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SIDEWINDERS’ BIGGEST WEEKEND OF 2022 – THE AUSTRALIAN 125CC U16 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GET AROUND SA’S SPEEDWAY sKIDZ!

March 11, 2022 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway, State Championship

IT’S NO APRIL FOOLS!

SIDEWINDERS’ BIGGEST WEEKEND OF 2022 – THE AUSTRALIAN 12cc U16 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GET AROUND SA’S SPEEDWAY sKIDZ!

The Sidewinders Under 16 Speedway Club are gearing up for their biggest weekend of sKidz in many years, as they are about to play host to the 2022 Australian Championships for Under 16’s on 125cc machines, and over 3 great nights racing at their 8th Street, Wingfield venue.

The weekend will feature 2 Championships being decided, with Saturday night being the individual Championship, to decide Australia’s #1 King, or Queen, of 125cc junior sKidz, while Sunday will see which state will have bragging rights for the next 12 months, as 7 teams from around Australis will go head to head!

The 3 day Championship will run as follows;

Friday April 1; The 2022 Australian Speedway U/16’s 125cc Individual and Teams Championships kicks off at Sidewinders U16’s Club in South Australia on the 1st April with the morning Gate Draw followed by Official Practice day.

Saturday April 2; The Individual Championship will be run on Saturday (2nd April) over 20 heats with a B Final for the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th point scorers after 20 heats. The final (A final) will be the top three-point scorers after 20 heats and the winner of the B final and they will ride off to decide the Australian Championship.

Sunday April 3; The following day (Sunday 3rd April), the Teams Championship will be run over 21 heats with 4 riders in each heat.  No final will be run, as the final results are based on the points accumulated over the 21 heats. This Teams Championship is State vs State for the Australian Championship.

THE NEED TO KNOW: 

DATE DAY EVENT GATES OPEN TAPES UP ADULTS UNDER 16’s PARKING PROGRAM CANTEEN
Apr-01 Friday Official Practise 5.00pm 6.30pm  FREE FREE* FREE – OPEN
Apr-02 Saturday Individual Championship 4.00pm 7.30pm $10.00 FREE* FREE $3.00 OPEN
Apr-03 Sunday Teams Championship 9.00am 11.00am $10.00 FREE* FREE $3.00 OPEN
SPECIAL Saturday & Sunday! 2 DAY ENTRY $15.00 FREE* FREE $3.00 *With an adult

THE VENUE
 
 
Sidewinders Speedway looking down across Graham Baker Hill, one of the best viewing areas going around, with the all access canteen at far left, with the main entrance just to the right of the all access toilet block (red brick building), with the competitor pits to the right of the CBS Bins control tower, and competitors carpark and pit entry to the right of the pic.

Sidewinders Speedway is Australia’s only purpose built venue for junior speedway in Australia, and running the 2022 Australian Championship is just another chapter in a long and storied history, now over 40 years long, and stands as a testament to some amazing people, like the late Graham Baker and Roy Bitmead, who are now remembered with trophy events named in their memory.

The current members of the Sidewinders Club are going all out to put on a great Championship weekend at this all access venue, including toilets and canteen, with great viewing areas almost all of the way around the 112 metre track, and their brilliant canteen will be open across all 3 days, with a great selection of hot and cold food and drinks – and with a great value entry fee for adults, they are very much hoping for a ‘standing room only’ crowd to cheer on the local SA Speedway sKidz!

2022 AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY UNDER 16’s 125cc INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

South Australia will have 5 starters in the main field of 16 for the Individual Championship, and they will be led by the 2021 MSA Rising Star nominees, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, Darcey Timmis and the Rising Star finalist for speedway, and current SA#1, Harry Sadler.

Ashley and Harry will go in as 2 of the riders most likely to be in the mix, and will be aiming to go straight through to the final, and if not, they should at least make the semi-final and will be the Croweaters to watch. Darcey, after her great ride at the Roy Bitmead will be aiming for a semi-final berth as well, where anything can happen, when winner takes all to get to the final.

They will be joined by the ever improving Kobi Canning and Jordan Hargreaves, who have both stepped up onto podiums this season, Kobi at the SA Championships, and Jordan most recently with a fine 2nd behind Harry in the Roy Bitmead Memorial.

Interstate challenges will likely come from the New South Wales duo of Cooper Antone and Beau Bailey, with both already having visited the venue this summer to get some laps in – with Beau, along with Harry & Ashley, putting on quite the show at the SA Championships, where he split the South Aussie duo to finish 2nd.

Word out of the West is that everyone may need to keep an eye on their duo of Mitchell McDiarmid and Linkin Metcalf, as they have been showing great form on their home tracks, as has Victorian Ambrose Fraser, who is also no stranger to the Sidewinders track.

Here is the field for the 2022 Individual Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Kobi Canning

Jordan Hargreaves

Ashley Jansen-Batchelor

Harry Sadler

Darcey Timmis

   
(from left) Ashley, Jordan, Darcey, Kobi & Harry

NEW SOUTH WALES
Cooper Antone

Beau Bailey

Noah Grabham

Lachlan Russell

Sonny Spurgin

(from left) Cooper, Beau & Noah

QUEENSLAND

Jake Fleet

Jordy Loftus

Anika Loftus

(from left) Jordy & Anika

VICTORIA
Ambrose Fraser

Ambrose 

WESTERN AUST

Mitchell McDiarmid

Linkin Metcalf

(from left) Lincoln & Mitchell

RESERVES
Hayden Kuchel (SA)

Hayden Pascoe (SA)

 

2022 AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY UNDER 16’s 125cc TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

Apparently form says this Championship will be fought out between South Australia & New South Wales, with Western Australia and Victoria right there as well, if the favoured teams falter!

However, there has been many times over the history of teams racing where the less favoured team, or teams, have produced some great upsets, and this could well be another of those teams – especially as all of these riders will be backing up less than 12 hours after the end of the Individual Championship, bringing endurance and mental toughness into the equation, along with team work, skill and race craft.

Put simply, Sunday is going to be a day not to be missed, as the racing is likely to be as good, as fierce and as close as what Saturday night will be!

Here is the field for the 2022 Teams Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1

Ashley Jansen-Batchelor

Harry Sadler

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2

Kobi Canning

Darcey Timmis

NEW SOUTH WALES 1

Noah Grabham

Beau Bailey

NEW SOUTH WALES 2

Cooper Antone

Lachlan Russell

QUEENSLAND
Jordy Loftus

Anika Loftus

VICTORIA

Ambrose Fraser

Sonny Spurgin

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Mitchell McDiarmid

Linkin Metcalf

      

The 2022 Australian Speedway Under 16’s 125cc Individual and Team Championship are proudly supported by the Sidewinders Under 16 Speedway club.

2022 ROY BITMEAD MEMORIAL – THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT SIDEWINDERS, THE FINAL HIT OUT BEFORE THE 125cc AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

February 28, 2022 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway

ROY BITMEAD MEMORIAL – THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT SIDEWINDERS, THE FINAL HIT OUT BEFORE THE 125cc AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Nominations are now CLOSED for the 2022 ROY BITMEAD MEMORIAL, one of the iconic events held each summer at Sidewinders U16 Junior Speedway each summer – because the event is on THIS COMING Friday night – March 4!

The Memorial Shield honours Roy Bitmead, one of the Sidewinders originals who, along with Graham Baker, had the vision and foresight to build a stand-alone junior speedway track and club (Sidewinders) more than 40 years ago in Wingfield, and chances are the 2022 running will be another epic event in the history of the Shield!

And, as always, the Bitmead family will be on hand to pay tribute to their patriarch, and celebrate all he did, not only for his family, but for all generations of the Sidewinders family!

Gates Open; 6.00pm

Pit access; strictly 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Riders Briefing 7.15pm

Racing 7.30pm

Venue entry via the main gate:

Adults $5.00

Children U16 FREE.

Official Program $3.00

Canteen open all night

  • Canteen and facilities are both disabled accessible.
  • No smoking on the premises including the official car parking areas.
  • No alcohol is to be consumed on the premises.
  • Pit access to the public will close half hour prior to racing and will not be opened until at least 10 minutes after the last event. No pit entry to the public during interval.
  • No persons are permitted in the car parking area during the meeting.

So, chuck the deck chair in the boot, mark your spot on Graham Baker Hill and get a great feed from the Sidewinders awesome canteen – and then sit back and watch some awesome Speedway sKidz strut their stuff! Go on, you know you wanna!

 

And with the Under 16 125cc Australian Championship to be held on this same track over the weekend of April 1-3, this will be the last chance for our local riders to have a serious hit out before hand – so look for this to be a meeting of high quality and one not to miss!

The Australian Championships will be held over the first three days of April, with Practise & Qualifying on the Friday, the Individual Championship on Saturday and the Teams Championship on Sunday – it will be a serious weekend of awesome action from Australia’s finest junior riders – and could those present be watching a future World Champion in action!

2022 BOWES FAMILY SIDECAR CUP, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12TH, GILLMAN SPEEDWAY, WILKINS ROAD, GILLMAN.

February 10, 2022 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, Speedway

2022 BOWES FAMILY SIDECAR CUP, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12TH, GILLMAN SPEEDWAY, WILKINS ROAD, GILLMAN.

With the 2022 Australian Sidecar Championship now headed for Gillman Speedway Stadium – every sidecar event between now and April at Gillman is going to be a huge shakedown in the lead up to the Championships – and this Saturday night is the first of them – with a hugely talented line up looking to get early bragging rights.

Any field that boasts Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox and SA’s own defending Champion, Mark Plaisted / Ben Pitt, as well as Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr, Damian Niesche / Aaryton Canning, the next generation in Jake Treloar / Eli Wright, and heaps more – well, you know you are going to be in for an awesome night’s racing!

So, pack the deck chair in the car and head down this Saturday arvo – and make sure you get there early to watch some of the future talent strutting their stuff.

 

Here’s all the need to know!

Gates Opens 4.00pm

Junior support racing from 6.00pm

Main event racing from 7.00pm

 

Adults $25.00

Concession $20.00

Children U16 FREE

 

Parking FREE

Grandstand FREE

CANTEEN – open all night and there is awesome food at Gillman!

BAR and SOUVENIR STAND; open all night as well!

 

Chance to win 1 of 2 $50.00 Fuel Vouchers – just need to buy a Programme to have a chance!

NEW NEW NEW; Live Stream, https://speedwayaustralia.tv – check it out if you can’t be there – $27.50!

The Bowes Family Cup field!

GROUP A

Mark Plaisted / Ben Pitt.

Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr.

Rick Stephens / Nick O’Brien.

Shane Rudloff / Scott Morris.

Kane Golding / Isaac Amos.

Brian Silvy / Damian Egan.

Aaron Silvy / Kaiyden Silvy.

Shane Hudson / Adam Constable.

Jake Treloar / Eli Wright.

Mark Radford / Blake Hals.

Wayne Lethbridge / G Simounds.

 

GROUP B

Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox.

Mitchell Spear / Glen Zaworski.

Damian Niesche / Aaryton Canning.

Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low.

Brenten Dwyer / Jamie Flood.

Tim Bichard / Brenton Marsh.

Daniel Puddy / Byron Mordaunt.

Max Howse / Riley Commons.

Byren Gates / Eli Bock.

Adam Pascoe / Josh Pascoe.

Stephen Fowler / Ben Goodridge.

How the winner is decided;

  • Highest Point Scorer from each group goes straight to the Final
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th into a group Semi Final
  • Winner from each Semi Final into the Final
  • Tapes go up, and less than 1 minute later – the winner of the Bowes Family Cup will be known!

SUPPORT CLASSES

14 Flat Track Solo’s

Junior 50cc and Pee Wees from 6.00pm

125cc Juniors & Novice 125cc, 250cc Sidecars – during the track grades of the main meeting.

Photos courtesy of the very talented Judy McKay & Derick Thomas, as well as Darrin Treloar 

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 GRAHAM BAKER SHIELD

February 7, 2022 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 GRAHAM BAKER SHIELD

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Graham Baker Shield, one of the iconic events held each summer at Sidewinders U16 Junior Speedway each summer.

The Memorial Shield honours Graham Baker who, along with Roy Bitmead, had the vision and foresight to build a stand-alone junior speedway track and club (Sidewinders) more than 40 years ago in Wingfield, and will come to life on Saturday, February 19th.

And with the Under 16 125cc Australian Championship to be held on the same track this coming April, this will be one of the last chances to have a serious hit out before hand – so look for this to be a meeting of high quality and one not to miss!

Leading the charge, and hoping to go back-to-back  wins will be Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, with the 2021 MSA Rising Star nominee saying about his 2021 win, “I am so proud and honoured to have won this race. Graham Baker was one of the founding fathers of our club and without people like him, we would not have this amazing track to race on,” he said. “This race is special to me because the Baker family has played a major role in my speedway journey and believed in me very early in my career.”

Hot on his heels will be the newly crowned 2021/22 South Australian Champion, and 2021 MSA Rising Star finalist for speedway, Harry Sadler, who will be looking to add to his 2020 Memorial Shield win and to get himself ready for a serious tilt at the Australian Championship, as will Ashley!

And while nominations are still open – and only close on February 12th (so get them in so you don’t miss out) – and the field is not yet known, it would not surprise at all to see Beau Bailey & Alex Adamson from NSW and Victoria Riley Plum sneak across the border to try and grab some SA silverware, with all three also serious contenders for the Australian Championship in April!

And then when you add in even more local talent, like SA #4 Kobi Canning, the Silver Helmet wearing Travis Clarke and 2021 MSA Rising Star nominee Darcey Timmis, why would you want to be anywhere else come Saturday week?

 

So – if you are keen to be a part of the action – then get those nominations in ASAP – and if you are keen to watch the action – chuck the deck chair in the boot, mark your spot on Graham Baker Hill and get a great feed from the Sidewinders awesome canteen – and then sit back and watch some awesome Speedway sKidz strut their stuff!

Nominations and any and all queries – Adam Possingham – 0493 200 080

Action pics – Derick Thomas Photography – with thanks! 

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIV 2 SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP – THIS SATURDAY JANUARY 15TH @ GILLMAN SPEEDWAY

January 11, 2022 Filed Under: Dirt Track, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway, State Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIV 2 SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP – THIS SATURDAY JANUARY 15TH @ GILLMAN SPEEDWAY

AND; well supported by the Gillman Speedway Solo Championship.

ALSO; Flat track solos and SA’s awesome junior ‘stars of the future’!

Gate Open; 4.00pm, with FREE Parking.

Tapes up; Juniors from 6.00pm and Seniors from 7.00pm

To get in; Adults $25.00 Concession $20.00 Children U/16 FREE

Food & drinks; Full canteen & bar service all night, plus the Gillman Souvenir Shop will be open.

ALSO; buy a Programme for only $5.00, with a chance to win 1 of 2 $50.00 fuel vouchers.

FULL details and rider list www.gillmanspeedway.com
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COVID contact tracing at entry gates
MASKS to be worn whilst lining up and being served at gate, sign-in, bar, canteen and souvenirs.
NO MASK NO SERVICE (For your protection and our workers)
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Get along to Gillman Speedway this Saturday night for another exciting chapter in the history of this great venue, with the crowning of the SA Div 2 Sidecar Championship, as well as the Gillman Solo Championship.

With a warm night forecast, grab the family and get down there early to have a wander through the pits, and then head to a prime viewing area to see some of SA’s awesome junior talent on display from 6.00pm – and including 2021 SA Champion, Harry Sadler, along with fellow MSA Rising Star nominee, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor – and the next generation coming through like Kobi Channing and Riley Stout – you won’t regret getting there early to see these future stars!

Then head to the brilliant canteen for a feed before settling in for the main event(s) – and who to watch – well, here we go!

SA Div 2 Sidecar Champs; Previous results from this season means there could be up to 5 teams, and maybe more, who could come out on top – but whoever wins, it will mean that they will have had to have ridden a great meeting to do it – so look to Kym Menadue / Shane Dolan, Aaron Silvy / Jaron Silvy, Thomas Adams / Jaxon Rayner, Brian Silvy / Damian Egan and Mitchell Spear / Glen Zaworski to lead the way on the night. Going to be such a good night’s racing!

In the Gillman Solo Championship – you would think Internationals Liam May & Brayden McGuiness would lead the way, but with a heap of interstaters present, it should go down to a great final to end a close night’s racing!

Photo credits to the brilliant Judy Mackay – with thanks!

South Australian Div 2 Sidecar Championship Riders;

Aaron Silvy / Jaron Silvy

Paul Snadden / Greg Black

Adam Pascoe / Tim Wegner

Wayne Lethbridge / Grant Simounds

Brian Silvy / Damian Egan

Thomas Adams / Jaxon Rayner

Mitchell Spear / Glen Zaworski

Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low

Matt Crundwell / Jamie Crundwell

Danial Puddy / Byron Mordaunt

Tim Bichard / Brendan Marsh

Kym Menadue / Shane Dolan

Photo credits to the brilliant Judy Mackay – with thanks!

Gillman Solo Championship Riders;

Blake Ridley

Liam May

Dayle Wood (Vic)

Teagan Pedler

Declan Knowles (Vic)

Jake Turner (NZ)

Steven Graetz

Brayden McGuinness

Shaun Sampson

Patrick Hamilton (Vic)

Michael West (NSW)

Jackson Milner (Vic)

Jack Morrison (Vic)

Aden Clare (NSW)

And don’t forget also – Make Volunteering your 2022 Resolution – every Club will need a hand at some point during the year, so give just one day this year – cook a BBQ, serve in the canteen, help at sign on, pick up a flag point, help prep the track and the venue the day before – all it does at the end of the day, is benefit you and your kids!

SPORTS MANAGER NOMINATIONS FOR 2022/23 ARE NOW OPEN – DIRT TRACK, ENDURO, MOTOCROSS & TRIAL.

July 5, 2021 Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

Motorcycling SA are pleased to announce that nominations for the following Sports Managers positions are now open;

  • Dirt Track
  • Enduro
  • Motocross
  • Trial

They will join the returning Sports Managers who’s current term is 2021/22;

  • Reliability Trial – John Songailo
  • Road Race – Kym Bolto 
  • Speedway – Adam Possingham

Nominations will close on Friday, September 5th at 5.00pm, with appointments to be decided on, and made official by the MSA Board at the December Sports Managers meeting.

Each appointment is for a two (2) year term – 2022/23, with all Sports Managers getting together for a meeting quarterly, and the MSA Sports Managers Guidelines are also available on request.

An application form needs to be completed and returned to Motorcycling SA for a person to be considered for the position, and can be found here;

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