TAREE Motor Cycle Club's Hayden Nelson has claimed the Australian Supermoto championship in the junior lite class.
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This follows the third round held at Whitsunday Moto Sports Club in Proserpine in Queensland.
In further good news Hayden has been selected to contest the Oceania Junior Cup next year.
This is a junior road race academy aimed at developing Oceania's next road racing stars. It will be contested over six rounds, starting at Phillips Island in February 2 and 3 and concluding at Eastern Creek in Sydney on November 1 and 3.
Hayden led the supermoto going into the last round after winning the opening event at Port Macquarie in March and finishing second at South Australia in April.
In the third round he qualified on pole and finished first in race one, third in the second and second in the third. This saw him finish second overall for the round and clinched the overall championship.
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"I have really enjoyed racing supermoto this year, and I especially enjoyed this event," Hayden said.
"Congratulations to my mates Brayden Bradford and Jayden Martin on their podium positions, they provided great competition all year."
He was particularly grateful for the support provided by Troy Bayliss and his family.
Hayden and his parents Craig and Jodie have travelled around 7000 kilometres to compete in the three rounds in three States.
Now Hayden is looking forward to the Oceania Cup in 2020.
"I can't wait until next year when I get to battle it out with all the other competitors," he said.
Former Taree resident Damian Cudlin is the promoter of the Australian Supermoto Championship and Australian Junior Road Racing Championship.
Motorcycling Australia describes Supermoto racing as combining the "high-speed grace of road racing with the action-packed drama of motocross-style dirt track racing".
Junior lites class is for riders aged under 13 riders on 85cc bikes.
Meanwhile Taree Motor Cycle Club will combine a practice and minikana along with the presentation and Christmas party on Sunday at the Old Bar Roadside Circuit.