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Mar172018

Motocross club gears up for series in April

ON YOUR TAIL: Riley Hewitt-Bryant and Wes Rose (48) in motocross action at Morgan Park.
ON YOUR TAIL: Riley Hewitt-Bryant and Wes Rose (48) in motocross action at Morgan Park. Gerard Walsh

MOTOCROSS: The Warwick District Dirt Bike Club is expected to welcome 500 riders for the Airoh Series at Morgan Park on April 21-22.

The club had coaching on the track last week, only the second time this year the track has been used due to lack of water in the dams at the facility.

Moisture is needed on a motocross track to keep the dust down.

President Dolly Chorley said the rain early last week meant there was enough moisture on the track for the weekend of coaching.

"Some water has flowed into the dams at Morgan Park but we need more rain,” Chorley said.

"We may have to buy some water to irrigate the track for the Airoh Series.”

The Airoh series will be the first major series event at the track for five years other than the Go Girls Series.

Last year, riders travelled from as far as Adelaide for a Go Girls Series round.

This year, the big event for the women will be the WOW weekend on June 9-10 at Morgan Park. WOW stands for Women On Wheels.

The Airoh Series weekend in Warwick will be round 4 of the series. It will follow rounds at Hervey Bay, Coolum and Chinchilla. The final two rounds are at Toowoomba and Tivoli.

Between 20 and 30 volunteers will be needed for the Airoh Series meeting and the club would welcome offers of help through the Warwick Moto-x Facebook page.

Weather permitting, there will be practice this Sunday but as always, riders are asked to check on Facebook.

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