ACROSS the weekend, Seymour rider, Nate Shortt competed in the Northern Regions Motocross (MX) championships at the Goulburn Valley Junior Motorcycle club in Mooroopna.
Nate qualified to ride in three individual events, as classified by the engine size of the bike, and as well as celebrating his 15th birthday on the weekend, he has three trophies to add to his collection!
In a press release, Nate spelled out his excitement on winning A Grade 85cc, 125cc, and 250cc titles in the same year.
“I raced my very first Northerns back in 2018 at Albury, on my little 50cc,” he said.
“I’ve raced every year since.
“There’ve been some epic battles, some wild stacks, and a few moments that nearly gave Mum a heart attack.
“It’s been such an awesome journey. I’ve met some of the best people, made lifelong friends, and learned heaps along the way.
“The older riders have always been there to support me, and I’ve tried to do the same for the younger riders coming through now.”
Nate competed in Darwin last month and as captain of the Victorian 85 team at the MXGP.
Nate said mechanically, it was a tough gig.
“A tough one at MXGP unfortunately,” he wrote on his social media.
“[I] thought we had the bike dialled but we didn’t . Thankfully, [I] still managed to qualify and pushed hard in every moto. Not the results I wanted, but the focus is on Aussies now.”
The following week, Nate raced in the Australian Junior MX Championships in Gillman, SA where he did Victoria proud as the fastest Victorian in 85 and 125 classes and second fastest Victorian in the 250.
“My first Aussie titles and wow what a hectic week,” he wrote.
“Racing three bikes was tough! But I did it…my goals were to get top 10 in all classes and I achieved that.”
Overall, Nate placed fourth in the 85’s, ninth in the 125’s, and eighth in the 250’s, he certainly met his personal goals.
Nate also announced on social media that he will be focusing on the ProMX and SX series, and we at the Review look forward to sharing more of Nate’s success stories.
