Riding from a very young age, Joshua Beetham lives and breathes Speedway! A Berrinba local, Beetham is gearing for this Friday’s 2019 Australian U16 125cc Speedway Championship at the Ipswitch Switches Junior Motorcycle Speedway Club, where he is going head to head with the likes of James Pearson. To give his fans an insight into his training regime and life outside of Speedway, Beetham recently sat down with Motorcycling Australia to dish the dirt.
Name:
Joshua Beetham
Nickname:
Josh
Age:
12
Bike Colours:
Red, White and Blue
Sponsors:
Beetham Motorsport, M2R, Inox, Graymac, Dynomite Moto, JTR and the Hook Family
Hometown?
Berrinba, Queensland
Summary of family history in the sport?
I am the first family member to ride speedway!
Home track in Australia?
North Brisbane, Queensland
How many years riding?
Over eight years
Career highlights?
4th 2018 Queensland and New South Wales U16 125cc Speedway Championships, 7th place in the 2018 Australian U16 125cc Solo Championships, 3rd place in 2017 and 2018 Queensland Pairs Speedway Championships!
Heroes?
Darcy Ward, Rohan Tungate and Max Fricke
What is your current training process?
My main training process is riding whenever I can
If you weren’t racing, what would you be doing?
Probably either playing football or swimming
What can’t you live without?
I can’t live without food, electronic devices and my bike!
Hobbies?
Gaming on Playstation4, swimming and football!
Follow Josh’s journey at the 2019 Australian U16 125cc Solo Speedway Championship via Instagram!