Top-flight competitors from motocross and enduro were the stars of the first-ever staging of the Somersby Super TT meeting on Sunday, February 25.
The Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club added two jumps to their traditional dirt track and they provided competitors with a different challenge and fans with additional excitement points to focus on. The All Stars Challenge was the highlight of the meeting, with five rounds pitting riders from different disciplines of the sport against each other.
Motocross duo Danny Anderson and Danny Ham emerged as the top-scoring duo, while another Motocross rider Nathan Brochtrup and Enduro rider Broc Grabham also showed out well.
What was interesting was that riders from all disciplines were out of their comfort zone with at least some part of the track which required them to take on two jumps – each lap on a surface that was heavy from rain over the previous two days.
Dirt track regulars were clearly outjumped, often being overtaken in midair, but even the motocross riders acknowledged that they could learn by watching the dirt trackers cornering technique.
A return in 2025 is already on the agenda.
Broc Grabham was the only All-Star contestant to take on the regulars in the Pro 450 class, and he came out on top because of his consistency of finishing in the top three in all five rounds. Central Coast Cup winner David Smith looked on track to take the overall victory but a fall in his last round relegated him to third overall behind his brother Peter.
In the Mixed Senior class, Smaller had already wrapped up the Over 35s, while James Wood was best on the 250cc machines. Multiple junior classes as usual showed off some of the great talent coming through the ranks.
While many of the juniors were racing over the jumps for the first time they all seemed to relish the opportunity of doing something new and different.
Hunter rider Max Earl had some great battles with Queenslander Riley Nauta and while Earl topped the two classes in which they met, the two were never far apart on the track.
Another youngster from the Hunter, Braxsen Anderson, son of Danny, matched the two class wins by Earl.
The most dominant junior performer was Gold Coast rider Levi Layton who cleaned up a red-hot 9-Under 13s class winning all five rounds and then the final, often having to come from behind, while William Wiggins was the other class winner.
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Press Release prepared by Peter Baker 0409 903196; bakerp@westnet.com.au
On behalf of Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club