BLU CRU OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP *Please note - this championship is not part of the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown. Your next opportunity to see the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup in action will be at Morgan Park Raceway, Queensland, 5-7 August 2022.* Since its inception in 2019, the FIM Oceania and Dorna Sports supported bLU cRU - Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) has become firmly established as a stepping-stone to the international racing arena. The OJC concept was created by Motorcycling Australia as a method of setting up a junior race academy that would produce a nurturing environment for young riders to experience road racing at a national level, to learn, improve and showcase their talents. Even before the inaugural OJC season commenced in 2019, Dorna Sports officially recognised it as a Road to MotoGP category. As a result, a formal pathway was created for the most outstanding OJC riders to progress to other international categories, such as the Asia Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The Dorna commitment provided five guaranteed positions in the 2019 Asia Talent Cup Selection Event for riders from the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup, and cements MA’s objective to develop clear pathways for junior road racers in the Oceania region. Even though it is only in its fourth season, OJC has already earned a formidable reputation as a breeding ground for stars of the future with 60 individual kids earning the road racing craft in that time. The 2022 season will see nine new riders debut with the return of 11 riders from the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup 2021 year. Further, some 19 OJC graduates and current riders are racing overseas in 2022.
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