From sunny Mildura, Victoria, Jackson Milner has lived and breathed motorcycling since he was three years old. A competitor in both Solo and Sidecar Speedway, Milner is a rising star in Australian Speedway. “Jacko” spoke with Motorcycling Australia before his racing in the 2019 Australian U16 125cc Solo and Team’s Championships earlier this month, where he placed 5th in Solo’s and 2nd for Victoria in Teams!
Name:
Jackson Milner
Nickname:
Jacko
Age:
13 years old
Bike Colours:
Orange, Black and White
Sponsors:
J-Teach Sunraysia, BNG Plumbing & Development, MimRay park, Dale Milner landscaping, torque power Husqvarna and GMP engine reconditioners
Hometown?
Mildura, Victoria
Home track in Australia?
Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura
How many years riding?
Been riding motorbikes since I was three years old and racing Speedway Solos for three years now
Career highlights?
- Vic 3rd in 2017
- Vic 4th in 2018
- NSW 2nd in 2018
- Aussies 8th in 2018
Heroes?
Bryan Sedgmen
What is your current training process?
Sleeping in until lunch time
If you weren’t racing, what would you be doing?
Sleeping
What can’t you live without?
Barista Bros Chocolate Milk!
Tell us something we don’t know about you!
I also race sidecars and my racing history is as followed:
- 2nd in Australia 2018
- 1st in NSW 2017 & 2018
- 1st in SA 2018
- 2nd in SA 2019
- And dirt track 85cc and 250cc
- 3rd Victoria 2017 85
- 1st Victoria 2018 85
- 1st SA 2017 85
- 3rd SA 2018 85
Hobbies
Water Skiing, camping and road tripping
Be sure to follow this larrakin on his Speedway solos and sidecars campaign (plus his snoozing campaign) via Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat (jackomilner41)!