The Grids are full, the gates set, riders are ready and Melbourne is excited for the inaugural Melbourne Enduro-X on Saturday February 4 at the Broadmeadows MX Park. The top riders in the country have confirmed this week that they will be on the starting gate to take out the bragging rights and a pocket full of cash for the opening national event for 2012. All the rocks, logs, tyres and material are taking shape to create a track that will challenge the riders and excite the crowd.
Organisers of the event, Dave and Col Robbins, reported this week that all the hard work in bringing an event of this magnitude together is definitely taking shape.
The racing format is like supercross; with heats, elimination, qualifying and a last chance qualifier to get to the final. It's in the finals where the top 10 in each class will battle it out for the win and the cash.
The classes are: Pro, Expert, Clubman, and Over 35. With each final limited to 10 riders, there are only enough positions in each class for 20 riders total. The winner of the expert class will be eligible to ride in the pro final making that the only race with 11 riders in it. The whole afternoon's racing will climax in the pro final, with the winner taking home the cash and stamping his authority with the first major win of the 2012 season.
With full catering, fully licensed bar facilities, dry area, wheelchair access, toilets, on-site parking, elevated viewing area, full loud speaker systems, and the best commentators in the land in Lee Hogan and Transmoto's Andy Wigan, there are no excuses not to miss it. The event is orientated to family entertainment and the excitement will commence from 11am when the qualifying heats begin.
The event will be professionally filmed with three highstand filming towers around the course and roving cameras. It will be screened on Speed TV, Youtube, and there will be a 30 minute DVD made up after the event.
Location: Broadmeadows MX Park, 434 Mahoneys, Road Campbellfield, Victoria (Behind Pipeworks Market)
Gates open at 10am on Saturday February 4 2012.
Tickets are only available at the gate.
Schedule
Practice 9.20am Expert - Heat 1, Heat 2
Practice 9.40am Pro Class - Heat 1, Heat 2
Practice 10.10am Clubman - Heat 1, Head 2
Practice 10.30am Over 35 Heat 1
Race 1 11:00am Expert - Heat 1
Race 2 11.15am Expert - Heat 2
Race 3 11:30am Over 35s - Heat 1
Race 4 11:45am Pro Class - Heat 1
Race 5 12.00pm Pro Class - Heat 2
Race 6 12.15pm Clubman - Heat 1
Race 7 12.30pm Clubman - Heat 2
Race 8 12.45pm Expert - Heat 3
Race 9 1:00pm Expert - Heat 4
Race 10 1.15pm Over 35 - Heat 2
Race 11 1:30pm Pro Class - Heat 3
Race 12 1:45pm Pro Class - Heat 4
Race 13 2:00pm Clubman - Heat 3
Race 14 2:15pm Clubman - Heat 4
Race 15 2:30pm Expert - LCQ
Race 16 2:40pm Pro Class - LCQ
Race 17 3:50pm Clubman - LCQ
Race 18 3:00pm Expert - Final
Race 19 3:20pm Over 35s - Final
Race 20 3:40pm Clubman - Final
Race 21 4:00pm Pro Class - Shootout
Race 22 4:20pm Pro Class - Final
Race 23 4:40pm Pro Class - Final
Race 24 5:00pm Pro Class - Final
Presentation 5:30
Rider Entry List
Pro
Toby Price
Ben Grabham
Cameron Taylor
Glenn Kearney
Jack Field
Jason Mc Guiness
Rick Miles
Mitch Harper
Daniel Milner
Chris Davey
Trevor Campbell
Luka Bussa
Tim Coleman
Daniel Kavanagh
Matt Phillips
Chris Hollis
Scott Keegan
Ben Greenwood
Alex Bolton
Daniel Sanders
Ben Burrell
Justin Caraffa
Tim Vare
Expert
Liam Clover
Skipp Rothe
Travis Cooper
Tom Scott
Luke Harraway
Nick Bloye
Jayden Grimshaw
Cade Vagg
Jade Gartlan
Jake Whittley
John Payten
Donny Owen
Jacob Townsend
David Murray
Christian Young
Shaun Brunton
Chris Latta
Dylan Rees
Julien Caraffa
Jason Rosano
Clubman
Richard Duryea
Steven Wormald
Jean-Christophe Bonneville
Kodi Burgoyne
Liam Maggs
Luke Stafrace
Brenton Walsh
Ina Halls
Jamie Robins
Mathew Garner
Ben Handasyde
Leigh Johnson
Sean Dunleavy
Shane McKecknie
Jack Gaynor
Nathan Ondrus
Brian Simcox
Anthony Hanlan
Lee Pearsall
Ben Richards
Simon Van Baalen
Ben Seidler
Zac Turner
Rowan Donaldson
Adam Harland
Dale Carpenter
Over 35
Brad Williscroft
Fred Paterson
Paul Luxmore
Rob Barton
Vito Porto
Joel Stafford
Jason Salopayers
David Marsicano
Brandon Kienhuis
Nicholas Wedd
Angus Boud
Tony Porto
Danial Lindsay
Adam Riemann
Paul Hartman
