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SART ROUND 1 HEADLINES ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND OF ACTION!

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

SART ROUND 1 HEADLINES ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND OF ACTION!

This weekend, tomorrow in fact, sees the 7 round South Australian Reliability Trials Championship kick into gear with the traditional ‘season opener’, the Gawler MCC’s Philip Haydon Reliability Trial, taking place out from the Marrabel Rodeo Grounds, with the first bike due to leave at 1.01pm, for a 2 lap, 6 hour-ish journey around the region, and with the final timed section to take place at the Rodeo Grounds, there will be action a-plenty without having to leave Main Control!

Round 1 sees 135 entries received, which coming out of the COVID year of 2020 is a great recovery, with the 22 sidecar entries leading the field away. And it’s a high quality field as well for the Series opener, led by Adam Wright, Damien Jenke and the evergreen, Rowan Pumpa in the outright solo battle to join the Philip Haydon honour roll!

The sidecars are also high quality, with multiple 24 Hour Trial winners, Max & Sam Hutchesson, Mark Launer & Tyson Rohrlach, Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller (with Adrian Rohrlach) and Hector Evans (with Shaun Buckley) leading the way!

The event is being fully catered by an amazing team led by Janet Hazel, who is doing it as an awesome fundraiser for the Kapunda High School Foundation, which helps disadvantaged students, so get behind it and grab some great food for a great cause!

Live timing will also be available at this event, head to www.sartchampionship.com, and also grab an event program at Main Control to get the riders list and directions to the spectator areas!

And here is the official welcome from Aaron Seifert, the president of the Gawler Motorcycle Club;

On behalf of the Gawler Motorcycle Club, I would like to welcome everyone to the 43rd running of the Phillip Haydon Reliability trial. After 42 consecutive years of our trial, last year’s event had to be cancelled due to some crazy virus getting in the way. We have picked up from last year’s event by running out of the Marrabel Rodeo Grounds.

We are now living in a new normal so please log into our QR codes, observe COVID safe practice where possible and follow our spectator guidelines.

The SA Reliability Trials Championship series would not be possible without generous landowners allowing us the ride their paddocks. We would like to thank Peter Dorrington, Greg Hampel, Nathen Rowett, Colin Menadue, Brendon Teague, Mark, Tim and Tony Prior, Ian Williams, Harvey and Sheryl Murray, Jim McInerney, James Huppatz, Peter Shulz and Mark Newmaan, who are our generous landowners. Also, thanks to Nathen Rowett and Luke Shulz for their involvement in the stage at the rodeo grounds which will be a high light for the spectators come the final stage at night.

A special thank you to Janet Hazel and her crew in the canteen, 100% of the takings are going to the Kapunda High School Foundation helping disadvantaged students. We have three spectator viewing areas this year, two of which are out on course and the final is at the rodeo grounds. We ask that everybody respects the wishes of the landowners by only leaving footprints and take all rubbish with you. Please use gates as entry to the properties and DO NOT RETURN TO RIDE.

Our event would not be possible without our huge team of volunteers. So as a rider if you see someone working hard to make things happen for the event go up and thank them, it might just bring you some good luck. A HUGE THANK YOU goes to all involved in making this event a possibility.

The Clare & Gilbert Valley have generously allowed us to run an event with the use of their dirt roads so please respect all road rules and speed signs. We need to thank First Care for keeping us safe and ACRM for their ongoing support with event communications.

Have a safe and enjoyable ride and here is hoping you can make it to the finish line. After the event stay around and enjoy the warmth of the fire whilst enjoying our fine food and refreshments.

Cheers, Anton Seifert

Club President

ALSO ON THIS WEEKEND;

ROUND 1, SOUTH COAST MXC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Hot on the heels of round 1 of the 2021 Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Store, this Sunday sees round 1 of the South Coast Club Championship happening at their Monarto venue.

Entries are still open through Ridernet, with camping onsite available on the Saturday night for the early Sunday start. Full canteen and bar will be in action all day – check out the Club’s socials for all the details, or shoot them a message and get around it.

The South Coast Club would like to thank the following members for their efforts in getting the event ready;

“Huge thank you to those who come out today to help get the track and facilities ready for Round 1 in 2 weeks.

Thanks to Robyn Kitchen, David Kitchen, Koby Kitchen, Matty Pfeiler, Scott Chapman, Dale Chadbourne, Simon John and Craig Bahnisch. Also thanks to the kids for helping around the track, with cleaning and weeding.

Thanks to Jeremy Bennett for prepping the start gates last weekend. Also Reece McArdle for grading the track during the week.”

AJS MTC COME & TRY PRACTISE DAY

For those wanting to give Trial a go, head down to Tungkillo this Sunday as the AJS crew will be holding a Ppractise day and a Come & Try Day, sign on from 9.00am for a 10.00am start. The event will be sign posted from the corner of Brinkworth Road and Hoads Fire Track, Tungkillo.

Event will be on Ridernet from today for licenced riders to enter, so shoot the AJS Club a message to register your interest.

Newcomers welcome – just bring your helmet, gloves and boots – registration can be done on the day.

TROY Series SA 2021 KICKS UP THE DUST AT VICTOR

Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

TROY Series SA 2021 KICKS UP THE DUST AT VICTOR

Trials SA’s TROY Series SA 2021 kicked off last weekend at Victor Harbor with 44 riders, including 6 newbies, taking up the challenge amongst the yakka bushes and up and around the waterfall.

Run by the AJS MTC, this, now, traditional season starter saw our Australian representative Connor Hogan show his world class by streeting the field to set the lowest score of the day on the hardest line, Trial 1, with Haydon Barwick celebrating his ‘first’ ride as a senior resulting with a win in the Trial 2 Class, leading home Alex Cowan and Grant Stephen.

Trial 3 was a battle of youth verses experience, with experience getting the better on the day, Aaron Long, Brenton Hogan and Stephen Rees keeping Dan Fraser and the Yiatrou siblings, Lillie & Alex at bay.

With Trial allowing juniors to compete in senior competition (only 1 bike in a section at a time), Trial 4 saw juniors Hayden Eardley and Carl Henschke finish either side of Josh Fraser (1st year out of juniors) for a very young podium. Special mention here also to juniors Charlotte Cowan and Hayley Stephen for taking on the challenge of the blue line, with this being Hayley’s first ride in the senior classes.

In the 2 junior classes, there was some new blood showing their wares, with Kody & Bailey Irrgang and Brett Schiller mixing it with the established stars of the future! Kody was 2nd to Australian Champion Harry Petersen in Junior A, while Bailey led home Cameron Stephen and Chelsea Long in Junior B.

In Trial 5, formally known as the Clubman Class, the ‘old stagers’ in Chris Schultz, Kieran Hill and Martin Whitaker took up from where they left off last year in leading home Jasmine Tarrant and Matt Petersen.

Said AJS Club President, Kieran Hill about the weekend, “Big thanks to all officials & section setters at Sundays Frank Tuck Trial, the first round of this years TROY Series, very happy with the event & weekend as a whole, 44 riders had a great time riding a good mix of sections, with perfect weather there was a great atmosphere around Vics awesome camp fire. Well done team!”

The Frank Tuck Trial 2021 results;

TROY Series SA 2021 – points after round 1;

Trials SA Star Awards – after event 1; 

The Series now moves onto round 2, the 48th running of the Keyneton MCC’s Mountain Man Trial on June 20th, to be held in, or near the Barossa Valley – the exact venue will be released when entries open in May.

Before then though, the Keyneton MCC will be running the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar trophy on May 16th (entries are OPEN), and the AJS MTC will be running their iconic Peter Sparkes Trophy event on June 6th at Tungkillo – so 2 great events to keep your feet up, before TROY resumes in mid June! 

 

SEASON 2021 IS STARTING TO HOT UP – AS SPEEDWAY PREPARES TO FINISH 2020/21 WITH A BIG BANG!

Filed Under: Dirt Track, Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, Speedway, Trials

SEASON 2021 IS STARTING TO HOT UP – AS SPEEDWAY PREPARES TO FINISH 2020/21 WITH A BIG BANG!

Here we go – season 2021 is really starting to heat up – and it does with speedway going out with a FIM Oceania Sidecar BANG! Want to know what’s on this weekend to whet the spectating appetite for the season head? Read on ………

TONIGHT

SIDEWINDERS JUNIOR SPEEDWAY, SEASON FINALE’!

THE PRESIDENT’S CUP & ANZAC MEETING!

The final chance to see tomorrow’s champions in action this season, and a great warm up to Saturday night’s action at Gillman. Tonight will be a great night’s racing as riders chase the President’s Cup at the traditional ANZAC meeting!

Adults $5.00, Under 16s FREE entry, Gates open 5.00pm, tapes up at 6.30pm and the awesome Sidewinders canteen will be open all night!

SATURDAY NIGHT

2021 FIM OCEANIA SPEEDWAY SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP

BRING A FRIEND FOR OUR LAST NIGHT – AND THE BIGGEST NIGHT FOR THIS SEASON.

Will be a great nights racing as the riders try and win FIM Oceania Gold, as well as have a final hit out before the Australian Championships next weekend in Mildura!

Adults $25.00 Concession $20.00 Children U16 FREE, Car Park FREE, Grand Stand FREE.

Gates Open 4.00 pm, tapes up at 7.00pm

Chance to win a $50.00 and 1 of 2 $25.00 Fuel Vouchers; all you need to do is buy a programme fill out a form to win.

AND; LAST TIME OUT – LAST WEEK AT MILDURA!

TRELOAR WINS BRADSHAW MEMORIAL

Once again, the GOAT of Australian Sidecar Speedway, Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox, dominated the Olympic Park circuit on Saturday night to win the Dudley Bradshaw Memorial Trophy ahead of Warren Monson / Andrew Summerhayes, Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr and Byren Gates / Mick O’Loughlin, in what was a wonderful Final to the Gardenland Landscape Supplies, Mildura Sidecar Shootout event.

SUNDAY

TROY Series SA 2021 SPLATS ITS FIRST ROCKS AT VICTOR HARBOR!

Trials SA’s season kicks off on Sunday with the annual Frank Tuck Trial at Victor Harbor, out on the Yankalilla road, action kicks off around 9.00am and entry for spectators is FREE! Riders from as young as 6 years of age, right through to veterans in their 60’s!

Bring a picnic lunch and sit among the gum trees and get up close to the action! Get around it, some of Australia’s finest trials riders, including Australian representatives and Australian Champions will be in action!

A great way for the whole family to finish off a weekend of motorcycle sport!

  

ALSO OPEN THIS WEEKEND

For those getting ready for round 1 of the 2021 South Australian Motocross Championships next weekend, these tracks are open on the weekend, to have a final test to make sure all is good to go for the following weekend!

    

AND – LOOKING AHEAD TO ANZAC WEEKEND!!

With only 9 days until the gate drops at round 1 of the SAMX CHAMPIONSHIPS we are so pumped to have the Full Factory Honda Racing team announce they will be here for round 1 at MRA.

Brett Metcalfe, Kirk Gibbs, Kyle Webster and Benny Novak are confirmed for the round 1 Anzac Day bonanza to really set up some of the finest quality racing we will see at State level competition.

Throw in the fact Alex Larwood is also returning to home soil and after a taste of the big stage last week with a breakout debut crunching a 2nd OA at his first senior MX2 National race Alex will be as focussed as ever to get on that top step around the Gilman track where he’s spent so many hours as a junior racing and training.

The soil is the same but the track is a new layout and the club has utilised the land with this circuit a smidge under 2km, lending itself to plenty of passing opportunities and improved spectator viewing.

The scene is set SOUTH AUSTRALIA ..

ROCKHOPPING SA 2021 SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY FOR TRIAL – ENTRIES OPEN!

Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

ROCKHOPPING SA 2021 SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY FOR TRIAL – ENTRIES OPEN!

Entries are now open for the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup and Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy for Trial, to be held on Sunday May 16th 2021 on, or near Mengler’s Hill in the Barossa Valley (exact property location still to be confirmed).

This will be the 13th running of the first event in SA motorcycling to have the girls and women headline the event, with the Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy also in it’s 13th year, which celebrates the Keyneton MCC’s greatest champions and MSA Hall of Fame inductees.

As always, the SA Women’s Cup will feature classes for all level of abilities, and for all ages of rider, from 4 to 99!

Classes for the Cup, with the lines they will ride are;

Competitive; Pro (Red), Expert (Yellow), Sport (Blue), Masters (+35 years Blue), Novice (White), Junior A (White), Junior B (Black)

Non-competitive; Non Comp (Run of Section & Orange name plate), Mini Trial, (Run of Section, Orange name plate & non-competitive)

Classes for the Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy are;

Competitive; Sidecar 1, Sidecar 2 & Sidecar Classic,

Non-competitive; Non Comp (Run of Section & Orange name plate)

There will also be a full range of support classes for the ‘solo blokes’, with everything listed in the supplementary regulations, which are available on the Motorcycling SA website – and will be emailed to every rider once they have entered

Entries through Ridernet. Entries close on Wednesday, May 12th!

The Event will also be preceded by a Girls & Women’s Come & Try Trials Day on the Saturday, which will be run alongside a Practise Day for all – 10.00am to 3.00pm – and at the same venue as Sunday’s event. 

 

 

BALANCE; LAUNCH; SPLAT! TROY Series SA 2021 – ENTRIES OPEN FOR ROUND 1!

Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

BALANCE; LAUNCH; SPLAT!

TROY Series SA 2021 – ENTRIES OPEN FOR ROUND 1!

Entries have now opened for round 1 of TROY Series SA 2021, the Frank Tuck Trial at Victor Harbor on Sunday April 18th and being run by the AJS Moto Trial Club of SA.

Supp regs are available on the Motorcycling SA website and entries are through your Ridernet Profile.

This iconic property at Victor will once again play host to the opening round of TROY – and will likely feature the famous waterfall section, with great viewing from the top all the way down to the bottom – and although it looks unlikely, there is always the4 chance of Victor being a wet event, as it has been many times in the past! 

The event will be preceded on the Saturday by a Coaching and Come & Try Day, running from 10.00am – 4.00pm, and with coaches on hand to help with any new riders, as well as those riders who need endorsements signed off!  

Camping onsite for competitors and free entry to the venue for spectators – keeping in mind the physical distancing and density requirements for COVID-19, this will be another great start to the Trials SA season – especially as spectators will be watching Australian Champions and Australian representatives in action and up close! 

 

 

TRIALS SA LAUNCH 2021 SEASON – AND IT LOOKS TO BE AN EXCITING SEASON AHEAD!

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

Season 2021 for the discipline of Trial is looking at being another quality year for the discipline that doesn’t rely on speed! 9 high quality events, backed up with some great coaching and practise days, as well as camp overs in the most family friendly of all disciplines – check out the attached poster for all of the events, including a few over the border! 

The season will be highlighted by the 5 round TROY Series SA 2021 – now into its 12th year as a Series, with this years rounds being as per the poster below. TROY Series SA is a Series that (mainly) combines classes onto lines ridden with the lowest score on the day getting the TROY points (except the women’s PINK Class which is scored on lines first), with this years Series travelling from Victor Harbor to Robertstown, through the Barossa Valley, Tungkillo and the Southern Flinders Ranges, with all rounds having Saturday night camping available, with a number also featuring Saturday coaching and practise days – check out the calendar below!

The Trials SA calendar also has a number of feature events through the year – catering for sidecars, the old bikes and the girls and women, with the Peter Sparkes Trophy & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy (sidecars), The Classic Trial (old bikes) and the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup (the first event in SA to have the girls and women as the headliners – see the poster below!)

The season will end with the 2021 South Australian Trial Championships, this time being run by Chris Schultz and his crew at the Gawler MCC at their iconic Tungkillo property. 2 days of action, with a full range of classes – including 4 junior classes, 2 for the boys and 2 for the girls, onsite camping and heaps more!

Keep an eye out on the Trials South Oz Facebook page for all that is happening during the season!