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MOTORCYCLING SA, TRIALS SA & SA MOTOCROSS ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL 2019 STATE TEAMS – TEAM SA 2019!

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

MOTORCYCLING SA, TRIALS SA & SA MOTOCROSS ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL 2019 STATE TEAMS – TEAM SA 2019!

The official state teams to the 2019 AJMX and 2019 Australian Trial Championships have been named – with a huge congratulations to all riders selected – and here they are;

On behalf of Motorcycling SA and the SAMX Committee, it gives great pleasure to announce the state team, ‘Team SA’ for the 2019 AJMX to be held at Gillman in September & October.

 

50cc DIV 2 7-U9

Declan Smart

Levi Rossi

65cc 7-U9

Jai Hay

Kye Little

65cc 10-U12

Wil Carpenter

Ollie Gear

85cc 9-U12

Davey Gear

Wil Carpenter

85cc 12-U16 (12-U14)

Thomas Lambert

Kade Bowles

85cc 11-U16 GIRLS

Dakota Collins

Janis Richter

Emma Haylock

125cc

Alex Larwood

Jack McLean

Taj Gow-Smith

250cc

Alex Larwood

Jack McLean

Taj Gow-Smith

Congratulations to all riders who have been selected.

We look forward to seeing our outstanding junior MX talent on show as SA hosts the event of the year for junior MX.

On behalf of Motorcycling SA and the Trials SA Committee, it gives great pleasure to announce the state team, ‘Team SA’ for the 2019 Australian Trial Championships to be held at Mount Joy, Tasmania in October.

TEAM SA WALLABIES

Connor Hogan               Trial 1

Lillie Yiatrou                  (Open) Women

Haydon Barwick           (Open) Junior 12-U16

Charlotte Cowan           Junior Women 9-U13

TEAM SA TAIPANS

Robert White                 Veterans 55+

Joshua Rees                    Youth

Hayden Eardley             Junior 9-U13

Harry Peterson              Junior 7-U11

RESERVES

Alex Cowan                     Youth

Ashley Barwick               Junior Women 7-U11

ROUND 3 OF TROY Series SA 2019 – THIS SUNDAY @ MOCULTA

Filed Under: News, Trials

Round 3 of the TROY Series SA 2019 for Trial will be held this Sunday along the pipeline at Moculta, north east of Angaston and the Barossa Valley, run by the Keyneton MCC, with action kicking off around 9.30am.

 

With a number of riders absent this weekend due to riding the New South Wales Championships at Pacific Park, the spotlight will well and truly be on SA’s amazing junior talent – including some who have just been selected to represent SA at the 2019 Australian trial Championships in Tasmania.

This is the 46th running of the Keyneton MCC’s Mountain Man Trial, named so by Bob Petts after thinking Geoff ‘Wack’ Barratt was a ‘mountain of a man’, with this the KMCC’s 2nd longest running event after the Mike Connors Reliability Trial.

Spectators are free to wander among the sections as riders try and do the impossible in this unique discipline where speed is not a factor – and the ideal spot for new junior riders to learn bike control!

As always – Greg Knight from Rockhopping SA will be on hand with a number of bikes for sale! 

 

CONNOR HOGAN CROWNED SA #1 AT THE TRIALSPORT & GLOBAL RACING OIL 2019 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Filed Under: News, State Championship, Trials

CONNOR HOGAN CROWNED SA #1 AT THE 2019 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Mungeree and ‘The Woolshed Trial’ turned on its best conditions for the Trialsport & Global Racing Oil 2019 SA Trial Championships over the weekend of August 17 & 18, with SA International & Australia #2, Connor Hogan, showing the way with a masterful display over the 2 days.

Along with the brilliant venue, the great food and the trials community of SA coming together in the Mungeree camping paddock, perhaps the best thing to come out of the weekend was the brilliant riding of SA’s young talent, along with WA’s Ben Walling, 11 years of age and showing the Trial 4 (C Grade) Class a clean set of heals!

Led by Connor (18) and Lillie Yiatrou (15) in Open Women, who are both also riding in the World Trial Championship and will represent Australia at the Trials des Nations in September, the future of Trial in SA looks as strong as it has ever been, with Haydon Ahrens & Alex Cowan (Trial 2), Lillie (also Trial 3), Ben and Dan Fraser (Trial 5) leading the teenage rampage!

With the exception of Historic White, all of the senior classes had at least one rider on the podium under the age of 20, with the Open Women’s Class made up entirely of teenage riders, and with 2 of them still able to compete in junior competition as well!

And those still riding in the junior classes look just as promising for the future, with Jackson Poker, in his 2nd ever trial claiming a fantastic win in Junior A, with Australian #2 Charlotte Cowan winning Junior A Women, and also in fine style!

In Junior B Women, Hayley Stephen reversed the 2018 result to this time lead home Ashley Barwick, with Lucy Cowan in 3rd, while Harry Peterson led home Isaac Schultz & Oliver Lancaster in Junior B.

The sidecar field had a tough weekend on the Mungeree hills, logs and rocks, with Steve Rees & Melissa Rogers getting the A Grade win, with Andrew Earl & Christopher Paunola scoring a tough win in B Grade.

A huge congratulations must go to Team Hogan (whose home is Mungeree) and the AJS MTC for running a brilliant SA Championship event, with thanks to be made to all of the observers that stood out in the elements all weekend scoring the riders – the ‘world’s greatest observing team’ they certainly were – as well as the (Team Tyler) chief cooks and bottle washers – who kept everyone fed all weekend – and the officials and scorers for a job well done!

2019 SA #1      Connor Hogan

TRIAL 1

1              Connor Hogan

TRIAL 2                                                          

1              Adrian Harry                                                 

2             Haydon Ahrens

3             Alex Cowan

A GRADE SIDECAR

1              Steve Rees / Melissa Rogers

OPEN WOMEN                                         

1              Lillie Yiatrou (J) (yellow)                        

2             Alisha Harry (J) (blue)

3             Jasmine Tarrant (white)

TRIAL 3                                                          

1              Tom Lancaster                                              

2             Charles Anderton, Vic               

3             Lillie Yiatrou (J)                                          

B GRADE SIDECAR

1              Andrew Earl / Christopher Paunola

TRIAL 4

1              Walling, WA (J)

2             Greg Rogers

3             Peter Cunningham

TRIAL 5                                                          

1              Daniel Fraser                                                

2             Si Heaslip

3             Bronte Otrebski

JUNIOR A WOMEN

1              Charlotte Cowan

2             Tess Warnest                                 

JUNIOR A                                                      

1              Jackson Poker (R)                                      

2             Carl Henschke                                               

3             Ryan Tarrant                                                

JUNIOR B WOMEN

1              Hayley Stephen

2             Ashley Barwick

3             Lucy Cowan

JUNIOR B                                                     

1              Harry Peterson                                            

2             Isaac Schultz                                                  

3             Oliver Lancaster                                          

HISTORIC WHITE

1              Colin Jay

Photo credits; Jo Ahrens & John Cowan – with thanks

TRIALSPORT & GLOBAL RACING OIL 2019 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS; THIS WEEKEND IN THE SOUTHERN FLINDERS!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, State Championship, Trials

TRIALSPORT & GLOBAL RACING OIL 2019 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS; THIS WEEKEND IN THE SOUTHERN FLINDERS

With the Trialsport & Global Racing Oil 2019 SA Trial Championships now just under 24 hours away, The AJS MTC & Team Hogan have set 2 great loops of sections – and as is the Mungeree way, logs will be on the menu, along with creeks, hills and rocks – all the goodies needed for a brilliant event!

 

Mungeree is located at Bangor, right at the end of the Bridle Track, just off the Port Germain Road – ‘Mungeree’, 1173 Bridle Track, Bangor GPS – S32.940246, E138.133185 – and yes, it is well worth the drive!

Viewing will be prime for all spectators, with Saturday a relatively short loop around the homestead, and includes the creek (which may even be flowing) and around to the ‘Widow-maker’ part of Mungeree, while Sunday will head to the ‘Scrub’ paddock, which not only has awesome riding, but also has awesome views of the top of the gulf towards Port Augusta!

As always, Trials South Oz are offering a full range of classes, which means there will be riders from 6 years of age right through to 60+, with classes for modern and classic bikes, seniors & juniors and sidecars.

  

Team Australia members, Lillie Yiatrou (Aust #3) and Connor Hogan (Aust #2) will be in action, along with current and former Australian Champions, Alisha Harry, Hayden Eardley, Haydon Ahrens, Haydon Barwick and the sidecar team of Steve Rees & Melissa Rogers, as will all of Team SA who are gearing up for their assault on the Australian Championships in Tasmania later in the year!

Action kicks off at 10.00am Saturday and 9.00am Sunday, with the event fully catered by the amazing Tyler Hogan and helpers – country tucker at its very best – with free entry to the event for spectators & programmes so you know who is who.

There is also a raffle on over the weekend with some great prizes on offer, with all monies raised going to the Team Australia Trials des Nations fund for their trip to Ibiza in Spain in September – AND – on Saturday morning at Riders Briefing, the 2019 Team SA State Teams to the Australian Championships will be named and presented! 

 

ALSO ON THIS WEEKEND!

 

CRYSTAL BROOK’S ‘HUNTS FUEL’ RACE WEEKEND

(ALSO A ROUND OF THE SA VMX SERIES)

Crystal Brook MCC are hosting a round of the SA VMX Series this Sunday at their brilliant venue at Crystal Brook, which is also their ‘Hunts Fuel’ Race Weekend, complete with a Demo class for 7 years and under stars of the future!

Crystal Brook is one of the premier motocross tracks in SA, with prime viewing for spectators who get to relax on the lawns in front of the clubrooms as they look down across the track and see all of the action as it unfolds.

And like the SA Trial Championships, entry to the venue is free for spectators and their canteen will be open and fully stocked.

 

So, a weekend in the Southern Flinders awaits – Trials at Mungeree both days, or modern & vintage motocross at Crystal Brook on Sunday – or do both – chuck the swag in the car and head to Mungeree and enjoy a great day of trials action on Saturday, then cruise down to Crystal Brook on Sunday morning for a day’s MX action – weekend sorted!

 

AND STILL MORE ACTION TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND! 

ROUND 2, SCOTT WARE MEMORIAL TRI-SERIES

Also on this weekend is round 2 of the Scott Ware Memorial Tri-Series, a 3 round series co-run by the Gawler, Keyneton & Clare MCCs, with round 2 being hosted by the Keyneton MCC at Eden Valley on Sunday.

Like the events above, entry for spectators is free, with the property being used a prime property for off road racing, with viewing also fantastic as you wander among the moss rocks & gum trees.

The Keyneton MCC have organised for catering to be provided by the Barossa Valley Machinery Preservation Society, with coffee supplied by Barossa Bean Bar.

Get around it if the Flinders isn’t your thing – 85 of SA’s finest off road riders, from 7 years of age and up will fire up and keep you on the edge of your ‘deckie’ all day!

 

AND ALSO ON SUNDAY;

Riverland JMC have round 2 of their 2019 Club Series on at their Renmark venue, with their canteen open all day.

Morgan MCC have round 6 of their 2019 Club Series on at their Morgan venue on Burra Road, again, with their canteen open all day.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019 MSA HALL OF FAME & MSA LIFE MEMBERSHIP – NOW OPEN

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

HEADS UP EVERYONE! Nominations for the 2019 MSA Hall of Fame and MSA Life Membership(s) ARE NOW OPEN

It’s now time to get thinking about a couple of the categories for the 2019 MSA Night of Champions – the big 2!

All nominations are able to be done online, plus – all forms can also be downloaded from the Motorcycling SA website.

 

2019 MSA HALL OF FAME NOMINATION FORM; HERE

MSA LIFE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION FORM; HERE

 

Nominations for the other annual awards will open in late August – stay tuned!

The Frank Franklin Trophy

(For an outstanding contribution to South Australian Motorcycling)

The MSA Rising Star Award
(For our most outstanding riders under the age of 16!)

MSA Regional Volunteer Awards
(For our hard working & quite brilliant volunteers)

Tickets will go on sale for our ‘Night of Nights’ in October, and once again Clubs will be able to book a table of 10!

With 2018 close to a maximum with 190 attendees, and a maximum of 220 seats available for the night – be quick when tickets go on sale so as not to miss out on Motorcycling SA’s ‘Night of Nights’!

TUNGKILLO TRIALS COACHING IN AUGUST

Filed Under: Coaches, News, State Championship, Trials

TUNGKILLO TRIALS COACHING IN AUGUST

Following the great day at the recent Tungkillo Coaching Day the AJS MTC are organising another, and especially in the lead up to the Trialsport & Global Racing Oil 2019 SA Trial Championship that is being held at Mungeree on August 17 & 18.

Sunday, August 4th, 9.00am to 4.00pm

Hoads Woolshed Rd, Tungkillo

Head coach; Rob White

ALL AGES & ABILITIES WELCOME

Enquiries; Peter Arnold

0438 100 310 ride@trialsport.com.au

Sup regs, online entry, catering & meal options for the 2019 SA Trial Championships, also being run by SA’s premier trials club, the AJS MTC, in conjunction with Team Hogan; www.trialsport.com.au/entries