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Ravenshoe Motocross Track - Far North Queensland

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ENDURO

If racing cross country through tight bush trails and fast open tracks appeals to you, then you Enduro riding might be for you. It's a case of rider and bike versus the elements in events ranging from casual trail rides to Australian Championship events. A motocross or trail bike will get you started.

HISTORIC

Old motorcycles were never designed to sit in the corner of a garage or shed gathering cobwebs and rust. Today, many have been restored to their former glory and are actively competing in historic racing. If you've got an old bike you'll certainly find a class to suit riders of most ages and machines of almost any vintage in Road Racing, Dirt Track, Motocross, Speedway and Moto-Trials.

MOTOCROSS

If slamming whoops, carving berms and flying high over jumps is your idea of fun, motocross is the off-road sport for you. Motocross is run on tracks shaped from natural terrain and produces fast, close and exciting racing. Motocross is one of the most physically demanding forms of motorcycle sport and tests both rider and their machines to the limit. Stadium Motocross basically involves a man-made track being constructed in a Stadium environment.

SUPERCROSS

Supercross is a condensed form of motocross conducted in both indoor and outdoor stadiums. It is spectacular and presents riders with a demanding physical and mental challenge.

MOTO-TRIALS

Moto-Trials is one category of motorcycle sport where speed doesn't matter. Rather, it is the skill demonstrated by the riders in overcoming difficult and various types of obstacles without stopping or allowing their feet to touch the ground which wins at the end of the day. Typical Moto-Trials machines are light and nimble, and it's simply amazing what the top riders can do with them.

ROAD RACING

Road racing is booming, thanks to the exploits of Australian riders on the prestigious MotoGP and world Superbike scene. There are many different categories of road racing, from stock-standard production machines right through to the rapid-fire Superbike and Supersport machines.

SPEEDWAY

Speedway is for any rider daring enough to ride a bike without brakes and hardly any suspension. With experience - and if you're brave enough - you'll enjoy the adrenalin rush and explosive action of sliding around a fully fenced oval circuit. Both solo and sidecar racing is available.

SUPERMOTO (aka SuperMotard)

Supermoto is an exciting type of motorcycle sport conducted on circuits of between 800 and 1700 metres’ length. The circuit consists of a bitumen section and a dirt section. The ratio of sealed surface to dirt usually varies between 70-30 and 80-20. The dirt section may also have small jumps in it but it's basically a smooth surface.

This discipline can be conducted on road race tracks. The machines used are the 'off road' dirt bikes or motocross bikes that usually have 'road bike' type wheels and brakes fitted and have had their suspension lowered.

The races are short and exciting with the emphasis on heavy braking at tight corners to make the rider 'back it in' - which is the terminology for a big slide prior to the corner. Road race clothing is required and the tyres used are usually hand grooved slicks.

TRACK

Track racing is an exciting branch of motorcycle sport for the off-road enthusiast. It's conducted on closed tracks that can be up to 1800m long and various shapes with left and right-hand bends.

The surface can be graded dirt or grass. All you need to get started is a motocross bike or more specialised dirt track machine called a slider, and the appropriate riding gear.

Ravenshoe Motorcycle Club - Far North Queensland