Motorcycle races have been run by local clubs across Australia for over 100 years. 

The Victorian Motor Cycle Club was the first to form to administer the sport in this State in 1906.

During and after World War One there was a rapid development of motorcycles.  By 1923, motorcycles on the road were common and several clubs started to emerge.

Originally, clubs were confined to one make of motorcycle, like the A.J.S. Motor Cycle Club.  But in Victoria it became the norm to name clubs after towns (eg. Horsham), or districts (eg. Castlemaine and Distircts).

Recognising the need to better organise and coordinate motorcycling events in Victoria, Motorcycling Victoria (formerly the Auto Cycle Union of Victoria) was formed in 1928.

Two years earlier, Victoria hosted the first ever motocross (scrambling) event in Australia in 1926.

Then on 14 November 1953, Victoria was first again – hosting the inaugural Australian Motocross Championships at Korweinguboora, in Daylesford.

Victoria has played a big part in the history of motocross in Australia.

In 2000, Victoria hosted a round of the World 500cc Motocross Championships at Broadford, the second ever International Grand Prix in this country.  

The first was held at Manjimup, Western Australia in 1993, when the Manjimup Motor Cycle Club hosted a World 125cc Grand Prix at the Cosy Creek circuit.

Due to the success of the Australian 2000 Grand Prix, Victoria won the rights to host the 2001 event.  But this included all classes under the new FIM format introduced that year.