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WINNER TRIUMPH RACING AUSTRALIA TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 PROMX AND AUSX CHAMPIONSHIPS
Melbourne, Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team was announced today under the formation of the Winner Motorcycles Racing infrastructure, with key support from Peter Stevens Motorcycles and Triumph Motorcycles Australia.
Fielding a confirmed three- rider line up in the ProMX Championship, Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team will house two riders in the MX2 class riding the TF250 – X and a new signing in MX1 with the All-New TF450-RC – Triumphs’ flagship motocross model developed by “The GOAT” Ricky Carmichael.
“We welcome Winner Motorcycles Racing Program, working with Peter Stevens Motorcycles, into the Triumph Motorcycles Australia network.
It’s exciting to have a team so dedicated to the off-road scene represent our exciting new range of MX motorcycles. We wish Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team the best of luck for this upcoming 2025 season as we work to establish the Triumph Australia off-road program for the future” says Triumph Motorcycles Australia, Brand Manager, Jon Kent.
Peter Stevens Motorcycles General Manager Luke McDonnell says after a great season last year, the formation of the Winner Triumph Australia Racing Team was a natural progression for both parties.
“We are thrilled to see Triumph find a home to go racing at a national level in 2025 and to expand our relationship with the Winner Motorcycles Racing program.” .
“With Triumph being a key manufacturer under our dealership network, the All-New TF450-RC model is going to shake things up with its incredible capabilities on track. We knew with this amazing machine finally going to market in early 2025, we needed to showcase it to the Australian racing community at the highest levels of racing”.
“We wish the Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team the best of luck this season as we work together to grow the Triumph brand footprint in 2025”, McDonnell said.
Investing in experienced talent in their inaugural Championship season, the Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team welcomes Jack Simpson return to home soil, with the multi discipline champion signing to compete in the ProMX MX1 Class Championship in 2025.
Simpson, a former MX3 Class Championship contender, AORC Champion and multi time Finke and Hattah podium finisher, returns to Australian domestic competition following a five-year stint of international racing in America.
During this time Simpson claimed the 2023 WORCS PRO 2 Class Championship along with placing 3rd in the WORCS PRO 450 Class Championship in 2024.
“I am so excited to be back to my roots and racing in Australia”, commented Simpson.
“My last ProMX season was all the way back in 2015 and since then I have travelled the world racing in Off-Road, Desert and more. To come home this year and have the honour of racing the All-New TF450-RC is amazing and I want to thank Winner Triumph Racing Australia for this opportunity”, concluded Simpson.
Alongside Simpson, the Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team retains its current MX2 Class roster of Connar Adams and Thynan Kean, both riders committed to riding the TF250-X in the upcoming 2025 ProMX Championship and AUSX Championship.
Winner Motorcycles Racing program owner Karen Adams also commented on the announcement of the new Winner Triumph Racing Australia Team.
“To sign this deal to be a official racing partner for an esteemed brand such as Triumph, is a remarkable milestone”, commented Adams.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us in developing the All-New TF450-RC and signing a rider with the calibre of Jack Simpson, along with our MX2 riders of Connar Adams and Thynan Kean, will elevate our competitive edge for the 2025 racing season”.
“The Team, Peter Stevens Motorcycles and Triumph Motorcycles Australia recognises that in our inaugural Championship season this will be a learning year, but I’m confident that between our infrastructure, the Triumph platform and our riders will enable us to be competitive as the season progresses”.
With further partnership announcements in the coming weeks for Winner Triumph Racing Australia, the team eagerly awaits the opening round of the ProMX Championship, on March 22-23, in Wonthaggi, Victoria.
LCL Racing Acquires MPE Motorcycles And Suspension
LCL Racing Acquiries MPE Motorcycles And Suspension Expanding Sunshine Coast Dealership Footprint
Sunshine Coast based ownership group LCL Racing (LCL) are pleased to announce the acquisition of MPE Motorcycles and MPE Suspension, located in Caloundra, QLD. The acquisition was made official on 12/11/24 signalling the growth of the LCL owned Motorcycle Dealership Footprint from their current ownership of Moto1 Motorcycles in, to a multi dealership model, with foundations being laid for further expansion in 2025.
Moto1 Motorcycles, located on the Sunshine Coast in QLD, has been under the ownership of LCL for the past 5 years. During this period the KTM and Honda Dealership has excelled in the emerging growth of the Sunshine Coast recreational powersports market.
Shane Fretwell, Director of LCL commented on the growth of Moto1 Motorcycles;
“The Sunshine Coast has seen a population explosion over recent years and we have positioned ourselves to service the growing market’s needs”.
“Moto1 Motorcycles is a community based Dealership that is actively involved across local and national Motorcycle racing, supporting the next generation of Australian 2 wheel talent via our Race Team programs. We also support state based racing Championships with investment and infrastructure, to ensure racing platforms continue to grow in Queensland.”
“Our marketing model is unique and we blend our passion for racing with national and local initiatives that has allowed Moto1 Motorcycles to see compounded growth in sales since we took ownership of the dealership”.
Located geographically within the same region of the Sunshine Coast, the MPE Motorcycles Dealership and the MPE Suspension performance workshop owned by Paul Baericke has long been established as one of Queensland’s premier Motorcycle performance hubs, with Paul personally enjoying 25 years in Suspension and Performance.
The later established MPE Motorcycle Dealership, has further grown the MPE brand with manufacturer relationships such Husqvarna, along with newer OEM’s such as Gas Gas and Stark Varg.
Shane Fretwell, added further comment on the LCL acquisition of MPE.
“I have personally known Paul for a long time and he has done a fantastic job establishing an industry leading performance workshop and dealership over the last 20 years. It was crucial to us that Paul stayed within the operation as a key component of the MPE Suspension and Performance side of the business and he will continue to service customers to the same high standards”.
With our goal to expand the LCL ownership group footprint of Dealerships, MPE was a great fit for our current demographic on the Sunshine Coast to be our first acquisition”.
“By moving to a multi Dealership model, we can now service a wider range of clients across additional manufacturers with GasGas, Husqvarna and Stark Varg joining our current roster of KTM and Honda.”
With the MPE Dealership now being powered by Moto1 Motorcycles, the group’s capacity for bike sales, spare parts, servicing and performance is already doubled.
With an exciting revamp coming in early 2025 for both the Moto1 Motorcycles and MPE Motorcycles dealership online offerings across e-commerce for genuine parts, consumables and performance products, the opportunity for growth and innovation is at the forefront of the foreseeable future for the LCL Racing Group.
00 Elite Rider Training Claim Podiums and Season-Best Results At AUSX Open
The 00 Elite Rider Training program has wrapped up the 2024 Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) with a night of racing and results reflecting a long season of hard work and improvements across the program’s riders. With execution and consistency a staple for success across the Triple Crown Pro Class format and the single main events for SX3 and the CR22 85 Cup, training and repetition paid off for many riders claiming season-best results to finish the Championship on a high at Marvel Stadium.
Aaron Tanti SX1
Aaron Tanti showed a return to fitness and speed following a year of injuries with an incredible performance at Marvel Stadium. Battling with the international superstars of the AUSX Open, Tanti would factor into the opening SX1 race battle for the lead with the likes of Cooper Webb and Jett Lawrence. An unfortunate crash late in race one would derail his chances of an overall podium, but a pair of 4th place finishes in the remaining races was a statement ride for Tanti to conclude the season on form and ready for more in 2025.
Round 3 : 6th
SX1 Championship: 5th
Kaiden Minear SX2
Kayden Minear executed amazing starts all night long to give him great track position, adapting to the full size supercross track and battling for lead positions throughout the night. With consistent results of 3,3,4 matching his speed and intensity, Minear secured a well deserved 3rd overall to finish his first full season of Supercross in SX2.
Round 3 : 3rd
SX2 Championship: 4th
Head Coach Nathan Crawford commented on the performance of the 00 Elite riders: “The 2024 AUSX Championship ended with a great night for us at the AUSX Open in Melbourne. We saw standout performances from many riders and Kayden Minear was a highlight with his growth in maturity every week and his attitude of working on his weaknesses every week with me at the track, claiming his first overall podium of the season.
Aaron Tanti showed he has what it takes to run with the world’s best and, aside from a small mistake in that first race, his night was flawless and he would have landed on the podium in SX1.
Hayden Downie in SX3 and Max Anderson in 85cc also enjoyed season-best results, which was great to see.
We have our upcoming December Bootcamps now and we will get back into pre-season training from January 8th for the 2025 Motocross season.
Thanks to Dean at Fighting Fit for working so hard behind the scenes with our riders to keep their fitness at an elite level and to all of our sponsors and partners that make this possible.”
Liam Atkinson was again solid in Melbourne, as one of the leading Privateers in SX2 all season long. Atkinson would claim 7th overall at Round 5.
Jack Byrne unfortunately was unable to match his trademark speed and consistency that he has shown throughout the campaign in SX3, after a mid-race fall in the SX3 final relegated him to 19th position.
Hayden Downie excelled in Melbourne, claiming a season-best 5th place in the SX3 Final.
Peter Wolfe also showed fantastic form in Melbourne with flow around the full size track, as he claimed 8th in the SX3 Final.
Lachlan Allen rebounded well from a troublesome Adelaide at Melbourne, where he battled hard with his 00 Elite Training partners in SX3 to finish a credible 9th in the Final.
Joel Freiberg matched his equal season-best performance with 10th in SX3.
Zander Kruik claimed a season-best 10th to finish the year strong in the CR22 85cc Cup Final.
Nixon Darragh returned from injury to compete at the AUSX Open, pushing through to claim 15th in the CR22 85cc Cup.
The 00 Elite Rider Training Program will now move to their annual “Bootcamp” season where multiple Professional, Female and Junior training camps will be held in December at the QMP venue.
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