Pay dirt for Navy moto-x

Navy champion ABATV Brad Stewart (bike 306) reached some lofty heights during the ADF Motocross Camp at Mudgee.

The first annual Defence Force riding camp was held at the Louee Riding Complex in Mudgee, NSW at the end of July.
Aimed at increasing Defence members’ riding ability and awareness, the camp was a huge success with riders travelling from as far as RAAF Amberley in QLD.

The four-day camp focussed on safety both on a motocross track and when trail riding through the bush.

Instructors Paul Broomfield (Team Suzuki Australia) and Vaugn Styles took riders through from the basics right up to advanced techniques that culminated in a one-day assessment to determine respective Service champions.

The assessment phase was held on both an enduro loop within the Louee complex and a much smoother motocross track that included various obstacles such as jumps and bank turns.

With the largest Navy contingent coming from 817 Sqaudron at HMAS Albatross, the Navy team was able to take home the overall defence championship.

ABATV Brad Stewart was named overall Navy champion and POATV Craige Mather placed in the runner-up position on his big thumper.

From this camp a team has been selected to represent the Australian Defence Force in various disciplines of racing around the country and so far is earning impressive results on the civilian racing scene.

Organiser of the event LT Matt Bourke (Army) said he was pleased with the way the camp was run and is looking forward to it becoming an annual event on the Defence sporting calendar.

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