This category features stories about Australian State motocross champions – See also Australian Motocross Legends.
Motocross Champion Regan Duffy
WA Motocross Champion Regan Duffy Photos: [Left] Regan Duffy in action at the MX Farm QLD on his way to clinching the 2019 Australian MXD Championship; [Top right] The newly crowned MXD Champion (Moto Snaps media); and (Bottom right] at the 2019 Manjimup 15000, Duffy become the youngest winner of Austra;ia’s …
Motocross Champion Dean Burt
Victorian Motocross Champion Dean Burt Photos: [Left] Victorian Dean Burt (Brian Collins Yamaha) chasing WA rider Dean Nikkison (Honda) in the 1988 Manjimup 15000; [Centre] In the pits at that same event (By Peter Kitchingman); and [Right] A year eralier at just 16-years, Burt won both the Brisbane Supercross Masters and …
Motocross Champion Jack McDonnell
WA Motocross Champion Jack McDonnell Photos: Jack McDonnell (with Campbell Leitch) leading his son Jeff and nephew Mike McDonnell at the 1977 Australian Championships at Acusa Park in SA on their Norton WASP; Jack with his first sidecar – a 350cc Husqvarna homebuilt outfit by legend Glen Britza; and Jack-Campbell leading Jeff-Mike at …
Motocross Champion Mark Leisk
West Australian Motocross Champion Mark Leisk [Clockwise from top LHS] Stephen Gall and Mark Leisk Mr MX and Kid Mr MX winners at Wallan in Victoria in 1978; In August that year, Mark was the Kid of Cross winner at Southern Cross, WA; and the Leisk Family on minibikes during the early …
Motocross Champion Greg Thomas
WA Motocross Champion Greg Thomas Photos: [Left] Suzuki WA Motocross Team riders 1975 Allan McCarthy (left) and Greg Thomas (right) get ready for the 1975 National Championships in Tasmania, with Suzuki WA Manager John Thompson; [Top right] McCarthy (24) and Thomas (18) racing in junior motocross a few years earlier; …
Motocross Champion Jed Beaton
Tasmanian Motocross Champion Jed Beaton Photos: [Left] Top Australian Motocross racer Jed Beaton from Tasmania in action in 2023 aboard a Honda; [Top right] Jett was leading Kyle Webster in the 2025 ProMX Kawasaki MX1 title after six rounds until a practice crash ended his championsip (Foremost Media Motrocycling Australia); …
Motocross Champion Bailey, Robert
NSW Motocross Champion Robert ‘Beetle’ Bailey Photos: [Left] Robert ‘Beetle’ Bailey (Suzuki)1982 NSW State 250cc Champion in action at Amaroo Park; [Top right] WA Toshiba Yamaha Team rider Jeff Leisk was second; [Centre right] Victorian Trevor Williams was third on a Kawasaki; and [Right] Suzuki rider Stuart Bennett won the State …
Motocross Champion Alers
Victorian Motocross Champion Anton Alers Photos: [Left] Victorian Anton Alers in action aboard his 360 Husqvarna at Wallan; [Top Right] In 1976, Alers contested a round of the Dutch National 125cc Championship; and [Bottom right] Alers at 17 on his Husqvarna with his father Kees at the family Honda Shop at …
Motocross Champion Behrens
NSW Motocross Champion John Behrens Photos: [Left] NSW motocross rider John Behrens took up the sport at 19 and was fully sponsored within a year; [Centre] Sponsored by Betric Racing in the late 1970s, Behrens was renown for his cross-up aerial jumping; and [Right] In action at old Blue Mountains circuit …