Author: Dean Thompson

Bairnsdale Speedway returns this Saturday night with a long list of local Latrobe Valley and East Gippsland dirt track sedan heroes set to entertain in support of the annual King of the Rock for open wheel Limited Sportsman, which has attracted competitors from the Wimmera, the South-West and East Gippsland. Limited Sportsman have their first run of the season at Bairnsdale Speedway with Victorian champion Jock Baker set to resume battle with his own son Tommy who won last Saturday night in Horsham beating his father in his second ever race meeting. Andrew Wilson whom was third in the same…

Drouin’s number one sports entertainment promotion the Drouin Speedway fires up again this Sunday for the first event of the New Year with Junior Sedan racing the main event focus of the day. Whilst a large and strong field of Standard Saloons has also nominated as they do each and every meeting at Drouin, Ladies Standard Saloons, the Aces of Spades Vintage Hot Rods class and the Unlimited Sedans will also feature in action. Junior Standard Saloons feature on the program with Harry Cecil leading the way against Nathan Miles, Jack and Tom Braz, Cooper Joynson, Beau Stuchbery, and Zac…

Nineteen year old Ally Morrison from Warragul is Victoria’s number one Ladies Standard Saloon driver having gone back to back in the last two state titles ran at Nyora Raceway, and now the gun driver has her eyes on a third state title having set the standard so far this year winning round one of the Ladies state series in Bairnsdale and setting a lap time faster than any of the men racing that night in the Standard Saloon class, before winning a heat race recently against all the guys at Rosedale in the Rosedale Christmas Classic. Ally races for…

Wangaratta Speedway Club’s community spirit resulted in a terrific night for the nearby Corowa-Rutherglen Speedway club who held their first meeting of the season at the Wangaratta Speedway whilst the Wahgunyah Speedway goes through a clean up after the Murray River channels around the speedway broke over the levy and flooded the track damaging equipment and making a mess of the soil, and track. By opening the gates to their venue to the Corowa club, Wangaratta were able to help them raise funding to assist with being ready for the next event at Wahgunyah Speedway on January the 21st which…

On December the 30th, the Ramsdale Wreckers Racing team headed to Sonic Speedway at Swan Hill for what driver Jacob Mills hope becomes a new frequent venue and event for the class. In a new event, Mills competed in the Northern Mallee Masters and came out on top after a rough and tough night of action that provided some competitors unwanted big hits and damage. Mills himself was one of those damaged and potentially bound to pack the Production Sedan into the transport trailer early. In the end things turned out positively for Jacob, going on to win the event…

The Victorian Grand Prix Midget Association finally got their 22/23 season underway leaving 2022 behind as competitors parked their transporters in the Avalon Raceway pit enclosure for the annual Wally Anskaitis Memorial.With Janelle Saville and Anthony Lea from New South Wales joining the Victorian contingent that included Ashley Booker (#50 – HMJ – Yamaha 1000 – Pitstop Mowers), Victorian based New South Wales champion Shawn Ward, Chris Fowler, and New South Wales number three driver Jack Ward competing in a Wally Anskaitis built chassis (#4 – Yamaha 1000– Dominant Detailing) and also a Victorian, the racing was going to be…

Boxing night racing at Bairnsdale Speedway entertained with Sprintcars, Wingless Sprints, Ladies Standard Saloons and Standard Saloons featuring as the entertainment. Local East Gippsland race driver Adam Greenwood was amongst the winners in taking victory in the Sprintcars whilst Ally Morrison from West Gippsland in the Ladies Standard Saloons, Mark Miles from South Gippsland in the Open Standard Saloons and Adin Robertson from Melbourne’s South-Eastern Suburbs in Wingless Sprints were the other winners.A great crowd attended the evening as they do each and every Boxing Day with the speedway the biggest event in town and the Sprintcar racing did not…

With the holiday season well and truly underway in the Wimmera and visitors coming into town to stay with family and friends and others set to come to town for an extended stay in the new year, the speedway community is also contributing to Horsham and surrounding towns economy with a two-day race weekend booked in and ready to go this weekend starting Friday. On Friday evening January 6th local racers that include Steven Hateley and Jeremy Beddison will strap into their Wingless Sprints for round one of the ‘Summer Slam’ series. Drivers with interest in winning the overall series,…

Bairnsdale Speedway will once again be in action this upcoming Boxing Day evening  with a great show for all that will including Sprintcars, Wingless Sprints, Standard Saloons and Ladies Standard Saloons providing the entertainment, whilst it has also been confirmed by club President Mark Both, that he has an agreement from Santa Claus to appear and in a major coup for Bairnsdale, Santa has asked if he can jump in a race car for a skid! With Santa Claus brining joy to our children and getting into a race car, there should be plenty of smiles to go around for…

Nyora Raceway have held their last event before Christmas on Saturday night and families and fans were entertained on track with the racing and with the Christmas shenanigans of the Grinch and Santa Claus whilst one lucky fan was given a bicycle from Nyora Raceway Inc. In racing the main events were the visiting Sprintcars and the Junior Sedan Promotional Association series round. The Sprintcars were fast, very fast and the eventual winner Shane Steenholdt scorched around the track in 13.5 seconds during the final. Steenholdt from Bairnsdale won the feature event that originally ran seventeen laps without stoppage from…