Throwdown No.258 - 09/10/15

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The 2015 Australian Supercross Championship will kick off this weekend at Bathurst, alongside the annual Bathurst 1000 taking place on Mount Panorama. The field is stacked with international talent this year, ready to go up against Australia’s best. Can Team Motul Suzuki’s Matt Moss go three-peat in the SX1 class? And will Yamaha’s riders shut everyone down after sitting out the 2014 SX season? We’ll soon find out! Stay tuned to our social media channels over the weekend for updates.

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Speaking of the CDR Yamaha team, word on the street is that the highest placed rider at the end of the season in SX1 – between Kade Mosig, Dan Reardon and Jacob Wright – will secure a seat to ride alongside Dean Ferris in 2016. If that is the case, all three will be riding for their lives at each and every round.

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Following on from last week’s rumours, it’s been confirmed that American rider, Jimmy Decotis, will be heading Down Under to contest the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship in the SX2 class for Penrite Honda, alongside fellow American, Gavin Faith, and US-based Venezuelan champ, Anthony Rodriguez, who are both confirmed to race in the SX1 division.

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The 2015 KTM Australian Junior Motocross Championship is done and dusted for another year. The country’s best up-and-coming motocross racers descended upon Bunbury’s circuit in Western Australia to do battle – some were left heartbroken, while the dreams of others came true. For detailed results and final standings, visit www.ajmxbunbury2015.com.au, www.puremx.com.au or the Motorcycling Australia website.

^ Image: Jeremy Hammer

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The second edition of Red Bull Straight Rhythm is going down this weekend in Pomona, California. The event will mark James Stewart’s official returning to racing – something that fans and haters worldwide are eager to witness. For a sneak peek at the track, click here.

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The 2015 Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship (EWC) concluded over the weekend in Requista, France, with Eero Remes (E1), Antoine Meo (E2), Mathias Bellino (E3), Jamie McCanney (EJ) and Laia Sanz (EW) taking home respective titles. 2013 Enduro Junior and 2014 Enduro 3 champion, Australia’s Matt Phillips, came home in second Overall this year, while the Aussie girls, Jess Gardiner and Jemma Wilson, finished their seasons in third and fourth Overall, respectively.

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Australia’s Toby Price is currently overseas contesting the annual Morocco Rally in preparation for the 2016 Dakar Rally. Unfortunately, he’s been ill and had some tech issues that have put him well and truly out of podium reach. Follow his progress via his social media channels.

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The 2015 Australian 4-Day Enduro, set to take place at Wynyard in Tasmania, is only a few weeks away. It’s shaping up to be an awesome event with 227 competitors officially registered to race, including Daniel Milner (expected to race the all-new WR450F), Matt Phillips (he’ll be the hot favourite as Wynyard is his hometown), Toby Price, Chris Hollis, Josh Green and many more.

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Transmoto Dirt Bike Magazine‘s 2015 September-October issue (#52) is on sale now. Click here to find out what’s inside and be sure to grab a print copy from your local newsagents or a digital version via the Zinio App.

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Transmoto is giving you the chance to win a 2015 YCF 50A Mud Fanatic worth $1590. To be eligible to win, all you need to do is purchase a six-issue print subscription to Transmoto Dirt Bike Magazine (right now, it’s just $50 for six issues) and tell us in 25 words or less why you’d love to win the thing (the entry mechanism is located at the end of the subscription checkout). Easy as that. This offer will expire on Thursday, November 5.

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Troy Bayliss is set to host the Australian Motorcycle Finance Troy Bayliss Invitational GP flat-track race at next weekend’s 16th round of the MotoGP championship, alongside the second round of the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship. It’s going to be a ripper.

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Just as rumours seemed to confirm we wouldn’t see an all-new WR450F until February next year, Yamaha in both Europe and the USA suddenly unveiled the much-awaited model on their websites earlier this week. Yamaha Motor Australia simply posted a static image of the machine on its Facebook page, along with a message that read: “Shrouded in secrecy, until now. The cover on the all-new #WR450F has been lifted. All will be revealed at MotoGP Phillip Island.” So, before we see it in the flesh at next weekend’s MotoGP, what can be extrapolated from the limited information and images released for the new bike? Click here to read up on a few things we noticed.

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To celebrate the 2015 running of the Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE) in Tasmania, the team at MOTO TECH KTM in Geelong are selling a strictly limited number of special edition A4DE KTMs – a play on the popular Slovakian Six Days machines made for the 2015 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE). Click here for more information.