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Event Wrap Up – 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Take On The Bend For Round 3

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup

Round 3 of the bLU cRU South Australian Junior Cup held on the 8th/9th of July was an event that was never going to disappoint, with wildcards #11 Judd Plaisted and #34 Elijah Andrew joining the core group of bLU cRU riders and hosted by CAFNIX and Preston MCC at the well renowned The Bend International Circuit.

A Saturday morning dawn coaching session and track tour was the start of the weekend for these young racers, receiving expert advice and tips for each section of the track from Ty Lynch and Samuel Pezzetta ahead of a timed practice for what would be the first time many of these juniors would experience this circuit. Only a single qualifying session after practice meant that rider feedback and bike setup was crucial, and even in wet conditions a blistering pace was set early on by #69 Archie Schmidt, #11 Judd Plaisted and #7 Xayvion Amoy securing front row positions of 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

RACE ONE:: The midday weather continued to prove difficult to predict, and the damp but drying track kept the pit shed busy with last minute tyre changes. Constant battles with countless leader changes between the front runners held the unwavering attention of the crowd and only .3 of a second separated Judd and Archie in first and second places respectively with Xayvion taking the bronze. While in the middle of the pack #99 Jai Strugnell and #46 Ghage Plowman were relentless in their battles with each other on track.

 

RACE TWO:: Sunday morning’s gentle shower before riders briefing was no challenge for the Pirelli wets on the Yamaha R15’s and with every confidence in their tyres race 2 was nothing short of nail biting. The four front runners Archie, Xayvion, Elijah and Judd finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively, all changing leadership multiple times per lap throughout the four laps and had the crowds of spectators filling the fourth story sky deck balcony striving for the best view and cheering and clapping from start to finish.

Strong finishes from #27 Cooper Pitt, #68 Lucas Warren and #79 Jamie Gregory and constant improvement from #17 Payton Kemp and $42 Josh Schiller meant that every junior competitor was eager to pull their last tricks out of the bag for race three, but unfortunately weather conditions and on track incidents cut the schedule short and finalised proceedings early.

Final outcomes for the weekend were :
🥇Archie Schmidt
🥈Judd Plaisted
🥉Xayvion Amoy
2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Points Table:
With a return to Monarto for Round 4 at the end of August, we are held in suspense in what has been a thrilling first half of the season from these young future champions who showcase the true camaraderie of Motorcycle Road Racing.
🗞 Written by Daniel Amoy
📸 Images by Pit Lane Studio
Thank you again to all of our most generous sponsors.

A PACKED WEEKEND AT THE BEND FOR 3 EVENTS IN ONE AT THE WEBB PLASTICS SA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

It’s going to be a huge weekend ahead of action over 7-9 July at the Bend with the Webb Plastics South Australian Road Racing Championships Round 2, the Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championships Round 2 and the 2023 Horsell Australian F1 & F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Round 2, presented by CAFNIX.

After a spectacular start to the Championship at Mac Park over Easter, the 2023 Championship story continues to the challenging, fast Tailem Bend Motorsport Park Circuit and you bet we have an impressive lineup of riders with over 140 of Australia’s fastest, set to hit the track. 2 Full days, with over 208 bikes filling a world-class lineup of classes -There’s no hotter show in town to be at. 

Entry List:

Across the SA & Vic Championships, there is a total of 31 Superbikes, 22 Supersport 600’s and 24 Supersport 300’s – with some of the big names entered including  Jack Davis and Michael Kemp headlining Superbikes and the Simpson brothers Olly, Mitchell and Jordan, fighting it out in Supersport 600’s. Flying high after taking out the Pro 450CC SA Dirt Track Championships last weekend, Ty Lynch is back on the tarmac this weekend and surely in the mix for Supersport 600  – Will he end up adding the Round 2 SA Road Race Championship trophy to his collection??

(Below): Ty Lynch with sights set at the Bend 📸 Pit Lane Studio.                                            (Below): Olly Simpson is rearing for a big weekend 📸 Pit Lane Studio. 

The bLU cRU SA Junior Cup will also be run, with 12 riders taking to the track, the 10 that have signed on for 2023, plus for this round, 2 wildcard riders Elijah Andrew and Judd Plaisted join the crew. Can Archie Schmidt hold off Xayvion Amoy for another round win or will there be an upset in the Championship standings. 

Current Mallala lap record holder Tara Morrison will be joining Georgia Stephens and Phoenix Agar in the stacked Supersport 300 class.

For the first time outside of the Oceania Junior Cup we have a field of over 20 juniors from SA, Victoria & NSW entered to race. There is no doubt the future of Road Racing in Australia is in very capable hands with these young guns.

The Australian Sidecar Championship will also feature over the weekend, with 21 sidecars entered to hit the track. Current Australian Sidecar Champion Phillip Underwood will again face off against Patrick Clancy in Formula One Sidecar. Previous Isle of Mann racer Royce Rowe has broken in his new bike at Mallala and will be one to watch going up against the stiff competition of Jamie Crass and Michael Alton in Formula 2.

(Above): Australian Sidecar Champion Phillip Underwood                                                                   (Above): Royce Rowe set to take on Formula 2 📸 Pit Lane Studio. 

📸 ASBK – Australian Superbikes.  

Make sure you don’t miss a second of the action and see all the thrills and spills in Junior 11 – 16, Limited, Naked Bike, Pre-Modern 2007, Bears B Roaring Sporties, on the weekend card. 

See the full competitor list – HERE.

Where: 

The SA/Vic Road Racing Championship Round 2 incorporating Round 2 Australian F1 & F2 Sidecar Championship is set to make a roaring return to the iconic Bend Motorsport Park. Entry to the circuit is off the Dukes Highway approx. 25 minutes along the freeway from Murray Bridge. 

Spectator Info:

What more could you want than a weekend of Road Race action at the Bend and the best part…Spectator entry is absolutely FREE!!

All your food and drink needs are taken care of with the well stocked facilities at the Bend, including the Apex Bar x Dining on Level 1 in the heart of the main pit building.

At such an impressive racing circuit, explore and see the action from some great spots, including up on the top viewing decks. Check out the spectator map below for the all access details.

Timetable:

Live Timing:

Head over to Computime to keep up to date with all the results and of course live timing action.

Socials*

Keep up to date on the CAFNIX Facebook and Instagram pages for all the information as it happens. 

 

Last Chance, Get Your Entries in NOW – Webb Plastics South Australian Road Racing Championships Round 2, the Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championships Round 2 and the 2023 Horsell Australian F1 & F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Round 2

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

Entries for the: Webb Plastics South Australian Road Racing Championships Round 2, the Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championships Round 2 and the 2023 Horsell Australian F1 & F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Round 2, to be held at The Bend International from July 7-9 close THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, the 25TH of JUNE!

So far there are 116 registrations totalling over 160 bikes!

Across the SA & Vic Championships there is a total, so far of 31 Superbikes, 15 Supersport 600’s and 18 Supersport 300’s – with some of the big names entered including  Jack Davis and Michael Kemp headlining Superbikes, the Simpson brothers Olly, Mitchell and Jordan in Supersport 600’s. Current Mallala lap record holder Tara Morrison will be joining Georgia Stephens and Phoenix Agar in Supersport 300.  

And in what is awesome for the future of Road Race – so far there is a total of 18 juniors entered, with riders from SA, Victoria & NSW – would be nice to get a couple more as it would be rare to see a field of 20 or more juniors outside of the Oceania Junior Cup!

The bLU cRU SA Junior Cup will also be run, with 12 riders lining up, the 10 that have signed on for 2023, plus for this round, 2 wildcard riders Elijah Andrew and Judd Plaisted join the crew. 

The Australian Sidecar Championship will also feature over the weekend, with almost 20 sidecars already entered. Current Australian Sidecar Champion Phillip Underwood will again face off against Patrick Clancy in Formula One Sidecar. Previous Isle of Mann racer Royce Rowe has broken in his new bike at Mallala and will be one to watch going up against the stiff competition of Jamie Crass and Michael Alton in Formula 2.

Also on the card are the following classes Junior 11 – 16, Limited, Naked Bike, Pre-Modern 2007, Bears B Roaring Sporties. 

AND – FOR SPECTATORS – FREE ENTRY ACROSS THE WEEKEND – GET AROUND IT!

If you have any questions contact Gareth Deacon at president@phoenixmcc.org.au. 

RESULTS AND REPORT – 2023 bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP ROUND 2 RECAP BY XAYVION AMOY

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup

Last weekend in between some questionable weather from every season, Levis MCC hosted Round 2 of the 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup at the Go Kart Club of SA in Monarto.

Sitting second in the 2023 bLU cRU Junior Cup standings, Xayvion Amoy was keen to take on every opportunity to continue his points standing for the year and with the stiff competition in packed fields, racing both bLU cRU SA Junior Cup and Junior 11-U16, he was set for a big weekend on the bikes.

Xayvion shared his race report for the weekend –

Saturday:

First up was practice which I was pretty stoked about considering Dad said that there was no practice, but there was! During practice, it was about getting into the groove and getting warmed up. I felt like I had a pretty good practice weekend at Monarto at the start of the year so I was feeling good. I immediately compared the practice weekend and the first practice session, I could 110% feel the difference out of the corners thanks to Lee’s Spot on Motorcycles after they tuned up my bike, it felt so good! Runs like butter. The only trouble I was having in practice was braking, I’m not really feeling it with those brakes on my junior bike but I managed to get over it and pushed those braking markers back. In bLU cRU I felt amazing! The braking on those bikes feels really nice which is a bit funny considering all the other boys don’t really like their bLU cRU brakes. But I felt good so I’m happy. By the last practice session in bLU cRU I felt really good, it was like I just rode the track the day before. In qualifying I went really good on my junior bike, I was feeling quick and got my times up there, I ended up qualifying 3rd which I was happy about. In bLU cRU I was still feeling good and felt quick. I was pushing it but man those other boys were confident especially Lucas Warren #995 Racing , he was like a jack-in-a-box. He just pounced out of nowhere and was riding crazy good, great work dude! In bLU cRU I ended up qualifying 6th, which was a bit disappointing but I was determined to get those starts on point.

Sunday:

It was race day, I was pretty pumped and confident to got those starts. First off was juniors and because the kart starting grids are side by side and directly behind I found it pretty awkward. I came up with a strategy and it worked! Threaded the needle between Lucas and Jai, got that start perfect for an amazing whole shot into first position, I kept that first place for the first few laps then Lucas made a dive on me, I was still very happy with second so I just focused on defending (Lucas absolutely gapped me). In bLU cRU I got a good start from sixth, I didn’t really get that first corner on point but I managed to keep that sixth and in a few other bLU cRU races I managed to get some fifths. Overall I did better in the junior 160cc class and managed to leave with a 2nd place trophy.

Just wanted to mention OH MY GOODNESS JAI, THAT SAVE WAS CRAZY!!! YOUR FRONT END WAS PRETTY WELL LOCKED UP, THE BIKE WAS UPRIGHT BUT YOU STILL HAD YOUR KNEE ON THE FLOOR, THAT WAS INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to Tailem Bend Motorsport Accommodation for the overnight stay. Thanks to Willy Strugnell for sharing pits and generators and thanks to Kym, Allan, Chris and Andy for all the bLU cRU support. A great weekend by Levis MCC at The Go Kart Club of SA .

 

     

(Above) Xayvion Amoy, Ghage Plowman and  Jai Strugnell                      (Above) Cooper Pitt stoke levels                                      (Above) Calm before a day of action.

with Willy Strugnell  in the pits.                                                                            were high over the weekend. 

 

(Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio)

2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Standings (after round 2 of 7 rounds)!

Pos Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5  Round 6  Total
1 Archie Schmidt 100 100 200
2 Xayvion Amoy 78 61 139
3 Jai Strugnell 70 67 137
4 Cooper Pitt 64 71 135
5 Lucas Warren 61 73 134
6 Payton Kemp 50 53 103
7 Josh Schiller 48 39 87
8 Ghage Plowman 63 63
9 Boyd Cole (NSW) 57 57
10 Isaac Ayad (NSW) 52 52
11 Jamie Gregory (NSW) 42 42
12 Ethan Johnson (Vic) 20 20

Point results for the round are below and Speedhive has each heat’s results – HERE.

 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Round 2

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 69 Archie Schmidt 25 25 25 25 100
2 68 Lucas Warren 18 20 20 15 73
3 27 Cooper Pitt 17 18 18 18 71
4 99 Jai Strugnell 16 17 17 17 67
5 7 Xayvion Amoy 15 14 16 16 61
6 17 Payton Kemnp 12 15 14 13 53
7 54 Isaac Ayad 20 dns 12 20 52
8 79 Jamie Gregory 13 dnf 15 14 42
9 42 Josh Schiller 14 dnf 13 12 39

 

Junior 11-U16

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 995 Lucas Warren 25 25 25 18 93
2 333 Xayvion Amoy 20 20 20 20 80
3 99 Jai Strugnell 18 18 18 25 79
4 37 Jax Henry 17 17 dns dns 34
5 27 Ghage Plowman dns dns dns dns  

 

160cc Junior Small Wheel

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 11 Judd Plaisted 25 25 25 25 100
2 43 Ethan Ayad 17 17 20 20 74
3 20 Isaac Ayad 18 18 18 18 72
4 36 Rikki Henry 20 20 dns dns 40

 

Supersport 300

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 169 Archie Schmidt 17 20 20 25 82
2 45 Olly Simpson 25 25 25 dns 75
3 995 Lucas Warren 15 18 18 17 68
4 99 Andrew Banneman 10 17 15 16 58
5 666 Ben Kormouchovs 9 16 13 14 52
6 33 Jordan Simpson 18 15 17 dns 50
7 72 Ryder Gilbert 16 dnf 14 20 50
8 7 Darren Kemp 14 14 dnf 12 40
9 511 Shane Church dns dns 16 18 34
10 22 Georgia Stephens 13 dnf dnf 15 28
11 13 Broc Rowan dns dns 12 13 25
12 66 Mitchell Simpson 20 dns dns dns 20
13 92 Jack Davis 12 dns dns dns 12
14 24 Gareth Deacon 11 dns dns dns 11

 

Supermoto Open

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 45 Olly Simpson 25 25 25
2 33 Jordan Simpson 18 20 20
3 66 Mitchell Simpson 20 18 18
4 422 Hayden Balge 16 16 16
5 511 Shane Church 17 15 15
6 55 Sean Curtis dnf 17 17
7 83 Nick Mowbray dns dns dns

190cc Senior Small & Big Wheel

Pos No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 Broc Rowan 18 25 43
2 Chris Collins 25 25
3 Jack Davis 20 20

 

As always a huge thank you goes out to our 2023  bLU cRU SA Junior Cup sponsors :

RESULTS – 2023 ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1 – A NEW YEAR KICKS OFF WITH A HUGE EASTER WEEKEND OF ROAD RACING

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

Mac Park roared to life for a cracker of an Easter Weekend, bringing crowds from all over SA to witness the action of Round 1 of the 2023 Road Race Championships, featuring the Easter Cup and the Bears National Championships Round 1. Both riders and fans were definitely not left disappointed, with challenges regularly thrown down and new champions crowned. If this is the level of racing in store for the 2023 Championships Series…It’s going to be a big one, to say the least!!

 

 

Photos credit to Pit Lane Studio.

Results round 1 of the 2023 SA Road Race Championship are below, full results breakdown can be found on Computime.

Superbike SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supersport 300 SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supersport SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bLU cRU Junior Cup SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Modern 00 SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Modern 08 SA Championship – Round 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results – 2023 ASBK Round 2 Lights Up Sydney Motorsport Park

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

SA’s road race teams have continued their results tally from round 1 with more action-packed intense racing at Round 2 of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) in Sydney Motorsport Park over the 25th and 26th March 2023. It was certainly a historic weekend and for the first time…racing under lights!!

 A team of 16 South Australians, their families and team members loaded up the trucks for the trip over, all keen to continue the championship journey. Unfortunately, we didn’t see Jack Davis or Phoenix Agar join the crew to make the trip, but hopefully looking forward to them, returning for Round 3 at Queensland Raceway. 

With most of our riders have social media pages, here are the ones that we know of so far, so check out their reports and thoughts on how their season has started!

Tara Morrison – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087208255688 

Cam Rende – https://www.facebook.com/Cam-Rende-80-103641782246962

Arthur Sissis & Sam Pezzetta –https://www.facebook.com/ArthurSissis61RacingTeam

Olly Simpson https://www.facebook.com/ollysimpsonracing

Dallas Skeer – https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Ty Lynch – https://www.facebook.com/TyraLynchRacing

Michael Kemp – https://www.facebook.com/michaelkempracing

Dallas Skeer Racing – https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Declan Carberry – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057635011292

Cooper Rowntree – https://www.facebook.com/CooperRowntree57

Brock Quinlan – https://www.facebook.com/brockquinlan87

Ryder Gilbert – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089634796268

Rikki Henry – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076832051611

 Even being so early in the championship series, we can’t help but be incredibly excited with the level of racing our South Aussies are throwing down. Not only having multiple top 10 placings but also having 2 of our champs lead the 600 Supersport Series. Ty Lynch is currently enjoying the top spot after a stellar consistent series and Olly Simpson charging hard, keen to move up from second place overall. It’s simply fantastic to see!!

Special kudos to young Archie Schmidt, with this being his debut year racing the Oceania Junior Series and fantastically, pulling a 3rd place podium in race 3, to sit in 9th place for the Championship so far.

Pit Lane Studio was there to catch all the action 📸

Round 2 results – and where they are all sitting in the Championship after round 2 of 7 rounds!

RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPERBIKES (after round 2 of 7)
Arthur Sissis 6th 14th 5th 5th
Michael Kemp 15th 11th 11th 12th
Jack Davis – – – – 16th
600 SUPERSPORT
Ty Lynch 6th 8th 4th 1st
Olly Simpson 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd
Dallas Skeer 11th 6th 8th 8th
Declan Carberry 20th 16th 20th 17th
Mitch Simpson 18th – 21st 18th
300 SUPERSPORT
Cooper Rowntree 10th 8th 16th 10th 9th
Sam Pezzetta 8th 8th 13th 14th 16th
Brock Quinlan 17th – – 21st 21st
Jordy Simson 14th 18th 13th 16th 14th
Tara Morrison 18th 17th 14th 18th 17th
Ryder Gilbert 20th 19th – 22nd 20th
OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP (Round 1)
Archie Schmidt DNF 7th 3rd 9th 9th
Rikki Henry DNF 8th 12th 11th 11th
R3 CUP (Round 1)
Cooper Rowntree 9th 7th 11th 7th 7th
Sam Pezzetta 7th 11th 17th 12th 12th
Jordy Simpson 13th 14th 10th 14th 14th
Ryder Gilbert 15th 15th 15th 16th 16th

With this chapter written, series continues on, roaring into round 3 at Queensland Raceway over the 28th – 30th April 2023. We can’t wait to see our South Aussies hit the track again to continue their fantastic results.