SADLER IS SA JUNIOR SOLO CHAMP

Photo: from the left:  Harry Sadler, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, Allegra Laanekorb and  Darcey Timmis.

On Saturday, December 4 at Sidewinders Speedway, Harry Sadler was crowned the CBS Bins 2011/22 South Australian Junior Solo Speedway Champion after a fantastic night’s racing from some of SA’s best, who also took on a number of interstate riders.

Sadler, the 2021 MSA Rising Star Award finalist for speedway, won three earlier heats, including a tight win against his fellow Rising Star nominee, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor, while Beau Bailey went through with three wins and a second, with Ashley finishing with two wins and two seconds.

This meant that Bailey entered the final with gate choice (his win over Harry giving him the preference) and took red (gate one), Harry was next from gate two, Ashley settled for gate three and Kobi Canning, after a great ride in the semi where he got the nod after the rider in front of him, Alex Adamson from NSW, had a fall within sight of the line and Kobi was left with nowhere to go, had gate four in his maiden SA Championship final!

As the tapes went up, Sadler had the fastest reflexes after he dropped the clutch and reached the first corner a half a bike in front of Beau, with Ashley right there on his other side.

Harry held his line and won the corner – and in the end the race and the Championship!

Beau never gave up all the way, looking inside and outside, showing Harry his front wheel, but he just couldn’t get Harry to make, even the smallest mistake, with Ashley right there as well, right on Beau’s back wheel looking for an opening of his own!

Watching this from the back of the field, but not far behind, was Kobi, on a borrowed bike for the final (a huge thanks to Blake Schlein for some amazing sportsmanship right here!) and he certainly can hold his head high after a great night on the bike, complete with a couple of bruises to go with it.

So, as they crossed the line to huge applause from the Hill, it was Harry Sadler 1st, Beau Bailey (NSW) 2nd, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor 3rd, Kobi Canning 4^th