Speedway Returns to Alexandra with Huge Modified Sedan Field

Published: Wednesday December 7 2022

This Saturday night racing returns to Alexandra Speedway with the Modified Sedan state series round the main event attracting over twenty-five entries to this point and including Alexandra members Brody Chrystie, Matt Nelson, Kasey Garlick and Damien Miller amongst them the host club member drivers are keen for a front of the pack showing on the track they grew up racing on with all three drivers’ members for over fifteen years.

Some of the state’s best competitors that will be in the thick of the action include the Australian Champion Brock Atkins, Wade McCarthy from Mildura, Brad Wicks from Bendigo, Daniel Simpson a former Victorian champion from Horsham, and Jarod Waters also from Mildura.

Also on the schedule is will be all the best local and visiting Sports Sedans with Josh Service hot of victory this past Saturday night in Wangaratta going up against twenty competitors keen to get one over him including the Brendan Miller, former Victorian champion Lee Beach whilst the current state champion Damien Miller is entering his car also.

Jack Kershaw and Will Fallon are back in competition representing the host club in Junior 1200 Sedans as is Braiden Webster and Dayne Murdoch. They will face tough competition particularly from Bryce Leek.

Victorian Speedway Council Junior Open Sedans and Junior 1200 Sedans plus the Speedway Sedans Australia Junior Top Stars and New Stars will all compete.

In the nationally governed Speedway Sedans Australia Juniors, the Top Stars entries will see recent Nyora winner River Paterson try to defeat his brother Linken at their home track, whilst the Simpson sister Bree and Tamika hope to be amongst those that throw a spanner in the works. The boys in the line-up including Tristan Jarred will be up against it with Matilda Farrell, Jasmin Bryant, Kiarna Barton and Maddy Capon all hoping to knock them down the podium order.

In the New Star Juniors, Cruz Farrell the last winner at Nyora and Tyson Heaphy the runner up there will contend with Steane Goverdik-Cosson a rookie driver, Zack Erickson and Max Leerson coming into town from the Southwest of Victoria.

This Saturday, racing begins from 4pm on Gordon Street Alexandra with a planned 10:30pm finish. Enquires can communicate via text to 0438 700 124 prior to race day up until 9.30pm, whilst the number is available for calls on race day.

Entrance will cost $75 for a family of two adults and three kids aged 10 to 16. An adult ticket is $30, Aged, and Invalid and children aged 10 to 16 is $15 with all children under the age of ten, free.

Alexandra and District Speedway club thank and acknowledge the following valuable supporters;
Alexandra & Yea Pre-Mix
Alexandra Panels & Towing
Beach Earthmoving
Bendigo Bank
Donnaz Underground
Eastern Suburbs Locksmiths
Elite Racking Installs
Endeavor Petroleum
Exhaust Fix Lilydale
Fallon’s Bus Services
Fineblade
Foodworks
Highline Racewear
Ismail’s Building & Construction
LS Quarry
Matthew & Sons Drilling Services
Metro Tow
Outer Eastern Steel
Raslarr Engineering
Revegetation Victoria
S&N Builders
Smooth Suspension
Town & Country Tennis Courts
Tyrepower Alexandra
Valley Onsite
Victory Lane Racegear
Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre
Yenckens Hardware Alexandra

NOMINATIONS
VICTORIAN MODIFIED PROMOTIONAL ASSOCIATION – TRITECH LUBRICANT SERIES
Brock Atkins – Australia 1/ Hamilton Club
Mark Deckert – Horsham 4
Jamie Paull – Nyora 4
Fletcher Barron – Avalon 5
Darcy Wilson – Ballarat 5
Damien Miller – Alexandra 6
Wade McCarthy – Mildura 6
Lucas Conder – Ballarat 9
Lachlan Fitzpatrick – Bendigo 11
Dale Hallett – Nyora 15
Will Shore – Mildura 15
Dylan Barrow – Ballarat 17
Brad Wicks – Bendigo 17
Bella Rizzoli – Ballarat 18
Brooke Ferguson – Portland 18
Brody Chrystie – Alexandra 32
Daniel Simpson – Horsham 33
Cameron Dike – Nyora 27
Tristan McGraw – Corowa 38
Shaun Thompson – Heartland 45
John Dike – Drouin 51
Marc Hanson – Bendigo 56
Matt Nelson – Alexandra 61
Kasey Garlick – Alexandra 62
Peter Angus – Nyora 71
Scott Angus – Nyora 72
Benny Mannix – Goulburn Valley 79
Shane Roycroft – Wangaratta 82
Jarod Waters – Mildura 92

VSC JUNIOR 1200 SEDANS
Braiden Webster – Alexandra 5
Ella Sheedy – Drouin 21
Dayne Murdoch – Alexandra 22
Bryce Leek – Drouin 29
Chase Doherty – Nyora 31
Jack Kershaw – Alexandra 52
Will Fallon – Alexandra 77

VSC SPORTS SEDANS
Damien Miller – Victoria 1
Brendan Miller – Alexandra 6
Travis Thorne – Nagambie 30
Steve Kershaw – Alexandra 52
Abbi Garlick – Alexandra 63
Jackson Barneveld – Alexandra 68
Jasmin Molloy – Ballarat 72
Luke Fallon – Alexandra 77
Felicity Roycroft – Wangaratta 82
Josh Service – Alexandra 84
Lee Beach – Alexandra 88
Bianca Ballantyne – Wangaratta 89

VSC JUNIOR OPEN SEDANS
Jacob Tinworth – Wangaratta 7
Jack Randall – Alexandra 51
Kalani Garlick – Alexandra 63

SSA TOP STARS JUNIOR SEDANS
Matilda Farrell – Nyora 5
Bree Simpson – Alexandra 10
Tamika Simpson – Alexandra 23
Tristan Jarred – Nyora 27
Jasmin Bryant – Alexandra 29
River Paterson – Alexandra 47
Linken Paterson – Alexandra 48
Kiarna Barton – Alexandra 51
Maddy Capon – Alexandra 66

SSA NEW STAR JUNIOR SEDANS
Steane Goverdik-Cosson – Alexandra 8
Tyson Heaphy – Nyora 9
Max Leersen – Simpson 9
Cruz Farrell – Nyora 25
Zack Erickson – Wangaratta 28

Written by
Dean Thompson
DMT Sports Media
For Alexandra and District Speedway Club