The Transmoto 8-Hour at Wangaratta is a unique, team-based dirt bike event that’s somewhere between a recreational trailbike rally and an enduro race. Just 250km northeast of Melbourne sits the picturesque township of Wangaratta, based in a region that’s best known as the home of the Ned Kelly, spectacular scenery, cycling, historic cathedrals and gold mines, classic old pubs and world-class gourmet food, wine and craft beer. But if you’re into dirt bikes, Wangaratta is also a riding heaven; a town at the confluence of the Ovens and King rivers, which drain the northwestern slopes of the Victorian Alps and create prime riding conditions for much of the year. And that’s exactly why this legendary slice of well-watered terra firma in the northeast of Victoria was added to Transmoto’s event calendar in 2019.

The Transmoto 8-Hour at Wangaratta is staged on 3000-acre private property that’s situated between Wangaratta and Bright; a property that boasts a mouthwatering combination of bush trails, technical hills and undulating grasstrack, with the Victorian High Country’s snow-capped Mount Beauty, Falls Creek and Mount Hotham serving as an eye-catching backdrop.
According to Trevor Jenvey, the course builder from the Alpine Motorcycle Club, “This incredible property allows us to build a great course for intermediate riders and up. It has a good mix of flowing enduro riding and a few technical sections, with ‘chicken lines’ to ensure no one gets stuck. After all, we want everyone to enjoy the track, have fun, and leave the Wangaratta event with big smiles on their faces.”
The Wangaratta region is rich in wine and hops and there’s a range of craft breweries, wineries and pubs all within a stone’s throw of the 8-Hour’s venue, so be sure to book a few days either side of the event to soak up the local flavours, sights and sounds.
Race it or ride it; run a motocross weapon or trail sled; fly in and fly out or make a weekend’s surf-and-moto roadtrip out of it with your mates … take your pick. But be sure to be part of what has already established as a must-do annual moto pilgrimage for racers and riders alike.

Get ready to blow the dust off the keyboard and fire up the old computer at 6pm on Thursday, August 1. You’ll need to be on the button to score an entry into the 2024 Transmoto 8-Hour at Wangaratta (to be held on September 28-29), powered by KTM, because this will be the LAST EVER Transmoto event at this incredible venue.

That’s right. After five epic years of two-wheeled Hamilton farm hospitality, we will be moving to an all-new Victorian venue in 2025. Meaning this will be your last chance to ride the legendary rolling hills that are a hallmark of this property. Yes, this place is as good as it gets – especially for those who love going fast!

To send this venue off with a bang, we are pulling out all the stops:

– This will be the LAST YEAR at this venue, ever. So, do not miss out!

– General entries will be available at 6pm on Thursday, August 1, 2024

– Entry numbers are capped, and on a first-in best-dressed basis.

– Transmoto Tribe members will have 48-Hour priority entry (see www.tribe.transmoto.com.au to join)

– Classes: Ironman, Pairs, Team of 3, Team of 4

– Team Categories (for Teams of 3 and 4 only, detailed further below)

– Non-competitive two-hour Junior Loop (Saturday, ages 9-15)

– Non-competitive two-hour Ladies Loop (Saturday, ages 16+)

– Food vans, pizza vans, coffee vans, heaps of good stuff

– AFL Grand Final will be played live on a big screen in the Event Hub

– Bike displays from your favorite brands – KTM, Husqvarna, GASGAS

– Product displays from Bell, Gaerne, Leatt, Dunlop, Ogio, USWE, Unifilter, and lots more

– The notorious Gaerne Rut Limbo!

– The Leatt Launch – a moto ‘drag and stop’ race

We know that’s a lot to take in, but trust us; it’s going to be one for the Guinness books. Hopefully we’ll see you there.

To stay in the loop with the event and make sure you don’t miss out, pre-register your interest at the top of this page.