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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR AND AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS CROWNED FOR 2024

Filed Under: News, Speedway

Over the 12th and 13th of January, South Australia witnessed the crowning of the next generation speedway stars and the current cream of the crop Australian Champions with the running of the 2024 South Australian Under 16 125cc Solo Championships at Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club and the 2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championships at Gillman the following night.

Friday kicked off with top-tier racing talents, including Mildura’s Blake Schlein and our very own world number 4, Kobi Canning, all set to light up the track. It was sure to be a cracking start to initiate the two days of action.

After a night of exceptionally tight racing, a massive congratulations go out to Cooper Antone, who has now etched his name as the South Australian Under 16 125cc state champion. He was closely followed by Kobi Canning in second place, Blake Schlein in third, and Hayden Pascoe rounding out the podium for the night.

Many of these young speedway talents would return the following night as support classes for the fifth and final round of the 2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championships.

Coming in with a 5-point advantage over Rohan Tungate, Max Frick was seen as the championship favourite; however, it wasn’t meant to be when Tungate found the edge, gaining the upper hand to claim the overall 2024 Australian Championship after securing the Round 5 second-place finish behind NSW’s Brady Kurtz, who took the round win.

Catch up on a full breakdown of Saturday night’s Round 5 Championship action – HERE.

2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championships Results (including support categories) – HERE.

All the action across both nights was captured perfectly by Judy Mackay, Terry Scriven Photography, Paris Charles, and Derick Thomas Photography. Find all the photos below –

Judy Mackay

Terrysproshots Photography

Paris Charles

Derick Thomas Photography

 

South Australian Under 16 125cc Championship heat points
After 20 heats. Kobi Canning 15 (3,3,3,3,3), Cooper Antone 14 (3,3,3,3,2), Hayden Pascoe 13 (2,3,3,2,3), Blake Schlein 12 (3,2,3,1,3), Ryleigh McGregor 11 (2,2,2,3,2), Riley Stout 9 (1,3,2,3,exf), Connor Machin 9 (2,2,2,2,1), Hayden Matthews 8 (1,1,2,2,2), Blake Hocking 6 (3,1,1,1,0), Ruby Chapman 5 (exf,0,exf,2,3), Hayden Kuchel 4 (1,dnf, 0,1,2), William Nicol 4 (exf, 2, exf, 1,1), Owen Chapman 2 (0,1,1,0,exf). 
Semi Final        Schlein, McGregor, Stout, Machin
Final:      Antone, Canning, Schlein, Pascoe
South Australian Under 16 125cc Championship:
Pos Name  Points
1st Cooper Antone 14
2nd Kobi Canning 15
3rd Blake Schlein 12
4th Hayden Pascoe 13
5th Ryleigh McGregor 11
6th Riley Stout 9
7th Connor Machin 9
8th Hayden Matthews 8
9th Blake Hocking 6
10th Ruby Chapman 5
11th Hayden Kuchel 4
12th William Nicol 4
13th Owen Chapman 2

 

South Australian Under 16 125cc Championship Podium (left to right) – Hayden Pascoe (fourth), Cooper Antone (first), Kobi Canning (Second) and Blake Schlein (third). Photo by Terrysproshots Photography
Cooper Antone taking his SA Championship victory lap. Photo by Terrysproshots Photography.
The future Speedway stars in action. Photo by Terrysproshots Photography.
Australian 500cc Solo Championship CBS Bins Round 5 Heat Points –
Heat points: 7-Rohan Tungate (NSW) 13 (3-3-3-3-1), 14-Brady Kurtz (NSW) 13 (3-3-3-2-2), 12-Jack Holder (NSW) 12 (3-3-2-1-3), 2-Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) 11 (0-2-3-3-3), 13-Chris Holder (NSW) 11 (2-3-2-2-2), 16-Ben Cook (NSW) 10 (1-2-3-2-2), 5-Max Fricke (Vic) 8 (FX-1-1-3-3), 6-Sam Masters (NSW) 7 (2-0-2-3-0), 3-Josh Pickering (NSW) 7 (3-1-2-T-1), 4-Michael West (Vic) 7 (2-1-1-2-1), 8-Keynan Rew (Qld) 5 (1-F-1-1-2), 9-Ryan Douglas (Qld) 4 (2-2-0-FX-0), 10-Zach Cook (NSW) 4 (1-1-F-1-1), 15-Fraser Bowes (SA) 3 (0-0-0-FX-3), 11-James Pearson (NSW) 3 (0-2-1-0-0), 1-Jake Turner (SA, wildcard) 1 (1-R-R-F-0), 17-Jack Morrison (Vic, reserve) 0 (R), 18-Dayle Wood (Vic, reserve) no rides.
Series Points as above plus 4 for Kurtz, 3 for Tungate, 2 for Lidsey, 1 for Jack Holder.
Semi Final 1      Tungate (R 55.396), J. Holder (B 56.113), C. Holder (W 56.613), Fricke (Y 56.928)
Semi Final 2      Lidsey (B 55.747), Kurtz (R 56.559), B. Cook (W 57.094), Masters (Y 67.470)

Final:               Kurtz (W 55.364), Tungate (R 56.742, Lidsey (B 56.892), J. Holder (Y 57.287)

Run Off              J. Holder (B), Lidsey (R) [run-off for overall third in the series]

Round 5, Australian 500cc Solo Championships Points Results:

Pos Name  Points
1st Brady Kurtz 17
2nd Rohan Tungate 16
3rd Jaimon Lidsey 13
4th Jack Holder 13
5th Chris Holder 11
6th Ben Cook 10
7th Max Fricke 8
8th Sam Masters 7
9th Josh Pickering 7
10th Michael West 7
11th Keynan Rew 5
12th Ryan Douglas 4
13th Zach Cook 4
14th Fraser Bowes 3
15th James Pearson 3
16th Jake Turner 1

2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championship Overall Points Results:

Pos  Name Points 
1st Rohan Tungate 70
2nd Max Fricke 67
3rd Jack Holder 61
4th Jaimon Lidsey 61
5th Brady Kurtz 57
6th Ben Cook 42
7th Chris Holder 42
8th Josh Pickering 41
9th Sam Masters 41
10th Ryan Douglas 40
11th Zach Cook 28
12th Keynan Rew 22
13th James Pearson 18
14th Michael West 14
15th Fraser Bowes 11
16th Justin Sedgmen 9
17th Tate Zischke 5
18th Jia Ethridge 4
19th Jack Morrison 3
20th Jake Turner 1
2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championship Podium (from left to right) – Jack Holden (third), Rohan Tungate (first) and Max Fricke (second). Photo by Terrysproshots Photography

 

Crowds soaked up the perfect weather and scorching on-track action. Photo by Derick Thomas Photography.
Championship battles couldn’t get any closer all night. Photo by Derick Thomas Photography.
Well-earned Championship celebrations. Photo by Derick Thomas Photography.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycling South Australia Releases The First Regional Level 1 Coaches Course For 2024

Filed Under: All disciplines, News

Motorcycling SA is thrilled to announce the release of the first Level 1 Coaching Course of 2024, to be held at the Crystal Brook Motocross Circuit on Saturday and Sunday, February 17th and 18th. We encourage interested coaches of tomorrow from Kadina, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Bundaleer, and the surrounding areas to register and continue the growth of the Mid-North SA coaching force!

The course will span 2 full days, with day 1 focusing on theoretical components and day 2 dedicated to the hands-on practical aspects of coaching.

Attendance is limited to 21 participants, with priority given to those who have already submitted expressions of interest (EOIs) and have been contacted separately. Get your name in fast if you aspire to contribute to the sport, share your skills, and foster the development of the next generation of motorcycle stars.

This course is fully supported and recognised by Motorcycling Australia, Sport Aus, and the Australian Institute of Sport. It is suitable for ALL disciplines of the sport, including ATV (Quads), Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, Reliability Trial, Road Race, Speedway, and Trial.

 

Full Details:

DATES: Saturday & Sunday, February 17th & 18th
TIMES: 9am to 3pm each day.
VENUE: Crystal Brook Motocross Circuit –  55 Brook Park Lane, Crystal Brook, SA 5523
COST: $50.00 per person (this will cover lunch both days, as well as all course paperwork)
BOOKING: HERE.
ENQUIRIES: (08) 8332 9000

*Important note for Sunday 18th* – Due to the on-track hands-on aspect of the coaching course, participants will need to be dressed in long pants and closed shoes.

REQUIREMENTS TO GET YOUR LEVEL 1:

  • Be a minimum of 16 years of age
  • Have at least 2 years practical experience in motorcycle competition as a competitor or official and have sound knowledge of motorcycling riding skills.
  • A working with Children Screening is required and can be initiated by MSA (at no cost to you)
  • Hold a current “Provide First Aid” qualification.
  • Complete the online Sport Australia ‘Community Coaching – Essential Skills Course’ Please print your certificate and bring it to the course with you.
  • Have completed at least 20 hours of ‘Sports Specific Tasks’, and have logged this with the MSA Office, or on your Ridernet profile.
  • The following are suitable activities:
            • Present or lecture at future courses
            • Attend Training Camps (this one qualifies)
            • Conduct some practical club coaching alongside a current coach

LEVEL 1 COACHES CAN:

  • Can take out their own permits, run coaching days, conduct endorsement coaching and Kick Start Coaching.
  • Can coach a maximum of six people at a time, unless with a Level 2 Coach where they can then coach up to ten people at a time.

EVENT PREVIEW – 2 PACKED SPEEDWAY NIGHTS AHEAD FOR THE U16 125CC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS & THE AUSTRALIAN SENIOR SOLO SPEEDEWAY CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALE

Filed Under: News, Speedway

TWO BIKE TITLES SET FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Australia, Gillman, Latest News, South Australia, Speedway Solos
Words by Mark Neale
Speedway fans in Adelaide are in for two nights of exciting motorcycle Speedway action on January 12th and 13th with the running of the South Australian Under 16 125cc Solo Championship at Wingfield and the fifth round of the Australian 500cc Solo Championship at Gillman Speedway.
The Speak’n of Spokes, Shark Motorcycle Leathers sponsored Under 16 Title will be held at the Sidewinders track at Wingfield on Friday night, while the CBS Bins sponsored Senior Solo Championship is set down for Gillman on Saturday night.
Thirteen youngsters from South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales will do battle at the purpose-built Wingfield circuit for the SA Under 16 Championship over twenty heats, a semi-final and a final to decide the winner.
The top three point scorers after the heats qualify directly through to the final, while the fourth to seventh highest point scorers qualify for the semi with only the winner progressing through to the final.
The championship is one of the most open events for many years with no outright favourite, but Mildura’s Blake Schlein, who was third in the Victorian Title, has been in hot form at Wingfield this season winning four finals to date which include the Mick Hargreaves Memorial.
Hayden Pascoe from Windsor is the only rider to lower Schlein’s colours in the last meeting as well as winning the final at Gillman the previous week.
Hayden Pascoe. Image – Terrysproshots Photography.
Cooper Antone, from Albury on the New South Wales/Victorian border finished second in the SGP4 World Championship and was runner up in the recent Australian Title at Tamworth and won the Victorian state crown at Undera.
South Australia’s Kobi Canning from Elizabeth is currently the fourth ranked rider in the world and was third in the Australian Title.
Ryleigh McGregor from Renmark, who was fourth in the Victorian Title, is another who could surprise.
Kobi Canning. Image – Derick Thomas Photography.
Twelve year old Thomas More College high school student Ruby Chapman is the only female competitor in the field.
Ruby, like many of the other competitors, began riding a pee wee at the age of three will be joined in the lineup by her younger brother Owen who is 9 years old. Riley Stout, William Nicol, Hayden Kuchel, Connor Machin, Blake Hocking and Hayden Matthews are the remaining riders in the field.
Ruby Chapman. Image – Terrysproshots Photography.
Pee Wee’s, 50cc and Novices will be support events for the Title.
The following night sees the running of the fifth and final round of the 2024 Australian 500cc Solo Championship which is being held over four states in ten days. The five round series kicked off in North Brisbane then moved on to Kurri Kurri, Albury, Mildura and winds up at South Australia’s Gillman venue.
Each meeting is held between 16 riders over 20 heats with the top 8 point scorers competing in two semi-finals with the first two progressing through to the final.
Six previous Australian champions are amongst the sixteen rider lineup.
They include five times National Champion and former World Champ Chris Holder, triple Australian titleholder Max Fricke and former winners Rohan Tungate, Brady Kurtz, Sam Masters and defending titleholder Jack Holder. Ben Cook, Zach Cook, Ryan Douglas, James Pearson, Michael West, Keynan Rew, Josh Pickering former World Under 21 Champion Jaimon Lidsey, local star and crowd favourite Fraser Bowes and wild card Jake Turner make up the sixteen rider line up.
SA’s Fraser Bowes is looking to make his presence known throughout the night.
Fellow South Aussie Jake Turner is looking forward to mix it in the stacked field of talent. Image – Judy Mackay.
Most of the riders in the field started their careers off in the junior ranks and have progressed through to senior level. They are now professional riders who ride in three or more leagues in Europe.
South Australia’s Steven Baker started riding in juniors at Wingfield and went on to be the first Australian win the World European Under 21 Championship. His late father Graham was one of the people behind setting up the Wingfield circuit and his family are the major sponsors of the Australian Solo Championship, namely CBS BINS.
Support events for the title are Senior Solo, under 16 250cc Solos and 125cc Solos.
Timetable and Spectator Info Ahead Of All The Action:

 
Friday 12th January 2024 Saturday 13th January 2024
4:00 pm – Gates Open 2:00 pm – Gates open
5:00 to 5:30 pm – Solo Riders Practice (Pits open until 5 pm)
7:15 pm – Riders Parade  5:00 pm – Practice starts
7:30 pm – Racing Kicks off  7:00 pm – Racing kicks off
$5.00 Programs and FREE off-street parking $5.00 program and FREE off-street parking
Canteen serving hot food and cold drinks into the evening.

(EFTPOS available)

 Canteen, Bar and Souvenirs available to purchase

(EFTPOS available)
Follow Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club on Socials – HERE. Follow Speedway Riders Association of SA on Socials – HERE.
  Event Livestreaming available – HERE. 
  More info and rider list www.gillmanspeedway.com

ROUNDING OUT 2023 WITH THE NATIONAL KARATE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Filed Under: News, Speedway

After a weather-induced delay of the original date, Gillman Speedway witnessed an electrifying showdown at the National Karate South Australian Solo Championships. Riders from all corners of Australia converged on Gillman Speedway to see who would close out the year with the SA Championship title next to their name.

In the end, it was Victoria’s Justin Sedgmen who emerged as the star of the night, reclaiming the South Australian Solo Championship with a finals win after a clean sweep of firsts across all his races and leaving him with a perfect 15 points. SA’s Fraser Bowes put on a strong performance throughout the night, taking second place ahead of Jake Turner in third, after securing his final spot with a B final win. Victorias Jack Morrison rounded out the finals in fourth place after a strong performance throughout the night, avoiding B finals and lining straight up on the gate for the main event.

Taking the lead in the sidecar support category, Brian Silvy and Glen Zaworski had a fantastic night with nothing but firsts, despite fierce challenges from Josh Pascoe/Greg Black, Stephen Fowler/Jeremy Sherwood, and Dean Hobbs/Daniel Low. In the end, Team Pascoe/Black would take second place, with Fowler/Sherwood in third and Team Nathan Fleet/Cameron Diwell in fourth overall for the night.

Catch up on a full breakdown of the action from Saturday’s National Karate South Australian Solo Championships and support classes in the Gillman Speedway Press Release – HERE.

Find the full results breakdown across all the night’s races – HERE.

The night was captured perfectly by Judy Mackay, Terry Scriven Photography, and Derick Thomas Photography. Find all the photos below:

Judy Mackay

Terry Scriven Photography

Derick Thomas Photography

2024 National Karate South Australian Solo Champion Justin Sedgmen taking the well-deserved victory lap. Photo thanks to Judy Mackay.

National Karate South Australian Solo Championship – 

Pos. Name Points
1st Justin Sedgmen 15
2nd Fraser Bowes 13
3rd Jake Turner 10
4th Jack Morrison 12
5th Brayden McGuinness 11
6th Michael West 11
7th Arlo Bugeja 9
8th Patrick Hamilton 9
9th Dayle Wood 8
10th Matthew Marson 7
11th Roy Stout 5
12th Shaun Sampson 4
13th Isaiah Hartley 1

 

Sidecar Scratch Races –

Pos. Name Points
1st Brian Silvy / Glen Zaworski 12
2nd Steve Fowler / Jeremy Sherwood 8
3rd Josh Pascoe / Greg Black 6
4th Nathan Fleet / Cameron Diwell 6
5th Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low 5
6th Nate Headland / Jaxon Rayner 2

 

Flat Track Solo  Scratch Races –

Pos. Name Points
1st Jake Mitchell 9
2nd Shane Church 8
3rd David Footner 7
4th Seane Chapman 4
5th Dale Knights 5
6th Rohan Clark 2
7th Greg Laanekorb 1

 

Junior 125cc Scratch Races –

Pos. Name Points
1st Blake Schlein 12
2nd Hayden Pascoe 10
3rd Riley Stout 9
4th Kobe Canning 8
5th Ryleigh McGregor 7
6th Hayden Kuchel 7
7th Ruby Chapman 5
8th William Nicol 3
9th Owen Chapman 3

 

Pre-Meeting Demonstrations –

Junior 125cc Novice 

Name
Nate Sadler
Cooper Coats
Jett Plaisted
Izabelle Murtagh
Axel Smith

 

50cc

Name
Hope Coats
Mikayla Morris
Oliver Coats
Kolby Schultz

 

Pee Wee

Name
Zara Plaisted
Kolby Schultz

2023 DRAWS TO A CLOSE WITH A LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE!

Filed Under: All disciplines, News

With a week to go until the MSA office closes over the Christmas break, the last weekend of 2023 featured a Level 1 Coaches Course, with 6 new coaches taking up the chance to become new coaches for our sport. 

Run over 2 days, with day 1 being the theory day at MSA Hall and day 2 the practical day, run at Sidewinders Speedway, with a huge thanks, the newbies were put through 6 modules of theory, a written exam and also having to put together a lesson plan for the following day, with day 1 running from 9.00am until about 2.00pm. 

Day 2 saw the crew put their lesson plans into place with 5 Sidewinders Pee Wee ‘stars of the future’ on hand to be coached through each of the plans, and with a lot of the best laid plans, these were modified to suit the group of riders and to get the best out of them. 

After getting the kids to do their own scrutineering and then a good 5 minute warm up, some of the activities the riders were put through were: 

  • Starts and breaking to a point 
  • Figure 8’s – clockwise & anti-clockwise 
  • Weaving between cones  
  • Braking 
  • And the ever popular ‘slow race’ – working on balance and throttle & brake control. 

With the weather warming up in the arvo, by 12.30pm, all was done for the day and a de-brief was had in the Sidewinders clubrooms. A huge thanks must go to Sidewinders for opening up their venue for the day and also the young guns who assisted on the day – Toby Monkhouse, Hope and Oliver Coats, Curtis and Lexi Sanders – as well as Adam Possingham for getting out of bed to open the gates after a late night the night before at the SA Solo Championships at Gillman. 

So, after the weekend, MSA now has 6 new Level O coaches, who are well on their way to becoming Level 1 Coaches, and they are spread across the state, as well as the different disciplines – so a great cross section of our sport – so look out in 2024 for: 

  • Declan Carberry
 Road Race & Dirt Track Statewide
  • Callum Dodimead
 Motocross / Off Road Predominantly Riverland
  • Ian Kakoschke
 Motocross / Off Road Predominantly Clare
  • Stuart Duisberg
 Off Road / Trail Riding Statewide
  • Siegah Ward
 Motocross 
  • Roman Ward
 Motocross

Motorcycling SA are now looking to run Level 1 Coaches Courses across 2 dates for REGIONAL AREAS early in 2024, with Keith and Crystal Brook planned for February, and another metro date already pencilled in for September (before Speedway season) – but stay tuned for these dates to be confirmed. 

(From left) Stuart, Ian, Callum, Siegah, Roman & Declan about to put their charges through their paces.

 

Ian and Stuart talking the kids through the do’s and don’ts of weaving through cones.

 

Callum & Declan rocking the figure 8 course with their charges.

 

The whole crew on hand as they work through starts with the future stars – from left – Ian, Stuart, Declan, Siegah, Roman & Callum.

 

(Above & below) – the ever popular ‘slow race’ on the back straight at Sidewinders.

 

Siegah & Roman working on cornering and braking into and powering out of them.

DAVID BASHAM JOINS THE GREATS AS HE IS INDUCTED INTO THE MSA HALL OF FAME!

Filed Under: All disciplines, News

Saturday night, December 9th 2023, at the Eagles Function Centre at Woodville South saw Motorcycling SA host their annual ‘Night of Champions’, with a number of highlights during the evening, but none more than David ‘Dave’ Basham becoming the 10th inductee into the Motorcycling SA Hall of Fame in front of the 150 attendees.

MR DAVID PARKER SPEAKING ABOUT THE DESERVING 2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE DAVID ‘DAVE’ BASHAM

With the 4 time National Champion and 26 time SA Champion (across 3 disciplines) unable to attend, and then his family denied the invitation at the last moment by COVID-19, it was left up to MSA Board Member, Mr David Parker, to accept the induction on Dave’s behalf, with all in attendance paying great respect to Dave’s career and agreeing that his is a very worthy inductee to Motorcycling SA’s most exclusive ‘club’!

 

Another highlight was an emotional Ivan Golding accepting the Frank Franklin Trophy for 2023. With ‘The Frank’ only presented to those who have made an outstanding contribution to motorcycle sport in SA over many years, there can be no denying that the 88 year young Ivan has done more than most and fully deserved to have his name added to that honour roll!  

THE 2023 FRANK FRANKLIN RECIPIENT IVAN GOLDING
IVAN GOLDING SHARES A TOUCHING SPEECH AS HE RECEIVES ‘THE FRANK’

 

 

The MSA Rising Star Award for 2023 was an amazing award to present, because it was felt that the ‘Class of 2023’ is the most highly decorated bunch of future champions that South Australia has ever produced, with 21 total nominees boasting at least a South Australian Championship in their chosen discipline – or higher!  

That’s correct – 21 amazing riders, of which 10 also stepped onto an Australian Championship podium, and 4 also travelled overseas and competed in International competitions – something not heard of before for SA juniors!  

Huge congratulations to speedway’s Kobi Canning for his overall ‘win’, just pipping fellow finalists, Rikki Henry & Archie Schmidt (road race), Darcey Timmis (dirt track), Lucy Cowan (trial), Tomi Doble (motocross) and Davey Gear (enduro). 

KOBI CANNING WITH THE MSA RISING STAR INAUGURAL TROPHY
KOBI GIVING GREAT INSIGHTS INTO HIS INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY EXPERIENCES FOR 2023

 

Once again MSA paid homage to a number of outstanding volunteers that the sport can’t run without, led by a special award to Kym Bolto for his amazing achievements with the bLU cRU SA Junior Cup over the past 2 years – and Kym himself also threw up a special Regional Volunteer Award to 12 year old Izaak Warren for always being on hand to assist at road race meetings, coaching days and displays. 

For a full list on all the Regional Volunteers, scroll down – and a huge thank you to them all for an outstanding job well done! 

KYM BOLTO
A VERY SURPRISED KYM BOLTO ACCEPTING HIS AWARD

 

MSA Club of the Year was ‘fought out’ by the good folk at the Keyneton MCC and Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club, with Keyneton being given the nod and in the process becoming the first Club to win the award 4 times, with this being Sidewinders first trip to the podium since the inaugural year of the award in 2007 – and with a huge 2024 planned for the small junior speedway club – look out in 2024!  

Motorcycling SA would like to thank the Eagles Function Centre for hosting the event so well once again and accommodating to our needs, as well as the emcee, Mr Jason O’Halloran, and the official photographer for the night, Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studios. 

Motorcycling SA would also like to thank the guest speakers who got up on the evening to talk about their journeys, present and into the future, as well as Josh Schiller from the 24 Hour Trial Committee for the 100th Anniversary promo video that played on the evening. 

2023 GUEST SPEAKERS

TEAGAN PEDLER, DECLAN CARBERRY & HAYDON BARWICK 

SHANE DIENER 

ARCHIE SCHMIDT & RIKKI HENRY 

SHANE SCHILLER & BRIAN ANTHONY 

ELLA PEACOCK & TARA MORRISON 

MARK PLAISTED & COOPER SHEIDOW 

HAYDON BARWICK, TEAGAN PEDLER AND DECLAN CARBERRY
SHANE DIENER
RIKKI HENRY & ARCHIE SCHMIDT
BRIAN ANTHONY & SHANE SCHILLER
TARA MORRISON & ELLA PEACOCK
MARK PLAISTED
COOPER SHEIDOW

 

2023 MSA NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS – HONOUR ROLL: 

HALL OF FAME DAVID BASHAM  
 

THE FRANK FRANKLIN TROPHY

  

IVAN GOLDING
MSA RISING STAR AWARD KOBI CANNING SPEEDWAY
MSA RISING STAR FINALISTS DARCEY TIMMIS DIRT TRACK
DAVEY GEAR ENDURO
TOMI DOBLE MOTOCROSS
ARCHIE SCHMIDT & RIKKI HENRY ROAD RACE
KOBI CANNING SPEEDWAY
LUCINDA COWAN TRIAL
THE RISING STAR NOMINEES: Judd Plaisted (dirt track & road race), Riley Mullen, Charlize Waldhuter & Wil Carpenter (motocross), Jackson & Levi Rossi (enduro & motocross), Harry Gilbertson & Ollie Gear (enduro), Harry Sadler, Blake Hocking & Ryleigh McGregor (speedway) and Kody & Baliey Irrgang & Isaac Schultz (trial)

 

Back from left – Isaac Schultz, Bailey irrgang, Kody Irrgang, Charlize Waldhuter & Lucinda Cowan.
Front from left – Blake Hocking, Riley Mullen, Rikki Henry, Kobi Canning, Archie Schmidt & Ryleigh McGregor
SPECIAL VOLUNTEER AWARD KYM BOLTO JUNIOR ROAD RACE
REGIONAL VOLUNTEER AWARDS WES HAYDON RIDERNET
MICK FISHER ROAD RACE
BRIAN LANG TRIAL
BEN KORNOUCHOVS COACHING
NIGEL SADLER SPEEDWAY
AARON LONG TRIAL
SEANE CHAPMAN SPEEDWAY
WILL STRUGNELL DISCIPLINE DEVELOPMENT
KRISTY SCHULTZ SPEEDWAY & RELIABILITY TRIAL
TYRA LYNCH DISCIPLINE DEVELOPMENT
SHAUN BANCROFT SA JUNIOR CUP
IZAAK WARREN SA JUNIOR CUP
2023 MSA CLUB OF THE YEAR WINNER KEYNETON MOTORCYCLE CLUB
RUNNER UP SIDEWINDERS U16 SPEEDWAY CLUB

 

MICK FISHER
BRIAN LANG
BEN KORNOUCHOVS
AARON LONG
IZAAK WARREN
SEANE CHAPMAN
KRISTY SCHULTZ

2023 MSA CLUB OF THE YEAR

WINNER

RUNNER UP

KEYNETON MOTORCYCLE CLUB

SIDEWINDERS U16 SPEEDWAY CLUB

Motorcycling SA would also like to congratulate the riders and passengers who reached the pinnacle of their discipline across 2023 – either at an International level, or with a win in an Australian Championship.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS 

KOBI CANNING SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX
TEAGAN PEDLER WOMEN’S FIM SPEEDWAY ACADEMY
HAYDON BARWICK TRIAL3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
LILLIE YIATROU TRIAL2 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP & TRIALS des NATIONS
CONNOR HOGAN TRIAL2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & TRIALS des NATIONS
LEVI DAY FIM WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP (ROAD RACE)
TOMI DOBLE AMA (USA) AMATUER MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARCHIE SCHMIDT ASIA TALENT CUP (ROAD RACE)
RIKKII HENRY SPANISH SUPERSPORT 300 CHAMPIONSHIP (ROAD RACE)
TARA MORRISON GERMAN SUPERSPORT 300 CHAMPIONSHIP (ROAD RACE)
BILLY McCONNELL BRITISH SUPERSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP (ROAD RACE)
DAVO JOHNSON ISLE OF MAN TT RACES (ROAD RACE)
MARK LAUNER WELSH 2 DAY ENDURO (SIDECARS)
TYSON ROHRLACH WELSH 2 DAY ENDURO (SIDECARS)
SHANE SCHILLER WELSH 2 DAY ENDURO (SIDECARS)
BRIAN ANTHONY WELSH 2 DAY ENDURO (SIDECARS)
Kobi Canning
TEAGAN PEDLER
HAYDON BARWICK
CONNOR HOGAN
ARCHIE SCHMIDT
RIKKI HENRY
TARA MORRISON
SHANE SCHILLER & BRIAN ANTHONY

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS 

BRETT METCALF HISTORIC ROAD RACE
LEIGH BENTLEY AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
JAMIE BANKS HISTORIC ROAD RACE
ROWAN PUMPA AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
LUCINDA COWAN AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
BAILEY IRRGANG AUSTRALIAN TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
COOPER SHIEDOW AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARK PLAISTED SENIOR SIDECAR SPEEDWAY
JAMIE BANKS
ROWAN PUMPA
Lucinda Cowan
BAILEY IRRGANG
COOPER SHEIDOW
MARK PLAISTED

MOTORCYCLING SA HALL OF FAME & LIFE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATIONS

Nominations for consideration for induction into the Motorcycling SA Hall of Fame are open 365 days a year, but for consideration in the current year all nominations MUST be received (at present) by September 31st, so their careers can be collated and sent on to the selection committee and then the MSA Board of Directors. 

If they are not received by the end of September, then they will not be discarded, they will be filed for consideration for the following years, which is similar to how the Sport SA Hall of Fame operates. 

The current MSA Hall of Fame inductees are: 

2014 Jack Young speedway
John Boulger speedway
Murray Williams motocross sidecar
2015 Andy Caldecott rally raid & vintage motocross
2016 Jeremy Burgess road race
2017 Kenny Blake road race
2018 Bill Horsman   road race
2019 Trevor Diener & Philip Holmes trial
2021 Gavin Porteous road race sidecar
2023 David Basham motocross

So, if you believe you have someone who you feel should be considered for induction, then download the forms (link below) and put their career down on paper and email it in to administration@motorcyclingsa.org.au

This is also relevant to Motorcycling SA Life Membership, for a lifetime of work for the sport here in SA – all nominations will need to be lodged at the MSA Office before the end of September each year to be considered for that year. 

For the criteria and nomination forms, head to the Motorcycling SA website and hit the link to the ‘History & Honour Board’ page – and – here ‘tis: www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/about-us/history