This coming Saturday the 4th of May sees the return of favourites merge with new beginnings as Gawler MCC is set to mark the opening round of the Gawler Motorcycle Centre 2024 SA Reliability Trials Championship with the Philip Haydon Trial in Tarlee.
2023 kept fans young and old guessing who could claim the overall Championship and with the lineup now in, 2024 is going to be no different. With over 150 riders lined up for the weekend, including many previous winners, you’re not going to want to be anywhere else. Round 1 will put the riders through their paces with a Day/Night format of 2 laps at approximately 6 hours of run time.
Reliability Trials fans will be kept well-fed and hydrated thanks to the Gawler Apex Club with full catering located at Main Control on Tarlee Oval so make sure you get your fill of hot food and cold drinks. Just some of the goodies on the menu for the weekend will be Egg and Bacon Rolls, Burgers and Steak sandwiches, soft drinks, water, tea and coffee. Finally, for all the adults feeling like a cold beer or wine whilst taking all the round 1 Reliability Trials action, they will be taken good care of with a fully stocked bar available.
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Entry List:
Returning for another year sees the reigning Championship talent of Rowan Pumpa lining back up for another year with 2023’s runner-up Clinton Voigt joining with sights set on getting an early leg up on the Champ. With a heated expert field, it could be anyone’s day in the end with the rivals including the returning Throup brothers, Nicholas & Tristan locked in.
Of course, it wouldn’t be reliability trials without a cracking field of sidecars lining up to show off what they have in the tank. Adding their names to the list of 2024 Championship hopefuls see the first class sidecar expertise of Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller & Steven “Stiff’ Doecke. The dynamic duo will be ones to watch as they get that crucial bike time in before defending their 2023 title at the upcoming HARDI 24 Hour Trial Centenary. Joining the round 1 sidecar antics this weekend will also be the 2023 defending Champions Max Hutchesson & Sam Hutchesson runner-up Shaun Buckley as he teams up with Samuel Weichert. Of course, just 2 of the girls bringing some great competition to the field, regular returners and 24-hour trial finishers Kristy Schultz & Ayla Plowman have dusted off the sidecar for 2024.
Where:
The Main Control is located at the beautiful Tarlee Oval – 3477 Horrocks Hwy, Tarlee (plan your trip HERE).
An important reminder to everyone on a motorcycle or sidecar that helmets must be worn at all times riding around the oval.
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When:
Make sure you get there early to get the best seats trackside for all the opening round action with the first rider set to take off at 12:01 pm – Make sure you get to know all the rider times and plan out your day to see it all.
First Rider Times and Distance:
Spectator Points:
For all those keen on venturing away from the main control to catch their favourite riders trackside, there will be three spectator locations that are perfect for taking in all the riding over the day and night.
Please do not follow riders around the marked road sections of the course.
Spectator Location 1 (First Bike 1.19 pm) – Located at the end of section 3 and the refuelling stop.
- Take the Horrocks Highway B82, to Rhynie.
- Turn left onto Salter Springs Road.
- Turn right onto Woolshed Flat Road & travel 3.5 km to the spectator area.
Spectator Location 2 (First Bike 12:28 pm) – Section six, featuring a log crossing and winding course through trees, is easily viewable from the road (spectator access inside the section itself is not permitted).
- (If travelling from stage 1 return to Rhynie) – continue onto Riverton, turn right down the main street & travel 5.5 km.
- Turn left at sign “2 NAVAN CEMETERY” and continue to Old Main Road (please park clear of the controls)
- (If coming from Tarlee) – Take the Horrocks Highway to the Riverton / Barrier Highway intersection.
- Turn right and travel 3 km.
- Turn at the sign “2 NAVAN CEMETERY”.
Spectator Location 3 (First bike 3:17 pm) – Located alongside the oval behind the BMX track at Main Control, perfect to settle in with hot food and a cold drink to take in all the action.
Live Timing:
Provisional Live results will be published on my.raceresult.com.
To access live timing…
- Go to sartchampionship.au and follow the “LIVE TIMING” links.
- Scan the QR code in the program or at Main Control.
- Live timing viewing will be available on screen at Main Control.
Final results published on the SART Championship Series website.
For Supp Regs, Rule Book, latest news & more, please visit sartchampionship.au
Results:
The final results will be published on the SART Championship Series website. For Supp Regs, latest news & more, please visit sartchampionship.com
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