log on to http://www.adbmag.com for all the latest news and updateshttp://www.adbmag.com APRIL 2016 | 19STARS FOR FMX GP
Tony Cairoli has re-signed with the
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team for
another three years, meaning he will
remain with the orange brigade until
at least 2018. The eight-time
motocross world champion will look to
reclaim his MXGP crown this year
after relinquishing it to Yamaha’s
Romain Febvre last year.
The Italian’s injury plagued season
allowed Febvre to dethrone Cairoli
after five straight world titles.
Cairoli will ride a 2016 450SX-F in
the premier class alongside Glenn
Coldenhoff.
“I am super happy that I am going
to continue my career with KTM,”
said Cairoli. “I want to fight for the
motocross world championship in the
next three years and while I’m doingD
INDUSTRY
CORNER
- Royal Enfi eld has a new adventure bike
with a 410cc air-cooled Himalayan
designed to go off-road, with a 15-litre
tank providing a claimed range of
450km. The bike will reach Oz this year
after demand has been met in the
domestic Indian market fi rst. - Anzac Day long weekend is the date for
the VSM Adventure Weekend at Vince
Strang Motorcycles in Inverell, NSW.
There'll be an ADV trade show on the
Satruday, as well as a 100km loop,
while Sunday’s Dualsport Australia loop
to Barraba and back offers either
408km, or a 312km. - Daniel Milner has re-signed with the
N-Fab/AmPro/Yamaha outfi t after a
tough year in the U.S in 2015. - Lucas Oil has announced the worldwide
launch of LucasOilRacing.TV, the fi rst
streaming TV network dedicated solely
to the world of motorsports – 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. - The BMW GS Safari will be held in South
East Queensland from 6-11 November.
Entries open on 9 August. The tougher
Safari Enduro will start on 24 July and
will take punters from the Eyre
Peninsula to Broken Hill. - The popular Manar Park riding oasis is
celebrating it’s 25th anniversary with a
birthday bash over Queensland’s
Labour Day Weekend from 30 April to 2
May. There will be challenges for bikes,
quads and 4WDs, plus live music, a
licensed bar and fun activities for the
kids. Bookings are essential. - Kawasaki is holding a KX Experience
Ride Day at Queensland Moto Park on
15 March. You will be able to test the
2016 KX250F and KX450F on two
premium “Team Green” tracks at QMP.
Bookings are essential and are only
open to Team Green members.
AUSTRALIAN
SUPERCROSS
CHAMPIONSHIP
CALENDARRd1 –17 September – Qld
Rd2 –8 October – Vic
Rd3 –15 October – Qld
Rd4 –29 October – SA
Rd5 –5 November – NSW
Rd6 –6 November – NSW
Venues TBACAIROLI SIGNS
ON FOR THREE
it, I’m happy to be part of such a great
team.”
He recently suffered two broken ribs
in practice, keeping him from racing
the opening two rounds of the Italian
championship. MXGP's second stop is
Thailand on 5 March.An all-star international line-up
has been announced for the
fi rst Australian FMX GP, to be
held in conjunction with the
Australian Formula One Grand
Prix on 17-20 March. The
crowds at Albert Park in
Melbourne will be wowed
across the four days with
freestyle action in three
disciplines, Freestyle, Speed
and Style and Best Whip.
Riders are not limited to oneevent and may compete across
all three. International stars
Levi Sherwood (NZ) and Mike
Mason (US) will be joined by
some of Australia’s best
including Cam Sinclair, Rob
Adelberg and Jackson Strong.
Libor Podmol (Czech
Republic), Kyle Demelo
(Canada) and James Carter
(USA) complete the
international line-up. Jarryd
McNeil, Ryan Brown andCheyne Boyd, also join in on
the action in Best Whip.
The event has been
organised by AME
Management, the company
behind the highly successful
AUS-X Open. The AFMXGP is
free to all punters who
purchase a Formula One Grand
Prix ticket. There will be
sessions across all four days.
Head to grandprix.com.au for
more information.Aussie Jackson Strong
will be doing his best
to throw down another
forward fl ip at the F