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SELLICKS 2021 IS FAST APPROACHING!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

It’s almost time for the bi-annual trek down to the iconic sands of Sellicks, for the bi-annual 2 days of fantastic racing on SA’s most unique historic ‘road racing’ circuit!

Two Days of Racing

More than 150 Solos and Sidecars, all built before 1963, battling it out over two days of highly competitive racing on South Australia’s iconic Sellicks Beach.

Over the two days 62 races will run and you can expect to see bikes carry the logos of Adler, AJS, Arial, BSA, Bultaco, DKW, Douglas, Dyson VAG, ESO, Excelsior, Greeves, Harley Davidson, Honda, Indian, JAP, Jawa, Matchless, New Imperial, Norton, OEC, Rickman, Triariel, Triton, Triumph, Tribsa, Velocette, Vincent, and, Yamaha.

There will be plenty of opportunities to get up close to the bikes and talk with the riders during meet and greet sessions on the beach on Saturday and Sunday morning, as well as through a new pit viewing area.

There will also be a range of catering vans on site, including the Original Pancake Kitchen, the local Lifesaving Club is running the bar and there is brand new merchandise that will be available on the day or you can order online and pick it up at the event.

Check out the merch, download a Program of Events and Map of the course and buy your tickets at the Levis MCC website: www.levismcc.asn.au/racing.

It’s going to be two fantastic days of racing…Bring the Family and have a ball… DON’T MISS IT.

1930 OEC JAP TWIN is Racing

OEC (The Osborn Engineering Company) built motorcycles from 1922 until 1954. They built many innovative models over the years and the marque held the Land Speed Record several times through the 1920s-30s.

Brenton Matters brought his 1930 OEC to Sellicks Beach in 2017, but lack of bike prep time saw the bike fail to reach its potential.

Over the past four years he has given it a lot of love and attention and it is almost ready to take to the beach. Brenton kicked it over recently and it sounds awesome.

Still a bit to do, but Brenton is confident the bike will be ready on the day. He was asked him how fast he will go? “I don’t know,” he said, “in 1930 an OEC with a supercharged 1000cc Prestwich engine was the first to pass 150 mph…I might get 80-85 or so.”

The unique thing about the OEC is its’ Duplex Steering system, developed by Frederick Wood in the late 20s.

Motoring writer Greg Williams says about the OEC, “theoretically, the system offered outstanding high-speed stability and adjust-ability. In practice, it was better suited for use on a speed-record machine going in a straight line than on a road motorcycle”.

It’s going to be fun to see this wicked machine strut its’ stuff on Sellicks Beach!

The 1930 OEC JAP (above left) and the 1950 Vincent Rapide (above right) that will attack the sands of Sellicks in a few short weeks time! 

Vincent Rapide To Race at Sellicks

The Series C Vincent Rapide is one of the most famous motorcycles ever built and if you were a motorcycle fan or speed freak in the late ’40s and early ’50s, the Vincent motorcycles were some of the most desirable vehicles on the planet.

Vincent produced motorcycles from 1932–55, when it went bankrupt, the company made around 11,000 motorcycles, of which 6852 were the famous 1000cc twin-cylinder models.

By the standards of 1950, the Vincent was an exceptional machine. Costing £128 ($256) new, the 998cc, 50-degree V-twin put out between 45 and 55 horsepower, depending on the state of tune (Rapide or Black Shadow). It was easily capable of exceeding the then-magical 100mph mark.

David Whitehead managed to get his hands on his Vincent in 2017.

“I had lusted after this 1950 Vincent Series C Rapide for many years. My friend bought it in 1985 in Brisbane. He had a accident on it in around 2000 and after it was repaired it was ridden again but had engine troubles and it had been off the road ever since.”

David rebuilt the engine, replacing whatever was required, and undertook other mechanical and electrical repairs, but he kept its original patina as much as possible. The Vincent is now running like a dream and David is looking forward to letting it loose on Sellicks Beach.

“I believe bikes of this calibre deserve to be seen in action rather than put on a mantle piece. I’m excited and feel honoured and privileged to bring this bike down from Qld and be part of this historic event.”

   

 

 

LEVI DAY – 2ND OVERALL IN THE DUCATI TRI OPTIONS CUP IN THE UK!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

The 5th and final round of the Ducati Tri Options Cup was held at the Brands Hatch GP Circuit over the weekend. I love the GP circuit at Brands, it’s super fast and has some insanely scary blind corners.

I was going into the final round 26 points off the championship lead. Every race up until the final round I had finished 1st or 2nd, bar one race where I finished 12th, after running off the track and rejoining. I didn’t go into the final round thinking about the championship, as it was going to be a stretch, but my goal was to win both races and that would be all I could do, and then just see what happens from there!

Friday was a little damp for the first practice session but we collected some good information on how to move forward with the bike. We had qualifying on Friday afternoon and the improvements we made to the bike felt better and I managed to put it 2nd on the grid.

I was really looking forward to Saturdays 10 lap race. We had made a few more changes to the bike and was feeling confident. I didn’t get a great launch off the line, and was 5th into turn 1. I managed to get passed a couple of riders, and it took me until half way through lap two, to get passed Dijon Compton, who was sitting in 2nd place. By the end of lap 2 Josh Day had a 0.8 second lead on me, but for the next 3 laps I managed to close the gap to 0.25 of a second, setting the fastest lap of the race along the way. On lap 6, Josh’s quick shifter stopped working and he put his hand up, which allowed me passed. He managed to continue the race, and ride with out the quick shifter. When I lead a race I always ride my own pace, a famous quote I live by, from Australian Race Car Driver Jack Brabham, who used to say he would try and win at the slowest possible speed. If and when I get out in front in races, I only ever ride as fast as I need too, then if a rider feels like they can go quicker and they can pass me, I’m more than happy to get in a scrap and battle for the victory. If I’m not in front then I’ll put it all on the line to try and get there. We managed to hold off Josh to take victory in Race 1 and close the gap down a little, to 21 points. With only 1 race left, if meant Josh would have to get 11th or lower, and I would have to win the race. Josh hadn’t finished lower than 2nd all year, so I knew this would be a near impossible task, but I had to put it all on the line and obviously try my best to win.

Race 2 on Sunday was bright and early at 10:05am. I was starting from pole, due to setting the fastest lap of the race on Saturday. I got away well, but it was David Shoebridge who got the whole shot. I passed him off the back straight and led for the first few laps. Elliott Pinson then got passed me and he pulled half a second on me in a couple of laps. I got into a good rhythm and got my head back down, and managed to get back passed Elliot with 2 laps to go. I crossed the finish line with the win, 0.3 of a second ahead of Elliott, and set the fastest lap of the race in race 2 also. Josh played it smart as I knew he would, and rode around in 5th, which was all he had to do to secure the championship. It was a great way to end the year, winning both races at the final round!

I’m really proud of how our season went. If it wasn’t for the 12th place I had at the first round, then the final round could have had more to play for between Josh and myself. But it was a mistake of my own doing so only got myself to blame! I can hold my head high when I get beaten and there were times that I wasn’t the fastest rider on the day. But I’m proud of the races we had and to win 50% of the races, with the other 50% of the race wins going to the championship winner, is something I’m very proud of.

I can’t thank my wife Katie enough for all her support. For us as a family, away from the racing, it has been a very tough year. We have endured two miscarriages in the last 10 months and that has been a really difficult thing for us both. We also lost my Pop Max (who our son Max is named after), a few months ago, and were unable to say goodbye, as he was in Australia and due to Covid we were unable to get back. I would like to dedicate our seasons results, to my wife Katie, our angel babies and to my Pop Max, who was always a huge supporter of me following my dreams. I wore a special helmet this weekend to bring awareness to Baby Loss Awareness Month, and would like to give support to anyone else who has had to endure anything like this. Through all of this Katie has had my back 100% and has always been a hugely positive support to me, all the way through.

My team this year, Darren, Nigel and Paul. These guys worked tirelessly to give me a great bike all season and the results are a team effort from everyone involved. I did my job to the best of my ability and so did all my team, and I’m proud to have worked with them all. Our engine was never stripped all year, it never had the cams dialled in, or had the engine apart at all. Apart from oil changes the engine didn’t get looked at, at all. It’s a credit to Ducati for the build quality of the V2 and shows how good the engine is!

A big thank you to all the people who made this season possible. Mike and Maddie Green, from Boast Plumbing Supplies for supplying the Ducati V2 and all their help. My main sponsor, AJN Steelstock for the amazing support and Bathgate Group. With out these guys, our racing season wouldn’t have been possible, and I cant thank them all enough for allowing me to follow my dreams and continue this journey of racing. I am humbled but the support they give me, and not only are they great supporters of my racing, more importantly they are people Katie and I call dear friends!

And to our team partners:

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Thank you all for the amazing support! Who knows what next year will bring yet, but I would like to step up, perhaps back in to SuperStock 1000 or something similar. I only had one season in stock 1000 and the depth of competition is absolutely world class in that championship, so I would love to have another crack at that if possible. But each year, if I get to go racing at all, it is a huge bonus, as I couldn’t do it without the support that my amazing sponsors give me. Thank you all for supporting me this year and roll on 2021!

Cheers,

Levi Day

ROAD RACE & TRIAL CROWN THEIR 2020 SA CHAMPIONS

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship, Trials

Last weekend saw Road Race and Trial crown their 2020 SA Champions, road race at the Master of Mac Park in mount Gambier after they were able to run 2 rounds in 2020 (of the 4 planned) and Trial at Barina, Eden Valley at their annual stand alone SA Championship event.

Huge congratulations to all who rode, and placed, and also a huge well done to the road race and trial disciplines, and their brilliant communities for being able to get it happening through COVID and the re-start of the sport and run SA Championship events through this time.

Enduro and Motocross were also able to run SA Championships through this time – and their 2020 Champions will be featured next week!

2020 SA CHAMPIONS – ROAD RACE!

Superbike; 1- William Strugnell; 2- Evan Byles; 3- Chris Tyler

Supersport; 1- Ty Lynch; 2- Declan Carberry ; 3- Dallas Skeer

Supersport 300; 1- Gordon Hensley; 2- Oliver Hensley ; 3- Alex Musolino

Pre Modern 05; 1- William Strugnell; 2- Brad Miller; 3- Graham Snaith

Pre Modern 00; 1- Giovanni Chiodi ; 2- Nick Hinds; 3- Mark Boag

Limited; 1- Dave Williams; 2- Ben Liebig; 3- Wayne Batson

Juniors; 1- Samuel Pezzetta ; 2- Ryder Gilbert; 3- Cooper Rowntree

Naked Bike ; 1- Dave Williams ; 2- Michael Fisher; 3- Alessandro Malatesta

2020 SA CHAMPIONS – TRIAL!

Trial 1 & 2020 SA #1; Connor Hogan

Trial 2; 1 – Adrian Harry, 2 – Haydon Barwick (junior), 3 – Alex Cowan

A Grade Sidecar; 1 – Steve Rees / Melissa Rogers

Open Women; 1 – Lillie Yiatrou, 2 – Alisha Harry (junior), 3 – Tess Warnest

Trial 3; 1 – Aaron Long, 2 – Lillie Yiatrou, 3 – Daniel Fraser

Trial 4; 1 – Carl Henschke (junior), 2 – Jackson Poker (junior), 3 – Greg Rogers

Trial 5; 1 – Martin Whitaker, 2 – Kurt Janda, 3 – Matt Petersen

Junior A; 1 – Harry Petersen, 2 – Kody Irrgang, 3 – Isaac Schultz

Junior A Girls; 1 – Charlotte Cowan, 2 – Hayley Stephen, 3 – Ashley Barwick

Junior B; 1 – Bailey Irrgang, 2 – Cameron Stephen

Junior B Girls; 1 – Lucy Cowan, 2 – Sasha Hardin, 3 – Caitlin Hardin

Historic White; 1 – Brian Lang, 2 – Chris Schultz, 3 – Andrew Earl

Veterans; 1 – Rob White

 

DALLAS SKEER’S SUPERSPORT REPORT FROM MAC PARK – AND A NEW LAP RECORD FOR THE 600’S!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

It was good to be back racing again and at my local track Mac Park after a 6 month break from seeing the lights go out. We had done 4 practise days at Mac Park since racing stopped in February and I had some good days and some other days where I struggled to find the pace I usually can do. Last weekend couldn’t have gone much better with the weather being our only set back.

Friday practise was very warm with air temperature of close to 30 degrees which gave a false sense of what the weekend ahead was going to be like. We had chosen to ride the number one race bike that usually gets ridden in ASBK and I had never ridden it at Mac Park with the setup I usually race on. Friday was a lot harder than we thought with the bike not handling very good when entering the corners. Luckily Dad was able to get it pretty much sorted after 5 practise sessions. I was only able to manage a best of 1.11min.623 which was about .6secs off where I wanted to be.

Going straight into a single 20min qualifying session wasn’t ideal as there was still one untested change done to the bike from Friday. It seemed to have made the difference as after 6 laps I was able to post a 1.10min.171 to secure pole position for the 600 Supersport class and 3rd on the gird the 15 lap Master of Mac Park feature race on Sunday. I was surprised to do that time as it’s the quickest any 600 has gone around Mac Park and 0.5secs quicker than my PB, plus one whole second faster than my old lap record. As it was not a race the qualifying time doesn’t count as a lap record.

There was 4 Supersport races with two on Saturday and two on Sunday, then the final 15 lap feature at the end of the weekend which included Superbikes! Saturday afternoon was forecast to be raining and thankfully it held out.

Race 1 was my best ride for the whole weekend after leading from start to finish I was able to pull a six second gap from second place and set a new lap record of 1.10min.040 smashing my previous 1.11min.162. Not only was able to do that lap, I was able to back it up the next lap with a nearly identical time of 1.10min.056 and comfortable stay within 0.5secs of that lap time over the 6 lap race.

Race 2 was a little more interesting with light rain threating but not actually wetting the track, so we were able to stay on slicks. Being cautious the first lap I got passed and was happy to sit behind and follow the other rider to see how they react to the track conditions with the slight rain. After 3 laps I had good confidence and was able to make a easy pass back into the lead and pull a gap of 2.5secs and a time of 1.10min.713 proving there was plenty of grip.

Sunday started with going straight into racing with an extra warm up lap for the first race. It had rained Saturday night so the track was wet but drying. To wet of the slicks but only just wet enough for wets. I didn’t get a very good start and fell back to third off the line. I was able to stay with the two front riders for a lap but just didn’t have the confidence in the conditions and dropped off the back of them. I finished third and was able to post a 1.15.797 over 10 seconds ahead of the next rider.

Race 4 and the final 600 Supersport race was in very similar conditions to race 2 on Saturday with light rain all race but the track staying dry. I once again fell back to second and sat there for 3 laps to feel the conditions out and then made a pass to take the lead and pull and instant gap. Posting a 1min.11.531 and finishing 3 seconds ahead after the 6 laps.

The final race of the day is where the weather finally broke and it meant that 15 laps where going to be in extremely wet conditions with a lot of standing water on the track. Being mixed with the Superbikes is always fun but a challenge as they have 400cc more than my Suzuki 600cc Supersport. I did not get a good start dropping two places by turn 1 off the line. The rider in 3rd had a mechanical problem early on so I was stuck in 4h behind a slower superbike for the first lap and half, by that time the leaders had a decent gap and I just focused on being smooth and gaining pace as I felt out the wet conditions. Being 15 laps I had to deal with a lot of lapped riders and that made my race a bit more interesting rather than just doing 15 laps by myself. By lap 12 I could see the superbike rider in 2nd slowing down so I upped the pace a little and kept pushing. Unfortunately it was too little too late and I settled for third only 1.8secs off of second and was able to nearly match the fastest lap done by the winner on a superbike, with a 1.15min.921.

It was great to be back racing and to do the lap times I was able to do which showed I didn’t lose anything over the break and hopefully when ASBK starts again in November at The Bend Motorsport Park I can be real competitive. A big thanks to Dad for sorting the bike on Friday and standing out in the rain, also all the great sponsors and supporters that have been understanding with the Covid situation

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LEVI DAY & DECLAN CARBERRY – TEARING UP THE TRACKS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WORLD!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

LEVI DAY & DECLAN CARBERRY – TEARING UP THE TRACKS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WORLD!

FROM LEVI;

The fourth and penultimate round of the Ducati Tri Options Cup was held at Oulton Park over the 18-20 September. It’s a track I really enjoy and hugely different to the flat and wide Silverstone that we raced at the round prior. Oulton Park is an undulating twist through the Cheshire countryside, with a big lake in the middle of the circuit. There’s never any time to rest around there and has a great mix of fast sweepers and tight hairpins and chicanes.

Friday we had Practice and Qualifying. We managed to get onto the pace straight away and managed a time of 1:40.8 in practice, to set the quickest time for the session. The bike was feeling really good and I was confident going into qualifying. I further improved my time in qualifying to a 1:40.5. Josh Day set a slightly quicker time of 1:40.2. I was unable to have a crack at going quicker as a red flag with 5 minutes to go caused the session to be called early. But our goal at each round is to get it on the front row, and my lap time put me in 2nd place, so we were happy with our session.

We had a 12 lap race on Saturday and we opted to make a few changes to the bike after going through all the information from Fridays sessions. I got away well and was in 2nd by the end of the first lap. I got in to the lead and had some good passes with Josh Day. The bike didn’t feel as positive as I’d hoped from the changes we had made and I was unable to consistently do the lap times I’d hoped for. Elliott Pinson also got in the mix and had really strong pace. Unfortunately he had a problem with his bike and it was missing gears. I was right behind him when his bike slowed, and I tried my very best to avoid contact with him but unfortunately clipped his handle bar, causing him to fall. Josh and I went on to over take one another for the next few laps. On lap 11 of 12, I had 0.7 of a second gap and was leading the race, before the raced got red flagged. This meant I took the win in Race 1! Really happy with that result. Elliot and I got called up to race control to review the footage of the crash, hear both sides of the story and ensure it was dealt with correctly, as there were some people who said in interviews and around the paddock that I had made a dangerous move on Elliot and that I should be penalised. The footage was crystal clear that I did absolutely everything to avoid contact with him and that it was clear as day that Elliott unfortunately had a problem with his bike. Roger Marshall, an ex professional racer, is one of the men who review situations like this. And it was his statement that he had never seen a bike slow down that quickly going through that section of track in all his years coming to Oulton Park. I was glad that the correct direction was taken and to have the incident reviewed, to have any doubt removed that I had been riding dirty. The team and I put our heads together that night on making a few changes ahead of Sundays race.

Sunday was another beautiful day at Oulton Park. It had been 24 degrees all race weekend, sun was shining and barely a cloud in the sky. Our race on Sunday was only 10 laps. I got away alright in race 2, but Josh Day and Elliot Pinson got the initial jump. They were setting a great pace at the front and I was managing to hang on to them. Elliott just started to drop a little and Josh was pulling away. I was trying to work out where I could make a move on Elliott. He then had the same issue with his bike in the same section of track as the day before! I was directly behind him and my front tire slammed into his rear tire, causing us to both get a bit shakey. Fortunately, this time he stayed on, as did I, and I passed him in the next corner. It was now lap 6 and Josh had a 1.6 second gap on me. The bike was feeling mega and I knew I had to try everything possible to close the gap. The next two laps were some of my best laps I’ve ever ridden and I managed to close the gap by lap 8 to 0.2 of a second, setting a new lap record along the way. I was able to show Josh a wheel in a few corners and on the last lap Josh and a lapped rider had a coming together, causing the lapped rider to crash. I was then able to get along side him with half a lap to go. Going into a chicane Josh ran off the track under brakes, allowing me to slip underneath him and get to the chequered flag first! Taking the 2nd win of the weekend!

It was great to get the double win at the weekend and the lap record, especially because it was my birthday on Sunday, so a nice way to celebrate with these results! We managed to close the gap to 26 points. We have 2 races to go, at Brands Hatch in mid October. Josh has been super consistent all year, and hasn’t finished lower than 2nd in any races, so he’ll be hard to beat. But I’ve just got to keep working hard and doing our best! I cant thank my team enough for all their hard work, Katie, Darren, Nigel and Paul for all they do for the team. And to our sponsors who make this all possible. I’m so grateful to be able to continue to follow my dreams and without the help and support of our sponsors, none of this would be possible.

I’ve just returned home from Estoril in Portugal for the final round of the World Endurance Championship. I teamed up with my good mates Jon Railton and Johnny Blackshaw as part of the British Endurance Racing Team for the 12 hour of Estoril. They are a new team to the World Endurance Championship in the last year or two, and I had a great time helping them continue to learn and improve in this championship! Race report on this event to follow, once I’ve caught up on some sleep and got back to work for a few days!

Thank you to the amazing people who make all this possible:

  • AJN Steelstock
  • Boast Plumbing Supplies
  • Bathgate

And our team partners:

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Maxton Suspension

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Cheers, Levi

AND FROM DECLAN;

💥💥Master of Mac Round 2 SA CHAMPIONSHIPS 💥💥

Had an amazing weekend at Mac Park.

Kicked off the weekend with Friday practice, weather was awesome and I got 5 sessions on track, Dad and I made a few minor adjustments to the bike setup and I was feeling really confident with the bike.

Saturday morning was straight in to a 20-minute qualifying session, I did 5 to 6 laps then came in to check where I was placed. I was in 3rd but thought I could do quicker so I went back out and managed to beat my PB by doing a 1.11.3s lap wasn’t quite quick enough to move in to 2nd but I was still stocked on 3rd and my time, it turned out to be the 5th quickest qualifying time out of all competitors of every class.

Race 1 didn’t get the greatest start but still managed to stay 3rd in to turn 1 behind Dallas Skeer 1st and Ty Lynch 2nd I stayed with the two in front for 2 or 3 laps then they started to gap me I finished in 3rd with a 16 second gap to 4th it was a wicked race.

Race 2 got a heaps better start and was in 2nd behind Dallas, Ty. Ty snuck around the outside between turn 2 and 3 so I hung on and tailed him for as long as I could. I managed to hang on to them for longer then the first race finishing in 3rd again. That was the end of racing for Saturday.

Sunday morning race 3 the weather had come in wet which I didn’t mind as I like wet races had an awesome start was in 2nd place behind Ty it was a really close race between Ty and I. I finished the race right on Ty’s back wheel in 2nd place had so much fun in the wet

Race 4 the track was drying out so we decided to go with slicks Ty and Dallas made the same decision to go with slicks. Most of the field stayed on wets. I had a killer start went in to turn 1 in 3rd On lap 2 made a move on Ty and got in to 2nd the next lap ran a little wide in to turn 1 which let Ty through and I was unable to get back passed.

Had an amazing weekend coming away with a 3rd place trophy

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COMPETITION – IT’S SLOWLY GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Reliability, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, SAORC, State Championship, Trials

COMPETITION – IT’S SLOWLY GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED!

In the past couple of weeks, competition has slowly started to get back into gear – and over the next couple of weekends it starts to heat up even more!

It all kicked off with a round of the Tri-Series Enduro on July 5th near Brownlow, with 93 total entries braving the extremely dry conditions (it is winter, right?) at the Keyneton MCC event, with the general chat being, we don’t care if it’s dry, we are just glad to be back racing!

Young gun, Nathan Howe, showed the senior field how to ride in the dust, with a 6 minute win over the returning Nick Throup after 2 ½ hours of chewing dust!

A week later, the Keyneton MCC went back to back when they kicked off the 2020 Trials SA season with their Keyneton 2 Day Trial, run as the 47th Mountain Man Trial on Saturday and the Rockhopping SA 2020 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy on the Sunday, with 41 total entries received – a bit down, but the Women’s Cup did miss its annual influx of riders from the east due to border restrictions!

Big winners there were Lillie Yiatrou in the SA Women’s Cup and Chris Schultz & Stuart Gerhardy in the Diener/Holmes.

This weekend it heats up even more – with rounds 1 & 2 of the 2020 South Australian Off Road Championship to take place around the township of Clare, with the senior Championship being supported by WSB Distributors and the junior Championship supported by Husqvarna and KTM.

To be held on property owned by the Mitchell family (with thanks) at Farrell Flat, the Clare MCC will run Saturday as a Cross Country, while Sunday will run as a Sprint for the 175 strong field

In the 175 entries, 67 are junior riders, spread over 5 classes for riders aged 8 years to 16 years, with some of South Australia’s brightest future stars to be in action – seriously worth the trip to Clare just to watch them.

In the seniors, defending SA#1, Riley Graham will have a gaggle of Youth (under 21) riders chasing him and his #1 plate, including the likes of Nathan Howe, Jayden Rudd, Charlie Milton, Jordan Simpson, Jaxon Raynor, Jay Simister and Max Price, along with the ‘old stagers’ like Sean & Nick Throup and Olly Simpson – so it’s a safe bet that the action on the track will be hot to trot!

Kick off both days from 8.00am, with catering also available each day, and free entry for spectators!

Over in the Wild Wild West this weekend (Sunday) will also be a round of the EP Series for Motocross, this time at the Kimba Motocross Track. Canteen available and camping allowed at the track.

It has been a while since there has been racing at Kimba and they are looking forward to having a good roll up of the motocross crew at Kimba – entries are still open through Ridernet!

While talking motocross, the Morgan MCC kick back into gear this weekend (Sunday) with their first Club round for the year – juniors, seniors, canteen and free entry for spectators!

AND – IT ONLY GETS HOTTER THE WEEK AFTER TO END JULY!

The final weekend of July 2020 is shaping up to be just as busy as this weekend will be, with the action to be just as hot!

Kicking off on Saturday 25th will be one of only three reliability trials for 2020 – the Keyneton MCC’s 60th Annual Road Trial, starting from the Keyneton Park (oval) at 9.00am. First run in 1961, the event is now known as the Mike Connors Reliability Trial, with an entry list for 2020 already nudging 150 starters!

Free entry for spectators and fully catered ALL DAY at Keyneton Oval by the Keyneton Progress Association, this will, arguably, be one of the events of the year – and the KMCC’s 3rd event in 4 weeks!

Also on the weekend of July 25 & 26 will be the opening round of the three round 2020 South Australian Motocross Championships, to be run by the Riverland JMC at their Renmark track.

Juniors on Saturday and Seniors on Sunday, with entries still open until Tuesday July 21st for the Championship opener for MX – enter through your Ridernet profile – and with only three rounds, as a rider, you won’t want to miss a round.

TROY Series SA 2020 round 2 (for Trial) will also run, on Sunday 26th, at Tungkillo with the Gawler MCC’s Max Graetz Trial, kicking off from 9.00am – with entries open until Thursday 23rd of July – through your Ridernet profile.

Riders aged 4 to +74 will be in action, including Australian representatives, Connor Hogan and Lillie Yiatrou, with free entry for spectators.

Also on next weekend will be a couple of ride days on Sunday for those not looking to race, but still want to throw a leg over.

Mac Park at Mount Gambier will host a track day for road racing, hosted by the Mt Gambier MCC, while ACUSA Park in the Adelaide Hills will have their 2nd Ride Day for 2020 from 10.00am.

Info for all of these events, and more, are available on the MSA website – check out the calendar and supp regs pages, as well as the ACUSA Park page as well!

All who attend these events are reminded that SOCIAL DISTANCING still applies – now 1 metre apart and 2 square metres around – so no grouping together – and remember to especially keep that bike length apart when is ques for food and drinks at events!