Road Racing

ASBK – Round 6 Wrap-up

November 24, 2022 Filed Under: ASBK, News, Road Racing

Round 6 of the Australian Superbike Championships was held last weekend in conjunction with the WSBK grand finale at the picturesque home of superbike racing “Phillip Island”. A strong contingent of 11 South Australian competitors traveled the journey to share the paddock with the likes of international Champions Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu.

One of the South Australians trackside for the weekend was Pit Lane Studios own Rebecca Bowdidge whom brought us all the action home with spectacular shots and the below weekend race recap of our South Australians.

Superbikes:

#25 Daniel Falzon

#25 Daniel Falzon qualified in 2^nd place for the weekend with an impressive 1:31.596, but couldn’t maintain his position through his races, slipping down the field and then maintaining steady pace in races 1 & 2 to finish 9^th & 10^th respectively. Daniel got off to a good start in race 3, achieving one of the fastest laps of the race before crashing out at newly named Miller corner, along with riders Cru Halliday and Senna Agius. Daniel sits 9^th in the championship, and we look forward to his comeback at The Bend this weekend after a major crash in the final race this time last year.

#61 Arthur Sissis gave a strong consistent performance over the weekend giving him a 6th place for the round and putting him in championships 7th.

After qualifying in 10th, Arthur made a steady climb to 4th position in a wet race 1. Known for his competitive edge in wet conditions, Arthur laid down one of the fastest laps of the race with a 1:44.490.

In Dry races 2 & 3, Arthur finished with a 9th and 7th.

#61 Arthur Sissis

#9 Billy McConnell, who joins the ASBK field for the final two rounds off the back of his British Superstock 1000 championship 2^nd place, unfortunately had a weekend marred with mechanical issues.

Qualifying in 15th, Billy broke down during the warm-up lap of race 1. Billy finished 14^th in race 2 before exiting the field again several laps into race 3.

We look forward to a better weekend for Billy at The Bend, with friends and fans no doubt excited to see what he can do on home territory.

#9 Billy McConnell

Supersport:

#85 Ty Lynch

All eyes were on young gun #85 Ty Lynch this weekend, chasing a championship in the 600 class and bouncing back from a recent injury in the Victorian titles.

Ty got his first podium for the weekend with a 3^rd place after race 1 was declared due to time constraints. Race 2 is where it all came unstuck for Ty, with a misjudged move by fellow SA competitor Dallas Skeer into MG corner taking both riders out of the race on the 2^nd lap. Ty and the team put in an incredible effort to keep him in the running for Sunday’s race, where he picked up a 4^th place after rider Archie McDonald was disqualified.

He holds onto his championship 2nd by a mere point ahead of round winner Tom Bramich.

#86 Dallas Skeer whose year has not been favourable thus far with several mechanical DNFs across the rounds as well as Saturday’s costly incident, was able to claw back and pick up some points with a 5^th place in Sunday’s race 3.

We’re looking forward to a strong performance from Dallas at the Bend on home soil to finish off what has been no doubt a difficult season.

#86 Dallas Skeer #220 Declan Carberry

#220 Declan Carberry made slow, steady improvements across the weekend on the GSXR. Qualifying in 15th, Declan was able to resume after losing grip into turn 11 as the rain came down during Saturday’s race 1. Declan finished races 2 & 3 with a 13^th & 11^th respectively, picking up 21 round points in total for his second ASBK outing.

In what should have been Declan’s first official ASBK at The Bend last year, a high speed off at turn 5 during practice took Declan out of the running. Declan in no doubt will be excited to show the field what he can do in front of a home crowd this weekend.

Supersport 300:

#51 Samuel Pezzetta consistently impressed with his efforts scoring him a 3^rd place for the round and a championship 6^th with one round to go.

Races 1 & 2 showed spectacular games of cat and mouse, with Samuel missing out on a podium finish by mere tenths of a second both times and even holding the lead at times right down to the final turns.

He finished races 1 & 2 in 4^th position, also gaining the fastest lap of the race in race 2 with a 1:49.396.

Sam powered on and victory finally came in race 3 with a 3^rd place finish, giving him a massive 52 points in total for the round, his best performance this year and certainly making him the one to watch heading into this weekend’s finale.

#51 Samuel Pezzetta enjoying the glory

Fellow Unitech Racing teammate #80 Cameron Rende, a high achiever in this year’s Oceania Junior Cup had his second outing on a 300 as an ASBK competitor. Cameron made excellent improvements across the weekend. Riding hard and after qualifying in 18th, Cam consistently gained positions in each race with a 9^th place in race 3 being his best performance all weekend. Cam earned a total 27 round points, an improvement from his first round back at Morgan Park.

#80 Cameron Rende Battling it out

#57 Cooper Rowntree unfortunately didn’t get the results he was hoping for over the round but again was a steady, consistent performer. Gaining positions in each of his races and earning a total 21 points, which is his second-best round performance in the 300 class this year.

#57 Cooper Rowntree

Coop qualified in 19th, finished 15^th & 14^th in races 1 & 2 less than a tenth of second behind his competition, and scored a 13^th in race 3 after some brilliant tussling, clawing back 3 places on the last lap. We think that’s a job well done, Coop.

The round saw two ASBK newcomers in #95 Tara Morrison and #87 Brock Quinlan arrive looking to make an impression at Phillip Island.

#95 Tara Morrison #87 Brock Quinlan

Tara impressed – starting from the back of the field after qualifying, Tara gained 2 places in her first race to finish 20th. Tara was able to repeat her efforts in Saturday morning’s race 2, before stunning us with some brilliant racing on Sunday morning landing her a 12^th place in race 3.

Brock’s weekend was all about consistency, after also qualifying near the back of the field, Brock tussled with RaceDNA teammate Daley Mills to maintain position in his first races, with race 3 being the one where Brock started to find his rhythm and bring out his competitive edge with a 17^th place finish. A huge well done to both Tara and Brock for making it through their first national meeting and putting some points on the board.

The ASBK finale has come home to be held at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend, November 25^th – 27^th. Tickets and weekend passes are available from asbk.com.au

By Rebecca Bowdidge

Photos Credit Pit Lane Studios “Rebecca Bowdidge”

RESULTS AND REPORT – 2022 SA BLU CRU JUNIOR CUP END OF YEAR RECAP BY LUCAS WARREN #68

November 21, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup

With such an amazing year of Road Racing coming to an end we have seen fairy tale endings and heart breaks. Our 2022 bLU cRU Team athletes have taken everything this year could throw at them in their stride, from fast paced racing to wild unpredictable weather. We caught up with #68 young Lucas Warren to see how his year went overall…

This was my first ever Road Racing Season and I was very lucky to be involved in the bLU cRU SA Junior Cup. I came into the team without having any previous riding or racing experience, I just knew I wanted to do it after watching my Grandad for years racing in the SA Historic Championships. It was always such an incredible experience being in the pits with him and many others, I loved hearing their stories and how excited they were when they came off track. I knew I wanted that feeling too.

In December 2021 I was lucky to have the opportunity to ride a couple of 150’s at the Nuriootpa Go Kart Track run by Levis Day’s Rider Training. A massive thank you to Will Strugnell for his amazing help and support. This prepared me massively for the January 2022 bLU cRU training camp, which was such an awesome experience. I learnt so much, from how to move my body on the bike to the best way to fuel my body ready for race days. I knew I had so much to learn so worked and trained exceptionally hard to try and keep up with the team.

Round 1 – Mt Gambier Motorcycle Club

This was my first ever race and I was definitely very nervous. Not having any race experience I wasn’t sure how I would go but was very keen to see.

First all the juniors needed to be weighed so the team could make it as fair as possible. I weighed in at 68kg sited up which was I thought was great as this was my race number but unfortunately found wasn’t as great being the heaviest compared to some of my team mates that only weighed 36kg, where no amount of fuel could help with that challenge. Hahaha I even got the nickname “porky” which I had fun with all season.

We had mixed weather conditions all weekend so certainly got a taste of both dry and wet weather riding. I found I improved all weekend with my best qualifying time being 1:36.1. Throughout the course of the weekend I finished 8th, 10th and 8th in my races bringing my lap time down to 135.04.

Round 2 – The Bend East Circuit

Going into the Bend I wasn’t feeling too confident as I had crashed a few days earlier whilst getting some practice in prior to the weekend. I struggled to find pace in the first qualifying session with my best time being 2:29 but received some awesome advice and encouragement from some of the senior riders in bLU cRU which really helped. In the second qualifying session my best time was 2:19 but by the end of the weekend I was feeling comfortable and going really well. I finished the round in 8th position but got my time down to 2:12.

Round 3 – Go Kart Club Monarto, South Australia

This was certainly a different round being our first weekend on a go kart track. with it being a smaller track, it was so technical and challenging with lots of sharp corners. On top of that it was a very wet weekend which made for very trying conditions. I really felt all the practice at Nuriootpa and Bolivar go kart tracks really helped and I was feeling confident.

Round 4 – Mallala Motorsport Park

Wow what an end to the season – qualifying and race 1 saw us have the background of thunder and lightning in very wet conditions. Races 2,3 and 4 were dry and incredibly exciting. I rode in the middle of the pack all weekend trying hard to overtake the front runners but their pace was spectacular.

Looking back over my first ever road racing season with the bLU cRU I finished the junior cup season in 4th place. Unfortunately I didn’t have the opportunity to stand on the podium for the bLU cRU this year but was very consistent in my racing and am exceptionally happy to report I never crashed my bike during the season, giving the team a bit of a break from more mechanical work.

This was such an amazing experience, the amount of support and guidance from so many different people was amazing. The On Track Rider training really set me up to have an amazing year on the bike. It was so great I have already registered for January 2023 to get further training and couching to continue developing my riding. To have this opportunity available for so many juniors here in SA, really is creating a positive future for SA Road Racing and I would love to do it all again.

From the bottom of my heart I want to thank all the amazing sponsors that have made this possible. Without you I would never have had such an amazing introduction into what the road racing family is all about. I really can’t thank you all enough!!

Bring on next year 2023!

2022 bLU cRU Junior Cup Results:

Results – Round 4 of 2022 SA Road Race Championships finale

November 15, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing

The roar of thunder rolled both on and off the track over the weekend for Round 4 of the 2022 SA Rod Race Championships at Mallala. Saturday racing was action packed with plenty of slips and slides giving a perfect insight into how much nail biting action was in store for the weekend ahead.

Saturday morning action was intense until lightning from a storm front resulted in lunch being extended bringing action to a halt with questions about if the afternoon would continue. Thankfully with bikes roaring back into life competition continuing through a damp afternoon till a huge downpour which seemed to be timed perfectly for the conclusion of the final race.

Sunday saw a much drier day, full of bar-to-bar close racing with all riders vying for final season points and the overall crown. The day saw plenty of fairy tale finishes and heartbreaking challenges. Volunteers were kept busy throughout challenging conditions and Recovery was definitely kept on their toes with plenty of bikes and riders taking a mud bath. We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved.

Results for this round of the SA Road Race Championship are below, with other results and the Series Points results available via Computime.

(Photo courtesy Pit Lane Studio)

Superbike :

Supersport:

Supersport 300:

Limited:

Juniors:

Pre-Modern 07:

Pre-Modern 00:

Naked Bike:

SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – MALLALA SET TO ROAR INTO ACTION

November 11, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

12^th and 13^th November 2022 is set to be a enormous weekend at SA’s iconic Mallala Motorsport Park for both final round of the 2022 South Australian Road Bike Championships and concluding Round 4 of the bLU cRU South Australian Junior Cup.

With all riders vying for final championship points, its set to bring fast paced, edge of your set, nail biting action from start to finish. Spectators will have centre stage seats to some of SA’s greatest Road Racing and the best part is…. entry is ABSOLUTELY FREE.

From Round 3 points below and possibly at least 75 points up for grabs, the overall crown is still open to be taken so make sure you don’t miss out!!

Photo credit; Pit Lane Studios

SEASON POINTS AFTER ROUND 3:

			R 1	R 2	R 3	R 4
Pos	Name	Machine	Mac	Bend	Mac P	Mallala	Total
	SUPERBIKE
1	Ted COLLINS	Yamaha	67	50	80		197
2	Ben LIEBIG	Yamaha	49	34	72		155
3	Michael KEMP	Yamaha	48	36	58		142
4	Brad RAETHEL	Yamaha	37	40	44		121
5	Raymond ROSS	Yamaha	42		66		108
6	Arthur SISSIS	Yamaha			100		100
7	Brad MILLER	Suzuki	40	31			71
8	Jamie BANKS	Yamaha	63				63
9	Andrew TENISON-WOODS	Kawasaki	45	16			61
10	William STRUGNELL	Suzuki	57				57
11	Ashley ROE	Yamaha			56		56
12	Rusty CRANE	Suzuki			50		50
13	Paul VAN DER HEIDEN	BMW			47		47
14	Ron CRANE	Yamaha	19		27		46
15	Brett SIMMONDS	Honda			40		40
16	Nathan McKENZIE	Suzuki	34				34
17	Christopher GREENE	Yamaha		29			29
18	Russell CRANE	Suzuki		27			27
19	David TROTTER	Suzuki			25		25
20	Daniel MARSH	Suzuki		25			25
21	Paul VALOUDIS	Suzuki	24				24
22	John CHIODI	Suzuki		23			23
23	Tony ROSS	Honda	20				20
24	Mitchell RADFORD	Suzuki	16				16
25	Charles HOLDING	Yamaha			13		13
26	Troy CRADDOCK	Ducati	11				11
27	Adrian PIERPOINT	Aprilia	10				10
28	John PRICE	BMW	9				9

	SUPERSPORT 600
1	Declan CARBERRY	Suzuki	58	40	80		178
2	Dallas SKEER	Yamaha	56		100		156
3	Jayden PLOWMAN	Yamaha	48	34	68		150
4	Dwayne TOSEN	Yamaha	43	36	68		147
5	Ty LYNCH	Yamaha	75	50			125
6	Libero BELLETTI	Yamaha	32	30	56		118
7	Aaron RIGBY	Suzuki	31		60		91
8	Charles HOLDING	Yamaha	51	32			83
9	Paul VAN DER HEIDEN	Suzuki			68		68
10	Connor THOMSON	Suzuki	26	28			54
11	Mitchell RADFORD	Suzuki			51		51
12	Cooper ROWNTREE	Honda			49		49
13	Gareth DEACON	Triumph	38		11		49
14	Graeme KOSCHMANN	Suzuki	41				41
15	Brett HARRIS	Honda	35				35
16	Alessandro MALATESTA	Suzuki		26			26
17	Jiabin ZXHANG	Honda		23			23
18	Tom AMES	Yamaha		23			23
19	Kevin HOOD	Kawasaki		20			20
20	Chris TYLER	Suzuki	20				20
21	Timothy HUNT	Triumph	18				18
22	Josh HARRIS	Yamaha	16				16
23	Kruiz JENKINS	Kawasaki	14				14
24	Luke PATTESON	Honda	4				4

	PRODUCTION 300
1	Samuel PEZZETTA	Yamaha	75	36	100		211
2	Tayla RELPH	Yamaha	55	32	72		159
3	Nicholas YFANTIDIS	Yamaha	56	26	66		148
4	Ryder GILBERT	Yamaha	40	18	65		123
5	Cooper ROWNTREE	Yamaha		40	80		120
6	Tara MORRISON	Kawasaki	35	27	58		120
7	Jack CONNELLY	Kawasaki	45	25	46		116
8	Gordon HENSLEY	Kawasaki	49		56		105
9	Phoenix AGAR	Yamaha	31	22	40		93
10	Sean COTTERILL	Kawasaki	25		48		73
11	Brock QUINLAN	Yamaha	45	19			64
12	Alex MUSOLINO	Kawasaki	44	14			58
13	Nigel AGAR	Yamaha	13	13	30		56
14	Mitchell SIMPSON	Yamaha		50			50
15	Remo RENDE	Yamaha	24	15			39
16	Sandro MALATESTA	Kawasaki			38		38
17	Brad MILLER	Kawasaki	38				38
18	Oliver HENSLEY	Yamaha			37		37
19	Jordan SIMPSON	Yamaha		34			34
20	Lucas WARREN	Kawasaki		6	26		32
21	Alice POHLMANN	Kawasaki			31		31
22	Cameron RENDE	Yamaha		30			30
23	Georgia STEPHENS	Kawasaki	12		16		28
24	Julia GRAZIER	Kawasaki	22	4			26
25	Daniel AMOY	Kawasaki			25		25
26	Yiana VALOUDIS	Yamaha	10	11			21
27	Tom AMES	Yamaha		8			8
28	Natajshia RIMINGTON	Kawasaki	8				8
29	Andrew BANNERMAN	Kawasaki		2	5		7
30	Kate SHARP	Kawasaki	4				4

	JUNIORS
1	Rikki HENRY	Yamaha	70	75	83		228
2	Ryder GILBERT	Honda	54	60	63		177
3	Ryder SWEET	Yamaha	47	49	61		157
4	Archie SCHMIDT	Yamaha	48	41	67		156
5	Seth DELLOW	Yamaha	26	53	72		151
6	Cameron RENDE	Yamaha	65	35	25		150
7	Lucas WARREN	Yamaha	39	38	58		135
8	Xayvion AMOY	Yamaha	40	37	43		120
9	Ethan DELLOW	Honda	22	39	52		113
10	Cooper PITT	Yamaha		45	56		101
11	Tomi DOBLE	Yamaha	49				49
12	Ghage PLOWMAN	Yamaha			48		48

	bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP		Mac P	Bend	Monarto	Mallala
1	Rikki HENRY	Yamaha	75	68	100		243
2	Cooper PITT	Yamaha	33	44	99		176
3	Seth DELLOW	Yamaha	31	44	94		169
4	Xayvion AMOY	Yamaha	38	49	76		163
5	Lucas WARREN	Yamaha	37	40	78		155
6	Fred BARRY	Yamaha	29	38	79		146
7	Ethan DELLOW	Yamaha	19	33	85		137
8	Cameron RENDE	Yamaha	60	60			120
9	Ryder GILBERT	Yamaha	50	61			111
10	Archie SCHMIDT	Yamaha	32	46			78
11	Ella McCAUSLAND (wildcard)	Yamaha	54				54
12	Ryder SWEET	Yamaha	46				46
13	Tomi DOBLE	Yamaha	44				44

	LIMITED
1	Anthony STEPHENS	Husqvarna	75	33	100		208
2	Daniel SPENDLOVE	Yamaha	57	26	68		151
3	Jack CONNELLY	Kawasaki	47	30	54		131
4	Sandro MALATESTA	Ducati		33	69		102
5	Gordon HENSLEY	Kawasaki	36		62		98
6	Phoenix AGAR	Yamaha	25	28	29		82
7	Samuel PEZZETTA	Yamaha			80		80
8	Sean COTTERILL	Kawasaki	22		49		71
9	Tim LEIGHTON	Suzuki			65		65
10	Nigel AGAR	Yamaha	9	21	35		65
11	Alex MUSOLINO	Kawasaki	31	24			55
12	David TROTTER	Honda	52				52
13	Mitchell SIMPSON	Yamaha		50			50
14	Nichollas YFANTIDIS	Yamaha	49				49
15	David ELLIS	Suzuki			43		43
16	Daniel PARKER	Kawasaki	41				41
17	Tara MORRISON	Kawasaki			40		40
18	Cooper ROWNTREE	Yamaha		40			40
19	John SNOAD	KTM	40				40
20	Jordan SIMPSON	Yamaha		36			36
21	Brook QUINLAN	Yamaha	36				36
22	Richard DRAPER	Ducati	36				36
23	Oliver HENSLEY	Yamaha			33		33
24	Julia GRAZIER	Kawasaki	19	14			33
25	Yiana VALOUDIS	Yamaha	6	18			24
26	Remo RENDE	Yamaha	20				20
27	Tom AMES	Yamaha		19			19
28	Stuart MATHESON	Honda		18			18
29	Andrew BANNERMAN	Kawasaki			15		15
30	Sean OESER	Ducati	14				14
31	Lucius PAYNE	Kawasaki	11				11
32	Michael FISHER	Yamaha			6		6
33	Georgia STEPHENS	Yamaha			5		5
34	Rob O’BRIEN	Kawasaki			4		4
35	Kate SHARP	Kawasaki	1				1

	NAKED BIKE
1	Daniel SPENDLOVE	Yamaha	40	40	85		165
2	Stephen MILLAR	KTM			75		75
3	Phil ALLEN	Ducati	70				70
4	John SNOAD	KTM	61				61
5	Anthony STEPHENS	Huskvana		50			50
6	David ELLIS	Suzuki			18		18

	PRE-MODERN 00
1	Sandro MALATESTA	Ducati		50	95		145
2	Mark BOAG	Moto	40		85		125
3	Luke PATTESON	Honda	75				75
4	Peter McDONOUGH	Kawasaki			72		72
5	John CHIODI	Suzuki		40			40
6	Karlis GUGIS	Kawasaki	36				36

	PRE-MODERN 07
1	Dwayne TOSEN	Suzuki	45	50	100		195
2	Ron CRANE	Yamaha	50	35	74		159
3	Jayden PLOWMAN	Yamaha		40	78		118
4	Brad MILLER	Suzuki	62	18			80
5	Brett HARRIS	Honda	54				54
6	Glen MARCHIORI	Honda	51				51
7	Tony ROSS	Suzuki	43				43
8	Graeme KOSCHMANN	Triumph	40				40
9	Kevin HOOD	Kawasaki		33			33
10	Stuart MATHESON	Honda		31			31
11	Kruiz JENKINS	Kawasaki	29				29
12	Daniel MARSH	Suzuki		14			14

	SIDECAR
1	G HOWARTH / S DESLANDES	Shellbourne			93		93
2	A SMITH / R D’ANIELLO	Suzuki			72		72
3	T SHANKS / R BOGGIANO	DMR			69		69
4	A VAN UITERT / D AMOY	Suzuki			64		64
5	D JONES / T LEIGHTON	Suzuki			60		60
6	S JONES / T HARRIS	Suzuki			25		25

	FEARLESS (SUPPORT CLASS)
1	Sandro MALATESTA	Harley		42	85		117
2	Peter COSTELLO	Harley		38	76		114
3	Sam BENNETT	Harley			100		100
4	Jesse QUINN	Harley		18	69		87
5	Peter STACY	Harley		16	47		63
6	Aaron DRAPER	Harley			62		62
7	Garry WOODING	Harley		45			45
8	Stephen CASH	Harley		33			33

DECLAN CARBERRY, SCRAPING ELBOWS AT MAC PARKS ROUND 3 OF THE 2022 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPS!

October 18, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

The 2018 Motorcycling SA Rising Star is looking at adding the 2022 SA Supersport 600 Championship to his trophy cabinet as he gears up for the final round on November 12 & 13 at Mallala Motorsport park – but first, here are his thoughts about round 3 at Mac Park over the October Long Weekend!

Over the October Long Weekend, I competed in round 3 of the 2022 SA Road Race Championships, and the annual Master of Mac Park event.

Friday was practice.
The track was great, and I had lots of fun trying the Michelin tyres for the first time here. They felt amazing and over the four sessions I was getting quicker and quicker each time pushing through the pain of my foot (which I smashed at work the week before) doing the best that I possibly could with the way I was feeling. The track temp was great and I got to put a couple good laps down.

Saturday was qualifying and race 1.
In first qualifying I was feeling good, bike was feeling great. I was in 2nd and feeling good out on track. I was going ok in the 2nd qualifying, but only managed to picked up a little time, so I was still in 2nd place – and that’s where I was going to start race 1 from – but a front row start is still good.

Race 1. I didn’t have the best start. On the second lap the rider in front of me crashed, I almost hit him but just managed to dodged him. Then the race was red flagged. On the restart I had a great start and had a great race. Tyers felt so good though the whole race pushing them. I finished 2^nd

Sunday, three more races and the feature race.
Race 2 I had a great start and was going well had no moments. I tried to ride smart and smooth as much as I could. The bike felt great everything went well finishing in 2nd. Race 3 I had an awesome start, had a great jump and went for it. I didn’t want anything to go wrong and didn’t want to hurt myself so rode to my capabilities which was still quick enough to finish in 2nd. Race 4 I had an alright start. I tried to just ride smooth and smart as I was hurting a little from putting so much pressure on my foot. I came away with 2nd for the weekend and gave me 80 points to help in the championship.

Master of Mac Park feature race

The Master of Mac Park saw me in with all the big boys on the 1000cc’s, and we had a couple of red flags so a-couple restarts. On our 3rd restart and 4 laps taken off we had a great 11 lap race. I started from 4th and finished in 4th.
I had a couple of the boys I know well in front of me on superbikes. They got away from me and all I wanted to do was finish the race where I started and not go backwards. I would have loved to make up a couple places but having 1000’s behind me and the pain in my foot I was proud of myself for doing as well as I did. My quickest lap time in the feature race of a 1.10.2, and I can’t complain about and couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.

I love spending every minute on my bike, and thanks for your support
#DJ220

Photo Credit; Bec at Pit Lane Studio

SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – GEARING UP FOR A CRACKER FINAL ROUND!

October 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

With the 4th and final round of the 2022 South Australian Road Race Championships only 1 month away – on November 12 & 13 at the iconic SA circuit, Mallala Motorsport Park, it’s time to have a look at the points as they stand after 3 rounds of the 2022 Championships!

Most Classes look sorted, with the leader having what could be called a ‘comfortable’ lead, but with (possibly) at least 75 points up for grabs at Mallala, all classes are still well and truly ALIVE!

For those wanting a great weekend’s entertainment – entry for spectators at Mallala will be FREE, and the Mallala catering team will be going all out over the 2 days to keep everyone fed – so head up and see the 2022 SA Champions crowned!!

For those looking to scrape a knee or 2 – entries are being planned to open on Monday, October 10th – NEXT MONDAY – so stay tuned for the announcement!