Women’s motocross racing in New Zealand will be getting an extra boost this coming Matariki Weekend with the inaugural MXLadies Motocross Championships.
Created several years ago by Nelson woman Simone Dacombe, her MXLadiesNZ group is receiving help from the Marlborough Motorcycle Club to run this event at the Marlborough Motorcycle Club track at 8/452 Northbank Road, Blenheim, on Saturday, July 15.
Simone says the aim of her MXLadiesNZ group has been to try to help evolve the women’s motocross scene in New Zealand.
Up until this year, the MXLadiesNZ group has held Fundays and Training Days in the top of the South Island, but now it has decided the time is ripe to step it up a notch.
The various classes have some novel names, such as Wonder Woman, Average Jane, New To The Dirt, Wonder Girl, Super Girl and Mighty Minis, perhaps also signifying a fun and family approach to the sport.
to have an open track day, for a small track fee, so this event will actually be inclusive of everyone.
“I think this coming Matariki Weekend will be a fantastic weekend.”
The venue will be signposted from Northbank Road, where it turns off from State Highway 6.
President of the host Marlborough Motorcycle Club, Chris Mealings, says his club, and also the Nelson Motorcycle Club, was “right behind women’s motocross 100 per cent”.
The online entry form can be found at this link: www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/236015 and any further event updates will be on the Marlborough Motorcycle Club’s Facebook social media page.
