THE MOON RISES AT ALEXANDRA AS BENNY BECOMES VICTORIA ONE

Ben Moon celebrates his win in the Victorian Sports Sedan division

The Victorian Sports Sedan title was the main act on Saturday the 14th of March at Alexandra 

Speedway Club with around thirty competitors vying for the right to sign write their race car with the 

number one for the next twelve months & at the end of a gruelling thirty lap race it would be last 

season’s Victoria # 3 driver Ben Moon who would come up trumps when he defeated Luke Fallon & 

Brendan Miller to become the new state champion.NEW VICTORIAN SPORTS SEDAN TITLE WINNER BEN MOON

On the same race program the Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association battled for the Ovens & Murray 

Zone title for their division with Thomas Bowers from Wodonga making it two wins from two starts 

in recent weeks when he defeated Scott Callendar & Justin Brockley.

In the big Sports Sedan title race Damien Miller topped the qualifying results with the defending 

champion Matt Nelson alongside him then Brendan Miller, Rahmon Rivero, Moon & Fallon making 

up the top six.

The race didn’t go according to plan for a number of drivers with a spin to Damien Miller whilst 

leading on lap eight seeing his car being re-directed to the rear of the field to restart, not before 

Rivero through the dust unable to see spat up by drivers driving under the pole line slammed into 

Miller putting himself out of the race. Daniel Unternahrer hit concrete on lap eleven to be 

eliminated whilst Nelson thought he might have done a gearbox and pulled out of the race whilst 

leading soon after.

Fallon held the lead briefly, Moon assumed the lead from him & Damien Miller came forward from 

last on lap eight to be in the top five again.

Moon went on to record his second Victorian Sports Sedan title victory from Fallon, Brendan Miller, 

Damien Miller & Andrew Jordan who took over fifth place from Tim McPherson on a last gasp run on 

lap thirty. Other finishers after McPherson who was sixth include, Aaron Marshall, Sam Williams, 

Matt Chiminello, Dale Smith & James Powell all on the lead lap.

Heat race victories went the way of Damien Miller, Nelson, Unternahrer, Brendan Miller, Damien 

Miller again, Nelson again, Damien Miller a third time, Rivero & Alan Kruger.

The North Eastern Victoria & Riverina New South Wales based Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association 

competed for the Ovens & Murray Zone title on the weekend also. Scott Callendar, Dave Walton & 

Thomas Bowers shared the three heat wins between them before competing for the title.

Bowers & Callendar started from the front row with Walton & Justin Brockley on the second row. 

Walton spun out of contention early in the race and was left chasing everybody. Bowers led from the 

very first lap of the final with Callendar & Brockley in the other podium spots. Rob Webster & Steve 

McDonald had their own battle for fourth going on whilst laps ran out for Walton at the tail of the 

field as Bowers took the win from Callendar, Brockley, Webster, McDonald & Walton. TOMMY BOWERS WINNER OF THE GOULBURN OVENS SEDAN OVENS & MURRAY ZONE TITLE WINNER

All other divisions on race night were unable to get past the second round of heat races due to the 

threat of rain shuffling events around in order to complete the titles.

Alexandra Speedway returns on March the 28th for the Victorian Ladies Standard Saloon title & all 

club divisions.

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Written by

Dean Thompson

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for Alexandra Speedway Club

VICTORIAN SPORTS SEDAN STATE SERIES KICKS OFF WITH MILLER & COLLINS WINNERS

Matt Ridd finished in the top 3 of both events.

The Australia Day Long weekend two day show at Wahgunyah Speedway & Mount Beauty Speedway 

to kick off the Victorian Sport Sedan State Series ended with two feature race winners & a lead in the 

series to Rhys Collins before they head to round three at Wangaratta Speedway this Saturday night 

the 31st of January.

Brendan Miller took the win at Wahgunyah on Saturday night whilst, Collins won at Mount Beauty 

on the Sunday.

Heat one at Wahgunyah was led across the line on lap one by Albury racer Simon Hill from Ricky 

O’Meara & Rhys Collins and a fast moving Rahmon Rivero who moved forward from seventh place 

from the start line. Hill maintained his lead for the first five laps with Rivero on his tail in second 

from lap two and Jacob Mills coming forward from his eleventh place start to second by lap five. 

Mills going for a pass into the lead off turn two on lap six broke a bracket off the steering rack 

sending his car flying through the infield and out of the race whilst Rivero moved by Hill & to assume 

the lead. Rivero went on to win from Collins, Hill, Brodie Montague, Troy Frost, James Powell, 

O’Meara, Corey McDonald & Ian Shortis.

Mark Pollard, Mills, Tommy McDonald with a flat tyre & Tom Barnard didn’t finish the first heat.

The second heat of the firs round seen Miller in a all the way win leading the complete eight laps 

from Aaron Marshall. Matt Ridd moved into third on lap two having started in eighth and he stayed 

in the same position to the end with Alex Cheney fourth then Mat Walker, Brett Williams, Charlie 

Ball, Nathan Shortis, Shane Frost, Ben Kelly & Fleur Heiner rounding out the field.

From pole position Rivero locked in two wins from two when he led start to finish. Behind him 

Montague, Ridd & Marshall swapped places before the race settled with Ridd in second, then 

Marshall, Montague, Cheney, Corey McDonald, Troy Frost & Ian Shortis finishing behind Rivero. 

In heat four another flat tyre to Tommy McDonald left him infield and a huge crash on lap four 

involving Jacob Mills trying to pass Cheney and crashing into the turn two wall breaking the diff 

housing, panard rod, bottom wishbone, the rack, the K frame, the seat, two of the cars wheels & a 

axle as the car slammed the wall lifting off the ground. 

Mills was sore and sorry after the big hit & not at all happy with whom he believed was the cause of 

the incident.

The second heat of the round began with Powell in the lead from Walker on lap one then came 

Miller who had advanced from ninth place at the start & Collins. On lap three Miller had lost traction 

coming out of turn four and spun around causing a yellow sending him to the rear of the field.

On lap four Powell still led & it was Miller from last who blasted back into second ahead of Collins & 

Walker. Walker was also on his game and he passed Miller on lap five to move into second and then 

into the lead a lap later. Miller wasn’t done though and he came to the lead on lap seven and went 

on to beat Hill, Walker, Powell, O’Meara, Kelly, Fleur Heiner, Troy Frost & Collins who crossed the 

line last after pulling infield on lap five. Barnard & Ball did not finish.

A start to finish win for Marshall in the final round of heats catapulted him up to the front of 

the field for the final still to come. He beat Cheney, O’Meara, Corey McDonald, Fleur Heiner & 

Montague.

Miller won his third heat from three in the final heat when he took care of business winning ahead 

of Walker, who chased from start to finish then Collins, Ridd, Martin Heiner, Kelly, Barnard, Troy 

Frost & Shane Frost rounding out the field whilst Hill, Ball & Rivero all didn’t finish, the latter with 

damage after slamming the concrete wall up at turn one & two breaking right hand front wheel to 

lock up, turning car hard right into the concrete wall leaving damage such as bent lower arms, wheel 

hub, right hand front wheel, steering rack bent & bent bar work.

Miller was being chased early in the final by Marshall with Mat Walker right up in the front bunch 

also; eventually Marshall turned himself around and had to restart rear. Alex Cheney was a front 

runner however when there was a spin by Walker that left Ricky O’Meara nowhere to go accept 

straight on into him, there was a penalty dished out at the same time to Cheney to go rear of field 

which he was deemed not forth coming in doing and penalised with a black flag disqualification.

Miller continued on for the win from Rhys Collins, Matt Ridd, Marshall who made a huge comeback 

from last & Brodie Montague.CAR 6 - WINNER AT WAHGUNYAH BRENDAN MILLER

The next day at Mount Beauty Speedway Collins went one better to go on to win the final in front 

of very strong Alexandra Speedway Club drivers Matt Ridd & Luke Fallon elevating himself into the 

series lead on points.

Heat one started with Tommy McDonald & Collins colliding & Collins getting sent to the rear of the 

field. Fallon assumed the lead from Bob Gentleman & Tommy McDonald on lap five Gentleman 

was black flagged due to his window net falling down and the race was declared with one lap to go 

with Fallon winning from Collins, Martin Heiner, James Powell, Tommy McDonald, Fleur Heiner & 

Georgette Meunier.

Rob Hodgetts and Corey McDonald began at the front of the next heat with Mark Pollard & Marcus 

Griffith alongside. McDonald led the first couple laps from Pollard with Ridd in third. Pollard took 

the lead on lap three with Ridd into second and McDonald back to third place until lap five when 

McDonald moved back ahead of Ridd. 

Pollard held the lead to the end winning from McDonald, Ridd, Hodgetts, Tyson Rouse, Griffith, 

Michael Edney, Glenn McVein & Charlie Ball.

The second round of heat races began with Martin Heiner leading Collins, Fallon, Steven Ladgrove 

& Hodgetts on lap one. Collins passed Heiner on lap two with the rest of the field holding position 

to the flag where Collins was the winner from Martin Heiner, Fallon, Ladgrove, Rouse, Gentleman, 

Hodgetts & Meunier.

From pole position Pollard led Corey McDonald, Ridd, Tommy McDonald & Richard Broz on lap one 

of the fourth heat of the day. Corey McDonald moved into the lead on lap two with Broz into second 

on lap four with Ridd in third.

Broz took the lead on lap five from Ridd & Corey McDonald and they stayed that way across the 

finish line with Pollard in fourth, Ball, Powell, Edney, McVein, Tommy McDonald & Griffiths.

From outside the front row in the first heat of round three, Collins led Broz, Martin Heiner, Ridd 

& Edney. Ridd on lap three made a move and shifted into second place passing Broz & Heiner 

however couldn’t catch Collins who won from Ridd, Heiner, Broz, Corey McDonald, Edney, Meunier 

& Hodgetts.

Griffith led Gentleman, Powell, Fallon & McVein on lap one before Powell took the lead on lap two 

from Fallon & Gentleman. Powell maintained the lead right to the finish with Fallon, Gentleman, 

Griffith & McVein the order across the line.

Collins qualified pole position for the final with Fallon, Ridd, Martin Heiner, Corey McDonald, Powell, 

Richard Broz, Pollard, Gentleman, Griffith, McVein, Rouse & Tommy McDonald. Collins led Ridd, 

Fallon, Corey McDonald & Powell. 

Heiner pulled out at lap one, Gentleman on lap three, whilst seventh Pollard exited the race on lap 

six with suspension concerns and on lap eight Corey McDonald’s race was done. 

Collins led from the start to the finish with Ridd & Fallon in tow then Powell & Broz. They finished in 

that order with Tommy McDonald, Rouse, Griffith & McVein behind them rounding out the field.CAR 27 WINNER AT MOUNT BEAUTY RHYS COLLINS

Series Points after two rounds:

Mount Beauty - Rhys Collins 64

Alexandra – Matt Ridd 52

Alexandra – Brendan Miller 36

Alexandra – Luke Fallon 23

Wangaratta – James Powell, GVAC Aaron Marshall – 17 

Geelong – Brodie Montague, Mount Beauty – Richard Broz – 13

Mount Beauty – Mark Pollard, Tommy McDonald, Martin Heiner – 10

Wangaratta – Tom Barnard, Mount Beauty – Tyson Rouse – 8

Mount Beauty – Marcus Griffith 6

Mount Beauty – Glenn McVein 5

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Written for the State Victorian Sports Sedan Series

By Dean Thompson

DMT Sports Media