MA launches ‘ProMX’ Australian MX Championship
Following the cancellation of this year’s series, the MX Nationals is officially history, with the Australian Motocross Championship to be rebranded as ‘ProMX’ for 2021 and beyond.
Announced by Motorcycling Australia (MA) on 13 October, the new series aims to raise the profile of the Australian Motocross Championship and its riders, with additional goals of delivering strong exposure for sponsors and partners, bringing more MX fans to the track and creating new audiences via dynamic media and TV platforms.
MA will run the series, with a ‘ProMX Management Team’ to be led by MA CEO Peter Doyle. The team will be structured along similar lines to that used for ASBK and AORC competition, which MA says has resulted in positive growth and development to those series.
The ProMX Management Team will consist of:
- Peter Doyle - MA CEO
- Martin Port - MA Operations Director
- Matthew Falvo - MA Events Manager
- Pip Harrison - MA National Technical Manager
- Mark Hancock - ProMX Race Director and Chair MA Motocross Commission
- Simon Maas - RACESAFE Director and FIM Oceania Representative
- Mark Luksich - AMG Representative and MA Motocross Commission member
Class structures will see MX1 and MX2 carry over unchanged, but MXD will be rebranded as MX3 for the coming season.
“Planning for the 2021 ProMX is well under way and we know teams, riders and fans are extremely keen to go racing after the interruption of this year.’’ said MA CEO Peter Doyle.
“ProMX will showcase an international standard championship not only for our Australian riders and teams, but also our MX fans in Australia and throughout the world.
“We now see many people watching the talent coming out of Australia to take on the world in MXGP and USA, and ProMX will continue to be a crucial breeding ground towards other international championships.
“We have developed the ProMX Management Team to ensure we have representatives with a wealth of experience from racing, industry, teams, technical, safety, event management and promotion to ensure we can grow the sport of motocross in Australia into the future.
“With the right support from industry, partners and sponsors we hope to be able to showcase a scintillating championship via television broadcast next year that will be an exciting addition to the 2021 ProMX championship.”
Further announcements on the debut season of ProMX will be released in the coming weeks and months.
