Senior 125 racing in Australia

Ferro
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Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race.

Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit of an odd choice of name though considering the "GoldenTyre 125 Cup" has been running since 2014 at Echo Valley.

Bet he won't copy the $2000 first prize....



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I think I remember "125 Gold Cup" being used years ago, in some Aus racing. Perhaps in conjunction with the Mister Motocross series?

Either way, 125 racing, in any form is good to see, and, not just as a Junior / age level series. As well as young pups, a lot of 125 Championships have been won by people with a few years on them. They are full sized Bikes, and can / should be raced by full sized Humans, not just peach fuzzed nutters Woohoo
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Ferro wrote:
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race. Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit...
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race.

Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit of an odd choice of name though considering the "GoldenTyre 125 Cup" has been running since 2014 at Echo Valley.

Bet he won't copy the $2000 first prize....



you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
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12/20/2016 8:13am
Wish they were having them at Rd 2 or Rd 6. Great to see they've added this.
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12/20/2016 11:18am
scott_nz wrote:
you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
No doubt NZ has been at the front for years.

When was 250 vs 250 in the MX2 class introduced? 2007 also?

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12/20/2016 11:19am
wsc96 wrote:
Wish they were having them at Rd 2 or Rd 6. Great to see they've added this.
I think most of us would like to see them at all the rounds. Cool
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12/20/2016 2:04pm Edited Date/Time 12/20/2016 2:05pm
Ferro wrote:
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race. Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit...
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race.

Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit of an odd choice of name though considering the "GoldenTyre 125 Cup" has been running since 2014 at Echo Valley.

Bet he won't copy the $2000 first prize....



scott_nz wrote:
you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
Well, a 125 class was around over here in the 80's. Sounds like you guys are a few decades behind. Tongue
Ferro
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12/20/2016 2:13pm
scott_nz wrote:
you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
Plugga wrote:
No doubt NZ has been at the front for years.

When was 250 vs 250 in the MX2 class introduced? 2007 also?
There is plenty of things that NZ do better than us...

250 2Ts only got put back in MX2 about four years ago, and they dropped the no engine mod rule last year.

More 125's is always a good thing, and that's why I started and mostly fund the GoldenTyre 125 Cup. I guess I will take it as a compliment that the Nationals promoter is copying the name.
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12/20/2016 2:43pm
Ferro wrote:
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race. Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit...
Great to see that three rounds of the National MX series will include a senior 125 race.

Calling it the "125 Gold Cup" is a bit of an odd choice of name though considering the "GoldenTyre 125 Cup" has been running since 2014 at Echo Valley.

Bet he won't copy the $2000 first prize....



scott_nz wrote:
you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
Yeah but... No one wants to go NZ
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12/20/2016 4:58pm
Gold Cup was under 19 on 125's during the Mr Motocross series. I did a couple of rounds in '83
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12/20/2016 5:04pm Edited Date/Time 12/20/2016 5:06pm
Gold Cup, GoldenTyre 125 Cup, 125 Gold Cup.... it's all gold for the sport
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12/20/2016 6:48pm
Knowing MA and WEM this "grass roots" class will still cost 500 bucks to enter and don't you dare run tear off's bro! Koala might smoke one and die.

I can see a revolt against MA in the not too distant future.
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12/20/2016 8:42pm
Good job Aussies! Wish MX Sports would grab a clue.....

US MX Nationals can make the time at the tracks that have room for East / West 125 regional series.

Who really wants to stay home on Saturday afternoon to watch racing at inconsistent times ? A set time Saturday evening would draw more viewers to their precious television show.

DC's excuse for no regional 125 class at the Nationals is no time with the current TV schedule.

Well that and Honda won't make a new 125.
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12/20/2016 9:13pm Edited Date/Time 12/20/2016 9:15pm
It's good but it's not enough....the Aussie champ rounds aren't for average sportsman riders . Ludicrously high entry fees , A graders only too I think.
Should have a seperate 125 state championship for every state and all grades.
There are only 4 senior only races in Victoria for next year..the four vic title rounds. The rest are just region races where you sit there waiting all day through an interminable amount of junior classes, til you get your poxy 3 lap race.
I'm not wasting nearly $400 bucks on a donation to motorcycling asphyxiated for their stupid license just for a four round series.
If there was a separate 125 state championship and loads of opens with a 125 class, I'd buy a 125
If there was an abundance of open senior only meetings on, I would get another bike and make my donation to MA.
But it won't happen , not while the mini bike parents are running the sport in Victoria like they have since the early 90's.
They will do anything to prevent senior only events from happening
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12/20/2016 10:45pm
scott_nz wrote:
you guys are always a little bit behind us, Wink

been a senior 125 national class here since 2007
Plugga wrote:
No doubt NZ has been at the front for years.

When was 250 vs 250 in the MX2 class introduced? 2007 also?
yep happened at the same time, previous to that we had a 125 (that included 250Fs) a 250 class that was 2 stroke only, and a 500 class which was all bikes over 251cc,

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