SA Women in Motorcycling

A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

May 28, 2021 Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, Speedway

A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

After the postponement of the PRO MX Nationals this weekend due to the latest COVID-19 lockdown over the border, this weekend has suddenly become a get back out on the bike and enjoy a Ride Day, or a Come & Try Day, or a Dirt Track blast, or scrape your knee type of weekend!

Below is who and what is open this weekend now – including a chance to ride the MX Nationals prepared track at Gillman on Sunday – contact the clubs through their socials – or through the Club Directory on this website for all the relevant details!

And also not forgetting – MSA’s ACUSA Park in the hills will also be open on Sunday – 2 motocross tracks, enduro loop, juniors track, dirt track for the youngest riders, fully catered – a great family friendly atmosphere!

Get those bikes out of the shed and get riding – and after the rains this week, the off road tracks should be getting into some mint conditions!

Here’s the rundown!

SATURDAY 29^TH MAY

PORT PIRIE MCC COME & TRY DAY MOTOCROSS

Rob has been out working the track and it is absolutely prime after the rains this week so we are going to run a come and try day this Saturday. Track open from nine until about four. $15 come and try $25 licenses riders. No food at the canteen only drinks sorry. No water will go on the track on the day but we have had about an inch of rain this week so should be wet enough.

MOUNT GAMBIER MCC RIDE DAY ROAD RACING

Another great weekend coming up. Ride Day Saturday 29. Weather looking awesome.

On Sunday, working bee. Please bring a shovel or spade. We plan on doing the edges around the track. Easy work if there are enough of us. We look forward to seeing you all.

SUNDAY 30^TH

MUD N TARS ROUND 1, DIRT TRACK SERIES DIRT TRACK

Dirt Trackers – Race Day is this Sunday at Day Road. PLEASE pre-enter, even if you want to pay on the day. You can enter via Ridernet. The link is on our website www.mudntars.com

They are also having a working Bee on Saturday at 13 Day Rd, Victor Harbor. The track and surrounds needs a bit of a tidy up. Wade has a list of jobs. Bring along anything you would normally bring to a working bee. The track looks excellent so we only need to concentrate on the surrounds, pit and parking areas and around the buildings. Members, get your working bee card signed and after 3 being marked off, you get a free entry at a Mud N Tars Ride Day!

SOUTH COAST RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS

With the unfortunate news that the PRO MX has been postponed, we will now be open this Sunday! 8:30am – 2:30pm. Entries on the day, and via Ridernet. Last time to get some practice in before our Round 2 SCMX Club Day – June 6th

Member – $30.00, Non-member – $40, One day licence – $35, EFTPOS and Cash Available

CLARE MCC RPA RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD

Registrations now open on Ridernet. To enter sign into Ridernet using the rider’s Ridernet login. Members required to run the day. You must be a current member. If you want any more info please call Jo 0419393906

MSA / ACUSA PARK RPA RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

GET KEEN! Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am! With more lovely rain this week, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be held in prime conditions! Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

MOTOCROSS RIDERS ASSOC. RIDE DAY MOTOCROSS

Track will be open Sunday 8.00am till 2.00pm Great opportunity to ride a track that’s prepped and ready for national event.

$30.00 members $40.00 non-members, $35.00 one day licence, EFTPOS only

*Please make sure you stay on the track, please do not ride on the infield.

*Please enter and exit from some spot as we don’t want to spend all this time fixing the infield up.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 29^TH & 30^TH

ARIEL MCC RIDE DAY OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

Ariel MCC of South Australia – Social Dirt Bike Riding Club: The Ariel club is all about having a great time with mates and riding Dirtbikes – contact the Club for all details about this weekend ride.

ROUND 2 – 2021 SART CHAMPIONSHIP & SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND!

May 21, 2021 Filed Under: Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

ROUND 2 – 2021 SART CHAMPIONSHIP & SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND!

Saturday – Sedan – The Mike Connors Reliability Trial – the 61^st running of the Keyneton MCC’s longest running annual event heads to Sedan this Saturday for round 2 of the South Australian Reliability Trials Championships, with the first bike due to head out on a 6 hour journey at 9.01am.

What will, at this stage, be a dry journey for the 130+ starters, sees a 2 lap journey of 3 hours each, with the first section, just around the corner from Main Control, being an awesome spectator area, at a local’s personal motocross track. So, come to Main Control in the morning, grab breakfast from the local community catering crew, then a program and directions to the spectator area and head out to watch some awesome action!

20+ sidecars will lead the field the away, followed by the Expert solos, old bikes, ladies and then the Clubman and aged classes – with lap 2 staring at 12.01pm for a 3.00pm finish for bike 1.

As mentioned above, the local Sedan Community Group will be catering the event all day, so please get around them and support their efforts, and especially as some are also our fabulous land owners, without whom those events couldn’t run!

The Keyneton MCC would like to thank all who are making this event happen – especially all of the control keepers who will be sitting out in the dust – and a big shout out to BAROSSA MOTORCYCLES in Nuriootpa for their continued support of the Club.

The SART Committee would like to thank MOBILITY SA, CBS BINS, ECO WASTE SOLUTIONS, BAROSSA 4X4 & OUTDOORS and PETER HENNEKAM’S SKETCHOGRAF for their great support of this SA Championship Series.

Action from the Sedan MX track from 2 years ago – and the winners of the 60th Keyneton MCC ‘Annual Road Trial’ from 2020 – Rowan Pumpa (outright & Mike Connors Trophy) and Max & Sam Hutchesson (sidecar & Weckert/Hollamby Trophy)

2021 EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSIPS, presented by AMX SUPERSTORE – ROUND 2 THIS WEEKEND IN THE RIVERLAND

Saturday & Sunday – Renmark – SA Motocross Championships round 2 – the 2^nd round of the 2021 South Australian Motocross Championships will kick off early tomorrow morning at Renmark, as the action hots up across all classes of the Championship, led by SA’s amazing future Champions with the junior Classes heading day 1!

Entry for spectators this weekend is a gold coin donation – with all proceeds going to charity – and there will be hot and cold catering all weekend at the Riverland JMC Canteen, with plenty of prime viewing areas at the venue as well.

Camping at the track is also welcome, so head to Sedan, watch the SART action until early arvo, then head to Renmark, catch the last of the junior races, have a feed, roll out the swag, and then wake to some awesome action on Sunday morning, after an egg & bacon sanga of course!

With the juniors heading day 1 – with kids aged from 4 to 16, boys and girls, in action – day 2 will headline the senior competitions, again make and female riders, as well as the oldest juniors (15+) in the Junior Lites class – so both days will feature awesome racing and something for everyone to watch!

All this action from round 1 at Gillman – will be on show this weekend at Renmark as riders start to put their Championship run together, with a huge thanks to fullnoise.com.au for the brilliant pics!

EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS showed their ongoing commitment to the series, securing the Series Naming Rights sponsorship in a lucrative 2 year deal with AMX SUPERSTORE signing on for the 2021 and 2022 seasons as well. AMX STORE support is totalling $14K including round by round helmet and tyre giveaways, participation prizes, track side sales and much more.

BUTLERS MECHANICAL SERVICES continue to raise the bar and their increased pledge into the series in 2021 secured the Naming rights for the Woman’s Class with TITANIUM SECURITY AUSTRALIA supporting the Junior Girls Classes.

GBF CLOTHING, BANKS RACE DEVELOPMENT, KESSNERS MOTORCYCLES and COAST POWERSPORTS are the other fantastic Championship partners for 2021.

LILLIE YIATROU WINS 4TH SA WOMEN’S CUP (FOR TRIAL) IN A ROW!

May 18, 2021 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

LILLIE YIATROU WINS 4TH SA WOMEN’S CUP (FOR TRIAL) IN A ROW!

Reigning MSA Rising Star Award recipient, Lillie Yiatrou, made it 4 on the trot on Sunday in winning her 4th SA Women’s Cup in a row, making her the first to win the event 4 times, and the first to do it in a row as well, as she also took out the PRO Women’s Class. Hot on her heals though is junior rider, Alisha Harry, who easily won the SPORT Women’s Class, with all 3 entrants in this senior class being junior riders.

A total of 14 girls and women rode the event in 2021, sponsored again by the good folk at Rockhopping SA and run by the Keyneton MCC, and, for the 4th year running, there was also an all-female officiating crew running the event – with thanks to Verlaine Bell (Steward), Tyler Hogan (Clerk of Course), Carole ‘Crouch’ Tune (Race Secretary) and Wendy Holmes (Scrutineer)!

It was a double win for the ladies, with Melissa Rogers, along with rider Steve Rees, getting the gold in the 2021 Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy, the 3rd time the team have won the event (Steve’s 4th overall), with it pleasing to also see 3 sidecars in the Sidecar 2 Class this year.

Above left; 2021 SA Women’s Cup field, with the officials; (Rear from left) Lillie Yiatrou, Ella Peacock, Jasmine Tarrant, Anna Rogers, Tanya Harry, Melissa Rogers, Charlotte Cowan, Wendy Holmes, Tyler Hogan, Crouch Tune, Jesse Nourse, (Front from left) Verlaine Bell, Hayley Stephen, Alisha Harry, Chelsea Long, Cadance Long, Lucinda Cowan, Ashley Barwick.

Also great to see that the discipline of Trial is still the family sport – with three generations from one family all having a ride together (below) – and for the first time at an event, when David Long ended a 23 year retirement to ride along side his son, Aaron, and granddaughters Chelsea and Cadance, with the girls also having their first ever SA Women’s Cup ride – fantastic to see!

Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy winners for 2021 (above) – Sidecar 1; Steve Rees / Melissa Rogers, Sidecar 2; Chris Paunola / Damien Nash

(Pics not from the weekend – we wish it was that green! )

Results; The Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy

Results; 2021 Trials SA Star Awards – after event #2

Also, on the Saturday there was a Come & Try Day for Girls and Women, with a few newbies coming out for a ride – with a huge thanks to Kieran Hill for taking the time to put them all through their paces – the improvement through the day was there for all to see!

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

May 13, 2021 Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

The first event in SA motorcycling history to have the girls and women headline the event, the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy for Trial, hosted by the Keyneton MCC headline a huge weekend of action, across many disciplines of the sport.

Being run on Long Gully Road at Angaston from 9.00am Sunday, this event also features free entry for spectators, who will be able to wander around between the sections and watch some of SA’s awesome trials talent.

Leading the way is current Australia #2 (2019) in Open Women and Junior Women U13, Lillie Yiatrou and Charlotte Cowan, with Lillie also a 2 time Australian representative, and the reigning MSA Rising Star. Also in the field is 2018 Australian U13 Champion, Alisha Harry and Under 11 #1 from 2019, Ashley Barwick, again showing how much SA leads the country in Junior Women.

And due to the nature of Trial, and only 1 bike on the course (section) at one time, juniors can compete in senior classes in direct competition, with the Sport Women (formally C Grade) Class being made up of all junior riders, Charlotte, Alisha and Hayley Stephen.

At the other end of the field, look for the Long sisters, Chelsea & Cadance, both riding in Junior B Girls in their first SA Women’s Cup in 2021, and with dad, Aaron, and grandfather, David, also in the field, it shows that Trial is very much a family affair!

The Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy will also feature a number of female passengers, led by 2016 Australian Champion, Melissa Rogers, onboard with Steve Rees, the very team that won the Australian Championship in 2016. Look out also for the husband & wife team of Adrian & Tanya Harry, and the father & daughter team of Greg & Anna Rogers (who are having their first ride together).

There will also be a full field of support classes in action, led by Trial 1 riders, and Australian Champions, Connor Hogan (and Trial2 World Championship competitor & multi time Australian representative) and Haydon Barwick, along with juniors Hayden Eardley (2018 U13 Australian Champion) and Carl Henschke taking it on in the senior classes, and a heap of junior riders in action as well – there will be something for everyone to watch!

Although there is free entry for spectators, there is no catering for this event, so bring a picnic lunch and sit under one of the many gum trees to watch the action.

The event will also be preceded by a Come & Try Day on the Saturday – at the same venue – from 10.00am to 4.00pm, mainly for the girls and women, but open to all.

ALSO ON – MOTOCROSS, SIDECAR-CROSS, ENDURO, ROAD RACE, ACUSA PARK, RIDE PARKS – IT’S ALL HAPPENING

Also on this weekend there are a number of Clubs around the state that have gates open – check out the list below, but a couple of highlights are;

The opening round of the ASA Sidecar-cross & Quads Series at Murray Bridge, and,
The opening round of Mud N Tars Club Series, which also features the Slur feature race, a 30 minute moto – with the Parawa Track looking awesome for this weekend’s event.

Entries for both of these events, and many others, are still open, so get around it and get out and support the clubs doing the hard yards preparing their venues – see the pics below of the awesome track prep at Parawa!!

For those who like sliding their knees around corners – head out to Mallala this Sunday for another great Ride Day – and you never know, you may like it so much, that a competition license becomes you and you get racing!

Here is the full list for the weekend!

CLUB EVENTS

SUNDAY, 16^TH MAY

MUD N TARS ROUND 1 PARAWA

Don’t forget to get your entries in for Parawa round 1 this Sunday (16-05-21) Online entries close Friday PM, and they still need more entries for the event to be awesome!! Weather is looking unreal which should make for perfect conditions on a fully prepped track. Hope to see you all there. Enter at Ridernet or via www.mudntars.com

ASA ROUND 1 MURRAY BRIDGE

The 2021 Sidecar & Quad Series – Round 1 is on this Sunday at Murray Bridge!

If you haven’t done so, get your entries in now https://bit.ly/3ba4UWr

We’d also love to see more juniors out and about on the track! They are the future of the sport we all know and love and some solo classes have also been added for the event.

MORGAN ROUND 3 MORGAN

Round 3 of the Morgan Club Championship have entries open and will once again cater to the young and old, with all the usual – enter through your Ridernet profile and head to the Morgan for another great day of racing!

WHYALLA – ENDURANCE WHYALLA

Come on out for a ride on a marked out enduro track and camp the night, entries available on the day, check out the Whyalla socials for all the details and who to contact.

RIDE DAYS

SATURDAY 15^TH MAY

TEA TREE GULLY TEA TREE GULLY

The TTG MCC are running a Ride Day on Saturday, at the Tea Tree Gully MX Track – Para Valley Drive, Tea Tree Gully, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well

SUNDAY 16^TH MAY

CAFNIX MALLALA

Hey knee scrapers ……. head out to Mallala Sunday for another awesome day of wearing the knee scrapers out! Cafnix have done their bit and begged got more track time for all, so if you’re keen Pre Book, your fee is refundable or transferable if you don’t ride. Follow the link to book; https://mallala.rezdy.com/…/mallala-motorsport-park…

PORT LINCOLN PORT LINCOLN

10:00 am – 3:00 pm *** PLEASE NOTE *** TRACK WILL NOT BE PREPPED *** EFTPOS AVAILABLE FOR SIGN INS

CANTEEN AVAILABLE (Hot dogs, snags, drinks, lollies) CASH ONLY PLEASE

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA

SUNDAY 16^TH MAY

CLARE MCC George Wade Ride Park – Bennys Hill Road, Clare contact, John Barry 0418 802 890

ADELAIDE HILLS Barthwicks Property – Tungkillo, Tungkillo contact; Ben Brereton 0433 012 312

AND OF COURSE – ACUSA PARK IS ALSO OPEN FOR A RIDE DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2021!

Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am!

With this lovely rain over the past day or so, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be going ahead!

Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

MOUNT GAMBIER’S SENIORS MEETING – & IT’S HOTTING UP AS YOU READ!

May 7, 2021 Filed Under: Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

MOUNT GAMBIER’S SENIORS MEETING – IT’S HOTTING UP AS YOU READ!

WHAT AND WHERE!

This weekend sees the Mount Gambier MCC hold their annual Seniors Meeting, for riders over the age of 45 years at their fantastic Mac Park circuit down at ‘The Mount’, with almost 100 entries received for the weekend’s action!

Practise started today (Friday), with practise and qualifying kicking off Saturday morning, before the racing gets underway – for classic and modern bikes, solo and sidecar!

So, if you have not a thing to do this weekend, and you were looking to head out for a ride or a trip – then this might well be the choice you were looking for! Great action, great viewing, great food, and always a great atmosphere at the Mac Park venue!

Spectators $10 per day entry

Catering Yes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Saturday night tea in Clubrooms

Bar Yes , Saturday and Sunday

Camping yes $15 per person per night Under 15 free

What more do you need!

PROGRAMME

Friday 7^th May; Non-compulsory practice.

Saturday 8^th May; Practice and Qualifying from 9.00am with racing to commence after qualifying.

Sunday 9th May – From 9.00am, Limited practice with racing to follow.

CLASSES OF COMPETITION

Races will be structured into events for Historic solo, Historic Sidecars and Modern bikes.

Age Brackets for the Seniors Meeting are as follows: 45-54, 55-64, 65 & over

PLUS, ALSO ON OFFER THERE IS;

Sidecar Scratch Race: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period

Sidecar Handicap Race: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period.

PLUS, FEATURE RACES, with the Club will conducting the following feature races:

The 100 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 100 years or greater

The 85 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 85 years or greater

The 70 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 70 years or greater

The 45 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 45 years or greater

Combined Sidecar Cup: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period

PLEASE NOTE; This is a COVID-Safe Event and all COVID Protocols will be in place and must be adhered to by all personnel on-site.

All Riders and Teams are reminded that the current COVID-19 environment changes quickly and all should understand that changes and adjustment may occur planning which are outside of Mount Gambier Motor Cycle Clubs control.
Please cooperate with all new regulations and adhere to requests from Officials and Covid Safe Marshalls. Any breach of the COVID-Safe restrictions may result in a sporting penalty and/or fines and penalties by government law enforcement.
A condition of entry into the circuit will require ALL personnel to register their contact details either by the QR Code at the track or by signing upon entry.
Competitors/entrants are fully responsible for the management of personnel in their pit area under the COVID-Safe Plan. Any breach of the COVID-Safe restrictions may result in a sporting penalty and/or fines and penalties by government law enforcement.
All competitors, entrants, and personnel are strongly encouraged to download the SA GOV App

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN OFF ROAD RIDE, ALSO ON THIS WEEKEND

RIDE DAYS

TEA TREE GULLY – The TTG MCC are running a Ride Day on Sunday, at the Tea Tree Gully MX Track – Para Valley Drive, Tea Tree Gully, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA RIDE DAYS

WHYALLA – The Whyalla MCC are running a RPA day tomorrow, Saturday, at their MX venue, on Lincoln Highway from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

KEITH – The Keith & Districts MCC are running a RPA day Sunday, at Andy Caldecott Park, Charles Well Road, Keith, from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

RENMARK – The Riverland JMC are running a RPA day Sunday, at Riverland MX Track – 19695 Sturt Highway , Renmark, from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

All of the Club contacts are listed in the Club Directory here on the MSA website; www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/clubs/club-directory

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

May 5, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, Enduro, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, State Championship

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

With round 1 of the Nitschke Energy 2021 South Australian Off Road Championships now exactly 1 month away, the SAORC committee is excited to announce that entries for the first 2 rounds at Coonalpyn on June 5 & 6 are now OPEN, with the supp regs also available on the Motorcycling SA website!

The SAROC Committee are also excited to announce a brand new Naming Rights partner for both, the junior and senior Championships for 2021, and it’s a warm welcome, and a big thank you, to Nitschke Energy, for their commitment to the 2021 Championship.

The SAORC Committee also welcome, as a Gold Sponsor to the Championship, Nutrien Ag Solutions, another new partner to the Championship in 2021, and welcome back WSB Distributors and KTM from last year’s Championship as Silver partners, along with Kessner Motorcycles and Robinson Brothers as Bronze partners.

The SAORC are pleased to see new partners coming in to support the Championship, and the continued support from long term partners, giving the Championship a great support from which to continue to grow.

The 2021 Championship is once again a 7 round series, which encompasses much of South Australia’s central and southern regions, will be a combination of Cross County and Sprint events, and will culminate with a combined round of the 2021 Australian Off Road Championship at the awesome Kingston SE venue, with round 5 also the round for the 2021 Club Team Challenge.

All rounds will feature onsite camping, at least for competitors, and, at this stage, will be fully catered, with some great spectating areas, but it must be said, that all of the current COVID-19 restrictions at the time of each round will need to be implemented.

Here is the full Championship series for 2021, with venues and contact numbers;

NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP

Round	Date	Club	Phone	Location	Type
1	5^th June 2021	Gawler MCC	Andrew Krieg 0409 169 693	Coonalpyn	X Country
2	6^th June 2021	Gawler MCC	Andrew Krieg 0409 169 693	Coonalpyn	X Country
3	31st July 2021	Velocette MCC	Ian Haylock 0427 874 754	Harrogate	X Country
4	1^st August 2021	Velocette MCC	Ian Haylock 0427 874 754	Harrogate	Sprint
5	22^nd August 2021	Riverland JMC	Doug Spanos 0417 812 517	Renmark	X Country
6	18^th September 2021	Keyneton MCC	Sean Heidenreich 0414 315 620	Kingston SE	Sprint*
7	19^st September 2021	Keyneton MCC	Sean Heidenreich 0414 315 620	Kingston SE	Sprint*

(Above) The reigning Junior & Senior Riders of the Year – Royden Harrold (left) with his 2021 weapon, and Sean Throup in 2020 action.

Classes for 2021 will be as they were in 2020, with all of the age and machine requirements for each class to be found in the Championship supp regs, but what can be assured is that the 2021 Championship will have a class for all ages and levels of ability, so head to the Motorcycling SA website and get all of the details to get your entries in for rounds 1 & 2 in the sands of Coonalpyn in the South East!!

NITSCHKE ENERGY 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

JUNIOR CLASSES – 5 (or 6) classes, from age 8 through to age 15 (age as of January 1^st 2021)

Junior Women – **If 4 or more girls in the same class enter THEN a separate class will be created.

(Above) Junior girls Emily Lambert (left) and Emma Haylock will be looking for extra competition this year to ensure a Championship class!

SENIOR CLASSES – 9 classes, from Pro to Clubman, as well as age classes and for the ladies as well!

Pro Class

Expert Open

Clubman Classes

Veterans 35 – 44 years

Masters +45 years

Women All Powers

(Above) Luke Bunnik (left) will be just one of many trying to unseat defending #1 Riley Graham (right) from his perch atop the SAORC!

WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR

The 2021 Championship will once again feature most of the usual suspects from the last few years, but with a few new combatants that have just arrived out of juniors, so the action on the track should make for some great spectating through the year!

Riley Graham will once again be back to defend his #1 plate from 2020, with the likes of Cooper Sheidow, Jayden Rudd, Sean Throup and Luke Bunnik once again trying to knock him off the top step of the podium, but this year add into the mix the likes of 2020 juniors, Alex Krieg, Carl Nitschke, Alex Head, Chad Sparrow and, 2020 Junior Rider of the Year, Royden Harrold, who will all be out to mix it with the established guns!

In the senior age classes, again watch out for the ever improving Rowan Pumpa and Peter Rudd to perhaps dominate their classes, especially if their early AORC form is anything to go by, as both are right in the mix for National honours in 2021, while Chloe Barton will once again lead a strong field of women into battle, and if her AORC form is anything to go by, she may be hard to beat in 2021!

But, it might just be the junior classes will be the ones to watch in 2021, as the Rising Stars, or Tomorrow’s Champions, show just what talent SA has at the present time, so get around these fantastic kids and watch them in action at all of the rounds!

The Gear brothers have set the AORC radar to ‘alert’ after round 1, with Ollie leading the J2 Class after going 2 from 2 at round 1 to lead the Championship, with older brother Davey in a podium position on day 1 in J3, before a crash put him out for the weekend, so he will be itching to bounce back from that – and will also have Thomas Lambert and Wil Carpenter to deal with on the track!

Also keep an eye out for the J3 guns from 2020, Clay Burnett, Seth Carpenter, Oliver Pitchford and Max Midwinter (currently 7^th in J4 at the AORC), as they look to try and grab the #1 plate for juniors here in SA in 2021.

The Junior Women’s Class is also on offer for 2021, with Emily Lambert and SAMX gun, Emma Haylock, keen to get some rounds in, and with some quality competition, so the challenge is there to all of the SA Motocross & Enduro girls – get those entries in and get around the 2021 Championship.

SO, it’s time to fire up – round 1 entries are open and Coonalpyn is only a short month away – and one of the best things about the 2021 Championship; no rounds will require registered or permitted bikes – SO – motorcycles in motocross trim will be allowed!

With thanks to Bianca Smart Photography for the 2020 Championship series pics!