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RESULTS – 2022 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship

This past weekend we wrapped up Round 3 of the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 SA Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores, at the very beautiful Port Pirie Motorcycle Club.

Overall results are below, with full results available on SpeedHive.

 

(Photo courtesy Darren Shaw Photography)

Sunday 17/07/22

ProMX 1

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 24 Brett Metcalfe 105 35 35 35
2 84 Siegah Ward 94 32 32 30
3 10 Levi McManus 88 30 30 28
4 18 Mitchell Norris 81 24 25 32
5 34 Daniel Banks 81 28 28 25
6 22 Matt Clarke 78 26 26 26
7 79 Warren Carroll 73 25 24 24

ProMX 2

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 18 Mitchell Norris 102 32 35 35
2 7 Kai Newbold 99 35 32 32
3 33 Jack McLean 88 28 30 30
4 35 Riley Pitman 86 30 28 28
5 57 Rory Hill 77 26 25 26
6 44 Jaxon Rayner 74 23 26 25
7 6 Seth Carpenter 73 25 24 24
8 205 Cody Loffler 47 24 23 –

Women All Powers

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 5 Amy Bartsch 100 30 35 35
2 24 Aimee Butler 97 35 32 30
3 129 Emma Haylock 94 32 30 32
4 755 Tarja Morris 84 28 28 28
5 28 Chloe Barton 78 26 26 26
6 336 Brooke Marcus 75 25 25 25
7 257 Amy Aston 72 24 24 24
8 369 Stefanie Teixeira 69 23 23 23
9 965 Maisie Hayes 65 21 22 22
10 225 Leticia Foster 64 22 21 21
11 427 Naomi Findlay 60 20 20 20
12 710 Theresa Liersch 57 19 19 19

Expert All Powers

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 134 Lachlan Pagon 105 35 35 35
2 147 Liam Buckley 92 32 28 32
3 160 Jake Henderson 90 28 32 30
4 172 Caleb Walker 88 30 30 28
5 215 Ballie Rochow 77 26 26 25
6 228 Otto Spurling 72 24 24 24
7 156 Blake Krollig 71 25 23 23
8 114 Tom Willis 51 – 25 26
9 243 Harrison Cervantes-Fuller – – – –

128-150cc/200-250cc 13-U16Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 29 Kayden Strode 105 35 35 35
2 56 Thomas Lambert 90 30 28 32
3 V 36 Billy Cameron 89 32 32 25
4 V 44 Jake Sanderson 86 26 30 30
5 V 32 Jack Kenney 80 28 26 26
6 V 72 Auston Boyd 78 25 25 28
7 40 Austin Shaw 71 24 24 23
8 257 Marc Richards 68 23 21 24
9 V 611 Tyler Egan 66 22 22 22
10 117 Jackson Rossi 65 21 23 21
11 500 Brock Duance 57 20 18 19
12 78 Tyson Garrard 55 18 19 18
13 52 Tyler Battams 52 19 20 13
14 535 Noah Rochow 50 13 17 20
15 199 Ian Ellis 47 15 15 17
16 57 Wil Sidler 47 16 16 15
17 713 Jaxon Simunovic 44 14 14 16
18 442 Harry Guy 37 12 13 12
19 164 Cambell Cadd 31 17 – 14
20 323 Benjamin Dixon 30 10 10 10
21 269 Johnny Teixeira 29 9 12 8
22 226 Brock Knowles 26 8 9 9
23 272 Riley Boundy 22 – 11 11
24 812 Ethan Evans 21 7 7 7
25 47 Nicholas Tilmouth 19 11 8 –
26 992 Hayley Pudney 18 6 6 6

Clubman All Powers

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 265 Travis Wells 102 35 32 35
2 714 Kade Bowles 95 30 35 30
3 404 Scott Martin 94 32 30 32
4 228 Mackyle Thomson 80 28 28 24
5 330 Jye Arnold 75 24 23 28
6 259 Jye Smith 73 25 25 23
7 260 Ross Dilks 71 23 26 22
8 352 Adam Ryan 70 20 24 26
9 420 Jesse Marshall 68 21 22 25
10 653 Kane Matthews 63 22 21 20
11 333 Jamie Cornell 57 19 20 18
12 998 Bailey Marcus 56 16 19 21
13 733 Jonty Manuel 54 18 17 19
14 534 Luke Santella 48 15 16 17
15 755 Tarja Morris 43 14 15 14
16 499 Zachary Fuss 42 13 14 15
17 105 Mackenzie Bruce 41 12 13 16
18 397 Royden Harrold 38 26 12 –
19 319 Aiden Burns 35 11 11 13
20 343 Cody Duance 35 17 18 –

Vets 35-44 & Vets 45+

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 2 Charlie Hollis 105 35 35 35
2 25 Darren Avery 105 35 35 35
3 385 Corey Gibbs 96 32 32 32
4 23 Ian Haylock 96 32 32 32
5 171 Glynn Humphreys 90 30 30 30
6 103 Dane Gilbert 90 30 30 30
7 250 Matthew Clarke 82 26 28 28
8 115 Michael Wilson 82 26 28 28
9 26 Paul McLean 79 28 25 26
10 787 Russell Duance 77 25 26 26
11 52 Matthew Powell 76 25 26 25
12 516 Noel Hayes 71 24 24 23
13 42 Heath Boundy 70 23 23 24
14 89 Dale Mosey 66 22 22 22
15 66 Andrew Wythe 63 21 21 21
16 45 Lawrence Robertson 60 20 20 20
17 387 Philip Cornell 57 19 19 19
18 472 Nicholas Gwiazda 28 28 – –

Saturday 16/07/22

100-125cc 2st 13-U16Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 29 Kayden Strode 105 35 35 35
2 56 Thomas Lambert 92 32 32 28
3 V 44 Jake Sanderson 90 30 28 32
4 V 32 Jack Kenney 86 26 30 30
5 918 Joshua Whitehorn 79 28 25 26
6 V 72 Auston Boyd 74 24 26 24
7 40 Austin Shaw 69 21 23 25
8 52 Tyler Battams 69 25 21 23
9 117 Jackson Rossi 66 22 22 22
10 174 Clayton Bogucki 64 23 24 17
11 442 Harry Guy 53 18 16 19
12 164 Cambell Cadd 52 12 19 21
13 V 611 Tyler Egan 50 10 20 20
14 713 Jaxon Simunovic 50 16 18 16
15 78 Tyson Garrard 50 20 15 15
16 199 Ian Ellis 45 14 13 18
17 94 Jayden Hank 38 11 14 13
18 57 Wil Sidler 34 19 3 12
19 477 Blake Cooper 34 13 11 10
20 100 Bradley Pfeiffer 33 15 10 8
21 323 Benjamin Dixon 32 9 9 14
22 82 Kaden Schiller 27 8 8 11
23 269 Johnny Teixeira 26 5 12 9
24 159 Tomi Doble 25 17 2 6
25 177 Bradley Walkom 24 7 17 –
26 88 Nash Roan 20 6 7 7
27 272 Riley Boundy 15 4 6 5
28 907 Riley Paues 12 3 5 4
29 992 Hayley Pudney 9 2 4 3

150cc 2st/250cc 4st 13-U16Yrs GIRLS

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 17 Emily Lambert 102 32 35 35
2 24 Jessica Bennett 99 35 32 32
3 992 Hayley Pudney 86 30 26 30
4 107 Amelia Gwiazda 84 28 30 26
5 248 Carla Burns 82 26 28 28
6 528 Danielle Churchett 73 24 24 25
7 836 Lexy Hayes 73 25 25 23
8 215 Ulani Guy 70 23 23 24

85cc 2st/150cc 4st STD BWH 12-U16Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 72 Auston Boyd 102 32 35 35
2 V 32 Jobe Dunne 97 35 32 30
3 159 Tomi Doble 88 28 28 32
4 51 Kye Little 88 30 30 28
5 177 Bradley Walkom 75 26 25 24
6 V 37 Hunter Cameron 74 25 23 26
7 416 Jayke Hansen 68 20 26 22
8 V 34 Zak Sanderson 67 18 24 25
9 50 Ryder Woodrow 66 24 22 20
10 53 Jai Hay 63 23 21 19
11 94 Jayden Hank 62 22 19 21
12 89 Harrison Lamshed 56 21 18 17
13 46 Jamie Avery 53 19 16 18
14 34 Harry Lashford 52 9 20 23
15 68 Bailey Jarvis 47 16 15 16
16 812 Ethan Evans 43 14 14 15
17 84 Hayden Palazzo 43 17 17 9
18 195 Toby Haskard 40 15 13 12
19 139 Jaques Aslin 39 13 12 14
20 505 Drew Burns 34 12 11 11
21 522 Sam Dixon 33 11 9 13
22 108 Reuben Ford 30 10 10 10

85cc 2st/150cc 4st 11-U16Yrs GIRLS

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 917 Emily Lambert 105 35 35 35
2 24 Jessica Bennett 96 32 32 32
3 107 Amelia Gwiazda 90 30 30 30
4 115 Charlize Waldhuter 81 28 28 25
5 215 Ulani Guy 79 25 26 28
6 836 Lexy Hayes 77 26 25 26
7 506 Ava Sparrow 72 24 24 24
8 66 Madison Bahnisch 46 – 23 23

85cc 2st/150cc 4st STD Wh 9-U12Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 50 Cooper Danaher 105 35 35 35
2 211 Declan Smart 96 32 32 32
3 138 Levi Rossi 82 28 26 28
4 27 Kody Everett 80 26 28 26
5 147 Angus Govan 77 24 30 23
6 V 377 River Cameron 76 21 25 30
7 350 Dylan Gromball 72 30 23 19
8 N 203 Patrick O’Bryan 65 23 21 21
9 185 Charlie Rayson 63 19 19 25
10 109 Jaxon Coombs 58 18 18 22
11 183 Lachlan DiPaolo 57 25 22 10
12 60 Hudson Wilson 53 20 17 16
13 V 432 Cody Dunne 53 22 20 11
14 30 Blake Smith 47 14 16 17
15 874 Deegan Jackway 44 – 24 20
16 209 Brock Smart 44 17 12 15
17 130 Caleb Churchett 39 – 15 24
18 123 Seth James 39 16 10 13
19 118 Riley Mullen 38 11 13 14
20 666 Jaeden Sargeant 38 15 11 12
21 54 Jayden Minerds 32 – 14 18
22 562 Travis Sparrow 30 12 9 9
23 102 Jackson Gilbert 25 10 7 8
24 99 Alexsander Gwiazda 22 9 6 7
25 43 Kylan Miller 13 13 – –
26 103 Isaac Hutchins 8 – 8 –

65cc 10-12Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 50 Cooper Danaher 105 35 35 35
2 211 Declan Smart 96 32 32 32
3 V 363 Mason White 90 30 30 30
4 350 Dylan Gromball 84 28 28 28
5 209 Brock Smart 78 26 26 26
6 43 Kylan Miller 74 24 25 25
7 V 128 Nate Boyd 70 23 23 24
8 361 Joshua Disciscio 67 21 24 22
9 N 394 Tully O’Grady 64 20 21 23
10 74 Fynn Hoffmann 63 22 20 21
11 103 Isaac Hutchins 47 25 22 –

65cc 7-U9Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 224 Nash Metcalfe 96 32 32 32
2 V 423 Mason Ezergailis 93 28 30 35
3 118 Riley Mullen 93 30 35 28
4 V 432 Cody Dunne 86 35 28 23
5 124 Ollie Paech 77 25 26 26
6 V 390 Cameron White 76 26 20 30
7 62 Bodhi Austin 73 24 25 24
8 60 Hudson Wilson 72 23 24 25
9 25 Bailey Thompson 64 21 22 21
10 200 Owen Clark 57 16 19 22
11 235 Levi Davies 55 18 18 19
12 666 Jaeden Sargeant 54 19 17 18
13 227 Brax Chittleborough 52 22 23 7
14 157 Reid Haydon 49 20 21 8
15 77 Austin Schulz 48 12 16 20
16 20 Blake Bahnisch 45 14 14 17
17 102 Jackson Gilbert 45 17 13 15
18 669 Seth Clark 44 13 15 16
19 311 Kobe Smart 36 11 12 13
20 250 Noah Backman 33 10 11 12
21 583 Nate Bowman 32 9 9 14
22 33 Jaxon Aitchison 32 15 8 9
23 619 Ollie Bromball 29 8 10 11
24 874 Huxson Carroll 17 7 – 10

50cc Auto 7-U9Yrs

Pos Number Name Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 V 423 Mason Ezergailis 105 35 35 35
2 62 Bodhi Austin 90 28 30 32
3 V 11 Deegan Cameron 88 30 28 30
4 137 Lachlan Murdoch 80 26 26 28
5 227 Brax Chittleborough 75 25 24 26
6 583 Nate Bowman 75 32 32 11
7 669 Seth Clark 74 24 25 25
8 33 Jaxon Aitchison 67 23 21 23
9 619 Ollie Brombal 64 21 23 20
10 311 Kobe Smart 61 20 20 21
11 818 Koben Corbell 58 12 22 24
12 257 Cole Haydon 58 22 14 22
13 961 Henry Schmidt 55 19 18 18
14 300 Alexander Backman 53 17 17 19
15 73 Sadie Hoffmann 48 15 16 17
16 822 Huxson Carroll 46 11 19 16
17 154 Laycie Sargeant 46 18 13 15
18 N 303 Joseph O’Bryan 43 16 15 12
19 35 Jobe Howard 40 14 12 14
20 52 Asha Wilson 37 13 11 13

NEWS – A STATEMENT FROM THE MSA BOARD

Filed Under: Motocross, News

A STATEMENT FROM THE MSA BOARD :

This past weekend saw Round 4 of The Penrite Australian ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores return to our state for the first time in three years – the MSA Board wish to congratulate the Motocross Riders Association for providing a world class track for this event. We would also like to recognise the officials and volunteers who made it a truly fantastic and first-rate event in South Australia.

Despite worries for a horrendous downpour on the crowd and riders throughout the day, it was clear blue skies and crisp autumn air for a majority of the day. From first practice and qualifying through the 9 races across the day, energy was high and the track at Gillman Motocross Track was beautifully prepared. The crowd were enthusiastic and seemed to constantly build throughout the day, keen to see some world class motocross action – including local heroes Brett Metcalfe and Kirk Gibbs who finished second and third respectively in THOR MX1 Overall for the day.

The inclusion of the Yamaha bLU cRU ‘Mini Moto’ inflatable track for kids to come-and-try was welcomed by parents and kids alike, hopefully starting a few of the little ones on the pathway to one day being ProMX Champions themselves! We hope to feature this initiative at more of our events around SA in the coming months.

When the heavens eventually did open up – it was thankfully not on any of the races. But we spared a thought and wish to give a shout out to the workers, teams, volunteers and marshals who surely would have had their work cut out for them during the pack up, judging by the rain overnight and the state of the flooded areas of the track following morning! Events like these don’t just happen, and it’s the tireless efforts of these people that make us proud to be a part of the South Australian motorcycling community.

Round 5 of The Penrite Australian ProMX Championship moves across to Maitland in NSW on June 26. Locally, our affiliated clubs have plenty of motocross action for SA riders including the South Coast MX Club Championship this weekend on June 5. Head to https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au for more information.

REPORT – “ABSOLUTELY RENMARKABLE!” SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2

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

The past weekend saw Round 2 of the Eagle Trailers Campers and Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores – with a fantastic turnout at Riverland Junior Motocross Club. “Wow! What a weekend – and how good are these numbers?!” exclaimed Clint Gow-Smith, Sports Manager for Motorcycling SA’s Motocross discipline. “182 juniors and 104 senior entries is a great indicator of the positive energy and the hard work that is going into the sport at club level. It’s super pleasing to see for SA Motocross!”

   

(photos courtesy Eric McConnochie and Aaryn Minerds)

Saturday May 21 – RJMCC Juniors Day

The South Australian MX community continues to go from strength to strength, with round 2 of the Eagle Trailers Campers and Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores eclipsing previous entry records at the Riverland Junior Motorcycle club in Renmark on the weekend!

Watching the 9 Demo “Dirt Devils” taking advantage of their time on the infield hard pack circuit for their three 10 minute sessions was a highlight on Saturday. Such innovation has got the event coordinators and other clubs thinking of how we can make this grassroots entry into competitive MX far more enjoyable. These kids had a ball!

First up was the 50cc 7-9 Competitive class, who again showed the great depth of talent coming through with 19 starters. All these kids are improving with every outing. The trailblazing Mason Emergalis showed he is a real talent, coming through with a dominating performance in front of a few names that we will be hearing a lot more of in the future, with Deegan Cameron taking second place and Bodhi Austin beating young Nate Bowman on a count back for the third and final podium position.

The split group of 65cc classes (7-9 and 10-U12) backed up round 1 entries with 35 across both classes. West Coast MCC young gun Riley Mullen held off the army of interstate rivals to fly the SA flag off the top step and extend his Championship lead, while the Victorian fast chargers had to battle with each other for the remaining podium positions – eventually seeing Emergalis in second and White taking third.

In the older 65cc (10-12) it was Cooper Danaher who continued to impress on the 65cc, taking the win in front of an improving Declan Smart who put down the fastest lap in Moto 1 – showing he can certainly mix it with the interstate riders on any given day. We expect this battle to continue in to rounds 3 and 4! Dylan Gromball had a solid day to wrap up the third in class.

The TITANIUM SECURITY sponsored Girls 85cc2ST/150cc 4 St (11 -U16 Years) Class again saw a consistent amount of entries, and Jess Bennett continued her winning ways in the 85cc class. Both second placed Charlize Waldhuter and third placed Amelia Gwiazda showed consistent lap times across all 3 Motos on the tough track, which indicates they are improving with every outing. All our girls in both classes should be super proud of the efforts on the weekend!

Emily Lambert again showed her raw speed and ability in the 125cc Class, taking a clean sweep with Jess Bennet backing up her 85 results with a second in 125cc in front of Hayley Pudney. 14 entries across both these classes continues to show growth amongst our female riders – a development that will be further showcased at the upcoming Round 4 of The Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores at Gillman Motocross Track, where the top women in Australian MX will be racing! A scheduled 24 Entries certainly backs up what we are doing at State and Club levels here in SA!

Onto 85cc 9-12 years – The championship in this class really took a turn with Cooper Danaher having to really grind out a tough day for the OA. South Aussie riders Declan Smart and Levi Rossi both had their break out wins in this class in 2022 with Smart taking Moto 1, (Vic) Danaher Moto 2 and (SA) Levi Rossi breaking through also for a top step result!

Both Rossi and Smart gained vital points on Danaher, who came together with Smart early in Moto 3 in which both riders worked hard to peel off positions from last place to salvage points in a Moto that didn’t go their way.

Just 6 points separated the top 3 at the end of the day with Smart (97) Danaher (95) and Rossi (91). Heading into round 3 there is only 7 points between Smart and Danaher in the Championship with 2 rounds down and 2 to go!

The 12-U16 85 BW class went to another level this weekend as the SA/Vic battle further intensified! The comradery amongst these kids off the track is first class, but the racing is fierce but fair on it – and it was breathtaking to watch on the weekend! The much-improved Kye Little again showed his rise up the ranks as he led a more experienced class for three quarters of Moto 1 before Austin Boyd made the pass to win by just 3 seconds! The YJR riders (SA) Ryder Woodrow and (VIC) Jobe Dunne again showed their class and grit on a day any one of 5 riders could have taken the honors.

Auston Boyd, who was entered to ride 3 classes over the weekend, achieved a clean sweep on the 85cc which was the perfect start for his round 2 campaign!

Jobe Dunne showed poise and patience after a disastrous Moto 1 where he managed to salvage crucial points with a fifth place after being near the back of the 30 starters after lap 1 – highlighting that Championship points are vital no matter how the moto starts! He finished strong in Moto 2 and 3 to secure second on the day and these results shuffled him up into second position in the Championship. He is 2 points clear of Kye Little who took third on the day and sits well poised for a podium in the Championship at the half-way mark!

Our premier Junior class on Saturday was the 13-U16 125cc class and very much like the 85cc BW, this class is chock full of talent with over 30 starters making this the showcase race on the Saturday! The obvious absence of the current Championship leader SAYJR Rider Wil Carpenter, who suffered an injury between rounds, has left this championship wide open!

It would be the Victorian pair of Strode and Kenney that would draw first blood in Moto 1 going 1-2 with SA’s young emerging star Thomas Lambert in third and fellow rider from the southeast Ollie Gear in 4th.

Moto 2 and 3 ebbed and flowed, with the SA pair sending a strong a message to the interstate riders that this Championship is far from done, with an impressive Moto 3 going to the local riders Lambert in first and Gear in second, followed by Strode in third and Kenney in fourth. The results highlight just how close this Class is, with Strode taking the OA (97 Points), Kenney (95pts) and Lambert (93pts) – leaving just four points separating the top three riders!

Ollie Gear again showed his raw ability on two wheels with an impressive fourth OA. Unfortunately Ollie and Brother Davey will miss round 3 of our SAMX series as they pursue the Australian Off Road Championships where both boys are dominating their classes – but we wish them all the very best!

Sunday May 22 – Seniors

MX 1 saw the return of some of South Australian MX favorite sons returning to competitive racing with Danny Leane, Joseph Dalle-Molle, Matt Clarke and Warren Carrol showing that work and family life hasn’t stopped these guys riding in the premier class, and providing some awesome racing!

The MX 1 and MX 2 included Factory Gas Gas Rider Blake Fox who also entered round 1 and it was great to see the caliber of such Pro riders supporting our events. Fox showed his class in both events as he gets ready for the upcoming Penrite ProMX at Gillman Motocross Track and from all reports he got the most out of the day, leading KTM Australia’s Brett Metcalfe early in Moto 3 before Metcalfe really put the hammer down.

Metty’s lead up to the fourth round of the ProMX has been super impressive, and he peeled off lap after lap on a gnarly and naturally deteriorating track, giving himself and our host of local talent the perfect last chance race prep. Incredibly consistent and focused, he recorded fastest laps in Moto 1,2 and 3 within .300 of a second across all three showing just how well poised he is on board the KTM in readiness for the ProMX event.

The battles continued between Levi McManus, Siegah Ward and Mitchell Norris throughout the day, with Ward again showing when he gets out the gate he can be one of the fastest guys out there. McManus showed a lot more of what we have come to expect from the past Champion of this series and we expect Levi to continue to improve going forward after his solid second OA in front of Ward.

MX 2 featured Fox and also Queensland rider Braeden Krebs who also impressed with gritty rides in all 3 Motos. 3 time MX Champion Kai Newbold, Fox and co had to get to work hard early in Moto 1 when Taj Gow-Smith surprised them all getting his first hole-shot in senior ranks at this level. It’s a huge step up and we would see the lead change early with Fox asserting his own bike skills as he checked out, leaving Newbold, Norris and Krebs to battle on.

Riley Pitman again was impressive in his breakout senior year with a solid result in all 3 Motos. This kid is going from strength to strength in 2022! His busy race schedule is certainly evident with the time in the saddle, whose consistent lap times and results are great reward for the hard work he’s put in over summer. But it was Fox that made the demanding track look easy in sections with an impressive clean sweep – with Norris in second and Krebs grabbing the third podium on a count back in front of Newbold (88 Pts).

Without confirmation that the current series leader Fox will continue in Rounds 3 and 4 of our Championship, the MX 2 class may really tighten up with Norris holding a slender 9 point lead over Newbold. We now find ourselves poised at the half way mark with two vastly different tracks forecast for the remainder of the Series!

The Premier (125/250cc) Junior Class that is now a feature on the Sunday program again delivered in spades. With the usual suspects of Lambert, Strode and Kenny from Saturday’s 125cc class this was always going to be the race to watch. Then we throw in Billy Cameron (Vic), Davey Gear and Jake Sanderson and wow did we see some incredible racing!

Without YJR Racer Wil Carpenter competing due to injury, it was Strode (Vic) taking  Moto 1 in front of Lambert (SA) by just .400 of a second – getting it done right on the line with Kenney (Vic) bringing in third place.

This was by the far the most entertaining and closely fought race in this State at this level in many moons! The top five riders were split only by 1.5 seconds on their best laps for Moto 1! But Billy Cameron again showed why he is one of the lead riders in this class with an incredibly high pressured moto where there was less than 5 seconds difference as the first 4 riders went past the checkered flag! This is so exciting for our sport! Strode rode aggressively and with poise to win Moto 3 and secure the win and OA, with Kenney in second place and Lambert third.

The OA Points indicate how close this class truly is with Strode (102pts) but then just five points separating the next three riders – J Kenney (92) T Lambert (90) and B Cameron (87).

The Woman All Powers Class, sponsored by Butlers Mechanical Services, continues to go from strength to strength. WMX is certainly growing in our state, with eleven entries at this round.

With no interstate entries at round 2 it was the best of SAWMX was on show and the racing was really exciting in tough conditions. Amy Bartsch continued to show why she is one of the State’s standout female riders, dominating the day with a clean sweep, whilst the battles behind her were really exciting for the future of the sport. Young gun Emma Haylock showed she can mix it with the older women with an impressive day going 2-3-2 for second OA in front of Amy Butler and Chloe Barton in third.

The comradery of these women and families really does set the standard at all events here in SA, and the sponsorship and guidance of both Ian and Tracey Butler from BMS is unbelievable!

Expert Class all Powers continues to see the development of our juniors coming through the ranks to be the next wave of MX 1 and MX 2 riders and Aaron Dent showed his class in tough conditions and took first place. We can again throw a blanket over the OA points with the next four riders only separated by four points which tells a tale of just how close this class is in 2022 – Zak Crafter took second OA (90pts), followed by Caleb Walker (87pts) in third and Chad Sparrow (86pts) just 1 point behind them.

We have to give special mentions to the “Red Barron” Lachlan Pagon, who can claim the best nickname-on-jersey print so far in our Series! He’s showing us all how much he’s loving the 450 this year and it’s great to see him racing in 2022!

Clubman All Powers was again dominated early by Ollie Pitchford who continues to impress in his break out year in the Clubmans – taking wins in Motos 1 and 2 with a nail biting finish in Moto 3 for second place and first OA for the day. Lachlan Pattulo was also solid with 2-2-1 and his break out win in 2022 in this Class at state level competition. Mackyle Thompson finished with 3-3-4 for third OA.

As we take a rest at the half way mark of the Championship there is just 19 points between second and fifth OA in the Clubmans, and there is plenty of racing still yet to be had at Port Pirie and Keith to conclude our Series!

The 35-44 Years Vets class was boosted by the inclusion of Shane Metcalfe who returned to competitive racing after 5 years and showed he might not be as fit but he’s still got all the skills most guys would only dream of on two wheels. The slightly younger and fitter Bradley Ross showed why he could still be racing in the MX1 class with a flawless display in front of Metcalfe and Charlie Hollis in third OA.

In the Masters 45+ Vets, Darren Avery continued his wining ways with another clean sweep and looks poised to go back to back in this class in 2021 and 2022. Ian Haylock rode consistently, taking second place with John Platt having a solid day for third OA.

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After a month’s gap, the Eagle Trailers Campers and Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores will return with Round 3 on July 16/17 – hosted by Port Pirie MCC at their track on Port Broughton Rd, Port Pirie. Entries for this event on June 17 through Ridernet. Check our website for updates as they happen, or follow MotorcyclingSA on Facebook and Instagram.

RESULTS – 2022 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2

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

Last weekend saw Round 2 of the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores. We’ll share a write up of the event later this week but in the meantime, here’s the results :
   
Sunday :
Pro MX 1
Pos Competitor Total Points R1 R2 R3
1 24 Brett Metcalfe 105 35 35 35
2 10 Levi McManus 90 30 30 30
3 84 Siegah Ward 88 28 28 32
4 18 Mitchell Norris 80 26 26 28
5 79 Warren Carroll 75 25 25 25
6 22 Matt Clarke 72 22 24 26
7 42 Danny Leane 71 24 23 24
8 82 Elijah Wiese 68 23 22 23
9 27 Joseph Dalle-Molle 64 21 21 22
10 25 Blake Fox 64 32 32 –
11 211 Jordan Noles 61 20 20 21
12 280 Jaxon Pearce 19 19 – –

 

ProMX 2

Pos Competitor Total Time Diff Laps Best Lap
1 25 Blake Fox 105 35 35 35
2 18 Mitchell Norris 94 32 32 30
3 Q 231 Braeden Krebs 88 28 28 32
4 7 Kai Newbold 88 30 30 28
5 35 Riley Pitman 77 26 26 25
6 33 Jack McLean 74 24 24 26
7 23 Taj Gow-Smith 71 22 25 24
8 17 Shane Mason 71 25 23 23
9 6 Seth Carpenter 65 21 22 22
10 87 Jack Georgiou 61 20 20 21
11 44 Jaxon Rayner 61 23 18 20
12 V 76 Zane Mackintosh 59 19 21 19
13 205 Cody Loffler 37 18 19 –
14 V 75 Jack Bates 17 17 – –

 

Women All-Powers

Pos Competitor Total Time Diff Laps Best Lap
1 5 Amy Bartsch 105 35 35 35
2 129 Emma Haylock 94 32 30 32
3 24 Aimee Butler 92 30 32 30
4 28 Chloe Barton 82 26 28 28
5 755 Tarja Morris 80 28 26 26
6 336 Brooke Marcus 75 25 25 25
7 257 Amy Aston 72 24 24 24
8 369 Stefanie Teixeira 68 23 22 23
9 965 Maisie Hayes 67 22 23 22
10 773 Meg Pitchford 63 21 21 21
11 712 Vaine Guy 60 20 20 20

 

Expert All-Powers

Pos Competitor Total Time Diff Laps Best Lap
1 75 Aaron Dent 105 35 35 35
2 24 Zak Crafter 90 32 30 28
3 172 Caleb Walker 87 30 25 32
4 122 Chad Sparrow 86 28 32 26
5 134 Lachlan Pagon 78 26 28 24
6 235 Jack Lienert 70 23 26 21
7 215 Ballie Rochow 69 21 23 25
8 549 Brock Schulz 69 24 22 23
9 105 Drew Gartery 68 14 24 30
10 114 Tom Willis 59 19 18 22
11 940 Sam Bennett 57 20 21 16
12 245 Connor Mackereth 57 22 20 15
13 228 Otto Spurling 55 16 19 20
14 194 Logan Thompson 53 18 16 19
15 156 Blake Krollig 51 17 17 17
16 119 Danny McMillan 48 15 15 18
17 V97 Jackson Caldwell 25 25 – –

 

28-150cc 2st/200-250cc 4st 13-U16Yr

Pos Competitor Total Time Diff Laps Best Lap
1 V29 Kayden Strode 102 35 32 35
2 V32 Jack Kenney 92 30 30 32
3 56 Thomas Lambert 90 32 28 30
4 V36 Billy Cameron 87 26 35 26
5 V44 Jake Sanderson 82 28 26 28
6 V72 Auston Boyd 74 24 25 25
7 V611 Tyler Egan 71 25 23 23
8 513 Davey Gear 68 20 24 24
9 117 Jackson Rossi 67 23 22 22
10 164 Cambell Cadd 60 19 20 21
11 78 Tyson Garrard 54 17 19 18
12 500 Brock Duance 52 15 17 20
13 442 Harry Guy 52 18 15 19
14 40 Austin Shaw 52 21 16 15
15 535 Noah Rochow 51 16 18 17
16 272 Riley Boundy 43 13 14 16
17 V 64 Jack Maher 43 22 21 –
18 323 Benjamin Dixon 39 12 13 14
19 812 Ethan Evans 34 10 11 13
20 992 Hayley Pudney 33 11 10 12
21 226 Brock Knowles 32 9 12 11
22 N797 Arthur Radford 14 14 – –

 

Clubman All-Powers

Pos Competitor Total Time Diff Laps Best Lap
1 37 Oliver Pitchford 102 35 35 32
2 719 Lachlan Pattullo 93 28 30 35
3 228 Mackyle Thomson 86 30 28 28
4 404 Scott Martin 79 32 24 23
5 265 Travis Wells 75 23 32 20
6 536 Jacob Craig 74 25 25 24
7 386 Joshua Bell 67 24 17 26
8 714 Kade Bowles 66 15 21 30
9 195 Henry Simpson-Smith 64 19 26 19
10 259 Jye Smith 62 22 15 25
11 313 Jacob Knowles 62 21 19 22
12 848 Troy Hutchinson 59 26 18 15
13 331 Aaron Hutchinson 56 16 23 17
14 352 Adam Ryan 53 20 22 11
15 330 Jye Arnold 51 17 16 18
16 333 Jamie Cornell 49 13 20 16
17 327 Reuben Dalaya 43 11 11 21
18 420 Jesse Marshall 41 14 14 13
19 V 426 Taylor Hollis 32 8 10 14
20 534 Luke Santella 31 10 12 9
21 499 Zachary Fuss 26 9 7 10
22 733 Jonty Manuel 23 5 6 12
23 910 Zackery Rossack 22 7 8 7
24 670 JC Dauchier 21 4 9 8
25 998 Bailey Marcus 21 2 13 6
26 260 Ross Dilks 18 18 – –
27 319 Aiden Burns 13 3 5 5
28 105 Mackenzie Bruce 12 12 – –
29 343 Cody Duance 10 6 4 –
30 170 Russell Hann 1 1 – –

 

Vets 35-44 Yrs& Vets 45+ Yrs

1 28 Bradley Ross 105 35 35 35
2 25 Darren Avery 105 35 35 35
3 125 Shane Metcalfe 96 32 32 32
4 23 Ian Haylock 96 32 32 32
5 2 Charlie Hollis 90 30 30 30
6 6 John Platt 88 30 30 28
7 516 Noel Hayes 86 28 28 30
8 385 Corey Gibbs 84 28 28 28
9 26 Paul McLean 78 26 26 26
10 13 Aaron Johnston 75 23 26 26
11 42 Heath Boundy 75 25 25 25
12 613 Jarrod Saunders 73 25 24 24
13 103 Dane Gilbert 72 24 23 25
14 52 Matthew Powell 71 23 24 24
15 987 Jason Milnes 69 24 23 22
16 89 Dale Mosey 67 22 22 23
17 615 Daniel Howard 67 22 22 23
18 787 Russell Duance 64 21 21 22
19 777 Shane Carpenter 51 26 25 –

Saturday:

100-125cc 2st 13-U16Yrs

1 V 29 Kayden Strode 97 35 32 30
2 V 32 Jack Kenney 95 32 35 28
3 56 Thomas Lambert 93 30 28 35
4 521 Ollie Gear 86 28 26 32
5 V 44 Jake Sanderson 77 21 30 26
6 117 Jackson Rossi 75 26 25 24
7 V 72 Auston Boyd 71 22 24 25
8 296 Clayton Bogucki 66 25 19 22
9 918 Joshua Whitehorn 65 24 23 18
10 V 611 Tyler Egan 64 19 22 23
11 40 Austin Shaw 56 18 17 21
12 78 Tyson Garrard 54 13 21 20
13 177 Bradley Walkom 52 15 20 17
14 94 Jayden Hank 51 20 16 15
15 442 Harry Guy 49 12 18 19
16 164 Cambell Cadd 44 14 14 16
17 52 Tyler Battams 35 23 5 7
18 199 Ian Ellis 35 17 15 3
19 323 Benjamin Dixon 34 9 12 13
20 57 Wil Sidler 31 6 11 14
21 477 Blake Cooper 29 7 10 12
22 82 Kaden Schiller 28 10 8 10
23 821 Jaiden Carr 28 11 13 4
24 100 Bradley Pfeiffer 25 5 9 11
25 88 Nash Roan 21 8 4 9
26 272 Riley Boundy 18 4 6 8
27 992 Hayley Pudney 16 3 7 6
28 777 Damian O’Callaghan 16 16 – –
29 907 Riley Paues 9 1 3 5
30 713 Jaxon Simunovic 2 2 – –

 

100-150cc/250cc 4st 13-U16Yrs Girls

1 17 Emily Lambert 105 35 35 35
2 24 Jessica Bennett 96 32 32 32
3 992 Hayley Pudney 90 30 30 30
4 248 Carla Burns 84 28 28 28
5 836 Lexy Hayes 78 26 26 26
6 107 Amelia Gwiazda 75 25 25 25
7 215 Ulani Guy 72 24 24 24
8 528 Danielle Churchett 69 23 23 23

 

85cc/150cc STD & BW 12-U16Yrs

1 V 72 Auston Boyd 70 35 – 35
2 V 32 Jobe Dunne 62 30 – 32
3 51 Kye Little 60 32 – 28
4 50 Ryder Woodrow 51 21 – 30
5 53 Jai Hay 49 23 – 26
6 17 Emily Lambert 49 24 – 25
7 177 Bradley Walkom 46 25 – 21
8 V 37 Hunter Cameron 45 22 – 23
9 659 Tom Bowering 44 20 – 24
10 V 786 Reece Batten 40 18 – 22
11 V 34 Zak Sanderson 37 17 – 20
12 34 Harry Lashford 37 19 – 18
13 159 Tomi Doble 35 28 – 7
14 46 Jamie Avery 34 15 – 19
15 416 Jayke Hansen 34 26 – 8
16 94 Jayden Hank 32 16 – 16
17 498 Christian Disciscio 29 12 – 17
18 85 Riley Bermingham 29 14 – 15
19 169 Archie Schmidt 27 13 – 14
20 505 Drew Burns 23 10 – 13
21 812 Ethan Evans 22 11 – 11
22 139 Jaques Aslin 18 6 – 12
23 188 Cooper Taylor 18 8 – 10
24 522 Sam Dixon 18 9 – 9
25 199 Ian Ellis 7 7 – –
26 987 Ashley Hanham-Milnes 5 5 – –

 

85cc/150cc 11-U16Yrs Girls

1 24 Jessica Bennett 70 35 – 35
2 115 Charlize Waldhuter 62 32 – 30
3 107 Amelia Gwiazda 60 28 – 32
4 836 Lexy Hayes 58 30 – 28
5 506 Ava Sparrow 51 26 – 25
6 215 Ulani Guy 50 24 – 26
7 66 Madison Bahnisch 49 25 – 24

 

85cc 2st/150cc 4st STD 9-U12Yrs

1 211 Declan Smart 97 35 32 30
2 V 50 Cooper Danaher 95 32 35 28
3 138 Levi Rossi 91 30 26 35
4 V 377 River Cameron 86 24 30 32
5 N 203 Patrick O’Bryan 79 25 28 26
6 350 Dylan Gromball 74 28 22 24
7 130 Caleb Churchett 68 18 25 25
8 874 Deegan Jackway 65 22 20 23
9 27 Kody Everett 63 19 24 20
10 38 Harvey Gulin 61 23 17 21
11 V 116 Koby Binnion 61 21 21 19
12 V 432 Cody Dunne 61 20 23 18
13 118 Riley Mullen 58 26 18 14
14 54 Jayden Minerds 51 14 15 22
15 185 Charlie Rayson 51 15 19 17
16 43 Kylan Miller 49 17 16 16
17 V 129 Nate Boyd 37 11 13 13
18 562 Travis Sparrow 36 7 14 15
19 666 Jaeden Sargeant 36 12 12 12
20 103 Isaac Hutchins 33 13 11 9
21 123 Seth James 29 8 10 11
22 30 Blake Smith 29 10 9 10
23 151 Max Richter 17 9 8 –
24 60 Hudson Wilson 16 16 – –

 

65cc 10-12 Yrs

1 V 50 Cooper Danaher 105 35 35 35
2 211 Declan Smart 96 32 32 32
3 350 Dylan Gromball 86 28 30 28
4 V 363 Mason White 80 30 20 30
5 43 Kylan Miller 80 26 28 26
6 209 Brock Smart 73 25 23 25
7 587 Billy Bowering 72 23 26 23
8 V 128 Nate Boyd 69 21 24 24
9 103 Isaac Hutchins 68 24 22 22
10 361 Joshua Disciscio 66 20 25 21
11 N 394 Tully O’Grady 60 22 18 20
12 74 Fynn Hoffmann 58 19 21 18
13 380 Stefan Trimboli 56 18 19 19

 

65cc 7-9Yrs

1 118 Riley Mullen 105 35 35 35
2 V 423 Mason Ezergailis 90 30 32 28
3 V 390 Cameron White 85 25 28 32
4 V 432 Cody Dunne 79 23 30 26
5 124 Ollie Paech 79 28 26 25
6 583 Nate Bowman 72 24 25 23
7 224 Nash Metcalfe 67 32 11 24
8 V 116 Koby Binnion 64 26 8 30
9 200 Owen Clark 58 21 20 17
10 20 Blake Bahnisch 57 18 18 21
11 77 Austin Schulz 57 20 17 20
12 157 Reid Haydon 54 16 23 15
13 25 Bailey Thompson 53 15 19 19
14 666 Jaeden Sargeant 52 22 21 9
15 227 Brax Chittleborough 50 12 24 14
16 235 Levi Davies 47 17 12 18
17 838 Jaden Higginson 47 19 15 13
18 28 Max Donald 46 11 13 22
19 669 Seth Clark 40 10 14 16
20 102 Jackson Gilbert 40 13 16 11
21 62 Bodhi Austin 36 14 22 –
22 250 Noah Backman 30 8 10 12
23 67 Paige Kitchen 28 9 9 10
24 60 Hudson Wilson – – – –

 

50cc Auto 7-U9 Yrs

1 V 423 Mason Ezergailis 105 35 35 35
2 V 11 Deegan Cameron 94 32 30 32
3 62 Bodhi Austin 88 30 28 30
4 583 Nate Bowman 88 28 32 28
5 227 Brax Chittleborough 78 26 26 26
6 137 Lachlan Murdoch 75 25 25 25
7 619 Ollie Brombal 71 24 23 24
8 311 Kobe Smart 65 22 20 23
9 257 Cole Haydon 63 21 22 20
10 961 Henry Schmidt 59 18 19 22
11 73 Sadie Hoffmann 58 19 18 21
12 300 Alexander Backman 56 20 17 19
13 822 Huxson Carroll 51 12 21 18
14 669 Seth Clark 47 23 24 –
15 37 Ryder Sealey 46 16 13 17
16 52 Asha Wilson 46 17 14 15
17 154 Laycie Sargeant 45 13 16 16
18 90 Eli Nash 43 15 15 13
19 N 303 Joseph O’Bryan 40 14 12 14

 

REPORT – 2022 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

What a fantastic spectacle for our sport here in SA with Gillman hosting the first round of the Eagle Trailers Campers and Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championship, & presented by AMX Superstores.

With increasing interest from our interstate rivals, the entry list was not only increased with the number of local entries, but also with quality competitors from over borders, and across all classes, resulting in positive growth on our 2021 entries for Round 1.

With the long weekend in memory of our ANZAC troopers who sacrificed so much for our freedom, their attitudes and comraderies were evident amongst our junior riders who got first use of the immaculately prepared track from the MRA club.

All classes had great entry numbers and the racing was fierce but fair and in the spirit of the ANZACS, the sportsmanship was second to none across the two days.

Our youngest competitive group the 7-U9 50cc showed how healthy our sport is looking with 19 entries, 4 of those girls which shows the increasing % females taking to the dirt amongst the boys in this grass roots level.

This strength and growth of female riders in the sport is strongly supported by the 13 girls that also competed in the two classes, which are, once again in 2022, proudly sponsored by Titanium Security Australia.

Both, the 85cc 2 str/150cc 4st and 125cc 2st/250cc 4 str classes were held on Saturday. The talent that is emerging is super exciting with Jessica Bennet dominating the 85/150cc class, and rising gun, Emily Lambert showing her dominance in the 125/250cc class.

The split group of 65cc classes (7-9 & 10-U12) again ticked a positive as a lead indicator of our youngsters with impressive entries with 24 in the 7-9yrs and 12 in the 10-12 years, which is also up on last year’s numbers.

The 12-U16 85cc BW class is always a stacked class and this year’s depth of talent is as healthy as I can remember with a host of riders capable of winning on any given day. The Victorian contingent have added some real depth and class to the junior classes and the SA boys didn’t have it all their own way.

Much improved Kye Little (GASGAS) showed incredible poise and maturity as he looks to be a big improver in this class this year, but it was young gun, Austin Boyd (Yamaha), who was a standout going 1-1-1- with Little in second. The final podium position would be between the Yamaha Junior Racing Team riders Ryder Woodrow (SA) & Jobe Dunne (Vic), and as his name would suggest, it was Dunne that got it done, securing 3rd place on the day.

Local Tomi Doble showed his adaptable skills across 3 different disciplines with some really solid motos in round 1, all the while juggling his bLU cRU SA Junior Cup commitments, within the road race discipline, combined with his motocross and enduro campaigns.

A very worthy mention of sportsmanship was Johnny Teixeira on board his 85cc in this class sacrificed his own race and stopped to assist lifting a bike off a fallen rider which again displayed a great ANZAC spirit of sacrifice and looking after your mates and young Johnny needs to be applauded for his efforts. Well done.

Our premier junior class on Saturday was the 13-U16 125cc class where YJR’s Wil Carpenter continues to goes from strength to strength with a 1-1-2 finish for 1st overall. Thomas Lambert continues to impress and looks a genuine contender after a confidence boosting victory at the recent Prince of the Gulf over the Easter Long Weekend. Victorian fast charger Kayden Strode never gives up and he proudly put GASGAS on the podium as this manufactory continues to get noticed with impressive results around the country.

Ollie Gear again showed his raw ability on 2 wheels with an impressive 4th overall for the day. Ollie, and brother Davey have their eyes on the Australian Off Road Championships, where both boys are on the podium in their classes after 4 of 12 rounds. Incredibly talented across disciplines you can never right these kids off, so don’t be surprised to see them lift themselves onto the top step of the podium before this Championship is over.

The fantastic display of bar to bar racing, as well as the off track sportsmanship should be the talk of the town as these young men and women’s attitude towards each other, and the event officials was first class and set the standard for the rest of the Championship.

“I could not be prouder of how all parents and riders conducted themselves over the weekend. We have had some issues in years gone by, and of course emotions can run high at times, but the conduct and behavior over the weekend was first class, complete with a great family and inclusive environment. It was a great spectacle for those who attended as we seek to attract more families to our great discipline of the sport. I really feel that SA motocross is heading in the right direction” quoted the SAMX Sports Manager Clint Gow-Smith.

Sunday 24th April SENIOR DAY

With the National Pro MX Championship coming to town for round 4 on May 29, a handful of the Australian Championship regulars from interstate would use this round to get some track time amongst SA’s best.

Our premier PRO MX1 Class was stacked with household names and the SA charge was led by none other than Brett Metcalfe who has his eyes set on far greater things. As he peeled of super consistent lap times to take the overall, with little resistance from his competition, and it is clear the ‘old guy’ in this class has some unfinished business come May 29 for round 4 of the Pro MX at the same venue.

It was great to see Hayden Melross for the 2nd year in a row and his speed increased throughout the day as he comes back from injury. Liam Andrews on board the Honda in 2022 after an impressive junior career, including representing Australia, showed his fitness is no worries competing in both, the both MX1 and MX2 classes and showed great consistency and thoroughly enjoyed the track at Gillman in his post-race interview .

The PRO MX2 class really struggled for numbers in 2021 but for 2022 has been injected with handful of our very best juniors from last year, stepping up for their first senior hit out at SA Championship level.

Pitman, Carpenter, Loffler and Co. looked right at home amongst a stacked field including Alex Larwood (WBR Yamaha), Blake Fox (GASGAS) and Campbell Williams (Honda Racing), who are all residing in Victoria and racing professionally. Larwood showed why he is the most exciting thing to come out of SA since the Metcalfe Brothers some 20 years ago. He put the field to the sword and, like Metcalfe in MX1, these 2 South Aussies want nothing more than to go 1-1 in both classes in round 4 of the Pro MX on their home track on May 29th at Gilman.

However, Kai Newbold (Banks KTM) was out the gate and his trademark holeshots that saw him lead his school buddy from Kadina, Larwood, around for the first lap or two. Newbold, even though he was eventually passed by the interstate riders, certainly put his fellow South Aussies on notice that he is serious about a record 4th straight Championship in the PRO MX2 class.

With Mitchell Norris (GASGAS) riding in both PRO classes, MX1 and MX2 it will be interesting to see if Norris can channel all that experience and seriously challenge the #7 KTM rider in the remaining 3 rounds.

In the premier (125/250cc) junior class that is now a feature on the Sunday programme, it was again the silky skills and speed of Wil Carpenter that dominated on the 4stroke Yamaha. Wil looks right at home on this machine and when interviewed post-race, Wil put his weekend’s success down to “I am just really enjoying myself on and off the bike this year” and it certainly is reflective in his results.

Billy Cameron (Vic KTM) has featured throughout his juniors at various rounds of the SAMX and always comes out charging. Billy showed great speed but it was his Victorian counterpart that just does not know how to give up, Kayden Strode, doing enough to secure 2nd overall in front of Cameron. The talent in this class runs deep and keep an eye out for Lambert and Boyd at round 2 as they can win on any given day also.

The Butler’s Mechanical Services sponsored Women All-Powers Class featured 2 more interstate riders, Taylah McCutcheon and Maddy Healey, coming to get some track time before the Women’s Australian Championship (WMX) heads to the Gillman MX complex for round 2 of their Championship, alongside the PRO MX Nationals on May 29.

With a class of 11 starters the interstate women showed that growing up racing with all the boys has done them no end of good, as both women’s speed and aggression was reflected in their laps times which rivalled many of the MX2 and Expert Class riders.

Locally it was great to see #5 Amy Bartsch return to our series after traveling in 2021. Promising junior and 2021 MSA Rising Star finalist for MX, Emma Haylock (Husqvarna) showed she was more than comfortable in her first senior Championship with a really gritty days racing that included a nasty crash and some mechanical issues.

The Expert All-Powers Class also seen a handful of juniors enter their first senior Championship on a track that was prepared and continued to break up a lot more than the usual junior tracks these guys are used to. It was the experience of the older riders in this class that would come to the fore in round 1 with Sparrow, Dent and Walker looking the most comfortable throughout the day and taking the 3 podium positions in that order.

Emerging riders Spurling, Pagon, Rochow and Co. will learn from round 1 and look to shake this class up a bit as we head to Renmark where the red sand and whoops may suit some riders coming across from the Enduro scene.

Ollie Pitchford continues to impress in his break out year in the Clubman. Ollie finished off his junior career with solid results in the Enduro Championships and his MX skills have really gone to another level in 2022, surprising even himself with a dominating performance going 1-1-1 on Sunday.

Dilks, Bowles, Wells and Martin look set to have some awesome battles and without the 2021 Champion Averay competing at round 1 this class is wide open.

The 35-44 Years Veterans class was set to be a lot closer with such names as Carroll ,Metcalfe and the 2021 Experts champion, Bradley Ross clicking over to 35 years young, but illness would remove Carroll and unfortunately the long awaited return to this class from Shane Metcalfe was cut short with his late withdrawal.

Ross dominated from the get go showing that age is nothing but a number taking the overall in front of Hollis and Johnston.

In the Masters 45+ Veterans, the MRA track guru himself, Darren Averay (Honda) looks very keen to defend his 2021 Championship in this class with another impressive ride on his home deck to take the overall in front of Ian Haylock and Humphries.

Round 2 of the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores is coming up fast, in Renmark on May 21 and 22 at the Riverland Junior Motocross Club. Registration is open now, and closes at midnight on May 16, through Ridernet.

Photos courtesy of Eric McConnochie (@ericmcconnochie)

 

 

NEWS – ENTRIES FOR SAMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2 ARE NOW OPEN

Filed Under: Motocross, News

Entries for Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championship, presented by AMX Superstores – Round 2 are now open!

A reminder that entries for round 2 of the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championship, presented by AMX Superstores, are NOW OPEN, and will close Monday, May 16th at 10.30pm.

If you want to avoid the late free, get those entries in, but if you are keen to give the organising Club and extra $50.00, late entries will remain open until 11.30am Wednesday – after which NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED! Ringing the Club on Thursday and saying “I forgot” is now no longer a valid excuse, especially when entries for each round are open for 4 weeks before each round. You have been duly warned!

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

With basically a ‘brand new’ layout at the Renmark venue (yes, aware it was done last year, but with COVID and everything, it has hardly had any use), the racing is sure to be as good as round 1, so get those entries in and pack the swag for another great round of racing!

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.