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

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!

 

Photo credit; Pit Lane Studios 

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

 

RESULTS AND REPORT – 2022 bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP ROUND 3

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup

Amidst some very touch-and-go weather, Atujara MCC hosted Round 3 of the 2022 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup this weekend at SA at the Go Kart Club of SA in Monarto.

While Rikki Henry (36) took out the round, it wasn’t an easy task with Cooper Pitt (27) and Seth Dellow (34) hot on his heels! Pitt shared the following race report for the weekend :

“Throughout the weekend, we all experienced lots of different types of weather. It rained on and off throughout the whole weekend which made racing much more interesting.

The first day at the track, I had practice and qualifying for the bLU cRU and for the junior 160cc class. We ran wets for about half the day as the track was wet for a while. For the first session of the day, I was riding my bLU cRU bike. In this session I unfortunately crashed because I entered a corner a little fast and lost the front. I was luckily ok, but I could not say the same for the bike – it had a bent handlebar, a bent shifter, and broken fairings. But by the time I got back into the pits, we got working on the bike straight away. With a bit of fiddling and a tape up job, the bike was ready to go again. By the end of the day, I had qualified 3rd for Juniors and bLU cRU with my fastest lap of the day being a 58.1 second lap.

Race day! It was time to get serious. On Sunday morning the track was once again wet, and we were on wets for the first few races. During this day I had 10 races to compete in, so I was just taking it race by race. The first sessions of the day were warm up sessions, then it got straight into racing. The first race of the day was a bLU cRU race. I was quite nervous as I was starting 3rd on the grid and because the track was slippery. During the 2nd lap of the race Rikki unfortunately crashed which put me in the lead. Throughout the race I kept the bike upright and rode smooth, and by the end of the race I came away with not only my first podium but my first win. This part of the day was very emotional. As I crossed the line I burst into tears because this was one of the many things I thought would never happen. The next race I had was a 160cc junior race. I ended coming away from this race with a 2nd place finish. I ended up getting all podium finishes for all the races. I came away with three 1st places, two 2nd places, and five 3rd places. By the end of the day I came 2nd overall for both classes.

I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported me over the weekend – my parents, Kym Bolto, Allen Bolto, Jill Bolto, Andrew Hiscox, Chris white, Darrin Webb, Korno, Crouch for the online support, Tegan, Jason, Terleah and Dylan Gromball, and Brenton Matters. I would also like to say thank you to all my competitors over the weekend and all my sponsors and bLU cRU sponsors.”

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

 

(Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio)

2022 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup

Pos No Name Points
1 36 Rikki Henry 100
2 27 Cooper Pitt 99
3 34 Seth Dellow 94
4 14 Ethan Dellow 85
5 33 Fred Barry 79
6 68 Lucas Warren 78
7 7 Xayvion Amoy 76

Supersport 300

Pos No Name Points
1 95 Tara Morrison 115
2 24 Gareth Deacon 90
3 99 Andrew Bannerman 90
4 666 Benjamin Kornouchov 88
5 995 Lucas Warren 81

Supermoto

Pos No Name Points
1 511 Shane Church 108
2 11 Daniel Parker 91
3 422 Hayden Baige 87
4 7 Christo Barnard 85
5 37 Dion McKiernan 72
6 144 Rebecca Wynne 30
7 55 Sean Curtis 20

160 Junior

Pos No Name Points
1 660 Ryder Sweet 111
2 141 Cooper Pitt 106
3 995 Lucas Warren 88
4 340 Seth Dellow 60
5 144 Ethan Dellow 49
6 333 Xayvion Amoy 32
DNS 410 Fred Barry 0

Our thanks to the 2022 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup sponsors :

RESULTS – 2022 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS (ROUND 2)

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

Round 2 of the 2022 SA Road Race Championships was held at The Bend East Track over the weekend, hosted by Cafnix. A great weekend of racing all around, and included Round 2 of our inagural bLU cRU 2022 SA Junior Cup, and Round 1 of the Cafnix Series.

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

(Photo : Ty Lynch, courtesy of Pit Lane Studio)

 

Superbike

Pos No Name Leg 1 Total
1 29 Ted COLLINS 25 25
2 47 Brad RAETHEL 20 20
3 46 Michael KEMP 18 18
4 91 Ben LEIBIG 17 17
5 187 Brad MILLER 16 16
6 67 Christopher GREENE 15 15
7 63 Russell CRANE 14 14
8 34 Daniel MARSH 13 13
9 747 John CHIODI 12 12

Supersport 600

Pos No Name Leg 1 Leg 2 Total
1 85 Ty LYNCH 25 25 50
2 220 Declan CARBERRY 20 20 40
3 39 Dwayne TOSEN 18 18 36
4 135 Jayden PLOWMAN 17 17 34
5 8 Charles HOLDING 16 16 32
6 90 Libero BELLETTI 15 15 30
7 29a Connor THOMSON 14 14 28
8 71 Alessandro MALATESTA 13 13 26
9 313 Tom AMES 11 12 23
10 34A Jiabin ZXHANG 12 11 23
11 44 Kevin HOOD 10 10 20

Supersport 300

Pos No Name Leg 1 Total
1 66 Mitchell SIMPSON 25 25
2 57 Cooper ROWNTREE 20 20
3 51 Samuel PEZZETTA 18 18
4 23 Jordan SIMPSON 17 17
5 28 Tayla RELPH 16 16
6 80 Cameron RENDE 15 15
7 19 Nicholas YFANTIDIS 14 14
8 95 Tara MORRISON 13 13
9 92 Jack CONNELLY 12 12
10 18 Phoenix AGAR 11 11
11 72 Ryder GILBERT 10 10
12 87 Brock QUINLAN 9 9
13 158 Remo RENDE 8 8
14 121 Nigel AGAR 7 7
15 23SA Yiana VALOUDIS 6 6
16 30 Alex MUSOLINO 5 5
17 313 Tom AMES 4 4
18 995 Lucas WARREN 3 3
19 137 Julia GRAZIER 2 2
20 99 Andrew BANNERMAN 1 1

Juniors

Pos No Name Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Total
1 36 Rikki HENRY 25 25 25 75
2 72 Ryder GILBERT 20 20 20 60
3 34 Seth DELLOW 18 18 17 53
4 660 Ryder SWEET 17 16 16 49
5 141 Cooper PITT 16 15 14 45
6 169 Archie SCHMIDT 12 14 15 41
7 14 Ethan DELLOW 14 13 12 39
8 995 Lucas WARREN 13 12 13 38
9 333 Xayvion AMOY 15 11 11 37
10 80 Cameron RENDE 17 18 35

Pre-Modern 07

Pos No Name Leg 1 Leg 2 Total
1 39A Dwayne TOSEN 25 25 50
2 135 Jayden PLOWMAN 20 20 40
3 101 Ronald CRANE 17 18 35
4 44 Kevin HOOD 16 17 33
5 21 Stuart MATHESON 15 16 31
6 187 Brad MILLER 18 18
7 34 Daniel MARSH 14 14

Pre-Modern 00

Pos No Name Leg 1 Leg 2 Total
1 71 Alessandro MALATESTA 25 25 50
2 747 John CHIODI 20 20 40

Naked Bike

Pos No Name Leg 1 Leg 2 Total
1 212 Kev STEPHENS 25 25 50
2 176 Daniel SPENDLOVE 20 20 40

Our thanks to the bLU cRU 2022 Junior Cup sponsors :

RESULTS – MT GAMBIER MCC’S “SENIORS ROAD RACE” MEETING AT MAC PARK.

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

Mount Gambier turned on some crazy weather for Mount Gambier Motorcycle Club’s ‘Seniors Road Race Meeting’ last weekend, with practice and qualifying on Saturday mostly washed out.

Thankfully, the rain eased up for the races on Sunday, with some excellent results across the board.

(photo courtesy of Pit Lane Studio)

 

The 110+ Cup

Pos No Name Machine Laps Time Behind Leader Behind Previous Fastest On Lap
1 27 Mark LITHGOW Kawasaki 550 4 5:46.598 1:25.288 2
2 53a Robin WILLIAMS / Western Tree & Stump Removal Honda 500 4 5:54.236 7.638 7.638 1:27.382 2
3 310 Geoff KELLY / Team HMCRRSA Norton 500 4 6:15.702 29.104 21.466 1:32.808 4
4 311 Dan GLEESON / Team HMCRRSA Norton 750 4 6:16.580 29.982 .878 1:32.440 4
5 69a Mike JONES Yamaha 400 4 6:18.107 31.509 1.527 1:33.263 4

 

The 85+ Cup

Pos No Name Machine Laps Time Behind Leader Behind Previous Fastest On Lap
1 50a Kym GROSSER Yamaha 1000 4 5:28.011 1:20.379 2
2 89 Graham O’NEILL Suzuki 750 4 5:34.434 6.423 6.423 1:20.370 2
3 5a Neale WEDDALL Yamaha 500 4 5:40.700 12.689 6.266 1:23.416 3
4 13 Mark BOAG / Mandello Riders Society Moto Guzzi 1064 4 5:42.210 14.199 1.510 1:23.498 4
5 26b Peter McDONOUGH Kawasaki 900 4 5:56.846 28.835 14.636 1:27.483 2
6 6 Warwick BIGGS Honda 1150 4 6:06.525 38.514 9.679 1:29.372 4
7 110 Anthony WATKINS Yamaha 500 4 6:08.386 40.375 1.861 1:30.425 2
8 8b Iver JOHNSTON Honda 600 4 6:08.841 40.830 .455 1:28.374 4
9 100 David DUFFY / Mandello Riders Society Moto Guzzi 948 4 6:11.793 43.782 2.952 1:28.315 4
10 24a Bruce MARCHETTI / Skull Racing Yamaha 500 4 6:12.106 44.095 .313 1:31.207 4
11 151 Andrew McDONNELL / Team HMCRRSA Ducati 540 4 6:34.008 1:05.997 21.902 1:35.331 2
12 54 Robert DEMPSEY Yamaha 750 4 7:11.433 1:43.422 37.425 1:46.186 3

 

The 45+ Cup

Pos No Name Machine Laps Time Behind Leader Behind Previous Fastest On Lap
1 63 Rusty CRANE Suzuki 1000 4 5:01.221 1:14.339 4
2 6a Graeme KOSCHMANN Suzuki 600 4 5:01.355 .134 .134 1:14.266 4
3 6 Karl SCHMIDT Kawasaki 1000 4 5:05.622 4.401 4.267 1:15.063 4
4 37 Graham SNAITH Honda 1000 4 5:10.328 9.107 4.706 1:16.065 4
5 101a Ron CRANE Honda 1000 4 5:10.576 9.355 .248 1:16.020 4
6 49 Duncan LYNCH / Hoey Racing / Beerbelly Brewing / Lees Spot on M-c Suzuki 600 4 5:11.696 10.475 1.120 1:15.631 3
7 73 Paul VALOUDIS Suzuki 1000 4 5:14.237 13.016 2.541 1:16.965 2
8 50 Kym GROSSER Aprilia 1000 4 5:17.216 15.995 2.979 1:17.416 3
9 40 Simon COOK / Team HMCRRSA Suzuki 750 4 5:17.919 16.698 .703 1:16.596 4
10 12 Stephen MILLAR / Trackside Tyre Service KTM 1301 4 5:19.534 18.313 1.615 1:17.742 2
11 80 Simon BOUSFIELD Suzuki 750 4 5:21.116 19.895 1.582 1:17.916 4
12 176 Daniel SPENDLOVE / R & M Timber Supplies Yamaha 655 4 5:30.875 29.654 9.759 1:20.568 2
13 26 Gary SCHAPER Suzuki 1000 4 5:36.376 35.155 5.501 1:21.771 2
14 62 Trent COWAN Suzuki 750 4 5:37.096 35.875 .720 1:21.015 3
15 129 Martyn CHAMBERS / Team Atujara KTM 790 4 5:37.626 36.405 .530 1:21.874 3
16 8 Clifford SMITH BMW 1000 4 6:02.418 1:01.197 24.792 1:28.249 3
17 47 Simon WILLGOOSE Suzuki 650 4 6:05.416 1:04.195 2.998 1:29.196 3
DNF 71 Sandro MALATESTA / Auldana Foundations Suzuki 600 1 1:30.284 2 Laps 1:30.284 1

 

Combined Sidecars

Pos No Name Machine Laps Time Behind Leader Behind Previous Fastest On Lap
1 22 Jason HAMMOND / Steven MORGAN Suzuki 4 5:53.535 01:26.7 2
2 42 Adrian VAN UITERT / Mark HOLLOWAY Suzuki 1166 4 5:59.683 6.148 6.148 01:27.1 4
3 56 Alan SMITH / Neil MACARTNEY Suzuki 1100 4 6:04.803 11.268 5.120 01:28.7 2
4 30 Geoff GRANT / Andrew LEWIS Kawasaki 750 4 6:51.352 57.817 46.549 01:39.0 1

NEWS – SA RIDERS AT ASBK ROUND 3

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

We’re stoked to see some great results from the SA riders at Round 3 of the ASBK, run at Wakefield Park this past weekend!

 

#80 Cameron Rende scored 51 total points over the weekend in the bLUcRU Oceania Cup, including one 3rd place finish – an absolutely fantastic effort from Cam after a collision and subsequent crash on the Friday. Cam currently sits in 3rd place for the championship. Well done Cameron!

 

#51 Sam Pezzetta is sitting in 6th overall for the Yamaha Finance R3 Cup championship after adding 34 points to his total, and 7th overall in the Dunlop Supersport 300 class. A solid effort from Samuel.

 

#57 Cooper Rowntree had a successful weekend across the two classes as well, consistently improving his times over the weekend and getting down into the 1:06’s by Sunday, and a highlight of two 12th places in the R3 Cup. Great job Coop!

 

#61 Arthur Sissis had 6th place wins in both Alpinestars Superbikes races, leaving him 7th in championship placings at present with #25 Daniel Falzon not far behind in 9th.

 

#85 Ty Lynch gave a standout performance and was hot on the heels of John Lytras all weekend with 2nd and 3rd place wins in Michelin Supersport, and currently sits 2nd in the championship on 100 points.

 

#86 Dallas Skeer’s weekend didn’t go to plan, with multiple mechanical issues halting his racing and so sadly not picking up any points for the round.

 

#220 Declan Carberry competed for the first time in Michelin Supersport, and despite also facing some bike issues during practice and a crash during qualifying which left him sore, took 9th overall for the round. Great effort Declan, I know there were many eyes on you at home across the weekend and we can’t wait to watch your growth in the series.

 

#23 Jordy Simpson picked up 23 round points in Supersport 300 and 21 in the R3 cup, his best round performances so far this year.
Brother #45 Olly Simpson had an unfortunate end to his weekend after a late crash in practice which left him unable to compete, and has taken him from the championship lead in Supersport down to 7th place.
Round 4 will take place at Hidden Valley in June for Superbikes only, with all classes re-joining for Round 5 at Morgan Park Raceway, QLD from 5-7 August.

 

(Our thanks to our friends at Cafnix for the roundup!)

 

Photo courtesy of Pit Lane Studio

REPORT – DECLAN CARBERRY SHARES HIS REPORT FROM THE 2022 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP R1

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

Well, where do I start. What an amazing weekend.

Friday practice, I had a good couple of sessions before the weather came in and started raining. I sat a couple sessions out and waited for the weather to dry the track then went back out and had some fun laps.

Saturday morning was qualifying. Qualifying 1 was little bit cold but I went out and pushed hard. I put it on pole and was happy with my times. Qualifying 2, Ty and Dallas just bettered me with their times so i ended up third on the grid. Still front row so I was happy. The 3 of us on 600’s did better times than the Superbikes qualifying, so we had the front row for the Easter Cup feature race.

3 races before my first race there was an incident in the Superbikes, it was a big one and things had to be held up for some time with medical assistance. The officials called the day off as there was no medical available as they were looking after the injured riders which I thought was the right call.

Sunday, we had our 3 state races and the feature race. Race 1, I had a cracker start. I just got picked off into turn one by Ty and was in second. I stayed there for most of the race. On the last lap I came out of the double right on to the straight and the bike spun up so I lost my drive on to the straight. This allowed Dallas at the end of the straight to overtake me. It was a great race. Race 2 was patchy; it was wet in spots and dry in others. I did the best I could in the conditions. I finished in 3rd but due to something that had happened which I was not aware of, I was given 2nd. Race 3 was a wet race. I got a great start and was in second behind Ty. I stayed in second for the whole race. This gave me second overall for the State Title races and I was so happy.

To finish off the weekend I had the 10 lap Easter cup feature race. It was wet and raining steadily. I had one of the best starts I could get in the wet from 3rd on the grid, and was first into turn one. I had a moment coming out of turn 3 getting on the throttle to hard and to quick but kept cool and my head down, pushing to go as fast as I could in the rain to get away from the Superbikes. I could see I was getting a bigger and bigger lead every time I came past Dad and Wade with the pit board. They were giving me the gap back to second place and a countdown of the laps. It was in the last few laps I could start to get into a comfortable rhythm. I came across the line with a 16 seconds gap to 2nd, so I did a nice one-handed wheelie across the finish line.

I can’t thank my parents, family, the Sweets and Tayla for the great weekend and helping me always keeping it fun.

Bikes are back in the van ready to head to Wakefield Park for Rnd 3 of the ASBK! Thank you for your support

Cheers, DJ220

(Photo credit Erin Rae)