2013 Aussie Junior MX Results

Thousands of riders and their families descended on the rural city of Horsham, Victoria last week to take part in the 39^th annual Australian Junior Motorcross Championship. This year saw almost 350 riders line up to do battle at the Horsham Motocross Arena, and only 13 go home with a coveted national Australian motocross title.

Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hugh Delahunty, was at the track during the event and said it was great to see a national championship of this calibre in his local electorate. “This is where it starts, junior athletes coming together to compete at a national level and prepare themselves to become champions – right here at the Dooen racetrack in Horsham.” Delahunty said. The championship is one of the biggest events on Motorcycling Australia’s national calendar, taking place in a different state each year. Horsham was chosen to follow up Coolum, Queensland’s success last year and have set a new benchmark in the event’s success.

As the dust settled over the Horsham Motocross arena on Friday afternoon, parent’s loaded their kid’s bikes onto trailers, bound for home, some as far away as Western Australia. Race officials finalised the Overall results, club volunteers began taking down signage that prominently announced KTM as new sponsors and the kids, went back to being kids and played while the sun still shone on an amazing spring day.

7-9 years 50cc

In the littlies, it was a Queensland whitewash with Deegan Mancinelli dominating the week winning all five rounds and taking his maiden AJMX title with a perfect point score of 125.  Mancinelli was joined on the podium by Zachary Watson and Jackson Camilleri.

7-9 years 65cc

A perfect week for Queenslander Brad West who won five out of five races to bring home his AJMX crown with 125 points. After a tough fight, it was Senna Agius who took the second step on the podium and Jack Kitchen who took third in the class.

9-11 years 65cc

Young gun Jett Lawrence proved a step up in age class made no difference as he brought home the 9 to 11 year crown this year to sit next to his 2012 crown. Thundering home in second place was Victorian, Liam Andrews with Tye Jones from Queensland rounding out the podium.

9-12 years 85cc/150cc

Queenslander, Mason Rowe proved he was the one to beat winning all three rounds and taking out the championship 16 points clear of second place winner, Rhys Budd. Mason Semmens finished third, a mere two points behind Budd.

11-13 years 65cc

Oakdale junior, Rhys Budd added to his collection of Australian Championship crowns finishing a near perfect week of racing winning four out of five rounds. Tasmanian, Brodie Ellis came home 13 points behind the champion and Mason Rowe finishing in third.

12-14years 85cc/150cc

In one of most hotly contested races of the championship with the most amount of entrants but it was Tasmanian rocket Wade Kirkland who took championship glory in the end. With only a few points between the top five riders, Cody Dyce finished two points ahead of New Zealander Wyatt Chase who put in a solid effort for the final step on the podium.

12-16 years 85cc/150cc Girls

It was Queensland dynamo Chelsea Carter who took charge of the girls and proved she will be one to watch in 2014. Ashleigh McCormick finished in second with 102 points and Amy Bartsch pipped Danielle Foot to the finish line and took home the bronze.

13-15 years 125cc

In one of the most exciting races of the championship, Victorian hero, Jed Beaton etched his name in the record books, beating 2012 champion Wilson Todd by a mere three points. Western Australian, Conner Tierney raced home and narrowly beat New Zealander Josiah Natzke by two points.

13-15 years 150cc

Honda rider, Egan Mastin was on fire in the 125’s collecting the title with a haul of 75 points. Jed Beaton came home strong but only managed to secure the silver and Wilson Todd swept up the bronze.

15 years 125cc

After a week of  intense motocross action, it was Dylan Heaton who asserted his authority in the end, wrapping up a Junior Australian title with 117 points out of a possible 125. Queenslander, Nathan Crawford finished five points behind on 112 and Wayde Carter coming home third.

15 years 150/250cc

It was the race everyone wanted to win but in the end it was KTM protégé Wayde Carter who blazed into the winners books winning two out of three rounds – securing his crown. Nathan Crawford finished in second place only six points behind and 125cc title holder, Dylan Heaton rounding out the podium.

13-16 years Girls

After a shaky start to the week, title defender and current Victorian junior female MX Champion, Emma Milesevic came home strong winning the final three races and reclaiming her crown as Australia’s top junior female rider. Ashleigh McCormick impressed again and took home her second silver of the championship with South Australian, Amy Bartsch hot on her heels and finishing one point behind on 103.

14-16 years 85cc/150cc

It was Queenslander and 2012 AJMX champion, Kaleb Barham who dominated the 14-16 year class coming home first in five out of five rounds and securing another Australian championship title.  Tyler McCoy from the Northern Territory came home second after a week of consistent racing results and Travis Silk from New South Wales who took home the bronze.