The first King of MX qualifier run by Macarthur District Motorcycle Club at Appin exceeded all expectations, with bar-to-bar racing in all championship classes.
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Six qualifying events will be held across the state including Maitland on May 16-18.
The experienced club worked hard to ensure the 380 entrants had the best track possible in hot conditions, and the result was a spectacular two days of racing for all 20 championship classes and a stacked field of riders in the demonstration 50cc 4-U9 Division 1 class.
A total of 140 Golden Tickets to the King of MX Final, to be held in Goulburn on June 8-10, were awarded at Appin, with the top seven racers from each of the 20 championship classes earning their place to race for the NSW state title.
Earning a Golden Ticket, C-Grade Lites winner Lachlan Wells also took home the Unifilter O2Rush Club pack subscription, valued at $209.95.
A standout performance from Blake Hollis earned the youngster a place in the final in both the 15 years 250cc and 15 years 125cc classes with six wins from six starts, while the reigning Queen of MX, Meghan Rutledge, missed out on a Golden Ticket after a DNF-1-1 result.
Not the same for Victorian Maddy Brown, after taking out the WMX class overall. In MX1 A-Grade it was CDR's Luke Clout who edged out Raceline KTM's Hayden Mellross while teammate Jy Roberts took the line honours in the MX2 class.
With five more qualifier rounds to go, the King of MX now looks to Moree on March 2 and 3 to find out who will be the next to earn a spot at the King of MX Final.
Racers need to enter one of the six qualifier events where the top six or seven finishers in each class earn their golden ticket to the final. Once a rider has qualified they can’t win another golden ticket.
