club Directory on this website for all the relevant details!

And also not forgetting – MSA’s ACUSA Park in the hills will also be open on Sunday – 2 motocross tracks, enduro loop, juniors track, dirt track for the youngest riders, fully catered – a great family friendly atmosphere!

Get those bikes out of the shed and get riding – and after the rains this week, the off road tracks should be getting into some mint conditions!

Here’s the rundown!

SATURDAY 29^TH MAY

PORT PIRIE MCC COME & TRY DAY MOTOCROSS

Rob has been out working the track and it is absolutely prime after the rains this week so we are going to run a come and try day this Saturday. Track open from nine until about four. $15 come and try $25 licenses riders. No food at the canteen only drinks sorry. No water will go on the track on the day but we have had about an inch of rain this week so should be wet enough.

MOUNT GAMBIER MCC RIDE DAY ROAD RACING

Another great weekend coming up. Ride Day Saturday 29. Weather looking awesome.

On Sunday, working bee. Please bring a shovel or spade. We plan on doing the edges around the track. Easy work if there are enough of us. We look forward to seeing you all.

SUNDAY 30^TH

MUD N TARS ROUND 1, DIRT TRACK SERIES DIRT TRACK

Dirt Trackers – Race Day is this Sunday at Day Road. PLEASE pre-enter, even if you want to pay on the day. You can enter via Ridernet. The link is on our website www.mudntars.com

They are also having a working Bee on Saturday at 13 Day Rd, Victor Harbor. The track and surrounds needs a bit of a tidy up. Wade has a list of jobs. Bring along anything you would normally bring to a working bee. The track looks excellent so we only need to concentrate on the surrounds, pit and parking areas and around the buildings. Members, get your working bee card signed and after 3 being marked off, you get a free entry at a Mud N Tars Ride Day!

SOUTH COAST RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS

With the unfortunate news that the PRO MX has been postponed, we will now be open this Sunday! 8:30am – 2:30pm. Entries on the day, and via Ridernet. Last time to get some practice in before our Round 2 SCMX Club Day – June 6th

Member – $30.00, Non-member – $40, One day licence – $35, EFTPOS and Cash Available

CLARE MCC RPA RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD

Registrations now open on Ridernet. To enter sign into Ridernet using the rider’s Ridernet login. Members required to run the day. You must be a current member. If you want any more info please call Jo 0419393906

MSA / ACUSA PARK RPA RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

GET KEEN! Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am! With more lovely rain this week, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be held in prime conditions! Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

MOTOCROSS RIDERS ASSOC. RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS

Track will be open Sunday 8.00am till 2.00pm Great opportunity to ride a track that’s prepped and ready for national event.

$30.00 members $40.00 non-members, $35.00 one day licence, EFTPOS only

*Please make sure you stay on the track, please do not ride on the infield.

*Please enter and exit from some spot as we don’t want to spend all this time fixing the infield up.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 29^TH & 30^TH

ARIEL MCC RIDE DAY OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

Ariel MCC of South Australia – Social Dirt Bike Riding Club: The Ariel club is all about having a great time with mates and riding Dirtbikes – contact the Club for all details about this weekend ride.

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

May 13, 2021 Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

The first event in SA motorcycling history to have the girls and women headline the event, the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy for Trial, hosted by the Keyneton MCC headline a huge weekend of action, across many disciplines of the sport.

Being run on Long Gully Road at Angaston from 9.00am Sunday, this event also features free entry for spectators, who will be able to wander around between the sections and watch some of SA’s awesome trials talent.

Leading the way is current Australia #2 (2019) in Open Women and Junior Women U13, Lillie Yiatrou and Charlotte Cowan, with Lillie also a 2 time Australian representative, and the reigning MSA Rising Star. Also in the field is 2018 Australian U13 Champion, Alisha Harry and Under 11 #1 from 2019, Ashley Barwick, again showing how much SA leads the country in Junior Women.

And due to the nature of Trial, and only 1 bike on the course (section) at one time, juniors can compete in senior classes in direct competition, with the Sport Women (formally C Grade) Class being made up of all junior riders, Charlotte, Alisha and Hayley Stephen.

At the other end of the field, look for the Long sisters, Chelsea & Cadance, both riding in Junior B Girls in their first SA Women’s Cup in 2021, and with dad, Aaron, and grandfather, David, also in the field, it shows that Trial is very much a family affair!

The Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy will also feature a number of female passengers, led by 2016 Australian Champion, Melissa Rogers, onboard with Steve Rees, the very team that won the Australian Championship in 2016. Look out also for the husband & wife team of Adrian & Tanya Harry, and the father & daughter team of Greg & Anna Rogers (who are having their first ride together).

There will also be a full field of support classes in action, led by Trial 1 riders, and Australian Champions, Connor Hogan (and Trial2 World Championship competitor & multi time Australian representative) and Haydon Barwick, along with juniors Hayden Eardley (2018 U13 Australian Champion) and Carl Henschke taking it on in the senior classes, and a heap of junior riders in action as well – there will be something for everyone to watch!

Although there is free entry for spectators, there is no catering for this event, so bring a picnic lunch and sit under one of the many gum trees to watch the action.

The event will also be preceded by a Come & Try Day on the Saturday – at the same venue – from 10.00am to 4.00pm, mainly for the girls and women, but open to all.

ALSO ON – MOTOCROSS, SIDECAR-CROSS, ENDURO, ROAD RACE, ACUSA PARK, RIDE PARKS – IT’S ALL HAPPENING

Also on this weekend there are a number of Clubs around the state that have gates open – check out the list below, but a couple of highlights are;

The opening round of the ASA Sidecar-cross & Quads Series at Murray Bridge, and,
The opening round of Mud N Tars Club Series, which also features the Slur feature race, a 30 minute moto – with the Parawa Track looking awesome for this weekend’s event.

Entries for both of these events, and many others, are still open, so get around it and get out and support the clubs doing the hard yards preparing their venues – see the pics below of the awesome track prep at Parawa!!

For those who like sliding their knees around corners – head out to Mallala this Sunday for another great Ride Day – and you never know, you may like it so much, that a competition license becomes you and you get racing!

Here is the full list for the weekend!

CLUB EVENTS

SUNDAY, 16^TH MAY

MUD N TARS ROUND 1 PARAWA

Don’t forget to get your entries in for Parawa round 1 this Sunday (16-05-21) Online entries close Friday PM, and they still need more entries for the event to be awesome!! Weather is looking unreal which should make for perfect conditions on a fully prepped track. Hope to see you all there. Enter at Ridernet or via www.mudntars.com

ASA ROUND 1 MURRAY BRIDGE

The 2021 Sidecar & Quad Series – Round 1 is on this Sunday at Murray Bridge!

If you haven’t done so, get your entries in now https://bit.ly/3ba4UWr

We’d also love to see more juniors out and about on the track! They are the future of the sport we all know and love and some solo classes have also been added for the event.

MORGAN ROUND 3 MORGAN

Round 3 of the Morgan Club Championship have entries open and will once again cater to the young and old, with all the usual – enter through your Ridernet profile and head to the Morgan for another great day of racing!

WHYALLA – ENDURANCE WHYALLA

Come on out for a ride on a marked out enduro track and camp the night, entries available on the day, check out the Whyalla socials for all the details and who to contact.

RIDE DAYS

SATURDAY 15^TH MAY

TEA TREE GULLY TEA TREE GULLY

The TTG MCC are running a Ride Day on Saturday, at the Tea Tree Gully MX Track – Para Valley Drive, Tea Tree Gully, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well

SUNDAY 16^TH MAY

CAFNIX MALLALA

Hey knee scrapers ……. head out to Mallala Sunday for another awesome day of wearing the knee scrapers out! Cafnix have done their bit and begged got more track time for all, so if you’re keen Pre Book, your fee is refundable or transferable if you don’t ride. Follow the link to book; https://mallala.rezdy.com/…/mallala-motorsport-park…

PORT LINCOLN PORT LINCOLN

10:00 am – 3:00 pm *** PLEASE NOTE *** TRACK WILL NOT BE PREPPED *** EFTPOS AVAILABLE FOR SIGN INS

CANTEEN AVAILABLE (Hot dogs, snags, drinks, lollies) CASH ONLY PLEASE

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA

SUNDAY 16^TH MAY

CLARE MCC George Wade Ride Park – Bennys Hill Road, Clare contact, John Barry 0418 802 890

ADELAIDE HILLS Barthwicks Property – Tungkillo, Tungkillo contact; Ben Brereton 0433 012 312

AND OF COURSE – ACUSA PARK IS ALSO OPEN FOR A RIDE DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2021!

Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am!

With this lovely rain over the past day or so, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be going ahead!

Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

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!

TEAM SA – RIPPING IT UP AT ROUNDS 1 & 2 OF THE 2021 AORC!

April 19, 2021 Filed Under: Enduro, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC

TEAM SA – RIPPING IT UP AT ROUNDS 1 & 2 OF THE 2021 AORC!

A large team from South Australia headed over the border for last weekend’s opening 2 rounds of the 2021 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship, presented by MXstore, at Golden Beach, Victoria, which saw Australia’s best senior and junior talent on display for the season starters.

14 South Australia’s fronted the starter, made up of 4 junior and 10 senior riders, including expat Will Price, who now resides in Victoria.

To say that Team SA left their mark on the sandy and dry and dusty conditions would be a slight understatement, as after the dust had settled, Oliie Gear (J2) and Peter Rudd (EM – Masters) are leading the Australian Championship chase – a huge well done to them both, and we look forward to following their progress as the Championship unfolds!

Also in the chase for AORC honours with top 10 finishes are;
Rowan Pumpa, 4th overall in Vets – Veterans
Will Price, 5th overall in E1
Alex Krieg, 6th overall in EJ
Chloe Barton, 6th in EW – Women
Max Midwinter, 7th in J4 Cooper Shiedow, 8th in E2
Luke Bunnik, 9th in E3

Davey Gear was also well in the mix in the J3 Class, until crashing out of 3rd place on day 1 put him out for the rest of the weekend! Look out at the next round though!

Full results;

The Team SA comraderie was also out in full force, with a great support team looking after all of the riders over the weekend, in the pits and cheering them on to the great results gained!

Some of the riders are now looking towards round 1 of the 2021 SA Motocross Championships this coming weekend at Gillman, while some will be looking to round 1 of the 2021 Tri-Series on May 9th at Eden Valley, the Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2021 South Australian Off Road Championship on June 5th & 6th at Coonalpyn, before heading to Kyogle in NSW over the weekend of July 17 & 18 for rounds 3 and 4 of the 2021 Australian Off Road Championship.

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