Here is Mitch Devlin's Footage from the 2016 Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprinter Trail as presented by Chemblast of Warrnambool.
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34th Sprintcar Easter Trail
34th Easter Sprintcar Trail
Here at Warrnambool for the final round of the Easter Sprintcar Trail.
South Australian Daniel Pestka comes into the night leading the series with a 2nd place at Avalon Friday night and again at Mt Gambier last night.
Victorian Dennis Jones is in 2nd followed by another South Australian Matt Egel.
Steven Lines was successful at Mt Gambier last night after a monumental crash at Avalon the previous night and picked up 3rd quickest in the time trial tonight.
Local hero Max Dumnsey secured quick time with a blistering 10.117 lap followed by the winner of the Avalon night Trevor Green with Lines 3rd quickest.
The warm up session was halted after Eddie Lumbar put his NSW36 car upside down into the fence in turn 3. With speeds reaching 160kph at the end of the straight and averaging 145+ kph per lap there is no room for mistakes here.
For regular updates on the night go to region and select Warrnambool.
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Video - Check out this awesome footage from the 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprint Car Championship fr
Check out this awesome footage from the 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprint Car Championship from Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool.
Once again Mitch Devlin has captured the many and varied angles of all the action!
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Photo - The Management, Board and Members of Premier Speedway, Warrnambool are extremely saddened by
The Management, Board and Members of Premier Speedway, Warrnambool are extremely saddened by the passing of one of our greatest supporters - Mr Roy Slater.
Roy was so much more than an enthusiastic race fan and Club member.
Through his business R.A Slater Engineering Roy along with his wife Kaye, their family and staff have been long time Sponsors of Premier Speedway.
Couple that with Roy's devotion to introducing new 'fans' to our sport, throwing open the doors of the Corporate Box he and Neville Dance share, enlightening many to their unique and entertaining pre-race rituals!
Over the years the flow of dignatries that have enjoyed that same hospitality include politicians, car owners, first time race fans and drivers from both here and abroad.
Although we now mourn the passing of Roy Slater, one of his final instructions eminated around the continuation of the support and traditions that have become synonymous with Roy and Kaye.
At this sad time we wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Kaye, the Slater Family, employees and friends on Roy's passing.
In closing Roy Slater may have lost this battle, but we think he won the overall battle as he leaves this life most commonly referred to as 'One of Natures Gentlemen'.
Rest In Peace Roy.
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Photo - Grant Anderson winner of Night 3 of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprinter Trail is joi
Grant Anderson winner of Night 3 of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprinter Trail is joined on the podium by Darren Mollenoyux (2nd) and Jack Lee (3rd). Photo Courtesy of Oval Express Magazine.
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Photo - Controversy, Action, Harley Davidson’s and Anderson Feature in Easter Trail Finale. Night
Controversy, Action, Harley Davidson’s and Anderson Feature in Easter Trail Finale.
Night number three of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail produced another action packed program of racing with Albury’s Grant Anderson claiming a hard fought and richly deserved A-Main victory.
At the commencement of the racing program as presented by Chemblast of Warrnambool, Steven Lines was in the box seat to claim the magnificent Geelong Harley Davidson Street 500 having secured wins at both Avalon Raceway on Good Friday and Borderline Speedway just 24 hours prior.
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2016 Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprinter Trail Set To Go To The Wire
The 2016 Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprinter Trail looks set to go down to the wire tonight, with Steven Lines set to enter Night 3 defending a slender 15 point lead over his nearest rivals when the cars hit the track at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool as presented by Chemblast.
Having claimed back to back victories at both Avalon Raceway on Good Friday and then again last night at Borderline Speedway, Mt. Gambier, Lines has amassed a perfect score of 440 points for his two nights work.
Snapping at his heals, and looking to prevent Lines collecting a $10,000.00 cash bonus if he can Sweep the weekend with another victory tonight, is the Red Hot Jamie Veal who has managed two podium finishes in the opening two nights of competition to sit second with 425 points.
Not without his chances based on recent form is Sydney's Ian Loudoun who like Lines and Veal is a Grand Annual Sprinter Classic Champion.
Loudoun, who will again campaign David Dickson's Essendon Ford backed V3 shares equal third in the points battle with James McFadden who like the trio above, will be hungry to secure a win tonight and give himself every chance of riding away on the magnificent Geelong Harley Davidson Street 500. Both drivers sit just 30 points adrift of Lines.
Defending Easter Trail Champion, Grant Anderson has quietly been going about his Title defence and is also not without his chances should he produce a strong result tonight.
With nearly 50 cars expected to sign in this afternoon, the action is sure to be red hot.
All ticket holders are reminded about and invited to the Open Pit Party between 3 and 4.00pm, with the public gates opening from 3.00pm as well.
A Massive Fireworks Display along with the Super Rod Cup will also feature as a part of the program.
Admission Prices are Adults $30.00; Concession $25.00; Children 12-15 $10.00; Children 6-11 $5.00.
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Night One of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail produced some great racing with Stev
Night One of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail produced some great racing with Steven Lines claiming the first of three $5000.00 pay days on offer!
Jamie Veal finished second with Ian Loudoun continuing his return to form of late with a very strong third place finish.
A shout out to the unlucky James McFadden who was dominant all night long only to make contact with another car in the shadows of the races climax - this resulted in James finishing sixth.
So onto night two tonight at Borderline Speedway, Mt Gambier with the likes of Matt Egel and Jordyn Brazier expected to join the already tough entry list!
If you can't make it tonight, be sure to cancel everything else and be at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on Easter Sunday night (tomorrow) for the chance to see who will claim the magnificent Harley Davidson Street 500 as the 2016 Easter Sprintcar Trail Champion!
Don't forget the Open Pit Party from 3-4pm and the Massive season ending fireworks display as well.
Gates open at 3pm with racing from 5pm.
Heaps of tickets available we hope to see you there.
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Photo - Big Field Sets Sights On Harley Davidson Street 500 This Easter The 2016 Geelong Harley Dav
Big Field Sets Sights On Harley Davidson Street 500 This Easter
The 2016 Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail is set to kick off tomorrow at Avalon Raceway Geelong with another large contingent of the Nation’s best Sprintcar pilots all eyeing off the magnificent Harley Davidson Street 500.
The sharp looking Harley, is on offer to the overall points winner over the three nights of competition, with Saturday night seeing the teams move across the border to Mt. Gambier before returning to the Garden State for the third and final night at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool.
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Big Names, Strong Fields for Geelong Harley Davidson 2016 Easter Sprintcar Trail
With a magnificent Harley Davidson Street 500 on offer for the overall Points Champion, plus the opportunity to collect a cool $10,000 bonus for sweeping the weekend, the 2016 Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail has again attracted a star-studded entry list ahead of this weekend’s action.
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Photo - Jamie Veal’s domination of the 2015-16 Premier Speedway season continued tonight when he a
Jamie Veal’s domination of the 2015-16 Premier Speedway season continued tonight when he again proved the cream of the crop in a star-studded field claiming Round 2 of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Chase, while Brett Milburn all but sealed the deal as far as securing his maiden Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series Championship was concerned.
Veal was made to fight all the way to the finish in the 30 lap final that was punctuated by a number of tallow flag situations, including a couple within six laps of the race being completed.
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Photo - Max and Linesy Set For Sunday Night. Notice to Teams: Premier Speedway to trial new Pit Par
Max and Linesy Set For Sunday Night.
Notice to Teams: Premier Speedway to trial new Pit Parking Configuration.
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Photo - J-Mac, Reidy, The General and Ryan Jones On Board For Sunday The Big Names continue to roll
J-Mac, Reidy, The General and Ryan Jones On Board For Sunday
The Big Names continue to roll in for this Sunday Night at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool with the field now likely to exceed 60 cars!
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Photo - A Big Shout Out, Congratulations and Happy Birthday to one of Premier Speedway's Greatest Su
A Big Shout Out, Congratulations and Happy Birthday to one of Premier Speedway's Greatest Supporters - Clinton Baulch of Clinton Baulch Nissan. Remember that if you are in the market for a new or used vehicle Baulchy is the Man to see right here in Warrnambool, Brmmmmm!
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Photo - Big Name USC Chase Contenders Return To Take On Eureka Series Best Recently crowned ENZED W
Big Name USC Chase Contenders Return To Take On Eureka Series Best
Recently crowned ENZED World Series Sprintcars Champion Jamie Veal will return to Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool this Sunday night to tackle the penultimate night of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcars Series which has a little added spice this season, doubling as the second round of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Chase.
Veal, will not have everything his own way however, with the likes of Robbie Farr, Ben Atkinson, Grant Anderson, Luke Dillon, David Murcott and Cameron Gessner all among the preliminary list of nominations as forwarded to Premier Speedway this morning…..
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TV Alert - 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship coverage on ONE HD from 1.00pm AEDST tom
TV Alert - 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship coverage on ONE HD from 1.00pm AEDST tomorrow (Saturday). There is some awesome footage and interviews in this program make sure you catch it !!
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Video - Sunday March 13, 2016 - Second Last Round of 2015-16 Eureka Garages and Sheds Series - Round
Sunday March 13, 2016 - Second Last Round of 2015-16 Eureka Garages and Sheds Series - Round Two of the $30,000 to Win Ulitmate Sprintcar Championship Chase - Late Models & V8 Dirt Modifieds…. See You There!
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Photo - SUNDAY MARCH 13 – LOCK IT IN AT PREMIER SPEEDWAY Grab your diary, grab you pen and lock i
SUNDAY MARCH 13 – LOCK IT IN AT PREMIER SPEEDWAY
Grab your diary, grab you pen and lock in Sunday March 13, 2016 as it promises to be a massive night of Speedway action at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool with the penultimate round of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series hitting the high banks which also doubles as Round 2 of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship $30,000 to win Chase!
March 13 will also serve as the Penultimate Round of the 2015-16 Parr Motorsports USC Premier Speedway Sprintcar Track Premiership which also rewards the victor with a cool $10,000.00 voucher from Adrian and Kim Parr at Parr Motorsports!
The Sprintcar A-Main will also pay $5,000 to win as a part of the two night Labour Day Clash, which will see Simpson Speedway host the final night of this lucrative mini series on Saturday March 19.
Joining the some of the best Sprintcar drivers in the country, including some of the regular Sydney Speedway heavy hitters, in Warrnambool on the night will be a healthy field of Late Models while the V8 Dirt Modified’s will also be involved in what promises to be an action packed night of racing.
With no qualifying for the Sprintcars, on track action will kick off at 5.00pm with Hot Laps, with the public gates opening at 4.00pm.
Adult admission is just $25.00 for adults, $20.00 for Concession (Aged & Disability), Children 12-15 are $10.00 and Children 6-11 are $5.00.
For those Race Fans looking to attend a night at the Sprintcar Races doing it in style? Then this great offer might be for you.
This is your chance to take in all the action of a massive night of Sprintcar Racing at Sungold Stadium along with the Late Models and V8 Dirt Modifieds, from the comfort of the Premier Speedway VIP suite.
This offer is open to any business or group of people that would like to cater for up to 25 of their staff, clients or perhaps you are a race team that needs to reward some of your loyal sponsors and supporters, this is open to anyone! The offer includes entry to the venue on race night, VIP parking (limited), in-field tours and a food and beverage package!
If you are a business, advertising opportunities can be value added to the package at no additional cost, including your logo on the Premier Speedway scoreboard!
If you are a smaller group of race fans, why not express your interest in a smaller package that may well be your ticket to the best night you have ever had at the races!
Five packages for five people will be made available should demand exceed that of the sponsorship offer! These packages will sell for $125.00 per person!
The investment required for the full 25-person package is available by contacting the Speedway.
With both offers to be on a first come first served basis and with both offers very reasonably priced…. Be sure to get in quick.
Please call David Mills at Premier Speedway during office hours on (03) 5565 1789 for pricing and more information!
While you have that Diary and Pen out – also mark in Sunday March 27, 2016 for Night 3 of the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail which will also feature the Super Rod Cup and a massive season ending Fireworks display as engineered by our good friends at Profire Pyrotechnics.
Tickets for both events can be pre-purchased via the Premier Speedway website www.premierspeedway.com.au or at the gate.
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TV Alert - for those looking for the final one hour episode of the 2016 Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprin
TV Alert - for those looking for the final one hour episode of the 2016 Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic - please check your local guides as the good folk at FOX Sport made a scheduling change and it aired this morning. Replays are scheduled for other to be advised times. Premier Speedway apologise for this change but as you would appreciate it is a situation that is well beyond the control of the Club and the producers of the program.
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Domain Ramsay Wins Victorian Speedway Title and Harry Ross Claims the Pikey! Domain Ramsay’s rece
Domain Ramsay Wins Victorian Speedway Title and Harry Ross Claims the Pikey!
Domain Ramsay’s recent run of stellar form in the Speedcar division continued at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on Saturday night when the popular driver claimed the Victorian Speedcar Championship while Harry Ross was the toast of the Junior Sedan field when he claimed a hard fought victory in the prestigious Neville Pike Cup.
However there was to be no-denying Ramsay, capping a solid night at the wheel of the Indy Race Parts V71 entry when he claimed victory in the 30-lap feature.
Brayden Willimington was another to impress as he charged to second ahead of Paul Farrell, who like Willimington came on strong in the second half of the feature race event.
Ramsay dominated the early part of the feature event before he was challenged strongly by Anthony Chaffey aboard the immaculate V6 entry.
It appeared as if Chaffey and Willmington may have had Ramsay’s measure before contact with between Ramsay and Chaffey saw the later spin to a halt on the entry to turn two.
At the re-start it was Willmington who was handed the job of running Ramsay down, while Paul Farrell who originally started from position 12 on the grid was beginning to cut through the field.
As the laps ran down there was to be no denying Ramsay however as he proved to be a very worthy Victorian Champion taking the win from Willmington and Farrell.
Fourth home was Stewart Grant-Campbell with the South Australia 71 entry of Ben Hall finishing fifth.
Nick Parker followed them home in sixth after he had started from position 15 on the grid while seventh place went the way of Chaffey.
The top Matt Papa, Stuart Ferguson and Justin McMinn then rounded ten out.
Earlier in the night some very entertaining heat racing produced wins to Stewart Grant-Campbell, Michael Harders, Paul Murphy and Domain Ramsay.
The Junior Sedan Neville Pike Cup was a fantastic advertisement for the skill and tenacity of the junior drivers.
The Mortlake 19 entry of Harry Ross was the dominant driver in the 20 lap A-Main as he claimed a memorable win ahead of Queensland’s Maddi McGee and Angus Hollis who again impressed at the wheel of his Portland 16 entry.
The top three who were literally nose to tail for the final six or seven circulations of Sungold Stadium were followed home by Donald Young (AX43), Jake Warren (M84), Colby Lunt (AX76), Ben Micallef (W55), Luke Dingley (AX48), Brady Dignan (W8) with Carly Walsh bringing the M4 entry home with a top ten finish.
Earlier the Junior B Grade final was won by Darcy Giblin who has been impressive on both of his visits to Premier Speedway during the 2015-16 season, while second went to Katelyn Worthy who finished just ahead of third placed Jackson Van Ginneken.
In the Wingless Sprint division Simpson’s Luke Weel prepared for next weekend’s Australian Championship in fine style when he took out the 20-lap feature event.
Weel was again too strong for second placed Andy Hibbert while rounding out the podium finishers was Sam Wren.
They were followed by Glenn Watts who stormed from position 14 on the grid to run fourth just ahead of Alex Thomson aboard the V77 entry.
The next meeting at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will be held on Sunday March 13, 2016 and will feature the penultimate round of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series, which also doubles as Night Two of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Chase.
Also on the program will be Late Models and V8 Dirt Modifieds.
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Domain Ramsay Wins Victorian Speedcar Title and Harry Ross Claims the Pikey! Domain Ramsay’s rece
Domain Ramsay Wins Victorian Speedcar Title and Harry Ross Claims the Pikey!
Domain Ramsay’s recent run of stellar form in the Speedcar division continued at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on Saturday night when the popular driver claimed the Victorian Speedcar Championship while Harry Ross was the toast of the Junior Sedan field when he claimed a hard fought victory in the prestigious Neville Pike Cup.
However there was to be no-denying Ramsay, capping a solid night at the wheel of the Indy Race Parts V71 entry when he claimed victory in the 30-lap feature.
Brayden Willimington was another to impress as he charged to second ahead of Paul Farrell, who like Willimington came on strong in the second half of the feature race event.
Ramsay dominated the early part of the feature event before he was challenged strongly by Anthony Chaffey aboard the immaculate V6 entry.
It appeared as if Chaffey and Willmington may have had Ramsay’s measure before contact with between Ramsay and Chaffey saw the later spin to a halt on the entry to turn two.
At the re-start it was Willmington who was handed the job of running Ramsay down, while Paul Farrell who originally started from position 12 on the grid was beginning to cut through the field.
As the laps ran down there was to be no denying Ramsay however as he proved to be a very worthy Victorian Champion taking the win from Willmington and Farrell.
Fourth home was Stewart Grant-Campbell with the South Australia 71 entry of Ben Hall finishing fifth.
Nick Parker followed them home in sixth after he had started from position 15 on the grid while seventh place went the way of Chaffey.
The top Matt Papa, Stuart Ferguson and Justin McMinn then rounded ten out.
Earlier in the night some very entertaining heat racing produced wins to Stewart Grant-Campbell, Michael Harders, Paul Murphy and Domain Ramsay.
The Junior Sedan Neville Pike Cup was a fantastic advertisement for the skill and tenacity of the junior drivers.
The Mortlake 19 entry of Harry Ross was the dominant driver in the 20 lap A-Main as he claimed a memorable win ahead of Queensland’s Maddi McGee and Angus Hollis who again impressed at the wheel of his Portland 16 entry.
The top three who were literally nose to tail for the final six or seven circulations of Sungold Stadium were followed home by Donald Young (AX43), Jake Warren (M84), Colby Lunt (AX76), Ben Micallef (W55), Luke Dingley (AX48), Brady Dignan (W8) with Carly Walsh bringing the M4 entry home with a top ten finish.
Earlier the Junior B Grade final was won by Darcy Giblin who has been impressive on both of his visits to Premier Speedway during the 2015-16 season, while second went to Katelyn Worthy who finished just ahead of third placed Jackson Van Ginneken.
In the Wingless Sprint division Simpson’s Luke Weel prepared for next weekend’s Australian Championship in fine style when he took out the 20-lap feature event.
Weel was again too strong for second placed Andy Hibbert while rounding out the podium finishers was Sam Wren.
They were followed by Glenn Watts who stormed from position 14 on the grid to run fourth just ahead of Alex Thomson aboard the V77 entry.
The next meeting at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will be held on Sunday March 13, 2016 and will feature the penultimate round of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series, which also doubles as Night Two of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Chase.
Also on the program will be Late Models and V8 Dirt Modifieds.
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SPEEDCAR VIC TITLE UP FOR GRABS AS EARLY SEASON VICTORS RETURN TO SUNGOLD STADIUM This Saturday nig
SPEEDCAR VIC TITLE UP FOR GRABS AS EARLY SEASON VICTORS RETURN TO SUNGOLD STADIUM
This Saturday night at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool the Victorian Speedcar Championship will go on the line, in what is the Speedcars first visit to Premier Speedway since the 74th running of the Australian Championship exactly 12 months ago.
The entry list is dominated naturally by Victorians, while from an interstate perspective current Queensland Champion Michael Harders will make the trek south while Brayden Willmington, fresh of an A-Main appearance at the recently contested Australian Championship in Sydney will again be at the wheel of the N89 entry.
Only a couple of weeks ago the ultra tough Speedcar Super Series rolled into Geelong Avalon Raceway and two of Saturday night’s entrants certainly stood tall with Domain Ramsay (2nd) and Anthony Chaffey (3rd) finishing on the podium.
Chaffey currently sits in second place overall in the Speedcar Super Series and will definitely be one to watch on Saturday night.
Another driver to show his credentials at Avalon was Ashley Booker who was fourth on the night and will be looking to continue that form around the high banks of Sungold Stadium.
The Speedcar fraternity will be out in force to acknowledge one of their own on Saturday night, with Andy Pearce set to be at the wheel of the V18 machine, most recently campaigned by Braeden “Skip” Palmer who was tragically killed in a road accident recently.
Aside from the Speedcars, the prestigious Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans will feature on the program with 36 drivers nominating across both A and B Grade.
On the A Grade side of the draw both Harry Ross in the M19 registered car and Angus Hollis in the P16 entry managed to feature on the podium in the Yeoman Williams Memorial as held at Premier Speedway back on December 19.
South Aussie Brad Gartner is always fast while Jake Warren (M84), Ben Micallef (W55), Noah Van Ginneken (W22) and Queensland visitor Maddi McGee are all expected to feature prominently.
Last time the Juniors hit Premier Speedway Blake Walsh (M2) was impressive in the B Grade division, taking the win from Darcy Giblin (L29) and Jack Tanner (W21) with all three drivers again nominated for action this weekend.
The Neville Pike Cup celebrates not only the life of one of Premier Speedway’s Life Members but also acknowledges the contribution “Pikey” made to Junior Sedan racing not only in South West Victoria but also right around Victoria and Australia in general.
If that’s not enough action for you another very strong field of Wingless Sprints will also be in action with Laang’s David Cook looking for a repeat of his early season form that saw him capture a feature race win at Sungold Stadium back on November 7.
On that occasion Cook was joined on the program by Glenn Watts who was super impressive in second while third place fell the way of popular Wingless racer Luke Weel.
In what has proven to be an ominous sign defending Victorian Champion James Wren was fourth back in November, but has since been able to defend his Victorian Championship so he too will be another to watch on Saturday night.
A very healthy entry list consisting of 38 cars will do battle in the Wingless Sprints.
The on-track action is set to kick off with a round of Wingless Sprint Heats from 5.00pm with the gates opening at 4.00pm.
General Admission Prices are: Adults $25.00, Concession $20.00, Children 12-15 $10.00, Children 6-11 $5.00.
Tickets are available at the gate or on-line via www.premierspeedway.com.au.
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Two More Sleeps !! That's right this Saturday night Chittick's Presents the Victorian Speedcar Champ
Two More Sleeps !! That's right this Saturday night Chittick's Presents the Victorian Speedcar Championship along with Wingless Sprints and the prestigious Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans.
Gates open at 4.00pm, racing from 5.00pm.
Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool "Where History Happens"
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Photo - Premier Speedway Update: Saturday February 27, 2016 - Victorian Speedcar Championship, Wing
Premier Speedway Update:
Saturday February 27, 2016 - Victorian Speedcar Championship, Wingless Sprints and the Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans!
Gates Open at 4.00pm with Racing getting under way from 5.00pm.
Admission Adults $25.00; Concession $20.00; Children 12-15 $10.00; Children 6-11 $5.00.
Sunday March 13, 2016 - The Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Chase Round 2, featuring the penultimate round of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series along with Late Models and V8 Dirt Modifieds.
Gates Open at 4.00pm with Racing getting under way from 5.00pm.
Admission Adults $25.00; Concession $20.00; Children 12-15 $10.00; Children 6-11 $5.00.
Please note Limited VIP Room Tickets are available - package includes Venue Admission, VIP Room Access, Food and Beverage package and in-field tours.
The price of these packages has been slashed to $125.00 per person or groups of 5 persons for $575.00.
If your super quick you might even be able to book it for a full gout of 25 of your mates, business associates etc.
Call the Premier Speedway office on (03) 5565 1789 for booking and more information.
Sunday March 27, 2016 - The Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail, the Super Rod Cup and a Massive Fireworks Display.
Drivers ans Teams Please Note: Entry Forms for the Geelong Harley Davidson Easter Sprintcar Trail are now available for download via the Premier Speedway website.
Gates open at 3.00pm with a pre-race pit party will be held between 3.00pm and 4.00pm. Racing will commence at 5.00pm.
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TV Alert!! Tonight 8.30pm - Episode One of the 2016 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic on Fox Sports! If you can't catch it tonight it will be replayed on Fox Sports from 9.00am on Thursday!
For those without a Foxtel subscription, The Classic will be on ONE HD on Saturday - please check you local guides for times!
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This Saturday under the bright lights Of Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool it is the Victorian Speedcar Championship along with the prestigious Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans as well as all the action of the Wingless Sprints! Gates Open at 4.00pm Racing from 5.00pm…..
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2016 Classic and Aussie Title On TV! Episode one of the TV Production of the 2016 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be shown on Fox Sports (check you local guides) on Tuesday February 23, 2016.
Then next Saturday on ONE HD, The Classic will make an appearance on Free to Air TV as well! Again check you local guides for times.
Episode two of the Classic will then be shown on Fox Sports on Tuesday March 1, 2016.
The Australian Championship will also be seen on Fox Sports on Tuesday March 8 and Tuesday March 15! How good is that!
So cancel those meetings, cancel indoor tennis, forget about the gym - it's nothing but Sprintcars on TV for the next four Tuesday evenings!
Also why your at it, check out Ultimate Sprintcar every Saturday on 7 Mate and all the action from World Series Sprintcars on One HD as well.
Then also the Australian Speedcar Championship will also get some air time on Fox Sports on Tuesday March 22, 2016!
Again, check your local guides for times!
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Video - The 2016 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic - The Short Film with special thanks to Mitch Devlin
The 2016 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic - The Short Film with special thanks to Mitch Devlin for his amazing work!
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A reminder about Premier Speedway February 27 Meeting - Nomination Information for Speedcars, Wingle
A reminder about Premier Speedway February 27 Meeting - Nomination Information for Speedcars, Wingless Sprints and Juniors Sedans.
The next meeting at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will be conducted on Saturday February 27, 2016 and features yet another action packed night of racing.
On the program will be the Speedcar Victorian Title, The Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans and Wingless Sprints.
All intending drivers are asked to use the following nomination process for their respective class:
Speedcars: Enter via the VSDA as per normal nomination process.
Junior Sedans: Nominate via Kellie Atkins at the JSPA before 8.00pm on Sunday February 21, 2016. Nominations are to be emailed to autoworx@bigpond.net.au or text to 0438 577 161.
Wingless Sprints: Nominate via the AWSR on-line process as per usual.
The Pits will open at 1.00pm, with all cars to be at the venue by 3.30pm.
The on-track action is set to kick off with a round of Wingless Sprint Heats from 5.00pm with the gates opening at 4.00pm.
General Admission Prices are: Adults $25.00, Concession $20.00, Children 12-15 $10.00, Children 6-11 $5.00.
Tickets are available at the gate or on-line via www.premierspeedway.com.au.
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PREMIER SPEEDWAY VIP ROOM EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE FOR USC CHASE ROUND!
Are you involved in a business with a keen interest in Sprintcar Racing? Or have you and a group of mates ever wondered what it would be like to attend a night at the Sprintcar Races doing it in style? Then this might be the offer for you.
On Sunday March 13, 2016, Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will play host to the penultimate night of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series which also doubles as the second round of the USC Chase, which will reward the eventual winner of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship with a cool $30,000.00 pay day!
This is your chance to take in all the action of yet another massive night of Sprintcar Racing at Sungold Stadium along with the Late Models and V8 Dirt Modifieds, from the comfort of the Premier Speedway VIP suite.
This offer is open to any business that would like to cater for 25 of their staff, clients or perhaps you area race team that needs to reward some of your loyal sponsors and supporters, this is open to anyone! The offer includes entry to the venue on race night, VIP parking (limited), in-field tours and a food and beverage package!
If you are a business, advertising opportunities can be value added to the package at no additional cost, including your logo on the Premier Speedway scoreboard!
If you are a smaller group of race fans, why not express your interest in a smaller package that may well be your ticket to the best night you have ever had at the races!
Five packages for five people will be made available should demand exceed that of the sponsorship offer! These 5 person packages will sell for $175.00 per package!
The investment required for the full 25-person package is available by contacting the Speedway.
With both offers to be on a first come first served basis and with both offers very reasonably priced…. Be sure to get in quick.
Please call David Mills at Premier Speedway during office hours on (03) 5565 1789 for pricing and more information!
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Premier Speedway February 27 Meeting - Nomination Information.
The next meeting at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool will be conducted on Saturday February 27, 2016 and features yet another action packed night of racing.
On the program will be the Speedcar Victorian Title, The Neville Pike Cup for Junior Sedans and Wingless Sprints.
All intending drivers are asked to use the following nomination process for their respective class:
Speedcars: Enter via the VSDA as per normal nomination process.
Junior Sedans: Nominate via Kellie Atkins at the JSPA before 8.00pm on Sunday February 21, 2016. Nominations are to be emailed to autoworx@bigpond.net.au or text to 0438 577 161.
Wingless Sprints: Nominate via the AWSR on-line process as per usual.
The Pits will open at 1.00pm, with all cars to be at the venue by 3.30pm.
The on-track action is set to kick off with a round of Wingless Sprint Heats from 5.00pm with the gates opening at 4.00pm.
General Admission Prices are: Adults $25.00, Concession $20.00, Children 12-15 $10.00, Children 6-11 $5.00.
Tickets are available at the gate or on-line via www.premierspeedway.com.au.
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For those with access to Fox Sports 506 - the first episode of the Scott Darley Classic from Sydney
For those with access to Fox Sports 506 - the first episode of the Scott Darley Classic from Sydney Speedway will be on air at 8.00pm tonight. Why not sit back and enjoy !
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Video - Cameron T. Cone managed to sneak away from his usual post to capture some awesome footage of
Cameron T. Cone managed to sneak away from his usual post to capture some awesome footage of Kerry Madsen celebrating his second Australian Sprintcar Championship on Sunday night! Cameron has one again proven he is more than just a handy Re-Start Cone! Cameron also asked us to advise all of you that none of his Orange Friends were hurt in the making of this film despite getting a little close to the action at times!
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Just because we can ! #backformore
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Photo - As at 9am this morning, despite a wet and soggy night which consisted of some very heavy rai
As at 9am this morning, despite a wet and soggy night which consisted of some very heavy rainfall, the 54th Lucas Australian Sprintcar Championship is still on schedule to be completed tonight (Sunday January 31, 2016).
We would like to thank all of the loyal fans that have supported the Premier Speedway Club over the past week as we strive to put on a fitting conclusion to the Australian Championship tonight.
The dress sausage sizzle on the Warrnambool side of the complex will still be held from 11.00am til 12.30pm.
Should further updates be required please check our website, our Facebook Page or call the race info line on 9513 5555 and listen to the recorded message.
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Photo - Veal Heads Up An All South West Victorian Podium Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Champion Ja
Veal Heads Up An All South West Victorian Podium
Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Champion Jamie Veal continued his golden run at Premier Speedway this evening when he claimed victory in the Preliminary Feature event to cap off proceedings for night two of the 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship.
Veal was joined on the winners podium by fellow Warrnambool native Darren Mollenoyux while Simpson's John Vogels was third.
With Chace Karpenko producing a career best qualifying performance throughout his two qualifying night heat races, the driver of the NT21 started from pole position for the 30 lap feature event.
Alongside Karpenko was the ACT18 of 2014 Knoxville Raceway Track Champion Ian Madsen and it was Madsen who stole the march in his rivals as he led the field after the opening lap as Veal began to move forward from his position four starting position.
On lap two, the S22 of Chad Ely was the first retirement after his front wing became dislodged.
With Madsen trying to run and hide the large crowd on hand were treated to multiple slide jobs as both Madsen and Veal traded blows and positions at the front of the field.
On lap 13 the yellow lights blinked on as Robbie Farr ground to a halt in the NQ7 entry after he too enjoyed a near faultless qualifying run which saw the 2004 Aussie Champ begin the race from position three.
The next major delay in proceedings came when the power plant on the Q36 entry of Luke Oldfield expired, depositing a large amount of oil on the racing surface, which resulted in a lengthy red light stoppage.
At the resumption it was Madsen who again led the way while Veal continued to work the high side of the track as the gap closed. Then on lap 25 Veal managed to slide Madsen for the lead on the entry to turn one before Madsen spun the ACT18 on entry to turn three resulting in the demise of not only the one time race leader but also Chace Karpenko who has strode his way into podium contention, while Steven Lines dynamic run from position nine also was impeded slightly as he flipped the W3 machine resulting in severe top wing damage.
At the resumption it was all Veal as the five laps passed by in the blink of an eye with the dominant V35 entry taking the win ahead of Darren Mollenoyux and the ever consistent John Vogels who again impressed having progressed to third from an eighth place starting position.
Rounding out the official top five were Jason Kendrick who also showed immense car speed as he sped from position 12 on the grid.
Tim Van Ginneken (V36), Dion Bellman (V40), Daniel Pestka (V88), Ian Loudoun (V3) and Max Dumesny (V5) who rounded out the top ten followed them.
They were followed by Luke Walker (V67), Darren Jensen (Q75), Lines (W3) and Keke Falland (S78).
The DNF’s consisted of Ian Madsen (ACT18), Chace Karpenko (NT21), Luke Oldfield (Q36), Matt Smith (N11), Robbie Farr (NQ7) and Chad Ely (S22).
Earlier in the program the B-Main was won by Luke Oldfield (Q36) ahead of Chad Ely (S22), Max Dumesny (V5) and Keke Falland (S78), while the last chance C-Main saw Jamie Bricknell (T55) and Dennis Jones (V17) tag onto the back of the B-Main.
The heat races, of which there were eight in total were won by Steven Lines, John Vogels, Darren Jensen, Dion Bellman, Tim Van Ginneken, Luke Walker, Daniel Pestka and James Thompson.
The points standing after night two of the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship as presented by Red Ed’s Sheds is as follows:
1 V37 Grant Anderson 136.5 12.889
2 W2 Brooke Tatnell 132 12.995
3 W26 Luke Dillon 131 12.216
4 W12 Daniel Harding 129 12.315
5 N29 Kerry Madsen 127.5 12.954
6 W57 Shaun Bradford 126 12.935
7 V35 Jamie Veal 124 11.553
8 N92 Sam Walsh 124 12.888
9 A1 David Murcott 123 12.554
10 S19 Bradley Keller 122.5 12.307
11 V77 Darren Mollenoyux 119.5 11.28
12 S97 Matt Egel 119.5 13.088
13 V26 Nick Lacey 119.5 13.559
14 V88 Daniel Pestka 118.5 11.271
15 N7 Toby Bell-Bowen 118 11.627
16 V70 John Vogels 117 10.997
17 NT21 Chace Karpenko 117 11.338
18 Act18 Ian Madsen 116.5 11.387
19 V40 Dion Bellman 115 11.286
20 NQ7 Robbie Farr 115 11.481
21 W11 Jason Kendrick 114.5 11.266
22 Q75 Darren Jensen 112.5 11.279
23 W3 Steve Lines 112 11.025
24 V36 Tim Van Ginneken 109.5 11.566
25 W77 Brad Maiolo 109.5 12.922
26 V67 Luke Walker 109 11.488
27 V3 Ian Loudoun 108 11.372
28 S2 Craig Vanderstelt 108 13.287
29 N11 Matthew Smith 107.5 11.668
30 Act21 Shaun Dobson 104.5 13.138
31 V47 Tim Rankin 104 12.562
32 V5 Max Dumesny 103.5 11.933
33 N21 Garry Brazier 103 12.641
34 NQ5 Danny Reidy 103 13.257
35 N38 Max Johnson 102.5 13.298
36 W56 James Thompson 101.5 11.65
37 Q36 Luke Oldfield 100 11.627
38 Q25 Andrew Scheuerle 98.5 13.004
39 V55 Ashley Scott 97 13.706
40 S22 Chad Ely 96.5 11.433
41 S78 Keke Falland 95.5 11.781
42 V21 Jamie Hennessy 95.5 12.588
43 V48 Adam King 93.5 13.125
44 Q16 Bryan Mann 92 13.258
45 V19 Daniel Newnham 91.5 11.747
46 N47 Marcus Dumesny 90.5 12.251
47 NQ25 James McFadden 90 11.536
48 W99 Jamie Maiolo 90 13.344
49 V68 Brett Milburn 89 11.532
50 V42 Jye O’Keeffe 88.5 12.463
51 Q59 Kevin Titman 88 11.776
52 V74 Michael Cunningham 88 13.373
53 Act99 Jay Waugh 87.5 11.732
54 V98 Peter Doukas 87 11.667
55 N17 Marty Perovich 86.5 11.511
56 W45 Daryl Clayden 86.5 11.647
57 NT62 Ben Atkinson 86 11.524
58 V25 Jack Lee 85.5 13.828
59 S24 Ricky Maiolo 83.5 12.228
60 S20 Glen Sutherland 83.5 13.014
61 S86 Brendan Guerin 83 11.707
62 N48 Jackson Delamont 81.5 13.224
63 N75 Glen Saville 81 11.586
64 V57 Matthew Dumesny 81 12.851
65 T45 Kurt Luttrell 81 12.99
66 T55 Jamie Bricknell 80.5 11.639
67 Q6 Steven Rowell 80.5 12.656
68 V95 Ryan Davis 80 13.483
69 T14 Mark House 78 12.157
70 W14 Jason Pryde 76.5 13.197
71 V17 Dennis Jones 74 11.394
72 S37 Terry Kelly 73.5 11.664
73 V12 Kristy Ellis 72.5 13.138
74 N 20 Troy Little 71.5 11.859
75 NQ44 Brandon Rawlings 68.5 12.195
76 T7 Tim Hutchins 66 13.572
77 W49 Ryan Jones 65 14.157
78 V72 Jake Smith 63 11.585
79 N36 Eddie Lumbar 61.5 13.277
80 S72 Jamie Stark 61 12.921
81 W25 Taylor Millings 59 11.677
82 V96 Andy Caruana 59 13.364
83 S45 Jake Tranter 57 11.785
84 Q41 Mitchell Gee 56 14.095
85 V16 Kris Lacey 55 12.171
86 V60 Jordyn Charge 54.5 13.171
87 Act55 Brenten Farrer 54 11.783
88 N35 Peter O'Neill 53.5 14.371
89 S44 Daniel Evans 51 13.476
90 S4 Phil March 50.5 14.637
91 N79 Peter Bourke 48.5 11.895
92 T29 Robin Dawkins 48 12.258
93 N12 Thomas Jeffery 47.5 11.701
94 NQ9 Nathan McFarlane 47.5 14.374
95 V84 Sam Wren 46 14.813
96 N24 Blake Skipper 43 14.081
97 Q21 Jordyn Brazier 39 12.606
98 V64 David Aldersley 36.5 14.688
99 V51 Peter Milnes 33 12.636
Night Three of the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship will be held at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on Sunday January 31, 2016.
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Anderson Tops The Charts As Tatnell Takes Night One Of Aussie Title
Brooke Tatnell’s chances of claiming a sixth Australian Championship took a giant leap forward on Friday night at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool when he claimed victory after a race long battle with 2003 Champion Kerry Madsen and early pace-setter Grant Anderson.
On a race track that provided many passing options the race craft of both Tatnell and Madsen was on show for all to see, while New South Welshman Sam Walsh also provided many highlights with his charge up the pecking order from position eight until a late race caution all but sealed his fate.
Anderson was the early pace setter, managing to stay abreast of pole sitter Luke Dillon in the early laps, until Tatnell and Madsen along with defending Aussie Champ David Murcott began to stamp their authority on proceedings.
It took Tatnell, who was battling illness, until lap 23 to get by Anderson for the lead as Madsen continued to pepper away at the new race leader.
Anderson did all he could to try to maintain a podium finish before Murcott slipped by in the shadows of the finish line on lap 26.
A late race caution bunched the field together with five to run but there was to be no denying Tatnell who claimed opening night honors from Kerry Madsen and David Murcott with Anderson hanging on for fourth just ahead of Sam Walsh.
Rounding out the top ten were Nick Lacey 6th (started 11th), Daniel Harding 7th (started 3rd), Brad Keller 8th (started 7th), Shaun Bradford 9th (started 5th) and Matt Egel 10th (started 10th).
The remaining finishers were Danny Reidy 11th (started 18th), Andrew Scheuerle 12th (started 19th), Tim Rankin 13th (started 17th) and Jamie Hennessy 14th (started 20th).
Those classed as non-finishers were the ACT21 of Shaun Dobson, the S2 of Craig Venderstelt along with Luke Dillon, Bradley Maiolo, Garry Brazier and Max Johnston.
Earlier in the program the B-Main was won by Tim Rankin, from Danny Reidy, Andrew Scheuerle and Jamie Hennessy, while the last chance C-Main saw Ryan Jones and Kristy Ellis tag onto the back of the B-Main.
The heat races, of which there were eight in total were won by Bradley Keller, Sam Walsh, Luke Dillon, Tim Rankin, Brad Maiolo, Grant Anderson, Shaun Bradford and Nick Lacey.
The points standing after night one of the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship as presented by Red Ed’s Sheds are as follows:
1 V37 Grant Anderson 136.5 12.889
2 W2 Brooke Tatnell 132 12.995
3 W26 Luke Dillon 131 12.216
4 W12 Daniel Harding 129 12.315
5 N29 Kerry Madsen 127.5 12.954
6 W57 Shaun Bradford 126 12.935
7 N92 Sam Walsh 124 12.888
8 A1 David Murcott 123 12.554
9 S19 Bradley Keller 122.5 12.307
10 S97 Matt Egel 119.5 13.088
11 V26 Nick Lacey 119.5 13.559
12 W77 Brad Maiolo 109.5 12.922
13 S2 Craig Vanderstelt 108 13.287
14 Act21 Shaun Dobson 104.5 13.138
15 V47 Tim Rankin 104 12.562
16 N21 Garry Brazier 103 12.641
17 NQ5 Danny Reidy 103 13.257
18 N38 Max Johnson 102.5 13.298
19 Q25 Andrew Scheuerle 98.5 13.004
20 V55 Ashley Scott 97 13.706
21 V21 Jamie Hennessy 95.5 12.588
22 V48 Adam King 93.5 13.125
23 Q16 Bryan Mann 92 13.258
24 W99 Jamie Maiolo 90 13.344
25 V42 Jye O’Keeffe 88.5 12.463
26 V74 Michael Cunningham 88 13.373
27 V25 Jack Lee 85.5 13.828
28 S20 Glen Sutherland 83.5 13.014
29 N48 Jackson Delamont 81.5 13.224
30 V57 Matthew Dumesny 81 12.851
31 T45 Kurt Luttrell 81 12.99
32 Q6 Steven Rowell 80.5 12.656
33 V95 Ryan Davis 80 13.483
34 W14 Jason Pryde 76.5 13.197
35 V12 Kristy Ellis 72.5 13.138
36 T7 Tim Hutchins 66 13.572
37 W49 Ryan Jones 65 14.157
38 N36 Eddie Lumbar 61.5 13.277
39 S72 Jamie Stark 61 12.921
40 V96 Andy Caruana 59 13.364
41 Q41 Mitchell Gee 56 14.095
42 V60 Jordyn Charge 54.5 13.171
43 N35 Peter O'Neill 53.5 14.371
44 S44 Daniel Evans 51 13.476
45 S4 Phil March 50.5 14.637
46 NQ9 Nathan McFarlane 47.5 14.374
47 V84 Sam Wren 46 14.813
48 N24 Blake Skipper 43 14.081
49 V64 David Aldersley 36.5 14.688
Night Two of the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship will be held at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on Saturday January 30, 2016.
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Australian Sprintcar Championship Calcutta Tonight
The 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship will be held tonight at Deakin University's Ginger Cafe.
With entertainment being provided by World Class Magician Matt Hollywood, this promises to be a night not to be missed.
100%!o(MISSING)f the pool will go back into the winners purse!
Tickets available still - call the Speedway on (03) 5565 1789 or David Mills on 0408 529 625.
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Australian Sprintcar Championship Qualifying Nights Announced
The respective qualifying nights for the 2016 Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship have been announced, with a field of cars now confirmed as the official entry list.
All teams are reminded that tickets for Thursday night’s Australian Championship Calcutta are still available from the Premier Speedway Club, please call (03) 55651 789 to make a booking for what promises to be a great night.
The qualifiers and their allocated times for pre-championship tech inspection are as follows:
Night One Cars (Friday):
V48 Adam King (10.00am)
Q25 Andrew Scheuerle (1.30pm)
V96 Andy Caruana (2.00pm)
V55 Ashley Scott (10.00am)
N24 Blake Skipper (12.00pm)
S19 Bradley Keller (11.00am)
W77 Bradley Maiolo (10.00am)
W2 Brooke Tatnell (12.00pm)
Q16 Bryan Mann (11.30am)
S2 Craig Vanderstelt (12.00pm)
S44 Daniel Evans (12.00pm)
W12 Daniel Harding (11.30am)
NQ5 Danny Reidy (11.00am)
V64 David Aldersley (2.00pm)
A1 David Murcott (1.30pm)
N36 Eddie Lumbar (11.00am)
N21 Garry Brazier (11.30am)
S20 Glen Sutherland (10.30am)
V37 Grant Anderson (11.30am)
V25 Jack Lee (9.30am)
N48 Jackson Delamont (10.00am)
V21 Jamie Hennessy (11.00am)
W99 Jamie Maiolo (9.00am)
S72 Jamie Stark (2.00pm)
W14 Jason Pryde (1.30pm)
V42 Jye O’Keeffe (10.00am)
N29 Kerry Madsen (12.00pm)
V12 Kristy Ellis (11.30am)
T45 Kurt Luttrell (12.00pm)
W26 Luke Dillon (10.30am)
V57 Matthew Dumesny (9.00am)
S97 Matt Egel (11.00am)
N38 Max Johnston (9.30am)
V74 Michael Cunningham (11.00am)
Q41 Mitchell Gee (9.00am)
NQ9 Nathan McFarlane (1.30pm)
V26 Nick Lacey (10.30am)
N35 Peter O’Neill (1.30pm)
S4 Phil March (10.30am)
V95 Ryan Davis (10.30am)
W49 Ryan Jones (1.30pm)
V84 Sam Wren (11.30am)
N92 Sammy Walsh (9.00am)
W57 Shaun Bradford (9.30am)
ACT21 Shaun Dobson (10.30am)
ACT55 Stephen Bell (10.00am)
Q6 Steven Rowell (9.00am)
T7 Tim Hutchins (9.30am)
V47 Tim Rankin (9.00am)
Night Two Cars (Saturday):
N78 Andrew Wright (11.30am)
NT62 Ben Atkinson (10.00am)
NQ44 Brandon Rawlings (11.00am)
S86 Brendan Guerin (10.00am)
V68 Brett Milburn (10.30am)
NT21 Chace Karpenko (9.30am)
S22 Chad Ely (9.00am)
V19 Daniel Newnham (2.00pm)
V88 Daniel Pestka (10.30am)
Q75 Darren Jensen (9.00am)
V77 Darren Mollenoyux (12.00pm)
W45 Daryl Clayden (12.00pm)
V17 Dennis Jones (12.00pm)
V40 Dion Bellman (9.30am)
N75 Glen Saville (11.00am)
V3 Ian Loudoun (11.30am)
ACT18 Ian Madsen (12.00pm)
V72 Jacob Smith (10.00am)
S45 Jake Tranter (11.00am)
NQ25 James McFadden (11.30am)
W56 James Thompson (11.00am)
T55 Jamie Bricknell (11.00am)
V35 Jamie Veal (12.00pm)
W11 Jason Kendrick (10.30am)
ACT99 Jay Waugh (11.30am)
V70 John Vogels (10.30am)
Q21 Jordyn Brazier (9.30am)
S78 Keke Falland (11.30am)
Q59 Kevin Titman (9.30am)
V16 Kris Lacey (12.00pm)
Q36 Luke Oldfield (11.00am)
V67 Luke Walker (9.00am)
N47 Marcus Dumesny (1.30pm)
T14 Mark House (9.00am)
N17 Marty Perovich (9.30am)
N11 Matt Smith (10.00am)
V5 Max Dumesny (2.00pm)
N79 Peter Bourke (1.30pm)
V98 Peter Doukas (10.30am)
V51 Peter Milnes (10.00am)
S24 Ricky Maiolo (1.30pm)
NQ7 Robbie Farr (1.30pm)
T29 Robin Dawkins (10.30am)
W3 Steven Lines (1.30pm)
W25 Taylor Milling (2.00pm)
S37 Terry Kelly (2.00pm)
N12 Thomas Jeffrey (1.30pm)
V36 Tim Van Ginneken (9.00am)
N7 Toby Bell-Bowen (10.00am)
N20 Troy Little (9.30am)
The 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship as supported by Red Ed’s Sheds will be held at Premier Speedway on January 29, 30 & 31, 2016.
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Murcott Claims Prelude Night In Action Packed Feature
David Murcott’s defence of his Australian Championship Crown stepped up a gear tonight at Sungold Stadium when he prevailed over nearly 80 cars in what was an action packed night of racing.
Split qualifying was again the order of the day with such a large field of cars present with Murcott and Daniel Pestka both picking up $500 for being the fastest qualifiers in their respective groups.
The two non-qualifiers events were the next to be contested with Ian Madsen, Max Johnson, Chad Ely and Nick Lacey from Flight One and Brooke Tatnell, Daniel Harding, Dion Bellman and Ben Atkinson all earning transfers to the back of the Semi-Final style B-Mains later in the evening.
With a six car inversion on a slick race track that led to a heavy cushion, the four ten car heats were also going to be action packed with the top two in each heat locking into the “King of the Pool” top eight shoot-out, while cars finishing third and fourth were also set to transfer directly to the A-Main.
The heat winners were Danny Dietrich (W56), James McFadden (NQ25), Brett Milburn (V68) and Jordyn Brazier (Q21), while they were joined in the “King of the Bool” by David Murcott from sixth, Kyle Hirst from sixth, Jye O’Keeffe from pole and Jamie Veal from fifth.
The Annual Prelude to the Championship foot race was again hotly contested with Jamie Veal and Crew Man?? Carson Macedo claiming the brand new complete Front end assembly courtesy of Parr Motorsports.
The King of the Bool was next on the agenda with Murcott eventually setting up a front row start alongside Kyle Hirst having triumphed over the field.
The two B-Main style semi finals saw two cars transfer to the back of the A-Main with Darren Mollenoyux tasting success in the first of the two 15 lap events, while in the second semi final Robbie Farr and Steven Lines also managed to lock themselves into the 30 lap A-Main event.
From that point forward it was all eyes on the $5,000.00 winners purse as a field of 20 cars greeted the starter.
From the get go it was Murcott who was dominant, while the likes of Hirst, McFadden, Milburn, Veal and Madsen all peppered away, running what was a very brave and fast way around the high side of Premier Speedway.
Having traded numerous slide jobs and at one point with a three way battle for second third and fourth ensuing as the field went by the flag stand it was Murcott who did enough to take the win, as all hell broke loose behind him!
With Hirst claiming second, Madsen and McFadden made contact with Madsen spinning across the line and McFadden flipping his way by the starter!
However both their efforts amounted to nothing with both drivers relegated back through the field as Line’s amazing charge from position 20 eventually rewarded with third place in what was an incredible drive from the pilot of the Halls Motorsport W3.
Veal capped off another solid night with fourth while Darren Mollenoyux claimed fifth.
Rounding out the top ten were Terry McCarl, Danny Dietrich, Randy Hannagan, Matt Egel and Jamie Maiolo.
They were followed by Jye O’Keeffe, McFadden, Kerry Madsen and Jack Lee while the non-finishers were Brett Milburn, Andrew Scheuerle, Ryan Jones, Shaun Dobson, Jordyn Brazier and Robbie Farr.
The next event at Premier Speedway is the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship which is set to kick off this Friday January 29 and continue to its conclusion on Sunday January 31, 2016.
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Australia Day Is Prelude To The Championship Day!
Less than 48 hours after Jamie Veal claimed an historic victory in the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic around 80 teams will be back in action for the Prelude To The Championship at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool.
The publice gates will open at 3.00pm on both sides of the venue with pre-paid ticket holders admitted from 2.45pm. Racing will start at 5.00pm.
We look forward to seeing everyone at Sungold Stadium this evening.
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Photo - Veal Wins As Hirst and Hannagan Shine. Jamie Veal extended his red-hot form at Sungold Stad
Veal Wins As Hirst and Hannagan Shine.
Jamie Veal extended his red-hot form at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool tonight to claim night two honors in what was another action packed 30-lap feature event on night one of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.
In a repeat of the Night One final the first the initial start of the A-Main saw a quartet of cars involved in a turn two pile up that somehow only claimed the Q41 of Mitchell Gee, despite the fact he was joined in the melee by the likes of Bryan Mann, David Murcott and Toby Bell-Bowen.
When the 30-lap journey eventually got underway it would be Veal who would open up a commanding early race lead, despite the best efforts of a hard charging Jamie Maiolo and defending Classic Champion Kyle Hirst.
On lap ten, Veal was brought back to the field when a spinning Bryan Mann saw the yellow lights blink on in an incident that saw Jason Kendrick making slight contact with the turn three wall as he tried to avoid the stranded Q16 of Mann.
The result of the impact was a broken rear arm aboard the W11 entry, which would also ensure that the popular West Aussie would join Mann as a spectator for the remaining 20 laps.
From there it was a case of normal transmission resumed as Veal tried to stamp his class on the field leading Maiolo and Hirst for lap after lap as Randy Hannagan, who initially shared the front row with Veal began to dial into the racy Sungold Stadium high banks.
On lap 18 Hirst got by Maiolo and set after Veal, that task was made a lot easier when the yellow lights again came on this time for Chad Ely, who was left stranded in a rather precarious position on the exit of turn two, which resulted in a once clear path for Brendan Guerin becoming somewhat of a road block.
The ensuing contact resulted in both cars being parked.
From the drop of the green flag at the re-start it was all Veal in the SWI Engineering Maxim as he went on his merry way, eventually winning from an impressive Kyle Hirst aboard the W17 Milwaukee Tools entry and Randy Hannagan who had car owner Ray Scott with a grin from ear to ear as the Scotts Livestock USA55 completed the podium.
Finishing fourth and collecting an army of admirers for his performance along the way was Jamie Maiolo, while South Australia 4 of American Kraig Kinser finished fifth in what was one of the drives of the night having transferred from the B-Main and starting position 19!
Rounding out the top ten were Robbie Farr 6th from position six, Jason Sides 7th from position 10, Steven Lines 8th from 14th, David Murcott 9th having started 15 and Garry Brazier who was tenth after launching from position eight.
They were followed by Daniel Harding (11th), Glen Sutherland (12th), Corey McCullagh (13th), Toby Bell-Bowen (14th) and Luke Walker (15th).
The non-finishers were Chad Ely, Brendan Guerin, Jason Kendrick, Bryan Mann and Mitchell Gee.
The top 96 in points after two nights of qualifying are as follows:
1. Jamie Veal 568
2. Ryan Jones 566
3. Randy Hannagan 560
4. Ben Atkinson 558
5. Kyle Hirst 554
6. Jamie Maiolo 554
7. Robbie Farr 536
8. John Vogels 522
9. Chad Ely 516
10. Gary Brazier 512
11. James McFadden 510
12. Kerry Madsen 508
13. Jason Sides 508
14. Jason Kendrick 504
15. Brad Sweet 502
16. Daniel Harding 502
17. Terry McCarl 498
18. Tim Rankin 494
19. Steven Lines 494
20. Paul McMahan 492
21. Daniel Pestka 488
22. David Murcott 488
23. Brooke Tatnell 486
24. Toby Bell-Bowen 486
25. Brendan Guerin 486
26. Bryan Mann 482
27. Glen Sutherland 478
28. Darren Mollenoyux 474
29. Daryl Clayden 470
30. Kraig Kinser 468
31. Ian Loudoun 468
32. Corey McCullagh 466
33. Luke Walker 466
34. Brad Maiolo 466
35. Grant Anderson 462
36. Bradley Keller 462
37. Jason Pryde 460
38. Mitchell Gee 460
39. Jordyn Brazier 456
40. Max Johnson 452
41. Keke Falland 444
42. Tim Van Ginneken 440
43. Jamie Bricknell 440
44. Andrew Scheuerle 440
45. Jackson Delamont 438
46. Luke Dillon 432
47. Carson Macedo 428
48. Brock Hallett 428
49. Danny Reidy 426
50. Mark House 426
51. Jonathan Allard 422
52. Craig Vanderstelt 420
53. Dennis Jones 418
54. Jake Tranter 416
55. Sam Walsh 416
56. Ian Madsen 414
57. Jack Lee 414
58. Danny Smith 410
59. Matthew Smith 408
60. Taylor Milling 408
61. Ricky Maiolo 400
62. Brett Milburn 398
63. Max Dumesny 398
64. Dion Bellman 398
65. Troy Little 398
66. Phil Lock 398
67. Danny Dietrich 396
68. Chris Solomon 394
69. Jody Baldwin 394
70. Chace Karpenko 390
71. Peter Doukas 390
72. Matthew Dumesny 388
73. Andy Caruana 388
74. Darren Jensen 386
75. Daniel Sayer 384
76. Nick Lacey 382
77. Glen Saville 380
78. Jake Smith 380
79. Shaun Bradford 380
80. Andrew Wright 378
81. Kurt Luttrell 376
82. Daniel Newnham 372
83. Luke Oldfield 370
84. Quentin Tanner 366
85. Robin Dawkins 364
86. Jamie Stark 362
87. Steven Rowell 362
88. Brendan Quinn 360
89. Kris Lacey 356
90. Daniel Evans 356
91. Charles Hunter354
92. Matt Egel 354
93. Adam King 352
94. Peter Milnes 350
95. Kristy Ellis 346
96. Shaun Dobson 342
**All Positions Are Subject to Tie-Breakers Being Applied for Seeding of Heats.
Night Three of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be held on Sunday January 24, 2016, with cars on track from 5.00pm. Public gates open at 1.30pm for pre-paid ticket holders and at 2.00pm for walk up sales.
Tickets for night three only can be purchased at the Warrnambool side ticket booth from 9.00am.
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McFadden Wins Night One As Ryan Jones Tops Points.
James McFadden tamed the high banks of Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool to claim night one honors in what was an action packed 30 lap feature event on night one of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.
The initial start of the A-Main saw Jordyn Brazier crash out in turn one after contact between he and Max Johnston, while Daryl Clayden was forced to the back of the field after needing to change a right rear tyre.
When the 30-lap journey eventually got underway it was Ben Atkinson aboard the NT62 who set the early pace, with Ryan Jones in hot pursuit.
John Vogels settled into his work nicely before the charge of McFadden started moving from fourth to third on lap four before moving into second on lap ten.
From there it took McFadden who was wheeling the NQ25 around the thinnest of cushion on the high groove at Premier Speedway another five laps before he could reel in and pass Atkinson for the race lead, while Kerry Madsen and Brad Sweet were also making their respective charges with Madsen moving to second with a handful of laps left to run.
At the drop of the checkers it would be McFadden who added the maximum A-Main points to his qualifying nights points haul, taking the win from Madsen who started in position eight, while Atkinson was brilliant all night long and was most deserving of his podium finish in third.
Brad Sweet was another to lap up the track conditions as he moved from position ten at the drop of the green through to fourth with the night one high points man, Ryan Jones, eventually finishing fifth.
Rounding out the top ten were Brooke Tatnell 6th (started 14), Terry McCarl 7th (9), Darren Mollenoyux 8th (17), Tim Rankin 9th (7), John Vogels 10th (3), Paul McMahan 11th (5), Grant Anderson 12th (19), Daniel Pestka 13th (4), Brad Keller 14th (20), Daryl Clayden 15th (13) with Jason Pryde being the last of the cars to finish in 16th having started from position 16.
The non-finishers were Ian Loudoun, Brad Maiolo, Max Johnston and Jordyn Brazier.
The top in points after night one are as follows:
1. Ryan Jones 566
2. Ben Atkinson 558
3. John Vogels 522
4. James McFadden 510
5. Kerry Madsen 508
6. Brad Sweet 502
7. Terry McCarl 498
8. Tim Rankin 494
9. Paul McMahan 492
10. Daniel Pestka 488
11. Brooke Tatnell 486
12. Darren Mollenoyux 474
13. Daryl Clayden 470
14. Ian Loudoun 468
15. Bradley Maiolo 466
16. Grant Anderson 462
17. Bradley Keller 462
18. Jason Pryde 460
19. Jordyn Brazier 456
20. Max Johnson 452
21. Keke Falland 444
22. Andrew Scheuerle 440
23. Jackson Delamont 438
24. Danny Reidy 426
25. Mark House 426
26. Jonathan Allard 422
27. Sam Walsh 416
28. Ian Madsen 414
29. Jack Lee 414
30. Danny Smith 410
31. Taylor Milling 408
32. Dion Bellman 398
33. Troy Little 398
34. Phil Lock 398
35. Danny Dietrich 396
36. Jody Baldwin 394
37. Peter Doukas 390
38. Daniel Sayre 384
39. Glen Saville 380
40. Jake Smith 380
41. Kurt Luttrell 376
42. Quentin Tanner 366
43. Robin Dawkins 364
44. Kris Lacey 356
45. Charles Hunter 354
46. Matt Egel 354
47. Adam King 352
48. Peter Milnes 350
49. Kristy Ellis 346
50. Damien Meade 342
51. Chris Campbell 336
52. Peter Bourke 328
53. Marcus Dumesny 324
54. Stephen Bell 314
55. Brenten Farrar 306
56. Harley Bishop 290
57. Peter O’Neill 266
58. Jamie Hennessy 220
59. Chris Rodda 190
60. Robbie Paton 186
61. Rhiannon Burleigh 168
62. James Gardiner 132
Night Two of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be held on Saturday January 23, 2016, with cars on track from 5.00pm. Public gates open at 1.30pm for pre-paid ticket holders and at 2.00pm for walk up sales.
Tickets for night two only can be purchased at the Warrnambool side ticket booth from 9.00am.
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Photo - Friday January 22, 2016 - At this time the persistent shower activity in and around Warrna
Friday January 22, 2016 -
At this time the persistent shower activity in and around Warrnambool has only slightly impacted Sungold Stadium.
At this time it is our intention to race tonight. We have made as many enquiries with regards to the weather patterns for the remainder of today as we can and we understand the things will improve during the afternoon, giving us every chance of completing the Night One program.
We thank those that are calling and enquiring but please refer to our Race Info Line (03) 9513 5555 and listen to the recorded message.
If it still states that our next race meeting is the Classic - then we are still on - it will only be updated should that situation change.
Thanks for your patience and commitment to our sport and the Classic.
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Can’t Make It To The Classic? Why Not Clay-Per-View It!
The 44h Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be available via a Live Stream Broadcast with all three nights of action set to be shown on Clay-Per-View!
The broadcasts will commence from 5.00pm on each of the three race nights being shown in their entirety.
The package will cost $29.99 per night.
To subscribe, intending race fans need only follow these simple instructions:
1. Go to clayperview.com
2. Click on the “Get Your Virtual Ticket” Icon.
3. If the Race Fan is an existing account holder with Clay-Per-View, they can skip step 3, if they are a first time user an account will need to be created. This is done by selecting one of the three options – Facebook – Google + - or the Email Link.
4. Then simply purchase a ticket, sit back and enjoy the 2016 Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic from the
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic as supported by Oval Express Magazine, GJ Gardner Homes, KRE Race Engines and the Lady Bay Resort Warrnambool will be held at Premier Speedway on January 22, 23 & 24, 2016.
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Photo - Lumbar Out – Allard In For Classic The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Amer
Lumbar Out – Allard In For Classic
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic American driver roster is now up to 11 with the late inclusion of California’s Jonathan Allard who is set to act as Super Sub for crowd favorite Eddie Lumbar.
Hailing from Chico, California, Allard has been in scintillating form in New Zealand all summer long, having secured seven A-Main victories from ten starts, including a second New Zealand Sprintcar Championship back on January 6 at Bay Park.
In fact Allard’s form has been so strong he has only finished worse than second on one occasion!
This rich run of form is on the back of another stout season in the ultra tough King of the West Series in California. Allard, a three time King of the West Series Champion, finished seventh in 2015 behind eventual winner Carson Macedo.
To highlight the consistency of Allard over a long period of time, his feature race win at the Gary Patterson Race in Stockton, CA back on November 7th, ensured that Allard’s record of accumulating at least one King of the West Series win for every season since 2005 remained in tact.
Lumbar, who will vacate the seat of the N36 machine, will have regular crew chief Adrian Ferguson on hand to ensure that Allard is provided with the best possible chance of tasting success on what is a brief visit to Australia.
Having contested the Classic on a number of occasions now, most famously at the wheel of the legendary Morrie and Katie Williams owned Zero car, Allard will certainly take little time to once again familiarize himself with the high banks of Premier Speedway.
For his visit to the Classic Allard will be at the wheel for all of the regular N36 supporters including Steel Pipes Australia Pty Ltd, Lumbar’s Transport, Graham Thomson Motors, Ausbrokers Insurance and Roundabout Tyres.
Allard will qualify as a part of the first night action.
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Qualifying Re-Vamp as McMahan Steps Up
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic can add another American to its list of entrants Elk Grove, California’s Paul McMahan set to take up the prime seat in the Dyson Motorsports 99 entry.
Most race fans will remember Tim Kaeding piloting the Sean Dyson owned and backed entry to victory during the 2014 Classic and subsequently raising the bar post race as far as victory celebrations go!
With Sean Dyson have recently campaigned the car, all should be well and truly in readiness for McMahan to settle straight in for what is a hit run mission on not only the Classic but quite possible Avalon’s President’s Cup and Borderline Speedway Mt. Gambier’s Kings Challenge event.
McMahan is coming off a World of Outlaws campaign in 2015 that yielded three feature race wins amongst 49 top ten results, 27 top five finishes and six quick time awards.
These results netted the popular McMahan a seventh place finish in the World of Outlaws Championship.
In other Classic related news, due to the large car count, 123 at this time, it has been revealed that each qualifying night will consist of two flights of time-trials.
This will see the first half of each qualifying nights field (approximately 30 cars) time trial for heat positions in heats 1 to 3. The second flight of qualifying will seed the cars into heat 4, 5 and 6.
Heat race inversions and lane changes will remain in the respective flights, before the points are then combined at the completion of the heat races to determine the starting positions for the qualifying night C Main, B Main and 30 lap Oval Express Magazine Australia-America Challenge Cup.
The same format will apply to night two.
Any ties in points will be separated by the fastest recorded time-trial lap of the competitors in question a that time.
The format for night three of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic remains unchanged.
All teams are advised that some minor alterations to the qualifying night roster as issued last night have occurred with the list below being correct at the time of going to print.
The following are the list of Friday and Saturday night qualifiers:
Friday Night:
V2 Terry McCarl (USA)
W2 Brooke Tatnell
N3 Daniel Sayre
V3 Ian Loudoun
USA4 Danny Smith (USA)
V4 Phillip Lock
NQ5 Danny Reidy
V12 Kristy Ellis
W14 Jason Pryde
T14 Mark House
V14 Chris Rodda
ACT15 Harley Bishop
V16 Kris Lacey
ACT18 Ian Madsen
S19 Bradley Keller
N20 Troy Little
V21 James Hennessy
Q21 Jordyn Brazier
V22 Quentin Tanner
V23 Jimmy Gardiner
NQ25 James McFadden
Q25 Andrew Scheuerle
V25 Jack Lee
W25 Taylor Milling
N29 Kerry Madsen
T29 Robin Dawkins
V34 Brenten Farrer
N35 Peter O’Neill
N36 Eddie Lumbar
V37 Grant Anderson
N38 Max Johnston
V40 Dion Bellman
T45 Kurt Luttrell
W45 Daryl Clayden
N48 Jackson Delamont
V48 Adam King
W49 Ryan Jones
V51 Peter Milnes
ACT55 Stephen Bell
V58 Rhiannon Burleigh
W56 Danny Dietrich (USA)
V57 Matthew Dumesny
NT62 Ben Atkinson
ACT66 Tim Rankin
V70 John Vogels
V72 Jake Smith
S73 Jody Baldwin
V73 Charles Hunter
N75 Glen Saville
V77 Darren Mollenoyux
W77 Bradley Maiolo
S78 Keke Falland
N79 Peter Bourke
V81 Robbie Paton
V88 Daniel Pestka
N92 Sammy Walsh
S97 Matt Egel
V97 Damien Meade
V98 Peter Doukas
N99 Paul McMahan (USA)
USA99 Brad Sweet (USA)
Saturday Night:
A1 David Murcott
S2 Craig Vanderstelt
W3 Steven Lines
S4 Kraig Kinser (USA)
V5 Max Dumesny
Q6 Steven Rowell
N7 Toby Bell-Bowen
NQ7 Robbie Farr
S7 Hayden Pitt
T7 Tim Hutchins
USA7s Jason Sides (USA)
NQ9 Nathan McFarlane
N11 Matt Smith
W11 Jason Kendrick
W12 Daniel Harding
S13 Brock Hallett
S14 Brendan Quinn
Q16 Bryan Mann
N17 Marty Perovich
V17 Dennis Jones
W17 Kyle Hirst (USA)
V19 Daniel Newnham
S20 Glen Sutherland
ACT21 Shaun Dobson
N21 Garry Brazier
NT21 Chase Karpenko
S22 Chad Ely
N24 Blake Skipper
S24 Ricky Maiolo
V26 Nick Lacey
W26 Luke Dillon
V35 Jamie Veal
Q36 Luke Oldfield
V36 Tim Van Ginneken
S37 Terry Kelly
Q41 Mitchell Gee
N42 Gary Rooke
V42 Jye O’Keeffe
NQ44 Brandon Rawlings
S44 Daniel Evans
S45 Jake Tranter
V45 Carson Macedo (USA)
T55 Jamie Bricknell
USA55 Randy Hannagan (USA)
V55 Ashley Scott
V57 Matthew Dumesny
W57 Shaun Bradford
Q59 Kevin Titman
V60 Jordyn Charge
V64 David Aldersley
V67 Luke Walker
V68 Brett Milburn
S72 Jamie Stark
V74 Michael Cunningham
Q75 Darren Jensen
S75 Chris Solomon
N78 Andrew Wright
S86 Brendan Guerin
V90 Corey McCullagh
V96 Andy Caruana
ACT99 Jay Waugh
W99 Jamie Maiolo
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Classic Qualifying Nights Announced
With just over a week until the running of the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic, the full field of entrants, all 123 in total, have been split into their respective qualifying nights.
On Friday 61 cars are scheduled to greet the starter and Saturday night, 62 cars will embark on two laps of qualifying (time trials), two heats races, before a C-Main, B-Main and the Oval Express Australia-America Challenge Cup Preliminary Feature Races are run.
In the coming days, confirmation will be made on the manner in which qualifying will be contested, given the potential need for adjustment to be as fair as possible to all teams considering the large volume of entries.
Sunday’s race program will consist of one heat per car for the top 96 cars in points after the two qualifying nights, before the alphabet run commences with a D-Main, two C-Mains and two B-Mains before the all important 40 lap, 24 car Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic decider.
The following are the list of Friday and Saturday night qualifiers:
Friday Night:
V2 Terry McCarl (USA)
W2 Brooke Tatnell
N3 Daniel Sayre
V3 Ian Loudoun
USA4 Danny Smith (USA)
V4 Phillip Lock
NQ5 Danny Reidy
V12 Kristy Ellis
W12 Daniel Harding
T14 Mark House
V14 Chris Rodda
ACT15 Harley Bishop
V16 Kris Lacey
ACT18 Ian Madsen
S19 Bradley Keller
N20 Troy Little
V21 James Hennessy
Q21 Jordyn Brazier
V22 Quentin Tanner
V23 Jimmy Gardiner
NQ25 James McFadden
Q25 Andrew Scheuerle
V25 Jack Lee
W25 Taylor Milling
N29 Kerry Madsen
T29 Robin Dawkins
V34 Brenten Farrer
N35 Peter O’Neill
N36 Eddie Lumbar
V37 Grant Anderson
N38 Max Johnston
V40 Dion Bellman
N42 Gary Rooke
T45 Kurt Luttrell
W45 Daryl Clayden
N48 Jackson Delamont
V48 Adam King
W49 Ryan Jones
V51 Peter Milnes
ACT55 Stephen Bell
V58 Rhiannon Burleigh
W56 Danny Dietrich (USA)
V57 Matthew Dumesny
NT62 Ben Atkinson
ACT66 Tim Rankin
V70 John Vogels
V72 Jake Smith
S73 Jody Baldwin
V73 Charles Hunter
N75 Glen Saville
V77 Darren Mollenoyux
W77 Bradley Maiolo
S78 Keke Falland
N79 Peter Bourke
V81 Robbie Paton
V88 Daniel Pestka
N92 Sammy Walsh
S97 Matt Egel
V98 Peter Doukas
N99 Sean Dyson
USA99 Brad Sweet (USA)
Saturday Night:
A1 David Murcott
S2 Craig Vanderstelt
W3 Steven Lines
S4 Kraig Kinser (USA)
V5 Max Dumesny
Q6 Steven Rowell
N7 Toby Bell-Bowen
NQ7 Robbie Farr
S7 Hayden Pitt
T7 Tim Hutchins
USA7s Jason Sides (USA)
NQ9 Nathan McFarlane
N11 Matt Smith
W11 Jason Kendrick
S13 Brock Hallett
S14 Brendan Quinn
W14 Jason Pryde
Q16 Bryan Mann
N17 Marty Perovich
V17 Dennis Jones
W17 Kyle Hirst (USA)
V19 Daniel Newnham
S20 Glen Sutherland
ACT21 Shaun Dobson
N21 Garry Brazier
NT21 Chase Karpenko
S22 Chad Ely
N24 Blake Skipper
S24 Ricky Maiolo
V26 Nick Lacey
W26 Luke Dillon
V35 Jamie Veal
Q36 Luke Oldfield
V36 Tim Van Ginneken
S37 Terry Kelly
Q41 Mitchell Gee
V42 Jye O’Keeffe
NQ44 Brandon Rawlings
S44 Daniel Evans
S45 Jake Tranter
V45 Carson Macedo (USA)
N47 Marcus Dumesny
T55 Jamie Bricknell
USA55 Randy Hannagan (USA)
V55 Ashley Scott
W57 Shaun Bradford
Q59 Kevin Titman
V60 Jordyn Charge
V64 David Aldersley
V67 Luke Walker
V68 Brett Milburn
S72 Jamie Stark
V74 Michael Cunningham
Q75 Darren Jensen
S75 Chris Solomon
N78 Andrew Wright
S86 Brendan Guerin
V90 Corey McCullagh
V96 Andy Caruana
V97 Damien Meade
ACT99 Jay Waugh
W99 Jamie Maiolo
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Sides, Perovich and Mann Highlight Last Minute Classic Entrants – Field at 122.
American Jason Sides will once again contest the Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic after his nomination was amongst a host of drivers who entered right on the cusp of entries closing on Monday afternoon.
Sides who claimed the Alan Pollard Memorial Trophy courtesy of this qualifying performance at the 2010 Classic has been a regular visitor to Premier Speedway in recent seasons, continuing his long association with Queensland based car owner Dave Horrell.
In 2015 Sides again took on the ultra-tough World of Outlaws Series, at times essentially trekking up and down the American Interstates will little or no crew to assist in the day to day tasks of competing with the World’s Best.
To say that he stood tall in the seat is an understatement with the ever-popular nearly 43 year-old from Bartlett, Tennessee record a solid 8th place in the World of Outlaws point’s standings. This included two quick time awards, 30 top ten results, 12 top five finishes and one feature race win which broke a drought of World of Outlaw success that dated back to 2012.
The popular win came at Dodge City Raceway Park in Kansas, where he claimed victory in the Boot Hill Showdown.
Forever the acid test of any American Sprintcar driver, the Knoxville Nationals provided Sides with a 7th place finish in the C-Main – and before you scoff at that result, take into account that also contesting the C-Main were the likes of Steve and Kraig Kinser Jac Haudenschild, Tim Kaeding and our own Brooke Tatnell!
For his return to the Classic Jason Sides will be behind the wheel of the USA7s machine with support coming from Mainline Dynalog Dynamometers, East Coast Logistics, Vortex Express, Powerplus Race Fuels, Sprint Shack and King Race Products.
Having contested the Classic A-Main in 2015, Sides will be looking to leave a strong imprint on the 2016 version of the event.
Queensland’s Bryan Mann will join sides in the Classic field of 122 cars.
Mann will drive the Q16 Performance Wholesale, Queensland Speedway Spares, East Coast Logistics, Driven Motor Oil, Wolfpack Pest Management and Circle Racing Wheels entry in what will be his return to Classic competition having not contested the event for a number of seasons.
A quartet of ultra competitive Sydney-Siders will also make the trek south for the Classic, with Marty Perovich in the Network Industry, One Point Seven Cleaning Solutions, Matrix Concepts, Simpson Race Products, Pass Powdercoating, Wildwood Disc Brakes and Frankland Rear Ends N17 machine, joining the N20 Pitstop Auto’s of Blayney, RME, Coates Hire, Kimbo Transport and Steve Bayliss MC entry of Troy Little in the list of Classic entrants.
The third of the Sydney based entrants is last season’s 11th place finisher – Max Johnston – who will again join all the action of the Classic weekend aboard his Flair Dancewear, Odell Bros. Farming, KTM, RPA, Active Vac, Camden Signs, Direct Pallets, M. Kel Earthmoving, Prompt Mowers, Simmons Civil, Motorado and Toys Collective backed N38 car.
Peter O’Neill rounds out the latest New South Welshman in the field as he attempts his first assault on the Classic in the N35 Corporate Impressions Australia (CIA) and Imagin 8 Graphic Designs entry.
South Australia’s rich involvement in the Classic field continues to grow with Chad Ely nominating ahead of Monday’s deadline having been another of the A-Main starters in the 2015 Classic final.
Ely will be aboard the S22 Auto Smart Adelaide, Car Mechanical, Maxwill Race Engines, Steve Wicks Powder Coating and H/B Concrete machine.
Another of the crowd favorites in fellow South Aussie Jamie Stark who will again campaign his familiar S72 entry will join him in the field.
Sixteen year-old Victorian Jordyn Charge will make his Classic debut aboard the beautifully turned out Western Nissan, Mr. Electrics, In-Charge Racing, Adam Brand and Reed Signs sponsored V60 entry.
The young Victorian will be joined by Harley Bishop and Robin Dawkins in the field with Bishop set to be at the wheel of the immaculately presented Lucas Oil, Jaxxon Wraps, Matt Jones Motorcycles, Kerbrider Kart Centre and Sunbury Powder Coat V15 machine while Dawkins will re-establish himself in the pilots seat of the potent T29 Kart Magic, Tamar Cars, Maxwill Motors and Phil Davey Sheetmetal car.
With 122 cars making the nomination deadline, the final touches are being put on the list of relevant qualifying nights with an announcement due in the very near future.
In some more exciting news, Australia Day’s Prelude to the Championship has also attracted an amazing field of cars with 78 entries having been received.
Tickets for the Classic, the Prelude to the Championship and the Australian Championship are available via the Premier Speedway website, while anyone interested in attending the Australian Championship Calcutta is asked to contact the Speedway office on (03) 5565 1789 to reserve a seat.
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic as supported by Oval Express Magazine, GJ Gardner Homes, KRE Race Engines and the Lady Bay Resort Warrnambool will be held at Premier Speedway on January 22, 23 & 24, 2016.
The NK & CM Dance Building Contractors and South Coast Auto Services Prelude to the Championship will be held on Tuesday January 26, 2016.
The 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship as supported by Red Ed’s Sheds will be held at Premier Speedway on January 29, 30 & 31, 2016.
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Photo - Two Weeks Until The Classic - Here's An Update! With it now only being two weeks until the
Two Weeks Until The Classic - Here's An Update!
With it now only being two weeks until the 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic the nominations continue to roll in, as well as some other Classic announcements as the Month of Money is well and truly underway.
There has been another run of entries for the Classic, with a couple more still to be confirmed ahead of Monday’s deadline.
Joining the Classic field today was two of the 2014-15 World Series Sprintcars Contracted Drivers in Andrew Wright and Darren Jensen.
For Wright he looks set to return to the Classic having campaigned his N78 Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia, Osborn Transport, Eliminator Race Wings and U Beaut Signs entry predominately in Sydney so far this season.
Jensen, like Wright has opted to contest a majority of his racing from his home base in Queensland and will be back behind the wheel of the familiar Q75 KRE Race Engines, Cometic, BHR, Thermal Edge, Valvoline, Bolt King and Par Electrical machine.
Both Wright and Jensen will be looking to improve on their 2015 Classic campaigns, where Wright managed an 8th place finish in C-Main 2, while Jensen was in a similar position mustering an 11th place finish in C-Main 1.
Victoria’s Tim Rankin and Chris Solomon will both step outside their usual rides to tackle the 2016 Classic.
Rankin, as he has done for a majority of the 2015-16 season will be at the wheel of the Mal Davis, Glenora Racing backed ACT66 entry, while Solomon has been gifted an opportunity behind the wheel of Tony Bartlett’s S75 machine.
With Rankin having finished 15th in B-Main 1 in 2015, he will be aiming a little higher as he prepares for Classic duty while Solomon aboard the PM Engines, Grizzly Dyno Shocks, Bartlett’s Auto Centre, Cool Chassis, Ultra Tune of Cambelltown backed entry will make his Classic debut.
Hailing from Oak Flats NSW, Gary Rooke is another who will return to Classic competition having sat out the 2015 running of the event.
For his trip south Rooke will enjoy the support of South Coast Towing, Signtism, Oak Flats Motorcycles and Wollongong Car Carriers.
Best Presented Car and Crew:
With thanks to R & M Security Services the Team as Judged the Winner of the Premier Speedway Maintenance Committee’s Best Presented Car and Crew will now receive a pretty cool $2,000.00 for their efforts.
The Premier Speedway Club would like to thank R & M Security for this fantastic donation!
Reserved Seating:
Patrons are advised that the reserved seating in the Grandstand and Terrace areas are all but sold out, especially for night three of the Classic!
This indicated that ticket sales for all three nights are very strong! We recommend booking your tickets on-line via www.premierspeedway.com.au prior to midnight on January 21, 2016 or be sure to get a ticket when the windows open on the Warrnambool side of the Complex from 9.00am on each of the three race days.
Patrons are reminded that only single night tickets for that particular nights racing can be purchased on the day of the event.
Pit passes will be available from the Pit Box from 9.00am on race day as well.
Who Qualifies On Which Night?
The seeding of the two nights of competition will take place after nominations close. This information will be conveyed to all entrants as soon as practical to be fair to all teams involved.
Lucas Oil Live Site To Return:
Having debuted for the first time during the 2015 Classic, the Lucas Oil ‘Live Site’ will again provide race fans with a place to take in some live music between gate opening and race time on the Saturday and Sunday of not only the Classic but also the Australian Championship the following weekend!
The Lucas Oil Live Site, which will feature a different local artist each day, will be located behind the Grandstand in turn 3 and is free to all fans at the venue.
The Classic Breakfast:
The Classic Breakfast (Friday January 22, 2016) at the Flying Horse Bar and Brewery is filling up fast!
For those fans wanting to kick off their Classic weekend in style why not contact the Premier Speedway office on (03) 5565 1789 to reserve your seat!
Bookings are essential and are strictly limited. The cost is $25.00 per-person, which includes a cooked breakfast. All of the fun will kick off at 9.30am, with Wade Aunger the MC and a star-studded panel again being assembled.
The Fan Appreciation Day:
The Standard Fan Appreciation Day is set to again be a highlight of the Classic weekend!
There is no better way to catch up with your favorite driver, crew chief or race team than the Fan Appreciation Day!
Kicking off at 10am in the car park immediately behind the Flying Horse Bar and Brewery and McDonald’s East Warrnambool, this is two hours of non-stop colour, action and giveaways which is the perfect lead up to night two of the Classic!
The Prelude to the Championship:
With all eyes firmly on the Classic, Race Fans are urged not to forget all the dynamic action of the Prelude to the Championship, which will be held on the Australia Day public holiday on Tuesday January 26, 2016.
A stout field of more than 70 cars has already nominated for this cut throat one heat format race night, with the popular foot race for the top 8 drivers and crews set to make a return!
Be sure to book your tickets, or make you sure you grab them when the gates open at 3.00pm on Race Day!
Australian Title Calcutta:
The Calcutta for the 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship is set to be held on Thursday January 28, 2016 at the Ginger Kitchen at Deakin University’s Warrnambool Campus (Building H).
Admission is $70.00 per person and includes a two-course meal and nibbles with drinks at bar prices.
Not only will you get a chance to stake a claim to be a part of the Calcutta action, with 100%!o(MISSING)f the pool going back in to prize money, but you will also witness an amazing Magician in Matt Hollywood as he takes the show by storm.
This promise to be a night not to be missed, with the dress code simply being Crew Shirts for the teams and race shirts for the fans!
Again Bookings are essential so please call the Speedway office on (03) 5565 1789 to reserve your seat before Thursday January 21, 2016!
Corporate Marquee Tickets:
The Corporate Marquee atop Mt. Max is fully booked for the Classic; although seats (either individual or tables of ten) remain available for the weekend of the Australian Sprintcar Championship!
Whether you are involved in a race team that needs to show some love to your sponsors, or you are a race fan that wants to enjoy some comfort at the end of a busy week of racing again simply call the office to make an enquiry!
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic as supported by Oval Express Magazine, GJ Gardner Homes, KRE Race Engines and the Lady Bay Resort Warrnambool will be held at Premier Speedway on January 22, 23 & 24, 2016.
The NK & CM Dance Building Contractors and South Coast Auto Services Prelude to the Championship will be held on Tuesday January 26, 2016.
The 54th Lucas Oil Australian Sprintcar Championship as supported by Red Ed’s Sheds will be held at Premier Speedway on January 29, 30 & 31, 2016.
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Photo - Molly, Walsh, Kendrick and Egel Among Latest Classic Entries Entries for the 2016 Lucas Oil
Molly, Walsh, Kendrick and Egel Among Latest Classic Entries
Entries for the 2016 Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic have burst past the 100 car mark, with the likes of Darren Mollenoyux, Jason Kendrick and Matt Egel amongst the latest batch of entries.
With the nomination deadline (for tow money packages) being Monday at 5.00pm, it is expected that more entries will still come forward.
Mollenoyux, a native of Warrnambool, will be back at his home track as he attempts to improve on what was an impressive Classic showing in 2015.
The former Eureka Garages and Sheds Series Champion, finished 15th in the A-Main last season and despite having endured his share of hard luck so far in season 2015-16, he is always one to be reckoned with whenever the lights go green at Sungold Stadium.
Driving the immaculate Parr Motorsports backed V77 entry; Mollenoyux will enjoy the support of Warrnambool Crane Hire, Truline Machinery, MBO Financial Group, Cassign and Valvoline.
Sydney’s Sammy Walsh is another to throw his hat into the ring for what is arguably the biggest week of racing in the history of the Premier Speedway Club.
Walsh who visited Premier Speedway earlier in the season for somewhat of a shakedown at Warrnambool managed to finish 16th in the B-Main last year and he will no doubt be looking to take the Rocket Industries, Fleck Earthmoving, Aeroflow Performance Products N92 machine deeper into the Sunday Night A-Main in 2016.
It is a number of years now since Jason Kendrick last made the trek across the Nullabor to contest the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.
Having concentrated his efforts on AHG Series action in his native Western Australia Kendrick will return to the East Coast a far more experienced and calculating performer.
As always the Kendrick Team come with a wealth of sponsors and supporters for their assault on the Classic – Title double-header including Hit 92.9, Melville Holden, AHG, Amcap, Kincrome, Rand, Castrol, PPG, Boilertronics, Pacific Finance, KTM Motorcycles, Schweppes Australia, Vespoli Constructions, Varley Transport, Earthex, Del Basso Smallgoods, Merger Contracting, Daimler Trucks, Champion, Ron Krikke Auto Centre, Team Livestock Cartage, Rockingham Milk and Dairy, Summerslegal, Bowra Signs, Dynamco and McCarthy Paint and Panel.
Despite having considerably less corporate support, talented South Aussie Matt Egel is no less talented behind the wheel of a Sprintcar as he joins forces with Downing Brothers Racing and the Orange S97 entry.
The 2015 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic yielded Egel an 11th place finish in B-Main 2, so he along with the likes of Walsh and Co. will be one of the drivers looking to garnish enough qualifying points to lock into the 24 car Sunday night A-Main field.
The team will represent Mainline Dynalog Dynamometers, Moore Mechanical, Regency Screens, National Karate, Rapiti Earthworks and Kingston Sales & Service when they roll out for business on the weekend of January 22 to 24.
A pair of somewhat inexperienced fellow South Aussie’s will, also join Egel, in the field, as both Brock Hallett and Jody Baldwin have put their names forward for their respective Classic debuts.
Hallett a former Formula 500 and Speedcar pilot has made the transition to winged Sprintcar racing with the support of Woodgate Beach Tourist Park, Charlson Tipper Hire and Parahills Fresh Cut Butchers.
Baldwin who cut his teeth in the Wingless Sprint division will contest his first Classic for his sponsors Neale & Nulty Transport, Mortlake Roadhouse, JR Productions and Media and SR Photos.
Having seemingly endured a horror run of engine issues Victoria’s Rhiannon Burleigh is set to launch another assault on the Classic with the ever popular fan favorite set to again be behind the wheel of the MDR Engineering, Dawson’s Australia, Mancine Cosmetics, ALM, LAD Art & Design, Wallan Smash and Ridge Health Club V58 entry.
The 44th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic as supported by Oval Express Magazine, GJ Gardner Homes, KRE Race Engines and the Lady Bay Resort Warrnambool will be held at Premier Speedway on January 22, 23 & 24, 2016.
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