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SA Women in Motorcycling

HARRY SADLER – CROWNED CBS BINS 2021/22 SA JUNIOR SOLO SPEEDWAY CHAMPION ON SATURDAY NIGHT!

December 5, 2021 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway, State Championship

HARRY SADLER – CROWNED CBS BINS 2021/22 SA JUNIOR SOLO SPEEDWAY CHAMPION ON SATURDAY NIGHT!
On Saturday, December 4th at Sidewinders Speedway Harry Sadler was crowned the CBS Bins 2011/22 South Australian Junior Solo Speedway Champion after a fantastic night’s racing from some of SA’s best, who also took on a number of interstate riders – and wasn’t it great to have these guys able to enter the state once again! 
A very healthy crowd found their favourite vantage spot on Graham Baker Hill and with the Sidewinders crew once again preparing a top notch track for the kids to have a skid on, it was thought that the action would live up to the hype – and it certainly did! From the first heat where NSW’s Beau Bailey laid down the gauntlet by besting Harry Sadler as he started the defence of his 2020/21 Championship defence in the best way!
It turned out to be the only time that Harry, the 2021 MSA Rising Star Award finalist for speedway, was behind all night, as he won his following 3 heats, including a tight win against his fellow Rising Star nominee, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, while Beau went through with 3 wins and a 2nd, with Ashley finishing with 2 wins and 2 2nds.
This meant that Beau entered the final with gate choice (his win over Harry giving him the preference) and took red (gate 1), Harry was next from gate 2, Ashley settled for gate 3 and Kobi Canning, after a great ride in the semi where he got the nod after the rider in front of him, Alex Adamson from NSW, had a fall within sight of the line and Kobi was left with nowhere to go, had gate 4 and his maiden SA Championship final!
    
Qualifiers for the final (from left) Beau Bailey, Harry Sadler, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, Kobi Canning
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It was felt that the final would all be about the start and who got to the first corner first – and then if they could hold their line (and their nerve) and hold the pack at bay – and it was going to be about 42 seconds of  ‘hold your breath’ racing to decide the Championship!!
Well, as the tapes went up, Harry had the fastest reflexes, dropping the clutch and getting to the first corner a half a bike in front of Beau, with Ashley right there on his other side. Harry held his line and won the corner – and in the end the race and the Championship! While it sounds easy, it was far from it, with Beau not giving up all the way, looking inside and outside, showing Harry his front wheel, but he just couldn’t get Harry to make, even the smallest, mistake, with Ashley right there as well, right on Beau’s back wheel looking for an opening of his own!
Watching this from the back of the field, but not far behind at all, was Kobi, on a borrowed bike for the final (a huge thanks to Blake Schlein for some amazing sportsmanship right here!) and possibly hoping for a ‘Steve Bradbury’ moment of his own to take advantage of the close action in front of him – but it wasn’t to be, and he certainly can hold his head high after a great night on the bike, complete with a couple of bruises to go with it.
The final gets underway with Harry & Beau (at right), this close for the whole journey, and to the victor goes the spoils!
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So, as they crossed the line to huge applause from the Hill, it was Harry Sadler 1st, Beau Bailey (NSW) 2nd, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor 3rd, Kobi Canning 4th – and then everyone took a breath!
A huge night of racing was done, SA has a new Champion(s) in the making – and in the support classes as well – certainly some talent on the rise there as well – and it wouldn’t be a far stretch to suggest that in 4-5 years time, Harry, Beau and Ashley may well be duking it out in the Australian Senior Solo Championship!
Before then though – did we just witness a pre-view of the Australian Junior Championship that will be held at Sidewinders next April?? Maybe, but one thing is now known – when the Australian Championships do come to Sidewinders early in 2022 – you won’t want to miss it! 
Huge thanks to Derick Thomas Photography for these fantastic images from the night – check out all of his work on his Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/groups/1414580242225169/user/100057108144215/ 
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And here is the full scorecard from the night!
.And from the Sidewinders Club, who put on a great night’s entertainment for all and need to be congratulated on a well run Championship;
“What a great night of racing we saw for the SA Championship last night. Congratulations to Harry Sadler on his well earned win in a final which was of the best quality anyone could want. Harry and Beau swapped the lead throughout the race and it showed just how good these kids are.
Congratulations to Beau Bailey on 2nd place, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor 3rd and Kobi Canning who placed 4th after coming through the Semi Final. Kobi had a tough night, but showed his determination in the end, even on a borrowed bike. Every rider rode so well and should be very proud of their achievements.
The young novice solo riders also put on some great entertainment showing how well they are learning their craft, and each one should be proud of their progression.
Many thanks to Terry Dew for his excellent commentary, Anthea and Clint, who did the flag marshal job all night, and to everyone else who volunteered their time to make it a great night. To those who travelled from Interstate, we hope you enjoyed your night and hope to see you back at our track before the end of the season.

2021 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS WRAP – 230+ AND A FULL HOUSE!

November 28, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

Well, that is Night of Champions done for 2021, with a huge thanks to the sell out crowd of 230+ who attended the night – so wonderful to see the motorcycle sport community of SA all come together! Congratulations to all of the award recipients that were presented on the night;
 
Hall of Fame; Gavin Porteous
  
The Frank Franklin Trophy; Danny Ahern
 
Rising Star Award; Samuel Pezzetta
  
 
Rising Star finalists;
Samuel Pezzetta (road race)
Hayden Eardley (trial)
Ollie Gear (enduro)
Emma Haylock (motocross)
Harry Sadler (speedway)
The Regional Volunteer Awards;
David Footner, Ian Harris, Brian Tickle, Reg Barry, Sofie Kraft, Brad Hunter, Ian Haylock, Leon Yates, Michael Kerin, Davo Johnson, Trish Channell, Muzz Tune, John Liddell, Sarah Rayson & Amanda Tscharke
The Australian Championship & International recognitions; Mark Plaisted & Brayden McGuinness
Club of the Year; Clare MCC
2nd, Club of the Year; Velocette MCC
=3rd, Club of the Year; Keith & Keyneton MCC’s
Also need to acknowledge the amazing guest speakers and presenters;
Leah Cassidy, the CEO of Sport SA
MSA President, Brenton Matters
MSA Life Member, Pam Groom
Sofie Kraft & Connor Hogan
Kym Bolto
Teagan Pedler, Haydon Barwick & Declan Carberry
And finally, thank you to;
Sam Conlon & the Eagles Function Centre
Craig Wasley from Classic Shots Photography
Chris Caust (Hall of Fame print & pullup design)
K-Biz Promotions for the Awards
Design Image Art for the framing of the Hall of Fame print
Get Displays for the Hall of Fame pull up
Tess Warnest for all of her help on the night
& Clint Gow-Smith for jumping in the deep end to be the emcee at such short notice!
LOCK THIS DATE IN NOW – 2022 MSA NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS, 19TH NOVEMBER 2022

SA JUNIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT SIDEWINDERS SPEEDWAY

November 28, 2021 Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Speedway, State Championship

SA JUNIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT SIDEWINDERS SPEEDWAY
This Saturday night, December 4th, sees Sidewinders Speedway at Wingfield host the 2021 South Australian Junior Solo Championship, and if the early events of the 2021/22 season are anything to go by, this will be an event NOT to miss!
The charge will be led by MSA Rising Star Award nominees, Harry Sadler, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor and Darcey Timmis (pictured right, but unfortunately Allegra Laanekorb will be missing due to injury), but they will need to watch out for the interstate visitors Beau Bailey & Riley Plum, with the recent border restrictions making way for an exciting Championship!
Only $5.00 for adults through the gate (kids under 16 are FREE), and with one of SA’s finest canteens open all night, and led by MSA Regional Volunteer Award recipient, Brian Tickle, you won’t get better value for money anywhere in SA – and across many sports as well! (Just don’t forget the Aerogard in case the mozzies decide to come and watch as well!)
SO – come and make some noise for your favourite riders.
Travis Clarke, Hayden Pascoe, Ambrose Fraser, Harry Sadler, Hayden Kuchel, Alex Adamson, Darcey Timmis, Beau Bailey, Seth Pascoe, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, Jordan Hargreaves, Kobi Canning, Riley Plum, and more, with a heap of support classes in action as well!!
 
THE AWESOME ACTION PICS COURTESY OF; DERICK THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH THANKS!
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PIC COURTESY OF; CLASSIC SHOTS PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH THANKS!

FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND AT THE BEND – ON THE EAST CIRCUIT!

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship

FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021 SA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND AT THE BEND – ON THE EAST CIRCUIT!
Looking for something to do this weekend – well, then, get up the freeway to The Bend and check out the final round of the 2021 SA Road Race Championships – on the East Circuit for the very first time!
WHO TO WATCH! SA’s finest will be in action as they try and wrap up a 2021 SA Championship, but more so will be a number of SA’s outstanding junior talent – some of which are heading to the Oceania Cup in 2022 (Cameron Rende) and the brand new SA Junior Cup (Rikki Henry, Ryder Gilbert, Cameron Rende – and – the 2021 MSA Rising Star Award winner, Samuel Pezzetta) – and also not forgetting Ryder Sweet who is well in contention for a podium finish – gonna be so good watching these future stars in action – and alone will be worth the trip to The Bend!
Courtesy of the ever reliable Alessandro Malatesta – here is all the need to know for catching the action!
Spectators FREE ENTRY BOTH DAYS 

East Circuit… turn right before the carports upon entering The Bends main entrance and follow the signs

Saturday; Qualifying 10am till 12:45 pm. Racing starts 1 till 4pm

Sunday; Racing starts at 10am till 4 pm

State Championship, Cafnix Round 2 and Cafnix series presentations will be held in the welcome centre of the main building to The Bend from 5:30pm onwards Sunday – all welcome!

Free sausage sizzle after Saturday’s racing BYO drinks – so come and meet the riders after the action ends!

Sadly, no canteens or catering, but there is an OTR is 4 min away by car

There is a viewing platform on the east circuit control tower for spectators NO SPECTATING ON PIT WALL THOUGH!

Other viewing areas around the track are accessible by car

Pit areas are free and accessible for spectators, but closed shoes must be worn

Alessandro hugs are also free but highly addictive beware!

 
THE BEND EAST CIRCUIT – SANDRO’S HELPFUL INFO FOR RIDERS.
 Unsure of what to expect at The Bend’s East circuit?
With some amazing awards on offer including the envied ✨championship rings✨ (thanks to Villani jewellers) and the opportunity to add another circuit to your racing career, we’re sure you’ll be feeling the FOMO come race weekend if you don’t get your entries in.
I’ve put together some resources to help you mentally prepare so you can rock up to your Friday practise day feeling confident.
There’s some drone footage on You tube that was taken at track day, so you can get some great visuals of the whole area including bikes on track. Full credit to MrSky084
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0y-DdnE4Tw
I’ve taken some stills from that footage to give you a closer look at the area you’ll be setting up in. As you can see the allotments have ample space, however you will need to bring a generator and a gazebo – we recommend bringing suitable weights to secure your gazebo. Running water and toilets are available in the pit building.
Also attached to this post are a track map, and map highlighting the way into the circuit from the highway.
Here are some laps of the circuit for you to study:
🏎 Car laps –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDZtar9pbR8
🏍 Motorcycle laps thanks to Ben North –
https://www.facebook.com/ben.north.18/posts/4407464889266313
So what are you waiting for!? Let’s end this year with a bang! (but not literally of course, keep your knees to the breeze, get out there and have some fun!)

THE LAST OF THE ORIGINALS – JOHN SONGAILO TO SIGN OFF AS RELIABILITY TRIAL SPORTS MANAGER!

November 18, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

THE LAST OF THE ORIGINALS – JOHN SONGAILO TO SIGN OFF AS RELIABILITY TRIAL SPORTS MANAGER

After about 13 years in the position, John Songailo has made the decision to step down as the Reliability Trials Sports Manager, a year earlier then expected, as his current term only expires at the end of 2022.

As such, Motorcycling SA has immediately opened nominations for the position, with the nominations to remain open until 5.00pm, Friday January 21st 2022. 

After speaking to John, even though he has enjoyed his time in the position and did give the position some serious thought about whether or not to carry on, he felt that the time was right to step down, and also that it was the time for some new blood to come in with new ideas and take the discipline to the next level.

Motorcycling SA would like to express its thanks to John for holding the position for so many years, and he definitely leaves the discipline in a strong position, with 7 great events making for a season long SA Championship, that certainly caters for all riders and machines, and by its very nature, is also our most unique discipline, which of course, features SA’s famous 24 Hour Trial each July.

With John’s current committee set-up, he is happy to stay on until the committee’s Annual General Meeting that will be held in February, but as per the Sports Manager’s guidelines, it will be up to the new Sports Manager as to how he/she will run the discipline, whilst under the guidelines as set down by Motorcycling SA.

In the short term, this will be a one (1) year appointment, in that the successful nominee will complete the current two (2) year term (2021/22) that John was in the middle of, and after that they will be able to re-nominate if they wish for a full two (2) term of 2023/24.

OTHER SPORTS MANAGER NOMINATIONS STILL OPEN – UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD 

Motorcycling SA still have open for nominations, the following Sports Managers positions;

Each appointment is for a two (2) year term – 2022/23, with all Sports Managers getting together for a meeting quarterly, and the MSA Sports Managers Guidelines are also available on request.

  • Dirt Track
  • Enduro
  • Motocross

They will join the returning Sports Managers who’s current term is 2021/22;

  • Road Race – Kym Bolto 
  • Speedway – Adam Possingham

Nominations for these 3 positions will close on Friday, December 3rd at 5.00pm, with appointments to be decided on, and made official by the MSA Board at the December Sports Managers meeting.

An application form needs to be completed and returned to Motorcycling SA for a person to be considered for the position, and can be found here;

EMMA HAYLOCK & SARAH RAYSON, REPRESENTING MSA AT THE 2021 SPORT SA AWARDS

November 17, 2021 Filed Under: All disciplines, News, SA Women in Motorcycling

Hugest of congratulations to Emma Haylock, inaugural winner of the Ruby Warner Spirit of Sports Award! An outstanding achievement for Emma, and congratulations as well to Sarah Rayson from the Keith & District MCC, a finalist for Volunteer of the Year, but not getting the gong – this time!

For those who don’t know what the Ruby Warner Spirit of Sports Award is, this may help (get the tissues out perhaps)
Presented in memory of Ruby Jane Warner.
The Ruby Warner Spirit of Sports Award will be presented to an individual athlete (under 16 years of age) who has demonstrated an innate talent and love for their chosen sport, and has also shown selfless care and commitment to others, to ensure they can participate and grow their ability and love for sport … just like Ruby did.
The Spirit of Sports Award is a reflection of Ruby and everything she stood for. It is a reflection of how Ruby saw the world – of innocence and purity, unspoilt, and seeing the goodness and happiness in everyone.
We invite you to read the story of Ruby Jane Warner, learn of her many talents, her love for sport, her incredible care and compassion for others – https://bit.ly/2Xneq5d

Emma Haylock, an amazing young woman and sporting Champion, and a fantastic role model for young girls looking to enter motorcycle (or any) sport, as she is a great example of what hard work, sportsmanship and fair play can achieve, while not forgetting that future generations need to be encouraged and nurtured, which she is more than willing to do!

To Emma, motorcycle sport is her world, in her words, “I just want to ride fast and safe – and send it!” (hit big jumps), and at present she competes or practices most weekends, and across 3 disciplines of the sport, Motocross, Enduro and Trial, and she is always professional in her presentation and is a great role model for the sport, and is forever encouraging more girls 3 (specifically) to get involved, whether that be on the podium at events with a microphone in hand, or representing herself at promotional events, where she is more than willing to attend on behalf of Motorcycling SA and talk to people she doesn’t know about her sport. At present she is also featured on Motorcycling SA’s SA Women in Motorcycling poster for the discipline of motocross.

Sarah Rayson, Sarah’s daily motivation and support in very challenging times again illustrated rare qualities and Sarah’s passion for this sport which has made her a role model for all volunteers – as this year she has been, an official in many roles, event organiser for multiple clubs, a canteen organiser, plus a mum too 2 kids, one with major medical issues!

Sarah’s dedication and drive in 2021 has surpassed the efforts of many other volunteers in motorcycle sport, where she is heavily involved in the Keith & Districts MCC, where her Husband Tim is also the President. Sarah’s passion for motorsport runs deep into her heritage with the late, great Andy Caldecott a close uncle to Sarah and the legacy this family continues to leave on the sport is into its 3rd generation in the southeast.

📸 View the full gallery here – https://bit.ly/3cgNJCW
🏆 To recap all the 2021 winners and read about their achievements, click here – https://bit.ly/3CjUz5f…

OTHER NOMINEES

All up, Motorcycling SA put in 7 nominations across the various awards, with only Emma & Sarah being selected as a finalist, with the other nominees being;

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR; MARK PLAISTED 
EVENT OF THE YEAR; THE SELLICKS BEACH HISTORIC RACES
EMERGING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR; ALISHA HARRY
COACH OF THE YEAR; DAVID ‘DAVO’ JOHNSON
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR; IAN HAYLOCK

Whilst they may not have been successful, they were all very worthy nominees – also, in relation to Sellicks, Mark & Alisha, it is a bit tough when you are up against Olympic qualifying events and/or athletes!

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