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RESULTS – 2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing

It was a huge few days at Mac Park Road Race Circuit, for the 2022 Australian Historic Road Race Championships. Held from March 31 through April 3, we were stoked to see some SA Riders up on the podium across the event!

Full details below.

Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio.

  

PERIOD 2 – UNLIMITED

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 750 Ross BOLDING 20 25 25 20 90
2 913 Murray JOHNSON (SA) 18 20 18 18 74
3 312 Dan GLEESON (SA) 25 20 25 70

 

PERIOD 3 – 250cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 65 Fred SCHAFER 20 20 25 18 83
2 26 Martyn CHAMBERS (SA) 17 25 20 20 82
3 80 Darrell BAILEY 25 25 50

 

PERIOD 3 -350cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 150 Peter O’NEILL 20 25 20 25 90
2 70 Doug CHURCHER 25 20 25 20 90
3 197 Philip PRICE 18 17 17 18 70

 

 

PERIOD 3 – 500cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 174 Adam DONOVAN 18 18 20 25 81
2 75 Darren TROTTER (SA) 25 25 25 75
3 41 Bob ROSENTHAL 17 15 16 17 65

 

PERIODS 3  UNLIMITED

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 75 Darren TROTTER (SA) 25 20 25 25 95
2 6 Brendan ROBERTS (SA) 20 25 20 20 85
3 311 Dan GLEESON (SA) 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 3 – SIDECARS

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 26 S. SCOTT / B. DARCY 25 12.5 25 20 82.5
2 97 G. FRANCIS / P. KENNY 20 20 25 65
3 43 D. WAIN / G. DITCHFIELD 18 10 18 18 64

 

PERIOD 3 – FORMULA 700

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 225 Robin TURNER 20 20 25 25 90
2 39 Bradley ASTILL 25 25 20 20 90

 

PERIOD 4 – 250cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 15 Ben LIEBIG (SA) 25 25 25 25 100
2 14 Terry MORRIS 17 18 20 20 75
3 35 Peter HELES (SA) 20 16 18 18 7

 

PERIOD 4 -350cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 19 Tim KINGSTON 25 20 25 25 95
2 48 Anthony LOGAN 20 25 20 20 85
3 51 David CAMPBELL 17 18 17 15 67

 

PERIOD 4 – 500cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 106 Christian CARLSON 25 25 25 25 100
2 48 Anthony LOGAN 20 20 18 20 78
3 19 Tim KINGSTON 18 17 20 18 73

 

PERIODS  4 – UNLIMITED

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 86a Beau BEATON 25 25 25 25 100
2 22 Corey FORDE 20 20 20 20 80
3 268 Owen WARD 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 4 – SIDECARS

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 38 P. CLANCY / C. CLANCY 25 25 25 25 100
2 8 T. CAMPBELL / W. WILKSCH 20 20 20 20 80
3 30 G. GRANT (SA) / C. LAWSON 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 4 – FORMULA 750

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 24a William SAYER 25 25 25 25 100
2 17 David ELLIS (SA) 20 20 20 18 78
3 96 Clive HUGHES 18 20 38

 

PERIOD 5 – 125cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 92 David SHORT (SA) 25 25 25 25 100
2 31 Lindsay RUSSELL 20 20 20 20 80
3 89 Gemma KERNICH (SA) 18 17 17 18 70

 

PERIOD 5 – 250cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 67 Brett METCALF (SA) 25 25 25 25 100
2 4a David HALL 20 20 20 20 80
3 85 Ben SHAW 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 5 – 350cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 4 Lachlan HILL 25 25 25 25 100
2 82 Andy PITMAN (SA) 20 20 20 20 80
3 67 Brett METCALF (SA) 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 5 – 500cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 4 Tom BRAMICH 25 25 25 25 100
2 38 Jamie BANKS (SA) 20 20 20 20 80
3 111a Richard OLBRICH 16 18 18 18 70

 

PERIOD 5 – UNLIMITED

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 86a Beau BEATON 25 25 25 25 100
2 2 Brad PHELAN 18 20 20 20 78
3 40 Simon COOK (SA) 17 17

 

PERIOD 5 – SIDECARS

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 888 B. BEATON / N. BEARE 25 25 25 25 100
2 68 P. SEARLE / P. MONTIFORD 20 20 20 60

 

PERIOD 5 – FORMULA 750

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 38 Jamie BANKS (SA) 25 25 25 25 100
2 104 Royce ROWE (SA) 20 20 18 20 78
3 111a Richard OLBRICH 18 18 20 18 74

 

PERIOD 6 – 125cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 6 Tait COGHILL 25 25 25 25 100
2 92 Andrew COGHILL 20 20 20 20 80
3 83 Edward MARSDEN 16 17 18 18 69

 

PERIOD 6 – 250cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 4 Lachlan HILL 25 25 25 25 100
2 6 Tait COGHILL 20 20 20 20 80
3 82 Andy PITMAN (SA) 18 18 17 17 70

 

PERIOD 6 – 500cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 4 Lachlan HILL 25 25 25 25 100
2 29 Colin SLEIGH 20 20 20 20 80
3 81 Max JORDAN 18 18 18 18 72

 

PERIOD 6 – 250cc PRODUCTION

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 85 Ben SHAW 20 25 25 25 95
2 106 Christian CARLSON 25 20 20 20 85
3 9 Chris TYLER (SA) 16 18 16 18 68

 

PERIOD 6 – FORMULA 750cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 62a Phillip BURKE 20 20 20 25 85
2 2 David TROTTER (SA) 25 18 18 18 79
3 22a Corey FORDE 25 25 20 70

 

PERIOD 6 – FORMULA 1300cc

 

PROVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Leg Leg Leg Leg
Pos No Name 1 2 3 4 Total
1 1 Joshua MATHERS 25 25 25 25 100
2 2 Brad PHELAN 20 20 20 20 80
3 62a Phillip BURKE 18 18 18 18 72

 

The crowd was treated to some incredible racing, with numerous lap records set across the four days :

P4 250 Ben Liebig (SA)

P4 Unlimited Beau Beaton

P4 Sidecar Patrick Clancy & Chrissie Clancy

P5 250   Brett Metcalf (SA)

P5 350   Lachlan Hill

P5 500 Tom Bramich

P5 Unlimited Beau Beaton

P6 250 Lachlan Hill

P6 500 Lachlan Hill

P6 F1300 Joshua Mathers

P5 F750 Jamie Banks (SA)

P4 F750 William Sayer

P3 F700 Robin Turner

P6 F750 Corey Forde

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S BRAND NEW bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – ALMOST READY TO GO!

Filed Under: Coaches, News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup, State Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S BRAND NEW bLU cRU SA JUNIOR CUP – ALMOST READY TO GO!

Whilst the likes of, fellow juniors, Cameron Rende and Sam Pezzetta, have been ripping it up Nationally, locally there has been a team of 12 riders, most of whom are new to the sport of road race, who have quietly been going about getting ready to launch off the start line at Mount Gambier’s Mac Park Raceway in a few short weeks at Easter!

All have been getting themselves prepared in some way over the past few weeks, with most now kitted out in their brand new bLU cRU SA Junior Cup leathers – and don’t they look awesome with the design centred around the SA sporting colours!  Some of the crew have also been doing stuff off track, helping with promotional days and the like, with 8 of the 12 also taking the advantage of a Ride Day on the East Circuit of The Bend to cut a heap of laps – especially as they will be racing there later in the season as well!

And who are the riders who will be making 2022 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup history, as the inaugural squad to ride in this exciting new Series to be run here in SA for the first time – well, they are;

Cameron Rende

Ryder Gilbert

Rikki Henry

Lucas Warren

Cooper Pitt                         

Ethan Dellow 

Seth Dellow                        

Tomi Doble

James Howie

Fred Barry

Archie Schmidt

Xayvion Amoy 

Ryder Sweet

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Here’s a bit of a photo rundown of what they have all been up to;

Also need to say a huge thanks to the great coaches that have been guiding these lads – those who are part of Levi Day’s On Track Rider training crew (Ty Lynch), and Will Strugnell, Kym & Allan Bolto, and also just joining the party, Sandro Malatesta – and the clubs who have offered their support – Cafnix, the Historics, Mount Gambier, and the Levis MCC as well, who is sponsoring Cooper Pitt!

And of course – without the support of some amazing business support – none of this would have been possible – and here they are, with the list getting longer with each passing month – words can’t describe the value of this great support – so please thank and support these great businesses now and into the future!

There will likely be a couple of the bikes and crew on display at the MSA stand at the 2022 Australian U16 125cc Championships for junior speedway at Sidewinders Speedway, Wingfield, on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3, if you want to check out these great bikes and what it’s all about – all questions can be answered, including how to get involved in 2023!

 

SA RIDERS GETTING IT DONE AT THE PAPERCLIP –  ROUND 2 OF ASBK 2022 IN QUEENSLAND!

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

SA RIDERS GETTING IT DONE AT THE PAPERCLIP –  ROUND 2 OF ASBK 2022 IN QUEENSLAND!

SA’s road race crew have backed up the great results from round 1, with more of the same at round 2 of ASBK 2022 – the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul at Queensland Raceway, over the ‘middle’ weekend of March!

9 South Aussies, plus a truck load of team members, family members and supporters, made the trek, down 1 rider from round 1 as Cooper Rowntree was forced to miss this round, but he has already said he will be back for round 3 at Wakefield Park over the weekend of April 22-24.

Word also has it that there will be yet another SA rider joining the party from round 3 as well – so 11 South Aussies in action in ASBK – simply brilliant!

And – as all, or 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!

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

Dan Falzon https://www.facebook.com/JonDanielsRacing

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

Still very early in the Championship of course, but can’t help but be excited with 3 South Aussie riders sitting on Championship podiums so far, with Olly Simpson & Ty Lynch both on the Supersport podium, and, young Cam Rende sitting 2nd in Oceania Junior Cup (and getting his 2nd win of the year as well).

Shout out also to our 2021 MSA Rising Star, Sam Pezzetta, on getting his first National podium, with a brilliant 3rd in race 2 of the R3 Cup Series – super effort that in Australia’s version of ‘Moto3’ – with Sam, and fellow South Aussie, Mitch Simpson pushing each other along in the big group all fighting for the win!!

Round 2 results – and where they are all sitting in the Championship after round 2 of 8 rounds!

RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPERBIKES (after round 2 of 8)
Arthur Sissis 7th 4th 5th 6th
Dan Falzon 11th 11th 11th 8th
600 SUPERSPORT
Olly Simpson 4th 3rd 4th 2nd
Ty Lynch 5th 7th 6th 3rd
Dallas Skeer dnf dns 17th
300 SUPERSPORT
Sam Pezzetta 9th dnf 5th 10th 9th
Mitch Simpson 14th 9th 7th 9th 11th
Jordan Simpson dnf 11th dnf 16th 18th
Cooper Rowntree 23rd
OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP
Cameron Rende 2nd 1st dnf 6th 2nd
R3 CUP
Sam Pezzetta 6th 3rd 7th 5th 6th
Mitch Simpson 5th 6th 5th 4th 7th
Cooper Rowntree 20th
Jordan Simpson 13th 10th dnf 14th 16th

Huge congrats also to Georgia & Dan Falzon – not only did Dan ride in Queensland on Friday and Sunday – but they also got married here in SA on Saturday, which in itself was a huge logistical effort – well done to you both and congratulations ( 📸 – 783 Media)

2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADING TO MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER – APRIL 1-3!

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

2022 AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADING TO MAC PARK, MOUNT GAMBIER

For those not inclined to hang around Wingfield to watch the 2022 Australian 125cc Speedway Championships over the weekend of April 1-3 MAY want to throw the swag in the car and head South – as SA is certainly being spoilt for Australian Championship action in April 2022 – as the 2022 Australian Historic Championships for Road Race will be a happening thing at the iconic Mac Park Raceway at Mount Gambier!

Over 200 riders with over 300 historic machines will compete in categories from Period 2 – Period 6, including Isle of Man star Cameron Donald, and, McNamara Park Raceway is ideally suited to historic machines, with 12 technically demanding corners in it’s 2.4km length. The track has recently been resurfaced and widened, and there are a large number of excellent viewing spots.

Here’s all the need to know!

McNamara Park Raceway, 174 McNamara Park Road Compton SA 5291.

Thursday March 31st – optional practice day

Friday 1st April – practice and qualifying

Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd April – racing

ENTRY 

$10.00 on Friday

$20.00 on Saturday

$20.00 on Sunday

3 day pass – ONLY $40.00 

under 16’s FREE.

FOOD & DRINKS

The canteen will be open 7am – 4pm Thursday – Sunday, with additional food options over the weekend.
A Catered dinner Saturday night can be pre-booked. Bar facilities will be available.

Please contact racesec@macparkraceway.org.au for any additional information.

SA RIDERS ROCKING THE ISLAND AT ROUND 1 OF ASBK 2022!

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

SA RIDERS ROCKING THE ISLAND AT ROUND 1 OF ASBK 2022!

SA’s road race crew certainly kicked off 2022 with some great results at round 1 of ASBK 2022 – the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul at the mecca of Australian Road Race, Phillip Island over the last weekend in February!

10 South Aussies, plus a truck load of team members, family members and supporters, made the trek, and if round 1 is anything to go by, there are a number of Croweaters that will challenge for podiums and race wins in 2022, and perhaps even an Australian Championship podium by seasons end.

And – as all, or 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!

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

Dan Falzon https://www.facebook.com/JonDanielsRacing

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

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

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

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

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

 

RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 OVERALL
SUPERBIKES
Dan Falzon 5th 6th 5th
Arthur Sissis 8th 8th 8th
600 SUPERSPORT
Olly Simpson 4th 4th 3rd
Ty Lynch 7th 5th 4th
Dallas Skeer 6th 14th
300 SUPERSPORT
Sam Pezzetta 11th 5th 16th 12th
Mitch Simpson 16th 14th 15th 15th
Jordan Simpson 15th 18th 19th
Cooper Rowntree 20th 19th 19th 22nd
OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP
Cameron Rende 1st 4th 7th 2nd
R3 CUP
Sam Pezzetta 13th 8th 12th 10th
Mitch Simpson 13th 12th 11th 13th
Cooper Rowntree 18th 17th 14th 17th
Jordan Simpson 18th 19th 19th

And – if you want to check out all of the ASBK details – including how to live stream each rounds action – head to these links;

WEBSITE;             https://www.asbk.com.au/

SOCIALS;              https://www.facebook.com/asbksuperbikes

RESULTS;             https://www.computime.com.au/Default 

Do just need to highlight a couple of amazing results though;

Cameron Rende – the 2021 MSA Rising Star nominee became the first South Aussie rider to score an Oceania Junior Cup race win, and now sits second in the Championship after the first round – and this was his first official round as a member of the Cup, his only previous rides were as a wildcard at The Bend last December at The Bend! HUGE CONGRATS CAM!

 

Olly Simpson – the 2012 MSA Rising Star had his first rides on a 600cc Supersport on the weekend and now sits 3rd in the Championships after a solid round, just in front of fellow South Aussie, Ty Lynch.

Dan Falzon – broken femur at the start of December at The Bend to sitting 5th in the Superbike Championship after round 1 some 3 months later – huge recovery from Dan, lets see what he can do with further recovery!

ROUND 2– QUEENSLAND RACEWAY 18-20 MARCH 2022 – get your live stream sorted – and word is there may be an extra South Aussie rider or 2 to cheer on from round 2 as well – so good to see so much excitement around our local riders in 2022 as they chase National goals!

 

 

 

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