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Freestyle Motocross Nationals Round At The WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival |
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Monday, 29 January 2007 |
The WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival is aiming to incorporate all aspects of the motoring industry at the spiritual home of Australian motorsport – Mount Panorama.
While circuit racing was the focus at the inaugural Festival in 2006, Event Organisers are continually looking at ways of improving the event and including other elements as the 2007 Festival, to be held over the 6th to 8th of April, comes closer.
In addition to circuit racing, the re-introduction of the WPS Bathurst
12 Hour Showroom Enduro and demonstrations by the cars of yesteryear;
the bikes will be back at Bathurst in 2007.
There will be stunt bikes and freestyle motocross (FMX) riders in
attendance at the 2007 WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival. FMX
demonstrations, presented by Raceline Events, will be held on Pit
Straight daily and the opening round of the Freerider Magazine FMX
National Championship will be held on a specially designed track in
Harris Park (within the circuit) across the three days of the Festival.
It is the first time a round of the National Championship has been conducted outside of Queensland.
With the National Grand Final being held on the Gold Coast two weeks
later competitors will travel from all across Australia to compete in
both rounds of the two-round series.
One of the headline acts of the 2007 Freerider Magazine FMX Nationals
will be Robbie Adelberg from Victoria who has previously toured with
the famous Crusty Demons of Dirt tour and also competed overseas.
Adelberg first contested the FMX Nationals as a 14-year-old four years
ago and won last year’s event.
Over the past month Adelberg has been in training with Robbie Maddison
where he has been completing 75-foot back flips and is will be aiming
to add this trick, along with variations, to his bag of tricks to begin
his title defence.
“Over the past few years Australian riders have shown they are amongst
the best freestyle motocross riders in the world, many of these guys
will be in action over Easter at the Bathurst Festival,” said FMX
Nationals Promoter Ian Badock.
“We anticipate up to 30 riders from across the country to compete and
with riders like Adelberg, Chris Thompson, Jay and Josh Woolley from
Tasmania along with Luke Cole, who was the Red Bull rider of the year
last year, there will be a lot of talent and depth in the entries.”
Organisers have also extended an invitation to all motorcycle groups
from across Australia to attend the 2007 WPS Festival, with a special
package for groups of six (6) or more people.
“The WPS Festival has been designed to attract a wide variety of
spectators, not merely the circuit motor racing fan hence the inclusion
of a round of the National FMX Championship in 2007,” said Event
Director James O’Brien.
“We welcome motorcycle clubs from across Australia to participate in
the WPS Festival and, pending interest from motorcycle groups this
year, there are a number of other bike related activities being
considered in future years.”
Motorcycle Group Package includes following benefits per person:
3 Day Season Pass
Reserved 10m x 8m campsite in paddock campground (behind pits) per six person group
Commemorative ticket
Official program with acknowledgement of your motorcycle group
Opportunity to participate in a parade lap of the circuit
Complimentary entry into ‘Show n Shine’ near main gate in Harris Park
Complimentary entry in the National Motor Racing Museum
Complimentary attendance at the FMX Championship Round
Price: $60 per person advance and $80 per person at the gate
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