The 24-year-old will travel to Clermont in September for the National No. 1 plate, and will be the first Mount Isan to compete on a quad bike at a national event.

Vonhoff is in serious preparation for the event, sticking to a stringent daily plan.

"I'm training everyday and getting my riding fitness up," he said.

He has kept an eye on previous editions of the competition.

"I've been studying some footage of last year's race to see what kind of standard I need to be at," he said.

"I think I've got what it takes to do really well. I want to do a few more events later in the year. I'll have a look at what else in after Clermont. There's a few club days I'll go and compete in over at Townsville."

But it all comes at a cost, and coming from Mount Isa, as most sporting people concede, makes the task that little bit harder.

Vonhoff rides a Yamaha YFZ450R worth $12,500 and lamented the excessive cost of regular riding.

"Wear and tear on the tyres and maintenance on the bike takes its toll financially," he said.

"I have to service the bike every five hours, so general maintenance is the biggest cost. But I'm going to keep my goals high. I just really want to get my name out there. It does make it harder to get noticed coming from a remote regional area like Mount Isa. You have to work twice as hard for exposure."

Vonhoff said he hoping his riding partner and benchmark on the local scene, Daniel Wood on his Suzuki LTR 450 quad, who has been in good form locally and leading the Mount Isa competition and performing well around the region, would accompany him to Clermont.

He said if anyone was able to offer assistance at the track at Jubilee Raceway it would be beneficial for everyone involved in the racing scene in Mount Isa.

"If there's anyone who wants to sponsor us or any businesses who could help out with machinery or maintenance of track it would be fantastic," he said.