foughtrighttotheendandit was
CampbellO’Donnellwhoclaimed
victoryinthefinalfromKobe Drew
followedcloselybyJakeCannon.
Thenumbersofwomenracing
motocrosshasbeensteadily growing
anditwasverypleasingtosee 20 line
upatEchoValley. Notonly have the
numbersincreased,butsohas the
ridingstandard.CharlotteGamble
racedawaytotakethewinahead of
TahliaDrewandChelseaCarter.
Whyanyonewouldwantto race a
sidecararoundEchoValley is beyond
comprehensionbut,thankfully, there
arestillafewlunaticsaround who
likeachallengeandboydid they put
onashow.Theskilllevelto race
thesemachinesaroundEcho Valley is
somethingtobehold.David Mattock
pilotedhisYamaha-powered machine
tovictoryaftersevengruelling laps.
Inadditiontothesidecars, a large
fieldofolderbikes,Pre-75through to
Pre-95sgottimeoutonthetrack to
remindusallofhowfarmotocross
hascomeasasportandaspectacle.
Thereweresomereallywell-restored
andpresentedbikesontrack and, for
abriefmoment,wetravelled back to a
differentera.NickLeggatt,Ashley
Sprenger,AshleyWoolfordand Jonty
Joneswontheirrespectiveclasses.
SUNDAY
Asthesunroseonanother
spectaculardayinQueensland, the
airwasfilledwithanticipation. The
MountainManridersheaded off for
theirobligatorybriefingasspectators
RACE WRAP | MOUNTAIN MAN MX
started to arrive to take up the best
vantage points around the track.
The competitors faced an absolute
torture test of three, 30-minute motos,
plus a final, with only five-minute
breaks between the heats. Barely
enough time to get your breath back
and take on some much-needed fluids,
before lining up for the next race.
Right from the start it was Todd
Waters battling with the likes of
Richard Evans, Aaron Tanti and local
Husqvarna rider Kaleb Barham
(right). In Race One, veteran Travis
Regeling crashed his Honda heavily
and needed to be taken to hospital for
treatment, we hope he’s okay.Levi Rogers blitzed the Junior Mountain ManDavid Mattock rips on his
immaculate XS650 twin-
powered outfi t
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Track work
The Toowoomba Motocross Club has
hosted the Mountain Man event at Echo
Valley for a staggering 47 years but isn’t
easing up. Over the off-season the club
spent a considerable amount of money
on track improvements and upgraded
the watering system. Echo Valley has
consistently been rated one of the best
tracks in Australia.