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PRESS RELEASE – CONFIRMATION OF DATES – 2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS & 2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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

With a number of off season issues to work through, and with a clash of dates for both Championships, Motorcycling SA can now CONFIRM the following dates for both, Motocross and Enduro for 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2023 South Australian Motocross Championships will be run over 4 rounds;

Round 1                                             April 29 & 30                    Gillman                                 Motocross Riders Association

Round 2                                            May 20 & 21                      Renmark                              Riverland Junior Motorcycle Club

Round 3                                           August 5 & 6                      Monarto                               South Coast Motocross Club

Round 4                                          September 9 & 10              Gillman                                 Motocross Riders Association

Presentation Night                        October 14                         TBC                                        Motorcycling SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2023 South Australian Off Road Championships will be run over 6 rounds;

Round 1                                         June 17                                ACUSA Park                        Juventus Motorcycle Club

Round 2                                        June 18                                ACUSA Park                        Juventus Motorcycle Club

Round 3                                       July 29                                  TBC                                       Keith & Districts Motorcycle Club

Round 4                                      July 30                                  TBC                                       Keith & Districts Motorcycle Club

Round 5*                                    August 26                             Keyneton                             Keyneton Motorcycle Club

Round 6*                                   August 27                             Keyneton                              Keyneton Motorcycle Club

* running alongside AORC rounds 7 & 8

Presentation Night                  September TBC                   TBC                                       Motorcycling SA  

 

Please stay tuned for more announcements regarding Championship sponsors, as well as the opening date for entries – with round 1 of SAMX entries scheduled to open on March 27th – so in just over 4 weeks time!

 

Entries for all rounds of both Championships will be through Ridernet only – and NO entries will be accepted after (late) entries have closed.

 

In regards sponsors, and sponsorship options – there are still a number of options available for both Championships, so if you are keen to join one, or both, of SA motorcycling’s most exciting Championship series, please contact the MSA office, (08) 8332 9000 to get all the details.

IMPORTANT NEWS – CLINT GOW-SMITH HAS STEPPED DOWN AS MOTOCROSS SPORTS MANAGER

Filed Under: Motocross, News

It is with sincere regret that Motorcycling SA need to announce that Clint Gow-Smith has stepped down as the SA Motocross Sports Manager, effective immediately.

The main point of contact for all motocross questions, in the short term, will be the MSA Office, (08) 8332 9000.

Clint says he thought long and hard about this decision, “This decision does not come easily as you all know my passion ran deep for this sport. Moving back to Roxby Downs has made it even more difficult and the Sports Manager needs to be seen and heard and the move away from Adelaide has left me well and truly out of (the loop).”

“Thank you for the last two years guys and girls, but if I feel I cannot do something at 100%, then it’s not fair on me, or the families that support it to do it without the same passion and drive I once had. I wish MSA and the next Sports Manager all the very best with what lies ahead.”

The Motorcycling SA Board and the motocross and wider motorcycling community of SA would like to thank Clint for his drive and passion over the past 2 years, and would wish him well going forward, and do hope to see him around the sport in the future.

The Staff and the Motorcycling SA Board are committed to ensuring that the SA Motocross Championship Series and motocross in general are supported until a solution to the current vacancy is found.

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE :-MOTOCROSS 2023 – GETTING BIGGER & BETTER EACH YEAR!

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

The 2023 Motocross season is going to be another huge year, to say the least, especially as many of the Clubs are yet to put in their Club dates – due in part to waiting for the calendar to be released – and so those clubs can start their planning – here is the 2023 calendar – as it stands on December 20 2022.

As you can see below, the options to smash berms in 2023 is going to be huge, with the Sports Manager still putting together the 2023 SAMX Championship, building on the brilliant numbers that entered the 2022 Championship. With this in mind, there is still a round to be finalised, but the 4 weekend dates have been set to put in the diary.

Stay tuned early in 2023 for the release of the formats for, and a huge and exciting announcement (press release) regarding the 2023 Championships. This announcement is still in the finalising stage, but rest assured, it is pretty exciting for the future of the Championship going forward!

Please also keep in mind that there will be no round in July in 2023 – due to the AJMX being held in the July School Holidays at Alice Springs – seems like a great sport for the motocross side of Team SA to spend the holidays really!

         Amy Bartch (Below)                                                                            Lara Wedge & Brian Anthony (Below)

The Tea Tree Gully MCC are also gearing up for a huge 2023, with not only their Club rounds set, but also, they are excited to be hosting the 2023 SA Historic Scramble Championships (SA-VMX) in September, so time to dust the old machines off as TTG will put on a huge show.

Meanwhile, over in the ‘wild, wild west’, the series that compliments the SAMX Championship so well year after year, the EP Series (Eyre Peninsula) will once again be run, kicking off the year for a lot of riders in Port Lincoln, before heading to Ceduna and Whyalla, before the finale in Kimba in June.

Keep an eye out also for 2 special events – as always, the annual Easter trek to Port Pirie for the, now, iconic King of the Gulf meeting, which will also feature the prince and Classic King of the Gulfs, as well as the SA Women’s Cup for motocross over the weekend.

Speaking of women, South Coast are very excited to be holding the first ever ‘female only’ Ladies Race Day, at Monarto on March 5 – keep an eye out on the South Coast socials for all the details on that one!

PLUS – just look below – Come N Try Days, Ride Days aplenty – and – 5 Club series dates already locked in – it’s seriously going to be a huge year for motocross in SA.

And now – here is the 2023 SA Motocross calendar – as of right now!

SA #1 Brett Metcalf (Below)

 

Pic Below (from top): #54 Jayden Minerds, #5 Wil Carpenter, #59 Tomi Doble, #5 Emily Lambert, 

and #58 Dylan Gromball 

2023 SA Motocross Championships                                 

April 29 & 30 – Round 1 @ Gillman (MRA)

May 20 & 21 – Round 2 @ Renmark (Riverland)

August 5 & 6 – Round 3 @ Monarto (South Coast)

September 9 & 10 – Round 4 @ TBC

October 14 – Presentation Night @ TBA

 

2023 SA Historic Championships (SA-VMX)

September 17 @ Tea Tree Gully

 

2023 EP (Eyre Peninsula) Series                                                                                 

March 5 – Round 1 @ Pt Lincoln

March 26 – Round 2 @ Ceduna

May 7 – Round 3 @ Whyalla

June 25 – Round 4 @ Kimba

 

Special Events

March 5 – Ladies Race Day @ South Coast

April 8 – King of The Gulf @ Port Pirie

April 9 – SA Women’s Cup @ Port Pirie

Come N Try Days

February 26 – Come N Try @ Renmark

April 2 – Come N Try @ Renmark

April 16 – Come N Try #1 @ Parawa

May 28 – Come N Try #2 @ Parawa

July 23 – Ladies Come N Try @ Morgan

 

Ride Days

April 16 – Mud N Tars @ Parawa #1

May 28 – Mud N Tars @ Parawa #2

July 23 – Mud N Tars @ Parawa #3

August 6 – Mud N Tars @ Parawa #4

September 17 – Mud N Tars @ Parawa #5

 

2023 Club Series

Morgan

March 19 – Round 1

April 10 – Round 2

May 28 – Round 3

June 25 – Round 4

August 27 – Round 5

September 24 – Round 6

 

Motocross Riders Association (Gillman)

March 19 – Round 1

April 16 – Round 2

August 13 – Round 3

 

Mud N Tars

May 7 – Round 1 (With Slur)

August 20 – Round 2

October 23 – Round 3

 

South Coast (Monarto)

April 23 – Round 1

June 4 – Round 2

July 30 – Round 3

 

Tea Tree Gully

May 7 – Round 1 (+ SA-VMX Round 3)

June 25 – Round 2

July 23 – Round 3

August 20 – Round 4 (+ Dash 4 Cash)+

Pic: #5 Declan Smart (Right)

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA DAYS – 2023 SO FAR!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News

No Licence – NO WORRIES! And, More riding, more often!

Ride Parks Australia – Ride Park Days

For the past couple of years, MA affiliated clubs have had the opportunity to run Ride Park Days that are safe and controlled non-competition riding days where families, friends and kids of all abilities can enjoy social riding. Available for riders of all ages – and – running these days are an excellent way toget new members into your Club, as newbies don’t need a licence to come along and see if they are going to like it or not!

For an RPA Day, No Licence Required!
– They do not need a state issued motorcycle licence or MA Licence
– They will have an option to purchase Personal Accident coverage and it is highly recommended
– Junior KickStart Licence or Logbooks are not required
– No minimum age requirement for kids

Give the MSA Office a call regarding your club running RPA Days in 2023 – and there is also an RPA specific page on the MA website – https://www.ma.org.au/ride-park-days/

A number of Clubs have already lodged their 2023 dates, as have the ACUSA Park Committee, which run all of their Ride Days under the RPA banner, with the discipline in the (brackets) – and here is the 2023 calendar so far – and we know there are still many more to come;

https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/acusa-park/

https://www.facebook.com/ACUSAPARK

ACUSA PARK (EN)

May 21

June 4

July 2

July 23

August

August 27

September 17

October 15

 

 

Keith & District MCC (MX) (All dates still TBC)                                                                                 

May 14

June 11

July 9

August 13

September 10

October 8

 

 

Mud N Tars (DT)                                                                           

February 12

March 5

June 11

 

 

 

Riverland JMC (MX)                                       

April 16

May 7

June 1

July 9

August 13

September 31

 

 

2023 ACUSA PARK PROVISIONAL RIDE DATES

Filed Under: Motocross, News

2023 is fast approaching us and we are already looking forward to an amazing huge new years ahead. The ACUSA 2023 provisional ride days are all listed below so make sure you put them in your diary, these dates are only subject to change dependent on the release of the MSA 2023 Calendar. 

Sundays in 2023; 

21st May

4th June

2nd July

23rd July

6th August

27th August

17 September

15 October

 

NEWS – TEAM SA ANNOUNCED FOR AJMX 2022 IN ROCKHAMPTON

Filed Under: Motocross, News

After a two year hiatus, 2022 sees the return of the KTM Australian Junior Motocross Championship (AJMX), which will take place in Rockhampton and will see the country’s top junior riders compete for national title glory from 27 September to 1 October.

“The 2022 KTM Australian Junior Motocross Championship at Rockhampton will be one of the biggest junior sporting events in Australia…” said Motorcycling Australia CEO, Peter Doyle. “And after a two-year break between Championships because of COVID-19 restrictions, we know our best junior riders will be eagerly awaiting the drop of the start gate.”

Motorcycling SA are proud to announce Team South Australia for the event, with eight of our best young SAMX riders heading to central Queensland next month to compete : Bodhi Austin, Nate Bowman, Wil Carpenter, Emily Lambert, Thomas Lambert, Kye Little, Riley Mullin and Declan Smart.

“We congratulate all the riders selected as part of Team SA,” said MotorcyclingSA’s Sports Manager for Motocross, Clint Gow-Smith. “After a successful 2022 SAMX Championship Series now wrapped up, I know that the entire SA Motocross community will get behind our SA team and wish these legends all the best for Rockhampton.”