Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

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BOU25-TIMECHAMPION

Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou won

his thirteenth FIM X-Trial world title

at the season’s penultimate trial held

in Marseille, France, taking his world

championship tally to 25 (12 outdoor

titles from TrialGP). Bou has won 13

consecutive titles since winning his fi rst

crown back in 2007.

BROKEN HEEL SIDELINES PLESSINGER

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Aaron

Plessinger crashed out of the 450SX

Main Event at Daytona Supercross with

x-rays later revealing a broken heel.

Plessinger is in his rookie season in the

450SX class with his best fi nish a fi fth

at Atlanta. It’s unclear how many rounds

the Yamaha rider will miss.

ANTI-DOPING POLICY UPDATED

Motorcycling Australia has updated its

anti-doping policy following discussions

with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping

Authority (ASADA). Key changes to

policy relate to the confi dentiality

requirements for members confi rmed

to have violated anti-doping

rules. Summary of changes are: New

Article 7.13 regarding irregularities

not invalidating a notice, Amendment

to Article 14.1.5 in relation to

confi dentiality and amendment to Article

14.3.1 to include disclosure by a sporting

administration body when an athlete is

on a provisional suspension. Read the full

policy update at ma.org.au

NEW LOCATION FOR DIRT TRACK

The 2019 Australian Senior Dirt Track

Championship has moved from Cowra

to Barleigh Ranch Raceway, Eagleton,

New South Wales on the same dates, 5-

October. Motorcycling Australia (MA)

stated the move is due to “unforseen

circumstances”. For details on how to

enter visit ma.org.au.

WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING

The FIM Women in Motorcycling

Commission has started a new four

year period with 20 members, from

19 nationalities and six different

continents! Australian member and

Motorcycling WA’s President, Tracy

Simpson, was in attendance.

WESS EXPANDS

Spain’s Hixpania Hard Enduro is now the

fourth round of the World Enduro Super

Series from 21-23 June, in place of the

proposed Italian Classic Enduro.

AMA crackdown

THEAMERICANMotorcyclist

Association(AMA)hasbannedthe

advertisementofCannabidiol(CBD)

oilproductsonriders’gear,bikes

andpitsetups.CBDoilisahemp

extractthatisusedformedical

purposesincludingpainreliefand

symptomsofanxiety.Itisnottobe

confusedwithmedicalmarijuana

thatcontainsTHC,theprimary

chemicalthatinducespsychoactive

“highs”whenmarijuanais

consumedbyanymethod.

SofarinthisFIMMonster

EnergySupercrossseason,AMA’s

responsetoridersturningupwith

CBDcompanysponsorshipshas

beeninconsistent.Husqvarnarider

DeanWilsonwasaskedtocover

IgniteCBDlogosonhisgearat

Anaheim1,attherequestofnot

onlytheAMAbutalsobroadcaster

NBC.ThenafewweekslaterJGR

Suzuki’sChadReedwasallowed

todisplaycbdMDlogosatthe

Minneapolisround.

Inordertoavoidfurther

inconsistenciesandanylegal

issuesarisingfromriders

promotingproductsthatarenot

legalinall 50 U.S.states,AMAhas

placedabanontheadvertisement

ofsuchproductsforanindefinite

amountoftime.

Inanofficialstatement,the

AMAsaid“ThelawregardingCBD

products,includingtheirlawful

sale,possession,advertising,and

sponsorshipofthem,isunsettled.

“Signageorpromotional

displaysforCBD-relatedproducts

willnotbeallowedinthepitareas.

Noriderwillbeallowedtoracewith

logosorotherpromotionaldisplays

ontheirperson,theiruniform,

theirgear,orontheirbike.”

JarvisRegan

ROCKSTARENERGYDrink

HusqvarnaMX2riderJed

BeatonhasfracturedhisT

vertebraeinapre-seasoncrash

whilepractisingatLacapelle

motocrosstrackinFrance.

TheTasmanianlocalmissed

theopeningroundoftheFIM

MotocrossWorldChampionship

inArgentinabutisconfidentof

aquickrecoveryandhopesto

returntoracingsoon.

“Idon’tneedsurgeryand

myrecoveryprogramispretty

straightforward,I’mdoing

everythingexceptridingmy

bikesoIcanstillmaintainmy

fitness,”BeatontoldADB.

Injuryaside,Beatonsays

he’senjoyingbeingpartofthe

factoryHusqvarnateam.

“I’msettlinginwellatthe

RockstarEnergyHusqvarna

team.Everyoneontheteamand

atthefactoryissoniceandeasy

toworkwith.Ienjoybeingherea

lot,I’vejustgottopushthrough

BEATON INJURED IN

PRE-SEASON CRASH

thisroughpatchandcome

backpositiveandwherewe

wanttobe.”

ThisyearisBeaton’sdebut

seasonforRockstarHusqvarna.

The21-year-oldracedfour

roundsoftheFIMMotocross

WorldChampionshipforHRC

Hondain 2017 beforelanding

afull-timeridewithKawasaki

FHRRacingTeamthefollowing

yearwherehefinishedashigh

asthirdoverallattheMXGPof

Portugal.Unfortunately,his

seasonwascutshortdueto

acrashattheMXGPofGreat

Britainwhichlefthimwitha

brokenlefttibia,fibula,right

ankleandanumberofribs.

KING OF MX PRIZE

POOL TOPS $53K!

THE PRIZE POOL for the

upcoming King of MX NSW State

Titles has reached $53,000.

Once the state champions

have been determined over

three motos from across MX1,

MX2, Veterans and C Grade, the

top riders will be entered into

the All Powers feature race.

The winner collects $10,000.

The top three in each class

will also receive cash or prizes.

A kitted out Husqvarna TC

65 from R&D Husky will be

available for the highest 50cc

fi nisher not already signed.

Queen of MX will also be

crowned and will run like King

of MX, inclu. prize money.

The King of MX fi nals will

be held in Goulburn 8-10 June

Jarvis Regan

EVERTS’ MALARIA

INTENSIFIES

DOCTORS HAVE amputated

Stefan Everts’ right small

toe due to infection as his

fi ght with malaria continues.

The 10-time motocross world

champion contracted the

infectious disease in November

last year while at a charity

event in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo and was

admitted to the University

Hospital Leuven, Belgium

where he was placed in a coma.

His condition improved

throughout December, but

after coming out of the coma

Everts experienced pain in his

right foot from an infection

in a wound. As a last resort,

doctors amputated Everts’ toe.

Everts’ stated “The

condition has returned to a

good level, so I’m not going to

let this hang”. Jarvis Regan

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