Wason’s racing for national glory

WANGARATTA dirt track racing gun Abbey Wason believes she has a shot at taking out a national title this weekend. The up-and-coming racer is competing in the Australian Dirt Track Titles across 22-23 March up in Banyo, Brisbane, against some of the best riders from across the country. The championship will also mark the beginning of a busy 2025 national track and dirt track calendar, with six individual events slated to be held between March and October. After a podium finish at the Victoria Dirt Track Titles back in October, Wason said she had been hard at work and fancied herself a chance on the national stage. “All of the fastest riders in Australia will be coming together and going head-to-head in two days of racing with the aim of being Australian champion,” she said. “This is the first Australian titles I've gotten to travel far for, I've never been able to until the help of my sponsors. “I’m so excited to go to 'Aussies', it’ll be my first serious Australian title where I may actually get close to tasting a podium. “I’m at a point with my racing now where I’m actually a competitor, up until the last year I was always back of the pack, and rode purely out of love for the sport. “I've been feeling really good on the bikes in the last couple meetings, and keen to go head-to-head with the best of the best.” Wason is entered into three racing classes, up against the men in the open 450 and 250 classes, as well as racing in the women’s class. Competing at national titles are a massive step up for Wason in her racing career, and she said she owed it all to her sponsors and supporters. “This year I have some amazing sponsors behind me, I'm so grateful for them and the opportunities that it allows me to take with their support,” she said. “I didn’t get to make it to the Aussies last year and I’m so grateful for the help of my sponsors for getting me up to Brisbane this year. “Their help and support means the world to me, and would be impossible without them.” Abbey Wason races in the Australian Dirt Track Titles on the weekend 22-23 March in Brisbane. To follow along with Abbey’s journey, check out her Instagram @abbmoto63.

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