History - BMX Australia 1998
BMX Australia
Australia has 5068 registered riders competing at 147 clubs around the country. BMX Australia Inc. begins the process of amalgamating with the Australian Cycling Federation.
April 1998
The Australian BMX National Championships were held at Knox BMX Club in Victoria. Elite Mens final was taken out by Darren Hawkins (NSW) in extremely wet conditions.
Results
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8 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Ashleigh Weier |
8 Challenge Boys 1. Nathan Simpson |
9 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Janessa Lees |
9 Challenge Boys 1. Leigh Dows |
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10 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Melissa Mankowski |
10 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Todd Pascoe |
13-14 Challenge Cruisers Watch video1. Luke Ryton-Benson |
15-16 Challenge Cruiser Watch video1.Michael Robinson |
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25-29 Challenge Cruiser Watch video1. David Cleary |
30-34 Masters Cruiser Watch video1. Glynn Hicks |
35-39 Masters Cruiser Watch video1. Jamie Hales |
19+ Challenge Cruiser Watch video1. Simon Anderson |
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17-18 Junior Cruiser Watch video1. Luke Madill |
19+ Elite Cruiser Watch video1. Darren Hawkins |
40-44 Masters Cruiser Watch video1. Philip Haanskorf |
45+ Masters Cruiser Watch video1. Butch Broomfield |
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11 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Chloe MacPherson |
11 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Leigh Darrell |
12 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Emma Franklin |
12 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Brian Kirkham |
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13 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Kirsty Tucker |
13 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Paul Rech |
14 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Krystle Kellner |
14 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Mark Mothersole |
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15 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Brigitte Pink |
15 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Michael Rech |
16 Challenge Girls Watch video1. Kerrie-Lee Lucas |
16 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Michael Robinson |
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17 Challenge Boys Watch video1. Heath Downie |
19+ Challenge Ladies Watch video1. Mardi Katakasi |
19+ Challenge Men Watch video1. Shaun Edwards |
Elite Men Watch video1. Darren Hawkins |
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30-34 Masters Men Watch video1. Brian Kelly |
25-29 Years Men Watch video1. Scott Lewis |
8-10 Challenge Cruiser Watch video1. Todd Pascoe |
12 & Under Cruiser Watch video1. Leigh Darrell |
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17-18 Junior Women Watch video1. Tanya Bailey |
17-18 Junior Men Watch video1. Warwick Stevenson |
19+ Elite Women Watch video1. Alesha Pollard |
Video footage taken at the 1998 National Championships was produced by KTV Productions, for BMX Australia and has been used with kind permission on this site.
July 1998
The UCI-BMX World Championships were held in Melbourne Australia, 24-26 July.
There were 1274 entries from 24 countries. The track was built inside the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre ("The Glasshouse") in the Melbourne Sporting Precint. This is the first time the World Championships have been held indoor.
Reports indicate that the organisation of the event was not up to par with expectation. The venue was even changed at very late notice with the track itself being finished only a couple of days before the event. The indoor track design was incredibly tight with parts of it having to be ridden over twice (crossover). GT Bicycles was the major sponsor of the event.
Australia took home 16 world titles topping the overall medal tally with 16 Gold, 13 Silver and 15 Bronze. Rachel Marshall took out the Elite Women title (her 4th World Title).
Elite Women: Rachael Marshall (AUS) World Champion
Junior Cruiser: Warwick Stevenson (AUS) World Champion
Elite Women: Natarsha Williams 6th (AUS), Heidi Kempshall 7th (AUS)
Junior Cruiser: Luke Madill (2nd) (AUS)
Junior Women: Tanya Bailey (5th) (AUS)
Junior Men: Luke Madill 3rd (AUS), Jamie Gray 4th (AUS), Brant Moisel 5th (AUS)
Elite Men: Chr. Jongewaard 5th (AUS)
