MANUAL OF MOTORCYCLE SPORT - Motorcycling Australia

INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION TO THE 2013 EDITION
Welcome to the 2013 Motorcycling Australia (MA) Manual of Motorcycle Sport, a publication designed to assist
you in your riding throughout the upcoming calendar year.
While the information in the 2013 MoMs is correct at the time of printing, the dynamic nature of our sport
means that things can – and often do – change. We urge you to keep an eye on our website www.ma.org.au
and our regular e-Newsletters for information about any changes that may take place throughout the year. You
can also access the digital version of the MoMs at any time at www.ma.org.au/moms.
2012 produced another successful year for Australian motorcycle sport. Our Australian riders once again
performed impressively on the international stage, asserting their skill and stronghold across an array of
disciplines and leaving their mark on World Championship events.
Australia made its presence felt at the Junior Motocross World Championship in Bulgaria, with West Australian
star Caleb Grothues delivering a dazzling series of performances to become the 65cc Junior World ahead
of New South Wales rider Riley Dukes. The pair joined teammates Mitchell Evans, Hunter Lawrence, Egan
Mastin and Joel Milesevic to place fourth overall in the final team standings.
The dynamic young Australian trio of Lawson Bopping, Luke Styke and Todd Waters wore the green-and-gold
uniform at the iconic Motocross of Nations in Belgium, laying down solid performances to finish their debut
appearance in a 10th place.
Our Australian teams recorded unprecedented results at the International Six Day Enduro in Germany. The
Senior Trophy Team of Toby Price, Chris Hollis, Matthew Phillips, Josh Strang, Glenn Kearney and Daniel Milner
powered through injury and exhaustion to collect silver, with Price also earning an individual silver medal in
the Enduro 3 Class. The Women’s Team of Jessica Gardiner, Tanya Hearn and Tayla Jones dug deep to bring
home Australia’s second consecutive Women’s bronze, while the Junior Trophy Team of Lachlan Stanford,
Ben Burrell, Mitcham Harper and Luka Bussa finished just outside the podium placings in fourth.
Australia once again stood out on the Speedway scene, with New South Wales rider Chris Holder claiming
his maiden Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a thrilling final contest. The victory represented a
changing in the Australian Speedway guard, with three-time World Championship retiring from the top level of
the sport at the same meet. Our Speedway teams also experienced significant success throughout the year,
taking silver in both the Speedway World Cup and Team Speedway Under 21 World Championship.
The year marked the end of a significant chapter in Australian Road Racing, with two-time MotoGP World
Champion Casey Stoner officially retiring from the sport at the end of the season. Despite battling an ankle
injury throughout his final championship, Stoner turned on that winning pace one last time to take out his
sixth and final home GP at Phillip Island in October. We now look forward to a new and energetic chapter in
road racing with Arthur Sissis and Jack Miller flying the flag in Moto3, Ant West in Moto2 and Bryan Staring
in MotoGP.
Back on home soil, our domestic competition calendar saw riders of all ages take on the full spectrum of
disciplines, with a host of champions etching their names in the record books and a generation of new riders
getting their wheels on the track.
Highlights included Chad Reed taking out the second round of the 2012 Australian Supercross Championship
alongside the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, Daniel Milner winning the Australian 4 Day Enduro
in his home town of Warragul, and Meghan Rutledge claiming her second consecutive Australian Women’s
Motocross Championship.
Our Australian Championship series’ experienced another year of growth and development, with the continuation
of several key series and the revitalisation of the Australian Supercross Championship which wowed
audiences from Dubbo to Toowoomba.
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