WITH about a month to go until the Elite Rider Training Camp, taking place at the Parkview Hotel on September 19-21, it’s time to get to know the riders of the 2016 Elite Rider Training Camp a little better!
There are some great coaches and presenters lined-up to help these riders get as much as they can out of the Camp, including Stephen Mion (FitMoto), Cam Donald and Lee Hogan (BCP Coaching Systems).
All the Training Camp materials are just about finalised, the details are all confirmed and we’re now in the home stretch.
The riders, representing Motorcycling Victoria, in the 2016 Elite Rider Training Camp are:
SAMANTHA BEECROFT
Club: Whittlesea & District Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Motocross
Class/Grade: C Grade
2015 Results:
Northern Region MX Series Ladies Class – 1st
Northern Region MX Series C Lites – 26th
Victorian Senior MX Championship Ladies Clubman – 3rd
Victorian Senior MX Championship U19C – 5th
Victorian Senior MX Championship C Lites – 32nd
MX Nationals Ladies Class – 7th
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I wish to attend this Camp because I believe I would receive the best quality training off the bike. It would be an amazing opportunity to build and enforce the knowledge that I acquired from last year. I believe I am at a stage where I am able to focus on racing and take it somewhere.”
BEN BRAMICH
Club: Preston Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Road Race
Class/Grade: Junior
2015 Results:
MRRDA Junior 150cc – 3rd
Pirelli Junior 150cc – 1st (Sprint Series)
Pirelli Junior 150cc – 2nd (TT Series)
Hartwell Club Championships Junior 150cc – 3rd
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I would like to attend the MV Elite Rider Camp to take my racing to the next level. I need to be fitter and I also need to gain sponsorship if I go overseas, so all the skills I learn will help me to do that.”
JAI CONSTANTINOU
Club: Rosebud & District Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Motocross
Class/Grade: B Grade
2015 Results:
Injury interrupted 2015 season, Victorian Junior MX Championship 250cc – 4th through two rounds
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I’m hoping to gain more knowledge and understanding for the sport I love and also help improve my skills and plans for both on and off the bike. I feel this can help me get closer to my goal of being a professional racer.”
JAMES DAVIES
Club: Speedway Sidecar Riders Association of Victoria
Discipline: Speedway
Class/Grade: 500cc
2015 Results:
Victorian Speedway Championships – 3rd
New South Wales Speedway Championships – 4th
South Australian Speedway Championships – 1st
Qualified for 2015 World Speedway Youth Cup
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I would like to gain more knowledge about exercise and nutrition, as well as how to gain sponsorship.”
BROCK HEALEY
Club: Goulburn Valley Junior Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Motocross
Class/Grade: B Lites
2015 Results:
Victorian Junior MX Championship 125cc A Grade – 6th
Victorian Junior MX Championship 250cc A Grade – 11th
Hattah Desert Race – 8th
Northern Region MX Series 125cc A Grade – 1st
Northern Region MX Series 250cc A Grade – 2nd
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I believe the Elite Rider Training Camp would be especially beneficial for someone like me to receive professional guidance in many areas. Sports Psychology for my confidence, media training and how to approach or attract the right sponsors for example.”
EMILEE LEWIS
Club: Traralgon Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Motocross
Class/Grade: Women’s Open
2015 Results:
Victorian Junior MX Championships – 8th
Gippsland Region MX Series – 1st
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I’m a long way off getting high scores in racing but hoping the MV Elite Rider Training Camp can help me get better.”
IILISH ROSS
Club: Harley Club of Victoria
Discipline: Dirt Track/Road Race
Class/Grade: Women’s Pro Open & Pro 250cc (Dirt Track), 300 Production (Road Race)
2015 Results:
Australian Superbikes Women’s 300 Production – 1st
Australian Superbikes 300 Production – 4th
Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships Women’s Class – 2nd
Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships U19 – 7th
Victorian Dirt Track Championships Women’s Class – 1st
Victorian Dirt Track Championships Pro 250cc – 5th
Victorian Dirt Track Championships U19 – 6th
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “Skills and knowledge on how to better myself as a person and rider as well as help and check my training and habits are right or if they need changing.”
BREANNA SIMPSON
Club: Diamond Valley Motorcycle Club|
Discipline: Off Road/Desert
Class/Grade: Women’s & C Grade
2015 Results:
Hattah Desert Race Women’s Class – 7th
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “My motivation for wanting to attend the Camp is being able to have the opportunity to learn things about the sport that will help me gain so much knowledge and experience to help me progress and succeed in years to come.
“I am hoping to gain confidence in myself through attending this Camp, which will allow me to go into races with a better mindset and attitude and be able to set a more positive and confident example to younger girls.”
TRENT TUCCI
Club: Dandenong Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Off Road
Class/Grade: U19 A Grade
2015 Results:
Dandenong Off Road Club Championships – 3rd
Victorian Off Road Championships U19 A Grade – 2nd
Golden Beat 6hr Enduro (Two man team) – 1st
Nowra 8hr Enduro (Two man team) – 1st
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I want to learn more about nutrition, more about before, and after a race and what I am doing wrong. I want to get to the top, learn from the experts.”
CHRIS WYND
Club: Alexandra & District Motorcycle Club
Discipline: Off Road
Class/Grade: U19 & A Grade
2015 Results:
Victorian Off Road Championships J4 – 6th
Golden Beach 4hr Enduro Junior Ironman – 2nd
Hattah Desert Race Outright – 47th
Hattah Desert Race 250cc – 22nd
Reason for attending the Training Camp: “I intend to listen and learn as much as possible. There is so much I want to learn.
“I know that I need help learning the best ways to work on my training, nutrition and racing approach. I know that it can help me to know and understand the correct way to act around my fellow competitors and my sponsors and sponsors of the sport. I have the support of my parents and family and know that if I can attend this Camp it will give me the best possible chance to reach my highest potential with my racing and in life.”