Ride, Race, Enjoy
With thanks to Tracy Simpson in WA, attached is a flyer for the Jemma Wilson Women’s Off Road Camp Out coming to Murray Bridge on the 10th & 11th of August, with Jemma also the coach for the weekend.
Head to Jemma’s website, www.jemmawilson.com.au for more info.
Sidewinders had a surprise visit to their March 29th Meeting, when USA #1 Sidecar rider Joe Jones and his sponsor Chuck O’Banion came down to watch the kids. Joe spent time with the kids, having photos taken with them and signing autographs.
At the end of the night he presented Encouragement Awards to some of the young riders, on behalf of Kingpin Diesel.
Both Joe and Chuck were most impressed with our junior Speedway venue here in South Australia , which is of course not much smaller than Costa Mesa in the States, dedicated to Juniors.
Sidewinders would like to thank Joe for his time with them, and they, and all of us, wish him well for the weekend’s events at Gillman.
Photos from Sidewinders courtesy of Joylene Lee-Archer.
And why is Joe here in SA – well, this weekend will see a massive weekend of Speedway Sidecar action sees the two most prestigious events in the world of Speedway Sidecar running back-to-back in a doubleheader of epic proportions at Gillman Speedway Stadium, South Australia (SA). The 2019 FIM Speedway Sidecar World Cup will decide the World’s greatest Speedway Sidecar riders on Saturday night (6 April), before the racing returns less than 24 hours later to stage the re-running of the 2019 FIM Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship.
MOTORCYCLING AUSTRALIA (MA) RELEASE THE FINAL SEEDED LIST FOR THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR AND SENIOR SPEEDWAY SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
It is with great pleasure that Motorcycling Australia (MA) release the Final Seeded List for the 2019 Australian Junior and Senior Speedway Sidecar Championships, as well as the 2019 Senior Speedway Sidecar Championship Qualifier list.
Running from 20-21 April at Pioneer Park Speedway, Queensland, the 2019 Junior and Senior Speedway Sidecar Championships will electrify both competitor and spectator, as Australia’s leading Speedway Sidecar riders fight for the coveted 2019 titles.
A Qualifier will be held on Saturday 20th April for the 2019 Australian Senior Speedway Sidecar Championship, where 16 duos will battle it out for the remaining eight places available. Upon the close of Saturday’s Qualifier, riders and fans will return on Sunday, 21st April to see Australia’s finest bring the heat for a chance at the 2019 Senior Speedway Sidecar title!
A huge congratulations & good luck to all of the South Aussie teams that will be making the trek to Queensland for the Championships in late April
SEEDED RIDERS (in no particular order):
Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox
Brodie Cohen / Damien Egan
Hamish Golding / Liam Cox
Reece Liptrott / Jesse Thomas
Andrew Buchanan / Denny Cox
Trent Headland / Darryl Whetstone
Mark Plaisted / Ben Pitt
Warren Monson / Andrew Summerhayes
QUALIFIERS (in no particular order):
Shane Hudson / Adam Constable
Hayden Bond / Brady Cox
Dave Bottrell / Chris Bottrell
Stephen Saunders / Clarissa Mitchell
Tyler Moon / Adam Lovell
Sam Harrison / Luke McGrath
Shane Rudloff / Scott Morris
Grant Bond / Glenn Cox
Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr
Byren Gates / Michael O’Loughlin
Rob Patterson / Brett Lovell
Brian Silvy / Cameron White
Dylan Blain / Josh Murray
Stuart Firth / Jason Martin
Jamie Moohan / Bayley Ogilvie
Damien Niesche / Mitchell Spear
Reserves:
1st Res: Scott Fisher / Darren Wade
2nd Res: James Miano / Matthew Bullock
3rd Res: Steven Hawtin / Jacob Lynd
Running in conjunction with the seniors, the 2019 Australian Junior Speedway Sidecar Championship will run on Sunday 21st April. Make sure you get yourself to Pioneer Park for the Easter weekend, to witness Australia’s impressive emerging Speedway Sidecar talent!
JUNIOR SIDECARS (in no particular order):
Max Howse / Riley Commons
Brady Tickle / Jesse Tickle
Jake Cook / Cooper Tickle
Madison Kerss / TBA
Jack Fewster / Adam Fewster
Jackson Milner / Adam Niesche
Jake Treloar / Isaac Mitchell
Nate Headland / Caden Silvy
Connor Curran / Brodie Kerss
Keep up to date with all Australian Speedway Championship news by heading to the Australian Speedway Championship Website, or head over to Facebook for all your Speedway news.
With thanks to Judy Mackay for the brilliant pics (as always)
5 WEEKS UNTIL TROY Series SA 2019 FOR TRIAL KICKS OFF AT VICTOR HARBOR!
2018 Red Class TROY Series SA Champion, Connor Hogan & 2018 Pink Class Champion, Lillie Yiatrou
5 weeks until the 2019 Trials SA trials season kicks into gear with one of the iconic events of each year, the Frank Tuck Trial, to be run by the AJS MTC at Victor Harbor – which is also round 1 of TROY Series SA 2019.
2019 will see ‘TROY’ celebrate 10 years as a Series, and for the 10th year it will b a 5 round Series, with 4 clubs sharing hosting duties, AJS, Gawler, Keyneton & Velocette, with the last 2 clubs rejoining the series after a few years of not running a round of the series – and Trials SA welcome them back!
Rounds will be held at some of SA’s finest trials venues, and with free entry for spectators and catering at most events, it will be a great family day out to watch what is, the number 1 family friendly discipline of motorcycling!
It means that riders from Australian representatives and Champions, to brand newbies will all be riding at the same time, making it a great spectacle for spectators and people wondering if they should start riding or not – it is a sport for all ages and abilities!
The TROY Series SA 2019 rounds are;
Round 1; April 28, The Frank Tuck Trial, run by the AJS MTC @ Victor Harbor
Round 2; July 28, The Max Graetz Trial, run by the Gawler MCC @ Iconic Tungkillo
Round 3; August 25, The Mountain Man Trial, run by the Keyneton MCC @ Moculta
Round 4; September 8, The Tungkillo Trial, run by the AJS MTC @ Iconic Tungkillo
Round 5; September 22, The TROY Series Finale, run by the Velocette MCC @ Gumeracha
As in previous seasons TROY Series will be split into 7 classes which (almost) run along the lines that riders ride, and where there are combined classes on different lines, the placings are decided on severity of line first, and then points lost on the day);
Red Class – (Trial 1 & 2 classes) & riding the red & green lines
Red & White Class – (Sidecars) & riding their line of choice
Pink Class – (Senior & junior Women) & riding their line of choice
White Class – (Junior A & Junior B) & riding the white & black lines
Yellow Class – (Trial 3) & riding the yellow line
Blue Class – (Trial 4) & riding the blue line
Black & White Class – (Trial 5 & the Historics) & riding the white & blue lines
Supp Regs & Entries will be available at; www.trialsport.com.au/entries
With the re-branding of most of the senior solo classes for 2019 by MA & the Trials Commission, and so there is no confusion at season start, please see the following;
FOR THE 2019 SA TRIALS SEASON THE COLOUR OF NAME PLATES SHALL BE AS THE LINE (SPLIT) THAT RIDERS WILL RIDE;
GREEN TRIAL 1 (formally Expert)
RED TRIAL 2 (formally A Grade Solo) A GRADE SIDECAR
YELLOW TRIAL 3 (formally B Grade Solo) B GRADE SIDECAR
BLUE TRIAL 4 (formally C Grade Solo) HISTORIC BLUE VETERANS**
WHITE TRIAL 5 (formally Clubman) HISTORIC WHITE JUNIOR A (boys & girls)
BLACK CLASSIC SIDECAR JUNIOR B (boys & girls)
#ORANGE NON COMP SOLO, NON COMP SIDECAR & MINI TRIAL
# Trials SA offer a non-competitive class at all events – and for all ages, and age of bike! Riders get a discounted entry as they are not riding for a placing, but get to enjoy a days riding within a great community – and it is for ages 4 to 74 – with Mini Trial being a great entry into the sport – and is open to riders 4 to 9 years of age, and on small wheeled bikes with automatic gearboxes, petrol or electirc!
** Included as a class at the SA Championship only
And don’t forget to put this on your calendar – 2019 SA Trial Championships @ Magic Mungeree – it will be, as always, an ‘event of the year’ and with SA Championship status for the first time since 2011!
4 WEEKS UNTIL THE ANNUAL ‘KING OF THE GULF’ @ EASTER!
2018 King of the Gulf, Mitch Norris & 2018 SA Women’s Motocross Cup winner, Steph Cutler
Yep, only 4 weeks until the SA motocross season hosts its first major event for the year – the Port Pirie MCC’s annual Easter pilgrimage to their track for the long running ‘King of the Gulf’ meeting – which will also feature the ‘Prince of the Gulf’ and ‘Classic King of the Gulf’ events as well – plus the running of the 2019 ‘SA Women’s Motocross Cup’!
Supp regs & entries are now available on the Motorcycling SA website under the supp regs icon and scroll down to MX; https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/C1950308-Port-Pirie-MCC-Prince-King-and-Classic-King-of-the-Gulf-and-the-SA-Womans-Cup-20-21-April-2019l.pdf
The Port Pirie Club are also excited to announce some great partnerships for all 4 feature events in 2019, and thank them for their continued support of these events, the Port Pirie MCC and motorcycle sport here in SA;
King of the Gulf; Boats & Bikes Port Pirie
SA Women’s Motocross Cup; Hallett Concrete
Prince of the Gulf; Nyrstar
Classic King of the Gulf; Smart Refrigeration
Where else would you rather be at Easter – great viewing to be had at this family friendly venue, and, the awesome Port Pirie canteen will be in action all weekend with hold & cold food & drinks, and there will also be full bar facilities.
Best ‘Do a Molly’ – and – do your self a favour and be there!
THE 2019 SAORC CHAMPIONSHIP ALMOST READY TO HIT THE FOREST!
2018 SAORC Outright Champions (left) seniors Andrew Wilksch & (right) juniors Rory Hill (pics courtesy of Four07 Images, Tom Ware Photography)
The 2019 South Australian Off Road Championship is now taking shape for 2019 with 2019 to be a 7 round Championship, with the final 2 rounds to be run in conjunction with rounds 9 & 10 of the 2019 Australian Off Road Championship, which for 2019 is centred firmly in the South & East of the state!
2019 will see 4 Clubs run the rounds, with the Juventus kicking off the Championship at an all time favourite venue for many riders, Mount Crawford Forest, with it, at this stage, down to run in the sprint format.
Rounds 2 and 3 will also head to a favourite venue of the Series, with Ariel once again hosting in the sands of Wanbi, with a split round of Seniors having an enduro format on Saturday, with the Juniors enjoying a sprint, with the reverse happening on day 2!
Rounds 4 & 5 head down to Keith, the reigning MSA Club of the Year, and they are planning for round 4 to be a cross country for all, with round 5 to be a sprint, and once again, for juniors & seniors.
The final 2 rounds of the SAORC for 2019, and also the AORC rounds, will head to Coonalpyn, and likely more sand, with the Gawler MCC hosting a sprint format on both days to finish the 2019 Championship.
NOTE: All round formats are still to be confirmed 100% – check the supp regs when entering
| 19/May | SAORC Championship Round 1 – Sprint | Mount Crawford, SA | Juventus MCC |
| 22/Jun | SAORC Championship Round 2 – Seniors Enduro / Juniors Sprint | Wambi, SA | Ariel MCC |
| 23/Jun | SAORC Championship Round 3 – Seniors Sprint / Juniors Enduro | Wambi, SA | Ariel MCC |
| 27/Jul | SAORC Championship Round 4 – Cross Country | Keith, SA | Keith MCC |
| 28/Jul | SAORC Championship Round 5 – Sprint | Keith, SA | Keith MCC |
| 31/Aug | AORC Champ Round 9 / SAORC Championship Round 6 – Sprint | Coonalpyn, SA | MA & Gawler MCC |
| 1/Sep | AORC Champ Round 10 / SAORC Championship Round 7 – Sprint | Coonalpyn, SA | MA & Gawler MCC |
www.saoffroadchampionships.com will be the place to find all the Championship sup regs & online entry details – which will become available in early April, approx. 6 weeks before round 1!
Classes for the 2019 Championship will be as per 2018 – and here they are;
Senior Classes
Pro Class – All capacities & as graded by SAORC Enduro Sports Manager and Exec
Expert Classes
EO – Expert Open – Open (2 Stroke & 4 stroke)
Clubman Classes
C1 – (up to 220cc 2 Stroke) & (up to 250cc 4 Stroke)
C2 – Open 2 Stroke
C3 – Open 4 Stroke
Veterans – All Powers 35-44 years of age (rider must be 35+ years of age before 1st Jan 2019)
Masters – All Powers 45 years of age and over (rider must be 45+ years of age before 1st Jan 2019)
Women – All Powers
Junior Classes
JJ – 9 to 11yrs – (65cc 2 stroke)
J1 – 9 to 11yrs – (85cc 2 stroke) & (up to 150cc 4 stroke) (standard small wheels only)
J2 – 12 to 15yrs – (85cc 2 Stroke) & (up to 150cc 4 Stroke)
J3 – 13 to 14yrs – (125cc – 200cc 2-stroke) & (200cc – 250cc 4-stroke)
J4 – 15yrs – (125cc – 200cc 2-stroke) & (200cc – 250cc 4-stroke)
Junior Women – TBA