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The Dirty Weekend Ahead – 11th and 12th of August

Author: Aaryn Minerds

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It is time to get those RHK air filters oiled up with some fresh Motul air filter oil and load your bikes into the trailer for another weekend of riding.

Between hitting the track and trails yourself, there is a little racing action to be followed around the world and locally this weekend, and for those keen to get up early on Sunday morning, the 9th round of the Lucas Oils Pro Motocross Championship will air live on the internet and the Speed Channel on foxtel.

Australian riders Michael Byrne will once again be in action in the 450 class, while Matt Moss should return to action in the 250 class when the riders line up behind the gates at Southwick this weekend.

Southwick has traditionally been a good track for Australian riders. Craig Anderson claimed his one and only AMA win on the track back in 2003, with a 2-1 result. The winner of the first moto you ask? None other the Michael Byrne!

Last year it marked Brett Metcalfe's first outdoor round win, which also happened to be at Southwick where he went 3-2 for the overall round win.

Unfortunatley for Metcalfe he is sidelined for the rest of the season. For Moss and Byrne this weekend will also be a chance to stake their claims for the Australian MXoN team. With this years event being held at the sandy Lommel track, Southwick which is also a sand based track will provide a bit of an indication on how the two Aussie riders handle the sandy conditions.
RedBull X-Fighters head to Germany this weekend - Credit: Daniel Grund/Red Bull Content Pool
The REDBULL X-Fighters series heads to Munich in Germany for the penultimate round of the series. New Zealander Levi Sherwood leads the way with a big 80 point lead and will be looking for his third round win this weekend before heading to Cockatoo Island in Sydney for the final round on the 6th of October

Back here in Australia, Victorian Off Road racers will be heading to Ballarat for the 11th and 12th rounds of the 2012 Yamaha Victorian Off-Road Championships.

The round was originally slated to run a cross country on the Saturday with a Sprint round on the Sunday, due to heavy rain full in the area, both days will now be ran as sprint rounds.

For us here at Fullnoise we have plans to spend the weekend watching and riding ourselves. Starting early Sunday morning before the AMA starts, we will be tuning into Channel 9 to cheer on our BMX riders at the Olympics.

Sure it is not Motocross but it is as close as we will get to MX or SX at the games and with a couple of Australian contenders sure to be in the finals, it will be an event not to be missed.

Before then however, Saturday arvo will be spent preparing our Suzuki RM-Z250 in time to hit up a track on Sunday for a bit of ride time at a local motocross track. Its time to get ready for the Vets class at Coolum in a few weeks!
The Fullnoise.com.au Suzuki RM-Z is sure to be loaded up and headed to a track early Sunday Morning.- Credit Paul Hargans
Lets check out what is happening in your part of the country.

NEW SOUTH WALES:
Motocross: Dubbo Roar, Jnr / Snr National Open - Morris Park (Sat / Sun)
Dirt Track: NSW Senior Dirt Track Ch'ships Gunnedah MCC, Balcary Park (Sat / Sun)
Enduro: Rnds 5 & 6 Senior Enduro Championship Wellington (Sat / Sun)

QUEENSLAND:
Speedway: Maryborough East Coast Bike Spectacular, Maryborough Speedway - Gympie Rd, Maryborough (Sat)
Motocross: Tropical North QLD MX Series Rd 7- Ingham MX Park, Bruce Highway Ingham (Sat/Sun)
Motocross: Central QLD MX Series Rd 6 - Six Mile Reserve, Six Mile Rd, Rockhampton (Sat/Sun)
Trail Ride: Dalby Moto Trail Ride - Bunya - Pavlitch's Rd, Bell (Sat/Sun)
Trail Ride: Pioneeer Valley Enduro Club Trail Ride - Retreat Station, Pead Downs Highway Via Mackay (Sat/Sun)
Motocross: Natural Terrain MX 2012 KTM ThunderX Rd 1 - QLD Moto Park - Wyaralong (Sun)
Motocross: Chinchilla Club Day - Brigalow Grounds Raceway (Sun)
Exhibition: Laverda Concorse - Cleveland (Sun)
Dirt Track: Maryborough Dirt Track - Action Park, Bruce Highway, Maryborough (Sun)
Moto-Trials: Logan River Moto-Trials - Battle of the Beards Interclub - Corcorans Property, Little Flying Fox Rd Canungra (Sun)
Motocross: Historic - Whitsunday Classic MX (Sun)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
All Off Road: ACUSA PARK COACHING DAY - ACUSA PARK (Sun)
Motocross: Practice Day MRA - Gillman
Motocorss: Practice Day TTG - Tea Tree Gully
Motocross: Practice Day Murray Bridge - Monarto

NORTHERN TERRITORY:
Motocross: TEMCC Club Championships Campbell Park (Fri/Sat)
Speedway: Sidecars - Northline Speedway (Sat)

VICTORIA:
Off Road: Victorian Off-Road Championships - Ballarat (Sat/Sun)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Motocross: State MX Champs Snr Rnd5/Women Rnd2 - Noble Falls, Gidgegannup
Coaching: Lee Hogan's BCP State Title Prep Lightweight
Coaching: Moss Institute Motocross Training Schools

Top Image: Brett Metcalfe won the Overall at Southwick last year, unfortunatley he will be sitting on the sidelines due to injury this year
Credit: Suzuki Racing

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