P. MARTIN RACING.
You are only ever defeated when you give up.
SEASON 2018:
BACK ON A MX BIKE AFTER 36 YEARS.
Lesson 1: Bull Dozers make Table Tops, Doubles, stutters, rhythm sections and step up jumps, modern Motocross Tracks are not 'Natural Terrain', these are all new to me.
First Race, Heaven VMX Round 2 Gloucester TT.
Heaven VMX Round 3, Maitland Mud.
Mud, what is mud doing on a race track?
Friends join the Team at the VMX State of Origin 2018 Port Macquarie.
Heaven VMX Round 6 Mount Panorama. Jumping is easier, landing is harder.
Heaven VMX Round 6 Mount Panorama. Starting to move more dirt.
Heaven VMX Frequent Flyer.
Heaven VMX 2018 250EVO Podium from Left; 1st Brendan Richards, 2nd Chris Drabsch, 3rd Peter Martin.
Not a bad start. One Championship win and two 3rds out of four Championships contested.
BACK ON A MX BIKE AFTER 36 YEARS.
Lesson 1: Bull Dozers make Table Tops, Doubles, stutters, rhythm sections and step up jumps, modern Motocross Tracks are not 'Natural Terrain', these are all new to me.
First Race, Heaven VMX Round 2 Gloucester TT.
Heaven VMX Round 3, Maitland Mud.
Mud, what is mud doing on a race track?
Friends join the Team at the VMX State of Origin 2018 Port Macquarie.
Heaven VMX Round 6 Mount Panorama. Jumping is easier, landing is harder.
Heaven VMX Round 6 Mount Panorama. Starting to move more dirt.
Heaven VMX Frequent Flyer.
Heaven VMX 2018 250EVO Podium from Left; 1st Brendan Richards, 2nd Chris Drabsch, 3rd Peter Martin.
Not a bad start. One Championship win and two 3rds out of four Championships contested.
SEASON 2019:
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN.
Lesson 2: It is a lot harder to learn than it looks.
In 2019 the learning continues on the CR250RZ.
Dargle VMX occasionally looking in control.
Always representing sponsors.
Oldest rider, oldest bike against all ages, finished 12th out of 42 on the Barry Coackle Classic start line.
Raced both the CR250RZ and CR125RC at the Australian Post Classic Motocross Championships.
5th in the 2019 Australian 125cc Post Classic Championship on the Honda CR125 RC.
SEASON 2020:
THE COVID INTERUPTED YEAR.
Lesson 3: Staying 'Match fit' and familiar with the bike is a huge challenge.
For 2020 the 1989 Honda CR250RK joins us to race in the PRE-1990 Classes.
Much more modern, disks, Radiators and Leverage rear shock.
For 2020 the 1989 Honda CR250RK joins us to race in the PRE-1990 Classes.
Slowly improving.
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN.
Lesson 2: It is a lot harder to learn than it looks.
In 2019 the learning continues on the CR250RZ.
Dargle VMX occasionally looking in control.
Always representing sponsors.
Oldest rider, oldest bike against all ages, finished 12th out of 42 on the Barry Coackle Classic start line.
Raced both the CR250RZ and CR125RC at the Australian Post Classic Motocross Championships.
5th in the 2019 Australian 125cc Post Classic Championship on the Honda CR125 RC.
SEASON 2020:
THE COVID INTERUPTED YEAR.
Lesson 3: Staying 'Match fit' and familiar with the bike is a huge challenge.
For 2020 the 1989 Honda CR250RK joins us to race in the PRE-1990 Classes.
Much more modern, disks, Radiators and Leverage rear shock.
For 2020 the 1989 Honda CR250RK joins us to race in the PRE-1990 Classes.
Slowly improving.
SEASON 2021:
SOMETIMES FASTER, SOMETIMES SLOWER.
Lesson 3: Starting to learn ruts, sand and how a track changes every lap.
Starting to know different types of tracks and how to ride them.
Handling the rough on the 1979 CR250RZ.
Same corner on the 1989 CR250RK.
The PRO-MX Australian Motocross Championship at Maitland. Pit Presentation.
The PRO-MX Championship Evolution Class Start Line.
Pro-MX Television Time, start line interview.
PRO-MX Evolution Class, not much left by the end of the 3rd Moto.
2021 Two Championship wins and the Heaven Number 2 Plate.
SEASON 2022:
STILL LEARNING.
Lesson 4: You must slow down to go faster.
For 2022 the 1989 Honda CR250RK is raced in the Post-Classic and Pre-1990 Classes.
For 2022 the 1979 Honda CR250RZ is raced in the Classic and Evolution Classes.
SPECIAL THANKS TO; The Companies and products that support our racing. Thank you to the great Photographers that make riders and bikes look good, thank you for taking so many great images; Diana Harding, Mark Garnett, Kristina Zivanovic, Leon Kelly, Brett Davis, Matty Phillips and Peter Yandall of MyActionImages.
SOMETIMES FASTER, SOMETIMES SLOWER.
Lesson 3: Starting to learn ruts, sand and how a track changes every lap.
Starting to know different types of tracks and how to ride them.
Handling the rough on the 1979 CR250RZ.
Same corner on the 1989 CR250RK.
The PRO-MX Australian Motocross Championship at Maitland. Pit Presentation.
The PRO-MX Championship Evolution Class Start Line.
Pro-MX Television Time, start line interview.
PRO-MX Evolution Class, not much left by the end of the 3rd Moto.
2021 Two Championship wins and the Heaven Number 2 Plate.
SEASON 2022:
STILL LEARNING.
Lesson 4: You must slow down to go faster.
For 2022 the 1989 Honda CR250RK is raced in the Post-Classic and Pre-1990 Classes.
For 2022 the 1979 Honda CR250RZ is raced in the Classic and Evolution Classes.
