23rd March
Reed goes back-to-back
Yamaha's Chad Reed, won his third THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series race victory of the season at the Citrus Bowl in front of 41,969 fans. Suzuki's Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., won his second career 125cc Eastern Regional THQ AMA Supercross Series race.
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23rd March
Anderson dominates in Wonthaggi
No Fear Honda rider Craig Anderson made a triumphant return to the national scene with two brilliant wins in the opening round of the 2005 Maxxis Australian Motocross Championship at Wonthaggi (Vic) on March 20.
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17th March
Check out this hot SX site
Ashley Smith has dedicated 2005 to making Chad Reed a household name in Australia. There are accounts and pictures from every round of the 2005 AMA THQ SX on the site.
www.ashleymx.com

15th March
Reed keeps in touch with RC
Chad Reed pulls off back-to-back victories under the lights at historic Daytona International Speedway winning the 35th Daytona Supercross By Honda. Reed, rider of the No. 22 Yamaha, battled four-time Daytona Supercross By Honda champion Ricky Carmichael for most of the race before the Suzuki rider rode off the course on Lap 17.
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7th March
Charmichael does it again in St. Louis
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael, picked up his 7th race win in front of 53,197 fans at the Edward Jones Dome. When the gate dropped Carmichael bolted into the lead whilst Reed got caught up behind Honda's Ernesto Fonseca. In previous weeks Reed has mounted a strong come back, but with the rutted sticky track suiting Carmichael and Reed taking a lap to get by Fonseca this round would turn into a formality as Reed could not account for Carmichaels speed and consistency.
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4th March
OTR: Gellibrand/Beechforest
Otway Trail Riders will be heading down to Gellibrand on the 20th March for their second ride of the year. The ride is approximately 110kms. Entries start at 8.30am Flyer

28th February
Josh Coppins wins the Pernes les Fontaines International
Coppins took 3-1-1 results to take victory. Coppins won moto two from Smets and Mike Alessi and moto three from Antoine Meo and Julian Bill. Coppins proved his decision to not race in the Mantova International two weeks ago and the Valence International a week ago was a good one as his race speed was never in question.
www.fullnoise.com.au

28th February
Carmichael beats Reed at the Georgia Dome
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael, rebounds inside Atlanta's Georgia Dome, picking up his sixth AMA Supercross Series race win in front of 62,764 fans. Reed won the $1,500 Butterfinger Holeshot award with Carmichael in tow for the first six laps.
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28th February
Entries for National Offroad series open
Entries are now open for the all-new 2005 Yamaha Australian Off Road Series, with the five-weekend, 10-round battle set to commence at Raymond Terrace (NSW) on April 23-24.
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22nd February
Reed snatches first win of the season in San Diego
Before 53,595 fans at a wet Qualcomm Stadium, Yamaha's Chad Reed, won his first THQ AMA Supercross Series race of the season. Reed overtook Charmichael on the last lap with a trademark block-pass.
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22nd February
Townley conquers France
KTM factory rider Ben Townley has won the Valence International Motocross with a consistent 2-4-1 result. Second went to Yamaha rider Cedric Melotte with 6-1-2 while third place was Honda mounted Pascal Leuret with 4-6-4.
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17th February
History: Frank Pratt a founding member of the SMCC
Lionel Frank Pratt was born in New Zealand in 1901. He came to Australia to work for his brothers joy flight business. Frank as he was he was called would go on to become one of Australia's most unique sportsmen and a founding member of the SMCC. More

17th February
History:SMCC 1932-1939
Find out what it was liketo be a member of the SMCC in the 30's with Historical Records from the Geelong Advertiser 1932-1939. Historical Records

15th February
Summer Supercross rescheduled
After the unfortunate circumstances that forced the postponement of the Avalon round of the Honda Summer of Supercross Series (12th of February), a revised date had been announced for Saturday the 5th of March.
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15th February
RC wins 5 in a row
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael, won his fifth consecutive THQ AMA Supercross Series race at the RCA Dome in front of 52,833 fans. Chad Reed battled hard but could not catch the flying Suzuki.
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15th February
Everts the Boss in Mantova
Rinaldi Yamaha rider Stefan Everts has won the Mantova Starcross after scoring 8-1-1 results around a very tough Mantova circuit. Under brilliant sunshine the Belgian legend crashed in the first moto in the second corner and came back from last position.
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15th February
Andrew McFarlane - A New Beginning
To read about the ups and downs of one of Australia's best MX riders.
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15th February
Team Manager for Aussie Trials des Nations team announced
Denis Fitzpatrick has been appointed team manager for Australia's assault on the 2005 Trial des Nations (TDN), which will be held in Sestriere, Italy on September 25-26.
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8th February
Avalon SX postponed due to flooding!
Unfortunately due to last weeks record rainfall across Victoria, the original date for round 2 of the Honda Summer of Supercross Series has had to be postponed to a later date (to be advised). Thanks to all the SMCC members who volunteered. Please keep your eyes on this site and on your e-mail for further information. Honda Summer Supercross

7th February
ALL NEW 2005 Australian Off Road Series
A multi-round enduro series in Australia will finally come to fruition in 2005, with hostilities set to commence on the weekend of April 23-24.
www.fullnoise.com.au

7th February
Carmichael wins four in a row, Reed 2nd and Byrne 3rd
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael, picked up his fourth consecutive THQ AMA Supercross Series win in front of a sold out crowd of 45,050 fans at Angel Stadium. Carmichael becomes the only Suzuki rider in history to win four consecutive 250cc main events. More

1st February
Sinclair and Taylor win at Honda's Summer of Supercross
Tooridan just outside of Melbourne in Victoria was the place to be as the opening round Honda's Summer of Supercross took place at Rutter Park (Jan-29). In front of a huge crowd, Cameron Sinclair and Cameron Taylor took home the silverware in a night of intense Supercross action. Honda Summer Supercross

1st February
Hurley Dominates at Woodville
The much awaited clash between Shayne King and Daryl Hurley at the 44th HONDA INTERNATIONAL MOTOCROSS GP went in Hurley's favour as did everything else on the day. More

1st February
Ricky Carmichael Hat-rick, Reed second
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael, won his third consecutive THQ AMA Supercross Series race in front of 38,744 fans at SBC Park. Honda's Billy Laninovich, won his first 125cc Western Regional THQ AMA Supercross Series race. More

1st February
2005 Mr MX Seeded riders announced
Pro Lites and Pro Open will have seeded riders for the 2005 series. More

27th January
Reed looking to breakthrough in San Francisco Supercross
Chad Reed has demonstrated the speed, but not yet the consistency to win a round of the 2005 THQ AMA Supercross Series.The young Aussie, who is the defending series champ and San Francisco winner, is hoping to turn that around in the San Francisco Supercross this Saturday, January 29 at SBC Park.
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17th January
Masters Games
The 10th Australian Masters Games is Australia's largest multisport event. Conducted every two years, next year's Games return to Adelaide for even more competition, fun, and festivities. The Games will take place on the 7-16 October 2005. The ages allowed are from 30 years upwards. Classes will be provided for Classic, Post Classic, Ladies, Sidecars and Open. Open will be set in 5-year breaks with other classes subject to entries. To find out more visit the Australian Masters Games Website.
http://www.australianmastersgames.com

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17th January
Phoenix Supercross
In front of a sold out audience of 49,000, Team Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael took line honours as he defeated Kevin Windham and Australian Chad Reed. More

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17th January
Australian Womens' Cup 2005
The Australian Womens' Cup has been controversially dropped from the Australian Motocross Championship. To read more click here

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13th January
Interview with Lyndon Heffernan
During the week I caught up with past Barrabool Champion Lyndon Heffernan
and asked him about the Mighty Barrabool Track.
Interview transcript

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16th November
SMCC Annual Presentation Night
Congratulations to everyone who participated in this years Club Day Meetings.
All the winners were announced at the club's annual Presentation Night.
Click here for all the overall points standing from 2004.