Australasian Dirt Bike – June 2019

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TheAustralianJunior

TrackChampionshipshave

beencancelled.Theevent

wasduetobeheldat

Gillman,buttherewere

notenoughentriesto

justifynational

championshipstatus.

TheACUSAParkrideday

wascancelledinAprilas

thelackofrainleftthe

trackextremelydry,dusty

andpronetofires.Let’s

hopetheygetsomedecentrainsoon.

TheSAVMXserieswillbeheldovereightrounds.The

openingeventwason 7 AprilatTeaTreeGully.

KiwiriderHamish

McDonaldtookthetop

stepofthepodiumatR

oftheWorldEnduro

ChampionshipinGermany

afterfinishingfirstinthe

Youthclassonbothdays.

OtherKiwisinactionon

theworldstagethisyear

includeKawasaki’s

CourtneyDuncaninthe

Women’sWorldMotocross

Championshipand

RachaelArcherinthe

GNCC,upagainstNSW’s

TaylaJones.

NEWZEALAND SOUTHAUSTRALIA

OURWRAPOF WHAT’SGOING

ONAROUNDAUSTRALASIA

WESTERNAUSTRALIA

ReganDuffywascrownedKingofthe

SandatWanneroo,beatingMichaelMahon

andJulianCutajarinthefeaturerace.

DuffywontheMX1classwhileChris

RutticowonMX2.

MatFarbybeatDeanPorterandMario

DercoleintheMX1ProclassattheHenley

ParkCup.FarbyalsowonMX2Pro.Hannah

Bagnallwonthewomen’sclassandJake

TurnerwonJuniors.

MotorcyclingWesternAustraliahas

announceditsboardofdirectorsforthis

year.TracySimpsonandBrendanTaylor

havebeenre-electedaspresidentand

vice-presidentrespectively,whileJason

GaskeandJessicaBoujoshavebeen

welcomedasnewboardmembers.

RumoursarecirculatingthatWestern

AustraliacouldhostaroundofMXGPnext

year.Whiledetailsarehazy,itisbelieved

thatdiscussionshavetakenplace.

Manjumupwouldbetheobviouschoiceof

venue,butthewordisthataman-made

stadiumtrackisthepreferredoption.

NORTHERNTERRITORY

Ayden Bridgeford beat Leo

Bell and Jacob Farrell at R2 of

the Top End Thunder series.

At R3, it was Rylee Hough

takingthewinoverLeoBell

andBenNeck.

There has been some

changes to the Kamfari. There

is now $2500 on offer for fi rst

in the bike and quad classes, while Pony teams are allowed

for the bike class. In a welcome change, crews are now

allowed to stay in the pits and help when riders call in.

Everyentrantwillalsoenteraluckydiptowinaweekend

awayfortwo.

The Finke Desert Race will play host to an offi cial street

party and night market on Thursday, 6 June. Held at the

Todd Mall, the free event will feature freestyle MX, market

stalls, food and drink vendors, kids’ activities, meet-and-

greets and merchandise stalls. The event will also be

streamed live.

18 |JUNE 2019 http://www.adbmag.com.au