Attention turns to on-track action at Gillman Speedway - October 2015

October 6, 2015 by Gillman Media

After a productive winter which has seen a new wind-break fence erected along the top of the northern and eastern spectator viewing mounds, and a 216 seat grandstand erected along the back straight spectator area, thoughts are now well and truly on on-track action at Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway Stadium.

The professional summer speedway season is now only a month away with Speedway manager David Parker and former international rider Leigh Adams putting together a field of international Solo riders for the Darcy Ward Benefit Meeting on 7 November, but in the meantime the annual Gillman Classic Solo and Sidecar Championships meeting will be held on 1 November, and this Saturday afternoon, 10 October, a winter Flat Track meeting will be held.

Admission to the Flat Track meeting will be just $10 for anyone over 16, and free for those under 16, with free seating in the new grandstand, and manager David Parker says “the 15 rider Pro 450 Final will be worth the $10 entry fee alone!”

The Pro 450 Solos will be the feature class with Mildura’s Nic Waters and Broken Hill’s Logan Coombe the pre-meeting favourites. The other senior classes are the Pro 250 Solos and the Pre 1985 Solos and all three classes will have plenty of interest for Speedway fans with a number of regular speedway riders competing, many of them from the Sidecars ranks with former Australian Champion Mark Mitchell, riders Jesse and Dylan Irwin, and passengers Jack and Mitchell Spear, Jesse Headland, Adam Pascoe and Tom Golding taking on the regular dirt track riders.

There will also be three classes of Junior riders.

Racing will start at 4pm, with each class having four heat rides per rider and a final, with entry via the eastern gate only from 2.30pm.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday afternoon, 10 October 2015.

Venue: Gillman Speedway Stadium, 65 Wilkins Road, Gillman – near the Port Adelaide area.

Gates open: at 2.30 pm. (entry via Eastern gate – near the pits – only)

Racing starts: at 4 pm. (practice at 3.30pm)

Events:

All Classes will have four heat rides for each rider plus a final. Finishing order in the finals will determine the award winners.

Classes/nominations:

Pro 450 Solos (14) : 19 Lincoln Tucker, 20 Brad Lawler, 024 Shane Mcglynn, 42 Logan Coombe (NSW), 51 Mitchell Spear, 52 Nicholas Waters (Vic), 65 Jack Spear, 79 Dylan Irwin, 86 Bruce Russell, 91 Jesse Irwin, 94 Will Symonds, 127 Jesse Headland, 181 John White, 383 Luke Magee, 511 Shane Church, 777 Matthew Ambrose. Note: since press release 42 Logan Coombe and 94 Will Symonds have scratched

Pro 250 Solos (8) : 3 Alex-Jack Woodberry (Vic), 17 Luke Magee, 18 Jake Mitchell, 51 Mitchell Spear, 52 Nicholas Waters (Vic), 67 Daniel Mitchell, 72 Adam Pascoe, 303 Thomas Gardiner

Pre 1985 Solos (6) : 18 Jake Mitchell, 18N Mark Mitchell, 20 Brad Lawler, 33 Tom Golding, 67 Daniel Mitchell, 511 Shane Church

Junior Solos age 13-U16 150cc 2 stroke/250cc 4 stroke (7) : 19 Brayden McGuinness, 82 Dakota Ballantyne, 283 Brad Lohmann (Vic), 440 Ned Faulkhead (Vic), 703 Chelsea Marley-Duncan, 666 Josh Malloy, 96 Anthony Stevens

Junior Solos age 9 – U13 85cc 2 stroke/150cc 4 stroke (4) : 5 Kyle Machin, 14 Liam May, 56 Casey Marley-Duncan, 623 Maddison Busch (Vic)

Junior Solos age 9 – U13 65cc (3) : 5 Kyle Machin, 41 Jackson Milner (Vic), 56 Casey Marley-Duncan

Admission: Everyone aged 16 and over $10, Under 16 free.

Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, maximum 29, minimum 15 [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]

Seating: There is a grandstand alongside the back straight and large grassed viewing mounds and terracing.

Food and drink: Full bar and catering available. Food includes hot chips, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, Chico Rolls, dim sims, hot dogs, sandwiches, doughnuts, coffee, cold drinks, sweets. 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 including the latest Blackchrome manufactured shirts and jackets. Eftpos available only in the souvenir shop.

Directions: The best way to get to Gillman Speedway is off Hanson Road.

If you are coming from the eastern and southern suburbs, get on to Hanson road off Torrens Road or Grand Junction Road, travel north on Hanson road over the train line then take the first road on the left, which is Wilkins road.

From the northern suburbs, travel down the new Port Adelaide expressway and take the Hanson Road exit. Once on Hanson Road, take the first exit on your right, this is Wilkins road.

From the western suburbs, Wilkins Road is the continuation of Bedford Street, north of Eastern Parade.

Contact for this meeting: Speedway Manager, David Parker 0403 364 658