Wyaralong Motorbike Park

Posted on December 14, 2011
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The Queensland government in association with Motorcycling Queensland is set to open a new motorbike park south of Brisbane at Wyaralong between Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland. Bookings can be made at Nominate The park offers trail bike riding and a natural terrain motocross track and in the future will cater for motocross, supercross, stadium-cross and freestyle motocross. There will also be a pee wee and family track and a dedicated area for trials.

Unpowered sites are available for camping at around $5 per person per day.

The cost of riding at the facility is currently..
Adult MA licence holder – $35 ($39 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Adult non-MA licence holder – $42.50 ($47 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) MA licence holder – $20 ($22 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) non-MA member, $25 ($28 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)

Click herer to see a map of the location

Jump to 5:48 to see footage of the natural terrain motocross track

Click here to see the development plan

There is an official (invitation only) launch and opening planned to take place on on site Sunday 18 December 2011. After this date the park will be opening to the general public.

Stanmore Motocross Club to re-open

Posted on December 13, 2011
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Funds which were intended to be used to develop the Stapylton motocross facility will now be used to make improvements to the existing motocross track Stanmore. The improvements will be primarily noise protection measures. Stanmore MX should be able to re-open until construction isready to start although no dates have been given at this time.

Gold Coast Junior Motocross Club to re-open

Posted on December 13, 2011
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After a forced closure by Gold Coast city council 2 years ago due to noise complaints. Mike Hatcher’s junior motorcycle club has been given the go ahead to re-open with an initial 6 month lease due to start later in December 2011. The club has been home to a number of well known champion racers including Troy Bayliss, Casey Stoner and Mick Doohan. As a condition of operating the club will have to adhere to strict noise restrictions.

Stanmore MX closed by local council

Posted on November 30, 2011
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Spread the word and do what you can…

Important Up-date. It is imperative that every member who lives in the Gold Coast Council area contact their local Councilor and voice their deep dissatisfaction with Councils resolution (read below for details).

Remind them that you and your wife/husband vote; and unless commonsense prevails and Council reverse its decision to close Stanmore Park MX, you will exercise your vote at the ballot box in March 2012 at the Council elections – and that you will influence others to do the same.

If you have friends and family that live in the Gold Coast City area, ask them to contact their Councilor as well, with the same message.

We have a small (7 day) window of opportunity to get this resolution overturned, and it’s now up to you and “people power”.

Please click here for GCCC Council or contact details.

Lease Update. This afternoon, we received the following information from GCCC. Councilors voted in a “closed meeting” on Mon 28/11 to; (a) Confirm that Stanmore Park will close on 30 Nov as previously directed; (b) That the Reedy Creek facility will close on 14 December; (c) That Council will hold another meeting on Mon 5/12 to determine their position on the proposed Stapylton MX Facility.

This outcome is contrary to our genuine understanding from Council, that neither facility would be closed until a replacement facility is operational. The ADMC management committee is working through available options for the continued use of Stanmore Park until this occurs. This web site will be updated as the situation develops.

If you are a Gold Coast resident (in particular, Division 1) – now is the time to contact your local Councilor and complain about the poor and unjust treatment dealt out to the members of our Club; and the motocross community in general. Be smart with your e-mail, fax, phone call or letter (not abusive), and let them know that you’re a voter and MX rider (and that you can influence the vote of other like minded people in the Gold Coast area as well). Council elections are scheduled for March 2012.

Super X 2011 – Where’d everbody go?

Posted on October 19, 2011
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Super X 2011

Well it’s that time of year again. The Australian Super X series starts this weekend with the opening round in Melbourne. The series is lacking the usual promise of top US riders taking on some of the best in Australia. No mention of the main draw card of the previous series with Chad Reed nowhere to be seen.

Broken Promises

I’ve been to the Brisbane rounds each year for the last three and been disappointed because the first year the head to head battle between James Stewart and Chad Reed never happened. The second year saw an influx of US talent with Davy Milllsaps, Josh Grant and Jeremy McGrath. The third year the promised visit by Ryan Villipoto never eventuated. It was good to see Kevin Windham in the series last year but unfortunately he didn’t race in the Brisbane round.

The Venues

Some of the venues have moved away from the major city centers and there are no rounds outside of main land Australia. Not that I’d be traveling to New Zealand anyway but it seems the promise of a high profile supercross series in Australia is not going to be.

Television Coverage

There will be no live television coverage as the rounds will be aired on Speed TV a week after each event.

Outdated Conent

The web site at superx.com.au has information on it that was put up in 2009. In the Race formats section it refers to “In 2009″ and later in the same text block “this year”. I just clicked on a link to the TV coverage and its broken too…

Super Xweb site UR

So what’s there to look forward to this year?

Well there are still some talented riders based in Australia that will be lining up to race.

Daniel Reardon and Ryan Marmont – 450 KTM
Jay Marmont and Jake Moss – 450 Yamaha
Daniel MCoy and Cody Cooper – 450 Suzuki
Todd Waters, Cheyne Boyd, Craig Anderson and Cody Mackie – 450 Honda
Matt Moss – 250 KTM

When’s it all happen

Don’t blink cause you might miss it. The 2011 race schedule is over and done in just 5 weeks.
October 22nd – Melbourne, VIC
October 29th – Wollongong, NSW
November 5th – Campbelltown, NSW
November 12th – Maitland, NSW
November 19th – Ipswich, QLD

Travis Pastrani engaged

Posted on June 8, 2011
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Daredevil motocross rider Travis Pastrana performed his best trick yet last weekend – he pulled a ring out of his pocket. The star of MTV’s Nitro Circus proposed to longtime girlfriend Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins in Las Vegas during an exhibition

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Video Highlights from the Rockstar Energy Freestone Motocross National

Posted on June 8, 2011
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MX Sports Pro Racing and Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, present the Rockstar Energy Freestone Highlight Video from Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Freestone National. The second round of the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship from Freestone Raceway challenged riders with a difficult track and high temperatures.

Chad Reed chases 3 from 3 in 2011 AMA Motocross

Posted on June 8, 2011
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With two rounds down in the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, only one rider has stood atop the overall podium. TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed sits atop the 450 Class standings, carrying a two-race winning streak into Saturday’s Rockstar Energy High Point National presented by Centra Bank in Mt. Morris, Pa. After a weekend off, the world’s best riders are eager to take to the track, and continue the intense competition that has characterized the summer so far.

Chad Reed guns for 3rd straight win

Reed looks for 3rd win

Chad Reed

Levi Sherwood injured in Las Vegas

Posted on June 8, 2011
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Levi Sherwood

“My bike skipped into neutral on the takeoff — I don’t know how or why, I haven’t really quite figured it — but I came up short and broke two bones in my left wrist, lacerated my liver, bruised my lung, banged my kidney around a bit, and fractured a couple of vertebrae,” said Sherwood, speaking from his hospital room in Las Vegas. “It’s FMX: S–t happens. My back is what hurts the most and I know I’m lucky it wasn’t worse.”

Levi Sherwood injured in Las Vegas

Jay Marmont wins Manjimup

Posted on June 8, 2011
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Great weather, great racing were the order of the day at “The 2011 WesTrac Manjimup 15000 MX Spectacular” which was run at the Cosy Creek MX track just outside Manjimup on the Foundation Day long weekend.

“I love racing at this event,” Marmont said after a long day. “The track is easily one of the best in Australia, the club do a great job promoting it and there is always a good atmosphere here.”

2011 Manjimup 1500