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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!

2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – NOW COMING TO SA

May 14, 2020 Filed Under: News, Trials

2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YES – THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!

After working hard behind the scenes over the past few weeks, it can now be released that the 2020 Australian Trial Championships, which were originally scheduled to run at Pacific Park in NSW in August, but had to be postponed and then cancelled due to COVID-19 and venue availability, will now be held at Mungeree Homestead at Bangor in the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia over the weekend of September 26 & 27.

To be hosted by a joint crew headed by Team Hogan (the land owners) and the Keyneton MCC (6 time runners of the Championships), along with Trials SA, all are excited to be able to ensure the 2020 Championships will run!

More details will follow next week – on the re-launched of the 2020 Trials Week SA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/trialsweeksa2020/?ref=bookmarks) – but what can be said is that all the classes will be offered, as well as on site camping – and – the weekend is either, at the start, or the middle weekend of the school holidays for everyone!

It is also the weekend before the planned SA Championships hear Springton in the Adelaide Hills, so head over, enjoy the Southern Flinders and the Clare Valleys, and then head to the SA Championships through the Barossa Valley – as always in SA, it should be a fantastic week – and a great way to celebrate post COVID-19 and see some of the best that SA has to offer!

AND RETURNING ONCE AGAIN – MINI TRIAL!

First run in 2017 at the Australian Championships in SA, Mini Trial will once again be offered as a support class on a shortened course of 10 sections, with 3 laps each day – for all riders aged 4 to under 9 years – on mini wheeled bikes!

2017 saw a number of riders ride their first Australian Championships, with some lined up to ride again in 2020 – but in competition classes, like Oliver and Harry Lancaster and Ashley Barwick, who topped the 7-U11 Girls Class last year in Tassie!

MINI TRIAL – UNCOVERING TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS – TODAY!

2020 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES & SUPP REGS

The sponsorship package is almost ready to go and will be sent out next week (from May 18), and the plan is to open entries on July 1^st and leave them open until August 31 to give everyone around the country as much time as possible to plan their trip, dependent on travel restrictions, etc!

MA LETTER TO CLUBS & GETTING BACK TO RIDING!

May 14, 2020 Filed Under: News

FROM MOTORCYCLING AUSTRALIA;

13th May 2020

Dear clubs,
It certainly has been a challenging time for everyone in the past 2 months. It is encouraging however that it appears Australia is doing a great job controlling COVID-19.
With this in mind, we are pleased to announce that recreational based riding can now resume at your club under the below principles. This model is slightly different to what you may be used to, but it is just a temporary measure to allow your members to get back on their bikes if your state government restrictions allow it to occur.
 For all disciplines other than those listed in point 3, clubs will be able to apply for a Ride Park Australia (RPA) permit as per RPA conditions and guidelines in the attached document.
 For activities held on Dirt Track, Speedway and Road courses you will also apply for an RPA permit however current MA conditions and operational guidelines around these disciplines still apply. For further information please contact your SCB.
 A valid MA license is not required.
 Public Liability insurance will be in place for the time period of the permit which can be applied for via your state office.
 Those members that do hold a valid annual MA license will have personal accident insurance cover as per the Motorcycling Australia policy.
 The cost per rider payable to MA or your SCB is $15.00 which will be passed directly onto the insurance company. Your sign on sheets will be emailed to your State office and Motorcycling Australia.
 All current COVID-19 health measures and restrictions that are valid must be adhered to within your RPA event. Any breaches of these restrictions will be at the risk solely of the club.
 This is a temporary measure and will be evaluated once further restrictions are lifted.
If you have any queries, please contact your state office. Please note you would have also received a statement regarding annual licenses from Motorcycling Australia in the past day. This is the most current update on the status of annual licenses.

& FROM MOTORCYCLING SA

The events calendar is now being finalised for a return to competition in July (all being well), so the MSA Calendar on this website will begin to be updated in the coming days. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks!

Non competitive Ride Days can now be held – under the restrictions – and for all the details head to our new ‘Ride Parks Australia’ page on the MSA website; www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/rpa

AN ‘OFF ROAD’ UPDATE & COMING OUT OF COVID!

May 13, 2020 Filed Under: Enduro, News, Reliability, SAORC

There is now some light at the end of the tunnel as far as getting back to competition is concerned, with enduro and reliability trials being able to lock in a number of dates for 2020!

All being well with the continued lifting of COVID-19 restrictions the 2020 SA Off Road Championship will be as follows – and running their 7 round series as originally planned!;

Round 1 & 2 July 18 & 19

Round 3 & 4 August 1 & 2 and in conjunction with the AORC

Round 5 & 6 August 22 & 23

Round 7 September 13

Unfortunately it has also just been announced that the Hattah Desert Race has been cancelled for 2020, BUT with Tri-Series dates still to be allocated within the condensed calendar, there will still be more events to ride in 2020!

The SAORC Committee would also like to thank the Series sponsors, WSB Distributors and KTM & Husqvarna for their continued support in these difficult times!

On the reliability trial side of the sport, of the 7 planned rounds, it looks like three events will be able to run in 2020, including the 24 Hour Trial, but on a new date in September, and the 60^th Keyneton MCC Trial, the Mike Connors Trial, with the full calendar looking to be;

July 25^th The Mike Connors Trial (& the 60^th Keyneton MCC annual road trial)

August 8^th The Gil Harris Trial, run by the Levis MCC

September 5^th & 6^th The 2020 ‘Hardi’ 24 Hour Trial, from the Kapunda Trotting Complex

Here is the press release from the 24 Hour Trial Organising Committee;

Throughout the past 4 weeks, the committee has been in consultation with MSA regarding the 2020 HARDI 24 Hour Trial. It was agreed that due to the current, constantly changing and ongoing restrictions, that the original date of 11-12 July 2020 would be a struggle to meet.

After working tirelessly with our key stakeholders, we have booked the 2020 HARDI 24 Hour Trial to be held on 5th and 6th of September. There are still several factors which need to be cleared before the event can be confirmed. The most pressing of course being Government restrictions and approval from the Local Council. You will be updated as the situation progresses.

What does this mean for competitors?
• MA licenses were held on the 1st of April for the duration of time that MSA are not issuing permits for events and will be frozen until MSA events resume, subsequently extending your expiry date
• Entries and sup regs will be open and available once a permit is issued from the Local Council. A media release will be sent via Facebook and published on the website
• 1 event competition licenses will be available and valid for use in the 2020 HARDI 24 Hour Trial
• Entries will be refundable through Ridernet ONLY if tougher Government restrictions are enforced, causing the event to be cancelled.
• Interstate competitors eligibility will be determined following Government restrictions
• Presentation night is booked for Saturday 7th November at Vine Inn Barossa, Nuriootpa
• The event will return to the traditional date in July 2021

We appreciate your patience and ongoing support whilst we try to rearrange the event however most importantly, we would like to thank MSA and our sponsors;
HARDI Australia
Paradise Mazda
Gawler Motorcycle Centre
Schutz Industries
Southern Steel Supplies
Barossa Motorcycles
Sherwood Earthmoving
Vine Inn Barossa
Performance Trade Services
GS Moto
Schwartz Excavations

As we navigate our way towards September, we will be as informative as we can be and hope to give all our fathers competing, a wonderful Father’s Day.

And stay tuned for more updates – from motocross and trial in the next week!

SA’s ICONIC 24 HOUR TRIAL RELEASE NEW DATE!

May 10, 2020 Filed Under: News, Reliability

With everything that is happening in regards COVID-19 and events having to be moved and/or postponed and cancelled, the 24 Hour Trial has managed to secure a new date for 2020 – the first date change for about 50 years, after being on the second weekend in July since the early 1970’s. Before that it had been held in August and September after originally being held in the June Long Weekend!

Here is the press release from the 24 Hour Trial Organising Committee;

As we navigate our way towards September, we will be as informative as we can be and hope to give all our fathers competing, a wonderful Father’s Day.

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA (RPA) SET TO LAUNCH US OUT OF COVID-19!

May 8, 2020 Filed Under: News

Friday, May 8, 2020

Motorcycling Australia To Launch New Recreation and Social Ride Program

Motorcycling Australia is set to launch an exciting new national program, Ride Parks Australia (RPA) which has been designed to encourage recreational riding at existing local clubs around Australia. By using a streamlined Public Liability (PL) insurance program, Motorcycling Australia is set to make recreational riding fun, easy and affordable.

Trialled in several states over the past 18 months with great success, Ride Parks Australia’s – Ride Park Days (RPD) is a Motorcycling Australia (MA) brand of non-competitive and fun ride days aimed at the general riding public. The new program has also been designed to appeal to current MA members who wish to enjoy their favourite clubs and venues that choose to be part of RPA.

RPDs has been created for social and recreational riding only and provide a fantastic opportunity for the greater community and non-MA members to access their local tracks which provide a safe, family friendly environment to ride at an affordable cost.

The RPD entry fee is structured to ensure accessing local tracks is extremely affordable for riders and families. MA annual Licence holders will pay the same riding fees as non-MA members but benefit from the cover provided under the MA Personal Accident (PA) scheme with their annual license.

MA CEO, Peter Doyle, said he was excited to see this new initiative expanded nationally into the market and engage those riders and families who just want to have fun and enjoy recreational riding.

“Ride Parks Australia is all about giving the social rider access to quality local facilities at an affordable price,” explained Doyle. “RPA is not based around the sporting side of the business and the restrictive rules and regulations that come with competition. These ride days are for families, friends and kids to enjoy social riding at venues that can cater for all levels of riders.”

Further information will be forthcoming soon.