Club president Matthew Oliver said up to 50 riders from across the district ‘booked out’ the grand opening event on Sunday.
“We had two classes of juniors and two classes of seniors riding,” he said.
“We had people aged six through to 60 having a ride.”
Mr Oliver said he hoped when the track was fully operational, race meets would serve as a regional drawcard to boost tourism in Edenhope.
“The reason we built the track was to bring people into the region,” he said.
“People will be calling in to get fuel and supplies and be pulling into the local shops – it should boost the local economy when it’s fully operational.”
Mr Oliver said since the club formed in 2018, the number of riders had grown to more than 70 members.
“Since we got this club underway in our local area there’s a lot of people who haven’t had bikes for years who are now getting back into it because of the club,” he said.
“There’s a lot of kids that might not have got involved if the club wasn’t there.”
Mr Oliver said although it was exciting to clock up some mileage on the new track, there was still work to be completed.
To run state and national motocross competitions, the club will be required to provide toilets and other amenities.
Mr Oliver said the club would be pushing for the final tick-offs from governing body Motorcycling Australia.
“The track is built to Motorcycling Australia specifications,” he said.
“But we’ve got no facilities out there, so we’ve got to bring out portable toilets and other amenities.”
Mr Oliver said he hoped the club could run race meets in 2021.
“We do want bigger events down the track, but we have still got a bit of work to do before we can do that,” he said.
“I’d like to see maybe a two-day event once or twice a year where you have practice or qualifying on Saturday and races on Sunday.
“But for the moment, there’s a lot of people who are happy to just come and have a spin on the track.”
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