Enduro
2023 SA OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP LOOKING FOR HELP!
In yet another disappointing setback for the 2023 Championship, the Juventus MCC have sadly had to pull out of running the first 2 rounds of the 2023 SA Off Road Championship, due to a serious lack of man-power available to make the event happen.
No-one wants to see the 2023 Championship slip back to a 4 round series, so this is a FINAL CALL to see if there is a Club, or a group of people, that would be prepared to assist with the running of rounds 1 and 2 of the Championships over the weekend of June 17 & 18 at ACUSA Park, Harrogate.
Assistance will be available as to where everything is at the Park: car parks, toilets, access points, etc, and specifically to show where the tracks can, and can’t, go.
What would be needed are the following:
- Track marking and un-marking teams (Monday of the June Long Weekend for marking, unmarking on the Sunday after racing or the following Saturday at the latest)
- 2 teams of sweep riders each day (minimum of 4 riders per team) – this is a must for the safety of all riders, as well as keeping the event on schedule.
- General assistants on the day for the following;
- Pit allocations and assisting teams/riders where they can set up.
- Sign On & Scrutineering assistants each morning
- Pit marshals – to assist with riders getting to the start line.
- Starters and finishers for each Test.
- Back up scoring teams.
- Bike recovery team.
Motorcycling South Australia will assist with the following:
- Assign the appropriate level officials to run the meeting.
- Approve the supp regs and all relevant paperwork.
- Set the event up in Ridernet and monitor all entries as they come in, and deal with any issues that may arise – specifically in relation to endorsements and numbers.
- Organise the event programs.
- Organise the round awards (trophies), that would be presented at the next rounds.
Motorcycling SA are keenly aware that the sport as a whole, and Enduro specifically, is suffering from a serious lack of volunteers to make events happen, so, if you think your Club, or a group could put together a team to make these rounds happen, please call the MSA Office, 8332 9000, or email administration@motorcyclingsa.org.au BEFORE Monday, May 15th.
Motorcycling SA have regularly been advertising for the past 4 years for persons interested in becoming the Sports Manager for Enduro, but to date there has not been a single applicant, and the position is still vacant. If you would like more information on the position, please email administration@motorcyclingsa.org.au to get all of the information available.
2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – DATE CHANGES!
Due to many reasons, and mainly due to Enduro not having a Sports Manager at present to coordinate the Championships or the discipline, with Wes Haydon no longer available to do it, as well as things like land availability, once again there have had to be date changes to the 2023 SA Off Road Championships, with the 2023 Championship now looking as per the rounds listed below.
Over the next week as it gets close to entries opening for rounds 1 and 2, MSA will release the 2023 Championship sponsors, as well as the supplementary regulations for the 2023 Championship.
Motorcycling South Australia would specifically like to thank the organising clubs for making the 2023 Championship possible, as all had originally decided to have a year off to recharge their members, but when it seriously looked like there wouldn’t be a Championship in 2023, all decided that they would put up their hands to make it happen.
The Keyneton MCC are now running back to back AORC rounds, after running a round in 2022, as the final 2 rounds of SAORC will also be rounds 7 & 8 of the 2023 AORC, and along with Keith & Districts, will also be opening up some new land to the Championship in 2023, while Juventus will be heading out of the forest for the first time in many years, to the Adelaide Hills and ACUSA Park.
2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS
ROUND 1 & 2
JUNE 17 & 18 ACUSA Park Juventus Sprint / Sprint
ROUND 3 & 4
JULY 15 & 16 Tintinara Keith & Districts TBC / TBC
ROUND 5 & 6
*AUGUST 26 & 27 Keyneton Keyneton Cross Country / Sprint
* Being run alongside the AORC, rounds 7 & 8
ENTRIES (LIKELY DATES)
| Round | Entries Open | Entries Close | Late Entries Close |
| Round 1 & 2 | 6.00am Monday May 8 | Midnight, Friday June 9 | Midnight, Sunday June 11 |
| Round 3 & 4 | 6.00am Monday June 6 | Midnight, Friday July 7 | Midnight, Sunday July 9 |
| Round 5 & 6 | 6.00am Monday July 24 | Midnight, Friday August 18 | Midnight, Sunday August 20 |
RESULTS – AORC ROUNDS 3 AND 4 – SA CONTINUES THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE
Queensland Moto Park (QMP) came to life for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2023 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship presented by MXstore (AORC), with riders rolling in and anticipation mounting of who can get it done for the weekend the feeling in the air was electric. SA was there in force and boy did we bring it!!
14 South Aussies made the trip over to continue their championship hopes for the season. Still sitting on cloud nine after being selected by the ShopYamaha Off-Road Racing Team to replace the injured Kyron Bacon, Cooper Sheidow showed what he was made of right from the get-go. Sitting sixth outright for Round 3 (Saturday) and finishing Second for E1, he was able to hold off ex-pat Will Price, who settled for third. Showing nothing but consistency, he finished Sunday’s Round 4 again second in E1 with a seventh outright time. Will Price couldn’t quite get the upper hand on Cooper who again stood third on the podium.
Rowan Pumpa started the weekend on a heater, leading the Veterans class, with a first-place finish. Unfortunately, after some really tight racing, he had to settle for a second-place finish for Round 4 behind NSW Christopher Thomas.
Round 3 saw our South Aussies top the first 2 steps of the Masters podium with Leigh Bentley taking out the category first, followed closely by Peter Rudd. Keeping his flow going into Round 4 Leigh kept the top sport going with another podium first, however unfortunately Peter had a day he would rather forget, finishing ninth.
Continuing the journey of bringing home another back-to-back championship, Ollie Gear really let his riding do the talking, taking out a clean sweep of first-place wins for Rounds 3 and 4 in the J3 class, but also topping the leaderboard in first place both days overall…Well done lad!!
After being pipped for a podium in Round 3 by NSW Kai Austin and settling for forth in J2, Harry Gilbertson put his head down and fought through, passing Kai and taking the third place finish for Round 4. We’re looking forward to plenty of battles ahead between these two.
Plenty of our South Australian contingent came through with top 10 finishes including:
Max Midwinter (EJ), Forth place round 3 and 4.
Luke Bunnik (E3), Sixth Round 3 and fifth Round 4
Davey Gear (J4), Fifth place Round 3 and sixth place Round 4
Levi Rossi (J1), Fourth place Round 3 and Fifth place Round 4.
AORC Round 3 Full Report – HERE.
AORC Round 4 Full Report – HERE.
2023 Yamaha AORC Rounds 3 and 4 Race Recap – HERE.
AORC Website – HERE.
AORC FB page – HERE.
AORC points rankings as they stand after Round 4:
(Below): Ollie Gear turning iot on for his
weekend of 1st place finishes.
(Above) Cooper Sheidow looking good in Blue with a seat riding for
the ShopYamaha Off-Road Racing Team.
RESULTS – A HUGE WEEKEND OF SMILES AT THE FIRST JAMALKA OFF-ROAD RACE
The inaugural Jamalka Off-Road Race at Tumby Bay was run and won over a massive 4 days of action from the 13th to the 16th of April. Riders and buggies were met by a gruelling 60 KM per lap off-road course, framed perfectly by the beautiful Eyre Peninsula wilderness. The event was the brainchild of a South Aussie farmer, off-road racer Ben, and his wife Nat McNamara. The pair dreamed of creating an Enduro Desert Race extravaganza that could test its competitors and grow to join the National Off Road Circuit.
Crowds were greeted by plenty of fast-paced action during each day, with even more off-track entertainment late into the night, including music, food and of course, many beverages shared between friends in the specially designed facilities Ben created for the event.
Enduro riders from all over South Australia jumped at the opportunity to get their bikes and bodies warmed up for the upcoming Fink Desert Race and you could see by the smiles on their faces a mile away… the event was a fan favourite.
After a full perfect 2 days of racing and 300km under his belt, Jay Simister #229 took out the competition outright with an impressive total time of 03:50:18.434. With a grin from ear to ear, you could tell straight away he was pumped and keen to get back out to do it all over again. With only a marginal gap of just over 5 minutes, Daniel Hunt #380 finished outright in second place with a time of 03:55:46.007. Showing the young lads how it’s done John Harkness #759 put down a cracking time of 4:11:26.073 both winning the Veterans 45+ and sitting third outright. The fourth fastest overall for the weekend came in as Tanner Pfitzner #47 with a 4:12:30.527 followed closely by Benjamin Piggott 5th fastest overall.
Tammy Peters #721 represented the girls as the only open Women but we are sure there are going to be plenty more competitors joining her in the coming years. Similarly, Matthew Pierce #415 ran solo in the Up to 251cc but in the end, still stood tall after conquering the event challenge. John Harkness #759 led the Veterans 35+ class with an incredible ride, in front of Reece Scott #5 and Jason Mitchell#701.
Proving that experience still can mix with the young crowd, Scott Baker #932 took out the Veterans 45+ years, with Quenten O’Connor #411 not being able to catch him in time, to finish in second after a long weekend on the bike.
The course laid claim to its fare share victims with Andrew Kerr coming off his bike at the finish line just before 11 am on Saturday, Jessie Malone suffering a broken collar bone during his race and Clinton Letton, ending his weekend after having the misfortune of tagging a tree stump.
With the first successful Jamalka Off-road Race in the history books for 2023, we are sure we will see it back in 2024 bigger and better than ever. The skies are really the limit with the future of the Jamalka Off-Road Race and it’s already off to a huge start.
Pictures curtesy of Jamalka Off Road Racing Page. and The Dapper Crow Photography.
Full break down of results – HERE
Overall Class Results:
RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA DAYS – 2023 SO FAR!
No Licence – NO WORRIES! And, More riding, more often!
Ride Parks Australia – Ride Park Days
For the past couple of years, MA affiliated clubs have had the opportunity to run Ride Park Days that are safe and controlled non-competition riding days where families, friends and kids of all abilities can enjoy social riding. Available for riders of all ages – and – running these days are an excellent way toget new members into your Club, as newbies don’t need a licence to come along and see if they are going to like it or not!
For an RPA Day, No Licence Required!
– They do not need a state issued motorcycle licence or MA Licence
– They will have an option to purchase Personal Accident coverage and it is highly recommended
– Junior KickStart Licence or Logbooks are not required
– No minimum age requirement for kids
Give the MSA Office a call regarding your club running RPA Days in 2023 – and there is also an RPA specific page on the MA website – https://www.ma.org.au/ride-park-days/
A number of Clubs have already lodged their 2023 dates, as have the ACUSA Park Committee, which run all of their Ride Days under the RPA banner, with the discipline in the (brackets) – and here is the 2023 calendar so far – and we know there are still many more to come;
https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/acusa-park/
https://www.facebook.com/ACUSAPARK
ACUSA PARK (EN)
May 21
June 4
July 2
July 23
August
August 27
September 17
October 15
Keith & District MCC (MX) (All dates still TBC)
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
Mud N Tars (DT)
February 12
March 5
June 11
Riverland JMC (MX)
April 16
May 7
June 1
July 9
August 13
September 31