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RESULTS – 2022’S SAMX KING OF THE GULF!

Filed Under: Motocross, News

Port Pirie Motorcycle Club hosted the 2022 King of the Gulf event on the 16th and 17th of April, with some incredible riding across the weekend across four main events : King of the Gulf, the SA Women’s Cup, Prince of the Gulf and Classic King of the Gulf.

Huge congratulations to everyone who got to the podium during the event – details and results below.

2022 King of the Gulf

Pos No Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 24 Brett METCALFE 25 25 25 25 100
2 84 Siegah WARD 22 20 22 22 86
3 18 Mitchell NORRIS 20 22 20 20 82
4 22 Matt CLARKE 16 18 16 18 68
5 7 Kai NEWBOLD 18 16 15 16 65
6 65 Joshua TILBROOK 14 14 18 14 60
7 71 Ricky GIRDWOOD 10 15 13 15 53
8 101 Scott WATTS 13 13 12 12 50
9 35 Riley PITMAN 12 12 14 10 48
10 41 Kenny ARMSTEAD 11 11 11 13 46
11 560 Jordan DOCTOR 8 10 9 11 38
12 188 Daniel ALLEN 9 9 10 9 37
13 33 Jack MCLEAN 15 15

 

2022 SA Women’s Cup

Pos No Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 5 Amy BARTSCH 25 25 25 25 100
2 129 Emma HAYLOCK 22 22 20 22 86
3 24 Aimee BUTLER 20 20 22 18 80
4 142 Melissa HOLMES 18 18 18 20 74
5 755 Tarja MORRIS 16 16 16 16 64
6 28 Chloe BARTON 15 15 15 14 59
7 257 Amy ASTON 14 14 14 15 57
8 16 Kara TURNER 12 13 13 13 51
9 773 Meg PITCHFORD 13 12 11 12 48
10 758 Charlotte BERRILL 11 11 12 11 45
11 405 Sharnee MULLER 10 10 10 10 40
12 7 Letitia MATTERS 9 9 9 9 36
13 427 Naomi FINDLAY 8 8 8 8 32

 

2022 Prince of the Gulf

Pos No Name R1 R2 R3 Total
1 56 Thomas LAMBERT 25 25 25 75
2 87 Wil CARPENTER 22 22 22 66
3 257 Marc RICHARDS 20 18 20 58
4 40 Ausin SHAW 18 20 18 56
5 43 Archie HINCKS 15 16 14 45
6 500 Brock DUANCE 14 15 15 44
7 777 Damian O’CALLAGHAN 16 14 12 42
8 95 Jesse HANSEN 13 12 16 41
9 713 Jaxon SIMUNOVIC 12 13 11 36
10 442 Harry GUY 11 11 13 35
11 323 Benjamin DIXON 10 10 10 30
12 888 Max HEINRICH 8 9 9 26
13 82 Kaden SCHILLER 9 8 7 24
14 47 Nicholas TILMOUTH 6 7 8 21
15 13 Keenan POLASKI 7 6 6 19
16 992 Heyley PUDNEY 5 5 5 15

 

2022 Classic King of the Gulf

Pos No Name Best Lap Pts
1 39 Scott ALKSNE 01:34.174 25
2 40 Trent SHAW 01:34.540 22
3 79 Warren CARROL 01:36.124 20
4 291 Joshua KNIGHTS 01:35.851 18
5 7 Kieren BELAMARIE 01:40.722 16
6 228 Otto SPURLING 01:42.925 15
7 3 Jeremy NANKIVELL (Retired Rider)

 

NEWS – 2022 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRIES OPEN NOW!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship

The official Championship poster for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores – has now been released – and with entries for MRA’s Club Series Round 1 topping 200, South Coast and Port Pirie going over 100 signatures for Come & Try and Ride Days, as well as good numbers riding the 2022 EP Series – and an expected 200+ at Pirie at Easter – this year’s Championship is shaping up to be one for the ages – so get those entries in!

For the 2nd year running, Motorcycling SA and the SAMX Committee is proud to announce that Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans are on board as the major partner, and will be joined in the naming of the event by AMX Superstores, and again, for the second straight year.

Also exciting is the Girls & Women’s Classes once again enjoying the support of Titanium Security Australia (juniors) and Butler’s Mechanical Services (senior), and we thanks them for their continued support of the girls and women in motocross – and if the Women’s Ride Days at South Coast and MRA are anything to go by, there may well be record numbers across the three (3) classes in 2022 – which would be awesome!

Also signing on to be great supporters of the 2022 Championship are GBF Clothing, Coast Powersports, Banks Race Development and Prestige Paving and Landscaping, and we do ask all riders to thank them for their continued support of this great Championship.

 

A full range of seven (7) senior and nine (9) junior Championship classes will be on offer, along with the 50cc 4-U9 Non Comp Class for the newbies to the sport, making for 17 classes of competition over the 2 days of racing at each of the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship.

JUNIOR CLASSES

  • 50cc Auto Non-Comp
  • 50cc Auto 7-U9 Years
  • 65cc 7-9 Years
  • 65cc 10-U12 Years
  • 85cc 2str/150cc 4str S/W 9-U12 Years
  • 85cc 2str/150cc 4str STD & B/Wheel 12-U16 Years
  • Girls 85cc 2str/150cc 4str 11-U16 Years
  • Girls 125cc 2str/250cc 4str 13-U16 Years
  • 100-125cc 2str 13-U16 Years
  • 122-150cc 2str/200-250cc 4str 13-U16 Years

 

SENIOR CLASSES

  • PRO MX 1
  • PRO MX 2
  • Expert All-Powers
  • Clubman All-Powers
  • Veterans 35-44 Years
  • Veterans 45+
  • Women All Powers

 

**Check the Championship sup regs for required entries to constitute a Championship class – and minimum entries must ALSO be attained at least 3 of the 4 rounds for the class to be an official Championship, and riders must START at least 3 of 4 rounds to be eligible for Championship awards:

 

THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP

2022 is certainly looking to be a huge year with numbers on the up across all events, and disciplines, so far, with most clubs seeing more and more new riders, as well as some returning after a few years – seems coming out of COVID lockdowns everyone is keen to throw a leg over and have a ride – which is awesome for the 2022 Championship!

What is also exciting is the number of young riders who are coming out of juniors and will be looking to challenge the established senior riders, and word is that there are a few senior riders already looking over their shoulders at the coming talent – Sunday’s racing could be top notch in 2022 for sure!

In the juniors, there are more than a few names across most classes that are being spoken of as possible podium place-getters in 2022, with round 1 certainly offering up more questions and unknowns than answers if pre-season ride days are anything to go by.

With that said, the 4 clubs that will be hosting the rounds in 2022 are certainly going to be in for some great action at their venues, and they are venues that are going to offer something different for each round, with the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship being;

Round Date Club Address
1 April 23 & 24 Motocross Riders Association 65 Wilkins Rd, Gillman
2 May 21 & 22 Riverland Junior Motorcycle Club 19695 Sturt Hwy, Old Calperum SA 5341
3 July 16 & 17 Port Pirie Motorcycle Club Port Broughton Road, Port Pirie SA 5540
4 August 27 & 28 Keith & Districts Motorcycle Club Andy Caldecott Park, Charles Well Rd, Keith

     

ENTRIES OPEN FOR EACH ROUND;

Entries for each round will open, with all entries to be through Ridernet – as per the sup regs, which are now up on the MSA website for all to view – and there are some changes for 2022, especially in regards cross entering and finalising of results, so best have a read beforehand.

Once entered, a copy of the sup regs, plus the self-scrutineering form will be emailed to everyone as well.

ROUND VENUE ENTRIES OPEN ENTRIES CLOSE LATE ENTRIES CLOSE
1 GILLMAN WED 30TH MARCH MONDAY 18TH APRIL WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL
2 Riverland Friday 22nd April Monday 16th May Wednesday 198h May
3 Port Pirie Friday 17th June Monday 11th July Wednesday 13th July
4 Keith Friday 29th July Monday 22nd August Wednesday 24th August

     

CAMPING

Camping facilities will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

CATERING

Canteen and any special catering (eg; Saturday night dinners) will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

VENUE ENTRY

Entry to the venues for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores, will be at the discretion of the host club. Competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for times and locations for venue entry.

 

 

EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS 2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS, presented by AMX SUPERSTORES – ROUND 1 ENTRIES OPEN 6.00AM WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH – THAT’S TOMORROW MORNING FOLKS!!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS 2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS, presented by AMX SUPERSTORES – ROUND 1 ENTRIES OPEN 6.00AM WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH – THAT’S TOMORROW MORNING FOLKS!!

Entries open through Ridernet for round 1 of the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores – tomorrow morning at 6.00am – with round 1 to be held at the Gillman Motocross Track, and will be hosted by the Motocross Riders Association.

For the 2nd year running, Motorcycling SA and the SAMX Committee is proud to announce that Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans are on board as the major partner, and will be joined in the naming of the event by AMX Superstores, and again, for the second straight year.

Also exciting is the Girls & Women’s Classes once again enjoying the support of Titanium Security Australia (juniors) and Butler’s Mechanical Services (senior), and we thanks them for their continued support of the girls and women in motocross  – and if the Women’s Ride Days at South Coast and MRA are anything to go by, there may well be record numbers across the three (3) classes in 2022 – which would be awesome!

A full range of seven (7) senior and nine (9) junior Championship classes will be on offer, along with the 50cc 4-U9 Non Comp Class for the newbies to the sport, making for 17 classes of competition over the 2 days of racing at each of the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship.

THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP

2022 is certainly looking to be a huge year with numbers on the up across all events, and disciplines, so far, with most clubs seeing more and more new riders, as well as some returning after a few years – seems coming out of COVID lockdowns everyone is keen to throw a leg over and have a ride – which is awesome for the 2022 Championship!

What is also exciting is the number of young riders who are coming out of juniors and will be looking to challenge the established senior riders, and word is that there are a few senior riders already looking over their shoulders at the coming talent – Sunday’s racing could be top notch in 2022 for sure!

In the juniors, there are more than a few names across most classes that are being spoken of as possible podium place-getters in 2022, with round 1 certainly offering up more questions and unknowns than answers if pre-season ride days are anything to go by.

With that said, the 4 clubs that will be hosting the rounds in 2022 are certainly going to be in for some great action at their venues, and they are venues that are going to offer something different for each round, with the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship being;

Round Date Club Address
1 April 23 & 24 Motocross Riders Association 65 Wilkins Rd, Gillman
2 May 21 & 22 Riverland Junior Motorcycle Club 19695 Sturt Hwy, Old Calperum SA 5341
3 July 16 & 17 Port Pirie Motorcycle Club Port Broughton Road, Port Pirie SA 5540
4 August 27 & 28 Keith & Districts Motorcycle Club Andy Caldecott Park, Charles Well Rd, Keith

It is exciting for this year’s Championship to be returning to Port Pirie for round 3, the first time in a few years the Championship has headed to Pirie, with the club doing many improvements to the venue in anticipation, and to all those who want to get some laps in beforehand, head up at Easter for their iconic Easter ‘King of the Gulf’ classic – with entries open as you read this!

Entries are also open for round 1 of the MRA Club Series that is being run this weekend – for all those who want to cut some laps of the round 1 venue – before round 1 – to see what MRA are going to have on offer!

2022 CLASSES

Here are the 2022 Classes being offered, along with the entry requirement for it to be an official Championship;

JUNIOR CLASSES

50cc Auto Non-Comp

50cc Auto 7-U9 Years                                                                      (Min 8 Entries)

65cc 7-9 Years                                                                                    (Min 8 entries)

65cc 10-U12 Years                                                                            (Min 8 entries)

85cc 2str/150cc 4str S/W 9-U12 Years                                      (Min 8 entries)

85cc 2str/150cc 4str STD & B/Wheel 12-U16 Years              (Min 8 entries)

Girls 85cc 2str/150cc 4str 11-U16 Years                                    (Min 6 entries)

Girls 125cc 2str/250cc 4str 13-U16 Years                                 (Min 6 entries)

100-125cc 2str 13-U16 Years                                                        (Min 8 entries)

122-150cc 2str/200-250cc 4str 13-U16 Years                          (Min 8 entries)

SENIOR CLASSES

PRO MX 1                                                                                           (Min 8 entries)

PRO MX 2                                                                                            (Min 8 Entries)

Expert All-Powers                                                                            (Min 8 Entries)

Clubman All-Powers                                                                       (Min 8 Entries)

Veterans 35-44 Years                                                                     (Min 8 entries)

Veterans 45+                                                                                     (Min 8 Entries)

Women All Powers                                                                         (Min 6 entries)

**Minimum entries must ALSO be attained at least 3 of the 4 rounds for the class to be an official Championship, and riders must START at least 3 of 4 rounds to be eligible for Championship awards:

ENTRIES OPEN FOR EACH ROUND;

Entries for each round will open, with all entries to be through Ridernet – as per the sup regs, which are now up on the MSA website for all to view – and there are some changes for 2022, especially in regards cross entering and finalising of results, so best have a read beforehand.

Once entered, a copy of the sup regs, plus the self-scrutineering form will be emailed to everyone as well.

ROUND VENUE ENTRIES OPEN ENTRIES CLOSE LATE ENTRIES CLOSE
1 Gillman Wed 30th March Monday 18th April Wednesday 20th April
2 Riverland Friday 22nd April Monday 16th May Wednesday 198h May
3 Port Pirie Friday 17th June Monday 11th July Wednesday 13th July
4 Keith Friday 29th July Monday 22nd August Wednesday 24th August

CAMPING

Camping facilities will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

CATERING

Canteen and any special catering (eg; Saturday night dinners) will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

VENUE ENTRY

Entry to the venues for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores, will be at the discretion of the host club. Competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for times and locations for venue entry.

All pics courtesy of Eric McConnochie – with thanks

 

ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE EASTER CLASSIC MOTOCROSS AT PORT PIRIE – THE KING OF THE GULF MEETING!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

ENTRIES ARE OEPN FOR THE EASTER CLASSIC MOTOCROSS AT PORT PIRIE – THE KING OF THE GULF MEETING!

Entries are now open for the annual Easter Classic Motocross at Port Pirie, the King of the Gulf meeting, which will be held on the Saturday & Sunday of Easter, April 16 & 17. Supp regs and all the details can be found on the MSA website’s supp regs page – and all riders can enter through their Ridernet profile.

Feature events at this traditional season opener for motocross will be the 2022;
KING OF THE GULF
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CUP
PRINCE OF THE GULF
CLASSIC KING OF THE GULF
events, with which day each event will be run listed in the supp regs! 

A full range of support classes will also be offered in what will be a great hit out in preparation for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Championships, & presented by AMX Superstores, which will kick off just 2 weeks later at Gillman – and will return to Port Pirie for round 3 later in the year (so get some track time in!)

Full canteen all weekend – so get around it as season 2022 kicks into gear at Pirie! 

CLASSES ON OFFER ARE;
JUNIORS

50cc Auto 4-U9yrs Demo

50cc Auto 7-U9yrs

65cc 7-U10yrs,

65cc 10-U12yrs

85cc 2stroke / 150cc 4stroke 9-U12yrs SW only

85cc 2stroke / 150cc 4 stroke 12-U16yrs BW & Std

100-125cc 2stroke 13-U16yrs

128-150 2stroke / 200-250cc 4stroke 13 – U16 yrs

SENIORS

CLUBMAN MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke,

CLUBMAN MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4stroke,

EXPERT MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke,

EXPERT MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4stroke,

PRO MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke

PRO MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4 stroke

VETERANS (35yrs & over) ALL POWERS

WOMEN ALL POWERS

CLASSIC

CLASSIC – 125cc Cup             125cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – 250cc Cup             250cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – 500cc Cup             263+cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – All Powers              Pre 75, Pre 78, EVO

POST CLASSIC – All Powers   Pre 85/Pre 90, Pre 95/P20

 

ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR RIDERS INDEED – MRA STARTS 2022 OFF WITH A BANG!

Filed Under: Coaches, Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship

ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR RIDERS INDEED – MRA STARTS 2022 OFF WITH A BANG!
The Motocross Riders Association are looking forward to a bigger and better year and for those who missed our announcement at their AGM, they have now launched their exciting new MRA Junior Development Program…
As part of their 2022 Club Membership, junior members have been invited to participate in our Junior Development program “MRA Rev Rookies“.
• Subsidised Coaching Sessions – All MRA junior club members have been invited to attend their multiple junior coaching days with Shane Metcalfe, with the costs for these days subsidised by the Club at a heavily discounted rate!! 
• AND  included is Free Merchandise for each participant
• And last but certainly not least, MRA are committed to supporting our riders entering the 2022 AJMX Australian Championships to be held in September/October – date TBA. This includes financial support and training opportunities leading up to the event!
Well, day 1 was run on January 16th to rave reviews, from the MRA Club, the coaching crew and riders and parents alike!
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Said Shane Metcalfe about the day, “As the main coach for the day and the club we put together a new kind of program which is very exciting, what the club is doing at the moment for its members and the sport is next to none, leading the way. To offer cheaper coaching days, putting merchandise together for participants, as well as putting aside days for this type of thing is unreal. For me we are trying something different also, each session will have a topic for the day, Sunday we went back to basics, the basics is very often overlooked by many but it is the most important part to making riders safer and better riders which is what we are aiming for here, help produce better riders, maybe not faster, but safer and more controlled.”

The 2nd date coming up is January 30th – for junior members aged over 12 years – and stay tuned for more dates to be announced throughout season 2022 – and a huge well done to all at MRA for making this happen in 2022.

 

Pics courtesy of Eric McConnochie

Here is a link to the whole album of great pics taken on the day by Eric; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2293422397464108&type=3