The Pines Speedway in Griffith (NSW) will host round five of the 2026 Yamaha Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) on Saturday, October 10, with Kurri Kurri rider Cameron Dunker looking to consolidate his championship lead in the premier Pro 450 category. Griffith provides a departure from the traditional AFTN double header format, with racing conducted […]
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Preview: 2026 Australian Junior Track Championship
Riders from as far away as Townsville in the north and Albury-Wodonga in the south will descend on the Central Coast of New South Wales on October 3-4 for the 2026 MSCMoto Australian Junior Track Championship. Over 120 riders will contest 10 championship and three support classes at Allen Park in North Somersby, north-west of […]
Donovan takes three class titles at 2026 Australian Senior Track Championship
The 2026 JR Motorcycles and Suspension Specialists Australian Senior Track Championship was run and won on September 19-20 at Brandon Sports Reserve in Ayr, with Neiko Donovan starring by claiming three of the six titles on offer. The Ayr Motorcycle Club-run event crowned six champions – four solo, one sidecar and ATV class – around […]
Slick fields for 2026 Australian Senior Track Championship in Ayr
The dirt track spotlight will shine on north Queensland on September 19-20 when the 2026 JR Motorcycles and Suspension Specialists Australian Senior Track Championship is held at Brandon Sports Reserve in Ayr. Promoted by the Ayr Motorcycle Club, six senior national titles – four solo, one sidecar and one ATV – will be decided around […]
Applications open to fill vacancies on Motorcycling Australia Commissions
Motorcycling Australia (MA) is now accepting applications to fill vacancies on the following Commissions: Australian Track Commission (Speedway, Track, Dirt Track, Classic Dirt Track); Australian Motocross Commission (Motocross, Supercross, Classic Motocross, Classic Dirt Track); Australian Enduro Commission; Australian Road Race Commission (Road Race, Historic Road Race, Supermoto); and ATV Commission. Please note that where disciplines […]
Blazing saddle: Dunker dominates Wodonga AFTN
Cameron Dunker (Yamaha) dominated rounds three and four of the Yamaha Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) at Wodonga’s Diamond Park on August 29-30, winning six of the eight Pro 450 races to extend his championship lead over main rival Max Whale to 82pts. Only teenager Billy Ryan (GASGAS) and Whale (KTM) – who had just […]
Dunker doubles up in Maryborough AFTN opener
Cameron Dunker has made a blazing start to the 2026 Yamaha Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) by winning the opening two rounds in Maryborough (Qld) on July 25-26. After finishing on the podium in seven of the eight races, which included two victories against red-hot opposition, Dunker (Yamaha) leads the Pro 450 class from Max […]
Expressions of interest open to host an Australian Championship in 2027
Expressions of interest (EOI) are now open for suitably qualified clubs and/or promoters which are interested in hosting a Motorcycling Australia (MA) National Championship in 2027. MA welcomes applications for the following Australian Championships: Australian Senior Dirt Track Championship; Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship; Australian Senior Track Championship; Australian Junior Track Championship; Australian Classic Dirt […]
Junior dirt track stars shine in Aussie championship thriller
After two days of pressure-packed competition, the 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship crowned 10 new national champions at Diamond Park in Wodonga (Vic) on Sunday, March 8. Following a series of heats and a last-chance repechage, eight of the 10 championships were decided in fast and furious four-lap finals around the 610-metre Diamond Park […]
Fast and furious: 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship set for Wodonga stunner
Get set for more weaving and ducking than the eye can see when the 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship is held at the excellent Diamond Park complex in Wodonga on March 7-8. With such a hyper, fast-twitch tempo, race victories will be well-earned and nerves jangling as the best junior dirt track riders get […]
Aussie Flat Track Nationals calendar confirmed for 2026 season
The 2026 Yamaha Aussie Flat Track Nationals calendar is locked in with six classes all vying for national titles including the prestigious Pro 450 crown to be decided over a grueling 29 races across seven rounds. Pro Women return as a support class this season as well as Junior Lites, Junior 85 and Pro Twins, […]
Entries open for 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship
Entries are now open for the 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship, to be held at Diamond Park in Wodonga on the weekend of March 7-8. To enter, click here. The championship plays a vital role in the development pathway of junior riders, providing them with the opportunity to compete on a national stage and […]
2026 Australian track and dirt track calendar
The calendar is set for the 2026 Australian Dirt Track and Track Championships, with four fast and frenetic junior and senior events to be held between March and October. The calendar is as follows: 2026 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship: March 7-8, Diamond Park, Wodonga (Vic), promoted by the Albury-Wodonga Motorcycle Club; 2026 Australian Senior […]
Herrick claims back-to-back Aussie Flat Track Nationals
Thomas Herrick is now a two-time Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) champion in the premier Pro 450 class, coming out on top after the final weekend of action in Gunnedah (NSW) on November 15-16. After claiming the overall honours in Saturday’s round six, Herrick (Husqvarna) already had one hand on the Bunda […]
Armstrong in box seat to win maiden AFTN title
He started the season as an underdog after returning from 13 years of self-imposed dirt track exile, but this weekend in Gunnedah 36-year-old Tom Armstrong is on target to win the premier Pro 450 class in the 2025 Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN). Armstrong (Honda) sits 110pts (1044 to 934) clear of […]
O’Brien claims first AFTN women’s title, teen Billy Ryan wins Pro 450
In front of a bumper crowd at Giffith’s The Pines Speedway on October 11, Brittaney O’Brien has claimed the inaugural Pro Women’s title in the Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN), while Billy Ryan became the youngest ever Pro 450 round winner with a breakout performance at his home track. It was the […]
Team Australia produces tenacious performance at 2025 FIM Trial des Nations
On a highly technical course in Telmezzo, Italy, Team Australia produced a tenacious performance in the 2025 FIM Trial des Nations (TdN) on September 21 as its men’s and women’s line-ups both finished inside the top 10. Returning to the scene of the 2011 TdN on a course plotted on a dry riverbed with steep, […]
Townsville turns it on for bumper 2025 Australian Senior Track Championship
Townsville Motorcycle Club’s 100-year celebrations have continued after hosting an epic 2025 Burdekin Motorcycles Australian Senior Track Championship at its home base of Lang Park on September 13-14. Like all track championships, the 2025 event was fiercely contested across all the major classes. And with the level of competition so extraordinarily high, often the difference […]
Slick fields for 2025 Australian Senior Track Championship in Townsville
Rory McQualter and Briony Hendrickson head the list of defending champions contesting the 2025 Burdekin Motorcycles Australian Senior Track Championship in Woodstock, just south of Townsville, on September 13-14. With huge numbers to compete across the main championship classes, McQualter (KTM) is aiming for back-to-back success in the Pro 450 class, while superstar Hendrickson (KTM) […]
Wicks and Dunker top AFTN in Wodonga, Armstrong still leads
Daniel Wicks and Cameron Dunker stole the headlines in rounds three and four of the 2025 Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) at Albury-Wodonga’s Diamond Park on August 23-24. Under lights on Saturday, Gunnedah rider Wicks (KTM) produced his best AFTN performance to date, delivering four straight Pro 450 wins despite some tense […]