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‘VANITONE’ CLASSIC TRIAL THIS SUNDAY @ TUNGKILLO

Filed Under: News, Trials

‘VANITONE’ CLASSIC TRIAL THIS SUNDAY @ TUNGKILLO

This Sunday the AJS MTC will be running its annual ‘Classic Trial’ for all of the old trials ‘irons’, from Bultacos to Montesas to TY Yamahas & TL Hondas, so if you have an old trials bike stashed in the back of the shed and feel like having a ride, this is the event for you!

Entries can still be put in through www.trialsport.com.au/entries or by contacting the AJS MTC through the contacts on the supp regs which can also be found on the entry log in.

There will be classes to suit all rider ability – on solo AND sidecar machines!

This has always been a great day with the sections set to suit, and look after, the old bikes, so if you aren’t heading to Keith to watch the SAMX Championship round, and fancy a ride, with some awesome catering from Cafe Dee Wheels – this is the day for you! 

Photos by the excellent Trentino @ www.trentino.smugmug.com 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATE FROM 4 TALENTED SOUTH AUSSIES!

Filed Under: All disciplines, Motocross, News, Speedway, Trials

INTERNATIONAL UPDATE FROM 4 TALENTED SOUTH AUSSIES!

Connor Hogan at the Trial GP 2019 Japan
After qualifying well inside the top 15 for round 2 of the Trial2 World Championship, Connor Hogan had a tough weekend at Motegi in Japan;
“A tough weekend for me here in Japan, with nothing really going right. Very muddy and slippery conditions across the two days. My riding wasn’t great on Saturday but I felt much more comfortable Sunday. However, I simply did not have luck on my side, I had many 5’s due to unforeseen problems inside the sections. Ended up 28th two days in a row which is very frustrating. Thanks to Dad for filling in as minder for the weekend.”
#rockhoppingsa #GRO #globalracingoil #Jitsie #thehellteam

 

Brian Anthony at the Sidecar-cross World Championship, Estonia
After scoring points in his first GP last weekend in France, this weekend was a bit tougher for Brian Anthony in Estonia;
“Kivioli GP was a tough one, in the qualification race I tweaked my leg/knee, which got was sore and I had a dead leg so struggled quite a lot with it.
Race one; we had a pretty good start from second row but got hit by another bike in the back which was no problem, but then in the next right turn we came together again, causing us to crash and Joe hit his hand on a post, but we kept on but with no googles and long way back, but in the end we decided to pull in to the pits to save ourselves for race 2.
In race 2 we had a good start again, but I had a lot of trouble with the leg/knee, I knew what I needed to do but had no power in my leg at all giving us bad stability on the bike. Then, to top off a tough weekend, with only few laps to go the engine started cutting out after quarter throttle, so we had to pull out unfortunately.
No excuses, races don’t stop for things like this, but we/I take positives out of it, as I learnt lots and my physical condition felt OK except for the leg/knee. So, will work on sorting that and keep working to do what I feel I can do, its certainly not easy but I wouldn’t be here if it was, I’d have stayed at home. And I finally got to go to the Kivioli GP, one I’d wanted to go to for so long! Week off next week then come back stronger at next German championship.”

Liam May in Germany
“Unfortunately I had to pull out of last night’s meeting in Gustrow due to a serious crash in race 2 resulting in a head and shoulder injury, also have withdrawn from the meeting in Herning Monday.
Hopefully I’ll be fit for next week in Czech Republic and Poland.
Thank you to all the medics and people who helped out!”

Brayden McGuiness in Europe!
Brayden had a busy weekend travelling around the north of Europe, taking in multiple countries, with some mixed results.
Friday night in Germany 6 points finishing 9th, 1 point short of a semi birth, with the meeting having 2 semis as per the Speedway GP format
After driving through the night to get to his Saturday Night Division 1 Teams Meeting, it was, unfortunately, rained off
And to finish the weekend off, Sunday night he scored 9 points in an open meeting at in Herning, Denmark

3 SOUTH AUSSIES IN TOP 10 OF THE 2019 WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship

3 SOUTH AUSSIES IN TOP 10 OF THE 2019 WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

With the 2019 Women’s Australian Motocross Championships now done & dusted, the final points table has now come to light – and 3 South Aussie girls finished in the top 10, with Amy Bartsch also grabbing a top 5 finish in 5th, followed by Steph Cutler in 7th and Charlotte Berrill in 9th.

All 3 were consistent in their results, with Steph the only rider to have a problem in any of the races, with a flat tyre during the Monarto round. Other than that, top 10 finishes were the order of the day!

And while the top 3 of Rutledge, Moore & Brown were just that bit far in front in all the races, 4th to 10th was a close affair in most, giving our SA girls a challenge to look forward to in future years!

 

From Amy; “Massive weekend at Manjimup in WA racing the final round of the Australian Women’s Nationals. Coming out of MB I was sitting tied in 7th and desperately wanted to improve on that position. Went out for practice on Friday and took every session to gel with the track, thankfully I got myself sorted for the first race on Saturday finishing 6th. Sunday I was better for me as I got my head around the track and how it would form going 6,5,5 and finishing up the series in 5th in Australia.
Now I can honestly say that Manjimup is hands down the best track I have ridden and I will definitely be heading back in the future!”

From Steph; “Manjimup 15,000 is an event I have always wanted to ride and I finally got to cross it off my bucket list. And it sure as hell didn’t disappoint. Probably the most fun I’ve had on my bike, even when I was struggling I was still smiling. Started the 3rd round of the Women’s Championship in 11th. Went 5, 7, 6, 6 for the weekend and finished 7th in the Championship overall. Pretty stoked on the results after coming off a whole year not riding and lack of fitness.”

From Charlotte; “Overall final results for the Australian Women’s Championship 2019 published today – 9th overall in Australia!! My aim was to manage a better finish than my 24th finish last year and it’s a definite improvement! Thank you so much to everyone who makes this racing dream possible for me.”

With 2 rounds on home soil at Monarto (Murray Bridge) followed by the 3rd and final round at the famous Manjimup track in WA, it made for a long trek across the Nullabor for all of the riders, and especially those from the Eastern states.

Huge congratulations to all of the MX women for making the commitment to ride the 2109 Championship, which had a total of 25 women ride at least one of the rounds, so great numbers going forward.

With thanks to JF Photography for the photos from Manjimup – awesome!

Overall

Number

Name

Murray Bridge

Manjimup

 TOTAL

1

1

Meghan Rutledge

140

131

271

2

86

Jessica Moore

122

137

259

3

18

Maddy Brown 

122

120

242

4

655

Kara Cats

102

112

214

5

5

Amy Bartsch

92

102

194

6

49

Tanesha Harnett

92

97

189

7

24

Steph Cutler

77

100

177

8

4

Megan Bagnall

57

92

149

9

758

Charlotte Berrill

63

75

138

10

22

Tahlia Lang

58

76

134

SOUTH AUSSIE SUCCESS AT FINKE!

Filed Under: All disciplines, Enduro, News, SAORC

Congratulations to all from South Australia who rode the 2019 Tatts Finke Desert Race, and especially those who conquered the desert – with only around 10 of the 80+ South Aussies who entered not making it to Finke & back – an amazing result!

Need to especially congratulate Tom Jones, who finished as the top South Aussie in a great 9th outright out of the 600+ starters, and to top it off Tom also won his class, the Masters 35-39 Years class. (pictured below)

Kyle Pfitzner was the only other South Aussie in the top 20th, in 13th outright, and he also came home with a class win – the 251cc & Above 2 Stroke class.

Only other South Aussie on a podium was quad rider, Lachlan Bailey who finished 2nd in the Up to 40 Years class.

Well done and congratulations to Tom, Kyle & Lachlan – and for the fiull list of finishers, head here for a scroll through; www.finkedesertrace.com.au/2019-bike-results   

Shout out also to expat South Aussie, Alex Long (below on bike #487), who led the SA female charge, and after starting around 500th, picked up a heap of placings each way to finish 296th – and make it 5 finishes from 5 starts!

Bad luck to SA’s top chances in Kent Collins and Daniel Banks who both didn’t make it back from Finke, with Kent well inside the top 10 after day 1 and Daniel in the top 20!

Daniel Banks (#13) and Kent Collins during the prologue

With thanks to Tatts Finke Desert Race media & Lynn Long for the pics

 

2019 24 HOUR TRIAL – ENTRIES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT @ MIDNIGHT!

Filed Under: Enduro, News, Reliability, State Championship

   

2019 24 HOUR TRIAL – ENTRIES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT @ MIDNIGHT!

REGISTRATION CLOSES: 14-JUN-2019 11:59 PM

The 24 Hour Trial, South Australia’s longest running event, and possibly only 2nd in fame to the Sellicks Beach races, is the pinnacle event of the seven round SA Reliability Trials Championship Series (SART), with this being round 4. 

2018 24 Hour Trial Outright & Open Solo Champion, Riley Graham

2018 24 Hour Trial Open Sidecar Champion, Mark Launer & Tyson Rohrlach

Since its beginning in 1924 this historical off-road event has lived up to its name as a test of rider stamina and machine reliability, the trial is held annually on the second weekend of July and rotates the starting point between the country towns of Kapunda and Eudunda each year.

And now it is also the halfway point of the 2019 South Australian Reliability Trials Championships, and will start in 2019 from the Eudunda Sporting Complex.

To enter – https://osm-ma.omnisportsmanagement.com/EventManager

Supp regs & all other details – https://24hrtrial.com/

Challenging on 3 wheels in 2019 – Brad Hunter & Adam Brook (left) and 2 time sidecar winners, Max & Sam Hutchesson

Potential challengers on 2 wheels in 2019 – former champions, Sean Throup (left) and Todd Barry

Dawn on Sunday morning – the toughest part of SA’s famous ‘all nighter’!

2019 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 2 ENTRIES CLOSE @ MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, SAMX Championship, State Championship

2019 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 2 ENTRIES CLOSE @ MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!

As it is now (almost) 10.00am on Tuesday morning, and with the holiday Monday catching a few people out, just a reminder that entries close for round 2 of the Eagle Trailers & Campers 2019 SA Motocross Championships will close in roughly 14 hours – at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!

 

Late entries will be open until 5.00pm on Wednesday the 12th, but with a $50.00 late entry fee – so jump onto Ridernet and get your entry in today!

https://osm-ma.omnisportsmanagement.com/EventManager

The Keith & Districts MCC and Andy Caldecott Park always put on a great weekend’s racing, so get around it – camping allowed and a full canteen stocked and ready with hot & cold food and drinks for the whole weekend!