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 a 530-metre track that saw fantastic bar-to-bar battles and fierce determination from all riders who left no stone unturned in their quests for success.
In the Pro450 class, the wins in the heat races were shared between Donovan, Cooper Andersen, Ronan Jacobs, Damien Koppe, Daniel Wicks and Daniel Garard. Donovan then took the ascendency in the final by opening up a big gap to win by 21.344secs ahead of Lucas Quinn and Koppe.
The Pro Open Women’s class was wrapped up by Latiya Hyde who took out the final by .339secs over Mia Blackford, while Claire Day was in third. The trio also took wins in the heat races along with Grace Hudson and Brittaney O’Brien.
Donovan’s dominance continued into the MX Open class with victory over Brayden Bradford and Cooper Andersen in the final. Backing up their efforts in the Pro450 class was Lucas Quinn, Ronan Jacobs, Damien Kopper and Cooper Andersen who also took out wins in the heat races, as well as Lachlan Moody.
In what was classified in a points system, Len Quagliata came out on top with most points in ATV Open by winning all five races, with Peter Ready and Gerard Land rounding out the overall podium placings.
Also decided by a points classification was Pro250, where Donovan took out his third class championship for the weekend, achieved by winning three of the five races. Paolo DAmato-Barbaro and Daniel Garard finished second and third overall and they also won one race apiece.
Matthew Davies and Wayne O’Meley were the victors in the Sidecar class, winning the final over Cameron O’Meley/Seth Horrocks and Shaun Fien/Darren Fien.
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