By Phil Michell Motorsport Media
The Murray Bridge Speedway Wingless Sprint Track Championship – presented by Ninety-Eight Apparel returns this Saturday night (November 14) with 34 entries received for the second round. Already this season the Wingless Sprints have produced some outstanding open wheeled racing and with the quality in the field this weekend should be no exception.
Already this season the Wingless Sprints have contested two events at the 360-metre Murray Bridge venue with two different A-Main victors and a staggering 14 different winners in 14 heat races. Interestingly, Tyson Martin, who won the opening round of the Track Championship, hasn’t officially won a heat race this season, a testament to how tough the racing has been.
In addition to round winner Tyson Martin and runner-up Joel Chadwick, the nomination list includes 18 of the top 20 drivers from the opening round, with only Rylan Furler and Declan Bolitho missing from the A-main line up from a month ago.
A couple of drivers who will be looking for an improved performance include Jack McCarthy and local Brett Ireland. McCarthy missed transferring from the B-Main by two spots in round 1 but since the last appearance he claimed the South Australian Speedcar Championship in dominant fashion so he should enter the night full of confidence. For Ireland, it has been a tough start to the new season, after crashing out on opening night before a mechanical issue saw him classified as 20th in the Track Championship opener.
Several drivers will enter Saturday night wanting to keep their momentum rolling including Bordertown’s James Rodda and teenager Josh Rusby, who both recoded impressive top 5 finishes in the series opener and local Murray Bridge racer Mason Merritt, who has made a great start to the season so far.
The format for the night will include two rounds of heats, (3 heats per round), a B-Main and a 30-lap feature.
Round 2 of the Murray Bridge Speedway Wingless Sprint Track Championship – presented by Ninety-Eight Apparel will be supported by Ridleys SA.
ENTRIES:
A1 Tyson Martin
S2 Ryder Blight
S4 Anthony Tapley
S7 Melissa Crouch
S8 Darryl Sloan
S9 Norm Moore Snr
S10 William Caruso
S14 Joshua Rusby
S17 Brad Kirtland
S18 Brett Ireland
S19 Michael Spoljaric
S23 Jack McCarthy
S27 Jordan Kervers
S28 Ryley Hammerstein
S29 Hayden Mason
S30 Matthew McCallum (ROF 3)
S33 Lachlan Evans
S36 Jake Kervers (ROF 1)
S38 James Rodd
S47 Joel Chadwick
S49 Darryl Knuckey
S51 Noah Smith
S55 Mason Merritt
S57 Robert Heard
S71 Jayme Manfield (ROF 2)
S74 Byron Wright (ROF)
S76 Casey Atkinson
S82 Caleb Evans
S88 Cameron Brooks (ROF 3)
S92 Thomas Walkom
S95 Andy Thomas
S96 Sharni Pitcher
S97 Leanne Turner
S99 Michael Busby
PHOTO: KNJ Photography
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