It was a great start to the KTM South East Qld Junior Motocross Series at Kilcoy with nearly 400 bikes lining up over the windy weekend. Local Kilcoy rider, Casey Wilmington (pictured) had an outstanding ride on the weekend, taking out 1st place in 65cc 10-11years A Grade and 3rd in 85cc 9-11years A Grade. […]
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bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Profile: Max Gibbons
16 August 2019 This week’s bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup rider is Max Gibbons, who hails from the Gold Coast. A strong performer in this year’s Oceania Junior Cup (OJC), the Queenslander opens up about his life-long love of motorcycle racing. Tell us about where your love for motorcycle racing began and why? It started […]
Lynn Thomson – Official of the Month
Congratulations Lynn Thomson, MQ’s Queensland Official of the Month for July. We asked Lynn tells a little bit about how she came to contribute to the sport in this manner. “I have been involved in motorcycle sport in one form or another for the past 26 years. From the time my son was given his […]
Clerk of Course / Steward course Ipswich – Get in soon!
Keen to get in on next week’s COC/ Steward Course at the MQ office in Ipswich on Ekka Wednesday? Register soon. Numbers are low. What: COC/Steward Date: Wednesday 14th August (EKKA PUBLIC HOLIDAY) Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm Where: MQ Office Address: 8 Gordon Street Ipswich, 4305 Register here: https://bit.ly/2YMAg0F
Charlotte Encourages the Girls to Take a Gamble on Conondale
Charlotte Gamble is leading the charge for the women in this weekend’s Conondale Classic – the popular race for Pre-’95 machines. The 21-year-old motorcycle mechanic made her classic debut last year on a borrowed 1989 CR250 and was determined to return! “It was one of my favourite races and I’ve really been looking forward to […]
Weaver Completes The CQ Double, Baxter Wins Women’s Crown
With five rounds of the 2019 MPE CQ Motocross Series already in the books, Mackay MX Club hosted the final round this weekend. More than 200 competitors were presented with a beautifully prepared racetrack to battle it out for the final series standings and battle it out they did! The Downing Bothers, Cooper (65cc 7-9 […]
Glenmorgan Trail Bike Ride on the Build
The popular Glenmorgan Trail Bike Ride is returning on the weekend of September 7-8. Cost includes dinner on Saturday night (excl. Pee Wee), plus camping facilities with some powered sites available. Don’t forget, after Saturday afternoon’s on-trail action, there’s a Gymkhana, Excellent canteen fare and licensed bar and video footage Sat. No EFTPOS Enquiries: Craig […]
Townsville Ten-a-Team Set
The Townsville Motorcycle Club is again holding its extremely popular and successful Ten-a-Team Challenge on the weekend of the 17 & 18 August 2018, the third time the club has hosted this event at its Lang Park complex at Woodstock, Townsville. The event brings together juniors and seniors from all local clubs to the south […]
FIM Oceania Website Online Now
Motorcycling Australia is pleased to announce the launch of the new FIM Oceania official website. For those who need a quick introduction about what is FIM Oceania. FIM Oceania is a Continental Union (CONU) of the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), the world governing body of Motorcycle Sport. FIM Oceania is the global regional […]
Why the Harrys Come Back to SEQ Racing
From Anne, at SEQ HQ… We asked the Harry Family – Krystal, Geoff ( Vets & Women) & Deegan 50cc Auto riders why they continue to enter the KTM SEQJMX Series. This is what they had to say – “We have been racing as a family for the last couple of years, but one of […]
The Interview Hunter Lawrence Did With us, Right Before Winning a National
How often have you seen it? The bottom drops out of the sky, and some wild colonial boy from the driest continent on earth waltzes away with the win. The same thing happened last weekend as Hunter Lawrence sploshed to the second AMA Motocross National race win of his career, and well-known Queensland racing identity […]
Tamara Gray Interview
Tamara Gray is the most accomplished rider in the brief history of Queensland Women’s motocross, winning 10 Queensland Women’s Motocross Championships before turning to enduro racing, where she’s since gained a gearbag full of accolades as well. Now 36, she occasionally returns to her motocross roots, like last weekend when she rode at the Queensland […]
Dobson and Rowe Take Maroon Plates
The Weather Gods smiled all weekend as Jesse Dobson and Mason Rowe claimed 2019 Maroon #1 Plates for themselves at the final round of the Qld Motocross Championships at Echo Valley. Toowoomba was bathed in glorious sunshine and the the Toowoomba Club had done a great job with track preparation, so all that was left […]
Want A Fun Way to Upgrade Your Official Licence?
Day in the Dirt will be on again this year (August 30–September 1), and this is a great opportunity to upgrade your officials’ licence. It’s an opportunity for you to gain experience in Marshaling, Clerk, Race Secretary, Steward, and Scrutineering, and because this is a three-day event it’s a great chance to get some hours […]
Team Australia Snares Third Place at Speedway of Nations
It was a solid third place finish for the Australian Speedway team at yesterdays 2019 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations (SoN), held at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium in Togliatti, Russia. This marked Australia’s first medal in the SoN since they finished third in the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final, which was […]
RecoveR8 Special Offer for MA Members and Fans
Following on from the announcement of sports supplement RecoveR8 as naming rights sponsor of the Australian International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) team for 2019, Motorcycling Australia (MA) is proud to announce a special offer for MA members and fans. Motorcyclists of all ages and disciplines in Australia can now enjoy the benefits of RecoveR8 for recovery after […]
QEMSC SUCCESSFUL IN BARRIER FENCE GRANT
Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club has moved $35K closer to its goal of acquiring the 40 metres of crash barrier fence it needs to achieve independent track licencing. The club applied for a grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund to assist in upgrading the crash barriers at Carnell so as to meet track licencing […]
A3VE back for 2020!
After the successes of this year’s Australian Three-Day Vintage Enduro (A3VE), held in May, The Vintage Enduro Riders Inc (VERi) are excited to announce the second annual running of this event will go ahead in 2020. The dates to mark down on your calendar for the 2020 A3VE is 22 – 24 May, returning to […]
Over 230 Gladiators of the Dirt to do Battle at Kyogle AORC/QORC
After what feels like a lifetime, the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) swings back into action again for rounds 5 and 6 on 20-21 July. The destination, Kyogle in New South Wales, just below the Queensland border. When the fifth Round does explode into this action this Saturday, it will have marked 727 days since […]
Australian Youngsters Shine at World Junior Motocross
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 […]