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Motorcycling South Australia has opened nominations for the positions of Speedway Sports Manager and/or Panel Member.
This position will encompass the whole of the sport – juniors & seniors, solos & sidecars, modern & historic machines!
All nominations should be directed to the General Manager of Motorcycling SA before November 30th.
For opening night of the 2018/19 (senior) speedway season here in SA, riders from England, Denmark and New Zealand will join with local and interstate riders for a 500cc Solo team match at Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway this Saturday night (17 November).
Danish riders Matias Nielsen and Kenneth Jürgensen, and English rider Kyle Bickley will team with Adelaide riders Robert Branford and Dakota Ballantyne, and Mildura’s Jaimon Lidsey, the new Victorian Champion, and Cooper Riordan to represent the Leszno Bulls, while two other Englishmen, Tom Brennan and Zach Wajtknecht, and three-times New Zealand Under 21 Champion Jake Turner, will represent the Swindon Robins along with Mildura’s Jordan Stewart and Justin Sedgmen, and Adelaide’s Robert Medson and Brayden McGuinness.
Support events to the teams match are 500cc Solo support races, and Sidecars, including former Australia number three, Shane Hudson, from New South Wales.
Photo: Kenneth Jürgensen (white), Tom Brennan (red) and Robert Medson (yellow). Photo by Judy Mackay.
Everything You Need To Know:
Meeting Date: Saturday, 17 November 2018.
Venue: Gillman Speedway Stadium, 65 Wilkins Road, Gillman – near the Port Adelaide area.
Gates open: Gates open at 5pm. Free spectator access to the pits until approximately 6.30pm.
Racing starts: 7.30pm.
Riders:
Solo Teams 500cc:
Leszno Bulls – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (Vic), 2 Dakota Ballantyne (SA), 3 Cooper Riordan (Vic), 4 Matias Nielsen (Den), 5 Robert Branford (SA), 6 Kyle Bickley (Eng), 7 Kenneth Jürgensen (Den).
Swindon Robins – 1 Jordan Stewart (Vic), 2 Robert Medson (SA), 3 Tom Brennan (Eng), 4 Zach Wajtknecht (Eng), 5 Justin Sedgmen (Vic), 6 Jake Turner (NZ), 7 Brayden McGuinness (SA)
Solo 500cc Support Races: Connor Bailey (Vic), Fraser Bowes (SA), Aden Clare (NSW), Steve Graetz (SA), Seth Hickey (SA), Declan Knowles (Vic)
Sidecars: Ricky Adams/Alice Cox, Chris Bichard/Michael Bell, Tim Bichard/Adam Pascoe, Nathan Fleet/Ayrton Canning, Steve Fowler/tba, Dean Hobbs/Glen Zaworski, Shane Hudson/Mitchell Spear (NSW/SA), Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris, Aaron Silvy/Jaron Silvy, Brian Silvy/Cameron White
Solo 250cc Under 16 Demonstration rides: Patrick Hamilton (Vic), Liam May
Solo 125cc Under 16 on infield track: Jake Fleet, Jordan Hargreaves, Jackson Milner (Vic), Teagan Pedler, Nicholas Possingham, Harry Sadler
Sidecar 250cc Under 16 on infield track: Jackson Milner/Adam Niesche (Vic/SA), Bradley Wakefield/Hamish McCarten (Vic)
Admission: Adults $25, Age Pension & Student Concession $20, Children aged 12-15 $5, Under 12 free, Family $55, Programme $5. Parking free. Grandstand free.
Concession is limited to holders of the Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession card holders only.
Seating: Grandstand seating for 216 people. Large grassed viewing mounds and terracing suitable for deck chairs.
Food and drink: Full bar and catering available. Food includes hot chips, hamburgers, chicken burgers, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, Chiko Rolls, dim sims, hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, tea, cold drinks, sweets. “Gillman has far and away the best speedway tucker” [Peter White’s Speedway World]
Bar facilities available but please note a condition of our liquor licence is no byo alcohol or glass can be brought into the venue. Also note no pets, other than guide dogs, are allowed into the venue.
Souvenirs: There is a well-stocked souvenir shop. Eftpos available in the souvenir shop.
Weather Forecast: (As at 14 November) Maximum 25, minimum 10. Sunny. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]
The Gillman programme is available to download from the Gillman Speedway website (under the Shop tab) from Friday afternoon for $5.50 payable by credit card or PayPal
Ticket sales for the 2018 Motorcycling SA Night of Champions will close at 4.00pm this Friday, the 16th of November, so if you are planning on attending what is shaping up to be a fantastic night of celebrations – now is the time to book a table or a seat!
In what has been a fantastic response to the 2018 Night of Champions, ticket sales are now above the 150 mark and all is looking good to reach the 200 mark – and with a great spread of nominees from nearly all the disciplines of the sport here in SA, this should be a night not to miss!
Ticket sales link here; https://goo.gl/uGGvDW
With a new venue, it has opened up the options to be able to celebrate and promote our great sport, with the opportunity to have a large display of bikes encompassing the whole sport, with everyone able to have a wander through the display!
With this in mind – here is the (approximate) time table of (some of the) events for the night – we’re not going to let on everything that will happen on the night as we are keeping a few surprises close to our chest!
5.15pm Doors to the Titanium Security Arena opened to guests, and the on court bike display
Access will be through the Corporate Entrance on the William Street end of the building (Eastern side), with car access to the car park from both, William Street and Crittenden Road. (Ample parking for cars with trailers as well)
5.45pm Doors to the Scout Deck function room open to guests, where the Night of Champions will be held
Access by stairs or elevator to the Scout Deck.
5.45pm – 6.15pm Arrival pics & ‘finding your table’!
6.05pm 10 minute warning!
6.15pm Night of Champions commences with the official welcome!
6.25pm 2018 MSA Regional Volunteer Awards presented
6.45pm Entrée
7.15pm Motorcycling SA Life Memberships presented
7.40pm 2018 MSA Rising Star Award presented
8.00pm Main Course
8.45pm 2018 MSA Hall of Fame induction with Bill Horsman
9.00pm Dessert
9.15pm 2018 Australian Championship recognitions
9.45pm The 2018 Frank Franklin Trophy presented
10.00pm 2018 MSA Club of the Year Award presented
10.15pm End of the official part of the evening!
For those bringing bikes and gear for displays; court access is through the ramp on the Northern side the building, at the end closest to the grassed car park – Crittenden Road end, open from 4.00pm for set up. (All bikes/displays will need to be taken home that night due to the venue’s use on Sunday – thanks)
Photo Credits; With thanks to Classic Shots Photography
Saturday night sees the running of the first Silver Helmet Meeting at Sidewinders. This meeting has been an important part of the calendar from the inception of the Club in 1976.
It is conducted over a 6 lap handicap and is designed to give the less experienced riders a chance to win against the more seasoned riders.
At each Silver Helmet Meeting the previous winner presents the Helmet to the new winner, and it is great to see the riders really involved in this presentation.
Along with the Silver Helmet Sidewinders will be running all Classes, the Novice Solos who are learning the craft before moving to the Competition Class as well as a huge number of little tackers riding Peewees, some as young as 4 years old. It is wonderful to see their enthusiasm, and they provide great entertainment for us all. They all aspire to be in the Solo Competition Class and this is a great way to start them off.
Gates will open at 5.30pm on Saturday with racing commencing at 7.30pm. Entry to the venue is $5.00 per Adult and Children U16 are free.
The Pit area is open to the Public until 7pm and will open again at the conclusion of the meeting, so you can speak with the riders and check out the bikes.
We have a fully stocked Canteen and Amenities, both of which are disabled friendly, so come and join us in another night of great competition.
