The 2024 SA Road Race Championship resumed on May 25th and 26th at the iconic Mallala Motorsport Park, marking the season’s halfway point after a brief hiatus. Fans gathered at the popular Mallala viewing hill, amidst unseasonably warm weather, to witness the intensified on-track rivalries and Championship points battles. As we delve into the Round results below, let’s explore some of the stories that made up the weekend.
Declan Carberry’s Superbike weekend took an unfortunate turn with a significant crash during the second lap of practice, forcing him to end his weekend prematurely with a hospital visit. Despite this setback, reports indicate that Declan is in high spirits and eager to return to the grid.
Charles Holding continues to dominate the 2024 Superbike Championship, maintaining his hold on the round overall first position. However, the competition remains fierce, with Brad Raethal trailing closely by just 27 points. Michael Kemp remains a strong contender, securing third place for the round despite engaging in a tightly contested battle with Raethel. Unfortunately, Dwayne Tosen’s Superbike race 1 lap 2 would see bike issues end his weekend in the Superbike class, shiting his focus to his Supersport campaign.
Entering the round as the leader of the Supersport Championship, Unitech Racing’s Sam Pezzetta faced a challenging weekend. Not only did he have to adapt to a new bike, but he also had to contend with Holding, trailing close behind him in the standings. Despite putting up a huge fight and achieving consistent results, taking fourth place in the class for the round, Pezzetta lost the overall championship lead. Charles Holding took over the lead with his second-place finish in Round 3, behind Cooper Rowntree, who secured the round class win and is currently 6th in the 2024 Class Championship. Shaking off his Superbike weekend issues, Dwayne Tosen would take the round third with a string of 4th and 3rd heat finishes.
Following a strong start with a second place in qualifying and a sixth-place finish in Race 1 of the Limited class, Tara Morrison unfortunately endured a severe crash in Race 2, necessitating a trip to the hospital for treatment. Alongside her in the list of weekend’s unfortunate early finishes in the Limited class, Simon Willgoose’s Round 3 concluded with a crash in qualifying finishing his weekend. As with all the crashes this weekend, we extend our hopes for a speedy recovery to Tara, Declen Simon, and all our racers, wishing them a prompt return to the track. Meanwhile, Rikki Henry narrowed the gap in the Limited Championship points standings by securing a clean sweep of wins, inching closer to current leader Andy Pitman, who maintains a slim 3-point lead.
After a clean sweep round win in the SS300 class, Ryder Gilbert has leapfrogged Ghage Plowman for the Championship table first place. However, with only a 10-point gap, there is plenty more fight in Ghage with 2 more rounds to go. Jordan Simpson held his own to claim the round 3, second place finish ahead of Plowman in third.
With Judd Plaisted absent from the round, the Championship lead was up for grabs, leading to an intense battle for first place overall. Brothers Ethan & Seth Dellow provided thrilling performances, exchanging heat wins throughout the weekend. Despite Seth’s strong showing with wins in heats 2 & 3, Ethan narrowly edged out Seth for the Championship lead by 3 points, clinching victory despite Seth’s round first-place finish.
As excitement mounts, riders and their support teams eagerly await the annual interstate journey to Phillip Island for Round 4 of the SA Road Race Championship, coinciding with the Vic Road Race Championship from September 13th to 15th, 2024. Pit Lane Studio will once again be trackside, ready to capture every thrilling moment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested in purchasing any of our photos.
Round 3 results for the 2024 SA Road Race Championship are below, full race by race breakdown can be found on Computime.
The lineup of our Round 3 SA Road Race Class Winners with thanks to Cafnix and images from Pit Lane Studio –
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Superbike SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 8 | Charles HOLDING | Yamaha | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 64 | Michael KEMP | Yamaha | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 78 |
| 3 | 47 | Brad RAETHEL | Suzuki | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 74 |
| 4 | 657 | Stephen COX | Yamaha | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | 88 | Shane CAULFIELD | Yamaha | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 65 |
| 6 | 79 | Aaron RIGBY | Suzuki | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 61 |
| 7 | 39 | Dwayne Tosen | Yamaha | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | – |
Supersport SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 57 | Cooper ROWNTREE | Yamaha | 25 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 93 |
| 2 | 8 | Charles HOLDING | Yamaha | 20 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 81 |
| 3 | 39 | Dwayne TOSEN | Yamaha | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 78 |
| 4 | 51 | Sam PEZZETTA | Yamaha | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 66 |
| 5 | 72 | Ryder GILBERT | Yamaha | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
| 6 | 94 | Mitchell RADFORD | Suzuki | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 61 |
| 7 | 55 | Callum MORRISON | Suzuki | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 59 |
| 8 | 87 | Brock QUINLAN | Kawasaki | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | 176 | Daniel SPENDLOVE | Yamaha | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 10 | 679 | Luke PATTESON | Yamaha | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
Supersport 300 SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 72 | Ryder GILBERT | Yamaha | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 33 | Jordan SIMPSON | Yamaha | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
| 3 | 27 | Ghage PLOWMAN | Yamaha | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
| 4 | 323 | Flynn JACOBS | Yamaha | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 68 |
| 5 | 995 | Lucas WARREN | Kawasaki | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 59 |
| 6 | 50 | Stephen FUSS | Yamaha | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 7 | 31 | Broc ROWEN | Yamaha | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
| 8 | 18 | Phoenix AGAR | Yamaha | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | 141 | Cooper PITT | Kawasaki | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| 10 | 11 | Alice POHLMANN | Yamaha | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 44 |
| 11 | 7 | Payton KEMP | Yamaha | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 12 | 38 | Keith LAI | Kawasaki | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
Juniors SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 340 | Seth DELLOW | Honda | 20 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 88 |
| 2 | 144 | Ethan DELLOW | Honda | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 85 |
| 3 | 99 | Jai STRUGNELL | Yamaha | 16 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 74 |
| 4 | 27 | Ghage PLOWMAN | Yamaha | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 71 |
| 5 | 333 | Xayvion AMOY | Yamaha | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 65 |
| 6 | 37 | Jax HENRY | Yamaha | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 61 |
| 7 | 77 | Charli STEPHENS | Honda | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Limited SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 36 | Rikki HENRY | Honda | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 82 | Andy PITMAN | Yamaha | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
| 3 | 72 | Ryder GILBERT | Yamaha | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 68 |
| 4 | 33 | Jordan SIMPSON | Yamaha | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 67 |
| 5 | 666 | Wayne ZILM | Honda | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| 6 | 323 | Flynn JACOBS | Yamaha | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 53 |
| 7 | 141 | Cooper PITT | Kawasaki | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 8 | 169 | Archie SCHMIDT | Honda | 18 | 18 | 17 | 53 | |
| 9 | 107 | David ELLIS | Suzuki | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 |
| 10 | 50 | Stephen FUSS | Yamaha | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 11 | 995 | Lucas WARREN | Kawasaki | 11 | 14 | 13 | 38 | |
| 12 | 140 | Cor JONGENEEL | Suzuki | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 13 | 18 | Phoenix AGAR | Yamaha | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 14 | 7 | Payton KEMP | Yamaha | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 15 | 38 | Keith LAI | Kawasaki | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 16 | 95 | Tara MORRISON | Kawasaki | 15 | DNF | DNS | DNS | 15 |
Sidecars SA Championship – Round 2
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 103 | R. ROWE / L. ROWE | Suzuki | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 22 | G. HOWARTH / S. DESLANDES | Honda | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
Pre-Modern 08 SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 679 | Luke PATTESON | Yamaha | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 95 |
| 2 | 176 | Daniel SPENDLOVE | Yamaha | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 85 |
| 3 | 331 | David HEDGER | Honda | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
Pre-Modern 13 SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 87 | Brock QUINLAN | Kawasaki | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
Naked SA Championship – Round 3
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 82 | Andy PITMAN | Yamaha | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
Fearless SA Championship – Round 1
| Pos | No | Name | Machine | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Shane CASEY | Harley Davidson | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | 750 | Jesse QUINN | Harley Davidson | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |