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 […]
RESULTS
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Queensland MX Championships opener in Townsville
Queensland’s best motocross riders converged on Townsville’s Woodstock venue last weekend to battle it out at round 1 of the Queensland MX Championships. The much anticipated showdown of last year’s QMX1 Championship winner Caleb Ward fighting to retain his crown over the highly talented pool of Richie Evans, Jesse Dobson, heel clicker Robbie Marshall, Luke […]
Herfoss Two from Two at Wakefield Park
Gold Coast resident Troy Herfoss (Penrite Honda Racing, Honda CBR RR SP) took two wins in round two of the Kawasaki Superbike class of the 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK, March 22-24). Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, Yamaha YZF-R1M) claimed second for the round on 41 points, and Wayne Maxwell (Team Suzuki ECSTAR, […]
Rocky Turns on a Classic in CQs
Rockhampton’s 6 Mile Raceway was as beautifully presented as ever for the second round of the CQMX series, with well maintained grounds and facilities and most importantly, a soft and loamy racetrack. With late nominations the round ended up with ended up with almost 240 nominations, who were challenged with a race track that got […]
Styke Aiming For Back-To-Back In 2019 AORC
With just over two weeks remaining until the 2019 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) kicks off for Rounds 1 & 2 in Toowoomba, Queensland, 2018 E1 Champion Luke Styke (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) is chomping at the bit for racing to commence. 2018 treated Styke to a showstopping AORC season, jumping across from Motocross (MX) to […]