Memorial event highlight at track

The best young motocross riders from across Victoria and beyond are set to converge on Horsham Motorcycle Club’s Dooen track this weekend.

The club will host a 2019 MX Amateurs event, including the 10th anniversary of the Bronte Holland Memorial 125 Cup, with racing on Saturday and Sunday.

Club president Cory Watts said a field of about 200 riders would include some of the best young talent from the region.

Mr Watts said Saturday’s program would include three under-16 races as well as the Bronte Holland Cup.

Holland was a former club member who died in 2009 as a result of complications from a spinal injury sustained while riding two years earlier.

Mr Watts said the race was a good way to commemorate Holland.

“The Bronte Holland Memorial Cup will be the feature race on Saturday,” he said.

“Usually 125cc is a junior class, so under-16, but just for a bit of fun it’s all ages over-16 and only on 125cc.

“Bronte was a Horsham member and lived in Kaniva and travelled to the club.

“This year is the 10th anniversary since he passed away.”

On Sunday there will be three over-16 races as well as a junior feature.

“This will be the first time the junior feature has been run,” Mr Watts said.

“They’re going to have 250, 125 and 85cc bikes and riders from different grades will combine to make a team.

“They’ll get two races each and race the different bike sizes.

“Your position determines how many points you get, so if you get first you only get one point – kind of like golf.”

Mr Watts said excellent Wimmera talent would be on display at the weekend.

He said Natimuk’s Tate Mcclure and Green Lake’s Mathew Clyne were ‘some of the local fellas who should go really well in their classes’.

Entry is free for anyone wishing to attend and racing will be from 9am to 4.30pm each day.

People visit www.horsham-mcc.com or call Mr Watts on 0457 193 466 for more information.