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MSA Finalise Complete 2017 Racing Calendar

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Thursday, December 8th, 2016

6:55 PM

MSA Finalise Complete 2017 Racing Calendar

Motorcycling South Australia (MSA), the State Controlling Body for Motorcycle Sport and Recreation in South Australia have formally announced their major event and State Championship dates for the 2017 race season.

The calendar will be headlined by expanded State Championship series‰Ûª for the associated disciplines, along with a fleet of major national level events to be held around SA.

As previously released, the calendar sees a growth for the South Australian MX Championship from four rounds to five.

The South Australian Off-Road Championship will be contested across six rounds with varied race format compositions, headlined by a two-day event in June in Renmark that will be run in conjunction with two rounds of the Australian Off-Road Championship.

The ever popular 24 Hour event for the South Australian Reliability Trials Series sits as round four through the Eudunda District.

General Manager of MSA, Malcolm Bulley is looking forward to a busy season of racing in 2017. Bulley highlights the growth in rounds and stature of the various State Championships and the number of National level events being held in SA, reflecting the hard work and dedication of the members and affiliated clubs throughout the State.

‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm really looking forward to the busy 2017 race season. It‰Ûªs fantastic to see our State Championship events visiting all corners of the state, headlining the calendar in SA next year." Bulley said.

"MSA is looking forward to supporting our affiliated clubs in the running of their events throughout the season to help ensure they continue to grow and we look forward to being part of an exciting year of racing across SA,‰Û

2017 South Australian MX Championship
Round 1 ‰ÛÒ Port Lincoln, SA ‰ÛÒ 8th & 9th April
Round 2 ‰ÛÒ Murray Bridge, SA ‰ÛÒ 13th & 14th May
Round 3 ‰ÛÒ Gillman, SA ‰ÛÒ 17th & 18th June
Round 4 ‰ÛÒ Keith, SA ‰ÛÒ 22nd & 23rd July
Round 5 ‰ÛÒ Renmark, SA ‰ÛÒ 2nd & 3rd September

2017 South Australian Off-Road Championship
Round 1 ‰ÛÒ Mount Crawford, SA ‰ÛÒ 30th April
Round 2 ‰ÛÒ Location TBA ‰ÛÒ 4th June
Round 3 & 4 ‰ÛÒ Renmark, SA ‰ÛÒ 24th & 25th June (With AORC)
Round 5 & 6 ‰ÛÒ Location TBA ‰ÛÒ 29th & 30th July

2017 South Australian Reliability Trials Series
Round 1 ‰ÛÒ Tarlee District ‰ÛÒ 6th May
Round 2 ‰ÛÒ Sedan District ‰ÛÒ 20th May
Round 3 ‰ÛÒ Robertstown District ‰ÛÒ 10th & 11th June
Round 4 ‰ÛÒ Eudunda District (24 Hour) ‰ÛÒ 8th & 9th July
Round 5 ‰ÛÒ Mallala District ‰ÛÒ 12th August
Round 6 ‰ÛÒ Mannum District ‰ÛÒ 26th August
Round 7 ‰ÛÒ Clare District ‰ÛÒ 16th September

Other Major Events in South Australia in 2017
- Sellicks Beach Historic Races, Sellicks Beach ‰ÛÒ 18th & 19th February
- Enduro X/Clipsal 500, Adelaide ‰ÛÒ 2nd-5th March
- FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup, Gillman Speedway ‰ÛÒ 8th April
- Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship, Gillman Speedway ‰ÛÒ 9th April
- Australian Sidecar Championship, Gillman Speedway ‰ÛÒ 16th April
- MX Nationals ‰ÛÒ Round 5, Monarto ‰ÛÒ 28th May
- SA ATV & Sidecar MX Championship, Loveday ‰ÛÒ 1st July
- Australian Classic Motocross Championship, Port Pirie ‰ÛÒ 19th & 20th August
- Australian Post-Classic Motocross Championship, Crystal Brook ‰ÛÒ 26th & 27th August
- SA Moto Trials Championship, Tungkillo ‰ÛÒ 23rd & 24th September
- Australian Moto Trials Championship, Menglers Hill ‰ÛÒ 30th September & 1st October
- Australian ATV Motocross Championship ‰ÛÒ 7th & 8th October
- Australian Supercross Championship, Adelaide Showground ‰ÛÒ 28th October