Final winter Solo teams meeting at Gillman Speedway on Saturday

October 4, 2018 by Gillman Media

The final rounds of the 500cc Solo teams winter development program, take place at Gillman and Mildura this weekend, with the Gillman round starting at 1pm on Saturday (October 6).

As in previous meetings, the 15-heat match will be between teams representing affiliated overseas clubs Leszno (Poland) and Swindon (England) and will include British League riders Ryan Douglas, from Queensland, Justin Sedgmen from Victoria, and South Australia’s Robert Branford.

There will also be practice events for other classes including Sidecars, Classic bikes, Dirt bikes, Juniors and TQs, during the afternoon.

Racing starts at 1pm and the spectator admission price is $15 for everyone 16 years and older, with under 16 free. Entry is by the eastern gate (behind the pits) only.

Top photo: Queensland international rider Ryan Douglas at a previous teams meeting at Gillman. Photo by Judy Mackay.

Everything You Need To Know:

Meeting Date: Saturday, 6 October 2018.

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

Gate opens: 11 am. Eastern gate (near the pits) only.

Racing starts: 1 pm.

500cc Solo Teams:

CBS Bins Leszno Bulls: 1-Ryan Douglas (Qld), 2-rider replacement, 3-Brayden McGuinness (SA), 4-Dakota Ballantyne (SA), 5-Robert Branford (SA), 6-Steve Graetz (SA), 7-Connor Bailey (Vic) [Steve Graetz late withdrawal]

National Karate Swindon Robins: 1-Justin Sedgmen (Vic), 2-rider replacement, 3-Jack Morrison (Vic), 4-Kane Lawrence (NSW), 5-Robert Medson (SA), 6-Fraser Bowes (SA), 7-Seth Hickey (SA).

Practice Classes: Sidecars, 250cc Under 16 Solos, Flat Track Solos, Classic 500cc Solos, Classic Sidecars, 125cc Under 16 Solos, Three Quarter Midgets.

Admission: Age 16 and over $15, Under 16 free. Parking free. Race card (A4 sheet) free. Grandstand free.

Seating: Grandstand seating, 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]

Bar facilities available but 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. Eftpos available in the souvenir shop. Souvenirs can also be purchased online (see the Shop tab on the Gillman Speedway website).

Weather Forecast (as at 4/10/18): Maximum 24, minimum 9. Partly cloudy. [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.

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