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2024 Yamaha WSB SA off ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2024 Yamaha WSB SA off Road Championship series
will kick off with rounds 1 and 2 to be held on May 11 & 12 at Black Hill
and will be presented by the Vellocette Motorcycle Club. With Entries and Supp
Regs available from your Ridernet profile.

This year’s Championship will comprise a total of six rounds, and will cover varying terrain from Black Hill to Kingston in the South East. With the Vellocette Club stepping up to run multiple rounds in 2024.

The exciting thing about the Kingston rounds is that it will also be hosting rounds 9 & 10 of the 2024 Australian Off Road Championships (AORC),so not only will the best of SA go head to head, the very best from all around Australia will also be on display, giving the locals the chance to take them on, and on a ‘home deck’!

Fantastic to see the Green Triangle Enduro Club come back into the Championship to run rounds 3 & 4 alongside the AORC rounds, and being down the South East with some prime real estate to race off roads on, these will certainly be rounds not to miss – riding OR spectating!

We are also excited to welcome the following sponsors for 2024 – and please thank them for once again getting behind one of SA’s most prestigious SA Championships:

• Yamaha
•  WSB Distributers
• Nutrien Ag Solutions
•  Paint Tech, EIF Industries, Redtech Refrigeration
•  Rhythm Race Suspension, CSJ Electrical, Rarcoola Structural, Kessner Motorcycles

At present, SA can boast three (3) current Australian Champions from2023, Cooper Sheidow, Leigh Bentley and Rowan Pumpa, plus a bunch of junior ‘stars of the future’ who went so close to the big prize in finishing on the AORC podium in their classes – Levi Rossi (2nd in J1), Harry Gilbertson (2nd in J2), Ollie Gear (3rd in J3 – after missing a round due to injury) and Davey Gear (3rd in J4).   Keep an eye out for all of these ‘gun’ riders to rip up the tracks once again in 2024, plus the likes of 2023 Clubmen riders (with some moving up) like Royden Harrold and Todd Muster to start laying a claim tot eh Top 10 Outright positions!   Word out on the street is that there will be a higher number of Junior Girls and Open Women entering this year, with the likes of Chloe Barton and Emma Haylock ready to resume ‘hostilities’ from 2023, where they were neck and neck for the whole Championship, while Charlize Waldhuter will be looking to add to her great start to the year at the Jamalka 360 Desert Race at the start of March!

Entries for rounds 1 & 2 are now OPEN ONLINE through Ridernet, and riders are asked to ensure their details, including sponsors, are correct when entering for inclusion in each round’s programme. Entries close at 11.00pm on the Monday prior to the event.

As always, the SAORC aims to cater for all level and age of rider, and gender as well, with classes to suit just about everybody, with machines not needing to be registered for any round (unlike the traditional enduros of years gone by), so get around this Championship and get an entry in and join the community – you won’t regret it! The full list of 2024 classes on offer, along with age and machine restrictions (if applicable) are: SENIOR CLASSES PRO PRO, All Powers Expert EO, Expert Open – Open 2 Stroke & 4 stroke. Women EW, All Powers           Clubman C1 – up to 220cc 2 Stroke & up to 250cc 4 Stroke C2 – Open 2 Stroke   C3 – Open 4 Stroke   Veterans EV, All Powers, 35-44 years of age Masters EM, All Powers, 45 years of age and over   JUNIOR CLASSES JJ (8 to 11 years)        65cc 2 stroke J1 (9 to 11 years)        85cc 2 stroke & up to 150cc 4 stroke J2 (12 to under 15 years) 85cc 2 Stroke & up to 150cc 4 Stroke JG (Junior Girls, 12 to U16 years) 85cc to 200cc stroke & 150cc to 250cc 4 stroke J3 (13 to under 15 years) 125cc to 200cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke                 J4 (15 years)        125cc to 200cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke   Entry fees for 2024 have been changed so they reflect the AORC, with Seniors set at $130.00 and Juniors at $97.00 per round (day), so double that if you’re going to ride both rounds on the one weekend!   And just as an FYI – The two AORC Rounds in the 2024 Championship are also two rounds of the SAORC and count for the SAORC Championship. If a rider’s intention is to compete for the SA Championship, then entry to these rounds is through the normal SA process and using SA numbers.     For more details, head to the SAORC website: saoffroadchampionships.com

Final Riders Information for Rounds 3 & 4, Keyneton is now available HERE
Also please don’t forget your self scrutineering forms
Note: These rounds are run along side the AORC, self scrutineering forms and documentation is branded as AORC

Final Instructions: https://bit.ly/45Bdqrn
Rider Briefing Notes: https://bit.ly/3qxt1JV
Self Scrutineering: https://www.aorc.org.au/selfscrutineering/
Pit Layout: https://www.aorc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AORC-Rd-7-8-Pit-Layout.pdf

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Final Riders Information for Rounds 1 & 2, Tintinara is now available HERE
Also please don’t forget your self scrutineering forms

SAORC 2023 – SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP – ENTRIES FOR ROUNDS 1 & 2 OPENING

The opening weekend of the 2023 SA Off Road Championship is a happening event, with the good folk at the Keith & Districts MCC going all out to make the opening rounds of the 2023 SA Off Road Championships one to remember, and it comes complete with a brand new property!

And in more exciting news, WSB Distributors and Painttech have both confirmed to be supporting the 2023 Championship – so the full name of the 2023 SAORC will be the, “WSB Distributors & Painttech 2023 South Australian Off-Road Championships.”

To only be held over a total of 4 rounds, the Championship will be featuring 2 Sprint events and 2 Cross Country events and will take place as per the rounds listed below. Entries will be through Ridernet and, as in previous years, the usual range of junior and senior classes will be on offer.

2023 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS

ROUND 1 & 2

JULY 15 & 16                Tintinara               Keith & Districts MCC            Cross Country / Sprint

ROUND 3 & 4

*AUGUST 26 & 27        Keyneton              Keyneton MCC                       Cross Country / Sprint

* Being run alongside the AORC, rounds 7 & 8.

So – what will Keith have on offer, besides a new property, well…

• It’s looking likely that there will be a X-Country Saturday, run as JJ & J1, followed by J2, J3 & J4, followed by the Seniors.
• Sprints Sunday.
• Onsite camping
• Catering throughout the day.

ENTRIES – TO OPEN AT 6.00AM MONDAY, JUNE 12

Entries and payments are only available online through your RIDERNET Profile, and late entries may be accepted but will incur a late fee and close 5pm Wednesday before the event. 

Round	Entries Open	Entries Close 11.00pm
Round 1 & 2	Monday 12 June	Sunday 9 July
Round 3 & 4	Sunday 9 July	Sunday 20 August

Motorcycling South Australia would specifically like to thank the organising clubs for making the 2023 Championship possible, who 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 be opening up some new land to the Championship in 2023, and while it is disappointing that the Championship will only be held over 4 rounds, it is exciting that both organising clubs are opening up brand new land for these events.

As stated previously, Motorcycling SA are keenly aware that the sport as a whole, and Enduro specifically, is suffering from a serious lack of volunteers. Right now, we are currently in need of an enduro sports manager. This position is vital to keep theses events happening and we encourage you to thinking about applying.

 If you would like more information on the position, please email administration@motorcyclingsa.org.au to get all of the information available.