27/04/2012

Meghan Rutledge, Australia’s premiere female motocross rider, has been selected along with 9 other athletes to compete in the Moto X Racing – Women’s class on board a KX250F at the world renowned event.

Meghan takes her place among an immensely talented field of motocross riders from all around the world including Ashley Fiolek, Jessica Patterson and fellow Kawasaki rider Vicky Golden.

Meghan is excited to be included in X Games for 2012, saying, “I’m pumped to be chosen. This is definitely a stepping stone for me to achieve my goals and dreams. I can’t wait to ride with some of the biggest names in women’s motocross. I want to give a big thanks to Kawasaki USA (KMC) for supplying me with a KX250F to ride while I’m in the USA.”

 Image credits: Shayne Rice – Rice Photography

Meghan will compete in the MXD class at the Monster Energy MX Nationals in Wonthaggi, Victoria this weekend before heading to the USA in mid May where she will compete at three rounds of the WMX championship and X Games.

16/4/12

Axis Motorsports Kawasaki’s Mitch Norris raced his KX250F to 2^nd place overall in the MXD (U19s) class taking 5-2-3 results. Norris was on track to take the overall for the day when he was leading the final race however a flat tyre in the final stages of the moto pushed him back to 3^rd place. He sits in 3^rd place in the championship. A heavy practice crash for Ben George left him unconscious and out of the round. He is back on his feet now.

02/04/12

Axis Motorsports Kawasaki also did it tough at the series opener in the MXD class. Ben George suffered mechanical difficulties during timed qualifying and did not record a time meaning he couldn’t race. Due to injured riders retiring he was allowed to race the final moto where he crossed the line in a heartening 4^th place. Mitch Norris finished the day on a high taking 2^nd place in the final moto.

KawasakiAustraliasupported rider Meghan Rutledge rode well amongst the qualifying group of 60 MXD riders to post a top 40 time and make it through to the main event. Meg rode extremely well to take mid-pack finishes in all three motos.

14/3/2012

Axis Motorsports is coming into the outdoor season swinging after confirming its all-new outfit for 2012 with Kawasaki and Maxima Oils now onboard, plus some fresh talent, introducing Team Axis Motorsports Kawasaki Maxima.

The team has announced that Ben George and Mitch Norris will be racing in the highly competitive Under 19s class for the Monster Energy MX Nationals this year.

With Axis Motorsports being renowned for high performance, race-winning suspension and engines, they will be entering the season with a strong line-up of bikes and riders.

Team owner Andrew Hopson says his goal is to win the championship in their maiden year, which will benefit from Pro Circuit support.

“In all my years of being involved in racing I’ve never been more excited about going racing than I am this year,” Hopson said. “Our goal is to win the championship in our maiden year.”

Ben George says he feels very fortunate and that hard work does pay off.

“I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity, last year it was just me and my parents.” said George.

“To have these companies want to support me makes me feel rewarded, knowing that hard work can pay off.”

Mitch Norris says he came from riding borrowed bikes, to now having the best bikes on the line come race day.

“Last year I rode borrowed bikes, some with engines done, some with standard suspension, two-strokes, 4- strokes, basically anything I could get to the starting line,” said Norris.

“I’ve been testing with the team quite a few times now and I feel confident knowing my bike is not only going to be setup the same every race, but it will be the best bike on the starting line come race day.”

The Axis Motorsports Kawasaki Maxima team will debut at the first round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals at Conondale in Queensland on 1 April.

19/1/2012

Factory Kawasaki rider Jesse Dobson will team up with two young up and comers for the 2012 season of racing.

Younger brother Shannon Dobson and Jack Larter will be under the Kawasaki tent making up a three rider team covering five classes.

Jesse will cover the 13-15 250f 4 stroke and 125cc class, Shannon will be in the 85 big wheel 12 –15 class and young gun Jack Larter will cover the 85cc 9-11 and also the 65cc class.

Kawasaki Australia together with Crazy Dog Kawasaki have given the two new comers a satellite support ride along with MPE, Fox, Kwala, Shell, Ninetwo Decals, Goodridge, Michelin, Ashes Spoked Wheels, Moss Institute, Filter Tearoffs, Alpinestar, Voice, Procircuit and M2 Matrix.

The Kawasaki Junior Race Team is all set to kick start the new season at the first round of the Shell Sunshine State Series at Kilcoy on the 17th February.

With a busy season ahead covering selected rounds of the Vic, NSW and Qld titles, Australian Junior Nats and racing in NZ and the USA, all riders are focused and will give 100% to make their sponsors proud.

20th Nov 2011 

Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Billy Mackenzie finished his debut Super X season in a strong manner at Ipswich QLD with a 4^th place finish giving him 4^th overall for the Championship. Lites rider Dean Ferris’s final ride with Monster Energy Kawasaki finished with a final lap crash however Ferris had already done enough work to still salvage a top ten finish. Under 19s Kawasaki rider Meghan Rutledge rode her way to another final at Ipswich to finish her season on a high.

Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Billy Mackenzie got his 2011 Super X Championship campaign off to a promising start, finishing the main event in 2^nd place. Dean Ferris dominated proceedings in the Lites class throughout the evening until a final jump crash dashed his hopes of a podium finish, relegating him to 5^th overall and Kawasaki rider, Meghan Rutledge

rode well to qualify for the main event in the Under 19’s class

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As the dust settled at the MX Pines Motocross track in Coolum, QLD on Sunday 31 July, Monster Energy Kawasaki walked away from the 2011 Australian Motocross Championship with a podium in both the Pro Open and Pro Lites classes. Billy Mackenzie rode to a 2^nd place finish for the round to take 3^rd in the Championship in the Opens class and Phil Nicoletti continued his late series charge to take 4^th for the round and 3^rd in the Lites Championship. After holding the series leading Red Plate for the majority of the series, Opens rider Dean Ferris was forced to retire early from a round for the second week in a row resulting in a 4^th place finish at series end.

With his 3^rd place finish at the Australian MX Championship this year, Billy Mackenzie adds more silverware to an already highly decorated career that includes World GP victories however he is the first to concede that the Championship didn’t go entirely as he had planned. His renowned and demoralising speed throughout the series resulted in multiple race and round wins however it was to be the injury hampered rounds that cost the Scotsman the Championship. Mackenzie rode strong at Coolum to take 2^nd place for the round, securing himself a podium finish to the series.

Billy Mackenzie says, “This series for me wasn’t the best. I really wanted to win the Championship after finishing 2^nd last year. The competition was strong this year and we made too many mistakes. I picked up three injuries this year and had three bad rounds so it’s been tough but we came away with 3^rd in the Championship and made the best of a bad situation. I had a blast though, it’s been a fun year.”

26/7/11

It was a tough day at the office for Monster Energy Kawasaki at the 8^th round of the Australian Motocross Championship at Moree, NSW on Sunday 24 July. Although the team were put on the ropes at Moree, they are already looking forward to the battle next weekend with both Opens riders, Billy Mackenzie and Dean Ferris still well and truly in Championship winning contention.

After team riders Dean Ferris and Phil Nicoletti qualified in pole in the Opens and Lites classes respectively, race crashes were to rob the team of any silverware for the round. Billy Mackenzie finished the day in 6^th in the Opens class. Phil Nicoletti took 7^th in the Lites class while Opens rider, Dean Ferris, will have to have his fingers pried from the series leading Red Plate he’s held continuously since the 4th^rd round of the series with a DNF and a DNS leaving him in 11^th for the round and 3^rd in the Series.

4/07/2011

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Dean Ferris has increased his 2011 Australian MX Championship lead by 1 point at the 7^th round of the series at Albury, NSW on Sunday 3 July. Lites rider Phil Nicoletti took two moto wins on his way to consecutive podium finishes while Billy Mackenzie was forced to settle for 6^th for the round after tough starts on a hard to pass track hampered his day.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager, Troy Carroll says, “I’m happy with the weekend. Phil had an awesome day. The fast Coonabarabran track suited his style of racing and put him back in contention for the Championship. This result will boost his confidence going into the last four rounds. It was great to see Dean put in the races that he did. He had to come from behind in two motos and fight for his results. That’s the sign of a true champion and that’s what it takes to win Championships. Billy rode an awesome first moto. He had bad luck in the second and third but showed his dominance again in the final race. We will work with both Open riders over the next two weeks and try and get them both back on the podium at Albury.”

“I’m really proud of what Monster Energy Kawasaki is doing at the moment and really thankful to all of our sponsors and associates. We’re looking forward to maintaining our success throughout the remainder of the season.”

15/6/2011

Jesse Dobson wins Qld Titles on the 125 Class.

With another win to his list in the last few months Jesse is on his way to being a champion no one will catch,NZ Championship 2011,Qualified for Loretta Lynns 2011,Queensland Title 2011.