Waters, Todd and Duffy crowned Champions at Coolum’s final round

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Round 10, the final round of the 2019 Pirelli MX Nationals at Coolum saw DPH Husqvarna dominate proceedings with Todd Waters in THOR MX1 and Wilson Todd in Pirelli MX2 being crowned Champions at the conclusion of racing along with Raceline KTM Thor’s Regan Duffy taking out the Motul MXD series Championship.

Race report below

THOR MX1 saw DPH Husqvarna’s Todd Waters dominate round ten, taking out a perfect weekend winning Raceline Superpole and both MX1 moto’s en route to the 2019 championship #1 plate. Empire Kawasaki’s Dylan Long would ride to a season best second overall with great starts placing 3-2 moto scores on the day, as Penrite Honda’s Brett Metcalfe took third overall from 2-6 moto scores as a battle of inconsistency took place in the remaining top spots for MX1. Second place in the THOR MX1 championship, CDR Yamaha Monster Energy’s Luke Clout would struggle with 4-4 moto scores to finish off the podium on the round overall results. Raceline KTM Thor’s Hayden Mellross put in a spirited effort to maintain third in the Championship riding with a badly injured knee, after finishing thirteenth in moto one, a DNF from CDR Yamaha Monster Energy’s Kirk Gibbs then allowed Mellross to sit out moto two as he was enough points clear of Gibbs in the championship to forfeit the second moto.

PIRELLI MX2 saw DPH Husqvarna’s Wilson Todd check out from the field winning Moto one of the back to back moto’s. Serco Yamaha’s Nathan Crawford would charge through the field to win the second back to back moto, with WA’s Penrith Pirelli CRF Honda Racing’s Kyle Webster and Yamalube Yamaha’s Jay Wilson both placing consistent finishes in the sprint moto’s to be in contention for the round overall heading into moto three. Wilson Todd would lead early after the hole shot in moto three but eventually decided to play it safe as Kyle Webster showed great speed winning moto three with Jay Wilson finishing in second. Webster would win the overall from Wilson Todd second and Jay Wilson third. In the Championship, Wilson Todd would reclaim his #1 plate from Webster in second and Jay Wilson finishing the year third.

MOTUL MXD would provide less drama than yesterday’s round nine as WA’s Raceline KTM THOR’s Regan Duffy would lead almost every lap of both moto’s on his way to the overall win and the Championship #1 plate. WBR Bulk Nutrients Yamaha’s Maximus Purvis would challenge Duffy in second place for both moto’s however he did not have the speed to match his performances from yesterday. Privateer Jai Walker would land his first career overall podium in third. In the Motul MXD Championship it was Regan Duffy winning the title, from Max Purvis and Penrith Pirelli CRF Honda Racing’s Rhys Budd in third.

The Yamaha Rising Star Rookies class saw Yamaha’s Alex Larwood dominate the weekends races and take out the Championship. Ricky Chalmers and Cobie Bourke would finish out round ten second and third overall, while the Championship podium would see Larwood first, Brad West second and Cameron Torpy third.

The Yamaha 125cc Gold Cup saw WA’s Luke Davis win the round, followed by Lachlan Wilson and Yamaha’s Cameron Taylor. In the series Championship, Cameron Taylor would again win the series Nicholas Murray and Lachlan Wilson finishing second and third.

The Yamaha 65 Cup exhibited the next generation of Australasian Motocross talent with NZ rider Levi Townley taking the win from Marcus Nowland and Lachie McLaren rounding out the podium.

2019 Give Me 5 For Kids Fraser Range Charity Ride

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The GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS Frasers Range Charity ride was another huge success in 2019 and raised funds for the families from the Goldfields region that may require some much needed financial help when they have to travel to the Perth Children’s Hospital for treatment of their children.

WA’s first Give Me 5 For Kids trail ride was successfully held in 2016 along with the road ride from Kalgoorlie/Boulder to Frasers Range Station/Caravan Park and back, a massive 600km’s and raised $7500 for the Perth Children’s Hospital Goldfields Family Assistance Trust fund .

The Give Me 5 For Kids Frasers Range Charity Ride event was held again in 2017 and 2018 and during those two years the event added a further $17386 to the first year’s total, giving a total of $ 24886.00.

This year, the riders, supporters and sponsors of this event should be extremely proud of themselves as the 2019 GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS Frasers Range Charity raised the bar by far with a fantastic $17 077.00 being donated bringing the total raised over the past four years to $41 463.00.

Chain Reaction Motorcycles and GPR Trucks are very proud to be associated with and sponsor the GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS Frasers Range Charity ride and would like to share an update from the charity ride organiser, Ray Moore:

2019 Give Me 5 For Kids Fraser Range Charity Ride

Hello Fellow Motorcycle Riders, Drivers and Families,

Firstly on behalf of Ray Moore Motorcycles, Triple M 981 Goldfields and the Children of the Goldfields, I would like to THANK all of you for taking part in the 2019 Give Me 5 For Kids Frasers Range Charity ride on the 6/7 July 2019 to raise funds for the Perth Children’s Hospital Goldfields Family Assistance Trust Fund.

The event was a great success and the best to date with total of 130 Dirt/Road bikes riders and Drivers riding/driving the trail and road courses over 2 days from Kalgoorlie to Frasers Range Stn/Caravan Park and back to Kalgoorlie again. This year we also had a lot more people that drove their vehicles out to the overnight function meeting up with the riders and enjoying themselves.

To all the riders and their families/friends that all meet up at Fraser Range Station / Caravan Park to stay the night (approx 180 total), we hope you enjoyed the entertainment of the live band , K7 and a bonfire on the night. We also handed out some giveaways to the riders that  were supplied by some of the events very kind sponsors and some fines handed out.

So please were possible can you please Support these sponsors and supporters. We would very much like to THANK ALL the event Sponsors and Supporters for the very kind donations and support of the event and especially all you riders/families that have entered and taken parts in this event. Without the support from everyone this event would not happen and we would not be able to help the children and families of the Goldfields.

We would also like to mention all the Sponsors and Supporters of the Event, Triple M Goldfields, St John Ambulance Kalgoorlie, Eagle Petroleum, Kalgoorlie, GCS Kalgoorlie, Motorcycling WA, M2R Helmets, Pirelli, Motul, Nelson Rigg, Bridgestone, GPR Trucks Perth, Chain Reaction Motorcycles, Hydramech Kalgoorlie, Genovese’s Carbarn Newsagency & Deli, Cycle Products West, Golden Outback Trail Tours, Prestige Universal, Mining Pumps Kalgoorlie, Lakes Electrical Distributors Kalgoorlie. Please support these Sponsors and Supporters when possible.

We would also like to thank all our supporters and helpers of this event, all the Station Owners for allowing us to use their properties, our fuel check crews Robert Axell, Ray and Lyn Close, Doug Underwood and Jim Donohoe. The sweep riders and vehicle crew, Paul Nappy, Martin Fowler, Ross, Neville Coyle and Steve Riseberry. Also a special Thank You to Sean and Anna Fitzgerald for overseeing the Road ride. Raelene, Glenn, Marty, Con Wallace and Olly for all their help. I would also like to give a special mention to our Two Lady St John Ambulance personnel for all their efforts.

Once again I would like to Thank Everyone and let you know that you helped raise $17 077.00 (Best Result Yet ) for the Children and Families of the Goldfields in 2019, with this amount of money raised it, brings our total over the last four years ( 4 ) to $ 41 463.00.

We all can be so proud of our efforts to raise this amount of money. Thank you very much for your support and please spread the word about the event for next year. The 2020 Give Me 5 For Kids Fraser Range Charity Ride is 4-5 July 2020, if anyone has any suggestion on improving the event please do not hesitate to contact us and let us know.

Check out how much fun we all had here https://www.facebook.com/GiveMe5FraserRange/

Mark it in your calendar and join us next year!

Kind Regards

Ray Moore

 

 

 

 

All roads lead to Kyogle

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After a three-month break, in what seems like a lifetime ago now, the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) finally swings back into action this weekend (July 20-21) at Kyogle, in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales.

In between AORC rounds, a lot of the AORC field made the trek to the iconic Hattah Desert Race, which took place on the first weekend of July.
Heading into this weekend let’s take a quick gander at everything you need to know in terms of the state of play of the championship across all classes.

E3
In the E3 category, Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team’s Daniel Sanders holds a clean 100% scorecard having won all four rounds this year. He sits on top of the championship with 100-points locked away as he continues his march towards a second E3 Championship.

Sanders’ victory last time out marked his fifteenth round win in the E3 class and his twenty-eighth podium finish in the category.  The last time Sanders raced at Kyogle was back in 2015, when he finished second to his then KTM teammate, Toby Price in both rounds on the Saturday and Sunday.

Fourteen points behind the Victorian rider is Beau Ralston (Husqvarna), who has found himself finishing on the podium in four of the rounds with three second positions, at Rounds 1, 3 and 4, while at Round 2 it was third place, when he finished 20.651 seconds behind Motul Pirelli Sherco Off-Road Team’s Andrew Wilksch, who finds himself in fifth place in the championship standings.

In third place and not to be over looked is WA’s Jesse Lawton (Husqvarna) with 72-points, while in fourth place is Matt Murry (Kawasaki).

E2
Just like in E3 class, KTM Enduro Racing Team’s Daniel Milner has made the E2 class his own in 2019, taking line honours in all four rounds proving he is the man to catch this year. Fresh from his recent Hattah Desert Race win, Milner will be looking to extend his championship lead this weekend. Milner’s closest rival and last year’s E3 champion Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) has a question mark on if he will compete this weekend. Green suffered small fractures, a lot of bone bruising and damaged ligaments in his wrist after he fell at the Hattah Desert Race.

“After seeing two hand specialists, MRI, X-rays and physio we have worked out that surgery is not needed as nothing is completely snapped or ruptured.” Green posted on social media. “We will do whatever it takes to be on the start line as soon as possible,” he said.

With Green potentially out of the game this weekend, Milner will have to focus on keeping Frenchman Jérémy Carpentier at bay, as he sits 22-points behind Milner. A steady start to the year, with three thirds and one fourth, sees the Yamaha MXstore Ballards Offroad Team rider eight points ahead of Broc Grabham (Honda), while Brad Hardaker (Yamaha) completes the top five with 59-points in the bag.

E1
The E1 championship is boiling up nicely with the top four riders covered by nineteen points. At the top of the charts is Active8 Yamaha Yamalube’s Luke Styke. The former motocross and supercross ace has taken out all rounds bar Round two when he was defeated by KTM Enduro Racing’s Lyndon Snodgrass.

While Snodgrass may be doing the attacking when it comes to trying to chip away at Styke’s championship lead, he is also doing some defending as Michael Driscoll (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) is breathing right down his neck just one point behind in third place.

One slip up this weekend from either Snodgrass or Driscoll, and Fraser Higlett (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team) could find himself possibly leaving this weekend in second place in the championship as he only sits four points behind Driscoll and a further five points behind Snodgrass.

EJ
Kyron Bacon (KTM) has proven that he is the man to hunt down in the EJ division. Bacon has scored four wins four starts in the 2019 season. Playing the second fiddle to Bacon so far has been Joshua Brierley (Husqvarna), while Korey McMahon (KTM) sits in third place in the championship fight after finishing third in all four rounds so far.

The fight is on for fourth place in the championship. Three points separate Cooper Sheidow (KTM), who sits on 66-points ahead of WA’s Nathan Howe (KTM) on 65, with Riley Nancarrow (Yamaha) in sixth place on 63-points.

Juniors
Moving our attention to the Juniors and first off we look at Blake Hollis (Yamaha). Hollis has simply crushed his rivals in quest of his J4 championship crown. He heads into this weekend with 100-points to his name after winning all of the first four rounds. Twelve points behind is Mackenzie Johnson (Yamaha), who has finished second to Hollis in all of the rounds. If Johnson wants to win this year’s title, he has to come up with some sort of plan to put a stop to Hollis… fast. Rounding out the top five is WA’s Cody Chittick (Yamaha), Zac Perry (Kawasaki) and Oscar Collins (Husqvarna). Leading the championship in the J3 class is Riley McGillivray (KTM), while Max Phillips (KTM) holds a one-point lead over Campbell Hall (KTM) in the J2 class.

Womens
Yamaha MXstore Ballards Offroad Team’s Jess Gardiner leads the charge in the Women’s championship, and while it’s still early days in the season she looks like she is on course to claim her record breaking fifth championship title. Playing the bridesmaid to Gardiner at this current stage of the championship is newcomer Emma Milesevic (Honda), while snapping at heels is the 2013 champion in Emelie Karlsson (Yamaha).

Veterans & Masters
Lee Stephens (KTM) will look to continue his winning ways in the Veterans class. Stephens is yet to be defeated in the 2019 season. Chris Thomas (KTM) and Paul Chadwick (Honda) round out the top three respectively
Leading the merry way in the Masters Championship is Kirk Hutton (Yamaha), who wrapped up round wins in the opening three rounds, but finished second to Brad Williscroft (KTM) at the fourth round. However, Hutton heads into this weekend with a healthy thirty-one-point lead over Peter Rudd (KTM), with Ian Jenner (KTM) in third, two points behind Rudd.

You want to know who is lining up on the start line this weekend? Well, guess what, we have the full entry list of riders right here.

Race fans can keep up with all the action from the 2019 Yamaha Australian Off Road Championship by following the AORC on Facebook and Instagram. More information can be found on the AORC website, at AORC.org.au.

Be sure to follow the Official AORC hashtag, #only1roadoffroad!

CRM’s Dream Sidecar Team, Joyce & Blackman, head into HCMCC Round 3 Championships

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This Sunday, 21st July, Collie Motorplex will see Chain Reaction Motorcycles sponsored sidecar team, Jero Joyce and Corey Blackman competing in Round 3 of Historic Competition Motorcycle Racing Championships.

The dream team, who are currently leading the current State MCRCWA Championships, are looking forward to getting out onto the new look and much anticipated, Collie Motorplex track. Dillon McDermott and Paul Matthews are leading into this weekends round 3 of the Historic CMC Championships therefore the racing on the new long track will be nothing but close and exciting to watch.

Jero Joyce commented during bike preparation this week “We are hoping for dry conditions for Sunday racing. We have only done 6 laps in the dry on the extended circuit and we look forward to seeing if we can give the lap record a nudge. We won’t have it all our own way though as the combination of Dillon McDermott and Paul Matthews are really flying. We are looking forward to some close racing”.

View the new longtrack https://youtu.be/GVIuMKtToXY

Historic Competition Motorcycle Racing (HCMC) WA Championships Round 3

Event Details

Where: Collie Motorplex
When: Saturday 20th July-Practice and tuning.
Riders breifing at 8.30 am
On track at 9am
Road registered bikes welcome
Road registered bikes will also need to be scrutineered..
*conditions apply*
Scrutineering for Sunday race day will commence at 4.30pm

Sunday 21st July-Qualifying and racing
Riders briefing and flag marshal briefing at 8.30am
On track and riding 9am

Free spectator entry
Canteen available
No eftpos
Visit HCMCC website for further info http://www.historicracing.asn.au

 

Entries Open And Supplementary Regulations Release For 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship

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Following on from the fantastic news that the 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship (AHRRC) will be located at the brand new 2.55-kilometre track at Collie Motorplex, Motorcycling Australia (MA) confirms that the Supplementary Regulations are now available to download, and entries are officially open.

Hosted by the Historic Competition Motorcycle Racing Club of Western Australia (HCMC WA) from 28-30 September, the 2019 edition of the Champion is set to showcase fierce competition from the racing machines of yesterday, set against the stunning backdrop that is the historic town of Collie. Competitors will also have the enviable opportunity to experience the longest and widest sealed racing circuit in WA, providing the WA motorcycling community with another fantastic facility.

Held over the Queens Birthday Long Weekend, the classes that will feature in the 2019 Championships are as follows:

  • Ultra-lightweight solo up to 125cc
  • Lightweight solo 132cc to 250cc
  • Junior solo 263cc to 350cc (excludes Period 6)
  • Senior solo 368cc to 500cc
  • Unlimited solo 526cc to 1300cc (excludes Period 6)
  • Sidecars P3-P5 up to 1300cc (excludes Period 6)
  • Period 2 Junior solo up to 350cc
  • Period 2 Unlimited solo 368 to 1300cc
  • Period 3 Formula 700 solo 526cc to 700cc – (NB: This class is for pushrod engines only and there is no capacity tolerance)
  • Period 4 Formula 750 solo 526cc to 750cc
  • Period 5 Formula 750 solo 526cc to 750cc
  • Period 6 250 Production solo 250cc – (NB: Machines must have either a compliance plate fitted or supporting documentation of year of manufacture)
  • Period 6 500
  • Period 6 Formula 750 solo 526cc to 750cc (750cc – 1000cc 2 cylinder engines)
  • Period 6 Formula 1300 solo 788cc to 1300cc

To view and download the Supplementary Regulations, please click here.

To submit your entry into the 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship, please click here.

For information, including accommodation and attractions in Collie please see the HCMC and Shire of Collie Guide for AHRRC.  For accommodation options please refer to https://www.collierivervalley.com.au/where-to-stay/

Competitors from outside of WA can contact HCMC President Bob Humphreys to apply for a travel subsidy to assist with container transport. There is $1000 available to each State/Territory. Email president@historicracing.asn.au.

Stay updated on the annual National Championship, keep an eye on ma.org.au, as follow MA on Facebook and Instagram.

Media Contact:
Chris Plumridge
Media & PR Officer
Motorcycling Australia

Around the ASBK Paddock: Morgan Park

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Round 4 of the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) at Morgan Park in Queensland saw mixed fortunes up and down the Kawasaki Superbike field. With Wayne Maxwell (Team Suzuki ECSTAR Australia) claiming the Round, and Mike Jones (Desmosport Ducati) claiming the championship lead, we catch up on some of the other Kawasaki Superbike competitors to find out how they fared.

Penrite Honda

Reigning Australian Superbike champion Troy Herfoss finished third overall at Round 4, qualifying in fourth before finishing his Sunday with a fourth in the first race, missing out on the win in the second by only three tenths. “It was a really good finish to the weekend, that second race,” said Herfoss. “This was the hardest weekend I’d had in a long time, so I’m just so happy to close the gap to the championship leader down to 15 points. We’ve come out of here mistake-free, put it on the podium and are in a good position leading into Winton. I’m happy with where we’re at for the moment and we will keep working hard to get back on the top step.”

It was a more challenging race-day for teammate Mark Chiodo, qualifying 10th and crashing out of Race 1. He managed to claw back some points that afternoon, finishing 13th in race two for P15 overall.

Yamaha Racing Team

Cru Halliday finished fourth overall off a third and a fifth in the two races after qualifying second. He maintains his second place in the championship, only one point off the championship lead.
“Overall, it was a reasonable weekend” said Halliday, “although my goal for every round is to finish on the podium and I wasn’t able to do that this weekend, so I’m a little disappointed in that” he admitted. “But, the positives to take from it are that we are right in the hunt for the championship and the next couple of tracks coming up are to my liking. The team has the bike in great shape and I feel confident on every track we go to but there always that bit extra belief on tracks where I have had success before.”

The weekend was a tough one for teammate Daniel Falzon who put his machine onto row two of the grid after qualifying in P6, but all that went out the window on lap two of the opening race when Falzon went down and was unable to finish the race. “This wasn’t the day I was after and I’m really disappointed with my results today” he said. “It’s not what I was expecting and not where I belong. I can’t change it now, but what I can do is make sure it doesn’t happen again and I need to redeem myself at the next round.”

Kawasaki BCperformance

Bryan Staring couldn’t hang onto his championship lead at the weekend, but certainly remains in contention after a sixth-place finish overall. As it has done all season, Staring’s pace built up over the course of the race with his lap times steadily improving as the laps wound down. Unfortunately, a mistake late in the race saw Staring fall on lap 14 while positioned fourth, but he was able to pick the bike up and salvaged five championship points in 12th. A fourth position in Race 2 saw Staring credited sixth overall and third in the Championship standings, eight points offf the lead.

“It was such a contrasting weekend, because I’m disappointed that I crashed in that first race, but the good thing was that I didn’t damage the bike and managed to salvage five points,” said Staring. “I was really in the zone in Race 1 and got a sniff of the podium, so I was pushing for it! Race 2 was brilliant, actually. Following the crash earlier, I unfortunately had some dirt in the switch and couldn’t activate my launch control, so that put me way back off the start. I fought my way through from there and was again in the mix for a podium – fourth was good and we were really strong this weekend.”

Teammate Lachlan Epis qualified in 14th position, scoring P10 overall for the round with a 10th and 11th place finish to cement 15th in the championship rankings.

Matt Walters Racing

Independent rider Matt Walters scored eighth overall in Queensland.aboard the Kawasaki, qualifying ninth on Saturday to place him on the third row of the grid. From there, Walters further improved, racing to eighth position in the opening 16-lap encounter and then crossing the finish-line ninth in race two. Those results earned him eighth for the weekend, matching his season-best to date. “I was probably hoping for a little bit more in terms of the result,” Walters admitted. “Since we had done a fair bit of testing at Morgan Park, I was confident we could get a better finish, but it didn’t come this weekend.” An uncharacteristic bout of arm-pump affected Walters at the tight and technical Warwick-based venue over the weekend, which he will be looking into further between now and round five. “I’ll have to look into some arm-pump issues that I hadn’t had for a few years,” he explained. “It was a bit strange, because it was just in one arm and I didn’t have it in testing – it only came during the races. I’ll be looking into that.”

Maxima BMW

A lineup change saw the team running New South Welshman Aaron Morris as the sole rider for the Morgan Park round, making his return to the premier category. A poor start from sixth on the grid saw Morris down to thirteenth place by the end of the first lap. However, the 27-year-old dug deep and carved his way through the field to come home in sixth place.

“After not being on a Superbike for a while and not fully racing at Morgan Park, it made it a bit difficult to ‘nut it out’” said Morris. “The main thing is we slowly progressed our way forward and showed just how strong the BMW S 1000RR actually is.” Morris’ performance in Race 2 looked promising, until on lap five Morris hit a bump going into turn one, lost the front end and fell, ending the Novocastrian’s weekend.  “Apart from the crash, I was feeling really good out on track,” expressed Morris after race two. “I’m just disappointed that I was unable to deliver the team and sponsors another good result like what we did in Race 1. That’s racing sometimes. You have to take the good with the bad. Overall, it was a good weekend.”

Header image courtesy of Andrew Gosling – tbg sport

Chris Plumridge
Media & PR Officer
Motorcycling Australia
P: 03 9684 0527
E: mediapr@ma.org.au 

Australian youngsters shine at World Junior Motocross

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Team Australia’s World Junior Motocross (WJMX) riders have proven themselves amongst the best in the world over the weekend, competing in the prestigious FIM Junior Motocross World Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, last weekend (July 13-14). The green and gold riders fared particularly well in the 65cc World MX Junior Cup, with KTM riders Ky Woods and Kayden Minear finishing second and fourth respectively. 

Boasting some of the world’s best junior motocross riders, the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship saw Aussies represented across all three classes (65, 85, and 125cc). Although they were unable to successfully defend Australia’s Team of Nations trophy won on home soil at Horsham in Victoria, the team that traveled to Italy acquitted themselves brilliantly, finishing ninth overall and representing their country proudly.

Team Australia Team Manager Mark Willingham was quick to praise the efforts of all the riders representing Australia in Italy. “Really happy with the effort from all the riders,” Willingham said. “Similar to some previous years our 65cc class riders were amazing, and then we see the strength of the European racing program really shine through in the 85 and 125 classes.

“From my perspective, Team Australia had one of the best set ups we’ve ever provided on site to ensure the riders had everything they needed. With our main section arranged under the Diga Racing truck we had a full catering service for our meals along with their experience and guidance. On top of this our Yamaha riders were provided services from Yamaha Europe’s official race trucks, which was a result of all the effort the Aussies arranged last year welcoming the European riders at Horsham.

“In the end Team Australia finished up 9th in the standings, and were the first team home that was unable to score points in all 3 classes.”

Ryder Kingsford (Yamaha) and Campbell Williams (KTM) also made it to the finals, finishing in 13th and 24th places in the 85cc class. Also representing Australia were Alex Larwood (Yamaha,125cc), and Blake Fox (KTM, 125cc).

For full results from the 2019 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship, click here. 

Photos courtesy Mark Willingham

 

X Trial Is Just Simply Not Like Any Other Motorsport.

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Think motorsport, any motorsport. What do you love about it most of all? I’ll bet it’s that the thrill of witnessing a victory means a torturous wait with bated breath as seconds, minutes and laps pass. In less than one hard gasp it can all go horribly wrong. In MotoGP, in Motocross, in Speedway and in Enduro we all want our heroes to get across the line, but what if they don’t? What if they hit the wall? It is their temptation of fate that keeps us on the edge of our seat. We don’t want it to happen, but it might. And if it does, to bear witness to it triggers responses within us that are difficult to rationalise. You may not want to admit it, but you are lying if you are denying that you enjoy the thrill and spectacle of a massive crash. At the same time, however, you are desperately willing the rider to walk away from the apocalyptic cloud of matt black and ice white smoke that fills your 72-inch flat screen.

Well relax! The X Trial Australian Championship is here. During X Trial it all goes horribly wrong very frequently and the riders are OK with that. And if they’re OK with that, then so should you be. So, don’t torture yourself. Just sit back and enjoy your icy-cold beverage and tasty hot dog in the comfort of your grandstand seat and enjoy watching the chaos that is X Trial unfold so close in front of you that you cold almost reach out and touch it.

The differences between X Trial and every other motorsport are many. Most racers want to get around the circuit as fast as they can avoiding all the obstacles, such as the sand traps, tyre walls and concrete barriers. X Trial riders also like to get around their circuit in good time (as they, like all racers, are on the clock). But, on an X Trial circuit, the obstacles are the circuit and there is no avoiding them. And that has consequences. Crashes are not an exception to the norm; they are the norm. Fortunately for you, the spectator, X Trial riders are not like normal human beings. They are more like cats. Somehow, the always seem to land on their feet and if the crash to the base of a seemingly insurmountable obstacle, they just get up and go at it again. They are a determined lot and for the likes of six-times Australian Trials champion and winner of the Australian X Trial Championship in 2018 Kyle Middleton, there seems to be no such thing as a ‘too hard basket’, up to and including negotiating the three-meter chasm between the massive Haulpack tyres on the Titan Tyres section of the Australian X Trial event.

Tassie rider Chris Bayles, on the Gas Gas, savaging the ‘Sevens’ section

Founder and course designer Neil Price openly admits that there are some obstacles on the circuit that potentially can’t be negotiated if the temperature and humidity is not quite right on the night. But try telling that to Chris Bayles (TAS), brothers Colin and Kevin Zarczynski (NSW) and WA boys, Craig Austin and Mark Atherton, all of whom (and Neil included) are not at all comfortable with the concept of ‘not quite getting around seven sections’ on time and in shape. These guys have every intention of giving it everything they have got again and again until their pass the impassable, clear the incredible, and ascend the impossible.

So, if you DON’T know what trials is about you have to check out the 2019 X Trial Australian Championship out this Saturday the 20th of July at HBF Stadium in Western Australia or on the 27th of July at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, NSW. If you DO know what trials is about, then you have to check the 2019 X Trial Australian Championship out to see just how twisted this motor sport can be. Jump onto this page for all the ticket details and all the other info you could possibly need, want or desire http://ausxtrial.com.au/ or follow the feed on Instagram (@ausxtrial) and Facebook (X Trial).

Article Supplied by Aus XTrial Written by Mitch Ladyman

CRM & GPR’s sponsored MX Champ, Kayden Minear, determined to win at his 3rd WJMX

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Australia to Defend WJMX Crown this weekend in Italy

Team Australia’s World Junior Motocross (WJMX) team will be looking to go back-to-back this weekend with the 2019 running of the FIM Junior Motocross World Cup to take place this weekend (13-14 July) at Pietramurata, Trentino in Italy’s North. With over 20 nations expected to take part in the event, Team Australia will be looking to repeat last year’s performance at home in Horsham, Victoria, where they took out the Team of Nations trophy. 

Bailey Malkiewicz and Braden Plath led team Australia to victory in the 2018 event, winning the 125cc WJMX World Championship and 65cc World Cup respectively. With neither rider taking part in this year’s competition, the opportunity exists for Kayden Minear to make his mark in his third WJMX in the 65cc class and for the other five Team Australia riders to step into their shoes and lead Australia to victory once again.

 

This year, Australia will be represented by:

65cc Class:
Kayden Minear-proudly sponsored and supported by GPR Trucks and Chain Reaction Motorcycles
Ky Woods

85cc Class:
Cambell Williams
Ryder Kingsford

125cc Class:
Alex Larwood
Blake Fox

The event will return to Italy eight years after its last visit in 2011, with the 2019 WJMX World Cup taking place at the picturesque Pietramurata course, the same venue used in the MXGP and MX2 World Championship . The two-day event will host practice and qualifying sessions on Saturday followed by racing on Sunday for 125cc, 85cc, and 65cc classes.

Fans can keep up with the competition from Italy via live timing here, and results will be posted online at the completion of each event.

Kayden and his family recently ran a very successful raffle and they would like to thank all of those fantastic people who supported it by contributing prizes and purchasing tickets.

The lucky winners were:

1-Regan Duffy Jersey- ticket 0077 Darren Duffy 
2- Kirk Gibbs Jersey- ticket 0539 Denice Muller
3- Kyle Webster Jersey-ticket 0941 Zach Goss
4- Kyle Cunningham Jersey- 0901 Peter Clark (GPR & CRM)
5- Hayden Mellross Jersey-ticket 0037 Mandy Jones
6- Adam Enticknap-ticket 0952- Zach Goss
7- Luke Clout-ticket 0841 Bevon Blakers

Don’t forget to enter the Team Australia 2019 WJMX Raffle, with proceeds helping to support Team Australia WJMX to compete overseas. Click here to purchase your ticket for a chance to win a brand new KTM or Yamaha! Tickets are still available and the draw will remain open until our riders return from Italy.



Give Me 5 For Kids Frasers Range Charity Ride-6th-7th July 2019

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Chain Reaction Motorcycles are proud sponsors and supporters of this years GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS Frasers Range Charity and encourage you to start thinking about getting your entries in for this fantastic, fun filled charity ride for a heart wrenching cause. 

The GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS Frasers Range Charity ride IS on again for 2019 and it is time to raise some funds for the families from the Goldfields region that may need some much needed financial help when they have to travel to the Perth Children’s Hospital for treatment of their children.

WA’s first Give Me 5 For Kids trail ride was successfully held in 2016 along with the road ride from Kalgoorlie/Boulder to Frasers Range Station/Caravan Park and back, a massive 600km’s. Everyone that was involved in the event can be proud of themselves because they raised $7500 for the Perth Children’s Hospital Goldfields Family Assistance Trust fund .

The Give Me 5 For Kids Frasers Range Charity Ride event was held again in 2017 and 2018 and again the riders, supporters and sponsors of this event should be extremely proud of themselves. In the last two years the event has added a further $17386 to the first year’s total, giving a total to date of $ 24886.00.

For the people that have not had the pleasure of attending the past three year’s rides, Give Me 5 For Kids is a fund raising idea that is organised by Southern Cross Austereo and their radio stations Australia wide.

Triple M 981 Goldfields promotes Give Me 5 For Kids to raise funds for the Perth Children’s Hospital Goldfields Family Assistance Trust Fund and the fund is managed by the Boulder Rotary Club.  The fund set up to financially help families from all over the Goldfields that may need financial help when their children have to spend a large amount of time in Perth and Perth Children’s Hospital with illnesses. The fund managers have advised that the Boulder Rotary Club has distributed approximately $70 000 already to Goldfields Families that have been in need so far this financial year.

The time has come for motorcycle riders, families and volunteers to have some fun by doing what we enjoy and raise some more funds for the trust fund. Ray Moore and his trusty band of volunteer helpers, Rossie and Steve  have already been out 4WD driving and planning another new route again this year from Kalgoorlie/Boulder to Frasers Range Station and back again. This year they are trying to mark out as much of a new course for the riders again as possible.  The course will be of similar style as to the 2016/2017/2018 course, marked on 4WD drive tracks and fence lines. The course will also cover some very interesting and different terrain again this year.

Ray Moore, the dedicated man behind the event, said “Unfortunately I cannot change the road course, I would like to change it for all the road riders and add a few more bends for everyone to have some fun on, but we may have to talk to Main Roads”.

“I would also like to THANK the some of the helpers that we have had over the years doing fuel/lunch checks, sweep vehicles and doing set up down at Fraser Range Station, Ray and Lyn Close, Ron Earle, Lynne Davidson, Jim Donohoe, Doug Underwood, Harry Taylor, Marty Miles, Con Wallace, Graeme Orlandi also a big thank you to Raelene Hutchinson and Glenn Wilson. Another big Thank you needs to be given to our sweeps over the past years, Paul Nappy, Gavin Cullen and Josh Howell”.

“Plan your calendar and highlight this date so you do not miss out on a great ride for the weekend and most of all raise some funds for a great charity. PLEASE give this information and entry form to as many of your mates, friends, families and anybody you can think of that might enjoy a great week end riding in the Goldfields area”.

“I would also like to add that this GREAT EVENT is not just about motorcycle riders, SO please bring  the family and friends along, so they can meet you down at Frasers Range Station/Caravan Park and enjoy the night of entertainment  at the park. The station/caravan park has a great amount of history that the family will be able to experience and enjoy”.

“On the Saturday night we will have entertainment at the Station/Caravan Park and there will be drinks for sale, with the proceeds going towards the charity. So please support the cause”.

On the Saturday Night the charity have managed to obtain some signed Toby Price merchandise to be raffled and drawn on Saturday Night. Tickets will be limited and every paid entrant will receive ONE FREE Ticket in the raffle and the remainder will be sold on the night valued at $10.00.

The 2018 sponsors and helpers have all come on board again this year and the charity have gained some more sponsors of the event. This year there will be giveaways and some small raffles to also add to the cause for the charity.  So please were possible, please support these people that are making this event happen, Triple M 981, St John Ambulance Kalgoorlie, Woolworths Kalgoorlie, Eagle Petroleum, GCS Kalgoorlie, Motorcycling WA, Motul, Pirelli, Nelsen Rigg, M2R, GPR Truck Service and Repairs, Hydramech and Cycle Products West, Genevese’s Carbarn Newsagency & Deli, Toby Price and Spectrum Picture Framing.

So we hope to see everyone at the ride on the 6-7 July 2019 for the
2019 Give Me 5 For Kids Frasers Range Charity Ride.

2019 entry form Give Me 5 For Kids Charity Road Ride.

2019 entry form Give Me 5 For Kids Charity Trail Ride