AUSTRALIAN WINGLESS SPRINT TITLE SET FOR LISMORE IN 2024

By Dennis Newlyn in co-operation with Australian Wingless Sprint Racing

 History will be created when Castrol Lismore Speedway hosts the 2024 Australian Wingless Sprint Championship at the venue next April.

It’s yet another significant milestone for the famous showground venue and a major coup for promoters Mick and Kim Sauer.

The 2024 national title will be held over three days, starting Anzac Day (April 25) when scrutineering and then a Calcutta dinner will be held.

April 26 will feature practice, heats and a preliminary A-Main, while championship deciding night is set for Saturday, April 27 with the final heats before the running of the 2024 Australian Wingless Sprint Championship.

“We are absolutely delighted to host the Australian Wingless Sprint Championship,” co-promoter Kim Sauer said.

“Mick and I want to sincerely thank Australian Wingless Sprint Racing for awarding us the championship. We want to make the three day event a very special occasion for everyone in keeping with what Castrol Lismore Speedway stands for in the long and illustrious history of the track.”

One of the most improved venues in Australian Speedway, the event will no doubt be a hotly-contested national championship with entries from throughout Australia.

Mick and Kim Sauer have been a lightning bolt of inspiration and have instigated a raft of venue improvements since taking the reins of the iconic NSW Northern Rivers region facility which is widely regarded as one of the most professional motor sport venues in regional Australia.

Already with a reputation for promoting ‘outside the square’ by incorporating elements such as live music (aka the tremendously successful Adam Brand concert earlier this year) into their Speedway events, Mick and Kim Sauer will certainly put everything into promoting the blue-ribbon event that is the 2024 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Championship.

Defending Australian Champion Todd Hobson will defend his title in the #1 LFA entry and knows only too well that the NSW and Queensland cars in particular will be difficult to conquer.

Todd is one out-of towner who is already familiar with the testing Lismore Showground bull ring, having raced for title honours at the circuit in the V8 Dirt Modified division. A strong interstate contingent is expected to enter with all states and territories represented.

There is much to love about Castrol Lismore Speedway and the surrounding areas.

The region is rich with tourist attractions and accommodation is plentiful.

The City of Lismore is extremely pro Speedway and pro tourism so it’s mandatory the red carpet will be rolled out for visiting teams who enter the nationals.

It’s suggested those teams and spectators travelling to the 2024 AWSR Wingless Sprint Championship at Castrol Lismore Speedway look into accommodation options early in Lismore and surrounding Grafton, Ballina, Byron Bay and many other delightful tourism regions.

Maybe even make a week of it.