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Aussie Jett Lawrence Creates History
Australian motocross sensation Jett Lawrence created history on the weekend becoming the first Aussie to win the AMA Pro Motocross ...
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Pandemic Lockdown Causes Postponement Of 2021 AJMX
The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club in consultation with Motorcycling Australia, due to COVID-19 pandemic impacting Australia, have made the ...
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MQ Annual Participant Survey
MQ Annual Participant Survey HERE is an opportunity to invest a few minutes of your time and provide critical information to help Motorcycling Queensland continue to advocate on behalf of our members and participants to ...
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Aussie Jett Lawrence Creates History
Australian motocross sensation Jett Lawrence created history on the weekend becoming the first Aussie to win the AMA Pro Motocross ...
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Pandemic Lockdown Causes Postponement Of 2021 AJMX
The Rockhampton and District Motocross Club in consultation with Motorcycling Australia, due to COVID-19 pandemic impacting Australia, have made the ...
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Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships Rescheduled
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Official in Focus – Kelsey Short![]()
For our latest Official in Focus, Kelsey Short, the seemingly innocuous act of act of delivering drinks in a work role to the Toowoomba MCC block at Murphys Creek prompted a turn of fate.![]()
“I actually did a delivery from Coles out to the Toowoomba MCC club house about three years ago,” says Kelsey, and that was the start of my time as an enduro official.”![]()
“I’d previously only helped out in motocross, but when I met Nathan (Bond) and (current MQ President) Russell Bentley, they sort of convinced me to go out and have a look at the QORC round happening the next weekend.![]()
“And I’ve been sucked in ever since.”![]()
Now a disability support worker from Toowoomba, Kelsey holds accreditation for Level 3 enduro Race Secretary, Level 2 motocross Starter, Race Secretary and Clerk of Course, as well as a Level 1 Ride Secretary for trail ride.![]()
“So far I’ve worked at Cooby Dam and at the club block at Murphys Creek,” says Kelsey, “I’ve also done Aratula and Tivoli and doing QORC/AORC and JEDS.![]()
“Initially I was pretty daunted because I wasn’t too sure exactly how much responsibility I would have, but working with Nathan Bond makes everything easy. It’s all laid out in front of you, so you don’t have to think too much - I’ve got to give most of the credit to him.![]()
“But the whole atmosphere is totally different to motocross, it’s a very relaxed vibe and it’s family oriented. There’s a different feeling also because people aren’t actually competing against each other, they’re competing against the stopwatch. Some of the competitiveness is sort of projected differently… I don’t know how else to put it.![]()
“It’s also something you can do for a whole weekend to make a trip out of it if you want to.”![]()
Kelsey also likes the exposure to different officials. “Working with them all I get a different type of experience, different ideas with the way they do and see things, which all adds to my knowledge of how to make events run more smoothly.”![]()
“After I did QORC with TMCC, I started coming on board with JEDS (Junior Enduro Development Series) and JEDS tends to be my favourite - I really prefer to work with the junior kids and seeing them coming through and making improvements. Even though my oldest son is a senior that hasn’t changed at all, I still prefer to work with juniors.
Billy checks in after Spanish WSBK round.
