World motocross champions
World Motocross Champions
Gaston Rahier from Belgium won three World 125cc Motocross Championships between 1975 and 1977. In 1975, he was the first reigning World Champion to race in Australia competing in various events across Australia, including the National Championships in Sanford, Tasmania.
World Motocross des Nations
The Australian Team in the 1992 World Motocross des Nations team at Manjimup, Western Australia – Jason Marshall (500cc), Dale Britton (250cc) and Kim Ashkenazi (125cc). Team USA took out this event winning 13 consecutive times between 1981 to 1993.
World Sidecarcross Champions
Reigning Swiss World Sidecarcross Champion Emil Bollhalder toured Australia in 1984.
He competed at and won both the King of the Cross (Southern Cross) and Western Classic (Noble Falls) events in Western Australia after competing in a host of other events across Australia.
World Supercross Champions
Australia’s own Chad Reed is the record holder for most main event starts in AMA Supercross history. He had 228 starts as of 2018, with his career spanning almost 20 years. He won the World Championships in 2004 and 2008.
