Speedway

After a massive 2025 season, the stage is set for one final junior speedway showdown as the Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club hosts the 2025 D&D Mechanical and 4WD Trophy Night this Saturday, April 12.

With a stacked line-up of rising speedway stars — including SA U16 Speedway Solo Champion Cooper Antone and 2025 Graham Baker Shield winner Ryleigh McGregor — Saturday is shaping up to be a thrilling, nail-biting finish to the season.

Gates open at 5:30pm, with racing from 7:30pm. Bring the whole family and your mates for an action-packed night featuring Solos, Sidecar Novices, the 65cc class, and more. There’s something for everyone!

President of the Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club, Adam Possingham, said,

“Our last race meeting will round out a great 2024/25 season. This has been a season of growth for the club, with over 14 local solo riders now racing and all our other classes growing. The season has laid a great foundation for the future. And to have a new sponsor for this event, D&D Mechanical, shows how much support the club is generating for speedway.”

From long-time fans to curious newcomers, everyone’s welcome at Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club at Eighth St, Wingfield this Saturday night — come and experience the excitement for yourself!

Images by Judy Mackay.

Motorcycling SA is excited to announce the next upcoming Speedway Officials Seminar on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, at Gillman Speedway! Whether you’re eager to get involved in all the action of the sport, learn new skills, or simply need a refresher, this seminar is perfect for you!

For further information or to book in please visit https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/coaches-and-officials/officials/ or give us a call in the office (08) 8332 9000.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the GASGAS 2024 Australian Trial Championships (ATC) are now OPEN!

Motorcycling SA (MSA) is excited to be calling for EOIs from our South Australian Trial Community heading to Victoria for the GASGAS 2024 Australian Trial Championships (ATC), being held on the 5^th & 6^th of October.

Nominate Your Expression of Interest Here

Team SA EOI’s are now OPEN and will close at 5.00pm on Friday, September 20^th.

MSA will consider all applicants and announce the teams on Monday 23^rd September. All applicants will be contacted before the announcement to provide an update on the status of their application. Riders selected for Team SA will be required to provide sizing for team apparel.

Applications for the position of Team Manager is also open. 

EOIs for riders, along with the team manager and coach’s positions can be lodged here:

https://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/trial-eoi/

MSA will endeavour to select a team of up to 10 riders, made up of 2 teams of 4 riders, along with 2 reserves, as per previous years, with selection to be results-focused, based on the following:

• International results;
• Previous ATC results; and/or
• 2024 SA Trial Championship and TROY Series SA results

At the event, the Team Manager will confirm the final teams of four riders to compete for the State Team Challenge before the Championship begins.

Last year, the Team SA Wallabies finished 3^rd at the 2023 ATC in South Australia featuring riders Connor Hogan, Lillie Yiatrou, Lucinda Cowan and Stephen Rees/Melissa Paunola, with the Team SA Taipans finishing in 9^th, with riders Alisha Harry, Bailey Irrgang, Robert White and Hayden Eardley.

After a full season of racing, the final event of the year at Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club took place last Saturday night for their 2024 Anzac Meeting. Adding to the excitement, the night also featured the rescheduled Presidents Cup, originally planned for the night before. This resulted in the winner of the main feature race taking out the 2024 Anzac Day honours, and the Presidents Cup being presented to a person or rider chosen by the president.

With a great field of riders, including plenty of familiar young talents, junior speedway fans were in for a treat with plenty of returning faces keen to give it one last crack for the season. Adding to the excitement of the competition classes, we saw a great lineup of novice riders, featuring non-competitive classes such as 50cc Auto and the 50cc demo class.

From the get-go, Victoria’s Blake Schlein got off to an early start with sights firmly set on the Anzac meeting honours, however returning regular Ryleigh McGregor would prove to be tough to beat as both took domineering positions across the night heats. With absolute class, Ryleigh McGregor rode an exceptional final to take out the 2024 Anzac Day meeting in front of Riley Stout in second and Hayden Kuchel in third. Unfortunately, it would be a challenging final for Blake Schlein, who received an exclusion for touching the tape.

After an exceptional night of competitive riding and to round out the season, congratulations to Connor Machin for being awarded the Presidents Cup for 2024.

President of the Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club, Adam Possingham said “I would like to send a massive thank you to the amazing volunteers for all their hard work behind the scenes in making this season such a success. This year has continued to be a deeply rewarding experience seeing our junior riders excel both locally and even internationally. I am really excited and looking forward to what’s in store for next season and hope everyone has a great relaxing off-season”.

There’s certainly nothing quite like a night at Sidewinders U16 Speedway Club, and with a well-earned offseason ahead for volunteers to recharge, we’re counting down the days until we see the track light up again with junior speedway talents.

Photo credit Terry Scriven Photography

Full photo album – HERE.

2024 Anzac Meeting results: