It's official ‰ÛÒ the first-ever Australian Women's Motocross Championship will be held in 2006.
The board of Motorcycling Australia has approved the elevation in status for Australia‰Ûªs female motocrossers, with
the title set to be held alongside the final two rounds of the Australian Motocross Championship ‰ÛÒ in Newcastle (NSW)
on July 15-16, and Coolum (Qld) on July 22-23.
The women‰Ûªs championship will be promoted by Williams Event Management (WEM), which first started hosting women‰Ûªs
support events during the now-defunct Thumper Nats natural terrain motocross series in 2000.
"I am ecstatic that women have finally been granted a championship in their own right," said WEM principal
Kevin Williams.
"I now look forward to further developing the class into something special, because Australia has some world-class riders
in its own right.
"While this year‰Ûªs championship will only be held over two rounds, WEM is certainly looking at expanding it in 2007 and
beyond. I fully expect that we will have packed grids in Newcastle and Coolum, so there‰Ûªs no reason why it cannot be a
big multi-round championship in years to come."
The Horsham (Vic)-hosted Women‰Ûªs National Motocross Cup will now go down as the final women‰Ûªs event with non-championship
standing, which saw New Zealand‰Ûªs world No. 2,
Katherine Prumm, win from Australian starlet
Kristy Gillespie.
For more information on the Australian Women‰Ûªs Motocross Championship, contact WEM, tel (03) 5622 2332, email
wem1@bigpond.net.au, or visit
https://www.ozmotox.com.
