An emotional Kama Kazi won the National BMX Championships tonight in Adelaide. The 24 year old from Queensland (Jimboomba) won in convincing style and stayed clear of Adelaide’s hometown hero, Michael Fenwick
Kazi dedicated his win to injured mate Luke Madill, last year’s winner who is currently recovering from three broken vertebrae in Adelaide’s Royal Hospital. "I told him (Luke Madill) this morning I was going to win it,” said a jubilant Kazi.
Fenwick was bridesmaid again this year but content after two crashes yesterday saw him out of the International Round. The National Championships was an open book after injuries were sustained by the Australia’s leading riders on the World rankings, Luke Madill and Renee Junga.
Bronze medalist was Jonathan Hoare from (Waverly) Melbourne. New Zealand's Marc Willers came fourth. Another crash for Wade Bootes (Gold Coast) eliminated any hopes of another title.
“I didn’t get out as good as Wade Bootes of Michael Robertson but getting into the first turn I knew I take the move or give someone else the win so I went right to the top of the turn,” explained Kazi.
“It caused a little bit of mayhem but from then on in I was just concentrating on being smooth and fast. That’s all I needed to get to the win,” said Kazi.
Kyrstal Cranfield (Gladstone) controlled the elite women’s race to take out the National Jersey. A crash on the first turn eliminated the lead rider, Kylie Patroni but fellow Western Australian, Tanya Bailey hunted Cranfield to the line to get second place.
I was just so happy that I won it, leading and then coming around that first berm and then oh my god. I wasn’t worried about anything. I was just wanting to get to that line first,” said an elated Cranfield.
Third was Tanya Thiele from Queensland.
Disappointment reigned in the Junior men with both favourites, Todd Pascoe (Townsville) eliminated beforehand and James Dixon (Western Australia) caught up in a crash in the final. The way was open for Michael Vockenson from Queensland to take out the win.
Round 5 of the Champbikx Series for 14 to 16 year olds continues tomorrow and the elite riders line up in the Probikx Series
Elite Men (51 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| 4A |
QLD |
Kama KAZI
(AUS19810803) |
1st |
| 2A |
SA |
Michael FENWICK
(AUS19860516) |
2nd |
| 15 |
VIC |
Jonathan HOARE
(AUS19850815) |
3rd |
| W6 |
NZL |
Marc WILLERS
(NZL19850101) |
4th |
| W8 |
QLD |
Jamie GRAY
(AUS19810424) |
5th |
| 7A |
QLD |
Wade BOOTES
(AUS19740530) |
6th |
| 41 |
NSW |
Warwick STEVENSON
(AUS19800513) |
7th |
| 3A |
QLD |
Michael ROBINSON
(AUS19821209) |
8th |
Elite Women (14 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| 16 |
QLD |
Krystal CRANFIELD
(AUS19860601) |
1st |
| 17 |
WA |
Tanya BAILEY
(AUS19810315) |
2nd |
| 21 |
QLD |
Tanya THIELE
(AUS19860428) |
3rd |
| 11 |
SA |
Kerrie-Lee LUCAS
(AUS19820923) |
4th |
| 10 |
NSW |
Shannon JOBSON
(AUS19871209) |
5th |
| 5A |
WA |
Rochelle LUKE
(AUS19821201) |
6th |
| 20 |
NZL |
Lisa HORLOR
(NZL19860101) |
7th |
| 15 |
WA |
Kylie PATRONI
(AUS19821209) |
8th |
Junior Women (5 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| W3 |
QLD |
Melissa MANKOWSKI
(AUS19880825) |
1 |
| 14 |
VIC |
Ziggy CALLAN
(AUS19890512) |
2 |
| 11 |
SA |
Susan KIRKHAM
(AUS19880815) |
3 |
| 12 |
SA |
Angela WOODING
(AUS19880819) |
4 |
| 10 |
WA |
Catherine HOPKINS
(AUS19890605) |
5 |
Junior Men (34 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| 01 |
QLD |
Michael VOCKENSON
(AUS19890820) |
1st |
| 7A |
NSW |
Thomas HUBERT
(AUS19880731) |
2nd |
| 4A |
WA |
Kane GILL
(AUS19880608) |
3rd |
| 23 |
NSW |
Michael JOBSON
(AUS19890428) |
4th |
| 22 |
WA |
Andrew GILLETT
(AUS19880503) |
5th |
| 18 |
QLD |
Ashley PEMBERTON
(AUS19891113) |
6th |
| 03 |
VIC |
Shaun CRAVEN
(AUS19890823) |
7th |
| 6A |
WA |
James DIXON
(AUS19880115) |
8th |
14 Girls (16 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| 2A |
WA |
Kirsten DELLAR
(AUS19921029) |
1st |
| 8A |
QLD |
Krystal RUSSON
(AUS19920807) |
2nd |
| 3A |
SA |
Talia SMITH
(AUS19920625) |
3rd |
| 17 |
QLD |
Emily BROWN
(AUS19920807) |
4th |
| 6A |
VIC |
Katrina DURSO
(AUS19921114) |
5th |
| 11 |
NSW |
Amy BUCKLEY
(AUS19921109) |
6th |
| 5A |
WA |
Laura WESTERN
(AUS19920321) |
7th |
| 7A |
VIC |
Olivia CLARK
(AUS19921001) |
8th |
14 Boys (43 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| W2 |
NSW |
Corey HEWITSON
(AUS19920209) |
1st |
| 2A |
QLD |
Brendan ABEL
(AUS19920105) |
2nd |
| 47 |
WA |
Jamie WELHAN
(AUS19920112) |
3rd |
| 20 |
WA |
Trent EVANS
(AUS19920514) |
4th |
| 43 |
QLD |
Christopher VOCKENSON
(AUS19920508) |
5th |
| 37 |
WA |
Andrew SCHULTZ
(AUS19920609) |
6th |
| 4A |
NSW |
Adam SANDERSON
(AUS19920316) |
7th |
| 1A |
QLD |
Ryan FAUX
(AUS19920516) |
8th |
15 Girls (11 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| 1A |
QLD |
Rachel BRACKEN
(AUS19910630) |
1st |
| 2A |
WA |
Cherie SIMPSON
(AUS19910501) |
2nd |
| 12 |
NSW |
Courtney TAYLOR
(AUS19910625) |
3rd |
| 11 |
WA |
Petra BROWN
(AUS19910731) |
4th |
| 16 |
WA |
Ashleigh MAVAY
(AUS19910903) |
5th |
| 14 |
VIC |
Erin ANDERSON
(AUS19910225) |
6th |
| 4A |
QLD |
Stacey JONES
(AUS19911119) |
7th |
| 5A |
WA |
Lauren REYNOLDS
(AUS19910625) |
8th |
15 Boys (49 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| W3 |
VIC |
Joshua CALLAN
(AUS19910408) |
1st |
| 27 |
SA |
Justin MYERS
(AUS19910712) |
2nd |
| 2A |
SA |
Sam WILLOUGHBY
(AUS19910815) |
3rd |
| 42 |
QLD |
Nick DEININGER
(AUS19910917) |
4th |
| 3A |
SA |
Justin BRAYBON
(AUS19910213) |
5th |
| 1A |
VIC |
Michael CHASTEAUNEUF
(AUS19910115) |
6th |
| 23 |
QLD |
Blake COLLINS
(AUS19910121) |
7th |
| 18 |
QLD |
Kurt NICHOLLS
(AUS19910120) |
8th |
16 Girls (12 Riders)
| PLATE |
GROUP |
NAME |
PLACE |
| W6 |
ACT |
Caroline BUCHANAN
(AUS19901024) |
1st |
| 5A |
NSW |
Grace IRELAND
(AUS19900114) |
2nd |
| 3A |
NSW |
Caitlin WILLMOTT
(AUS19900822) |
3rd |
| 2A |
QLD |
Ceilidh O'SULLIVAN
(AUS19900609) |
4th |
| 11 |
WA |
Alyce PATRONI
(AUS19900426) |
5th |
| 7A |
QLD |
Caitlyn WARD
(AUS19900722) |
6th |
| 6A |
NSW |
Caetlyn HUBERT
(AUS19900916) |
7th |
| 12 |
SA |
Chantelle DEAN
(AUS19900417) |
8th |
