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
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