2021 MOTORCYCLING SA CALENDAR OF EVENTS – RELEASED!
While COVID-19 played havoc with season 2020 and a lot of what was planned to happen on the 2020 calendar, it hasn’t stopped MSA, along with great help from the Sports Managers, the Clubs and promoters putting together a huge 2021 Events Calendar – which isn’t finished by any stretch of the imagination – as there are still dates to be added for a couple of disciplines (Dirt Track, Enduro and Quads/Sidecarcross), as well as rounds and venues allocated for the 2021 SA Motocross Championship.
If all goes to plan, these dates should be able to be finalised soon after the Sports Manager’s Meeting on December 10th – so in about 2 weeks from now, stay tuned for those announcements. Motorcycling SA would like to thank all of the Sports Managers, the Clubs and promoters for their work and assistance in getting to this spot – and hopefully with a December 1st re-start after the 2nd COVID lockdown, there won’t be any more going forward and we can all enjoy the sport we have such a passion for!
2021 will see a fantastic amount of disciplines hosting National, and International, events in 2021, with rounds of the Australian Superbike Championship (The Bend), the ‘ProMX’ Australian Motocross Championship (Gillman) and the Australian Off Road Championship (Kingston SE) all being held in SA, along with all 4 Australian Junior Speedway Championships (2 @ Gillman, 2 @ Sidewinders) and the FIM Oceania Solo & Sidecar Speedway Championships (Gillman) also to be held in SA during 2021.
There are also a number of other highlights to be had in 2021 – headed by the bi-annual, brilliant and iconic Sellicks Beach Historic Races, to be held over the weekend of March 13 & 14, being run by SA’s oldest Club, the Levis MCC, on the sands of Sellicks Beach. Entries will open very soon for this event, and with a capped entry list, be quick to ensure you can step back in time and race SA’s ‘oldest race track’!
Each discipline has an iconic event, or 2, so keep an eye out for the following events during the year;
CLASSIC MOTOCROSS – the 2020 SA Historic Championships, @ The Levis Scramble in September
ENDURO – heading across the border for the Finke Desert Race in June, or the Hattah Desert Race in July
MOTOCROSS – The King of the Gulf, along with Prince & Classic King of the Gulf at Port Pirie over Easter
RELIABILITY TRIAL – SA’s most iconic annual event since 1924, The 24 Hour Trial, as always, on the ‘2nd weekend in July’!
ROAD RACE – The 3 Hour Race @ Mallala in March, the Easter Cup (April) and Master of Mac Park (Oct), both at the Mount!
SIDECAR-CROSS – The Murray Williams Cup (& Wayne Kearvell Passenger Cup) – still to be confirmed
SPEEDWAY – The Jack Young & Bob White Cups (senior solo & sidecar) and the Roy Bitmead & Graham Baker events (junior)
TRIAL – The 46th Peter Sparkes (Sidecar) Trophy and the Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy events – saluting legends of the sport!
The SA Women in Motorcycling crew will also feature heavily in 2021, with the South Coast MXC kicking things off with a Come & Try Day at Monarto in March, followed by the SA Women’s Cup for motocross to be held once again over Easter at Port Pirie, with the SA Women’s Cup for Trial (the first event in SA to have the girls & women headline) to be held in the Barossa Valley in May, and this year, complete with a Come & Try Day on the Saturday before.
Enduro, Motocross and Trial (at least) will once again feature classes for girls and women in their SA Championships for 2021, and like all classes in all disciplines, they will be subject to minimum entry requirements (check each discipline’s sup regs for these entry requirements) – so get behind these disciplines and ensure that all SA girls and women are fighting for an official Championship in 2021!
2021 certainly looks like it’s going to be a huge – and busy – year for all, and it’s already underway with Gillman and Sidewinders Speedway venues – so keep checking out the MSA calendar on the MSA website for updates. (The online calendar will start being uploaded next week!)
Below are each disciplines confirmed events (as of 27/11/2020), with those in bold font either Australian Championship, International, AND/OR, events that are happening interstate that SA riders regularly attend – but as stated above – look for additions to each discipline going forward.
SPECIAL EVENTS
MAR 13-14 LEVIS SELLICKS BEACH HISTORIC RACES SELLICKS BEACH
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TBA
CLASSIC MOTOCROSS
APRIL 3-4 PORT PIRIE CLASSIC KING OF THE GULF PORT PIRIE
SEP 4-5 KEYNETON KEYNETON SCRAMBLE, 50 YRS ON MENGLERS MENGLERS HILL (TBC)
SEP 26 LEVIS SA HISTORIC MX CHAMPS ACUSA PARK
DIRT TRACK
DATES & VENUES STILL TO BE CONFIRMED
(LOOKING AT A 3 ROUND SA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FOR 2021)
ENDURO
2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP – DATES & VENUES STILL TO BE CONFIRMED
MAY 7-9 VICTORIA AUSTRALIAN 3 DAY VINTAGE ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAY 19-22 WA AUSTRALIAN 4 DAY ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUN 11-14 NT THE FINKE DESERT RACE
JUL 3-4 VICTORIA THE HATTAH DESERT RACE
SEP 18-19 KEYNETON AORC ROUNDS 9 & 10 @ KINGSTON SE
OCT 23 TBC SA OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTATION NIGHT
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
MOTOCROSS
2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – VENUES STILL TO BE CONFIRMED
MAR 8 SOUTH COAST WOMEN’S COME & TRY DAY MONARTO
MAR 28-29 ALBURY ROUND 1 VICTORIAN JUNIOR CHAMPS ALBURY / WODONGA
APRIL 3-4 PORT PIRIE KING, PRINCE & CLASSIC KING OF THE GULF PORT PIRIE
APRIL 3-4 PORT PIRIE 2021 SA WOMEN’S CUP FOR MOTOCROSS PORT PIRIE
APR 17-18 TBC ROUND 1 2021 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPS TBC
MAY 15-16 SHIPWRECK ROUND 2 VICTORIAN JUNIOR CHAMPS SHIPWRECK COAST
MAY 22-23 TBC ROUND 2 2021 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPS TBC
MAY 29-30 MRA ROUND 3 ProMX AUSTRALIAN MX CHAMPS GILLMAN
JUN 19-20 TBC ROUND 3 2021 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPS TBC
JUL 24-25 TBC ROUND 4 2021 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPS TBC
JUL 31- AUG 1 GOULBURN V ROUND 3 VICTORIAN JUNIOR CHAMPS GOULBERN VALLEY
AUG 29-30 TBC ROUND 5 2021 SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPS TBC
SEP 4-5 DANDENONG ROUND 3 VICTORIAN JUNIOR CHAMPS DANDENONG
SEP 26-OCT 4 QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR MX CHAMPS (AJMX) QUEENSLAND
NOV 6 SAMX 2021 SA MX CHAMPS PRESENTATIONS TBA
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TBA
RELIABILITY TRIAL
MAY 1 GAWLER ROUND 1 THE PHILLIP HAYDON RELIABILITY TRIAL TARLEE & DISTRICTS
MAY22 KEYNETON ROUND 2 THE MIKE CONNORS RELIABILITY TRIAL SEDAN & DISTRICTS
JUN 12-13 VELOCETTE ROUND 3 THE LEW JOB RELIABILITY TRIAL ROBERTSTOWN & DISTRICTS
JUL 10-11 24 HOUR ROUND 4 THE 2021 24 HOUR TRIAL KAPUNDA & DISTRICTS
AUG 7 LEVIS ROUND 5 THE GIL HARRIS RELIABILITY TRIAL MALLALA & DISTRICTS
SEP 4 SAPMAC ROUND 6 THE RIVER MURRAY RELIABILITY TRIAL PALMER & DISTRICTS
SEP 18 CLARE ROUND 7 THE BERYL PEARCE RELIABILITY TRIAL CLARE & DISTRICTS
TBC SART 2021 SART PRESENTATIONS TBA
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TBA
ROAD RACE
JAN 2–3 HMCRR of SA 2020 SA HISTORIC CHAMPIONSHIPS MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER
FEB 26–28 MOUNT GAMBIER CLASSIC MASTERS MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER
MAR 5–7 CAFNIX SA CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1, 3 HOUR RACE MALLALA MOTORSPORT PARK
APR 2–4 MOUNT GAMBIER SA CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2, EASTER CUP MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER
MAY 7–9 MOUNT GAMBIER SENIORS MEETING MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER
SEP 17–19 CAFNIX & MA SA CHAMPS ROUND 3, AUST SIDECAR CHAMP THE BEND, TAILEM BEND
SEP 23–26 MA AUST SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP (ASBK) THE BEND, TAILEM BEND
OCT 1–3 MOUNT GAMBIER SA CHAMPS ROUND 4, MASTER OF MAC PARK MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER
OCT 22–24 FIM & DORNA AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (MOTO GP) PHILLIP ISLAND (Vic)
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TBA
SIDECAR-CROSS & QUADS
DATES & VENUES STILL TO BE CONFIRMED
INCLUDING THE 2021 MURRAY WILLIAMS CUP & WAYNE KEARVELL PASSENGER’S CUP
SPEEDWAY
2020
DEC 12 SRA – GILLMAN JACK YOUNG CUP, w/- sidecars & flat track solos
DEC 19 SIDEWINDERS CLUB MEETING
DEC 28 SRA – GILLMAN MAJOR SOLO EVENT, w/- sidecars & flat track solos
2021
JAN 16 SRA – GILLMAN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SENIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP, w/- sidecars & flat track solos
JAN 28 SIDEWINDERS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP
JAN 29 MA – GILLMAN UNDER 21 & UNDER 16 250cc AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
JAN 30 FIM – GILLMAN FIM OCEANIA SENIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP, w/- sidecars
FEB 6 SIDEWINDERS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP (TBC)
FEB 13 SRA – GILLMAN BOWES FAMILY SIDECAR CUP ROUND 1, w/- solos & flat track solos
FEB 20 SIDEWINDERS THE GRAHAM BAKER SHIELD
FEB 27 SRA – GILLMAN BILLS’S BITS & BIKES SA SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP, w/- solos & flat track solos
MAR 6 SIDEWINDERS THE ROY BITMEAD MEMORIAL CUP
MAR 13 SRA – GILLMAN THE BOB WHITE CUP, JUNIOR & SENIOR SIDECAR, w/- solos & flat track solos
MAR 20 SIDEWINDERS CLUB MEETING
MAR 27 SRA – GILLMAN CHOOKS GRAPHIX SIDECAR CUP ROUND 2, w/- solos & flat track solos
APR 3 SIDEWINDERS THE PRESIDENT’S CUP
APR 10 SRA – GILLMAN DIVISION 2 SIDECAR SA CHAMPIONSHIP, w/- classic solos & sidecars
APR 17 FIM – GILLMAN FIM OCEANIA SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP, w/- solos
SEP 25 MA – SIDEWINDERS 125cc JUNIOR SOLO AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
SEP 26 MA – SIDEWINDERS 125cc JUNIOR SOLO TEAMS AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
NOV 20 MSA – VENUE TBA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
TRIAL
JAN 30 AJS MTC of SA 2021 DYNAMIC TRIAL SERIES ROUND 1 JDP, WINGFIELD
FEB 27 AJS MTC of SA 2021 DYNAMIC TRIAL SERIES ROUND 2 JDP, WINGFIELD
MAR 27 AJS MTC of SA 2021 DYNAMIC TRIAL SERIES ROUND 3 JDP, WINGFIELD
APR 17 TRIALS SA TRIALS SA COME & TRY DAY VICTOR HARBOR
APR 18 AJS MTC of SA THE FRANK TUCK TRIAL VICTOR HARBOR TROY 1
MAY 2 VELOCETTE TBC TBC
MAY 15 TRIALS SA GIRLS & WOMEN’S COME & TRY DAY BAROSSA (TBC)
MAY 16 KEYNETON 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CUP BAROSSA (TBC)
MAY 16 KEYNETON THE DIENER / HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY
JUN 5 TRIALS SA COACHING / PRACTISE DAY TUNGKILLO
JUN 6 AJS MTC of SA THE 46TH PETER SPARKES TROPHY TUNGKILLO
JUN 20 KEYNETON THE 48TH MOUNTAIN MAN TRIAL BAROSSA TROY 2
JUL 4 AJS MTC of SA THE CLASSIC TRIAL TUNGKILLO
JUL 25 GAWLER THE MAX GRAETZ TRIAL TUNGKILLO TROY 3
AUG 14 TRIALS SA COACHING / PRACTISE DAY + ‘QUALIFICATION’ MUNGEREE
AUG 15 TEAM H & AJS THE WOOLSHED TRIAL MUNGEREE TROY 4
AUG 28 TRIALS SA TEAM SA PRESENTATIONS ROBERTSTOWN
AUG 29 VELOCETTE THE BLACK MUD TRIAL ROBERTSTOWN TROY 5
SEP 11-12 GAWLER THE 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPS TUNGKILLO
OCT 2-3 TEAM AUSTIN THE 2021 AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WESTERN AUSTRALIA
OCT 30 TRIALS SA 2021 TRIALS SA PRESENTATION DAY/NIGHT TBA
NOV 20 MSA MOTORCYCLING SA’s NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TBA