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Team Australia Announced for the 2018 FIM Oceania Trial Championship
Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce the riders selected to represent Team Australia for the 2018 FIM Oceania Trial Championship. Competition will run from October 20 – 22 in conjunction with the New Zealand Trial Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. Hosted by The Pioneer Motorcycle Club, this will be the first time in 30 years that an International Motorcycle Trial has been held in Christchurch.
First off the ranks for Team Australia is Solo Class competitor Kevin Zarczynski. Zarczynski sat down with MA to discuss this exciting opportunity for Australia to display their skills on an international scale.
“This year is a fantastic opportunity to go to New Zealand and compete on foreign soil for a change.
“It’s a chance to start a foundation for some competition between these two countries. We’ve had some fantastic support from the industry to do this. It’s a good thing to have and we’re hoping to make this a successful trip.” Zarczynski highlighted.
Coming in for the charge after Zarczynski will be our Women’s Class rider, Sarah Chivers, and our Junior class representative, Tom Woodhouse.
Reflecting on his team members, Zarczynski notes that; “These riders should be world championship representatives in the next five years and their best attributes will shine through as they are going to take this opportunity, grow from it and become one of our elite riders on an open level.”
Zarczynski and his team are ready to bring the fight to the 2017 defending champions as they prepare to travel across the Tasman Sea. Stay tuned to see whether they can bring the title back home to Australia!
The MA Alliance Explained: Q&A Part 1
What’s in it for me? No doubt the first question you asked when the Motorcycling Australia (MA) Alliance Agreement (AA) was announced.
You, as members of MA are at the heart of the agreement. We aim to provide an economic and safe environment for participants and volunteers from all the various disciplines, whether you are a racer, a social rider, or even just an interested observer.
There are a lot of challenges and opportunities facing motorcycling in Australia – rising costs, more stringent safety requirements (higher insurance premiums), the lure of other activities (decreasing member base) and changing requirements of our riders – more ride parks, adventure riding, dirt bike rallies, ride days etc. These are real issues facing the sport which need to be faced as a cohesive team.
For quite some time all of the State Controlling Boards (SCBs) have thought long and hard about the most effective and efficient way to address these challenges and opportunities.
To retain the SCB’s autonomy (direct accountability to their members and securing their assets) while gaining the benefits of acting nationally – reduced duplication, standardising process and products, providing a national voice in support of the sport we love, the SCB’s and MA have agreed to form an Alliance where each member has an equal voice and commits to work together to achieve what’s best for motorcycling.
At this point, Motorcycling Victoria have elected not to participate in this Alliance, however we remain hopeful that they will join in the future to ensure a truly single voice in order for motorcycling to prosper in Australia.”
To stay up to date with everything involved in the new MA Alliance, head to our website, Facebook and Instagram.