Robertstown was a buzz over the 10th and 11th of June with Velocette MCC presenting round 3 of the 2023 SART Championships, the Lew Job 2-Day Reliability Trial. Continuing the June long weekend tradition, “Robbie” warmly welcomed riders, families and friends from all over SA, for a weekend of special memories, great food and of course Reliability Trial riding.
Spectators braving the chilly conditions were well taken well care of, with the Southern Saints football and social club providing hot egg and bacon rolls, coffee and of course, who could forget, plenty of Mutton & gravy rolls. There wasn’t a single person left wanting by the end of the weekend.
A course of approximately 85km in length kept riders on their toes and tested their endurance with varying conditions ranging from mud, right through to loamy dust for the 2-day Reliability Trial challenge. Saturday greeted riders with a 2-lap day/night format and Sunday brought them over the line with 2 laps throughout the daytime.
Fresh off his 2023 Australian Off-Road Champions and the Australian 4 Day Enduro campaigns, Cooper Sheidow showed why the young gun is one of South Australia’s off-road racings leading talents. Riding extremely consistent and fast he took out P1 overall with a sizeable 7 minute and 41 second gap. Zack Tremaine managed to hold off a flying Rowan Pumpa and charged home for P2, with only a 1 minute 18 second gap between them.
(Above) – Cooper Sheidow looking fast as ever. (Above) – Zack Tremaine keeping it pinned for a weekend P2.
Open sidecar racing was certainly not without upsets. Dynamic duo Shaun Blenkiron and Nathan Saegenschnitter had their sights set on claiming P1 for the round after leading lap 1 and a second off fastest for lap 2. However it wasn’t meant to be when a broken chain during lap 3 set them back and even with a fastest finish time on lap 4 saw them finish the weekend in 5th place overall.
Taking the opportunity and riding exceptionally consistent, Daniel Plowman and Bradley Brook took P1 by a mere 30-second lead ahead of Bradley Manuel and Ashley Ball. Rounding out the top 3, Shane Beckmann /Adam Brook finished 4 minutes and 15 seconds off P2.
(Above) – Bradley Manuel and Ashley Ball kicking up the mud.
The SART 2023 Championship continues August 12, with the ‘Gil Harris’ Trial (formerly the ‘Theo Nixon’ Trial) hosted by Levis Club in the Mallala region. Stay tuned to the MSA website and socials for more information as this next event approaches.
Provisional open solo and sidecar results are below, with details and results by class available on the SART website HERE. (Note these results are provisional for 7 days for competitors to review, the results will be published as final on the Round Results page from Midnight Saturday June 17th 2023).
Photos courtesy of SandPlow Photography. See the full albums – HERE.
Open Solo:
| Pos | No | Name | Class | Day 1
Lap 1 |
Day 1
Lap 2 |
Day 2
Lap 3 |
Day 2
Lap 4 |
Stages | Total | Gap |
| 1 | 86 | Cooper Sheidow | A | 2180 | 2302 | 2074 | 2086 | 24 | 8642 | +0 |
| 2 | 83 | Zack Tremaine | A | 2289 | 2402 | 2202 | 2210 | 24 | 9103 | +461 |
| 3 | 79 | Rowan Pumpa | A | 2333 | 2414 | 2216 | 2218 | 24 | 9181 | +539 |
| 4 | 82 | Clinton Voigt | A | 2356 | 2439 | 2246 | 2249 | 24 | 9290 | +648 |
| 5 | 84 | Damien Jenke | A | 2374 | 2473 | 2294 | 2303 | 24 | 9444 | +802 |
| 6 | 88 | Daniel Prior | A | 2419 | 2582 | 2271 | 2260 | 24 | 9532 | +890 |
| 7 | 80 | Todd Muster | A | 2413 | 2519 | 2305 | 2348 | 24 | 9585 | +943 |
| 8 | 85 | Adam Wright | A | 2363 | 2558 | 2313 | 2378 | 24 | 9612 | +970 |
| 9 | 87 | Ryley Mullan | A | 2422 | 2581 | 2326 | 2315 | 24 | 9644 | +1002 |
| 10 | 56 | Rhys Jenke | F | 2440 | 2587 | 2330 | 2361 | 24 | 9718 | +1076 |
| 11 | 92 | Christ Shields | A | 2497 | 2575 | 2348 | 2319 | 24 | 9739 | +1097 |
| 12 | 89 | Ben Mayne | A | 2420 | 2543 | 2373 | 2406 | 24 | 9742 | +1100 |
| 13 | 90 | Benjamin Prior | A | 2481 | 2650 | 2304 | 2355 | 24 | 9790 | +1148 |
| 14 | 40 | Samuel Nenasheff | G | 2447 | 2580 | 2386 | 2384 | 24 | 9797 | +1155 |
| 15 | 62 | Kurtis Riebke | F | 2458 | 2621 | 2396 | 2434 | 24 | 9909 | +1267 |
| 16 | 58 | Stuart Roydhouse | F | 2496 | 2653 | 2416 | 2444 | 24 | 10009 | +1367 |
| 17 | 81 | Nathan Noble | A | 2507 | 2719 | 2383 | 2410 | 24 | 10019 | +1377 |
| 18 | 37 | Daniel Fraser | G | 2493 | 2698 | 2436 | 2446 | 24 | 10073 | +1431 |
| 19 | 46 | Nathan Freeman | G | 2482 | 2657 | 2497 | 2445 | 24 | 10081 | +1439 |
| 20 | 59 | Connor Buckby | F | 2520 | 2578 | 2440 | 2566 | 24 | 10104 | +1462 |
| 21 | 50 | Jackson Friebel | G | 2542 | 2705 | 2451 | 2418 | 24 | 10116 | +1474 |
| 22 | 61 | Clayton Fechner | F | 2588 | 2681 | 2466 | 2472 | 24 | 10207 | +1565 |
| 23 | 12 | Todd Knight | D | 2628 | 2676 | 2449 | 2465 | 24 | 10218 | +1576 |
| 24 | 13 | Dwayne Rumsey | D | 2559 | 2713 | 2480 | 2469 | 24 | 10221 | +1579 |
| 25 | 39 | Louis Kerin | G | 2555 | 2687 | 2487 | 2496 | 24 | 10225 | +1583 |
| 26 | 35 | Matthew Aimann | G | 2643 | 2658 | 2561 | 2422 | 24 | 10284 | +1642 |
| 27 | 57 | Charley Kerin | F | 2638 | 2746 | 2460 | 2475 | 24 | 10319 | +1677 |
| 28 | 93 | Patrick Neal | A | 2599 | 2697 | 2494 | 2530 | 24 | 10320 | +1678 |
| 29 | 53 | Henry Obrien | F | 2568 | 2692 | 2526 | 2546 | 24 | 10332 | +1690 |
| 30 | 28 | Daniel Riebke | V | 2608 | 2656 | 2551 | 2525 | 24 | 10340 | +1698 |
| 31 | 78 | Anthony Diener | A | 2574 | 2890 | 2438 | 2448 | 24 | 10350 | +1708 |
| 32 | 30 | Matthew Lawrence | G | 2570 | 2752 | 2520 | 2516 | 24 | 10358 | +1716 |
| 33 | 63 | Noah Riebke | F | 2594 | 2717 | 2538 | 2525 | 24 | 10374 | +1732 |
| 34 | 19 | Tom Couzner | D | 2655 | 2776 | 2505 | 2478 | 24 | 10414 | +1772 |
| 35 | 25 | Paul Grosser | V | 2630 | 2722 | 2573 | 2549 | 24 | 10474 | +1832 |
| 36 | 65 | Zane Gerlach | F | 2591 | 2749 | 2552 | 2604 | 24 | 10496 | +1854 |
| 37 | 14 | Matthew Taylor | D | 2645 | 2728 | 2573 | 2599 | 24 | 10545 | +1903 |
| 38 | 72 | Angus Schild | F | 2676 | 2836 | 2559 | 2526 | 24 | 10597 | +1955 |
| 39 | 31 | Jared Plush | G | 2643 | 2738 | 2570 | 2651 | 24 | 10602 | +1960 |
| 40 | 42 | Jonathan Zussino | G | 2619 | 2854 | 2546 | 2597 | 24 | 10616 | +1974 |
| 41 | 6 | Greg Slattery | M | 2760 | 2724 | 2572 | 2565 | 24 | 10621 | +1979 |
| 42 | 29 | Shane Schutz | V | 2668 | 2859 | 2598 | 2532 | 24 | 10657 | +2015 |
| 43 | 43 | Tyson Clarke | G | 2767 | 2757 | 2606 | 2544 | 24 | 10674 | +2032 |
| 44 | 11 | Simon Haydon | D | 2753 | 2838 | 2560 | 2545 | 24 | 10696 | +2054 |
| 45 | 60 | Jack Wormald | F | 2694 | 2899 | 2554 | 2585 | 24 | 10732 | +2090 |
| 46 | 48 | John (Jack) Mosey | G | 2645 | 2791 | 2611 | 2688 | 24 | 10735 | +2093 |
| 47 | 23 | Dominic Burman | V | 2740 | 2824 | 2575 | 2598 | 24 | 10737 | +2095 |
| 48 | 10 | Grant Stephen | D | 2690 | 2795 | 2665 | 2670 | 24 | 10820 | +2178 |
| 49 | 18 | Jarrad Holmes | D | 2696 | 2806 | 2717 | 2612 | 24 | 10831 | +2189 |
| 50 | 41 | Aiden Thompson | G | 2781 | 2806 | 2614 | 2651 | 24 | 10852 | +2210 |
| 51 | 8 | Brett Hall | M | 2702 | 2899 | 2659 | 2656 | 24 | 10916 | +2274 |
| 52 | 70 | Giles ODriscoll | F | 2687 | 2947 | 2643 | 2644 | 24 | 10921 | +2279 |
| 53 | 21 | Benjamin Schutz | D | 2733 | 2911 | 2665 | 2677 | 24 | 10986 | +2344 |
| 54 | 64 | Max Cowham | F | 2744 | 2939 | 2649 | 2658 | 24 | 10990 | +2348 |
| 55 | 55 | Daniel Kotz | F | 2695 | 2929 | 2708 | 2683 | 24 | 11015 | +2373 |
| 56 | 15 | William Moore | D | 2737 | 2859 | 2581 | 2843 | 24 | 11020 | +2378 |
| 57 | 1 | Ian Kakoschke | P1 | 2756 | 2946 | 2778 | 2664 | 24 | 11144 | +2502 |
| 58 | 32 | Russell Bailey G | G | 2772 | 3062 | 2656 | 2686 | 24 | 11176 | +2534 |
| 59 | 20 | Robert Brumfield | D | 2820 | 3014 | 2732 | 2724 | 24 | 11290 | +2648 |
| 60 | 22 | Simon Evitts | V | 2892 | 3027 | 2740 | 2817 | 24 | 11476 | +2834 |
| 61 | 33 | Todd Jones | G | 2909 | 3007 | 2701 | 2972 | 24 | 11589 | +2947 |
| 62 | 47 | Dylan Stacey | G | 2865 | 3056 | 2715 | 2739 | 24 | 11647 | +3005 |
| 63 | 4 | Stephen Tomlinson | M | 2936 | 3014 | 2814 | 2912 | 24 | 11714 | +3072 |
| 64 | 67 | Marcus Coppen | F | 2940 | 3199 | 2862 | 2902 | 24 | 11791 | +3149 |
| 65 | 71 | Byron Hoffmann | F | 3270 | 2890 | 2785 | 2867 | 24 | 11953 | +3311 |
| 66 | 68 | Deklan Coppen | F | 2943 | 3188 | 2911 | 2967 | 24 | 12009 | +3367 |
| 67 | 34 | Ethan Pickstock | G | 2908 | 2961 | 2897 | 3307 | 24 | 12073 | +3431 |
| 68 | 44 | Matthew Curtis | G | 2542 | 2708 | 2512 | 4457 | 24 | 12219 | +3577 |
| 69 | 26 | Adam Toolan | V | 3128 | 3336 | 2914 | 2917 | 24 | 12295 | +3653 |
| 70 | 36 | Jamie Starick | G | 2651 | 2743 | 4235 | 2669 | 24 | 12298 | +3656 |
| 71 | 9 | Jonathan Moore | M | 3147 | 3355 | 3016 | 2940 | 24 | 12458 | +3816 |
| 72 | 54 | Jake Schmidt | F | 3068 | 3323 | 3177 | 3240 | 24 | 12808 | +4166 |
| 73 | 5 | Paul Rumsey | M | 3266 | 3453 | 3109 | 3089 | 24 | 12917 | +4275 |
| 74 | 2 | Kevin Steinert | P1 | 3377 | 3667 | 3240 | 3233 | 24 | 13517 | +4875 |
| 75 | 16 | Damon Kiely | D | 3251 | 3893 | 3353 | 3389 | 24 | 13886 | +5244 |
| 76 | 3 | James Zussino | P1 | 5713 | 3277 | 3060 | 3439 | 24 | 15489 | +6847 |
| 77 | 7 | Colin Jenke | M | 4127 | 4449 | 3814 | 3722 | 24 | 16112 | +7470 |
| DNF | 91 | Coan Linke | A | 2354 | 2454 | 2372 | 1447 | 22 | 8627 | |
| DNF | 45 | Josh Moyle | G | 3239 | 3116 | 2283 | 0 | 17 | 8638 | |
| DNF | 52 | Ryan Heidenreich | F | 2567 | 2692 | 1755 | 0 | 16 | 7014 | |
| DNF | 69 | Saxon Kearns | F | 2952 | 3222 | 2465 | 0 | 16 | 8639 | |
| DNF | 38 | Luke Timmins | G | 2658 | 2868 | 1012 | 0 | 14 | 6538 | |
| DNF | 24 | Shayne Bain | V | 2626 | 2883 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5509 | |
| DNF | 27 | Darren Preece | V | 3228 | 3579 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6807 | |
| DNF | 73 | Will Falkenberg | F | 2642 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4589 | |
| DNF | 66 | Daniel Garbett | F | 2693 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3201 | |
| DNF | 51 | Matthew Garbett | G | 2453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2453 | |
| DNF | 17 | Christopher Causer | D | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 440 | |
| DNS | 49 | Liam Sander | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Open Sidecar:
| Pos | No | Name | Class | Day 1
Lap 1 |
Day 1
Lap 2 |
Day 2
Lap 3 |
Day 2
Lap 4 |
Stages | Total | Gap |
| 1 | 97 | Daniel Plowman / Bradley Brook | C | 2746 | 2791 | 2661 | 2686 | 24 | 10884 | +0 |
| 2 | 96 | Bradley Manuel / Ashley Ball | C | 2675 | 2813 | 2798 | 2628 | 24 | 10914 | +30 |
| 3 | 95 | Shane Beckmann / Adam Brook | C | 2813 | 3033 | 2665 | 2658 | 24 | 11169 | +285 |
| 4 | 100 | Shaun Buckley / Brett Harding | K | 2811 | 2900 | 2729 | 2740 | 24 | 11180 | +296 |
| 5 | 99 | Shaun Blenkiron / Nathan Saegenschnitter | C | 2723 | 2792 | 3405 | 2670 | 24 | 11590 | +706 |
| 6 | 104 | Michael Kerin / Josh Schutz | K | 2944 | 3015 | 2845 | 2832 | 24 | 11636 | +752 |
| 7 | 101 | Zak Smith / Brendon Noble | K | 2910 | 3066 | 2851 | 2890 | 24 | 11717 | +833 |
| 8 | 102 | Neil White / Jason Edson | J | 3035 | 3118 | 2909 | 2982 | 24 | 12044 | +1160 |
| 9 | 103 | Kristy Schultz / Stuart Gerhardy | L2 | 3017 | 3193 | 2929 | 2971 | 24 | 12110 | +1226 |
| 10 | 105 | Gary Waldhuter / James Waldhuter | J | 2999 | 3169 | 3021 | 2921 | 24 | 12110 | +1226 |
| 11 | 106 | Colin Simpson / Clint Grabham | J | 3291 | 3319 | 3045 | 3595 | 24 | 13250 | +2366 |
| 12 | 108 | John Davies / Kym Menadue | J | 3167 | 3837 | 3096 | 3187 | 24 | 13287 | +2403 |
| 13 | 110 | Adam Buckley / Kym Schunke | K | 3653 | 3350 | 3052 | 3399 | 24 | 13454 | +2570 |
| 14 | 109 | Shane Noble / Alison Fuller | J | 3784 | 3497 | 3226 | 3312 | 24 | 13819 | +2935 |
| 15 | 113 | Elouise Dohse / Tianna Dohse | L2 | 3928 | 4501 | 3634 | 3831 | 24 | 15894 | +5010 |
| 16 | 112 | Caroline Wilksch / Natasha Sky | L2 | 4059 | 4138 | 3939 | 3929 | 24 | 16065 | +5181 |
| 17 | 111 | Jason Whitfield / Jamie O’Brien | P2 | 4532 | 4602 | 4699 | 3973 | 24 | 17806 | +6922 |
| DNF | 107 | Jamie Giles / Cooper Giles | K | 4311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4311 | |
| DNF | 94 | Ross Watson / Cooper Winter | C | 1034 | 1560 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2594 | |
| DNF | 114 | Bruce Health / Bruce Health | K | 2708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2708 | |
| DNS | 98 | Matthew Neldner / Aiden Wilksch | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |