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 […]
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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 […]
All roads lead to Kyogle for AORC/QORC Double
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 […]
Australia finishes Fourth at U21 Speedway World Championship
Team Australia’s Under 21 Speedway riders have finished fourth behind Poland, Great Britain and Denmark at the FIM Team Speedway U-21 World Championship Final at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester England on Saturday morning Australian time (13th July). The Joeys, as they are affectionately known, went into the final as outsiders and managed to […]
Drew Wraps up Queensland Motocross Championship
Sixteen-year-old senior Tahlia Drew has wrapped up a stellar rookie season by winning the Women’s Unlimited class of the Queensland Women’s and Vets Championship at Roma. Drew won the first two motos, but after a fall in the third was forced to dig deep to fight off challenge from 36-year-old Qld MX racing legend Tamara […]
Team Australia to fight for the World Championship final this Friday in Manchester
Australia’s fastest Under 21 Speedway riders will be looking to cause an upset this Friday night (12 June) in Manchester, as they take on highly-fancied teams from the UK, Poland and Denmark in pursuit of the FIM Under 21 Speedway World Championship. Having qualified for Friday’s final thanks to a second-placed result against Denmark, Sweden […]
Around the Paddock: Morgan Park
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 […]
Team Australia to defend Junior World Motocross 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 theFIM 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 […]
Applications Now Open For Team Australia At 2019 MXoN
Home to both the 2017 and 2018 FIM Motocross World Championships (MXGP), Assen, Netherlands will play host to the year’s edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN). Commencing on 28th September, Motorcycling Australia (MA) is now calling for all interested competitors to submit their applications to join Team Australia. Heralded as the biggest […]
Luke Weaves his Magic Again
More than 160 competitors braved the unfavourable weather conditions to race in round 5 of the Central QLD MX Series at Gladstone Dirtriders Motocross Club. After being washed out back in April, the rescheduled meeting was again a wet one. Luke Weaver continued to dominate his competition, taking out the QMX1 class. Cody Hall, Matthew […]