Road Racing

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S BRAND NEW bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – ALMOST READY TO GO!

March 22, 2022 Filed Under: Coaches, News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup, State Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S BRAND NEW bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – ALMOST READY TO GO!

Whilst the likes of, fellow juniors, Cameron Rende and Sam Pezzetta, have been ripping it up Nationally, locally there has been a team of 12 riders, most of whom are new to the sport of road race, who have quietly been going about getting ready to launch off the start line at Mount Gambier’s Mac Park Raceway in a few short weeks at Easter!

All have been getting themselves prepared in some way over the past few weeks, with most now kitted out in their brand new bLU cRU SA Junior Cup leathers – and don’t they look awesome with the design centred around the SA sporting colours! Some of the crew have also been doing stuff off track, helping with promotional days and the like, with 8 of the 12 also taking the advantage of a Ride Day on the East Circuit of The Bend to cut a heap of laps – especially as they will be racing there later in the season as well!

And who are the riders who will be making 2022 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup history, as the inaugural squad to ride in this exciting new Series to be run here in SA for the first time – well, they are;

Cameron Rende

Ryder Gilbert

Rikki Henry

Lucas Warren

Cooper Pitt

Ethan Dellow

Seth Dellow

Tomi Doble

James Howie

Fred Barry

Archie Schmidt

Xayvion Amoy

Ryder Sweet

Here’s a bit of a photo rundown of what they have all been up to;

Also need to say a huge thanks to the great coaches that have been guiding these lads – those who are part of Levi Day’s On Track Rider training crew (Ty Lynch), and Will Strugnell, Kym & Allan Bolto, and also just joining the party, Sandro Malatesta – and the clubs who have offered their support – Cafnix, the Historics, Mount Gambier, and the Levis MCC as well, who is sponsoring Cooper Pitt!

And of course – without the support of some amazing business support – none of this would have been possible – and here they are, with the list getting longer with each passing month – words can’t describe the value of this great support – so please thank and support these great businesses now and into the future!

There will likely be a couple of the bikes and crew on display at the MSA stand at the 2022 Australian U16 125cc Championships for junior speedway at Sidewinders Speedway, Wingfield, on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3, if you want to check out these great bikes and what it’s all about – all questions can be answered, including how to get involved in 2023!

SA RIDERS GETTING IT DONE AT THE PAPERCLIP – ROUND 2 OF ASBK 2022 IN QUEENSLAND!

March 20, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

SA RIDERS GETTING IT DONE AT THE PAPERCLIP – ROUND 2 OF ASBK 2022 IN QUEENSLAND!

SA’s road race crew have backed up the great results from round 1, with more of the same at round 2 of ASBK 2022 – the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul at Queensland Raceway, over the ‘middle’ weekend of March!

9 South Aussies, plus a truck load of team members, family members and supporters, made the trek, down 1 rider from round 1 as Cooper Rowntree was forced to miss this round, but he has already said he will be back for round 3 at Wakefield Park over the weekend of April 22-24.

Word also has it that there will be yet another SA rider joining the party from round 3 as well – so 11 South Aussies in action in ASBK – simply brilliant!

And – as all, or most of our riders have social media pages, here are the ones that we know of so far, so check out their reports and thoughts on how their season has started!

Cam Rende https://www.facebook.com/Cam-Rende-80-103641782246962

Dan Falzon https://www.facebook.com/JonDanielsRacing

Arthur Sissis & Sam Pezzetta https://www.facebook.com/ArthurSissis61RacingTeam

Olly Simpson https://www.facebook.com/ollysimpsonracing

Dallas Skeer https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Ty Lynch https://www.facebook.com/TyraLynchRacing

Still very early in the Championship of course, but can’t help but be excited with 3 South Aussie riders sitting on Championship podiums so far, with Olly Simpson & Ty Lynch both on the Supersport podium, and, young Cam Rende sitting 2nd in Oceania Junior Cup (and getting his 2nd win of the year as well).

Shout out also to our 2021 MSA Rising Star, Sam Pezzetta, on getting his first National podium, with a brilliant 3rd in race 2 of the R3 Cup Series – super effort that in Australia’s version of ‘Moto3’ – with Sam, and fellow South Aussie, Mitch Simpson pushing each other along in the big group all fighting for the win!!

Round 2 results – and where they are all sitting in the Championship after round 2 of 8 rounds!

	RACE 1	RACE 2	RACE 3	OVERALL	CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPERBIKES					(after round 2 of 8)
Arthur Sissis	7th	4th		5th	6th
Dan Falzon	11th	11th		11th	8th

600 SUPERSPORT
Olly Simpson	4th	3rd		4th	2nd
Ty Lynch	5th	7th		6th	3rd
Dallas Skeer	dnf	dns			17th

300 SUPERSPORT
Sam Pezzetta	9th	dnf	5th	10th	9th
Mitch Simpson	14th	9th	7th	9th	11th
Jordan Simpson	dnf	11th	dnf	16th	18th
Cooper Rowntree					23rd

OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP
Cameron Rende	2nd	1st	dnf	6th	2nd

R3 CUP
Sam Pezzetta	6th	3rd	7th	5th	6th
Mitch Simpson	5th	6th	5th	4th	7th
Cooper Rowntree					20th
Jordan Simpson	13th	10th	dnf	14th	16th

Huge congrats also to Georgia & Dan Falzon – not only did Dan ride in Queensland on Friday and Sunday – but they also got married here in SA on Saturday, which in itself was a huge logistical effort – well done to you both and congratulations ( – 783 Media)

2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADING TO MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER – APRIL 1-3!

March 18, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADING TO MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER

For those not inclined to hang around Wingfield to watch the 2022 Australian 125cc Speedway Championships over the weekend of April 1-3 MAY want to throw the swag in the car and head South – as SA is certainly being spoilt for Australian Championship action in April 2022 – as the 2022 Australian Historic Championships for Road Race will be a happening thing at the iconic Mac Park Raceway at Mount Gambier!

Over 200 riders with over 300 historic machines will compete in categories from Period 2 – Period 6, including Isle of Man star Cameron Donald, and, McNamara Park Raceway is ideally suited to historic machines, with 12 technically demanding corners in it’s 2.4km length. The track has recently been resurfaced and widened, and there are a large number of excellent viewing spots.

Here’s all the need to know!

McNamara Park Raceway, 174 McNamara Park Road Compton SA 5291.

Thursday March 31^st – optional practice day

Friday 1^st April – practice and qualifying

Saturday 2^nd – Sunday 3^rd April – racing

ENTRY

$10.00 on Friday

$20.00 on Saturday

$20.00 on Sunday

3 day pass – ONLY $40.00

under 16’s FREE.

FOOD & DRINKS

The canteen will be open 7am – 4pm Thursday – Sunday, with additional food options over the weekend.
A Catered dinner Saturday night can be pre-booked. Bar facilities will be available.

Please contact racesec@macparkraceway.org.au for any additional information.

SA RIDERS ROCKING THE ISLAND AT ROUND 1 OF ASBK 2022!

February 28, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

SA RIDERS ROCKING THE ISLAND AT ROUND 1 OF ASBK 2022!

SA’s road race crew certainly kicked off 2022 with some great results at round 1 of ASBK 2022 – the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul at the mecca of Australian Road Race, Phillip Island over the last weekend in February!

10 South Aussies, plus a truck load of team members, family members and supporters, made the trek, and if round 1 is anything to go by, there are a number of Croweaters that will challenge for podiums and race wins in 2022, and perhaps even an Australian Championship podium by seasons end.

And – as all, or most of our riders have social media pages, here are the ones that we know of so far, so check out their reports and thoughts on how their season has started!

Cam Rende https://www.facebook.com/Cam-Rende-80-103641782246962

Dan Falzon https://www.facebook.com/JonDanielsRacing

Arthur Sissis & Sam Pezzetta https://www.facebook.com/ArthurSissis61RacingTeam

Cooper Rowntree https://www.facebook.com/CooperRowntree57

Olly Simpson https://www.facebook.com/ollysimpsonracing

Dallas Skeer https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Ty Lynch https://www.facebook.com/TyraLynchRacing

	RACE 1	RACE 2	RACE 3	OVERALL
SUPERBIKES
Dan Falzon	5th	6th		5th
Arthur Sissis	8th	8th		8th

600 SUPERSPORT
Olly Simpson	4th	4th		3rd
Ty Lynch	7th	5th		4th
Dallas Skeer	6th			14th

300 SUPERSPORT
Sam Pezzetta	11th	5th	16th	12th
Mitch Simpson	16th	14th	15th	15th
Jordan Simpson	15th		18th	19th
Cooper Rowntree	20th	19th	19th	22nd

OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP
Cameron Rende	1st	4th	7th	2nd

R3 CUP
Sam Pezzetta	13th	8th	12th	10th
Mitch Simpson	13th	12th	11th	13th
Cooper Rowntree	18th	17th	14th	17th
Jordan Simpson	18th		19th	19th

And – if you want to check out all of the ASBK details – including how to live stream each rounds action – head to these links;

WEBSITE; https://www.asbk.com.au/

SOCIALS; https://www.facebook.com/asbksuperbikes

RESULTS; https://www.computime.com.au/Default

Do just need to highlight a couple of amazing results though;

Cameron Rende – the 2021 MSA Rising Star nominee became the first South Aussie rider to score an Oceania Junior Cup race win, and now sits second in the Championship after the first round – and this was his first official round as a member of the Cup, his only previous rides were as a wildcard at The Bend last December at The Bend! HUGE CONGRATS CAM!

Olly Simpson – the 2012 MSA Rising Star had his first rides on a 600cc Supersport on the weekend and now sits 3rd in the Championships after a solid round, just in front of fellow South Aussie, Ty Lynch.

Dan Falzon – broken femur at the start of December at The Bend to sitting 5th in the Superbike Championship after round 1 some 3 months later – huge recovery from Dan, lets see what he can do with further recovery!

ROUND 2– QUEENSLAND RACEWAY 18-20 MARCH 2022 – get your live stream sorted – and word is there may be an extra South Aussie rider or 2 to cheer on from round 2 as well – so good to see so much excitement around our local riders in 2022 as they chase National goals!

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP’S COOPER PITT – HIS RIDE REPORT FROM THE 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

January 25, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup, SA Women in Motorcycling

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP’S COOPER PITT – HIS RIDE REPORT FROM THE 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

Awesome to see some of the inaugural bLU cRU SA Junior Cup squad starting to get busy on Social Media and promoting themselves and what they are doing this year – and here is the first one to surface from one of the ‘new guys’ – ie; brand new to road race in 2022, Cooper Pitt, and you’ll find his report on the Levis MCC Facebook page – and it has been copied here, with thanks!

COOPER PITT RIDE REPORT, 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

The bLU cRU SA Junior Cup has finally started with a 3 day, Levi Day training camp at MacNamara Park, Mount Gambier.

Over the span of three days at Mac Park we did lots of training and riding. We were coached by Tyra Lynch, Willy Strugnell and Kym Bolto. I found it enjoyable with those three coaching us because we were always having fun with every activity we did throughout the days.

During our riding sessions Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studio was taking photos of us kids so that we could look at them on the laptop and talk about body positions which was helpful for the rest of the sessions.

Before we could ride, we still had to find out what number bike we were going to ride for the whole racing season. I was excited to find out I was going to be riding the famous number 27. I was also happy to be presented with a $150.00 AMX Superstores gift card that I will be using to buy a back protector, thanks AMX!

On the first day we had quite an early start with a track walk to discuss racing lines and where to ride on the track. First session was a little slow as I was getting used to the GP shift because I have only ever ridden a dirt bike.

By the end of the day, I was getting more comfortable and was tuning in 1min 44 second laps, it’s a start.

On the second day we did some stretching and some core strength exercises to get warm for another session on the bikes.

In the first session of the day, I really enjoyed it because I was improving my times and I was getting better with the GP shift pattern. By the end of the day, I was getting better on the bike, and I was starting to get 1min 40 second laps.

On the third day Rebecca from Pit Lane Studio individually took photos of us with our bikes.

After the photos Ty, Willy, and Kym taught us the importance of getting our upper body lower during a corner. By the end of the day I was comfortable on the bike, and I was getting 1min 37second laps and dipping my toes into the 1 min 36second laps.

Throughout the three days I learnt a lot about riding.

Body position
Corner speed
GP shift
Core strength exercises
Racing lines
Race starts

I would like to thank all the official bLU cRU SA Junior Cup series sponsors, the Levis Motorcycle Club, Mark Hoey (Leathers), Levi Day’s On Track Rider Training, all the coaches and guys that helped (Ty, Struggy, Kym, Allan, Andy, Chris & Wade), Bec Bowdidge, Mac Park (Shorty) and everyone else who made this such a good event, especially my Mum and stepdad Mark.

Thanks everyone,
Cooper Pitt # 27

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – AN AWESOME 3 DAY CAMP FOR THE CLASS OF 2022!

January 20, 2022 Filed Under: Coaches, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – AN AWESOME 3 DAY CAMP FOR THE CLASS OF 2022!

With a huge thanks to Levi Day’s On Track Rider Training crew, the inaugural bLU cRU South Australian Junior Cup took another huge step forward over the past 3 days at MacNamara Park (Mac Park) Raceway in Mount Gambier where, for the first time, the whole squad got together and hit hit the track on their awesome looking Yamaha R15 bikes.

With Levi still in England, it was left up to coaches Will Strugnell, Tyra Lynch and Kym Bolto, who were ably assisted by Allan Bolto and Wade Sweet, to put the squad of 12, along with guest rider Ryder Sweet, through their paces over the 3 day camp. All facets of racing were covered, starts, cornering, race lines, even getting tucked in behind the fairing to minimise wind resistance, flow and maintaining corner speed – which is so different for some of the dirt bike kids making the transition to bitumen!

All were also put through a number of off bike requirements, including bike maintenance and preparation, race preparation for the rider and his race gear, as well as extra things, like dealing with the media, as all riders were interviewed by Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studios – can’t wait to see those videos come out!

This SA Junior Cup is the vision of Road Race Sports Manager, Kym Bolto, so, what did he think about the camp; “To witness and be a part of the team from day 1 to day 3 of the On Bike Rider Training with Levi Day for our SA juniors was nothing short of brilliant. The mateship and rapport shown now within the group of not only riders but parents alike is sensational. The skills learned and the transformation of the riders on track proves that this concept works and I can’t wait for this season to get underway. Thank you to Ty, Will, Andy, Allan and Chris for your time and efforts over the 3 days. Plus, a special thank you to Bec from Pit lane Studios for her efforts in recording all the happenings over the past 3 days!”

And from Natasha Warren, one of the riders mum’s, “Thank you so much and to all the other team involved for the coaching opportunity over the last 3 days for Lucas. He did not stop talking about it when he arrived home last night. He is so in love with this sport and so very excited about this year. I am just loving seeing him be so passionate about this and wanted to learn everything he can. Thank you again.”

So – who makes up the inaugural bLU cRU South Australian Junior Cup squad – well, here they are;

ARCHIE SCHMIDT – CAMERON RENDE – COOPER PITT – ETHAN DELLOW – FRED BARRY – JAMES HOWIE

LUCAS WARREN – RIKKI HENRY – RYDER GILBERT – SETH DELLOW – TOMI DOBLE – XAVION AMOY

Ryder Sweet was invited as a guest rider for the camp and also joined in the group pic (above left & centre) and as the days and weeks count down to the start of this inaugural series here in SA – APRIL 15-16-17 as part of round 2 of the 2022 SA Road Race Championships, again at Mac Park in Mt Gambier – the support and interest in the Series continues to grow, so look for junior road racing in South Australia to boom over the coming years – and especially with the great support shown to the Series already (above right pic)

AND: For anyone, potential future champion or business, who would like more information on how to get involved in, or support this great new Series, which will form a part of a funnel through to the Oceania Junior Cup to Asian Junior Cup to Red Bull Rookies and onto Moto GP, and to help SA (and Australia) uncover our next great Champion in the making – contact Kym Bolto – roadrace@motorcyclingsa.org.au – for all the details!