40 CONTENDERS IN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway hosts the 83rd running of the Australian Speedcar Championship this weekend.

A quality field of 40 drivers have entered for the 2 night event, which starts this Friday, April 11th, followed by the final on Saturday, April 12th.

The format will see drivers contest 2 rounds of heats on Night 1, before the field is split for two Preliminary Features. Saturday night then features another 2 rounds of heats, before the Pole Shuffle, B Main and the 40 Lap championship decider.

Amongst the nominations is Kaidon Brown, who claimed the title when it was last held at the MMS venue back in the 2017/2018 season and New Zealand’s Travis Buckley (pictured) who won this year’s SA Title in November.

Jack McCarthy leads the local entries as the current Pro Speedcar Week Champion, and is joined by Brendan Zadow, Robert Heard and Melissa Crouch who have all enjoyed success in other racing divisions.

A strong Victorian contingent crosses the border, featuring the likes of Dillon Ghent, Caleb Mills and Nick Parker, while Western Australia is also well represented with Tom Payet, Keenan Fleming and Beau Doyle. Luke Geering (NSW), Matt Jackson (NSW), Harry Stewart (QLD), Brock Webster (TAS) and Mitchell Sanderson (ACT) are amongst the other interstate competitors. The competition is also bolstered by several Kiwis with Hayden Williams, Kaleb Currie, Brad Mosen and 10 time New Zealand Champion Micheel Pickens.

The event is supported by the re-scheduled running of the Formula 500s 65 Roses Championship, presented by Jettco EFI & PMP Chassis Australian which proudly raises support and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.

Junior Formula 500s will also be in action across both nights, with Classic Speedcars on Night 1 and the V6 Sprints Memorial Race on night 2. 

Racing kicks off 5.30 on both nights, with gates open from 4pm. Tickets for the event are available online via www.speedwaytickets.com.au, with general admission also available at the gate. The event will also be live-streamed via www.clayperview.com

EVENT DETAILS:

April 11

Australian Speedcar Championship – Night 1

Formula 500s 65 Roses Championship – Night 1

Junior Formula 500s

Classic Speedcars

April 12

Australian Speedcar Championship – Night 2

Formula 500s 65 Roses Championship – Night 2

Junior Formula 500s

V6 Sprints Memorial Race

Gates Open 4pm

Racing from 5.30pm

Tickets: www.speedwaytickets.com.au

Livestream: www.clayperview.com

Photo: Snapper’s Photographix

NOMINATIONS:

SPEEDCARS (Australian Speedcar Championship)

ACT3 Mitchell Saunderson (ACT)

N5 Hayden Williams (NZ)

N9 Bailey Goodwin (NSW)

N16 Luke Geering (NSW)

N32 Daniel Paterson (NSW)

N46 Dylan Menz (QLD)

N97 Matt Jackson (NSW)

NT9 Garth Thompson (NT)

NZ10 Brad Mosen (NZ)

NZ7 Travis Buckley (NZ)

Q7 Harry Stewart (QLD)

Q23 Casey O’Connell

Q58 Rusty Whittaker (QLD)

Q82 Jack Bell (NSW)

S4 Norm Moore (SA)

S6 Jack McCarthy (SA)

S6e Kaleb Currie (NZ)

S7 Melissa Crouch (SA)

S11 Troy Jordan (VIC)

S14 Brendan Zadow (SA)

S57 Robert Heard (SA)

S62 Rory Jackermis (SA)

S99 Daniel Griffiths (SA)

T91 Brock Webster (TAS)

V3 Dillon Ghent (VIC)

V10 Caleb Mills (VIC)

V15 Zoe Pearce (VIC)

V23 Luke Storer (VIC)

V30 Aston Rodriguez (VIC)

V39 Nick Parker (VIC)

V77 Michael Conway (VIC)

V88 Craig Smith (VIC)

V97 Kaidon Brown (VIC)

W3 Nicholas Rowe (WA)

W4 Michael Pickens (WA)

W7 Tom Payet (WA)

W26 Keenan Fleming (WA)

W30 Aron Sharp (WA)

W44 Tyson Bryden (WA)

W51 Beau Doyle (WA)

FORMULA 500S (65 Roses Championship)

V1 Dale Sinclair

V3 Terry Rankin

SQ4 Boyd Chaffey

V4 Jack Hewett

V5 Jackson McLean

S8 Michael Wise

V9 Jordan Rae

S11 Nathan Oshea

S14 Jack Bell

V17 Indy Rae

S21 Richard Schmidt

SA22 Darren Richter

GLB25 Luka Bussa

S31 Harrison Pfitzner

V37 James MacDonald

S39 Dean Cottrell

V43 Chevette Muir

S46 Anthony Beare

S51 Simon Reichelt

V53 Zac Stevens

V55 Liam Russell

V66 Chad Bell

SA72 Corey Jones

V78 Rowdy Andeatta

Junior Formula 500s

V7 Hugo Chivell

V8 Cody Malley

V20 Zoe Cook

V46 Paddy Lewis

VA52 Deklan Bolitho

V63 Chase Muir

V65 Roc Hughes

V69 Evie Bell

VA88 Harry McLeod

V6 Sprints (April 12 only)

S4 Beau Allman

S8 Nick Hall

S9 Renee Pfeiler

S16 John MacKenzie

S17 Kym Simon

S36 Brenton Phillips

S61 Nathan Johns