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Slump in competition licence numbers
The number of people actively involved in motorcycle racing is on the slide, with a 9.1 percent drop in 2011. Can the slump be arrested?While the number of people adopting motorcycles as their preferred mode of transport in Australia has risen dramatically over the last decade – and we’ll be seeing more bikes to reflect that utilitarian bias – the situation isn’t quite so rosy when it comes to motorcycle competition.
Figures released by the national governing body of motorcycle racing show that there were 16,721 people with annual competition motorcycle racing licences in Australia at the end of 2011, a 9.1 percent fall on the same period in 2010.
Motorcycling Australia included the figures in a report prepared for its 2012 annual general meeting, which was held in Melbourne in May.
As at December 31, 2011, New South Wales has the most annual competition licence holders with 5448, followed by Queensland (4098), Victoria (3078), Western Australia (2521), South Australia (1435), Northern Territory (358) and Tasmania (352).
According to the CEO of MA, David White, the decrease in licence numbers is one of the principal reasons why the Australian arm of the governing body recorded a $779,686 loss in 2011. The entire MA group, which includes a self-funded, overseas-based insurance wing, turned a profit of $1,330,121.
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