Geoff Battle

RESULTS – 2022’S SAMX KING OF THE GULF!

April 19, 2022 Filed Under: Motocross, News

Port Pirie Motorcycle Club hosted the 2022 King of the Gulf event on the 16^th and 17^th of April, with some incredible riding across the weekend across four main events : King of the Gulf, the SA Women’s Cup, Prince of the Gulf and Classic King of the Gulf.

Huge congratulations to everyone who got to the podium during the event – details and results below.

2022 King of the Gulf

Pos	No	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	24	Brett METCALFE	25	25	25	25	100
2	84	Siegah WARD	22	20	22	22	86
3	18	Mitchell NORRIS	20	22	20	20	82
4	22	Matt CLARKE	16	18	16	18	68
5	7	Kai NEWBOLD	18	16	15	16	65
6	65	Joshua TILBROOK	14	14	18	14	60
7	71	Ricky GIRDWOOD	10	15	13	15	53
8	101	Scott WATTS	13	13	12	12	50
9	35	Riley PITMAN	12	12	14	10	48
10	41	Kenny ARMSTEAD	11	11	11	13	46
11	560	Jordan DOCTOR	8	10	9	11	38
12	188	Daniel ALLEN	9	9	10	9	37
13	33	Jack MCLEAN	15				15

2022 SA Women’s Cup

Pos	No	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	5	Amy BARTSCH	25	25	25	25	100
2	129	Emma HAYLOCK	22	22	20	22	86
3	24	Aimee BUTLER	20	20	22	18	80
4	142	Melissa HOLMES	18	18	18	20	74
5	755	Tarja MORRIS	16	16	16	16	64
6	28	Chloe BARTON	15	15	15	14	59
7	257	Amy ASTON	14	14	14	15	57
8	16	Kara TURNER	12	13	13	13	51
9	773	Meg PITCHFORD	13	12	11	12	48
10	758	Charlotte BERRILL	11	11	12	11	45
11	405	Sharnee MULLER	10	10	10	10	40
12	7	Letitia MATTERS	9	9	9	9	36
13	427	Naomi FINDLAY	8	8	8	8	32

2022 Prince of the Gulf

Pos	No	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	56	Thomas LAMBERT	25	25	25	75
2	87	Wil CARPENTER	22	22	22	66
3	257	Marc RICHARDS	20	18	20	58
4	40	Ausin SHAW	18	20	18	56
5	43	Archie HINCKS	15	16	14	45
6	500	Brock DUANCE	14	15	15	44
7	777	Damian O’CALLAGHAN	16	14	12	42
8	95	Jesse HANSEN	13	12	16	41
9	713	Jaxon SIMUNOVIC	12	13	11	36
10	442	Harry GUY	11	11	13	35
11	323	Benjamin DIXON	10	10	10	30
12	888	Max HEINRICH	8	9	9	26
13	82	Kaden SCHILLER	9	8	7	24
14	47	Nicholas TILMOUTH	6	7	8	21
15	13	Keenan POLASKI	7	6	6	19
16	992	Heyley PUDNEY	5	5	5	15

2022 Classic King of the Gulf

Pos	No	Name	Best Lap	Pts
1	39	Scott ALKSNE	01:34.174	25
2	40	Trent SHAW	01:34.540	22
3	79	Warren CARROL	01:36.124	20
4	291	Joshua KNIGHTS	01:35.851	18
5	7	Kieren BELAMARIE	01:40.722	16
6	228	Otto SPURLING	01:42.925	15
7	3	Jeremy NANKIVELL (Retired Rider)

RESULTS – 2022 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1

April 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

Round 1 of the 2022 SA Road Race Championships was held at Mac Park over the weekend – hosted by Mount Gambier MCC who celebrated their 60th Anniversary! The jam packed three-day program saw some incredible results across the Classes- the 2022 season is off to an awesome start!

(image courtesy Ted Collins)

Superbike SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	29	Ted COLLINS	Yamaha	25	25	17	67
2	38	Jamie BANKS	Yamaha	18	20	25	63
3	99	William STRUGNELL	Suzuki	20	17	20	57
4	91	Ben LIEBIG	Yamaha	17	18	14	49
5	46	Michael KEMP	Yamaha	15	15	18	48
6	54	Andrew TENISON-WOODS	Kawasaki	16	16	13	45
7	621	Raymond ROSS	Yamaha	13	13	16	42
8	187	Brad MILLER	Suzuki	14	14	12	40
9	47	Brad RAETHEL	Yamaha	12	10	15	37
10	65a	Nathan McKENZIE	Suzuki	11	12	11	34
11	73	Paul VALOUDIS	Suzuki	6	8	10	24
12	41	Tony ROSS	Honda	4	7	9	20
13	101	Ron CRANE	Yamaha	8	11		19
14	94	Mitchell RADFORD	Suzuki	7	9		16
15	82	Troy CRADDOCK	Ducati	5	6		11
16	4	Adrian PIERPOINT	Aprilia	10			10
17	268	John PRICE	BMW	9			9

Supersport 600 SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	85	Ty LYNCH	Yamaha	25	25	25	75
2	220	Declan CARBERRY	Suzuki	18	20	20	58
3	86	Dallas SKEER	Yamaha	20	18	18	56
4	8	Charles HOLDING	Yamaha	17	17	17	51
5	135	Jayden PLOWMAN	Yamaha	16	16	16	48
6	39	Dwayne TOSEN	Yamaha	14	15	14	43
7	6	Graeme KOSCHMANN	Suzuki	15	14	12	41
8	24	Gareth DEACON	Triumph	10	13	15	38
9	51	Brett HARRIS	Honda	13	9	13	35
10	90b	Libero BELLETTI	Yamaha	11	12	9	32
11	79	Aaron RIGBY	Suzuki	9	11	11	31
12	29	Connor THOMSON	Suzuki	6	10	10	26
13	5	Chris TYLER	Suzuki	12	8		20
14	75	Timothy HUNT	Triumph	5	6	7	18
15	77	Josh HARRIS	Yamaha	8		8	16
16	12	Kruiz JENKINS	Kawasaki	7	7		14
17	679	Luke PATTESON	Honda	4			4

Supersport 300 SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	51	Sam PEZZETTA	Yamaha	25	25	25	75
2	19	Nichollas YFANTIDIS	Yamaha	18	18	20	56
3	28	Tayla RELPH	Yamaha	20	20	15	55
4	160	Gordon HENSLEY	Kawasaki	15	17	17	49
5	92	Jack CONNELLY	Kawasaki	16	11	18	45
6	87	Brook QUINLAN	Yamaha	17	16	12	45
7	30	Alex MUSOLINO	Kawasaki	13	15	16	44
8	72	Ryder GILBERT	Yamaha	14	13	13	40
9	187	Brad MILLER	Kawasaki	12	12	14	38
10	95	Tara MORRISON	Kawasaki	10	14	11	35
11	18	Phoenix AGAR	Yamaha	11	10	10	31
12	69	Sean COTTERILL	Kawasaki	9	8	8	25
13	158	Remo RENDE	Yamaha	8	9	7	24
14	137	Julia GRAZIER	Kawasaki	7	6	9	22
15	121	Nigel AGAR	Yamaha	6	7		13
16	22	Georgia STEPHENS	Kawasaki	3	3	6	12
17	23	Yiana VALOUDIS	Yamaha	5	5		10
18	919	Natajshia RIMINGTON	Kawasaki	4	4		8
19	6	Kate SHARP	Kawasaki	2	2		4

Juniors SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	36	Rikki HENRY	Yamaha	25	20	25	70
2	80	Cameron RENDE	Yamaha	20	25	20	65
3	72	Ryder GILBERT	Honda	18	18	18	54
4	74	Tomi DOBLE	Yamaha	16	17	16	49
5	29	Archie SCHMIDT	Yamaha	17	16	15	48
6	660	Ryder SWEET	Yamaha	15	15	17	47
7	7	Xayvion AMOY	Yamaha	14	13	13	40
8	995	Lucas WARREN	Yamaha	13	12	14	39
9	340	Seth DELLOW	Yamaha	12	14		26
10	144	Ethan DELLOW	Honda	11	11		22

Limited SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	212	Anthony STEPHENS	Husqvarna	25	25	25	75
2	176a	Daniel SPENDLOVE	Yamaha	20	20	17	57
3	40	David TROTTER	Honda	18	16	18	52
4	19	Nichollas YFANTIDIS	Yamaha	16	17	16	49
5	92	Jack CONNELLY	Kawasaki	12	15	20	47
6	11	Daniel PARKER	Kawasaki	17	18	6	41
7	155	John SNOAD	KTM	15	14	11	40
8	160	Gordon HENSLEY	Kawasaki	9	12	15	36
9	67b	Richard DRAPER	Ducati	10	13	13	36
10	87	Brook QUINLAN	Yamaha	13	11	12	36
11	30	Alex MUSOLINO	Kawasaki	8	9	14	31
12	18	Phoenix AGAR	Yamaha	6	10	9	25
13	69	Sean COTTERILL	Kawasaki	7	8	7	22
14	158	Remo RENDE	Yamaha	5	7	8	20
15	137	Julia GRAZIER	Kawasaki	4	5	10	19
16	39	Sean OESER	Ducati	14			14
17	295	Lucius PAYNE	Kawasaki	11			11
18	121	Nigel AGAR	Yamaha	3	6		9
19	23	Yiana VALOUDIS	Yamaha	2	4		6
20	6	Kate SHARP	Kawasaki	1			1

Naked Bike SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	35	Phil ALLEN	Ducati	25	25	20	70
2	155	John SNOAD	KTM	18	18	25	61
3	176a	Daniel SPENDLOVE	Yamaha	20	20		40

Pre-Modern 00 SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	679	Luke PATTESON	Honda	25	25	25	75
2	13	Mark BOAG	Moto	20	20		40
3	707	Karlis GUGIS	Kawasaki	18	18		36

Pre-Modern 07 SA Championship – Round 1

Pos	No	Name	Machine	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Total
1	187	Brad MILLER	Suzuki	20	25	17	62
2	51	Brett HARRIS	Honda	16	20	18	54
3	150	Glen MARCHIORI	Honda	18	17	16	51
4	101	Ron CRANE	Honda	17	18	15	50
5	39a	Dwayne TOSEN	Suzuki	25		20	45
6	41	Tony ROSS	Suzuki	14	15	14	43
7	6	Graeme KOSCHMANN	Triumph	15		25	40
8	12	Kruiz JENKINS	Kawasaki	13	16		29

NEWS – 2022 AUSTRALIAN SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN

April 11, 2022 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway

GOOD FRIDAY;

Easter Good Friday Meet and Greet Riders / Passengers at the Blumberg Hotel Birdwood from 11.00am.

Free Bus from Gillman Speedway Leaves 10.00am, returns approx. 3.00pm.

Full Hotel Menu for Lunch.

Buy one and get one FREE ticket into the National Motor Museum, which is well worth a look.

To book seats for Bus, contact Ivan Golding, ivangold@bigpond.com or 0417 138 378 by Tuesday 12th April 5.00pm.

NIGHT 1: SATURDAY NIGHT IS QUALIFICATION NIGHT.

Practice 5.00pm,

Racing from 7.00pm

16 teams vying for the last 8 spots over 20 heats of fierce racing

Stephen Saunders / Duanne Dennis.

Rick Stephens / Nick O’Brien.

Jack Summerling / Martin Wilde.

Jake Treloar / Eli Wright.

Paul Hemsworth / Adam Botham.

Max Howse / Riley Commons.

Shane Rudloff / Scott Morris.

Mark Mitchell / Tony Carter.

Damien Niesche / Aryton Canning.

Trent Headland / Darryl Whetstone.

Kym Menadue / Shane Dolan.

David Bottrell / Darcy Risstrom.

Stuart Firth / Timothy Green.

Byren Gates / Eli Bock.

Brian Silvy / Damian Egan.

Christopher Walker / April Cottrell.

1st Reserve Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low.

2nd Reserve Wayne Lethbridge / Grantley Simounds.

3rd Reserve Devon Gates / Megan Cane

NIGHT 2: SUNDAY NIGHT IS CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT

Gates open 3.00pm,

Rider introduction 6.40pm

AND THE ACTION STARTS AT 7.00PM

These seeded riders & passengers will be joined by top 8 point scorers from Saturday night’s qualifying

Mark Plaisted / Ben Pitt Current Australia & SA #1

Warren Monson / Andrew Summerhayes Current Australia #2 & Victoria #1

Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr Former World & Australian Champion

Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox. Former World & Australian Champion

Brodie Cohen / Jesse Headland. Queensland Champion

Brandon Warke / Mitchell Danks-Firth. Queensland #2

Shane Hudson / Adam Constable. New South Wales #2

Kane Golding / Isaac Amos. Current SA #2

A great way to spend the Easter Long Weekend, great food, hot and cold drinks, souvenirs, raffles and 16 of the BEST sidecar teams racing for the crown.

Full canteen, ice-cream van, potato van, bar and merch booth open both days – from 2pm Saturday, and 3pm Sunday.

Admission prices

Sat $25 adult, $20 concession, under 16 free

Sun $30 adult, $25 concession, under 16 free.

Programs $5

Plus supported on both nights by :

Sunday 17^th; Australian Speedway Junior 250cc Sidecar Championship

Saturday 16^th; The O’Brien Cup for Junior 250cc Sidecar

Field for 2022 Australian Speedway U16 250cc Sidecar Championship

Brady Tickle / Isaac Mitchell.

Adam Niesche / Koby Canning.

Kayden Gates / Harley Acker;ley.

Nate Headland / Sam Horton.

Lachlan Coppen / Hayden Kuchel.

Chloe Ackerley / Eve Whitworth.

Cooper Seaton / TBA.

Amelia Silvy / Tayla Lucas.

Seth Puddy / Hannah Silvy.

Reserve Remy O’Donnell / TBA

Same Field for O’Brien Cup Saturday Night.

If you cannot make it to the track for just $27.50 you can watch the live stream of all the action with https://speedwayaustralia.tv/ or order 2 night DVD from Gillman Speedway Souvenir shop

And if you’re looking for some great merch to remember the weekend – check this out;

NEWS – 2022 SAMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRIES OPEN NOW!

April 7, 2022 Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship

The official Championship poster for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores – has now been released – and with entries for MRA’s Club Series Round 1 topping 200, South Coast and Port Pirie going over 100 signatures for Come & Try and Ride Days, as well as good numbers riding the 2022 EP Series – and an expected 200+ at Pirie at Easter – this year’s Championship is shaping up to be one for the ages – so get those entries in!

For the 2^nd year running, Motorcycling SA and the SAMX Committee is proud to announce that Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans are on board as the major partner, and will be joined in the naming of the event by AMX Superstores, and again, for the second straight year.

Also exciting is the Girls & Women’s Classes once again enjoying the support of Titanium Security Australia (juniors) and Butler’s Mechanical Services (senior), and we thanks them for their continued support of the girls and women in motocross – and if the Women’s Ride Days at South Coast and MRA are anything to go by, there may well be record numbers across the three (3) classes in 2022 – which would be awesome!

Also signing on to be great supporters of the 2022 Championship are GBF Clothing, Coast Powersports, Banks Race Development and Prestige Paving and Landscaping, and we do ask all riders to thank them for their continued support of this great Championship.

A full range of seven (7) senior and nine (9) junior Championship classes will be on offer, along with the 50cc 4-U9 Non Comp Class for the newbies to the sport, making for 17 classes of competition over the 2 days of racing at each of the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship.

JUNIOR CLASSES

50cc Auto Non-Comp
50cc Auto 7-U9 Years
65cc 7-9 Years
65cc 10-U12 Years
85cc 2str/150cc 4str S/W 9-U12 Years
85cc 2str/150cc 4str STD & B/Wheel 12-U16 Years
Girls 85cc 2str/150cc 4str 11-U16 Years
Girls 125cc 2str/250cc 4str 13-U16 Years
100-125cc 2str 13-U16 Years
122-150cc 2str/200-250cc 4str 13-U16 Years

SENIOR CLASSES

PRO MX 1
PRO MX 2
Expert All-Powers
Clubman All-Powers
Veterans 35-44 Years
Veterans 45+
Women All Powers

**Check the Championship sup regs for required entries to constitute a Championship class – and minimum entries must ALSO be attained at least 3 of the 4 rounds for the class to be an official Championship, and riders must START at least 3 of 4 rounds to be eligible for Championship awards:

THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP

2022 is certainly looking to be a huge year with numbers on the up across all events, and disciplines, so far, with most clubs seeing more and more new riders, as well as some returning after a few years – seems coming out of COVID lockdowns everyone is keen to throw a leg over and have a ride – which is awesome for the 2022 Championship!

What is also exciting is the number of young riders who are coming out of juniors and will be looking to challenge the established senior riders, and word is that there are a few senior riders already looking over their shoulders at the coming talent – Sunday’s racing could be top notch in 2022 for sure!

In the juniors, there are more than a few names across most classes that are being spoken of as possible podium place-getters in 2022, with round 1 certainly offering up more questions and unknowns than answers if pre-season ride days are anything to go by.

With that said, the 4 clubs that will be hosting the rounds in 2022 are certainly going to be in for some great action at their venues, and they are venues that are going to offer something different for each round, with the 4 rounds of the 2022 Championship being;

Round	Date	Club	Address
1	April 23 & 24	Motocross Riders Association	65 Wilkins Rd, Gillman
2	May 21 & 22	Riverland Junior Motorcycle Club	19695 Sturt Hwy, Old Calperum SA 5341
3	July 16 & 17	Port Pirie Motorcycle Club	Port Broughton Road, Port Pirie SA 5540
4	August 27 & 28	Keith & Districts Motorcycle Club	Andy Caldecott Park, Charles Well Rd, Keith

ENTRIES OPEN FOR EACH ROUND;

Entries for each round will open, with all entries to be through Ridernet – as per the sup regs, which are now up on the MSA website for all to view – and there are some changes for 2022, especially in regards cross entering and finalising of results, so best have a read beforehand.

Once entered, a copy of the sup regs, plus the self-scrutineering form will be emailed to everyone as well.

ROUND	VENUE	ENTRIES OPEN	ENTRIES CLOSE	LATE ENTRIES CLOSE
1	GILLMAN	WED 30^TH MARCH	MONDAY 18^TH APRIL	WEDNESDAY 20^TH APRIL
2	Riverland	Friday 22^nd April	Monday 16^th May	Wednesday 19^8h May
3	Port Pirie	Friday 17^th June	Monday 11^th July	Wednesday 13^th July
4	Keith	Friday 29^th July	Monday 22^nd August	Wednesday 24^th August

CAMPING

Camping facilities will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

CATERING

Canteen and any special catering (eg; Saturday night dinners) will be at the discretion of the host club – competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for event specific camping arrangements.

VENUE ENTRY

Entry to the venues for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships, presented by AMX Superstores, will be at the discretion of the host club. Competitors should refer to the Final Instructions for times and locations for venue entry.

RESULTS – 2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

April 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing

It was a huge few days at Mac Park Road Race Circuit, for the 2022 Australian Historic Road Race Championships. Held from March 31 through April 3, we were stoked to see some SA Riders up on the podium across the event!

Full details below.

Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio.