Mud, bikes and even a helicopter were on show at the Griffith Motorcycle Track on Sunday for the first round of the Griffith Dirt Bike Championships.
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Amid balmy weather, 45 competitors took to the track at Griffith's Pines Speedway in a first round haled as a terrific start to the series.
Griffith Motorcycle Sports Clubs publicity officer Angela Bransdon said roughly 100 spectators overlooked the track from the hill to view the plentiful action on the day.
"Everyone had a great day of racing and their were very few and only minor incidents. We hope this will set the trend for the rest of the series," Bransdon said.
Retired Australian title holder, Mildura's Rowan Tegart, was perhaps the second greatest spectacle on show, according to Bransdon.
"The quality of his ability is phenomenal. What we saw him do was a definite highlight.
"In addition, some of our up and coming riders were also exceptional, including Brandon Burns who has only just moved into our senior class. His 450CC is quite new and you can see the hunger in his eyes when he rides," she said.
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"But everyone rode spectacularly and we had great feedback about the quality of the track.
Perhaps the real crowd-pleaser was when a helicopter landed on the track to take the winner of the lucky door prize for a joy ride.
"Me and the president had known that prize was going to come up but no one else did. So there were a lot of surprised faces when the helicopter appeared," Bransdon said.
"We also managed to take some great footage from the helicopter looking down which has created a real buzz on social media."
The second round of the challenge will be held June 25.
"We're hoping for increased entries, and another successful round of racing with positive feedback," Ms Bransdon said.
"We're very grateful for the support that has come from an endless list of people who dedicate plenty of time and resources for our not-for-profit organisation to hold events like this.
"I also want to thank our major sponsor J&P Motorcycles for their support in helping to make our event a success."
RESULTS:
50cc 7- U9 yrs
- 1st. Torren Hayllar
- 2nd. Brody Ford
- 3rd. Talon Patton
65cc 7- U9 yrs
- 1st. Jye French
- 2nd. Brody Ford
65 cc 9 - U13 yrs
- 1st Hayden Duggan
- 2nd Tom Lamont
- 3rd Max Hunt
85cc/150 cc 9 - U13 yrs
- 1st Hayden Duggan
- 2nd Johnny Cooper
- 3rd Taylah Duggan
Jnr Trails
- 1st Taylah Duggan
85cc/150 cc 13 - U16yrs
- 1st. Billy Ryan
- 2nd Tom Hunt
- 3rd Brock Signor
125cc/250cc Junior
- 1st. Michael Price
- 2nd. Billy Ryan
- 3rd. Isaac Dal Broi
Pro 250cc
- 1st. Brandon Burns
- 2nd Isaac Norden
- 3rd James Glennon
Pro 450cc
- 1st Rowan Tegart
- 2nd Brandon Burns
- 3rd Benjamin Brooks
Pro Open
- 1st Rowan Tegart
- 2nd Brandon Burns
- 3rd Benjamin Brooks
Over 35's Unlimited
- 1st Rowan Tegart
- 2nd Neil Girdler
- 3rd Michael Bailey
Clubman
- 1st Matthew Heron
- 2nd Michael Bailey
- 3rd Tim Phillips
Nippers (under 7 non competitive)
- Harry DalBroi
- Javier Gannon
- Nash Parnaby
- Lucas Gray
- Harley Ford
- Audrey Pasin
- Casey Ryan
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