Albany MX & ATV State round three draws record number of riders in biggest championship ever held in Albany

Albany hosted a historic third round of the MX & ATV State Championship earlier this month, the senior and junior competition attracting a massive 176 riders.

Held at the Albany track on June 20 and 21, the two-day meet brought competitors from across WA, including Esperance, Perth and the South West, with juniors racing on Saturday and seniors taking to the track on Sunday.

Junior races delivered plenty of stand-out performances on Saturday, with tight competition across all divisions.

In the girls 85/150cc 12-U16 class, Karisma Heeney claimed top honours, finishing ahead of Dakota Lay in second and Tahlia Allen in third.

The 65cc 7-U10 category belonged to Nate Lees, who rode strongly to take first place with Angus Taylor securing second and Max Caselton rounding out the podium in third.

Another closely fought race came in the 65cc 10-U12 division, where James Marrs edged out Trey Maddaloni for first while Taylor Smith held third.

In the 100-125cc 13-U17 class, Nate Tomerini proved to strong taking the win ahead of Deegan Fort in second and Noah Thomas in third.

The girls 125/250cc 13-U16 race produced another solid performance from Kaylan Halstead who finished first with Dakota Lay consistent again in second and Leah Harrison completing the podium in third.

Chase Wilson dominated the 85cc/150cc 12-U16, while Nate Less won the 50cc Auto 6-U9 and James Marr taking out the 85cc/150cc 9-U12.

Senior racing on Sunday lifted the intensity even further with experienced riders battling across multiple classes.

Ryder Matthews-Taylor came in first, followed by Levi Farr and Dean Porter in the MX1 division.

In the veterans 30 plus category, Ben Shingler proved consistent ahead of Dylan Fernihough and Daniel Mayes.

In the veterans 40 plus, Darryl Young took a well earned victory from Cody Wells and Brett Newboult.

Jiordan Giacoppo came in first followed by Coby Ravenhill and Lewis Moloney in the MX1 Expert.

In the MXW women category, Leah Rimbas cam out on top ahead of Makayla Rimbas while Megan Bagnall secured third.

Jhett Donald came in first in the MX2 Expert followed by Blake Morris and Levi Yewers.

The MX2 category was taken out by Mathews-Taylor, followed by Farr and Jacob Thompson.

The ATV division belonged to Luke Gaisford with Jay Ward in second and Aston Case in third while the clubman class wrapped up the weekend with Harley Nguyen taking the win ahead of Ravenhill and Josh Owen.

Albany Motocross Club president Bevan Ravenhill said the weekend was a success with Albany locals showing off their talent.

“It was an outstanding success, the weather held off, the track was brilliant and we had a good amount of competitors in each class,” he said.

“Kobi Rochester and Coby Ravenhill, the two local lads had podium finishes and they rode dual class which meant they rode in two classes each day.”

Ravenhill said there was a great turnout of spectators and the committee worked hard to put on a great weekend.

“We had a massive amount of spectators which was good for the club and good for Albany,” he said.

“Thanks to the committee for the tremendous support for the week before and the two days of the competition.”