The beautiful, magnetic and lifelong attraction of motorcycles is something that only other bike afficionados truly understand. Most Aussie road racers know Start Line Sam. He’s a people person whose motorcycle journey began in the 1950s in Ireland, and “hasn’t really stopped”. In the 80s he’d been in Australia about three months when a friend […]
News
Team Australia 2023 World Junior Motocross Rider Applications Now Open
Applications for riders to join Team Australia to compete at the 2023 World Junior Motocross event are now open. Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce that rider applications are now open for the 2023 World Junior Motocross Championship. The event is set to take place from July 7th to July 9th at the TCS […]
Big Turnout for Gladstone CQMX Opener
Bernaraby Raceway played host as a bumper CQMX opener unfolded over the weekend. A larger-than-expected pack of 204 riders came from as far afield as Cairns and Brisbane to test the new fast and flowy track layout built by Trackworks Design. “It was the most riders the track has had on it in years,” said […]
QMP’s Tractor for Sale
Make: CASE JX90 Year: Feb 2010 Hours: 7,500 Price: $35,000 Suitable for block work. Pick up Boonah. Call Ray Buchanan on 0447 012 400 for details.
Volunteer in Focus – Kyle Thompson
Volunteer in Focus: Among the behind-the-scenes heroes at any given road race event are the folks who man the recovery vehicles – vehicles that pick up broken bikes and bits off the track, and occasionally arrange medical support. Brisbane’s Kyle Thompson is one such guy, and the recent Qld Road Race Championships at QR, we […]
Peter Black Says Thanks
On behalf of the Qld Road Race Subcommittee and Motorcycling Queensland, it is time to thank a heap of people and organisations for their contribution to making Round 1 of the 2023 Qld Road Racing Championships a great success. Firstly, to the management and staff of Queensland Raceway, in particular the General Manager Neil Lewis […]
Work opportunities at Queensland Moto Park
Queensland Moto Park (QMP) would like to hear from individuals interested in casual work at QMP across a variety of positions. QMP is always keen to continue to expand its casual workforce, and as such we would like to hear from people interested in any of the below positions: -Grounds staff (mid-week) Tasks include: general […]
Volunteer in Focus – Anthony Christian
It takes a lot of important team members to make motorcycle racing as safe as it can be, and though they might appear to do simple jobs, they need to do them intuitively and very coolly under pressure, and that takes experience. Few would know it, but the guy controlling the finish tower flag point […]
Volunteers Wanted for Queensland Road Race Champs
Motorcycling Queensland wish to invite applications from people interested in being involved as Volunteers for the Queensland Road Race Championship round to be held at Queensland Raceway on 11-12 March 2023. The Race meeting will be preceded by an open Track Day on the 10th March 2023 and there are still a couple of flag […]
Ricondi backs Queensland Road Race Champs
Locally-bred supplier and designer of protective motorcycle racing and riding gear, Ricondi, and their HQ superstore RACE and ROAD are the new title sponsors behind this year’s state road race championship, which takes place at Queensland Raceway on March 11-12. Sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia and run on the same “Paperclip” circuit layout soon to be […]
Queensland Road Race Championships Opener Announced
A throttle-hungry pack of the country’s best motorcycle racers is expected to converge upon Queensland Raceway when QR and the Motorcycling Queensland Road Race Subcommittee jointly host round one of the Queensland Road Race Championships. Held on the weekend of March 11/12, and preceded by a special track day on March 10, the event is […]
MA’s Women In Motorcycling Committee seeks new member
Motorcycling Australia’s (MA) Women In Motorcycling Committee (WIM) seeks a passionate and committed individual to support the growth of female participation across the sport. WIM was established in 2019 as part of MA’s strategic focus on diversity and inclusion in sport. Taking proactive steps, the Committee is actively focused on both promoting and encouraging the […]
Motorcycling Queensland board vacancy
In accordance with the Motorcycling Queensland (MQ) governance principles, and, as outlined in the MQ constitution, the organisation is calling for expressions of interest from individuals in nominating as an MQ Elected Director – one (1) position is available. In order to assist the organisation achieve its Gender Equity Plan, applications from female applicants will […]
EOIs Requested for Queensland Motocross Subcommittee Position
Motorcycling Queensland, on behalf of the Qld Motocross subcommittee is calling for expressions of interest from individuals interested in nominating for a (1) position on the Queensland Motocross subcommittee. The Qld Motocross subcommittee meets 10-12 times per year and is responsible for amongst other things: -providing oversight to, and scheduling of major Qld MX Series […]
Finalists Announced for 2022 Honour Roll
Our Awards Night panel has pooled its combined moto wisdom and finished its deliberations to provide this year’s updated Honour Roll – with all category finalists added. Check it out here! If you’re a finalist, don’t forget you get a complimentary ticket for yourself, so if you’re ordering for the family, don’t double up. Which […]
Jett Joins Quality Field for The Courier-Mail Channel Seven Queensland Sport Star Of The Year
Good News! Remember a couple of weeks ago that our nominations for the Queensland Sport Awards saw both the Queensland Junior MX Team and the MXoN team accepted as finalists for their respective team of the year categories? Well Qsport has just announced that our nomination for Sports Star of the Year has been accepted, […]
SEQ’s Turn to Get in the Zone
Our annual zone meetings are an important way for clubs to catch up with representatives of staff and board and now the SEQ Zone Meeting is coming at you, in fourth, with the throttle pinned up next: Brisbane SEQ Zone Event: SEQ Zone Meeting Date: Saturday, Nov 26 Time: 0900-1330 approximate finish Location: Sports House, […]
MXstore Night of Champions – Tickets on Sale
N.B. All finalists receive a complimentary ticket, and finalists will be announced 10am Monday the 14th. Tickets to the MXstore Night of Champions – Motorcycling Queensland’s annual Awards Night – are on sale. The event is a celebration of the riders, officials, coaches and activities that make motorcycling in Queensland awesome. Join us at […]
Honour Roll Released
The build-up to the MXstore Night of Champions – Awards Night 22 is on in earnest, and the Honour Roll for 2022 has been released. The Honour Roll announces this year’s Official service recognitions, and the nominees for all our major event, club, coach and rider of the year awards. You can check it out […]
Two through to the QSA finals
Two of our nominations for the Queensland Sports Awards made it through to become finalists. Woo-hoo! We’ll find out how we fare at the Annual Queensland Sport Awards & Hall of Fame Presentation on Thursday, November 24.