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2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – DISCIPLINE AND/OR CLASS REQUIREMENTS

Filed Under: All disciplines, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – DISCIPLINE AND/OR CLASS REQUIREMENTS

Over the past few years in South Australia, there has been confusing ideas as to what constitutes an ‘official’ South Australian Championship, in regards number of entries, and what should only be considered as a ‘support’ class, and especially if numbers don’t reach an acceptable number of entries.

At the December Sports Manager’s meeting, there was discussion on this topic, and specifically in regards the number of entries to constitute an official South Australian Championship Class, and across all disciplines.

After much discussion, it was put forward that from 2022 the following would be implemented across ALL disciplines;

For ALL SENIOR SOLO classes – the requirement to be classed as an official South Australian Championship will be 80% of the Australian Championship requirement for the relevant discipline.

For ALL JUNIOR, SIDECAR & WOMEN’S classes – the requirement to be classed as an official South Australian Championship will be 60% of the Australian Championship requirement for the relevant discipline.

It has also been stated and passed, that in regards to a Championship Series, there has to be this minimum requirement of starters reached in at least 50% of the rounds – so 3 rounds of a 5 or 6 round series, 4 rounds of a 7 or 8 round series.

The 2022 SA Championship requirements are as per the chart below;

This was moved and passed by all of the Sports Managers present, and ratified by Motorcycling SA for 2022.

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

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 

ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE EASTER CLASSIC MOTOCROSS AT PORT PIRIE – THE KING OF THE GULF MEETING!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

ENTRIES ARE OEPN FOR THE EASTER CLASSIC MOTOCROSS AT PORT PIRIE – THE KING OF THE GULF MEETING!

Entries are now open for the annual Easter Classic Motocross at Port Pirie, the King of the Gulf meeting, which will be held on the Saturday & Sunday of Easter, April 16 & 17. Supp regs and all the details can be found on the MSA website’s supp regs page – and all riders can enter through their Ridernet profile.

Feature events at this traditional season opener for motocross will be the 2022;
KING OF THE GULF
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CUP
PRINCE OF THE GULF
CLASSIC KING OF THE GULF
events, with which day each event will be run listed in the supp regs! 

A full range of support classes will also be offered in what will be a great hit out in preparation for the Eagle Trailers, Campers & Caravans 2022 South Australian Championships, & presented by AMX Superstores, which will kick off just 2 weeks later at Gillman – and will return to Port Pirie for round 3 later in the year (so get some track time in!)

Full canteen all weekend – so get around it as season 2022 kicks into gear at Pirie! 

CLASSES ON OFFER ARE;
JUNIORS

50cc Auto 4-U9yrs Demo

50cc Auto 7-U9yrs

65cc 7-U10yrs,

65cc 10-U12yrs

85cc 2stroke / 150cc 4stroke 9-U12yrs SW only

85cc 2stroke / 150cc 4 stroke 12-U16yrs BW & Std

100-125cc 2stroke 13-U16yrs

128-150 2stroke / 200-250cc 4stroke 13 – U16 yrs

SENIORS

CLUBMAN MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke,

CLUBMAN MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4stroke,

EXPERT MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke,

EXPERT MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4stroke,

PRO MX2 Up to 250cc 2 Stroke or 4 Stroke

PRO MX1 255cc & over 2 Stroke & 4 stroke

VETERANS (35yrs & over) ALL POWERS

WOMEN ALL POWERS

CLASSIC

CLASSIC – 125cc Cup             125cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – 250cc Cup             250cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – 500cc Cup             263+cc Pre 75, Pre78/EVO, Pre 85/90, Pre 95/P20 models

CLASSIC – All Powers              Pre 75, Pre 78, EVO

POST CLASSIC – All Powers   Pre 85/Pre 90, Pre 95/P20

 

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 GRAHAM BAKER SHIELD

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! 

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP’S COOPER PITT – HIS RIDE REPORT FROM THE 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup, SA Women in Motorcycling

bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP’S COOPER PITT – HIS RIDE REPORT FROM THE 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

Awesome to see some of the inaugural bLU cRU SA Junior Cup squad starting to get busy on Social Media and promoting themselves and what they are doing this year – and here is the first one to surface from one of the ‘new guys’ – ie; brand new to road race in 2022, Cooper Pitt, and you’ll find his report on the Levis MCC Facebook page – and it has been copied here, with thanks!

    

COOPER PITT RIDE REPORT, 3 DAY TRAINING CAMP AT MAC PARK. 22/01/2022

The bLU cRU SA Junior Cup has finally started with a 3 day, Levi Day training camp at MacNamara Park, Mount Gambier.

Over the span of three days at Mac Park we did lots of training and riding. We were coached by Tyra Lynch, Willy Strugnell and Kym Bolto. I found it enjoyable with those three coaching us because we were always having fun with every activity we did throughout the days.

During our riding sessions Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studio was taking photos of us kids so that we could look at them on the laptop and talk about body positions which was helpful for the rest of the sessions.

Before we could ride, we still had to find out what number bike we were going to ride for the whole racing season. I was excited to find out I was going to be riding the famous number 27. I was also happy to be presented with a $150.00 AMX Superstores gift card that I will be using to buy a back protector, thanks AMX!

On the first day we had quite an early start with a track walk to discuss racing lines and where to ride on the track. First session was a little slow as I was getting used to the GP shift because I have only ever ridden a dirt bike.

By the end of the day, I was getting more comfortable and was tuning in 1min 44 second laps, it’s a start.

On the second day we did some stretching and some core strength exercises to get warm for another session on the bikes.

In the first session of the day, I really enjoyed it because I was improving my times and I was getting better with the GP shift pattern. By the end of the day, I was getting better on the bike, and I was starting to get 1min 40 second laps.

On the third day Rebecca from Pit Lane Studio individually took photos of us with our bikes.

After the photos Ty, Willy, and Kym taught us the importance of getting our upper body lower during a corner. By the end of the day I was comfortable on the bike, and I was getting 1min 37second laps and dipping my toes into the 1 min 36second laps.

Throughout the three days I learnt a lot about riding.

  1. Body position
  2. Corner speed
  3. GP shift
  4. Core strength exercises
  5. Racing lines
  6. Race starts

I would like to thank all the official bLU cRU SA Junior Cup series sponsors, the Levis Motorcycle Club, Mark Hoey (Leathers), Levi Day’s On Track Rider Training, all the coaches and guys that helped (Ty, Struggy, Kym, Allan, Andy, Chris & Wade), Bec Bowdidge, Mac Park (Shorty) and everyone else who made this such a good event, especially my Mum and stepdad Mark.

Thanks everyone,
Cooper Pitt # 27