Motorcycling SA will hold a multi-discipline Coaching Day at ACUSA Park on the 21st of Sept 2008.
Covering Enduro, Motocross, Dirt Track and Moto Trials, accredited coaches will be on hand to coach you and improve your skills.
The day starts at 9am, call Jo at MSA on 8332 9000 for more info.
Download the flier to email and print out for others.
Just a quick note to confirm that clubs have voted and ACUSA Park is not for sale to fund further land purchases.
This is just confirmation that the ACUSA Park Ride Day on 21st October is still on.
For more information on Ride Days, click here.
Just a reminder that the Atujara MCC will run the 4th Round of the SA Dirt Track Championships on the 23rd of September 2007.
If you haven’t entered yet – you’d better get in quick! Here are the forms: (you need to download and print both)
Updated Ride Days at ACUSA Park information.
Check out the Ride Day Flyer
The Atujara Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest and largest motorcycle clubs in South Australia. Their history is an interesting one and truly Australian.
The idea of a club was first proposed by Syd Leaney and the late Les Bray in 1929. They were supported by Arthur and Tom Hubbard who had the Matchless motorcycle agency in Grote Street where the existing Hubbard Building still stands today. After formation of the club, the Hubbard Brothers cleaned out an upstairs room at their premises and these became the first clubrooms.
Motorcycle life in those days was a very social affair and the position of Club Captain was one of the most prestigious offices in any club. Frequently he would lead his members to comparatively distant places and return making them the envy of their less mobile friends. It was this habit of travelling that brought about the naming of the club.
At the time of settlement in South Australia, the Adelaide Plains were inhabited by a tribe of Aboriginals known as the Kaurna (pronounced corner). This tribe would roam freely from what is now Gawler to the Willunga area and east to the lower foothills. Like all aboriginals, they had their tribal boundaries and stayed predominantly within these. However they did have a certain amount of social intercourse with another tribe who inhabited the now Meadows-Strathalbyn area. These were known as the Djalte. Over many centuries a universal dialect came into being between these groups. They would explain these forays to the elders of their tribe as “Atujara” I go. I return. It was this spirit of adventure, felt by the founders of the club, this Atujara of the aboriginals, which typified their own club runs, I go. I return. From that sprung the proud club we know today the ATUJARA M.C.C.’
Unlike most other clubs today, Atujara has never specialised in any one segment of motorcycling, instead all facets of the sport are catered for.
Atujara has been conducting national motocross events for some 50 years and has during that time been responsible for running three Australian motocross championship meetings.
The number one motocross circuit at ACUSA Park was built by the Club in 1974 at a cost of around $25,000 and continual improvements are carried out to maintain it as one of the best circuits in Australia. Use of the camping and circuit facilities are only one of the outstanding benefits of being an Atujara Club member.
In addition to motocross, enduros, road trials, observed trials and road racing are all areas of competition that are organised and competed in regularly.
While competition plays a big part in the life of the club members an additional highlight is the regularly organised club runs. On some weekends, runs are arranged all around the State, while on long weekends club runs include to Mildura for the speedway or the Flinder Ranges for simply a fun weekend away in the bush.
The social scene is the final segment to complete an all-round fun and active motorcycling club.
The Atujara motorcycle club meets at their King Street Pennington clubrooms on the first Monday of each month at 8 p.m. The third Monday of each month is a social night at the clubrooms which varies from film and video nights to sports nights with barbecues. Often various people in motorcycling are invited to talk on technical aspects or their experiences in motorcycling.
If you have a free Monday night come along and talk motorcycling, there is no obligation to join and our club fees are one of the cheapest at $25 per year ($30 for family) with no joining fee.
So come along and be a part of one of the oldest, largest and most progressive clubs in South Australia.