A scorching day brought a warm fast loose track surface night at Gillman for the 2022/23 Club Championships. A stacked field of fast diverse riders brought a night full of thrills and spills to a sweeping group of South Australian Speedway fans.
Photographs thanks to Derick Thomas Photography. Full album shots HERE
Heats, semi-finals and finals points below:
- 500cc Gillman Solo Championship
Heat points:
2-Justin Sedgmen (Vic) 14 (3-3-2-3-3), 299-Adam Ellis (Eng) 13 (3-2-2-3-3), Rory Schlein 13 (2-3-3-2-3), 27-Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) 12 (3-3-3-3-R), 51-Fraser Bowes 12 (3-3-3-1-2), 19-Jake Turner 10 (2-2-1-2-3), 18-Patrick Hamilton (Vic) 7 (FX-2-2-1-2), 14-Liam May 7 (1-1-1-2-2), 51-Cooper Riordan (Vic) 6 (2-1-3-0-0), 7-Matthew Marson (WA) 6 (1-0-0-3-2), 41-Jackson Milner (Vic) 5 (1-2-0-1-1), 99-Dayle Wood (Vic) 5 (R-1-1-2-1), 39-Steven Graetz 4 (0-1-2-0-1), 17-Jack McDiarmid (WA) 3 (2-0-1-FX-R), 211-Teagan Pedler 2 (0-F-0-1-1), 67-Shaun Sampson 0 (0-0-F-R-N)
Ev 53 Semi Final Lidsey (R), Bowes (B), Hamilton (W), Turner (Y-ret), 57.630
Ev 58 Final: Lidsey (Y), Sedgmen (B), Ellis (R), Schlein (W), No time
Below: Solo podium (from left) Rory Schlein (4th), Adam Ellis (3rd), Jaimon Lidsey (1st), Justin Sedgmen (2nd)
Above: Jaimon Lidsey on his way to Solo glory.
- Gillman Sidecar Championship
Heat points Group 1:
1-Mark Plaisted / Ben Pitt (SA/Vic) 12 (3-3-3-3), 50-Byren Gates / Michael O’Loughlin (Vic) 11 (2-3-3-3), 08-Chris Walker / April Cottrell (Vic) 9 (3-2-2-2), 69-Rick Stephens / Nick O’Brien (NSW/SA) 9 (2-3-2-2), 27-Stephen Fowler / Ben Goodridge 8 (1-1-3-3), 40-Damien Niesche / Mitchell Spear 7 (3-1-2-1), 89-Nathan Fleet / Eric Melton 7 (2-2-1-2), 115-Kane Golding / Glen Zaworski 3 (1-2-Xi-F), 61-Chris Dess / Chloe Ackerley (Vic) 2 (0-R-1-1), 82-Wayne Lethbridge /
Grantley Simounds 1 (1-0-N-N), 970-Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low 0 (N-N-N-N)
Heat points Group 2:
15-Shane Rudloff / Damian Egan 11 (3-2-3-3), 107-Mick Headland / Brenton Kerr (SA/Vic) 11 (3-3-2-3), 194-Max Howse / Riley Commons (NSW) 10 (3-3-3-1), 71-Shane Hudson / Adam Constable (NSW) 8 (X-3-3-2), 21-Aaron Silvy / Jaron Silvy 5 (1-1-N-3), 77-Tim Bichard / Seth Pascoe 5 (0-1-2-2), 19-Josh Pascoe / Matt Crawford 5 (2-0-1-2), 12-Brian Silvy / Dean Cottrell 5 (2-2-1-Xi), 128-Nate Headland / Jaxon Rayner 4 (Xi-2-2-0), 97-Mike Zachan / Ben Franklin (NZ) 4 (2-0-1-1), 272-Adam Pascoe / Axel Brereton 1 (1-Xi-R-N), 14-Kym Menadue / Shane Dolan did not ride.
Ev 54 Semi Final Group 1
Gates (R), Walker (B), Stephens (W), Fowler (Y), 62.919
Ev 55 Semi Final Group 2 M. Headland (B), Howse (R), Hudson (W), A. Silvy (Y), 62.152
FINAL
Ev 59 Final: Plaisted (R), M. Headland (Y), Gates (W), Rudloff (B), 62.513
Above: (from left) Byren Gates & Michael O’Loughlin (3rd),
Mark Plaisted & Ben Pitt (1st), Mick Headland & Brenton Kerr (2nd)
– and front – Shane Rudloff & Damien Egan (4th)
- Under 16 250cc Junior Solo Gillman Championship
Heat points: 131-Ashley Jansen-Batchelor 14 (3-3-2-3-3), 6-Linkin Metcalf (WA) 10 (1-2-3-2-2), 524-Harry Sadler 5 (2-F-1-1-1), 52-Tyler Battams (Vic) 1 (0-1-XL-0-0), 81-Darcey Timmis 0 (0-FX-0-0-0).
Ev 57 Final: Metcalf (R), Jansen-Batchelor (W), Sadler (B), Battams (Y), Timmis (G), No time
- Under 16 125cc Junior Solo Gillman Championship
Heat points: K48-Kobi Canning 12 (3-3-3-3), 213-Cooper Antone (NSW) 11 (3-3-3-2), 03-Blake Schlein (Vic) 10 (2-2-3-3), 16-Hayden Pascoe 10 (2-3-2-3), 42-Ryleigh McGregor 7 (3-2-2-FN), 49-
Blake Hocking 7 (1-3-1-2), 14-Ambrose Fraser (Vic) 7 (3-1-2-1), 112-Ruby Chapman 6 (1-1-3-1), 317-Lilly Cottrell (Vic) 4 (0-2-0-2), 37-William Nicol 4 (2-1-1-FX), 30-Angus Hume (Vic) 3 (1-2-X-X), 13-Jackson McPherson 1 (FX-1-FX-N), 26-Jordan Hargreaves 0 (FX-Xi-Xi-N), 128-Hayden Kuchel 0 (FN-N-N-N)
Ev 56a Final: Canning (R), Antone (B), Schlein (Y), Pascoe (W)
Below: Kobi Canning Sliding straight into the final. Below: Cooper Antone giving it his all in the final
Support Events
- Under 16 250cc Junior Sidecars
Heat points: 360-Lachlan Coppen / Hayden Kuchel 12 (3-3-3-3), 1-Kayden Gates / Harley Ackerley (Vic) 6 (Xi-2-2-2), 28-Amelia Silvy / Tayla Lucas 5 (2-1-1-1)
- Solos Flat Track
Points: 11-David Footner 9 (2-2-2-3), 46-Seane Chapman 7 (3-1-3-FX), 571-Brock Gates (Vic) 4 (1-3-N-N), 713-Con Twist 3 (0-0-1-2), 215-Matt Paterson 1 (0-0-0-1), 911-Greg Laanekorb 0 (0-0-0-0), 77-Richard Bunting 0 (0-0-0-0)
6 PM pre-meeting junior demonstrations:
- Under 16 125cc Novice Junior Solos: 4-Riley Stout (red), 46-Owen Chapman (blue).
- 50cc Solos: 15-Mikayla Morris (red), 75-Jett Plaisted (blue);
- Pee Wees: 11-Nate Sadler (blue), 14-Koa McPherson (white), 75-Jett Plaisted (green), 417-Kolby Schultz (black).