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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMENS TEAM TO THE A4DE – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST!
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMENS TEAM TO THE A4DE – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST!
The South Australian Enduro (Off Road) Committee are looking to send a full contingent of official STATE TEAMS to the 2021 Australian 4 Day Enduro Championships, to be held in Victoria from May 4th to 7th, at Erica.
So, the SA Enduro Committee would like, for the very first time ever, to include a Women’s Team as part of Team SA, so is asking for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to be lodged with the Enduro Sports Manager, Wes Haydon, before the end of 2021 (December 31) – so if you would like to be a part of SA Off Road history, and the three (3) rider team, please send an EOI to; saorc@motorcyclingsa.org.au
Become a part of SA Off Road history, and look to perhaps join the long list of women who have pulled on the green & gold at the ISDE – where Australia are multi-time Women’s World Champions – the dream is real!
From MA about the event:
Motorcycling Australia (MA) is proud to announce that the Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) is back on the calendar for 2022 where it will be hosted by Victoria’s Dandenong Motorcycle Club at Erica.
Scheduled to be held May 4-7, 2022 the Championship returns to Victoria where it was last hosted in Mansfield back in 2016.
Conceived in 1978, the A4DE is renowned nationally for its fierce competition, as the riders tackle all elements of the off-road terrain over 3 days of traditional enduro battling against the clock and finishing off on day 4 with a spectacular final Motocross.
The Erica location will provide the perfect landscape for the highly anticipated event as it did back in 1987 when it was first hosted in the town. The event will include excellent spectator vantage points, plus easy access from the township.
With the 2022 A4DE to head back to Erica, Frank Gogol of the Dandenong Motorcycle Club commented:
“Many older Enduro enthusiasts will have fond memories of the 1987 A4DE at Erica with the Park Ferme on the edge of the State Forest that contains epic enduro trails in typical Victorian heavily treed gum forests. With the event scheduled for May, the trail conditions should be prime.”
“With the assistance of DELWP (Forests Vic) and Parks Victoria the trails have been approved for use and are vast within the surrounding State Forests. Long trail loops planned with the Park Ferme at the hub of the expansive trail network.
This event will create a significant economic benefit to the surrounding towns, bringing hundreds of competitors, officials and supporters to the region during the four-day event.
THE MOTORCYCLING SA CREW WORKING THE COME & TRY AT THE BEND ON THE WEEKEND!
THE MOTORCYCLING SA CREW WORKING THE COME & TRY AT THE BEND ON THE WEEKEND!
Motorcycling SA were asked to help man the Come & Try area at the final round of the ASBK on the weekend at The Bend, and it was fantastic to see people from across many disciplines put their hand up and give up their time to help promote the sport.
Motorcycling SA would like to thank the following persons for their help – from motocross, enduro, road race, speedway & trial;
Dale Chadbourne, Trent Chadbourne, Josh Coulter, Kym Bolto, Allan Bolto, Haydon Barwick, Jarrod Barwick, Adam Possingham, Andrew Nicol, Robyn Kitchen & Koby Kitchen
A great job by you all – and a huge thanks from Motorcycling SA for helping promote the sport here in SA to a National audience.
2021 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS WRAP – 230+ AND A FULL HOUSE!
Well, that is Night of Champions done for 2021, with a huge thanks to the sell out crowd of 230+ who attended the night – so wonderful to see the motorcycle sport community of SA all come together! Congratulations to all of the award recipients that were presented on the night;
Hall of Fame; Gavin Porteous
The Frank Franklin Trophy; Danny Ahern
Rising Star Award; Samuel Pezzetta
Rising Star finalists;
Samuel Pezzetta (road race)
Hayden Eardley (trial)
Ollie Gear (enduro)
Emma Haylock (motocross)
Harry Sadler (speedway)
The Regional Volunteer Awards;
David Footner, Ian Harris, Brian Tickle, Reg Barry, Sofie Kraft, Brad Hunter, Ian Haylock, Leon Yates, Michael Kerin, Davo Johnson, Trish Channell, Muzz Tune, John Liddell, Sarah Rayson & Amanda Tscharke
The Australian Championship & International recognitions; Mark Plaisted & Brayden McGuinness
Club of the Year; Clare MCC
2nd, Club of the Year; Velocette MCC
=3rd, Club of the Year; Keith & Keyneton MCC’s
Also need to acknowledge the amazing guest speakers and presenters;
Leah Cassidy, the CEO of Sport SA
MSA President, Brenton Matters
MSA Life Member, Pam Groom
Sofie Kraft & Connor Hogan
Kym Bolto
Teagan Pedler, Haydon Barwick & Declan Carberry
And finally, thank you to;
Sam Conlon & the Eagles Function Centre
Craig Wasley from Classic Shots Photography
Chris Caust (Hall of Fame print & pullup design)
K-Biz Promotions for the Awards
Design Image Art for the framing of the Hall of Fame print
Get Displays for the Hall of Fame pull up
Tess Warnest for all of her help on the night
& Clint Gow-Smith for jumping in the deep end to be the emcee at such short notice!
LOCK THIS DATE IN NOW – 2022 MSA NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS, 19TH NOVEMBER 2022
THE LAST OF THE ORIGINALS – JOHN SONGAILO TO SIGN OFF AS RELIABILITY TRIAL SPORTS MANAGER!
THE LAST OF THE ORIGINALS – JOHN SONGAILO TO SIGN OFF AS RELIABILITY TRIAL SPORTS MANAGER
After about 13 years in the position, John Songailo has made the decision to step down as the Reliability Trials Sports Manager, a year earlier then expected, as his current term only expires at the end of 2022.
As such, Motorcycling SA has immediately opened nominations for the position, with the nominations to remain open until 5.00pm, Friday January 21st 2022.
After speaking to John, even though he has enjoyed his time in the position and did give the position some serious thought about whether or not to carry on, he felt that the time was right to step down, and also that it was the time for some new blood to come in with new ideas and take the discipline to the next level.
Motorcycling SA would like to express its thanks to John for holding the position for so many years, and he definitely leaves the discipline in a strong position, with 7 great events making for a season long SA Championship, that certainly caters for all riders and machines, and by its very nature, is also our most unique discipline, which of course, features SA’s famous 24 Hour Trial each July.
With John’s current committee set-up, he is happy to stay on until the committee’s Annual General Meeting that will be held in February, but as per the Sports Manager’s guidelines, it will be up to the new Sports Manager as to how he/she will run the discipline, whilst under the guidelines as set down by Motorcycling SA.
In the short term, this will be a one (1) year appointment, in that the successful nominee will complete the current two (2) year term (2021/22) that John was in the middle of, and after that they will be able to re-nominate if they wish for a full two (2) term of 2023/24.
OTHER SPORTS MANAGER NOMINATIONS STILL OPEN – UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD
Motorcycling SA still have open for nominations, the following Sports Managers positions;
Each appointment is for a two (2) year term – 2022/23, with all Sports Managers getting together for a meeting quarterly, and the MSA Sports Managers Guidelines are also available on request.
- Dirt Track
- Enduro
- Motocross
They will join the returning Sports Managers who’s current term is 2021/22;
- Road Race – Kym Bolto
- Speedway – Adam Possingham
Nominations for these 3 positions will close on Friday, December 3rd at 5.00pm, with appointments to be decided on, and made official by the MSA Board at the December Sports Managers meeting.
An application form needs to be completed and returned to Motorcycling SA for a person to be considered for the position, and can be found here;
MSA’S LEVEL 1 COACHES COURSE – A WEEKEND WELL SPENT!
The weekend of October 23 & 24 saw Motorcycling SA (finally) run a Level 1 Coaches Course, after a number of false starts due to COVID-19 and border restrictions!
Mark Gill flew in from western Australia to present the course, with just over 20 people taking up the offer – it would have been closer to 25, but the July lockdown meant the date change meant a number had to pull out – this time!
One of the fantastic things about the course was that all disciplines were covered, and there are now (by the end of this week) 20 new accredited Level O coaches in SA, and all are only 20 hours of practical coaching away from gaining their Level 1 Grade, and the brand new 20 are;
- Alex Cowan (Trial)
- Cooper Sheidow (Enduro)
- Evan Byles (Road Race)
- Alan Bolto (Road Race)
- Kym Bolto (Road Race)
- Brenton Matters (Reliability)
- Phil Altschwager (Reliability)
- Jason Carberry (Road Race & Dirt Track)
- Wade Sweet (Road Race & Dirt Track)
- Andrew Nicol (Speedway)
- Adam Possingham (Speedway)
- Scott Watts (Motocross)
- Mitch Norris (Motocross)
- Travis Bishop (Motocross)
- Brett Metcalfe (Motocross)
- Clint Gow-Smith (Motocross)
- Kylie Collins (Motocross, Enduro & Road Race)
- Chris Collins (Motocross, Enduro & Road Race)
- Andrew Warnest (Trial & Presenter)
Huge thanks to you all for giving up your time to help today’s newbies become tomorrow’s champions!
Need to also thank the Sidewinders Junior Speedway Club for allowing the practical be held at their venue, and also current coaches, Alessandro Malatesta and Barry Golding, for attending and assisting on the day, plus a huge shout out to the speedway kids (tomorrow’s champions) who came out and allowed themselves to be coached during the day.
Motorcycling SA will now look to holding at least 2 courses for Level 1 coaches in the first half of 2022 so we can get even more coaches working with all of the new riders coming into the sport, as well as developing the great talent we keep unearthing each week out on the various tracks!
