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2020 HISTORIC SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS & TROY Series SA FEATURE THIS WEEKEND!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship, Trials

With the short and crammed half a 2020 season about to come to an end for the off road disciplines, this weekend sees two of the final events for the year before summer kicks in and speedway becomes the discipline of choice – the 2020 SA Historic Scramble Championships at ACUSA Park and the final round of Trial’s TROY Series SA 2020 at Victor Harbor.

The Levis MCC will once again host the SA Historic Scramble Championships at ACUSA Park at Harrogate, via Nairne in the Adelaide Hills, with 100+ entries on solo and sidecar machines, this will be a full day’s racing kicking off from 9.00am.

FREE ENTRY for spectators and fully catered ALL DAY – and plenty of room for physical distancing as per COVID requirements.

SA Historic Scramble Championship photos courtesy of Pretend Photography, the late great Jen Shanks!

While this is happening, the AJS MTC will be hosting the final round of TROY Series SA 2020, the Scarpantoni Wines Frank Tuck Trial, signposted from the Waitpinga Road – also kicking off at 9.00am, with FREE ENTRY for spectators – but bring a picnic basket for lunch, with plenty of room for physical distancing as per COVID requirements!

It will be interesting to see which Victor Harbor get served this weekend – the dry version or the wet version (see pics) – and with Australian representatives and Champions in action, the viewing will be top notch!

2020 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS – ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN!

Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

The Levis MCC is proud to present the 2020 SA Historic Scramble Championship, to be held at ACUSA Park, with entries NOW OPEN through Ridernet and will close on 30th September.

The Club are inviting riders of pre 1995 machines, as well as support classes (listed in the supp regs) to participate in this State Championship event on a well prepared natural terrain track. Riding up in classes is permitted so you can ride multiple classes with one or more bikes.

To allow for any possible late changes due to the COVID restrictions the closing date will not be extended and entries WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED after the 30th September. So DON’T wait until the last moment – enter ASAP to ensure this event goes ahead.

Supp regs are available on the Levis MCC website and Facebook page, as well as the Motorcycling SA website.

Race programme will also include support classes for solo’s and sidecars.

 

A HUGE WEEKEND OF ACTION ON OFFER AT MONARTO!

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

For those wondering what is on this weekend, head down the highway to Monarto!

This weekend will see round 2 of the 2020 South Australian Motocross Championship at Monarto, and being run by the South Coast MX Club.

Over 200 entries have been received for this weekend, with great numbers in all classes, with over half of the entries received being junior entries, and with great numbers also in Senior and Junior Women. Juniors will race Saturday, with senior action on the Sunday, which also includes the older juniors also racing on Sunday.

And from the South Coast Club;

Spectator entry is free, practice starts at 8.00am with racing starting at 9.00am both days.

Camping is available with showers, (with a donation to the club) and there will be full canteen and bar facilities all weekend.

As a bonus, they are also putting on a Saturday Night Dinner – Spaghetti Bolognese, garlic bread and a can of softy $10.00 between 6.00 & 7.00pm, so go and join them around the campfire, and their bar will also be open!!

Also – as a friendly reminder – entries for the following events are still open and close soon;

The Hardi 2020 24 Hour Trial – entries close this coming Tuesday, the 11th of August – with this quick update from the 24 Hour Trial Chairman, Shane Diener;

What a year motorcycling and the 24 Hour has experienced so far! It was exciting to have secured Hardi as the major sponsor for 2020, bringing new ideas to the event. Additionally, we have secured several new sponsors to the event and attracted some previous sponsors back.

The committee have worked extremely well together and maintained positive progress during Covid restrictions, to ensure that the first weekend of September will be an amazing event. We’ve managed to secure 7 new sections for 2020, we will be able to ride another new section that was bypassed due to the wet conditions in 2016 and most importantly an old favourite returns after a long hiatus.

Light Council have been accommodating as we have ridden the waves of Covid restrictions, MSA have been supportive in providing the best opportunity to make the event work.

Come out on September 5 and 6 to support the 2020 Hardi 24 Hour Trial, support your friends, fellow competitors, remembering to adhere to Covid guidelines throughout the weekend. Make this an event to remember and provide some positives in this ever changing and testing year. Most importantly stay safe and have fun.

Rounds 5 & 6 of the 2020 SA Off Road Championship at Karoonda – entries close on Sunday, the 16th of August 

The Keep Ya Feet Up Trial – entries close for this trial, on Thursday, the 13th of August, being run by the Gawler MCC at Tungkillo on Sunday, the 16th of August.

 

SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE MIKE CONNORS RELIABILITY TRIAL AND MAX GRAETZ TRIAL HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship, Trials

2020 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND 1, TO HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND OF EVENTS!

The 2020 South Australian Motocross Championships kick off at Renmark this weekend with the Riverland JMC hosting, with 200+ riders entered for the weekend, which includes over 120 junior riders!

Juniors will ride on Saturday, with seniors to fire up on Sunday, with the Junior Lites also riding on Sunday.

The Riverland club will have the gates open and show good old ‘country hospitality’ with a full canteen open both days, and only a gold coin donation to get through the gate – with all proceeds going to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Racing will kick off at 9.00am both days, after practice from 8.00am.

Camping spots are available, as are showers (with a gold coin or 2 as well)!

With only 3 rounds in the 2020 Championship (thank you COVID-19) – the action is going to be hot from the first gate drop, so head up to the Riverland as SA’s finest motocross riders rip up the track for the first time in 2020!

WATCH OUT FOR THE GIRLS TO ROOST RENMARK THIS WEEKEND.

For the 2020 SAMX season, a third female’s only class was introduced into the racing program.

For round 1 at Riverland Junior Motorcycle club, there is the highest female numbers in the last few years. We have a total of 26 girls & women competing, from the demo class, to Women’s All Powers.

We have 11 girls competing in the 85cc 11-U16yrs class with new and returning riders. Many of the girls are also competing in the new 125cc-250cc 13-U16yrs class, with a total of 6.

The women’s class also hit a milestone with 9 women competing for the top spot on the podium.

We also have girls in our Non-Competitive class, and first-time racers in our 50cc Div. 2 class.

Thanks again to Butlers Mechanical Service and Titanium Security Australia for jumping on board once again to support our Women’s All Powers, 85cc 11-U16 years and 125cc/250cc13-U16 Years combined class for Girls Only.

KEYNETON MCC RUNNING THEIR DIAMOND JUBILEE, 60TH ANNUAL ROAD TRIAL, THE MIKE CONNORS RELIABILITY TRIAL ON SATURDAY

The Keyneton MCC will run their reliability trial, the first of only 3 for the year, from the Keyneton Oval this Saturday, with the first of the 150+ strong field starting at 9.01am.

Riders, and passengers, will have a 2 lap journey of just over 3 hours per lap, which will have 7 off road sections, from 2 to 7 kms in length in the Menglers Hill, Keyneton and Eden Valley areas.

There will be 2 spectator friendly areas, with both only 5 kms from the start, with programmes and maps available from Main Control in the morning.

This is the 60th running of the event, the longest running annual event in Keyneton Club history, with the start within a stone’s throw of the original start at the Keyneton General Store in 1961, which was across the road from the birthplace of the Club at the Temperance Hotel in 1950 – 70 short years ago.

KEYNETON MCC’S 60TH ANNUAL ROAD TRIAL CATERING @ KEYNETON OVAL, FROM 7.00am SATURDAY.

The Keyneton MCC is excited to announce that the Keyneton Progress Association will be catering for our Anniversary Trial, which will be a fundraiser for much needed maintenance and upgrades to the Keyneton Hall & Keyneton Park.

It will be their only fundraiser for the year – so please support – and with Gumshire supplying some of the eats – it’s bound to be top notch tucker!

 

THE MAX GRAETZ TRIAL, ROUND 2 OF TROY Series SA 2020 ON SUNDAY @ TUNGKILLO

Sunday will see the Trials SA community descend on Tungkillo in the Adelaide Hills and on the road to Palmer for the Max Graetz Trial, being run by the Gawler MCC.

Riders from 4 to +74 will be in action, including Australian Representatives and Champions, Connor Hogan, Lillie Yiatrou, Haydon Barwick and Hayden Eardley.

A field of nearly 50 riders and passengers will kick off at 9.00am, in what will be, the first running of this event since the passing of Max late last year, with the MSA Life member sure to be remembered and missed on the day.

Free entry for spectators, but bring a picnic lunch!

ALSO ON THE 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! 

      

 

BUTLER’S MECHANICAL SERVICES & TITANIUM SECURITY AUSTRALIA, SUPPORTING THE MX GIRLS & WOMEN!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

The 2020 SA Motocross Championships is pleased to welcome Butler’s Mechanical Services from Port Augusta AND Titanium Security Australia as the sponsor for all of the women and girl’s classes for the 2020 South Australian Motocross Championships, Women’s All-powers, the 85cc 2st/150cc 4st 11-U16 Years and the 125cc/250cc 13-U16yrs Classes.

Butler’s Mechanical Services specialises in heavy machinery and the trucking industry, but as their logo states, no job is too big or too small and are ideally positioned at Port Augusta for all that are travelling across this great country of ours.

A family business, owned by Tracey & Ian, and with a direct link to the sport through their granddaughter, Aimee, are excited to be more involved with the sport and look forward to seeing their family business connected with what is, a family sport!

So, not only are they supporting the sport, being directly involved gives all the chance to catch up with them at all remaining rounds and thank them for their support of the 2020 Championships.

Titanium Security Australia, managed in SA by Ian Haylock, who is directly involved in the sport, was establishment in 2007, the dedicated management team are committed to strengthening the company’s core operations by working directly with their clients to determine their security requirements and in turn, successfully establishing effective service delivery to achieve desired outcomes.

The SA Motocross Committee, along with Motorcycling SA and welcome Tracey & Ian and their business, Butler’s Mechanical Services, as well as Ian Haylock and his team at Titanium Security Australia to the 2020 Championships, and thank them for their support of our great sport.

   

Tracy & Ian Bulter, with grand daughter Aimee at the 2019 MSA Night of Champions (left) and the BMS Racing Team at the presentation night of the 2019 AJMX, that was held here in SA,

and below, the Haylock family at an SAMX presentation night and team member, Emma Haylock on the start line.