The GMR Motorex KTM rider tops the overall leaderboard in the Ladies class with 192 points, having won six chequered flags so far this season, as well as picking up another chequered flag in Race 1 in the B Lites class in Round 2 at Cobram in April.

Gillespie beat a field of 26 other riders, which also included Maddy Brown who also finished eight, to win her first race over the guys at a Victorian Championship event: “I’ve never done that before, so it was pretty cool,” Gillespie remarked.

For Kristy, the overall aim for Round 3 is to stay out in front in the Ladies class at Maffra-Sale: “It’ll just be a matter of getting through the weekend and getting some good points,” Kristy said.

Gillespie won the 2011 Victorian Ladies title at Blue Rock Motorcycle Club in August last year with 290 points.

Asked on how her season’s been going so far, Gillespie replied: “I’m not sure what it is this year. I have seemed to improve a little bit, but I’m not sure why.

“I’m not really doing anything different to what I was. I guess the other thing is that somehow I found a little bit more confidence in myself or in my ability, and obviously with that I’m getting better starts and getting up front early which has helped me out 100 per cent,” Kristy analysed.

“As far as training goes, I’m doing nothing different to what I have been doing from previous years,” Kristy added.

“It seems to be working, so I’m not going to change it.

“Maddy Brown has been riding pretty well this year as well. There are a handful of girls who can easily win a moto in this class so you need to be on top of your game and one step ahead of them,” Kristy said of her competitors.

Sam Martin has a 28 point lead in the A Grade Open ahead of Tim Vare and Kyle McKeddie. 2011 Victorian A Grade champion Cameron Taylor sits just outside the overall placings in fourth.

16-year-old Joel Milesevic, from Lal Lal, heads the A Lites class on 139 points. Victorians Dylan Long and Lewis Woods are still in contention, being 14 and 17 points behind respectively. View the rest of the overall standings so far.

Round 3 will also mark the first time this year that prize money will be on offer for overall placings to Senior riders for both of the remaining rounds at Maffra-Sale and Horsham.                                                                                 

Round 3 of the 2012 Victorian Senior Motocross Championships will be held at the Maffra-Sale Motorcycle Club’s motocross track located on Slaughterhouse Lane, Newry on May 26-27.

Entries for Round 3 close this Friday, May 18

Flag Marshalls for Round 3 of 2012 VJMXC

The club also wishes to supply Flag Marshalls for Round 3 of the VJMXC at the Outtrim Motorcycle Complex on June 9-10. To take advantage of this offer entrants are requested to pay an additional $10 to the KMCC. Payment can be made at sign-in.

If you do not wish to pay then you will have to fulfill your Corner Mashall duty.  

Meeting Name: 

KMCC Junior Practice Day

Dates:

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Venue:

Outtrim, VIC

Event Information:

Camping is available on Saturday night
Practice starts from 9am
Canteen available
Day memberships are available at $20
Members at $20
Please bring someone for flag duty

Contact Details:

Linda Stubbs - Club Secretary 0409 166 075

Peter was an intrinsic member of the MA community, having worked tirelessly as the President of Motorcycling Tasmania since 2004 and as a member of the MA National Council since 2005. He was also a member of the MA Motocross Commission.

Well known and well liked throughout the industry, Peter will be held in our memories and sorely missed.

The condolences of Motorcycling Australia, Motorcycling Victoria and the entire Motorcycle Sport community are with Peter’s family and friends at this time.

Meeting Name: 

2012 Goulburn Valley Masters

Date:

May 19-20, 2012

Entries close: Friday, May 18 at 4PM. 

Venue:

Goulburn Valley, VIC

Event Information:

Supplementary Regulations & Entry Form

Contact Details:

Cameron Crouch - 0405 169 642

“Yarram Secondary College, Yarram Motorcycle Club and Motorcycling Victoria worked tirelessly together and achieved a great result,” continued Ms Walton.

“It is yet to be confirmed how many new members of the club were gained by running this day, but it has already proved to be of great benefit to the students of Yarram Secondary College.”

The new and improved MotorSafe Program will be relaunched later this year and is still looking for clubs who would like to be involved. For more information on the MotorSafe Program or if your club would like to run a day like this please email Misty Walton at motorsafe@motorcyclingvic.com.au

Callum Norton, 2011 65cc 9-U11 Australian and 65cc A Grade Victorian champion, got his season back on track at Broadford as he battled it out throughout the weekend with other talented youngsters Taj Marshall and Cody Dyce in the 85/150cc A Grade SW class.

“In the first race I went okay, but I could’ve gone a bit better,” the GMR Motorex KTM rider reflected on his second-place behind Taj from Blue Rock Motorcycle Club.

“The second race was pretty good. I came up from fifth into first and had a good battle with Cody (Dyce) for the rest of the race.

“In the third race, I got a good start and got the holeshot and then I got a little gap and Taj and Cody started to close in on me a little bit but then I ended up with a first.

“I really liked the track on the weekend. It was pretty nice,” Callum continued.

“At the first round I didn’t go too well, but at Broadford I made up a few points, and I hope to remain in the top three for the rest of the season,” Callum said.

“I also plan on going to the 2012 Australian Junior Motocross Championships in October at Coolum where I hope to finish in the top five.”

Other standout Victorians from the weekend were Josh Spiteri who took out the overall win in the 250cc C Grade class, Jake Hodgkinson who took out the overall win in the 250cc B Grade class, and Jeremy Tyndall took the overall round win in the 250cc A Grade class.

Round 2 provided plenty of spectacles for race-going fans across all grades. To mention a few: Matthew Hopkins-Talty recorded one of the fastest times of the weekend in the 250cc A Grade class with a 1:41:604, whilst impressively 12-year-old Ebony Harris of Geelong MCC beat the boys from start to finish in the first race of the 85/150cc C Grade Class on Sunday.

Jesse McNally from Ballarat had the perfect weekend at Broadford as he achieved six wins from six starts. He took out the overall round win in the 85/150 A Grade BW class as well as in the 125/150cc A Grade class. 

Round 3 of the 2012 Victorian Junior Motocross Championships moves on to Korumburra on June 9-10.

Motocross Management are pleased to announce that they will be able to offer prize money for overall placings (first, second and third) for the remaining two rounds of the 2012 Victorian Senior Motocross Championship.

This is being offered to all classes:

Lites & Open A, B, C
Vets- Expert & Clubman
Womens - Expert & Clubman

First: $150
Second: $100
Third: $50

Motocross Management have worked hard to be able to achieve this renumeration for the Maffra-Sale and Horsham rounds.

A reminder that Entries for Round 3 close next Friday, May 18, 2012.

New Supplementary Regulations have been updated to reflect these changes.

Meeting Name: 

2012 Victorian Senior Motocross Championships - Round 3

Dates:

Round 3: May 26-27, 2012
Entries Close: May 18, 2012

Venue:

Maffra, VIC

Event Information:

Supplementary Regulations & Entry Form

Contact Details:

Darlene van Slooten (Race Secretary):
0459 998 878 (Please call after 5pm due to work commitments)

Rounds 7 & 8 of the VORC will also be held in conjunction with Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2012 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championships. 

Victorian Daniel Milner is hot on the heels of Tasmanian Matt Phillips, with just three points separating each other in the Championship Pro Expert class. Both were recently named as Australian teammates for the 2012 International Six Day Enduro in Germany in September.

Mitcham Harper - another Victorian named to represent Australia at the 2012 ISDE – currently sits ninth in the Championship Pro Expert class.

Yet another Victorian gunning for victory at Broadford will be Championship Women’s class leader Teneil van Doorn. The 17-year-old is hoping to maintain her nine point lead over fellow Victorians Haylee Malan and Charlotte Bolding.

“I’m competing in all of the VORC and AORC rounds, and as long as I stay on the bike and hopefully stay in front in the Women’s class it (the VORC title) could well be mine,” Teneil said.

Teneil has been instrumental in keeping the Women’s class going in the VORC for this season: “I would definitely like to see a full-grid of girls in the VORC in the future. It’d be awesome.”

Peta Thomas, Manager of the Female Participation Program at Motorcycling Victoria, is also pushing for a Women’s class at the VORC and the Hattah Desert Race in July. “Both represent a great opportunity to get more women involved in prominent off-road events,” Ms Thomas remarked.

“I’m not going to be top three for a while,” continued Teneil, “but it definitely gives me something to strive for (to beat Jessica Gardiner and Jemma Wilson) because that’s where I want to be in the next two years; to be right up there with them.”

Entries for Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2012 Yamaha Victorian Off-Road Championships close at midnight next Wednesday, May 16. To submit Expressions of Interest to ride in the Women’s class at either the VORC or Hattah Desert Race please email participation@motorcyclingvic.com.au.

The 2012 Australian Four Day Enduro, the second largest motorcycle enduro race in the world, will also be held outside the Victorian town of Buln Buln, located near Warragul, on October 24-27.

The program has previously run with Kick Start Days being held at clubs after MotorSafe Presentations have been conducted in schools. Participation in these Kick Start Days has been limited solely to those kids who have been presented to. However judging by various feedback, this system has often lead to minimal attendance numbers, and also difficulty in finding coaches to assist with the days.

So, in order to overcome some of these small issues, MV is now providing in conjunction with the program, free Mini Licenses to kids on the day of their school presentation, meaning afterwards there will often be 30 plus kids with new licenses and nowhere to ride. That’s where you come in!

A Mini Licence entitles each child to ride in non competition events for 12 months. We’re hoping that after participation in a ‘Mini License Session’ and with their parents saving $85.50 on what they would usually pay for a Mini License, that they will then sign up to become a member of your club and continue with their riding!

To make all of this happen though, we need your help. What MV is proposing, is that MotorSafe ‘Mini Licence Sessions’ could now be incorporated into either your two, free ‘Come n Try’ Day practice permits, or any of your normal club/practice days.

Basically, once your club has confirmed dates for either a free ‘Come n Try’ Day permit, or a regular practice/club day permit, the club then incorporates three, 20-30-minute ‘Mini License Sessions’ throughout the day. This will allow visitors and potential new members who hold Mini Licenses to see the club in action, as well as provide the opportunity to try motorbike riding in some cases for the very first time. The sessions will be supervised by an accredited coach, being either your nominated ‘club coach’ or our MotorSafe Presenter dependent on availability.

These ‘Mini Licence Sessions’ are of no additional cost to your club. Once you apply for your permit, you simply slot the ‘Mini License Sessions’ in when arranging your program (usually one in the morning, one around lunch, and one in the afternoon). The importance of these sessions cannot be understated; it is not only beneficial for the students, but of course for your club. This is a chance to sign up young and keen members, and possibly even their parents- after all, getting them to the track is often the first step to getting new members in the front door.

At this stage we are looking for clubs who would be willing to assist in running ‘Mini Licence Sessions’, from  July 1, 2012 and onwards. Once the session dates are locked in and we have club commitment, MV will then approach schools in the region who would be interested in us conducting MotorSafe Presentations.

While running the presentations in schools, we will also promote the ‘Mini Licence Sessions’ being held at your club and do all that we can to ensure student attendance on these days.

If the club would be willing to incorporate the proposed ‘Mini Licence Sessions’ into your diary, please return the attached form to MV with your club’s date preferences.

We look forward to hearing from you, and having you involved in increasing participation in motorcycle riding Victoria wide. If you would like further information or to discuss this or the MotorSafe Program further, feel free to contact me on 03 9673 0610 or motorsafe@motorcyclingvic.com.au

Click here to download the EOI Form: MotorSafe Mini Licence Sessions

After a successful first round at Ballarat, 12-year-old Morgan Fogarty tops two classes at the Victorian Titles: the 85/150 B Grade SW class and the 65 B Grade SW class.

The Central Victorian Junior Motocross Club member started racing only two years ago and has been loving motocross ever since:  “It’s heaps of fun, I really enjoy it,” Fogarty said.

Morgan had a very impressive opening round, winning the two classes overall, even after getting back on his bike after an incident in the second moto of the 65 B Grade SW class.

“I won the next race after that, so it’s all good.

“I’d love to be the next Chad Reed or Dean Wilson,” Fogarty added.

The 2012 Victorian Junior Motocross Championships returns home to Broadford since the motocross track underwent major improvements in 2010 and has since hosted a round of the MX Nationals in 2011.

“It’s a good venue. It has lots of good ruts and that’s how I like it,” Morgan said.

Other young guns to look out for at Broadford will be the always-impressive Wayde Carter, who currently leads the 125/150cc A Grade and 250cc A Grade classes, and the exciting battle between Cody Dyce, Taj Marshall and Callum Norton in the 85/150cc A Grade SW class will be sure to thrill race-going fans.

Emma Milesevic will be looking to pick up where she left off at Monza Park where she’ll look to maintain her lead in the Vic Chicks class.

“The motocross track at Broadford is now one of the best tracks in Australia,” Junior Motocross Championships commentator Ken Watts added. “It’ll be great for these kids to develop their skills on a quality track that has hosted the MX Nationals.”

Round 2 of the 2012 Victorian Junior Motocross Championships starts at 9am on Saturday, May 12 at the State Motorcycle Sports Complex on Strath Creek Road, Broadford.

Be sure to follow the event live with regular race updates on Facebook at MV Motocross. Click on the following to download the Final Instructions and Riders’ List for Round 2.

The Random Image Photography team, led by principle Scott Ferguson, will capture all the action of the 2012 event, from opening night right through to the presentation, with photos and footage on display throughout the week.

Ferguson, who hails from Victoria, brings with him a wealth of experience in capturing off-road motorcycle events, having covered a long list of events including the Hattah Desert Race, Kenda Rally, Motorcycle Racing Club of Victoria Championships and Stockman’s Rally and the Victorian Off-Road Championships.

The A4DE is the second largest motorcycle enduro race in the world, challenging more than 350 riders and their machines to a testing four day program of trail and special tests.

The 34th instalment of the A4DE will take place outside the Victorian town of Buln Buln, located near Warragul, from October 24-27, 2012.

For all the latest news and information on the 2012 Yamaha WR450F A4DE, visit the official event website www.a4de.com and Facebook page.

For further information about the event, please email admin@a4de.com.

Dandenong MCC also plans on holding a Kick Start Day on Saturday, May 19. Anyone planning on attending must book via email at Darren@a1windscreens.com.au and must be a member of the club.

Please click on the Wonthaggi Motorcycle Complex calendar for the club's upcoming events.

Carlton Dry Honda Racing Thor duo of Brad Anderson and Ford Dale achieved an instant reversal in form winning both of their classes in MX1 and MX2 respectively.

Two-time British Motocross Champion Brad Anderson lead the way in the hotly contested MX1 class. Anderson opened the day with a win in moto 1, then claimed back-to-back chequered flags in moto 2, before sealing the round with a solid third-place in the afternoon's 30 minute moto.

Joining Anderson on the MX1 podium were two very talented and up-and-coming riders in Todd Waters and Lawson Bopping.

Bopping has been showing great speed all year without being able to put a full race day together. It all came together for him in Round 3 in his team’s home state of Victoria.

"It is my first podium for the year and I am stoked with that result for myself and the team, they have been helping me out so much," said Bopping.

"The transition to the new team has not been to hard at all, I have struggled to get an overall result in the first two rounds, but the speed has been there from the start and now we have to just keep building," concluded the CDR Yamaha rider.

Third-place getter in the MX2 class was KTM rider Josh Cachia. Pre-race Cachia felt a podium result was close and his premonition was right on the money has he put his KTM team on the box in front of his friends and family in his home state of Victoria.

The 2010 Under 19s national champion praised his team, giving them credit for his race results.

"I have to give a big shout out to my KTM team, they make riding a dirt bike easy," said Cachia.

"It is easy coming to an event when you know you have a bike like that."

Adam Monea's second place in the final moto was enough to give him third place for the day over fellow Victorian Cheyne Boyd on his Honda. Team Zero Motorsports Suzuki rider Ford Dale topped the class on 69 points.

Sam Martin finished the day in second overall thanks in part to an opening moto win in the MXD class. Martin's result in the second race was not quite what he was after, but a third-placed finish in the final moto gave him his first podium finish for the season.

"My first and last races today were good, I got a bad start in the last race but I was able to come back through and get on the podium," said Martin.

Kale Makeham was the most constant rider in the MXD class with a 4-3-4 scorecard earning him the final spot on the podium.

"I felt that I have always had the speed since the first round, I just could just not get consistent starts to stay inside that top five every moto," explained Makeham.

"I was able to stay consistent today and get on the podium and I am very happy," concluded the privateer KTM rider.

Though he did not have the best day, Dylan Long still holds the points lead and continues to salvage good points even when the races do not go to plan

"I had a bit of a shocker in the opening race, I lost my goggles on the first lap which didn’t help," said Long.

"The rest of the day I tried to stay nice and consistent and I was able to do that, which I was pretty happy with," concluded the red-plate holder in the MXD class.