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ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR KEYNETON MCC RELIABILITY TRIAL & THE KIMBA ROUND OF THE EP MX SERIES!

June 17, 2020 Filed Under: Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling

Hot on the back of the first 5 events to open entries, entries for the next 2 events in the process of re-starting the sport have now opened!

The EP Series for Motocross at Kimba on July 19th – the first MX event to re-open!

And;

The Keyneton MCC 60th ‘Annual Road Trial’, which all know is now run as the Mike Connors Reliability Trial.

Log into Ridernet on your profile and get entering – chances are these events will fill up fast with everyone champing at the bit to get riding!

Next event on the list is the first round of the 2020 South Australian Motocross Championships – and entries will open this week!

MA’S LICENCE REACTIVATION TIMELINE & OPEN EVENT ENTRIES REACTIVATED!

June 15, 2020 Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Reliability, SAMX Championship, State Championship, Trials

MA’S LICENCE REACTIVATION TIMELINE

Dear Members,

With the May 24 announcement of Sport Australia’s Return to Sport Toolkit, Motorcycling Australia (MA) have outlined the following timeline for the reactivation of licence sales and a return to competitive activity.

June 15, 2020 – License sales will be reactivated to renew or apply for your license;
July 1, 2020 – Competition activity may resume on a state by state basis in compliance with state and national guidelines and regulations.

Considering the pandemic and the impact that it has had on the restriction of sporting activities, MA in consultation with the State Controlling Bodies (SCBs) is pleased to confirm an extension of active annual licenses for members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. All annual licenses purchased in the period between April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 will automatically receive a 3 month extension.

MA has considered numerous options to support annual license holders and believes this is the fairest outcome. Extensions for eligible licenses will added automatically prior to the reactivation of license sales on June 15.

We recommend members download the MA license app which will update with your license extension automatically.

OPEN EVENT ENTRIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REACTIVATED!

With the reactivation of licenses entries for Motorcycling Australia sanctioned events can now re-open as well, and the following events are now open on Ridernet and taking entries.

OPENED ON 15^TH JUNE

ENDURO

2020 Tri-Series Enduros, round 1 – July 5^th, run by the Keyneton MCC

2020 SA Off Road Championships, round 1 and 2 – July 18^th & 19^th in the Clare district, run by the Clare MCC

TRIAL

Keyneton 2 Day Trial – July 11^th & 12^th on Menglers Hill in the Barossa Valley, run by the Keyneton MCC

(47^th Mountain Man, round 1 of TROY Series SA 2020 and SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy)

RELIABILITY

The 2020 Hardi 24 Hour Trial, September 5^th & 6^th from the Kapunda Trotting Complex, being run by the 24 Hour Trial Organising Committee.

AND STILL TO COME THIS WEEK

MOTOCROSS

2020 South Australian Motocross Championships, round 1, July 25^th & 26^th @ Renamrk and run by the Riverland JMC

RELIABILITY

The Keyneton MCC’s 60^th ‘annual road trial’, being run as the Mike Connors Reliability Trial – July 25^th in the Keyneton/Eden Valley area, run by the Keyneton MCC

TRIAL

The Max Graetz Trial – July 26^th at Tungkillo, run by the Gawler MCC

(Round 2 of TROY Series SA 2020)

2020 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP DATES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED – AND NOW RELEASED!

June 5, 2020 Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship, State Championship

2020 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP DATES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED – AND NOW RELEASED!

Coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown the 2020 SA Motocross Championship dates and venues have now been confirmed, with it now being a 3 round Series for 2020, which in itself is a great thing to have only lost 1 round due to the pandemic!

The 2020 SA Motocross Championship will now be made up of the following rounds;

Round 1 July 25^th & 26^th Remark Riverland JMC

Round 2 August 8^th & 9^th Monarto South Coast MXC

Round 3 August 29^th & 30^th Gillman Motocross Riders Assoc.

As in previous years, juniors will race on Saturday, with seniors on Sunday, and classes and race formats to be released in the coming days, with round 1 entries to open before the end of June.

With the AJMX now proposed to be running in the school holidays in September, it made it almost impossible to stay with the original dates.

Poster design by Makayla Kitchen, with thanks

ELITE RIDER PROGRAMME POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

May 28, 2020 Filed Under: All disciplines, News

ELITE RIDER PROGRAMME POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

After many weeks of planning and trying to get the 2020 Elite Rider Programme to fit into the condensed calendar that motorcycle sport is faced with due to COVID-19 and re-start restrictions, the heart breaking decision to postpone the Programme until 2021 months has been made!

With riders from every discipline in the 2020 Squad, it has become just too difficult to make the Programme workable in what will be, a very full calendar for the rest of 2020.

This is also relevant as some of the venues that were planned to be used will/may not be available due to other commitments that will take preference.

At this stage the current Squad will be held over and Motorcycling SA will look to an April and July date in 2021 to run the Camp.

Motorcycling SA will also keep in touch with the 2020 Squad, and will seek to promote them and their results throughout the year, and over summer 2020/21 for the speedway guns – as they are an amazingly talented group and will very probably be chomping at the bit to do great things on track this year!

Motorcycling SA look forward to watching their journey into the 2021 Elite Rider Camp!

GAS GAS SIGN ON AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER FOR THE 2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 25, 2020 Filed Under: News, Trials

GAS GAS SIGN ON AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER FOR THE 2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

In exciting news for the 2020 Aussies, now being held at Mungeree, Bangor in the Southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia over the weekend of September 26 & 27, this year’s Championships will now be known as the “GAS GAS 2020 Australian Trial Championships”, as GAS GAS have signed on as the naming rights partner.

Grant Morris, the brand manager for the brand in WA, SA & NT, was excited to jump at the chance to make the Championships a red & black affair, “We are pleased to announce that GASGAS Australia will be the naming rights sponsor of the 2020 GASGAS Australian Trial Championships, which is set to be an outstanding event hosted by the Hogan Family and the South Australian trials community. As the premier event on the Australian trials calendar, it will also be an ideal time to showcase the exciting new GASGAS TXT RACING model range. We look forward to seeing all riders and supporters in the beautiful Flinders Ranges of South Australia.”

And from Christopher Paunola, president of the Keyneton MCC, “The Keyneton Motorcycle Club is proud to welcome GAS GAS on board as the naming rights partner for the 2020 Australian Trial Championships. The GAS GAS brand is certainly synonymous with trials all over the world and has been for many decades, so it’s quite fitting that they are our naming rights partner.”

Team Hogan (Team H) added, “We are very excited here at “Mungeree” to have GAS GAS as the major sponsor of the 2020 Australian Trial Championships. Our family has had a long association with GAS GAS over many years so it seems only fitting that they will play a big part in the anticipated success of this event. Huge thank you to Grant Morris, GAS GAS brand manager WA, SA, NT, KTM Group Aust & NZ.”

Above; Keyneton MCC president Christopher Paunola (with Damien Nash as passenger), left, and Team Hogan’s Connor Hogan

The Championships will now be the opening event of 2020 Trials Week South Australia, which will run from September 26^th to October 4^th and will also take in the 2020 South Australian Trial Championships (Oct 3 & 4) at Springton and a mid-week trial, National Trials Day on Thursday October 1st (Sept 27) at Tungkillo, with all proceeds from this event going to the 2021 Team Australia Trials des Nations Team.

For the first time at a South Australian hosted Championship, camping onsite will be welcomed, and, in light of all of the COVID-19 restrictions that have affected everyone, it will also be free, with toilets and showers onsite.

A full range of classes will be run at the Championships, and will include classes for all ages of riders and machines, 2 and 3 wheels, and men & women and boys & girls. Here is the list of classes that will be offered at the 2020 Australian Trial Championships.

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

GREEN LINE;

TRIAL 1

RED LINE;

TRIAL 2

SIDECAR

YELLOW LINE;

TRIAL 3

YOUTH 13-U19

MASTERS 35+

BLUE LINE;

WOMEN

JUNIOR 12-U16

TRIAL 4

VETERANS 40-55

VETERANS 55+

POST CLASSIC

WHITE LINE;

JUNIOR 12-U16 WOMEN

JUNIOR 9-U13

BLACK LINE;

JUNIOR 9-U13 WOMEN

JUNIOR 7-U11

JUNIOR 7-U11 WOMEN

CLASSIC

SUPPORT CLASSES

WHITE LINE;

TRIAL 5

TRIAL 5 WOMEN (tbc)

MASTERS WOMEN (+35)

RUN OF SECTION;

CLASSIC SIDECAR

MINI TRIAL

NAME-PLATES: Name plates are to be the same colour as the line being entered (see above), and Classic Sidecar & Mini Trial competitors to have a name plate with an orange back-ground.

GAS GAS 2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS; ENTRY FEES!

The Keyneton MCC, Team Hogan and Trials SA would also like to announce that entry fees for the GAS GAS 2020 Australian Trial Championships are going to be the same as what they were for the 2017 Australian Championships held in SA.

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

Senior solo classes; $150.00

Junior solo classes; $100.00 (includes the Youth Class)

Open Sidecar class; $200.00

Minders; $75.00

SUPPORT CLASSES

Trial 5; $75.00

Trial 5 Women; $75.00 (class to be confirmed)

Masters Women (35+); $75.00

Classic Sidecar; $100.00

Mini Trial; $50.00 (*4 to 9 years & non-competitive)

TEAMS (State, Trade & Club); $25.00 per team

Team entries have been halved from 2017, down from $50.00 to $25.00 per team

PROPOSED DATELINE – & SUBJECT TO ALL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BEING LIFTED!

JULY 1; Supp regs released and entries OPEN

AUGUST 31; Entries CLOSE

SEPTEMBER 14; Team entries CLOSE

SEPTEMBER 24; Campground opens & practise day

SEPTEMBER 25; Practise, section walk and scrutineering

SEPTEMBER 26^TH & 27^TH; GAS GAS 2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Keep an eye out for more news stories to come in the coming weeks

All photos by Trentino Priori, with thanks.

TRIALS SA RELEASE THEIR REVISED CALENDAR FOR 2020!

May 20, 2020 Filed Under: News, Trials

2020 TRIALS SA REVISED CALENDAR;
Well, this is pretty cool – and all being well with Covid-19 restrictions and lifting them as time goes on – here is the revised calendar for the 2020 Trials SA season.
Biggest news is SA now hosting the Australian Championships due to COVID making it impossible for NSW to run them, with the Aussies heading to Mungeree for the first time and being hosted jointly by Team Hogan and the Keyneton MCC.
To fit most of the events in – and to give riders great value for money, there are a couple of double header weekends – or 2 day events – so it looks like the 2nd half of the year will be pretty good – all being well.

Biggest news for those planning to head to SA for the Australian Championships – and were thinking of staying for the week to ride the SA Championships – there is now this addition to the calendar; the AJS MTC is going to run their National Trials Day event on the Thursday of Trials Week, October 1st – with all proceeds going to go to Team Australia, the Australian Trials des Nations team for 2021!
Three events for the week now to plan around! It looks like it will (hopefully) be a great ending to what was, an unknown year a couple months ago!