Plaisted’s “Apprentices” take on Treloar’s “Masters” at Gillman Speedway - January 2017

January 19, 2017 by Gillman Media

Just a week after taking first and second in the South Australian Sidecar Championship, Darrin Treloar/Blake Cox and Justin Plaisted/Simon Cohrs go head-to-head again this Saturday night (21 January) as captains of rival teams in the Action Line Marking Team Racing at the Gillman Speedway Stadium.

Darrin Treloar will lead his “Masters” team of Warren Monson/Andrew Summerhayes, Byren Gates/Michael O’Loughlin, Neale Hancock/Brendan Johnson and Daniel Puddy/Luke Puddy against Plaisted’s “Apprentices” — Damien Niesche/Mitchell Spear, Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris, Tim Bichard/Brenton Marsh and Aaron Silvy/Adam Pascoe — in a 10-heat match, which will be followed by Rider of Night heats and final contested by all 19 nominated Sidecars.

There will also be a number of Solo support races with Victorian teenager Cooper Riordan taking on local riders Robert Medson, Dakota Ballantyne, Brayden McGuinness, Mitchell Grech and Seth Hickey in scratch races and a six-rider, six-lap handicap feature race.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday, 21 January 2017.

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

Gates open: 5 pm. The Eastern gate will close at 8pm. Off-street parking areas near both gates.

Racing starts: 7.30 pm. Free spectator access to the pits until around 6.30pm.

Riders/Passengers:

Sidecar Teams. Treloar’s Masters: 84 Darrin Treloar / Blake Cox, 43 Warren Monson / Andrew Summerhayes, 50 Byren Gates / Michael O’Loughlin, 68 Neale Hancock / Brendan Johnson, 43 Daniel Puddy / Luke Puddy

Plaisted’s Apprentices: 47 Justin Plaisted / Simon Cohrs, 40 Damien Niesche / Mitchell Spear, 21 Aaron Silvy / Adam Pascoe, 15 Shane Rudloff / Scott Morris, 77 Tim Bichard / Brenton Marsh

Sidecar support races : 11 Thomas Adams / Katelyn Silvy, 12 Brian Silvy / Josh Knott, 14 Kym Menadue / Eric Melton, 21 Adon Pearce / Brodie Gebhart, 22 StephenFowler / Ben Goodridge, 25 Clinton Crabb / Michael Bell, 56 Steve Browne / Colby Higgins, 57 Chris Bichard / Brett Lewis, 62 Mal Greig / Ayrton Canning.

500cc Solos : 9 Robert Medson, 19 Brayden McGuinness, 42 Seth Hickey, 51 Cooper Riordan, 82 Dakota Ballantyne, 808 Mitchell Grech.

125cc Junior Solos (infield track) : 20 Ben Dixon, 47 Nicholas Possingham, 51 Fraser Bowes, 80 Patrick Bowes, 211 Teagan Pedler.

Admission prices: Adults $25, Age Pension and Student Concession $20 (*), Children Under 16 $5, Under 12 free. Family $55. Grandstand seating $5. Programme $5. Parking free.

(*) Concession is limited to Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession Card holders only. A family ticket covers 2 adults and children under 16.

Weather Forecast: Sunny, maximum 30, minimum 16. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]

Seating: 216 seat grandstand; terracing and large grassed viewing mounds suitable for deck chairs.

VIP Area: The V.I.P. area is available to anyone who would like to treat their business colleagues, family or friends to the best view of motorcycle speedway action in Australia. Spectators can enjoy the elevated view overlooking the track, either from inside the temperature controlled room, on the timber decks, or the enclosed lawn area, for a very reasonable price per person. A fully stocked bar and a variety of food to suit all budgets is available and you can book the whole room or part thereof. Ring Gillman Speedway Manager David Parker on 0403 364 658 or e-mail dave@gillmanspeedway.com for more details.

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.

Meeting sponsor: Action Line Marking. Action Line Marking is one of Adelaide’s leading companies in the line marking industry. Their service extends from all areas of the metropolitan area to all regional areas of South Australia. With over 20 years’ experience, there is no job too big or too small for Action Line Marking.

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, has recently opened only five minutes from the track. Quest Port Adelaide has modern studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments.

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