Australasian Dirt Bike — September 2017

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SOIL SAMPLE FROM OUR DRIFTERS

OUR WRAP OF WHAT’S GOING

ON AROUND AUSTRALIA

This year’s Australian

Trials Championships

will incorporate the FIM

Oceania trials titles,

making it an

international event.

Menglers Hill in the

Barossa Valley will host

the event from 30

September-1 October.

Australia and New Zealand will do battle once again with the resurrection of the Oceania

Motocross Championships. While the event is only aimed at Junior riders, it will provide

fans with the chance to revel in the Trans-Tasman rivalry. The FIM Oceania Junior

Motocross Challenge will be held in Horsham, Vic, in conjunction with the Australian

JuniorMotocrossChampionshipsstarting30September.NewZealandwillgetachanceto

host the event next year.

(^) From August 1, Kiwi clubs are no longer able to apply for free, one-event racing licenses
for club days. All riders who do not hold a MNZ licence will be required to purchase a
One-Event Licence or obtain a full MNZ racing licence for the event. Training days,
have-a-go days and practice days are exempt.
NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY
(^) Finke is over for another
year and riders are already
preparing for Kamfari and
Finke 2018. Before that, ADB
will be taking part in the
Sporties 12-Hour at the Alice
Off-Road Club. Stay tuned.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(^) Jayden Rykers took out all the MX1 and MX2 races at round four of the WA Senior State
Championship. Despite Rykers’ clean sweep, Dean Porter still leads MX1 while David Birch
isthefront-runnerinMX2.
(^) Max Vlasich won the Capel Enduro, round four of the WA State Enduro Championship.
Vlasich beat Darren Rudling and Ben Lawton for the Overall and Expert Two victories.
Bronwyn Aplin took out the women’s class.