MANNING Valley BMX Club's Oliver Moran is ready for another chapter of national racing when he competes in the junior elite men's class during the fourth stage of the 2019 BMXA BAD BOY National Series at the Satellite City BMX Club in Darwin on Saturday.
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The third and last round of the UCI national series will be the final race preparation for the 17-year-old before he launches his attack on the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium next month.
Moran, who recently finished third in the junior elite class during the 2019 BMXA BAD BOY National Championships at the Shepparton BMX Club a few weeks ago, is looking forward to another chance to race at the top level, especially after being announced as part of the Australian team for the BMX world championships.
"Everything is going really well with all my training on track," Moran said.
"At the start of the year, one of my main goals was to qualify for worlds and accomplishing that was pretty good feeling. I'm really excited for the trip and competing for Australia."
The BMX track in the Northern Territory is regarded as one of the best Aussie strips in the country, with its unique roof providing BMX racing all year round. Satellite City's 8-metre start hill, the same size ramp that Moran will race from at the world championships, is another reason the Darwin track is an ideal place to hone skills before the biggest BMX event on the world's calendar.
Moran experienced the track during last year's national series round and is looking forward to tackling it once again while racing against his competitors and friends, South Australia's Matthew Tidswelland Western Australia's Corey Taylor.
"I'm really looking forward to Sat City," Moran said.
"I really like the track and everything about the atmosphere up there. It's really fun to ride, especially the jump into the first turn.
"The junior elite class this year has been great. We are all pretty good mates after doing an Aussie camp before the last (national series) stage in Queensland.
"Around the track it's just like hanging out with mates. But when the racing starts, we are kind of mean to each other, which is really good. But we definitely aren't enemies off the track."