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In near ideal conditions, Victorias Whittlesea and District Motor Bike Club ran their annual Moomba Championship 2 Day open on the 21st & 22nd of Feb at the challenging Broadford Motocross Complex. With around 250 entrants all classes had a good number of entries, with the riders showing enthusiasm and determination at this early stage of the year.
It should be noted that this enthusiasm caused a few get-offs, especially in practice, as for a number of the riders this was their first meeting for the year. This was especially evident when you looked at the new gear and bikes that were parked in the pits
The spectators were treated to a clinical display of aggressive riding by Victorian number 3 rider Glenn Macdonald, riding for team moto Yamaha. He dominated the A grade Lites class and then won the back-to-back dash for cash from all comers in A grade.
The open class saw a spirited battle between Mathew Pike, Clayton Harrison, and current Vic Titleholder Shane Dinsdale (2003 250cc Champ) These three riders put it on the line in every race that made for compulsive viewing. Ultimately Pike would win out in the end with Harrison and Dinsdale following in that order.
The junior racing was equally as exciting with the 85cc A Grade under 12 class between Yamaha Junior Development rider Troy McNally, Trent Yeo, and Scott Campbell finishing in that order in one of the stand-out events throughout the weekend.
An interesting machine that caught the eye of Kajx.com during the weekend was the BBR150 of Taylor Potter, this machine has to be one of the trickest bikes in the country at the moment, along with being one of the most controversial, due to the rule changes for this year the bike has to be run in the 250cc Junior four-stroke class. Around the horsepower sapping Broadford track, it was an eye-opener to see this little machine end up in fourth place for the weekend, no doubt the ability of Taylor has a lot to do with this as well, I for one would not knock back the opportunity to have a ride on this bike.
It was good to see the number of girls riding at the event, with at least four taking to the track, it was especially pleasing to see that the art of being a gentleman has not left our sport, as one of the guys stopped, dropped his bike and helped one of the girls to pick up her bike after she had a get off, with the bike lying on top of her. In a conversation with Elizabeth Lee after the event, (Eleventh Placed in the Staintune Nationals Women class 2003) the issue of a separate woman's class was discussed, she feels quite at home racing with the guys at this level, while still enjoying the opportunity of a women's class where it is available.
Results:
| Dash For Cash
A Grade Glenn Macdonald B Grade Peter Boyal C Grade Corey Vanderlei 125/250 Snr A Grade Glenn Macdonald Alex Woods Andrew Shacklock 125/250 Snr B Grade Peter Boyal Dean Harraway Ben Gardiner 125/250 Snr C Grade Jamie Rush Boyd Regan Jason Wood 250cc Snr A Grade Mathew Pike Clayton Harrison Shane Dinsdale 250cc Snr B Grade Peter Boyal Brendan Harper Justin Stevenson 250cc Snr C Grade Corey Vanderlei Lason Stevenson Daniel Coller 125cc C Grade Jnr Leigh Dinneen Troy Pearce Jacob Andrews 125cc B Grade Jnr Daniel Leslie Jae Sigley Beau Hutchinson 125cc A Grade Joel Passlow Zacob Raine Matt Ketteridge 250cc Jnr 4 - A Grade luke harraway travis chiang jorden hammond 250cc Jnr 4 - B Grade Josh Hutchinson Ben Grugnale Kirsty Gillespy 250cc Jnr 4 - C Grade Michael Cox Tim Farrell Mitch Farrell |
50cc
Danny Ockwell Josh Hunt Nathan Denny 65cc C Grade jason bald twisty boy cachia michael burke 65cc B Grade Steve Bennett Jake Arnoldt Lochlan Cherry 65cc A Grade Trent Yoe Joben Badwin Kale Makeham 85cc C Grade U12 Mitchell Tanner Cody Russ Brodie Thompson 85cc B Grade U12 Jake Foster Steven Bennett Jarred Dawson 85cc A Grade U12 Troy McNally Trent Yeo Scott Campbell 85cc C Grade U16 Sam Cox Aaron Mullarvey Chris Bordigon 85cc B Grade Liam Mestrom Corey Baratta Brodie Sims 85cc A Grade Jarrod Long Joel Passlow Matt Ryan |
