Australia’s best youngsters will again be on show from May 24 – 25 for the 2025 Beard Brothers Motorcycles & Pro Honda Australian Junior Track Championships, staged by the ACT Motorcycle Club
It was only on the Easter weekend that the majority of this weekend’s contenders battled it out at the Australian Junior Dirt Track Championships at Kurri Kurri.
Only one dual-class winner from Easter will not be on hand this weekend, striving to claim the big double of winning the same class on both dirt track and track.
A large contingent of Queensland riders will be travelling to Canberra to take on riders from the southern states — including, of course, host club competitors who will be hoping that their experience around their home track works to their advantage.
The 13-Under 16s category always attracts the most attention, as these are the riders who will be next to move into the senior ranks.
Even qualifying for the 4-stroke class in the eldest juniors’ category will not be easy, as riders will need to score consistently over the four rounds of heats. From there, the top ten will go directly to the decider, along with the top two from the always cut-throat repechage race.
Canberra rider Thomas Gotts will carry local hopes, with Townsville’s Neiko Donovan and Albury-Wodonga rider Jed Fyffe likely to be his toughest opponents.
In the classes for the younger age groups, Gold Coast rider Cooper Quinn will be out to add to his rapidly expanding trophy collection, boosted by two class wins at Kurri Kurri.
The rider with the most impressive record over the past year is Ruby James from the Kurri Kurri club, who will be out to complete the track and dirt track double in the Girls class for the second year in a row.
Other riders with class victories at Easter were Kru Tulloch from Ipswich, Kaiden Lantry from Kurri Kurri, and Hugo Holmes from Gunnedah, while previous champions like Cohen McCosker from the Hunter club and Braxsen Anderson from Kurri Kurri add to the quality of the line-up.
The depth of talent in each class — and the racing on smaller-capacity machines — will certainly keep competition close and hard-fought around the 620-metre oval track.
Fans should never be deterred from watching a meeting that is only for juniors, as there is some great young talent coming through the ranks, and even the youngest standouts show poise and confidence beyond their years.
The history of similar championship meetings over the past 25 years has not only showcased the best young talent in the country, but it also gives fans a chance to see future senior stars or maybe even national or world champions 10 to 15 years into the future.
Future world champions like Casey Stoner, Remy Gardiner, Darcy Ward, and Chris Holder; current performers on the world road-racing stage like Jack Miller, Senna Agius, and Joel Kelso; and speedway stars like Brady Kurtz, Rohan Tungate, and Sam Masters have competed in this title meeting on their way up.
It may not necessarily be the champions who emerge on Sunday that go on to dizzying heights in the sport, but fans can be assured that there will be many talented youngsters on show, and they will inevitably turn on quality action to at least match — if not surpass — anything the seniors can deliver.
Riders’ briefing will be at 9:15 am on both days. Fans will pay $10 per vehicle to take in the action. The track is situated at 705 Pialligo Avenue, Majura.
