Southland Riders Dominate at National Motocross Championships

• Jack Symon clinches Under-19 title, marking a significant triumph for Southland at the New Plymouth nationals.
• Jack Treloar secures third place in the MX1 category, leading several top 10 finishes by club members.
• Southland Motorcycle Club exhibits strong presence, with massive track developments and ambitious plans for hosting 2026 nationals in Invercargill.

Southern motocross riders punched well above their weight at the national championships in New Plymouth at the weekend, with a new Under-19 title for Jack Symon.

Southland Motocross MX rep Brent Scammell said this was the first time someone had won a senior national title from the club in a long time.

Jack is no stranger to the podium having won numerous titles throughout his career, including the 250cc championship at the Burt Munro classic in February.

He was also placed fourth overall in his class at the nationals, out of a strong contingent of 26 competitors – some of which are factory team riders.

Jack Treloar placed 3rd in the MX1 championship (up to 450cc), and other club members had top 10 finishes.  Ryan Harris finished 7th overall and Mitch Weir 9th overall in the Under 19 class.

Brent said as a club there were extremely proud of their members representing Southland throughout the country.

The Southland Motorcycle Club made up five of the eight South Island riders who completed the four-round series (one in the South Island and three in the North).

Up against many sponsored riders and including right across Australasia, the Southland riders had put in a lot of training this season.

Brent said the club’s track had massive development in recent years so it was getting up to national standard, and they hoped to hold the nationals in Invercargill in 2026.

“With our growth of the club the facility at Sandy Point is making some better riders now.”

He said a lot of the young riders had come through the ranks and won junior titles over the years – this weekend some will be competing at the NZ Junior Championships in Foxton.

Also coming up in June they will be putting forward a team for the ‘Battle of the Clubs’ in Taupo, otherwise known as the Olympics of Motorsport in New Zealand.

From this, the fastest club in New Zealand will be decided.