Family Fiv5 Racing

Family Fiv5 Racing Our family motto has always been…
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04/10/2026

David
Moto1 draw had Dave out of gate 1. With a tardy start having a 2.57sec gate hill time, was unable to make the most of the inside lane. Shuffled back into second in the first corner and stayed in that position for the remainder of the race doing a lap time of 39.31 sec.

Moto2 starting out of gate 5 with a much better 2.37sec hill time. Still trailing the lead riders being squeezed out to 4th first berm. Working hard was able to make a pass on the exit of the final berm, just missed out on second by 8 thousandth of a second at the line with a 39.68 finishing 3rd.

Moto3 with another good start from lane 7. Had to work hard to sn**ch 3rd at the line with a 38.72 lap time, fastest for Super Dave for the day.
And securing position in the final.
Final had third gate pick thanks to being the third fastest rider in the Motos. With gates 1 & 2 taken, slotted into gate 3.
With another good start, bumped shoulders with the rider in lane two making the first jump a little untidy and having to recover for a fast run on the inside into turn 1, holding out the rest of the field. Keeping the rest of the lap tidy was able to retain 🥉 place in the final.

This was Super Dave’s best result for 2026 State Series Round.

Victorian State Series 2026, Park Orchards.Rather than have an early morning we thought to have an early start by leavin...
04/10/2026

Victorian State Series 2026, Park Orchards.
Rather than have an early morning we thought to have an early start by leaving late last night at 11:30pm, thanks to daylight saving coming in during our trip down.
Arriving at Park Orchards just after 7am. We had a bite to eat for breakfast, checked over all the bikes, finding one had some missing teeth! (From the back sprocket).
Changed the sprocket and chain, registered and then time to get on the track for some practice laps. It had rain a lot yesterday leaving it more like a swamp!
Having more time then expected for practice, we all felt dialled in ready for racing.

First State level race after returning from our World Championship campaign.
Mildura Waste & Recycling

It’s was so good to see an elite rider making themselves available for the kids, (and adults) and being super down to ea...
31/07/2026

It’s was so good to see an elite rider making themselves available for the kids, (and adults) and being super down to earth. Barry Nobles, a true ambassador to the sport.

You are our go to for training and technique tutorials, watching lots of your videos. This is especially important to us due to not having access to coaches in our local area here in Australia, and only get coaching when we are fortunate enough to have a coach visit the club, with the closest being more than 4 hours drive away.
We have to change the way we do things, and the Family Fiv5 racing crew have to put up with “SuperDave” (Dad) doing the coaching.

It was awesome to meet Barry and say hi, and for Callum to see someone that is short and still able to match it with the best.
Callum also being short, it gives him some encouragement that he will be able to close the gap to the other boys in his class if he puts in the effort.

Thanks for the time taken with the riders. Super cool.😎

We have taken a couple of days to travel over 1,900 km home from Brisbane.Leaving Saturday morning, spending time and st...
27/07/2026

We have taken a couple of days to travel over 1,900 km home from Brisbane.
Leaving Saturday morning, spending time and staying with family at Coffs Harbor. (Thanks guys, it was great catching up)
Early Sunday morning moving further down the coast to spend the arvo with friends at Tumbiumbi and and a staying over night.

This morning was a 5am rise that had us packed and on the road before 6am, getting us through Sydney before the traffic was gridlocked.

A couple of fuel stops along the way and grabbing a bite to eat at Wagga we traveled all day covering just under 1100km today, we rolled into home at 6:25pm tonight
Unpacked the very over loaded car having a bite to eat for tea and the it’s bed, so everyone can be ready for work and school tomorrow.

The overloaded Mazda 6 MZRCD (Diesel) got us there and back with out an issue, and even with an average fuel economy of less than 8L/100km, loaded up with all the bikes, 5 people and all of our gear for the 2 weeks.
Mazda Australia

The FFR (FamilyFiv5 Racing) bike rack (Version 2 prototype) made it possible by holding securely for all of the bikes for more than 4000km trip. Allowing easy access to the boot, zero frame contact, BMX specific wheel cradle design and easy loading and unloading, it has been a game changer for us.

What a hectic week it was. So proud of everyone’s efforts, and despite the immense disappointment with the scheduling and qualifying situation.

Claire is still very sore, but mostly seems ok, with further checkups to come now we are home again.

Next will be to find a new Speedco carbon Pro XL frame as a replacement for hers that was destroyed when it was struck by another rider ofter Claire’s crash. Very unfortunate and should have been prevented.
😢

Anyway, we are all great fuel for a safe trip and all the fun and experiences we have had over the last 2 weeks.

Thanks to all that have helped us be able to make this trip happen.

Mildura Waste & Recycling
Mildura Storm BMX
David Arnold
Rhonda Arnold
Family Five Racing
FWG Contracting & Hire

24/07/2026

Claire has bee checked by medical is very sore with some grazes but she is ok. Off to x-rays for a suspected fractured collarbone.
She was starting out of gate 8, which is always a big ask in a quality field (world class) and just tagged another bike at a critical moment heading into turn 1.
Given the crash, things could have been much worse.

24/07/2026

That is our worlds campaign over. A big crash into turn 1.
Claire is being assessed by the medics, she was assisted off the track so hopefully not too serious.

24/07/2026

A bit disappointed again today, with our 3 riders, mum and girls all sitting together in the Aussie team photo only to have a Aus Cycling official direct one of our girls to move so another boy could sit closer to the exit as he had to leave straight after.
This was questioned, and stated that the 3 of them were sitting together intentionally, but it was insisted that she move.
Then to make it all worse, this boy didn’t even leave straight after the photo.

Come on AusCycling do better.😡

You have already ruined our 2026 World Championship campaign enough.

24/07/2026

Claire in Moto 4, doing what needs to be done and showing the world what a girl from outback Australia can do.
No coaches, except dad, racing at home with the boys, making us all proud.

Well done to our fellow Mildura Storm BMX rider, Frosty, who has progressed to the 1/8 finals. Congratulations, go get t...
24/07/2026

Well done to our fellow Mildura Storm BMX rider, Frosty, who has progressed to the 1/8 finals. Congratulations, go get them.

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