Albury-Wodonga MCC Skylift Hire & Rental Summer Series Round 1

Written by: Karina Marasco

Contributors: Caroline Garlick, Lori Gow, Tayla Street & Maddison Busch

 

This is the 7^th year Albury-Wodonga Motorcycle Club has held the Skylift Hire & Rental Summer Series which kicked off with Round 1 commencing on 23^rd February. With the number of riders entering each year the event is getting bigger. Round 2 starts Saturday 9^th March and Round 3 finishing the series on Saturday 23^rd March.

We are lucky enough to have received rider profiles from some young gun girls that competed in Round 1. Taylor Street, Maddison Busch & Lori Gow explained to us how they began their love and passion for riding to how they have grown within the sport and how they found the first round of the Skylift Series.

 

Tayla Street
I’ll start by answering the questions I’m always asked : “how does it feel racing against men?”, “aren’t you afraid?”, “do you feel intimidated?”. The short answer is I don’t know any different.

I’ve been riding motorbikes since I was 4, alongside my twin brother Jacob. We have always helped and challenged each other and yes we like to beat each other. In the beginning it was never about winning.

Our parents always encouraged us to be the best we can be no matter what we do. They didn’t care if we came last at anything – as long as we tried our hardest.

Jacob and I started Road Racing aged nine, so gender was the last thing on my mind and yes, I’ve had my share of last placings along the way. I’ve always competed against guys.

But I’ve learned one big lesson along the way – the harder you train and the harder you try, success comes with it. I try not to think about winning, I think about improving, getting better. Don’t take my word for it. If you’ve ever seen the Moto GP riders interviewed, they talk about times, consistency, improvement, and the overall championship, not where they finish. The results will take care of themselves.

Along the journey I’ve held the lap record at Winton Raceway, had a Round win at Phillip Island where I was the first woman to win an Aussie Title Round in the MRRDA Series for the Australian Junior Championships along with podium finishes in the Australian Junior Championships.

This is an event I very much look forward to every year, my goal this year was to make it into the Pro Open Final and the A grade 450 class, in which I did.

I hadn’t had a race meet since the Vic Titles last year in November at Albury, where I gained a State Championship in the ladies class,  and with only one practice day at Broadford since, as I work most weekends now.

I won all of my ladies Class races on the night on my YZ450 and had a few good results on the YZF250, where I’m currently situated seventh , I am pretty stoked with this result so far as this is the first time I have ridden the YZF as my usual YZ125 needs some love.

As much as I am very happy with my results in the ladies Class races and my Pro 250 races, my excitement to race in the Pro 450 A Grade Class and the Pro Open classes were the highlight of my night.

For me to be able to be right in the mix with the top riders in these premier classes made me feel on top of the world. I’m currently situated in the Pro 450 A Grade Class 7th and in the Pro Open Class 6^th.

Photo Credit- Juli Burns Photography

Maddison Busch
l started riding when I was seven when my auntie lent me a QR50, and I was hooked!
l then started at the Northwest Victorian MCC at the start of the next season on a TTR50 and in the following eight years have competed in every dirt track meeting they have held.
l have progressed through all the junior classes on 65s,85s,125 and now starting on a 250F.

I have competed at many State titles and been lucky enough to have a number of podium finishes in both boys and girls classes including leading the 2017 Australian junior track titles after day one and then have the heartache of an engine failure on day two.

Competing against guys and women, with much more physical strength on larger capacity machines will be tough but I’m up for a challenge and look forward to seeing how it all works out

The Skylift series in Albury is my first major meeting as a senior and after round one I am sitting in 3rd place in the pro open women.  After Skylift we head to SA for a meeting and then start our NWVMCC series.

Mildura will host the Australian senior track titles in August so that should be a great experience for me to compete against some really fast ladies.
The Vic and SA titles are on the agenda as well as other assorted meetings during the year.

l would like to thank Indulge Apartments who help make it possible for me to attend the meetings. Ànd of course my dad, none of this without would be possible him.

Lastly i would like to try and be a role model for any young girls out there who think they would like to try this sport we all love. You will make life-long  friends while having a blast on your bike.

Photo Credit- Juli Burns Photography

 

Lori Gow
I am a part of the Albury Wodonga Motorcycle Club [AWMCC] and began my journey of racing at the club non-competitively in 2013. In 2014 I began racing competitively and competed in the Troy Bayliss Classic, from there I participated in many Victorian Title championships claiming first’s, second’s and a third. In 2016 I competed in all the Riverina Interclub Golden Wheels series in which I came second overall in the Women’s class. I have also participated in the Australian Long Track Masters at the Bathurst Showground, but was caught up in an event in the first race that lead to some injuries.

I participate in working bees as well as helping out where ever I can, whether that be on the admission gate, canteen, water truck and mentoring future up and coming junior riders.

The Albury Wodonga Motorcycle Club are and have held the ‘Skylift Hire & Rentals Short Track Summer Series’ for many years, which is a three-round series. In 2016 and 2018 I came first in the senior pro open women’s class. This year I am currently placing second in the women’s class with some tough competition, I think this is great not only for the sport but for spectators too. I am also racing in the B Grade 450’s, claiming two firsts’, a second and a fourth in my heats. I really enjoy racing against the boys because being a female in a male dominated sport proves that we can do anything that we put our minds to, as well as having bragging rights.

My success with motorcycle racing in this short period of five years would not have been possible without the guidance and encouragement from my father. Not only is he my mechanic and my dad, but he also races with me!

For two years now I have had the support from Blacklocks Motorcycles which has greatly contributed to my positive results.

Photo Credit – Bill MacFarlane

 

Round 1 Results: 2019 Skylift Hire & Rental Summer Track Series

Women

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
89	Tayla Street	AWMCC	25	25	25	25	100	1st
33	Lori Gow	AWMCC	22	22	22	22	88	2nd
623	Maddison Busch	NWMCC	20	20	20	20	80	3rd

 

Pro 250

NO.	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4				1	25
47	Tayla Street	AWMCC	14	15	14	20	63	7th		2	22
382	Brad Burns		25	25	22	25	97	21st		3	20
514	Jock Rogers	AWMCC	18	20	18	22	78	2nd		4	18
53	Lawson Black	ACTMCC	15	16	20	14	66	6th		5	16
346	Brad Whitehouse	AWMCC	22	22	16	15	75	4th		6	15
435	Jayden Costarella	AWMCC	20	14	25	16	75	3rd		7	14
63	John Haynes	AWMCC	13	13	13	12	51	8th		8	13
623	Maddison Busch	NWMCC	12	11	12	11	46	9th		9	12
44	Ben Arnold		16	18	15	18	67	5th		10	11
15	John Selva		11	12	0	13	36	10th		11	10

 

Pre 90

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
51	Graeme Anderson	AWMCC	22	20	0	20	62	th
3	Colin Carey	AWMCC	0	0	18	18	36	9th
99	Gavin Grant	AWMCC	18	18	16	18	72	5th
89	Garry Walsh	Myrtleford	20	0	18	20	58	8th
382	Brad Burns	Kurri Kurri	25	25	25	25	100	1st
90	Simon Hampton	AWMCC	22	22	22	0	66	6th
9	John Selva	GVMCC	0	0	0	0	0
3	Charley Wallace	AWMCC	0	0	0	0	0
73	Clinton Doller	HCV	18	20	20	22	80	4th
121	Ray Stevens	HCV	25	22	22	25	94	2nd
257	Billy Ricardo	HCV	20	25	25	22	92	3rd

 

Pro 450

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3		RD4	FinaL Totals
82	Hunter Anderson		16	18	20	54	14	68
34	Jesse Davies		22	25	25	72	25	97
524	Banjo Rogers	AWMCC	14	16	14	44	5	49
514	Jock Rogers	AWMCC	20	18	15	53	13	66
11	Matthew Sims	Kurri Kurri	15	14	16	45	7	52
39	Josh Antone	AWMCC	25	20	25	70	18	88
382	Brad Burns		20	25	18	63	15	78
71	Jay Herne	AWMCC	22	22	20	64	20	84
8	Mark Jones	AWMCC	25	22	22	69	22	91
22	Brendan McCowat		13	15	13	41	9	50
23	Chris Seaton	AWMCC	18	20	22	60	16	76
89	Tayla Street		18	15	16	49	12	61
121	Ray Stevens	HCV	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Tom Morton		16	14	13	43	0	43
411	Jake Filsell	HCV	11	12	12	35	6	41
678	Bryce Holmes	HCV	15	13	18	46	11	57
17	Kelvin Wallace	AWMCC	12	16	15	43	10	53
4	Mitch Harper		12	0	14	26	8	34
872	Zac Arnold	AWMCC	20	20	22	62		62
33	Lori Gow	AWMCC	25	25	18	68	15	83
12	Gavin Grant	AWMCC	22	20	16	58	14	72
62	Chris Hume		16	18	18	52	13	65
995	Rhys McCartney		18	18	20	56	18	74
5	Tony Nagel		20	16	20	56	22	78
15	Gordon Wallace	AWMCC	25	22	22	69	25	94
L	Charley Wallace	AWMCC	18	25	25	68	20	88
346	Brad Whitehouse	AWMCC	22	22	25	69	16	85

 

Open Pro

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3		RD4
89	Tayla Street		20	13	15	48	12	60
23	Chris Seaton	AWMCC	22	20	22	64	15	79
22	Brendan McCowat		16	15	14	45	5	50
39	Josh Antone	AWMCC	20	16	25	61	16	77
382	Brad Burns		14	25	20	59	11	70
71	Jay Herne	AWMCC	25	25	22	72	18	90
8	Mark Jones	AWMCC	13	20	20	53	22	75
524	Banjo Rogers	AWMCC	16	14	15	45	0	45
514	Jock Rogers	AWMCC	18	14	18	50	14	64
19	Max Rowlands	HCV	0	22	0	22	10	32
82	Hunter Anderson		18	16	16	50	13	63
24	Aden Clare	AWMCC	25	22	25	72	25	97
34	Jesse Davies		22	18	18	58	20	78
72	Tom Morton		15	13	0	28	0	28
411	Jake Filsell	HCV	13	11	13	45	6	51
678	Bryce Holmes	HCV	14	12	16	42	7	79
4	mitch harper		15	16	13	44	9	50
17	Kelvin Wallace		14	18	14	46	8	54
L	Charley Wallace	AWMCC	22	25	22	69	18	87
435	Jayden Costarella	AWMCC	0	20	25	45	25	70
63	John Haynes	AWMCC	18	18	15	51	15	66
15	Gordon Wallace	AWMCC	25	22	25	72	22	94
40	Mitch Wolfe	AWMCC	20	25	20	65	14	79
62	Chris Hume		16	16	16	48	13	61
5	Tony Nagel		0	0	0	0	0	0
872	Zac Arnold	AWMCC	22	18	18	58	0	58
78	Colin Carey	AWMCC	20	20	20	60	0	60
602	Ben Hall	AWMCC	18	0	0	18	0	18
44	ben arnold	AWMCC	25	22	22	69	20	89

 

 

 

 

 

Over 35

Number	Rider	Club	RD 1	RD2	RD3	RD4
57	Jarred Anskaitis		22	22	20	22	86	2nd
78	Colin Carey	AWMCC	14	14	14	14	56	7th
12	Gavin Grant	AWMCC	18	16	16	18	68	5th
963	David Hope-Hodgetts	Kurri	15	15	15	15	60	6th
62	Chris Hume	HCV	12	13	13	13	51	8th
40	Mitch Wolfe	AWMCC	20	20	22	20	82	3rd
39	Josh Antone	AWMCC	25	25	25	25	100	1st
78	Tim Gray				0		0
73	Clinton Doller	HCV	16	18	18	16	68	5th

 

Over 50

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
V154	Glenn McAliece	AWMCC	11	11	13	14	49	8
5	George Baker	AWMCC	14	15	16	15	60	6
15	John Selva	GVMCC	20	18	18	18	74	4
5	Tony Nagel		12	22	25	25	84	2
51	Graeme Anderson	AWMCC	18	16	0	0	34	9
12	Simon Hampton	AWMCC	25	25	22	22	94	1
89	Garry Walsh	Myrtleford	13	12	14	13	52	7
46	Greg Antone	AWMCC	16	14	15	16	61	5
121	Ray Stevens	HCV	22	20	20	20	82	3
602	Ben Hall	AWMCC	15	13	0	0	28	10

 

Junior 250

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
8	Michael West	ACTMCC	18	0	0	0	18	5
23	Remmie Fyffe	AWMCC	25	25	25	25	100	1
100	Zane Kinna	AWMCC	20	20	20	20	80	3
95	Toby McDonald	AWMCC	16	18	18	18	70	4
59	Tom Drane	Kurri Kurri	22	22	22	22	88	2

 

 

 

 

 

 

65cc

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
7	Sam Drane	Forbes	22	22	22	22	88	2nd
8	Teerin Fleming	Kurri Kurri	18	18	16	18	70	4th
6	Hugh Hope-Hodgetts	Kurri Kurri	15	16	18	0	49	6th
291	Hamish Bibby	Kurri Kurri	25	25	25	25	100	1st
23	Jed Fyffe	AWMCC	20	20	20	20	80	3rd
28	Tommy Wright	HCV	15	15	15	16	61	5th

 

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
8	Varis Fleming	Kurri Kurri	22	22	22	22	88	2nd
173	Beau Bailey	Forbes				0
1	Archie McDonald	AWMCC	25	25	25	25	100	1st
36	Oli Bergic	AWMCC	16	18	18	0	52	6th
32	Mitchell Carrick		20	16	16	16	68	4th
5	Riley Plum		18	20	20	20	78	3rd
21	Ben Bloomfield	HCV	15	15	15	18	63	6th

 

Slider

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
382	Brad Burns		22	22	20	20	84	2nd
19	Max Rowlands	HCV	0	0	22	22	44	5th
57	Jared Anskaitis		18	20	18	18	74	3rd
24	Aden Clare	AWMCC	25	25	25	25	100	1st
257	Billy Ricardo	HCV	20	18	16	0	54	4th

 

50cc Non-Comp

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
304	Chad Arden	AWMCC
44	Miles Arden	AWMCC
454	Archie Calvert	AWMCC
3	Dustin Carey	AWMCC
4	William Cross	Kurri Kurri
29	Mitchell Forrest	AWMCC
22	Cole O’Niell	AWMCC
	Charlie Spence	AWMCC
213	Cooper Antone	AWMCC
446	Ashden Locke	AWMCC
44	Matthew West	AWMCC
23	Caden Smith	AWMCC
	Tilly Wailes

 

50cc Comp

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
23	Jed Fyffe	AWMCC	25	25	25	25
10	Teerin Fleming	Kurri Kurri	22	22	0	22

 

Junior 125

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
23	Remmie Fyffe	AWMCC	22	22	25	25	94
100	Zane Kinna	AWMCC	20	20	20	0	60	4th
59	Tom Drane	Forbes	25	25	22	22	94
95	Toby McDonald	AWMCC	18	18	18	20	74	3rd

 

85cc 9-11

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
173	Beau Bailey	Forbes	25	0	0		25	3rd
36	Oli Bergic	AWMCC	22	25	25	25	97	1st
21	Ben Bloomfield	HCV	20	22	22	22	86	2nd

 

85cc 11-13

Number	Rider	Club	RD1	RD2	RD3	RD4
5	Riley Plum	HCV	20	20	20	20	80	3rd
12	Blake Keenes	AWMCC	13	13	15	13	54	8th
43	William Groat		18	18	18	18	72	4th
1	Archie McDonald	AWMCC	22	22	25	22	91	2nd
8	Varis Fleming	Kurri Kurri	16	16	16	16	64	5th
30	Tom West	AWMCC	15	15	13	14	57	7th
507	Michael Cogdell	Myrtleford	25	25	22	25	97	1st
5	Jack West	AWMCC	14	14	14	15	57	6th