doubled as the final round of last year's National Series. As a result, this year’s event is again expected to attract plenty of top riders across all age groups.
Confirmed starters include 2014 National Series elite champions Bodi Turner and world number one Caroline Buchanan, along with round two men's elite winner Trent Jones from New Zealand. American star Barry Nobles has also indicated he plans to enter the event, pending recovery from the arm injury he suffered whilst competing in Nerang.
Joining the headliners will also be an impressive number of entries, with over 200 riders confirmed for each of the rounds, including rising star Rachel Jones and Victorian stalwart Josh Callan.
Preparation for the event is right on schedule with President Ash Robertson highlighting the important role hosting national events had had in the improvement of the Shepparton BMX club and its facilities. “We have just ordered the top dress, so everything is on track at the moment, and we’ll be more than ready come February,” Robertson said. “It really is a great boost for the club hosting such a big event like the National series. The club has really come forward over the past couple of years on the back of hosting national events like the Subaru BMX National Championships and the final round of the National series last year. The local government now understands the benefit that it provides the community and they are fully on board with helping support our events and improve our facilities. Hopefully we can now secure federal funding on the back of these events to help make continued improvements to our facilities.”
In what was a fantastic addition to the series, and the sport, both rounds will once again be live streamed at epicentre.tv, allowing the BMX Australia family the chance to watch all the action no matter where they are.
In Shepparton, the live stream will commence at 12pm on Saturday February 7 and 10am on Sunday February 8.
The opening two rounds of the series were contested earlier this month at Nerang on the Gold Coast with Buchanan claiming a pair of victories in the elite women’s category and Anthony Dean and surprise winner Trent Jones taking out the blue ribband men’s elite races.
For the third time in twelve months Shepparton will again play host to one of the biggest events on the Australian BMX calendar, as it gets set to host rounds three and four of the BMX Australia National series over the two days on February 7 and 8. The Shepparton BMX club proved to be a very popular host to two rounds of the 2014 National Series, as well as the 2014 Subaru BMX National Championships, which also
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