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SPORTS MANAGER EOI – MOTOCROSS (RE-ISSUED)

November 22, 2018 Filed Under: News

Attention everyone,

Due to a clash in work schedules our last nominee for the position has had to withdraw. Therefore please we have reissued the EOI for Motocross Sports Manager/ Panel members. We currently have a number of members from clubs with have provided an EOI so there is a base established. A general MX meeting will be scheduled (before closing) and held soon after this date. Any questions, please contact the MSA General Manager, generalmanager@motorcyclingsa.org.au

Regards, the SAMX Committee

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TICKET WINDOW TO STAY OPEN UNTIL 9.00AM MONDAY!

November 16, 2018 Filed Under: News

Numbers for the 2018 MSA Night of Champions are really quite brilliant, but, as we are so close to the magical 200 mark (with a full house at 220) and after talking to the venue, we are now able to leave the ticket window open until 9.00am Monday the 18^th!

So far, we have had great response from many of our invited guests, especially our Rising Stars, Regional Volunteers and International competitors, but there are still a few we haven’t heard from, and especially our Australian Champions, with only 3 RSVP’s so far – so if you have been invited and are still considering whether to attend or not – email projects@motorcyclingsa.org.au over the weekend to confirm your attendance – and hit the link below for any guests you would like to bring along!

This is well shaping up to be a fantastic night, with RSVP’s from, and confirming their attendance;

The 2018 MSA Hall of Fame inductee, Mr Bill Horsman

The 2 recipients of Life Membership to Motorcycling SA will be there, as will a good roll up of current Life Members

The 2018 Frank Franklin Trophy recipient will also be in attendance

Members from all 5 semi-finalists in the Club of the Year Award will be there, with a total of 8 Clubs so far booking a table or part table

Almost all of the Regional Volunteer Award recipients will also be ‘in the house’

Over half of our 20 Rising Star Award nominees are also going to be in attendance

PLUS – there are a number of surprises planned for the night – some big, some huge!

Seriously, this will be a night NOT TO MISS!

Link to book; https://goo.gl/uGGvDW

See previous posts regarding menu & time table of events!

ONE OF OUR ELITE RIDERS TO REACH FOR THE STARS IN 2019

November 15, 2018 Filed Under: News, Trials

2018 Motorcycling SA Elite Rider Squad member, Lillie Yiatrou is taking a huge leap in 2019, with her entry just confirmed into the FIM Trial2 Women’s World Cup, the 2^nd tier of the Women’s Trial World Championship, where she will compete against some of the world’s best female trials riders at rounds in Portugal, Britain and Spain – and all at the age of 15!

Lillie, also a 2018 Rising Star Award nominee who will be at the 2018 MSA Night of Champions in little over a weeks’ time, took a year off in 2015 to re-charge the batteries and since returning to the sport in 2016 has taken all before her, with the results showing the commitment and effort she has been putting into her chosen sport!

2017 saw Lillie finish 2^nd in the Junior Women’s Australian Trial Championship at her first attempt, and finishing runner-up to New Zealander, Hannah Rushworth meant that Lillie finished 2017 as the #1 ranked Australian junior woman in trial, and Lillie also finishing 2^nd to Hannah at the SA Championships.

2018 has seen Lillie take the jump to senior competition, something riders can do in trial as there is no direct competition between the riders on course, and has forgone her final 2 years of junior competition.

Starting the year in senior C Grade Lillie has won the SA Women’s Cup outright, the first junior rider to do so, and also is the 2018 SA Champion in Open Women, and also attended the Australian Women Cup in Canberra where she was 2^nd overall and first in Youth.

The Australian Championships were held this year in Victoria and once again, Lillie decided to bypass the Junior Women Championship and enter Open Women, where, at 14 years of age, she was pitted against 4 Australian Trials des Nations representatives.

Lillie started with an amazing first lap on day 1 where she was in 2^nd outright and in front of former World Top 10 and multi time Australian Champion, the great Michelle Coleman, to the amazement of all, including herself!

Over the next 3 laps (and 2 days) Lillie battled superbly against her older and more experienced competition, had her ups and downs, but finished on the podium and in 3^rd place, and besting 2 Australian reps in the process!

The #3 ranked Open Women trials rider in Australia – at the age of 14!

For the journey to this point, Lillie would like to thank some amazing and supporting people;

Her Mum & Dad, Paula & Andrew, for the support, wise words and minding/catching, and brother Alex for his support as well

Greg Knight from Rockhopping SA & Paul Arnott from The Hell Team for the bike and bike support

Her coaches through the years, but especially Kristie ‘K-Dog’ McKinnon for all of her support and guidance and Team Hogan for their guidence and coaching – always good to ride with Connor (PS: Thanks for bringing Jack & Dan Peace out as well)

Her riding ‘buddies’ and the Trials SA community, especially Josh Rees for being her riding buddy this year, as well as Alex Cowan & Patrick Hewitt for always pushing the limits, trash talking and for being great mates!

Now Lillie will face her next challenge – riding in the FIM World Championship, whilst also targeting the SA Trial Championship, the SA Women’s Cup and, of course, the Australian Trial Championships, and we wish her all the best as she takes on this next challenge!

Certainly a Rising Star of our sport!

NOMINATIONS FOR SPEEDWAY SPORTS MANAGER / PANEL MEMBER – NOW OPEN!

November 15, 2018 Filed Under: All disciplines, Dirt Track, News, Speedway

Fancy life in the fast lane of one of motorcycling most exciting disciplines?

Motorcycling South Australia has opened nominations for the positions of Speedway Sports Manager and/or Panel Member.

This position will encompass the whole of the sport – juniors & seniors, solos & sidecars, modern & historic machines!

All nominations should be directed to the General Manager of Motorcycling SA before November 30th.

GILLMAN SPEEDWAY’S SEASON 2018/19 OPENING MEETING TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR!

November 14, 2018 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, Speedway

For opening night of the 2018/19 (senior) speedway season here in SA, riders from England, Denmark and New Zealand will join with local and interstate riders for a 500cc Solo team match at Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway this Saturday night (17 November).

Danish riders Matias Nielsen and Kenneth Jürgensen, and English rider Kyle Bickley will team with Adelaide riders Robert Branford and Dakota Ballantyne, and Mildura’s Jaimon Lidsey, the new Victorian Champion, and Cooper Riordan to represent the Leszno Bulls, while two other Englishmen, Tom Brennan and Zach Wajtknecht, and three-times New Zealand Under 21 Champion Jake Turner, will represent the Swindon Robins along with Mildura’s Jordan Stewart and Justin Sedgmen, and Adelaide’s Robert Medson and Brayden McGuinness.

Support events to the teams match are 500cc Solo support races, and Sidecars, including former Australia number three, Shane Hudson, from New South Wales.

Photo: Kenneth Jürgensen (white), Tom Brennan (red) and Robert Medson (yellow). Photo by Judy Mackay.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday, 17 November 2018.

Venue: Gillman Speedway Stadium, 65 Wilkins Road, Gillman – near the Port Adelaide area.

Gates open: Gates open at 5pm. Free spectator access to the pits until approximately 6.30pm.

Racing starts: 7.30pm.

Riders:

Solo Teams 500cc:

Leszno Bulls – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (Vic), 2 Dakota Ballantyne (SA), 3 Cooper Riordan (Vic), 4 Matias Nielsen (Den), 5 Robert Branford (SA), 6 Kyle Bickley (Eng), 7 Kenneth Jürgensen (Den).

Swindon Robins – 1 Jordan Stewart (Vic), 2 Robert Medson (SA), 3 Tom Brennan (Eng), 4 Zach Wajtknecht (Eng), 5 Justin Sedgmen (Vic), 6 Jake Turner (NZ), 7 Brayden McGuinness (SA)

Solo 500cc Support Races: Connor Bailey (Vic), Fraser Bowes (SA), Aden Clare (NSW), Steve Graetz (SA), Seth Hickey (SA), Declan Knowles (Vic)

Sidecars: Ricky Adams/Alice Cox, Chris Bichard/Michael Bell, Tim Bichard/Adam Pascoe, Nathan Fleet/Ayrton Canning, Steve Fowler/tba, Dean Hobbs/Glen Zaworski, Shane Hudson/Mitchell Spear (NSW/SA), Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris, Aaron Silvy/Jaron Silvy, Brian Silvy/Cameron White

Solo 250cc Under 16 Demonstration rides: Patrick Hamilton (Vic), Liam May

Solo 125cc Under 16 on infield track: Jake Fleet, Jordan Hargreaves, Jackson Milner (Vic), Teagan Pedler, Nicholas Possingham, Harry Sadler

Sidecar 250cc Under 16 on infield track: Jackson Milner/Adam Niesche (Vic/SA), Bradley Wakefield/Hamish McCarten (Vic)

Admission: Adults $25, Age Pension & Student Concession $20, Children aged 12-15 $5, Under 12 free, Family $55, Programme $5. Parking free. Grandstand free.

Concession is limited to holders of the Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession card holders only.

Seating: Grandstand seating for 216 people. Large grassed viewing mounds and terracing suitable for deck chairs.

Food and drink: Full bar and catering available. Food includes hot chips, hamburgers, chicken burgers, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, Chiko Rolls, dim sims, hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, tea, cold drinks, sweets. “Gillman has far and away the best speedway tucker” [Peter White’s Speedway World]

Bar facilities available but please note a condition of our liquor licence is no byo alcohol or glass can be brought into the venue. Also note no pets, other than guide dogs, are allowed into the venue.

Souvenirs: There is a well-stocked souvenir shop. Eftpos available in the souvenir shop.

Weather Forecast: (As at 14 November) Maximum 25, minimum 10. Sunny. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]

The Gillman programme is available to download from the Gillman Speedway website (under the Shop tab) from Friday afternoon for $5.50 payable by credit card or PayPal

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS – TICKET SALES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY!

November 13, 2018 Filed Under: All disciplines, Coaches, Dirt Track, Enduro, Minikhana, Motocross, News, Reliability, Road Racing, SAMX Championship, SAORC, Speedway, State Championship, Supermoto, Trials

Ticket sales for the 2018 Motorcycling SA Night of Champions will close at 4.00pm this Friday, the 16^th of November, so if you are planning on attending what is shaping up to be a fantastic night of celebrations – now is the time to book a table or a seat!

In what has been a fantastic response to the 2018 Night of Champions, ticket sales are now above the 150 mark and all is looking good to reach the 200 mark – and with a great spread of nominees from nearly all the disciplines of the sport here in SA, this should be a night not to miss!

Ticket sales link here; https://goo.gl/uGGvDW

With a new venue, it has opened up the options to be able to celebrate and promote our great sport, with the opportunity to have a large display of bikes encompassing the whole sport, with everyone able to have a wander through the display!

With this in mind – here is the (approximate) time table of (some of the) events for the night – we’re not going to let on everything that will happen on the night as we are keeping a few surprises close to our chest!

5.15pm Doors to the Titanium Security Arena opened to guests, and the on court bike display

Access will be through the Corporate Entrance on the William Street end of the building (Eastern side), with car access to the car park from both, William Street and Crittenden Road. (Ample parking for cars with trailers as well)

5.45pm Doors to the Scout Deck function room open to guests, where the Night of Champions will be held

Access by stairs or elevator to the Scout Deck.

5.45pm – 6.15pm Arrival pics & ‘finding your table’!

6.05pm 10 minute warning!

6.15pm Night of Champions commences with the official welcome!

6.25pm 2018 MSA Regional Volunteer Awards presented

6.45pm Entrée

7.15pm Motorcycling SA Life Memberships presented

7.40pm 2018 MSA Rising Star Award presented

8.00pm Main Course

8.45pm 2018 MSA Hall of Fame induction with Bill Horsman

9.00pm Dessert

9.15pm 2018 Australian Championship recognitions

9.45pm The 2018 Frank Franklin Trophy presented

10.00pm 2018 MSA Club of the Year Award presented

10.15pm End of the official part of the evening!

For those bringing bikes and gear for displays; court access is through the ramp on the Northern side the building, at the end closest to the grassed car park – Crittenden Road end, open from 4.00pm for set up. (All bikes/displays will need to be taken home that night due to the venue’s use on Sunday – thanks)

Photo Credits; With thanks to Classic Shots Photography