Ride, Race, Enjoy
Entries are open now for round 3 of the Gawler Motorcycle Centre 2025 SART Championship! Returning on June 7 & 8, the Robertstown Hotel Lew Job 2-Day Trial will be putting riders to the test with a mix of familiar challenges and fresh new sections.
Image by Mark Hepworth Photography.
Motorcycling South Australia would like to welcome ProSort as the naming rights sponsor for the 2025 South Australian Motocross Championship.
ProSort is a family-owned company located in Melrose Park with a range of products for use in can and bottle recycling depots. The company came about in 2006 with a simple but effective design for a bin lifting aid to assist workers to lift full wheelie bins at can and bottle recycling centres. They were designed to fit on existing benches, and, as can and bottle returns spread across Australia, a modular bench was designed that can be flat-packed and sent anywhere. The company continued to grow as demand increased.
ProSort believe in keeping things local with all products designed and manufactured here in Adelaide. They are affordable, robust and effective in speeding up the processing, sorting and counting of clients’ containers, especially when they present with wheelie bins. At the heart of the business is design and innovation. With new designs from ProSort’s parent company, Cornell Design, they now have products that make all sorts of recycling simpler and more efficient all over Australia, from local sports clubs to high-rise buildings in the heart of the major capital cities.
Matt Rossi, State Manager of MSA states “We are delighted to have ProSort on board. It’s always great to have local South Australian companies involved in our sport. They are a true family business with professionalism and expertise, evident from their innovative designs.”
Phil Cornell, Director of ProSort adds, “Our family has a passion for Motocross and it’s a great pleasure for us to sponsor this year’s SA Motocross Championship. Three generations of Cornell are currently actively riding and we love being part of the sport, and the people in it. It’s a great competition and we look forward to dishing out the awards at the end of year dinner. Good luck to everyone taking part, stay safe and have fun!”
To find out more about ProSort, head to www.prosort.com.au.
The 2025 SA Road Race Championship is set to hit top gear from February 28 to March 2 at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park. Presented by Phoenix MCC, SA’s fastest talents will set the pace for what’s dubbed to be an electrifying Championship Challenge.
With action across all three days and the added excitement of the SA Championship running alongside the Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championship and the Australian Road Racing Sidecar Championship, you won’t want to miss a second!
The supp regs with all event details are available on Ridernet and the MSA Supp Regs page. With free spectator entry, there’s no better time to get trackside and experience the thrill of road racing!
Motorcycling South Australia is calling for expressions of interest for the 2025 SA Junior Cup Series!
Since its inception in 2022, the SA Junior Cup series has been dedicated to fostering the next generation of aspiring professional road racers, guiding them toward state and international success. Many previous riders, including Rikki Henry and Archie Schmidt, have advanced from the series to achieve numerous successes in prestigious competitions such as the FIM Mini GP, Oceania Junior Cup, and Asia Talent Cup.
The SA Junior Cup offers up to 14 young riders, aged 11 to 15, a unique opportunity to enhance their skills in a supportive and inclusive environment. Open to participants from all MSA disciplines, this series serves as a direct pathway to the National Oceania Junior Cup Academy, helping to cultivate the Champions of tomorrow.
To register your interest, click here, or contact Motorcycling SA for more information at roadrace@motorcyclingsa.org.au or call (08) 8332 9000.
Photos thanks to Pit Lane Studio.
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Due to a major date clash, MSA would like to announce that the metropolitan Level 1 Coaches Course has now been moved back by 1 week, and will now take place on the weekend of November 23rd & 24th. With this slight date change, we hope that more potential coaches will now be able to take up this opportunity to become a coach and play a part in developing tomorrow’s champions!
Registrations for all three (3) Level 1 Coaches Courses to be held, are still open, with Keith in the southeast and Port Lincoln on the west coast, both looking forward to hosting these courses in October and November.
Motorcycling SA would like to thank all three clubs for making their venues available for the course, and even though they are being held at motocross/speedway tracks, the Level 1 Course covers ALL disciplines of the sport, ATV (Quads), Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, Reliability Trial, Road Race, Speedway and Trial!
The Course components comprise of 2 full days – day 1 for the theory components, and day 2 for the practical side of the course. This course is fully supported and recognised by:
Attendance at each course will be limited to a maximum of 21 participants. Get your name in if you aspire to contribute to the sport, share your skills, and foster the development of the next generation of motorcycle stars.
Regional club members from the West – Kimba, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, West Coast and Whyalla – will have preference at the West course, while members of the Keith, Lameroo, Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier Junior, Pinnaroo, Riverland Junior, Riverland Speedway and Robe clubs will have preference at the South course.
The link to register is Here:
A mandatory requirement to become a coach is to have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) through the South Australian Department of Human Services (DHS) Screening Unit – if you don’t have one, let the MSA Office know and they can initiate it on your behalf, at no cost to you, as you are considered to be a volunteer for the sport.
EXTRA DETAILS:
COST:
$50.00 per person
This covers lunch on both days, as well as all course paperwork – and is to be paid on the Saturday morning of the event.
ALL ENQUIRIES:
08 8332 9000, events@motorcyclingsa.org.au
THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO GET YOUR LEVEL 1:
LEVEL 1 COACHES CAN:
Last weekend marked the centennial milestone of one of Australia’s most famous motorcycle events: the HARDI 24 Hour Trial Centenary (1924-2024). Hundreds of spectators flocked to the Kapunda Harness Racing Complex to witness a record 248 machines and 296 competitors, including 48 sidecars and 200 solo motorcycles, leave the start line at 11 am on Saturday. The atmosphere was electric as fans celebrated 100 years of thrilling competition and the enduring legacy of this iconic event.
Kicking off with a Friday rider sign-on, the buzz at the complex was electric with anticipation for the centenary celebrations. Despite a dry start to the year for the district, the week leading up to the trial had been quite wet, and intermittent light showers with heavy fog persisted throughout the event, making conditions difficult. Adding to Friday’s festivities, around 50 past competitors and their machines took to a modified lap of the 2024 trial course, paying tribute to the illustrious history of the event and offering a chance for past and present to come together in a spectacular display.
To further celebrate the event’s rich history, spectators were also treated to a static display of past machines at the main control, where they watched modern bikes and 24 Hour hopefuls tackle the special Centenary circuit.
The competition was fierce between the top two competitors in both the Solo and Sidecar class groups, with less than a minute separating them for most of the trial and the gap only widening in the final sections.
Provisional results show the following in Open Solo: 1st place went to Riley Graham with 19,417 points, 2nd to Cooper Sheidow with 19,546 points, and 3rd to Sean Throup with 20,209 points.
For the provisional Open Sidecars, 1st place went to Max Hutchesson / Sam Hutchesson with 23,389 points, 2nd to Shane Beckmann / Adam Brook with 23,920 points, and 3rd to Shaun Blenkiron / Nathan Saegenschnitter with 23,972 points.
In the end, 137 machines with 154 competitors on 17 sidecars and 120 solos rose to the challenge and completed the trial between 11 am and 3:30 pm on Sunday afternoon. For many, simply signing their names to the finishers’ list was a victory in itself, as finishing the trial can be as fulfilling as taking the top spot.
The organizing committee would like to thank the hundreds of people involved in ensuring a successful event, including volunteers, officials, control keepers, caterers, medical staff, fuel suppliers, landowners, sponsors, Kapunda Harness Racing Club, the Light Regional Council, the Regional Council of Goyder, Mid Murray Council, the Clare & Gilbert Valley Council, the Government of South Australia, Motorcycling SA, and all others.
The HARDI 24 Hour Trial Presentation Night, held on the Monday night following the trial at the Vine Inn Barossa in Nuriootpa, provided the final hurrah for the centenary celebrations and gave riders, organizers, volunteers, and fans a well-earned chance to let their hair down and celebrate the weekend’s achievements.
Due to overwhelming demand, some of the popular Centenary merchandise will be available again to order, check 24hrtrial.com. As the 91st edition of the trial wraps up, we celebrate the fact that it is the oldest continuing motorcycle event in Australia and shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s to another centenary!