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2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – DATE CHANGES!

May 1, 2023 Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, State Championship

Due to many reasons, and mainly due to Enduro not having a Sports Manager at present to coordinate the Championships or the discipline, with Wes Haydon no longer available to do it, as well as things like land availability, once again there have had to be date changes to the 2023 SA Off Road Championships, with the 2023 Championship now looking as per the rounds listed below.

Over the next week as it gets close to entries opening for rounds 1 and 2, MSA will release the 2023 Championship sponsors, as well as the supplementary regulations for the 2023 Championship.

Motorcycling South Australia would specifically like to thank the organising clubs for making the 2023 Championship possible, as all had originally decided to have a year off to recharge their members, but when it seriously looked like there wouldn’t be a Championship in 2023, all decided that they would put up their hands to make it happen.

The Keyneton MCC are now running back to back AORC rounds, after running a round in 2022, as the final 2 rounds of SAORC will also be rounds 7 & 8 of the 2023 AORC, and along with Keith & Districts, will also be opening up some new land to the Championship in 2023, while Juventus will be heading out of the forest for the first time in many years, to the Adelaide Hills and ACUSA Park.

2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS

ROUND 1 & 2

JUNE 17 & 18 ACUSA Park Juventus Sprint / Sprint

ROUND 3 & 4

JULY 15 & 16 Tintinara Keith & Districts TBC / TBC

ROUND 5 & 6

*AUGUST 26 & 27 Keyneton Keyneton Cross Country / Sprint

* Being run alongside the AORC, rounds 7 & 8

ENTRIES (LIKELY DATES)

Round	Entries Open	Entries Close	Late Entries Close
Round 1 & 2	6.00am Monday May 8	Midnight, Friday June 9	Midnight, Sunday June 11
Round 3 & 4	6.00am Monday June 6	Midnight, Friday July 7	Midnight, Sunday July 9
Round 5 & 6	6.00am Monday July 24	Midnight, Friday August 18	Midnight, Sunday August 20

EVENT PREVIEW – SAMX ROUND 1 – MRA KICKS OFF A HUGE 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

April 28, 2023 Filed Under: News, SAMX Championship

Only one sleep to go until the 2023 SA MX Championship season kicks off and we couldn’t be more excited. Gillman Motocross track is all prepped and set for a massive 2 days of racing, presented by Motocross Riders Association. The crew at MRA have worked overtime to ensure the track and facilities are up to their usual exceptional level with this weekend being a great preview to Round 5 of the 2023 ProMX, scheduled for the 28th May 2023.

There’s no better show in town this weekend with free entry for spectators to catch all the action.

Also, check out the MRA’s awesome canteen – with hot & cold food and drinks all weekend as well!

Entry List

Late Entries have now closed and the entry list has been released!!

2023’s Championship season is off to an exceptionally strong start with 258 competitors from all over Australia, lining up, to give it their all for the top spot and the valuable early lead.

Pro MX 1 see’s 2022 Champion Brett Metcalf, go up against an exceptionally stacked field. Will 2022 SAMX runner up Siegah Ward make 2023 his year to take the title or will one of the interstate competitors take Round 1 Championships win home with them?

Pro MX 2 has a great mix of South Aussies going up against tough competitors from NSW, VIC, QLD and even WA. After a huge 2023 win and a great off-season, Mitch Norris is looking to continue the success through the 2023 Championship Season. Will he keep it together?

This weekend sees a great lineup of competitors for the Butlers Mechanical Service Women’s All Powers. 2022’s Champion Amy Bartsch and reigning 2023 SignSational SA Women’s Cup winner, has her sights set on continuing the winning run through 2023. Only problem is…there are 14 other women looking for a chance to break the winning streak.

Joining the action throughout the weekend, we have 12 of the future stars of our sport riding the 50cc Demo 4 – Under 9 years. One definitely not to be missed.

These combined with a huge field of age classes are making sure 2023’s Round 1 SAMX Championships is bigger and better than ever. We can’t wait!!

(Above: Last years Bar to bar racing action 📸 Eric McConnochie) (Above: Amy Bartsch looking fast as ever coming into 2023 📸 Eric McConnochie)

Schedule

Saturdays Practice and Race Order:

Timing

Follow all the action as it happens and stay up to date with all the timing and results through the Mylaps Speedhive Page, or you can download the MYLAPS app via the App Store or Google Play.*

Socials*

Stay up to date with all the happenings of the 2023 SAMX Championship by following SA Motocross on Facebook as well as Motorcycling SA on Facebook and Instagram.

RESULTS – AORC ROUNDS 3 AND 4 – SA CONTINUES THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE

April 27, 2023 Filed Under: Enduro, News

Queensland Moto Park (QMP) came to life for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2023 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship presented by MXstore (AORC), with riders rolling in and anticipation mounting of who can get it done for the weekend the feeling in the air was electric. SA was there in force and boy did we bring it!!

14 South Aussies made the trip over to continue their championship hopes for the season. Still sitting on cloud nine after being selected by the ShopYamaha Off-Road Racing Team to replace the injured Kyron Bacon, Cooper Sheidow showed what he was made of right from the get-go. Sitting sixth outright for Round 3 (Saturday) and finishing Second for E1, he was able to hold off ex-pat Will Price, who settled for third. Showing nothing but consistency, he finished Sunday’s Round 4 again second in E1 with a seventh outright time. Will Price couldn’t quite get the upper hand on Cooper who again stood third on the podium.

Rowan Pumpa started the weekend on a heater, leading the Veterans class, with a first-place finish. Unfortunately, after some really tight racing, he had to settle for a second-place finish for Round 4 behind NSW Christopher Thomas.

Round 3 saw our South Aussies top the first 2 steps of the Masters podium with Leigh Bentley taking out the category first, followed closely by Peter Rudd. Keeping his flow going into Round 4 Leigh kept the top sport going with another podium first, however unfortunately Peter had a day he would rather forget, finishing ninth.

Continuing the journey of bringing home another back-to-back championship, Ollie Gear really let his riding do the talking, taking out a clean sweep of first-place wins for Rounds 3 and 4 in the J3 class, but also topping the leaderboard in first place both days overall…Well done lad!!

After being pipped for a podium in Round 3 by NSW Kai Austin and settling for forth in J2, Harry Gilbertson put his head down and fought through, passing Kai and taking the third place finish for Round 4. We’re looking forward to plenty of battles ahead between these two.

Plenty of our South Australian contingent came through with top 10 finishes including:

Max Midwinter (EJ), Forth place round 3 and 4.

Luke Bunnik (E3), Sixth Round 3 and fifth Round 4

Davey Gear (J4), Fifth place Round 3 and sixth place Round 4

Levi Rossi (J1), Fourth place Round 3 and Fifth place Round 4.

AORC Round 3 Full Report – HERE.

AORC Round 4 Full Report – HERE.

2023 Yamaha AORC Rounds 3 and 4 Race Recap – HERE.

AORC Website – HERE.

AORC FB page – HERE.

AORC points rankings as they stand after Round 4:

(Below): Ollie Gear turning iot on for his

weekend of 1st place finishes.

(Above) Cooper Sheidow looking good in Blue with a seat riding for

the ShopYamaha Off-Road Racing Team.

RESULTS – A HUGE WEEKEND OF SMILES AT THE FIRST JAMALKA OFF-ROAD RACE

April 18, 2023 Filed Under: Enduro, News

The inaugural Jamalka Off-Road Race at Tumby Bay was run and won over a massive 4 days of action from the 13th to the 16th of April. Riders and buggies were met by a gruelling 60 KM per lap off-road course, framed perfectly by the beautiful Eyre Peninsula wilderness. The event was the brainchild of a South Aussie farmer, off-road racer Ben, and his wife Nat McNamara. The pair dreamed of creating an Enduro Desert Race extravaganza that could test its competitors and grow to join the National Off Road Circuit.

Crowds were greeted by plenty of fast-paced action during each day, with even more off-track entertainment late into the night, including music, food and of course, many beverages shared between friends in the specially designed facilities Ben created for the event.

Enduro riders from all over South Australia jumped at the opportunity to get their bikes and bodies warmed up for the upcoming Fink Desert Race and you could see by the smiles on their faces a mile away… the event was a fan favourite.

After a full perfect 2 days of racing and 300km under his belt, Jay Simister #229 took out the competition outright with an impressive total time of 03:50:18.434. With a grin from ear to ear, you could tell straight away he was pumped and keen to get back out to do it all over again. With only a marginal gap of just over 5 minutes, Daniel Hunt #380 finished outright in second place with a time of 03:55:46.007. Showing the young lads how it’s done John Harkness #759 put down a cracking time of 4:11:26.073 both winning the Veterans 45+ and sitting third outright. The fourth fastest overall for the weekend came in as Tanner Pfitzner #47 with a 4:12:30.527 followed closely by Benjamin Piggott 5th fastest overall.

Tammy Peters #721 represented the girls as the only open Women but we are sure there are going to be plenty more competitors joining her in the coming years. Similarly, Matthew Pierce #415 ran solo in the Up to 251cc but in the end, still stood tall after conquering the event challenge. John Harkness #759 led the Veterans 35+ class with an incredible ride, in front of Reece Scott #5 and Jason Mitchell#701.

Proving that experience still can mix with the young crowd, Scott Baker #932 took out the Veterans 45+ years, with Quenten O’Connor #411 not being able to catch him in time, to finish in second after a long weekend on the bike.

The course laid claim to its fare share victims with Andrew Kerr coming off his bike at the finish line just before 11 am on Saturday, Jessie Malone suffering a broken collar bone during his race and Clinton Letton, ending his weekend after having the misfortune of tagging a tree stump.

With the first successful Jamalka Off-road Race in the history books for 2023, we are sure we will see it back in 2024 bigger and better than ever. The skies are really the limit with the future of the Jamalka Off-Road Race and it’s already off to a huge start.

Pictures curtesy of Jamalka Off Road Racing Page. and The Dapper Crow Photography.

Full break down of results – HERE

Overall Class Results:

RESULTS – TROY SERIES OF SA 2023 ROUND 1 – THE FRANK TUCK TRIAL KICKING OFF A NEW YEAR OF CHAMPIONS

April 17, 2023 Filed Under: News, Trials

A new year of Trials kicked off over the weekend with Round 1 of the TROY Series SA at the AJS Moto Trial Club of SA in Victor Harbor. The picturesque landscape met both spectators keen for all the action and riders ready to take up the challenge of the Waterfall course set perfectly among the Yakka Bushes.

Anticipation was high with riders keen to kick off their 2023 season after a well-earned break and boy did they bring the action, all keen to cement their position to lead their category into the upcoming rounds ahead.

Said AJS Club President, Kieran Hill about the weekend “A Great weekend many AJS members turning out on Saturday to set 10 sections on this idyllic Victor Harbour property, 4 Laps of those sections in Yakka lined gullies, creeks & of course the waterfall proved to be a testing days ride in perfect conditions for the 40 plus riders including 5 rookies competing for the first time”.

With a great number of riders throwing their hat in the ring, it is looking to be a huge year of Trials ahead and we are so excited to see the positive position the sport is at.

Pics courtesy of Sam Gill-Dixon.

Results for Troy Series Rd 1 – Frank Tuck Trial:

TROY Serios Points Table:

The action continues on with the 48th Peter Sparkes Trophy Trial on the 30th April and the 2023 Troy Series of SA Round – The Classic Trail kicking off on the 4th June at Tungkillo. These are both presented by AJS Moto Trials of SA, with entries currently open through Ridernet. The Peter Sparkes Trophy Trial entries close midnight 25th April 2023 and Troy Series Round 2 entries close 30th May 2023. All details are in the Supp Regs on the MSA website.

RESULTS – 2023 ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1 – A NEW YEAR KICKS OFF WITH A HUGE EASTER WEEKEND OF ROAD RACING

April 14, 2023 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

Mac Park roared to life for a cracker of an Easter Weekend, bringing crowds from all over SA to witness the action of Round 1 of the 2023 Road Race Championships, featuring the Easter Cup and the Bears National Championships Round 1. Both riders and fans were definitely not left disappointed, with challenges regularly thrown down and new champions crowned. If this is the level of racing in store for the 2023 Championships Series…It’s going to be a big one, to say the least!!