FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ATTENDING RACING EVENTS AND FORMAT

  • EACH ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN HARD ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP IS HELD OVER TWO DAYS, THIS MEANS TWO DAYS OF RACING FORMS ONE ROUND, POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR BOTH DAYS WITH THE ACCUMULATED POINTS DECIDING THE FINAL POSITIONS FOR ROUND.

  • COMPETITORS CAN USUALLY ARRIVE AT THE PROPERTY FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY TO SET UP CAMP, SIGN-ON AND REST BEFORE THE FOLLOWING DAY RACE

  • DAY ONE IS USUALLY A SHORTER RACE DISTANCE & TIME, FOR 2025 THE ALLOCATED TIME IS FORTY FIVE MINUTES PER CLASS, TRACK LENGTH VARIES DEPENDING ON THE DIFFICULTY.

  • DAY TWO IS USUALLY A FOUR HOUR HARD ENDURO, WITH THE TRACK REMAINING OPEN FOR SEVEN HOURS, THIS MEAN TRACK ENTRY CLOSES AT THE FOUR HOUR MARK BUT COMPETITORS HAVE AN ADDITIONAL THREE HOURS TO COMPLETE THEIR LAP.
    THESE TIME MAY VARY DEPENDING ON LIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

  • THE MAJORITY OF OUR EVENTS ARE LAPS, CURRENTLY THE HILLSTORM CHALLENGE IS OUR ONLY POINT TO POINT RACE.

  • THE LENGTH OF THE LAP CAN VARY FROM 15KM TO 45KM.

  • CAMPING IS USUALLY PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTIES AND PERMITTED FROM FRIDAY MIDDAY TO MONDAY MORNING 10AM, CATERING IS OFTEN ON-SITE FOR EACH EVENT, TOILETS ARE PROVIDED AT EACH EVENT.

  • FIRST AID ATTEND EACH EVENT, WE HAVE SATELLITE PHONES AND STARLINK TO ALLOW FOR UNCOMPROMISED COMMUNICATION.

  • WE HAVE A STRICT LIGHTS OUT AND NO NOISE POLICY AFTER 9:30PM, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF COMPETITORS TRAVEL FROM EACH STATE OF AUSTRALIA, SPEND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRAVELING, TRAINING AND PREPARING FOR EACH RACE, WE TAKE THEIR REST AND WELL BEING SERIOUSLY, PLEASE RESPECT THIS OR YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY AND BLACKLISTED.

  • ALL SPECIFIC RACE EVENT INFORMATION, SUCH AS PRECISE LOCATION, CATERING, TIMES ETC WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH EACH COMPETITOR RECEIVES VIA EMAIL.

JUNIOR COMPETITOR INFORMATION

  • ALL JUNIORS RACING IN THE VHES MUST BE AGED BETWEEN 10 & 16 YEARS (16 & over are seniors).

  • STATE & CLUBS ROUNDS HAVE TWO JUNIOR CLASSES, A & B, ALL JUNIORS A COMPETITORS ARE VETTED BY THE CLUB OR COMMITTEE, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

  • THE AHEC DOES NOT HAVE SEPERATE JUNIOR CLASSES.

  • ALL AHEC JUNIORS MUST BE AGED BETWEEN 13 & 16 YEARS AND ARE RESTRICTED TO 100cc-250cc 2-STROKE & 200cc-250cc 4-STROKE.

    • Juniors aged over 15 & up to 16 may compete on a 300cc 2 stroke capacity, based on individual endorsement.

  • ALL JUNIORS IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PROLOGUE & RACE ON SATURDAY.

ALL COMPETITOR INFORMATION

  • FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE AWARED IN A CLASS THERE MUST BE A VALID FIELD IN AT LEAST 75% OF THE ROUNDS IN THAT CLASS, A MINIMUM OF 10 COMPETITORS FOR EACH CLASS EXCEPT THE WOMENS CLASS WHICH MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 6 THAT HAVE PARTICPATED IN PRACTICE, QUALIFYING AND RACING, OTHERWISE THE TOTAL OF ALL THE ROUNDS WILL NOT CONSITUTE A CHAMPIONSHIP.

  • ALL GOLD COMPETITOR REGISTRATIONS ARE VETTED BY THE PROMOTER, CLUB OR COMMITTEE, A STRONG VERIFIABLE RACING HISTORY IS REQUIRED.

  • AHEC CLASSES ARE, GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, WOMENS & JUNIORS

  • AHEC JUNIOR COMPETITORS ARE REMINDED THEY ARE ENTERING A NATIONAL ROUND OF HARD ENDURO, OUR TRACKS ARE NOT SUITED TO INEXPERIENCED OR NOVICE RIDERS.

  • AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLING COMPETITION ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED EVENTS REQUIRE AMCA LICENCES

  • MOTORCYCLING AUSTRALIA AFFILIATED EVENTS ONE EVENT LICENCES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE VIA RIDER NET.

  • ONE EVENT LICENCES HOLDERS ARE NOT AWARDED POINTS OR POSITIONS IN THE COMBINED OVERALLS OR INCLUDED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

  • ANNUAL RACE COMPETITION LICENCE HOLDERS ARE AWARDED POINTS & POSITIONS.

  • ALL COMPETITORS WILL RECEIVE THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS VIA EMAIL APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

  • IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED A RACE NUMBER WITH US, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE A STICKER KIT, YOU MUST SOURCE YOUR OWN STICKERS, WE RECOMMEND OMEGA MOTO GRAPHICS

  • FOR THE AHEC, SINGLE LICENCE HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE TEMP STICKERS AT SIGN-ON

  • SUPPLEMENTRY REGULATIONS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING HERE

  • THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY REGISTRATION. A FULL REFUND LESS A $40 PROCESSING FEE WILL FOLLOW.

  • NO REFUNDS, CREDITS OR TRANSFERS WILL BE ISSUED ONCE REGISTRATIONS HAVE CLOSED. YOU MAY READ OUR FULL REFUND POLICY BY CLICKING HERE