Darrin Treloar/Blake Cox return to Gillman Speedway

11 March 2021 by Gillman Media

11-time Australian Sidecar Champion Darrin Treloar, and passenger Blake Cox, will make their first appearance in South Australia this season when they defend their Bob White Sidecar Cup at Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway on Saturday night (13 March).

Treloar is doing much less interstate travel from his Sydney home these days, but the Bob White Cup meeting means a lot to Treloar, and he and Cox are not only the defending Cup holders but have won the event on the only two occasions it has been held.

Newly crowned South Australian champions Mick Headland/Brenton Kerr, and former SA and Australian champion Mark Mitchell, and current passenger Tony Carter, will be Treloar’s main opposition to winning a third successive Cup, but there are any number of other possible challengers with almost every rider in the line-up capable of making at least the semi-final and, with a good run, the final.

UPDATE: Thursday afternoon. Although his name will appear in the programme because they are already printed, Mick Headland has withdrawn because of work commitments.

The junior Sidecar riders will also be competing for a Bob White Cup and it is a similar story to the seniors with Darrin’s son Jake Treloar, and passenger Isaac Mitchell, the defending holders, and Treloar also going for a third successive win.

There will also be support events for 500cc Solos, Flat Track Solos, Classic Sidecars and 125cc Junior Solos.

Top photo: Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter (left) and Mick Headland/Brenton Kerr. Right photo: Darrin Treloar and Blake Cox in last season’s Bob White Cup. Photos by Judy Mackay.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday, 13 March 2021.

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

Covid restrictions: COVID Plan in place. The QR code system will be operating. Everyone entering the venue will be required to check-in by scanning the QR code or filling in the alternative paper record sheet with a name and contact phone number. Family members who have the same address can sit together but others must adhere to the social distancing rules for outdoor sport and recreation activities of 1 person per 2 square metres. Hand sanitiser will be placed at the gate, toilets and all sales areas. COVID Marshals will be in place.

Parking and entrance: Patrons can enter via gates at the western and eastern ends of the venue. There are free off-street parking areas near both gates.

Gates open: at 4 pm.

Racing starts: at 7 pm. Free spectator access to the pits for a close look at the bikes and cars until approximately 6.30 pm.

Nominations:

Sidecars – Bob White Cup : 05-Klae Hobbs/Colby Higgins, 12-Brian Silvy/Damian Egan, 14-Kym Menadue/Eric Melton, 15-Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris, 21-Aaron Silvy/Jaron Silvy, 35-Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter, 40-Damien Niesche/tba, 43-Daniel Puddy/Zane Mackrell, 46-Mitchell Spear/Glen Zaworski, 50-Byren Gates/Michael O'Loughin (Vic), 57-Chris Bichard/Michael Bell, 68-Neale Hancock/Brendan Johnson (Vic), 82-Wayne Lethbridge/Grantley Simounds, 84-Darrin Treloar/Blake Cox (NSW), 107-Mick Headland/Brenton Kerr (OUT), 108-Max Howse/Riley Commons (NSW), 115-Kane Golding/Isaac Amos.

Solos 500cc : 18-Jake Mitchell, 19-Jake Turner (NZ), 20-Anthony Davey, 23-Brian Johnson, 39-Steven Graetz, 47-Nicholas Possingham, 211-Teagan Pedler.

Flat Track Solos : 11-Nigel Sadler, 12-Roy Stout, 46-Jaxon Rayner, 55-Sean Curtis, 99-Will Strugnell, 181-John White, 329-Daniel Low, 672-Dale Knights, 713-Con Twist

Classic Sidecars : 28-Aaron Silvy/Jaron Silvy, 68-Chris Holmes/Hannah Holmes (Vic), 82-Wayne Lethbridge/Grantley Simounds, -Brian Silvy/Damian Egan

Junior Sidecars Under 16 250cc Bob White Cup (on the infield junior track during track grades) : 3-Lachlan Coppen/tba (SA), 28-Amelia Silvy/Madison Pearce (SA), 41-Jackson Milner/Adam Niesche (Vic/SA), 46-Brady Tickle/Mitch Withers (NSW), 84-Jake Treloar/Isaac Mitchell (NSW), 194-Kayden Gates/Xavier Moore (Vic),

Junior Solo Under 16 125cc (on the infield junior track during track grades) : 15-Seth Pascoe, 23-Ben Dixon, 26-Jordan Hargreaves, 27-Travis Clarke, 33-Jake Fleet, K48-Kobi Canning, 524-Harry Sadler

Junior Solo Under 16 125cc novices : 03-Blake Schlein (Vic), 13-Jackson McPherson; 50cc : 4-Riley Stout, 16-Riley Edson, 46-Ruby Chapman;  and Pee Wees : 1-Lila Canning, 4-Riley Stout, 11-Nate Sadler, 14-James Menadue, 46-Owen Chapman . . . on the infield track at 6pm.

Solos Under 16 250cc : Ashley Jansen-Batchelor

Formats: Bob White Sidecar Cup; 500cc Solos 8 races; Flat Track Solos 8 races; Classic Sidecar 4 races; 125cc Solos 8 races.

Admission: Adults $25, Age Pension and Student Concession $20, Children Under 16 free. Souvenir programme $5. Grandstand seating free. Parking free.

Concession is limited to holders of the Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession card holders only. Eftpos available at both gates and in the canteen.

Seating: Grandstand seating is free for this meeting and there are large grassed viewing mounds and terracing suitable for deck chairs.

Food and drink: Full bar and catering available. Food includes hot chips, hamburgers, chicken burgers, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, Chiko Rolls, dim sims, hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, cold drinks, sweets. “Gillman has far and away the best speedway tucker” [Peter White’s Speedway World] Eftpos available at the main canteen.

Please note a condition of our liquor licence is no byo alcohol or glass can be brought into the venue.

Pets: No pets, other than guide dogs, are allowed into the venue.

Souvenirs: There is a well-stocked souvenir shop, including the new season shirts, hoodies and caps [see A Night At Gillman tab on Gillman Speedway website].

Weather Forecast: Maximum 22, minimum 17. Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers in the morning. Forecast as at 11 March. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]

Directions:

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 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: Ivan Golding 0417 138 378 or email contact@gillmanspeedway.com