Members from the Kings family travelled from Southern Cross to attend the Northam Districts Motorcycle Club when it held its final Go-Moto event for the year recently.
The family is very well-known in WA and the motorcycle fraternity for their relation to famous motorcyclist Richard (Richie) Kings, who was born in Northam.
Ricky, Taine and Kacey Kings have all followed in their grandfather's footsteps and are impressive riders.
The boys competed in the Northam competition in honour of their grandfather and his history in Northam.
Richie would practice riding at the natural terrain Rushton Park scramble circuit on Great Eastern Highway when he was growing up.
The Motorcycling WA website states Richie was described among peers as a raw talent, who was courageous and had a distinctive crouched riding style.
He started competing as a member of the Northam Motorcycle Club in the early 1960s.
Richie quickly became a sportsman to watch out winning seven State Championships in quick succession.
He moved to Southern Cross with his wife and helped to start the Southern Cross Motocross Club along with others.
He won many awards following this in State and National competitions.
Richie remains the official lap record holder at Northam’s Rushton Park at 1 minute and 52 seconds.
He retired from competition in 1979 following a nasty accident at Bindoon, but never gave up riding bikes on the track at his Bullfinch farm.
Ritchie suffered a heart attack at his farm and he died in Kalgoorlie in 1990, aged 47 years.
Richie was inducted into the Motorcycling WA Hall of Fame in 2015 for his contribution to the sport in Western Australia and for his ability and performance at the highest level over an extended period of time.
