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OVERSEAS ROUND UP; SOUTH AUSSIES SMASHIN’ IT OVER THE 13 & 14 JULY WEEKEND!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship, Speedway, Trials

OVERSEAS ROUND UP; SOUTH AUSSIES SMASHIN’ IT OVER THE 13 & 14 JULY WEEKEND!

Again, a number of South Aussies were smashin’ it in Europe over the weekend, and in 4 different disciplines – motocross, trial, speedway & sidecarcross – here’s the rundown on how our local talent went;

Brayden Mcguiness

Brayden had some excellent results in the Slovenian Championship over the weekend.

Overall he finished 2nd in the Under 21 Class and was an outstanding 5th overall in the Championship. Awesome stuff!

Lillie Yiatrou

15 year old Lillie had an awesome debut Qualifying, nailing it for 11th (out of 16) from her 2 runs, with a great time and 1 point lost, which put her in a great spot on track for her debut GP the next day.

From Lillie’s mum, Paula; Well, our first round on the GP circuit has been a hell of a roller coaster! Lillie placed 13th.

Really happy with that and a harder standard than she normally rides back home in Australia. Now we head to next week’s round 2 in Auron, France.

Brian Anthony

GP9 (Germany) was overall a good GP with Team Cuche we had few engine dramas in race 1 unfortunately resulting in a DNF whilst in a points scoring position and race 2 we had a pretty good race finishing 14th scoring another 7 points and ticking off two more goals I set myself to finish top 15 and on the lead lap which isn’t too easy with how fast these guys are!

Overall must be happy as it was our first race together and it takes time to get comfortable. Thanks Lara and the kids for being by my side always and to everyone who helps and encourages me and the few people that really go out of their way to help on and off the bike, from advise from the top guys, to letting me warm up and training with them and support through the week, even just for somewhere to wash our clothes etc. it’s very appreciated!

Bring on the next race I want more! 

Dakota Ballantyne

NICE speedway challenge 11/07/19

I was lucky enough to pick up a ride at an individual meeting here in the UK at the Isle of Wight.

The NICE challenge is an event where all riders are supplied an engine (JAWA 2 valve) to showcase how individual skill and knowledge can separate the field.

Unfortunately tonight I had a bit of bad luck, my first and second race I had an incident with the air fence (crashed) excluding me for stopping the race both times.
Third heat came and I made an excellent start from gate 4 to lead for 3/4 of a lap before starting to struggle and have a fall on the last corner of the last lap!!
Last race came and I had made a few changes to the setup as time allowed and I made an excellent gate again and rode it all the way the chequered flag!

Thank you to everyone that helped me to be a part of the challenge, I appreciate it! 
I know to stay on my bike next time 

Massive thank you to Josh Moss for driving 4+ hours to help spin spanners for me

Connor Bailey

Had another great night tonight at Glasgow, beating my PB points score again with 6! Learned plenty, and I’m finally getting my starts up to pace. Thanks to Craig for letting me have that one!  Also thanks very much to Graeme Martin for mechanic-ing for me, I really appreciate it!

Thanks very much to Graeme Martin for helping me out last night in the pits, thanks for helping everything run smoothly. Also thanks to Ciaran for helping me pack up, you definitely know your stuff and you’re gonna make a great mechanic some day

Alex Larwood

Alex rode the World Junior Motocross Championships over the weekend in Trentino, Italy as part of Team Australia, and in one of the hottest fields and tightly contested classes at the Championships, Alex fought through Qualifying to qualify 24th (of 40) in his group and missed the automatic entry to the main races.

He then had to go into Last Chance Qualification and had to finish in the top 5 to go through. He finished 6th (of 38) and missed out – by only .416 of a second – and was the 2nd reserve for the 125cc class.

While heartbreaking to miss out by such a small margin, Alex, was still a fine representative and ambassador for his country and for himself.

Connor Hogan

After a less than successful Qualifying that netted 2 fives, Connor bounced back in the Trial GP in Portugal to finish a great 22nd in the Trial2 Class, in what was a hotly contested class, and with positions changing by the section, Connor was as high at 17th and as low as 24th before the end of the event.

Like Lillie, he now heads to Auron in France for the next round this coming weekend.

SO – if you know of any other South Aussies riding overseas, please let us know who and what they are up to and how they are going by emailing; projects@motorcyclingsa.org.au with all the details – and a pic or 2 – and especially if the venue is as awesome as the Portugal round of the Trial GP (below) – Qualifying section was in the middle of the town, with vantage points at a premium!

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

MOTORCYCLING SA LAUNCH 2019 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

Filed Under: All disciplines, Coaches, Dirt Track, Enduro, Minikhana, Motocross, News, Reliability, Road Racing, SAMX Championship, SAORC, Speedway, State Championship, Supermoto, Trials


The 2019 Motorcycling SA Night of Champions will once again be held at the Titanium Security Arena at Findon, this year on Saturday, November 23rd with doors opening at 5.00pm for a 6.00pm start!

Nomination forms for all of the annual awards will open on July 1st;

MSA Hall of Fame
MSA Life Membership
The Frank Franklin Trophy
MSA Rising Star Award
Regional Volunteer Awards


Until then – get thinking on who deserves to be nominated!


Last year saw almost 200 people attend a great night, and with seating set at a 220 seat maximum – when ticket sales open, best be quick out of the gate!

The ticket box will open in October, with all the details on menu, costs and booking options to be released before-hand so all can see what will be on offer.

   

CHECK OUT THE AWESOME PROMO VIDEO ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL! 

SIDEWINDERS WIND UP SEASON 2018/19

Filed Under: News, Speedway

SIDEWINDERS WIND UP SEASON 2018/19

Sidewinders held their Presentation Day at their Wingfield track on Sunday May 19th and despite the promised down pour which avoided the venue until the end, everyone had a good day.

MSA General Manager Malcolm Bulley was in attendance, and presented every rider with a Medallion of Participation for the 2018/19 Season and all were photographed receiving their award.

Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation were then presented to their Volunteers and Sponsors, without whom we would never survive.

First cab off the rank was for MSA, which was presented to Mr Bulley to share with his staff for assisting the Club in every way possible.

Other recipients present on the day were Rick Coombes, William Coombes, Jill Jansen, Emily Possingham, Port Adelaide Camera Club, Sally Keane, Laurie O’Connell, Mel Edson, Alice Possingham, Keely Silvy, Roy Stout, Shane Parker, Mick Hargreaves and Paul Keane.

This was followed by the business end of the day, with the Trophies Awarded to the following riders.

Silvy Peewee Award, –  Jackson McPherson

This is awarded by the Silvy family to the Peewee rider who has attended the most meetings and improved over the season.
Three other Peewee Riders received Most Consistent Trophies, Darcy Bennett, Blake Schlein and Riley Stout.

50cc Rider of the Year –   Hayden Matthews
Novice Solo Encouragement Award  –  Hayden Kuchel

Highest Solo 1st Year Pointscorer  –  Jordan Hargreaves

Highest Solo B Grade Pointscorer  –  Ashley Jansen-Batchelor
Highest Solo A Grade Pointscorer  –  Nicholas Possingham

Sidecar Encouragement Award –  Kaidyn Silvy/Leigh Goss

Fastest Solo  –  Nicholas Possingham

Best Presented –  Ashley Jansen-Batchelor.

This Trophy is donated by The Keane Family and is Awarded on voting at each Meeting by a member of the public on a 3, 2, 1 point basis.

Most Improved (All Classes)  –  Travis Clarke (Novice Solo)

This Trophy is awarded on voting at each meeting by the Referee on a 3, 2, 1 point basis.

Best and Fairest  –  Nicholas Possingham

This Trophy is awarded on voting at each meeting by the Referee on a 3, 2, 1 point basis.

Club Person of the Year  –  Paul Keane  (their General Handyman and dog’s body)

The Club wishes to thank everyone who competed, attended, sponsored  and assisted the Club  throughout the Season and they look forward to their first meeting of the new season which will be conducted on September 21st 2019.

THIS EASTER WEEKEND IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA!

Filed Under: All disciplines, Dirt Track, Motocross, News, Road Racing, Speedway, Trials

THIS EASTER WEEKEND IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA!

So, what’s on in South Oz this Easter weekend – well, there’s a bit on to satisfy most really!

Let’s have a look!

Saturday night – Final Sidewinders meeting for the season – the President’s Cup & ANZAC meeting

For those not in the know, Sidewinders is a junior speedway club for children aged 4 years to 16 years. They race 125cc solos, 250cc sidecars, and mini bikes.

Join them for their ANZAC and Presidents Cup meeting. A meeting in honour of our ANZACs and to present the Presidents Trophy.

This is their last meeting of the season, so let’s support their juniors who have made the Sidewinders season such a success.

Gates open at 4.30pm with the pits open until practise starts for all to have a wander amongst the bikes. Full canteen open all night and easy access for all.

North Terrace, Wingfield – the venue to see tomorrow’s champions in action – today!

Friday to Sunday – Mount Gambier’s Mac Park hosts the 2nd round of the SA Road Race Championships, which is run alongside the Easter Cup

Easter weekend will see McNamara Park Raceway come alive with round 2 of the SA Road race Championships run in conjunction with the BEARS National Challenge and the annual Mac Park Easter Cup.

Strong fields will be contesting all classes so the racing should again prove spectacular.

Last year’s winner and current State Championship leader William Strugnell will again be the rider to beat, but several local riders will be looking for good results.

Mac Park regulars Darren Trotter and Rusty Crane will line up on their 1000cc Superbikes and hope their experience and track knowledge will work in their favour.

Australian Superbike Championship Supersport contender Dallas Skeer will again line up, and with his experience in the national series will be looking to go one better than his runner up spot in 2018.

Qualifying will take place on Saturday morning with racing starting around midday and continuing all day Sunday, concluding with the Easter Cup feature race.

As usual, the canteen will be open all weekend with bar facilities available in the afternoons. Entry is $10.00 per day or $15.00 for the weekend.

Saturday & Sunday – Port Pirie host their annual King of the Gulf MX

Port Pirie host the SA motocross season opener & its first major event for the year – the Port Pirie MCC’s annual Easter pilgrimage to their track for the long running ‘King of the Gulf’ meeting – which will also feature the ‘Prince of the Gulf’ and ‘Classic King of the Gulf’ events as well – plus the running of the 2019 ‘SA Women’s Motocross Cup’!

The Port Pirie Club are also excited to announce some great partnerships for all 4 feature events in 2019, and thank them for their continued support of these events, the Port Pirie MCC and motorcycle sport here in SA;

King of the Gulf; Boats & Bikes Port Pirie 

SA Women’s Motocross Cup; Hallett Concrete

Prince of the Gulf; Nyrstar

Classic King of the Gulf; Smart Refrigeration

Where else would you rather be at Easter – great viewing to be had at this family friendly venue, and, the awesome Port Pirie canteen will be in action all weekend with hold & cold food & drinks, and there will also be full bar facilities.

Best ‘Do a Molly’ – and – do yourself a favour and get to any of these great events over the Easter weekend!!

Also –

A large(ish) contingent of the Trials SA crew will be making the long trek to ride the Glenmaggie Easter Trial, at Glenmaggie, just the other side of Traralgon in South East Victoria, which is Australia’s biggest yearly trial outside of the Australian Championships, and on an amazing property that is the traditional home of the event. A great way to kick off the season of trials for many riders around the country.

Good luck also to all of our South Australian speedway sidecar teams that have made, or are making the long trek north for this weekend’s Australian Junior & Senior Sidecar Championships, which are being held at Pioneer Park Speedway, which is in Brendon in Queensland. A long drive after the World Cup & Oceania Championships, to end what has been a full on season for the teams.

Plus;

Broadford is on as well!

With the Easter long weekend fast approaching, the Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza (SIBBB) is once again high on the lists of many as a ‘must see’!

The 2019 SIBBB runs from 19-21 April at the Broadford State Motorcycle Complex, Victoria.

Don’t delay on this fantastic opportunity to see featured, some of Australia’s most prestigious competitors, including Jason and Phil Crump!

The SIBBB is also bringing out an amazing number of sidecars this year. What started as an idea to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the release of the Honda 750/4 morphed into the golden question: “Did you know the first Honda 750 in Australia brought in ahead of the official release was destined for a sidecar motor?”

Landing upon such a substantially valuable nugget of information kicked the Motorcycling Australia Museum & Heritage Committee into action, introducing a new three wheeled push at the annual Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza (SIBBB).

The 2019 SIBBB will showcase sidecars from a variety of disciplines and coveted eras, with the different eras of development characterized by the era in which they were originally made.

Stay tuned on all SIBBB news and updates as they roll in via the Motorcycling Australia website, Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to follow the SIBBB Facebook page for further real time updates!

USA #1 Speedway Sidecar rider Joe Jones and his sponsor Chuck O’Banion visit Sidewinders

Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, Speedway

Sidewinders had a surprise visit to their March 29th Meeting, when USA #1 Sidecar rider Joe Jones and his sponsor Chuck O’Banion came down to watch the kids.  Joe spent time with the kids, having photos taken with them and signing autographs.
At the end of the night he presented Encouragement Awards to some of the young riders, on behalf of Kingpin Diesel.

Both Joe and Chuck were most impressed with our junior Speedway venue here in South Australia , which is of course not much smaller than Costa Mesa in the States, dedicated to Juniors.
Sidewinders would like to thank Joe for his time with them, and they, and all of us, wish him well for the weekend’s events at Gillman.

Photos from Sidewinders courtesy of Joylene Lee-Archer.

And why is Joe here in SA – well, this weekend will see a massive weekend of Speedway Sidecar action sees the two most prestigious events in the world of Speedway Sidecar running back-to-back in a doubleheader of epic proportions at Gillman Speedway Stadium, South Australia (SA). The 2019 FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup will decide the World’s greatest Speedway Sidecar riders on Saturday night (6 April), before the racing returns less than 24 hours later to stage the re-running of the 2019 FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship.