Gillman Speedway fires up again this Saturday night, 26 November - November 2016

November 23, 2016 by Gillman Media

Speedway fans keen for some action after a month without a meeting due to the rain-off a fortnight ago, with see an exciting 42 event programme of Solos, Sidecars and 250cc Junior Solos, sponsored by Eagle Fuels, this Saturday night (26 November).

Mick Headland/Brenton Kerr and Justin Plaisted/Cec Fraser, were the favourites for the rained-off meeting, but things will be tougher for them on Saturday night with the return of Mark Mitchell/Luke Mitchell, and the first appearance this season of Mark Plaisted/Ben Pitt. They’ll be joined by Arron and Teagan Hartwig, also making their first appearance for the season, and Damien Niesche/Mitchell Spear in a super six, with every race virtually the equivalent of a state championship final.

Aaron Silvy/Adam Pascoe, Tim Bichard/Brenton Marsh, Klae Hobbs/Liam Cox and Dean Hobbs/Justin Richards will be the favourites of the support group, with the top four scorers going into the rider of the night semi-finals against the super six riders.

The Solo ranks have also seen an influx of riders with British League riders Justin Sedgmen and Ty Proctor, and fellow Victorians Cooper Riordan, Jaimon Lidsey, Jordan Stewart and James Davies taking on local riders Robert Medson and Dakota Ballantyne, with three former junior riders from last season, Mitchell Grech, Brayden McGuinness and Aden Clare (NSW) taking on the more experienced Luke Bacskai, Jack Morrison (Vic), Seth Hickey and Gary Fischer in the Group 2 events.

Jack Norman is the favourite in the 250cc Solo races, ahead of Connor Bailey, Liam May and Fraser Bowes, while Norman and Bailey will be the favourites in junior 125cc Solo races which take part on the infield track during the brief track grades. To complete a busy night for Bailey, he’ll also be riding in the junior 250cc Sidecar races.

Patrons who attended the rained-off meeting can use their admission receipt for free admission to this meeting.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday, 26 November 2016.

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

Gates open: at 5 pm.

Racing starts: at 7.30 pm. Free spectator access to the pits for a close look at the bikes until approximately 6.30 pm.

Riders:

500cc Solos: Luke Bacskai, Dakota Ballantyne, Aden Clare (NSW), James Davies (Vic), Gary Fischer, Mitchell Grech, Seth Hickey, Jaimon Lidsey (Vic), Brayden McGuinness, Robert Medson, Jack Morrison (Vic), Ty Proctor (Vic), Cooper Riordan (Vic), Justin Sedgmen (Vic), Jordan Stewart (Vic).

Sidecars: Tom Adams/Katelyn Silvy, Chris Bichard/Brett Lewis, Tim Bichard/Brenton Marsh, Steve Browne/Colby Higgins (SA/Vic), Clinton Crabb/Michael Bell, Paul Donnelly/Jake Roberts (Vic), Ricky Fechner/Cameron White, Mal Greig/Ayrton Canning, Aaron Hartwig/Teagan Hartwig, Mick Headland/Brenton Kerr (SA/Vic), Dean Hobbs/Justin Richards, Klae Hobbs/Liam Cox, Mark Mitchell/Luke Mitchell, Damien Niesche/Mitchell Spear, Justin Plaisted/tba, Mark Plaisted/Ben Pitt, Aaron Silvy/Adam Pascoe, Brian Silvy/Josh Knott, Mick Tucker/Corey Palmer.

250cc Solos: Connor Bailey (Vic), Fraser Bowes, Liam May, Jack Norman.

125cc Solos: Connor Bailey (Vic), Fraser Bowes, Patrick Bowes, Hugh Evans, Jackson Milner (Vic), Jack Norman, Teagan Pedler, Nicholas Possingham, Layne Riordan (Vic), Jack Sadler, Angus Vandenberg.

250cc Sidecars: Connor Bailey/Jackson Milner (Vic), Mark-John Papastamatis/Teagan Pedler, Jack Sadler/Adam Niesche, Charlie Stewart/Jack Tovarra.

Admission: Adults $25, Age Pension and Student Concession $20, Children aged 12-15 $5, Children Under 12 free, Family $55. Programme $5. Grandstand seating $5. Parking free.

Concession is limited to holders of the Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession card holders only.

Patrons who attended the rained-off meeting can use their admission receipt for free admission to this meeting.

Seating: Grandstand seating (limited to 216 people). 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]

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.

Weather Forecast: Maximum 24, minimum 10. Mostly sunny. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]

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.

For interstate visitors flying into Adelaide and getting a hire car, Gillman is about 20kms, and 30 minutes’ drive (depending on traffic lights) from the airport. The easiest and most direct way from the airport, if not going to your accommodation first is:

On leaving the airport, turn left onto Sir Donald Bradman Drive. Continue along Sir Donald Bradman Drive until you reach the end of the airport grounds and turn right onto Tapleys Hill Road. Once you are on Tapleys Hill Road you can’t really go wrong. You only have to make three or four turns and most of those are simple. Just keep going on Tapleys Hill Road until you can’t go any further. That’s Port Road. Turn left onto Port Road (you can only turn left, so pretty easy to this point). Continue down Port Road for about 1 km to the first intersection which is Grand Junction road and turn right. You only go 700 metres along Grand Junction Road over a bridge over a railway line. Stay in the left lane because at the bottom of the bridge you turn left into Gray Terrace. Go to the end of Gray Terrace and turn right (you can’t go straight ahead) onto Bedford Street. Just keep going on that road until you get to the speedway. About 2 kms.

Accommodation: There is plenty of accommodation in Adelaide and suburbs, within 20-30 minutes of the Speedway, ranging from five star hotels to caravan parks and backpacker hostels. The Pavlos Motel on Main North Road, Pooraka offers a discount to speedway fans but you must ring the motel direct and ask for the Gillman Speedway discount. Full details are on the Gillman website under the information/accommodation tab. An exciting new accommodation venue, Quest Port Adelaide, opened this week, only five minutes from the track. Quest Port Adelaide has modern studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments. Further details on the Gillman Speedway website in coming weeks.

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