The National Karate South Australian 500cc Solo Championships finally happened last Friday 3rd February after unexpected summer rains postponed the original race date scheduled for the 28th January 2023. With far more favorable conditions providing an evening of fast paced racing, riders from VIC and NSW took on the local SA guns determined to make up for lost time and steal away title.
After 48 solid races, SA’s own Rory Schlein claimed his 5th SA SOLO Championship Title after a perfect night in front of fellow local Jake Turner in second place. NSW rode strong rounding out the finals with Jack Morrison in Third and Michael West coming fourth. Being beaten by Morrison in the semi finals Declan Knowles (VIC), Maurice Brown (NSW) and Brayden McGuinness (SA) finished their night in fifth and sixth and seventh place overall respectively.
Showing girls can always throw it to the guys Teagan Pedler finished ninth behind Victoria’s Patrick Hamilton and narrowly beating fellow SA racers Steven Graetz in tenth place and Roy Stout in 11th. Liam May rounded out the field for South Australia back at 13 between Victorians Tom Dixon in 12th and James Crundwell in 14th place for the night.
Full Results breakdown HERE .
See the points results for the SA Solo Championship at Gillman Speedway below:
| 1st | Rory Schlein | 15 Points |
| 2nd | Jake Turner | 12 Points |
| 3rd | Jack Morrison | 10 Points |
| 4th | Michael West | 13 Points |
| 5th | Declan Knowles | 10 Points |
| 6th | Maurice Brown | 11 Points |
| 7th | Brayden McGuinness | 10 Points |
| 8th | Patrick Hamilton | 8 Points |
| 9th | Teagan Pedler | 7 Points |
| 10th | Steven Graetz | 6 Points |
| 11th | Roy Stout | 5 Points |
| 12th | Tom Dixon | 5 Points |
| 13th | Liam May | 4 Points |
| 14th | James Crundwell | 1 Point |
Sidecars:
| 1st | Shane Hudson / Adam Constable | 12 Points |
| 2nd | Brian Silvy / Dean Cottrell | 9 Points |
| 3rd | Shane Rudloff / Scott Morris | 8 Points |
| 4th | Josh Pascoe / Matt Crawford | 8 Points |
| 5th | Dean Hobbs / Daniel Low | 7 Points |
| 6th | Tim Bichard / Seth Pascoe | 7 Points |
| 7th | Kane Golding / Isaac Amos | 6 Points |
| 8th | Adam Pascoe / Axel Brereton | 4 Points |
| 9th | Aaron Silvy / Jaron Silvy | 3 Points |
| 10th | Nathan Fleet / Cameron Diwell | 2 Points |
Flat Track:
| Brent Webley | 12 Points | |
| Matt Paterson | 5 Points | |
| Con Twist | 7 Points | |
| Greg LaaneKorb | 4 Points | |
| Richard Bunting | 1 Point |
125cc Juniors:
| Kobi Canning | 9 Points | |
| Blake Schlein | 8 Points | |
| Jordan Hargreaves | 7 Points | |
| Hayden Pascoe | 5 Points | |
| Ambrose Fraser | 4 Points | |
| Blake Hocking | 2 Points | |
| Ruby Chapman | 0 Points |
All pics – Derick Thomas Photography.
