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Gillman lit up Saturday 25th February at Gillman with sidecars taking to the track for the 2023 Safe Fire Electrical SA Speedway Sidecar Championship. Racing was tight as ever with the heat wave relief not cooling down the scorching action on the track. 

After a near perfect night with only a second place in the first heat, SA / Vic pair Mark Plaisted and Ben Pitt kept their focus on the prize and held off advances in the final from QLD Tyler Moon and Adam Lovell to take out the night and the Championship. Trailing Moon/ Lovell with  just a gap of 0.573 seconds, SA’s  Nate Headland and Jaxon Rayner settled for third place after a strong night filled with firsts and one second place. Rounding out the podium in fourth place and making sure the home state held majority standings on it Mark Mitchell / Tony Carter finished only 0.823 off third place.

Derrick Thomas Photography caught all the shots of the night. See the album HERE. 

Full results standing below and check out the whole night break down HERE.  

9th Daniel Puddy / Byron Mordaunt 5 Points.

Flat Track

This coming Saturday night, February 18, will see the running of the 2023 Graham Baker Shield, one of the most iconic of the Sidewinders Club’s annual events – and 2023 seems to be a changing of the guard somewhat at this year’s event!

With no previous winners in the field, Harry Sadler & Ashley Jansen-Batchelor now on 250cc machines, and being joined there by the likes of Darcey Timmis and Jordan Hargreaves, it means one of the new generations of sideways stars will have their name engraved on the shield this year!

Slight favourite going into the meet will be Kobi Canning,  who is having a cracking summer so far, but look to the 2023 Silver Helmet winner, Blake Schlein to be right in the mix, along with Ryleigh McGregor, Seth Pascoe and Blake Hocking.

And with a total of 22 entries – there are a number of ‘future-future’ stars in the making to watch out for as well – in both, the Novice and Pee Wee classes!

$5.00 at the gate for adults, kids under 16 free entry! Programs $3.00
Sidewinders awesome canteen open all night
Gates open at 5.00pm, tapes up at 7.00pm – so get down to 8^th Street, Wingfield and get a spot on Graham Baker Hill and watch the speedway stars of the future battle for his Shield.

                                                                                             (Below: Kobi Canning)

Rider Line Up:

10 solo riders for the Graham Baker Shield and support classes. A total of 22 riders and 42 events. Its going to be a massive night!!

(Below: Blake Schlein)                                                                                                                                       (Below: Ruby Chapman)

         – Pics by Derick Thomas Photography – 

Gillman was buzzing Saturday 11th February 2023 for the Bob White Cup and the special anniversary celebrating 50 years of Speedway Riders Association of SA. All eyes were on Darrin Treloar and Blake Cox to see if they could make the night their own.  They certainly didn’t disappoint, riding hard all night and taking a clean sweep of all their races.  Tyler Moon and Adam Lovell were not able to pull the upset off, trailing just behind the Treloar / Cox duo finishing the night in second place with 14 points. Shane Rudloff and Damian Egan finished the night in Third place with 13 points, only losing throughout the night to Moon / Lovell and Treloar / Cox. Shaking off being infield  excluded on their 39th event, Rick Stephens and Nick O’Brien negotiated the semi final chaos of a fall from Jake Treloar/ Eli Wright and a non start from Max Howse/ Riley Commons to make it into the final and come fourth overall for the night.

Congratulations to Kayden Gates and Harley Ackerley for taking out the junior section. Placegetters were Ellie Treloar / Preston Kraft 2nd and Laclan Coppen / Hayden Kuchel 3rd.

With a night of fairy tale finishes and plenty of game changing challenges from falls, race retires and non starters there was no shortage of action. During the races and in the pits thought you couldn’t shake the feeling of the special nature of the event, paying homage to Bob White but also celebrated the achievement of 50 years of the Speedway Riders of SA Club.

Seeing both the growth of Motorcycling Clubs in SA and the exceptional riders that have been developed by the clubs, definitely showcases the tight nit community in South Australia and we cant wait to see both the exceptional talent to come and many more years of the club.

Huge thanks to Derick Thomas Photography for the photos. See the whole album HERE. 

Results Bob White Cup 2023:

1st Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox 15 Points

2nd Tyle Moon / Adam Lovell 14 Points

3rd Shane Rudloff / Damien Egan 13 Points

4th Rick Stephens / Nick O’Brien 8 Points

5th Nate Headland / Jaxon Rayner 10 Points

6th Jake Treloar / Eli Wright 7 Points

7th Max Howse / Riley Commons 11 Points

8th Byren Gates / Michael O’Loughlin 7 Points

9th Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low 6 Points

10th Brian Silvy / Dean Cottrell 6 Points

11th Mark Mitchell / Tony Carter 5 Points

12th Kane Golding / Isaac Amos 4 Points

13th Tim Bichard / Seth Pascoe 4 Points

 

Bob White Cup 250cc Junior Speedway Sidecars 

1st Kayden Gates / Harley Ackerley

2nd Ellie Treloar / Preston Kraft.

3rd Laclan Coppen / Hayden Kuchel.