In a fine display of patriotism the grid marshall celebrated the day by replacing the usual red startline flag with the national flag.

Practice saw last event's outstanding rider, Anton Lafforgue, on a Husky 610 this time and down on horsepower to his previous bike, but still performing well. By race time it had expired and he fronted the start of the Prestige class on a borrowed YZ450 , the smallest capacity bike in the field.

He fell and remounted in that first Prestige race while getting used to the machine. This didn't seem to be much of a drawback though, as he placed well all day.

But John Hafey was on fire and not to be beaten, winning the first three legs of the class.

Garry McCoy placed second in the first leg with Lafforgue relegating him to third in the next two, leg three being the race of the day as these three put on an exciting performance of close racing and lead changes.

On leg four McCoy and Hafey charged ahead from the start and in the first turn McCoy was down. Hafey pulled off to see if he was O.K., giving the race to Lafforgue, after Chris Jensen showed the crowd what happens if you take the jump sideways, earning him a broken collarbone.

McCoy's luck had deserted him and in the next leg an altercation with Andy Fisher resulted in a footpeg through his front spokes. With neither Hafey or McCoy finishing rounds four and five this left it to Steve Fisher and Michael Ricketts to keep Lafforgue honest. Anton Lafforgue took the day's overall win from Steve Fisher and John Hafey.

In the first Sport class event, almost half the field fell on the first lap but all remounted. Kent Nielsen ran away with the first leg but was beaten in a very close race by Kym Gross next time out. In the third leg Nielsen took advantage of Gross running wide a few times, with Josh Houwen and Michael Byrnes also there to beat Gross to the minor placings. Again it was Nielsen in the next two legs . Overall he won the class from Kym Gross and Josh Houwen.

The Clubman class (original dirtbike wheels only ) was totally dominated by A grade Supercrosser Casey Rice on his debut to supermotard. On the final leg he forgot his goggles and was sent back to the pits for them. By the time he was on the track the race was under way and the field had more than the length of the straight on him, but he still managed to win. Stuart Clark took second overall with Michael Heath third, these two engaging in some close racing throughout the rounds. Peter Cox featured in their dices on his return to racing after an absence of about 15 years.

The All Powers Challenge heats and semi finals provided some very close racing featuring the same riders prominent in the Sport and Prestige classes, the semis being won by Gross and Lafforgue, who only won his after coming into the hairpin on the last lap side by side with Hafey, the latter braking so hard he stalled.

The final was red flagged after Gross fell and was struck by Matt Lucan's bike. Although unhurt he was out of the restart. Lafforgue ran away with the win. Nielsen looked to have second but he too stalled in the hairpin, Steve Fisher taking second from Michael Byrnes.

The crowd was treated to a day of great racing and also loved the lunchtime mono competition, when they voted Kale Reed (ex Aust trials champion and national representative) as the winner .