The West Coast of South Australia is transforming into something of a motocross mecca, thanks to a massive, community-backed project that is injecting fresh life into regional motorsport.
Streaky Bay’s motocross club is officially pulling back the curtain on its brand-new, world-class track. Built entirely from scratch, the development marks a rare and significant milestone for the sport in South Australia.
“It’s one of the first new-build club tracks in South Australia for quite a long time,” says Streaky Bay Motorcycling Club President, Rod Keogh. “There’s been a lot of revamped tracks, but nothing built from scratch.”
Image credit: Full Throttle Earthworks
The project has been years in the making, following the club’s official affiliation in 2022. For Rod and the local community, the track represents not just an incredible new community asset, but also a vital intervention for a sport that has faced a slow decline across the state due to rising insurance costs and a lack of accessible venues.
“We’re just trying to rejuvenate motocrossing, especially in regional areas, because it gives kids another option,” Rod explains. “It’s been a massive project, absolutely huge.”
To bring the ambitious design to life, the club partnered with Adam from Full Throttle Earthworks. The track has been meticulously designed to bridge the gap between high-octane sport and grassroots family recreation, ensuring it accommodates riders of all skill levels.
“The requirement for us when we got Adam to build our track is to build something that an elite rider can come out and have a ball on, but not to make it so scary that a kid on a 50 or a 110 or a non-motocross bike will come out here and feel intimidated,” Rod says.
The venue also features a dedicated junior development track, meaning families can travel for a weekend away knowing their youngest riders can safely hit the dirt all day long.
“We want to create a different atmosphere with the club, where it’s not purely about racing motocross and being a superstar,” Rod says. “Our main focus is engaging with up-and-coming riders or families that just want to have something different when they travel with a motorbike.”
For Rod, the passion for the project is deeply personal. A lifelong motorsport enthusiast, he spent years riding recreationally. When his children showed interest in the sport, he jumped back into racing, and witnessed firsthand the therapeutic benefits of riding.
“I’ve got a daughter that is autistic as well,” Rod shares. “We found that when we started putting her on a motorbike, it helped her mentally and socially cope better. It just started that whole passion for motocross and teaching people riding… using motocross to engage with people that don’t necessarily engage with other sports.”
Image credit: Full Throttle Earthworks
The completion of the track has provided a massive emotional lift for the entire Streaky Bay township.
“To see the community support and back it and get behind this… this is that good news story where it’s something the community achieved,” Rod says. “It is one of the most amazing feelings to be able to see and be a part of something so new and exciting.”
The new track is only one piece of a much larger regional motorsport boom. Full Throttle Earthworks has been on a tear across the region, completing a private training facility at Perlubie, the new Streaky Bay club track, and a complete revamp of the Ceduna track. Next on the builder’s radar is Kimba.
This concentration of high-quality facilities within a 90-kilometre radius is turning heads across the country, with significant interest already coming from Victorian riders.
“Within 90 kilometres from Streaky Bay to Ceduna, we’ve got three world-class tracks,” Rod says. “The Streaky Bay Motocross Club will be working closely with West Coast Motorcycle Club to create weekends where we’re working together… they get to ride two different tracks potentially over a single weekend.”
Looking ahead, the club hopes to move away from traditional, single-day race events and lean into festival-style weekend ride parks that encourage camping and long-distance travel.
“My big plan for the West Coast, because we’ve got so much beautiful space, is to be able to navigate through the legal bureaucracy and red tape to find out ways that we can create these spaces for our kids to get outdoors on motorbikes and feel safe,” he says.
Over the next four weeks, the club will be getting the track finalised before officially opening for public ride days.
To stay updated on the project, head over to the Streaky Bay Motocross Club Facebook page.
