Things have shifted up a gear in the approach to MQ Awards Night. The panel has sifted painstakingly through the nominees and come back with their list of finalists, and here they are:
Event of the Year – Classic Weekend, Don River Dash, Beach Races
Series of the Year – Sunshine State MX Series, Somerset Series at Kilcoy MCC, Kingaroy McDonalds Club Championship Series
Official of the Year – Peter Bell, Ashleigh Smith, Lyndel Butler
Volunteer of the Year – Tracey Green, Colin Stratford, Gary Ellem
Youth Volunteer of the Year – Jaxx Willcox, Natalie Phillips-Driscoll
Coach of the Year – Aaron Hutton, Navrin Grothues, Frank Tate
Club of the Year – Kilcoy Motorcycle Club, Cairns MX Club, Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Club
QLD Junior Male State Rider of the Year : Jake Paige, Jordy Loftus and Jackson Fuller
QLD Junior Female State Rider of the Year : Anika Loftus, Bella Burke
Junior Male/Female National Rider of the Year : Anika Loftus, Liam Owens, Mitch Ford
Junior Male/Female International Rider of the Year : Jake Paige, Jake Cannon
QLD Senior Male State Rider of the Year : Jarrod Brook, Anthony (Ant) West, Rhys Budd
QLD Senior Female State Rider of the Year : Brook Pollock, Darci Whalley
Senior Male/Female National Rider of the Year : Dean Ferris, Troy Herfoss, Charli Cannon
Senior Male/Female International Rider of the Year : Jarrod Brook, Jett Lawrence, Charli Cannon
N.B. QLD Junior Achiever of the Year and QLD Senior Rider of the Year is announced on the night
Tickets are on sale here – and don’t forget all finalists* score a complimentary ticket.
*not nominees, just finalists, sorry