Kimba Motorcycle Club won the rights to host Round three of the 2008 South Australian State Moto X Titles over the weekend.
210 Riders and their families travelled from Bendigo, Canberra, Roxby Downs, North West Victoria, Riverland, Murray Bridge, Mount Gambier, Adelaide, Ceduna, Pt Lincoln etc.
The State MotoX titles was a huge event for the Kimba community. Accommodation within the town was booked to capacity and several local families took in boarders to assist with accommodation. The committee and its members spent many days at the track preparing for the weekend of riding.
One of the biggest jobs they undertook was to alter the first corner at the track to make it safer for riders. The 101 Junior riders took part in Saturday’s program.
With gale force winds and cold temperatures the weather was unfavourable for both riders and spectators, but that didn’t stop the young riders from giving it their all. The local young riders all rode very well and did the club and their families proud. The most successful of these local riders were Dale Woolford, Cassidy Williams and Marcus Thompson.
More than 90 senior riders took to the track as part of Sunday’s riding program. Top riders from SA and interstate, gave the spectators some hard and fast action to watch.
The talent was evident with high jumps, fast corner taking and some great racing for a place finish. Local riders Ian Quinn (Cleve) and Daniel Banks (Kimba) provided local spectators with an interest at the event and they resulted in good wins for both riders.
The two day event was supported by the Kimba Ambulance service as well as an Intensive care Paramedic from Whyalla and Ceduna. This service was required on a few occasions but without any major interruptions to the days racing event.
Kimba Motorcycle Club president Peter Thompson congratulated his committee and club members for the fantastic job and many hours of volunteer service they had provided to make this event possible and the great success that it had been.
Thompson thanked sponsors for their support of the event.
He commented that it was an honour for the small town of Kimba to host such a big event on the state riding calendar and that it was supported well by the locals had been a great for the community as a whole.
Many of the riders receiving trophies and prize money commented on the great facilities and catering provided by the Kimba club and spoke praise for the condition of the good riding track at Kimba and that they will be back to compete here again.
Saturday’s Results:
Nippers - Cassidy Williams (Kimba), Amy Jones (Murray Bridge), Blake Noll (Morgan), Ryle Kustermann (South Coast), Sam Marshall (Whyalla), Jordy Simpson (Gilman – MRA).
50cc Div 2 - 1st Dale Woolford (Kimba), 2nd Morgan McNicol (Mt Gambier), 3rd Oscar Maule (Port Augusta), 4th Mitch Simpson (Gilman - MRA).
65cc 7-9 years - 1st Tyler Jones (Tea Tree Gully), 2nd Levi McManus (North West Victoria), 3rd Marcus Thompson (Kimba), 4th Olly Simpson (Gilman - MRA).
65cc 10-12 years - 1st Izak Maule (Pt Augusta), 2nd Jett Anderson (Tea Tree Gully), 3rd Joshua Watson (Tea Tree Gully), 4th Ethan Bizewski (Kimba).
85cc/150cc 4 Stroke S/W 9-11 years - 1st Aaron Hart (Gilman – MRA), 2nd Izak Maule (Pt Augusta), 3rd Jake Thomas (Gawler), 4th Jai Waterman (Murray Bridge).
85cc/150cc 4 Stroke S/W & B/W 12-U16 years - 1st Tylor Thompson (Tea Tree Gully), 2nd Kurt Waterman (Morgan), 3rd Elijah Wiese (Keith), 4th Damon Hill (Gilman – MRA).
125cc 13-15 years - 1st Daniel Banks (Kimba), 2nd Mitchell Norris (Port Lincoln), 3rd Rohan Lambeff (Ceduna), 4th Joshua Tilbrook (Whyalla).
Sunday Results:
Junior 205cc 13-15 years - 1st Luke Arbon (Gawler), 2nd Daniel Banks (Kimba), 3rd Mitchell Norris (Port Lincoln), 4th Rohan Lambeff (Ceduna).
Clubman Lites - 1st Brenton Lawrence (Gilman – MRA), 2nd Jack Artini (South Coast), 3rd Aaron Van Zetten (Murray Bridge), 4th Daniel Kelly (Tea Tree Gully).
Expert Lites - 1st Shaun Williamson (Murray Bridge), 2nd Kirk Gibbs (Mount Gambier), 3rd Steven Semark (Whyalla), 4th Matt Haskins (ACT).
Clubman Open - 1st Ian Quinn (Kimba), 2nd Raymond Jarred (Mud ‘n’ Tars), 3rd Darren Averay (Gilman – MRA), 4th Daniel Hartmann (Meningie).
Expert Open - 1st Tom Jones (Gilman – MRA), 2nd Shaun Williamson (Murray Bridge), 3rd Shane Metcalfe (Murray Bridge), 4th Steve Pontin (Tea Tree Gully).
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