SPRINTCARS AND SPEEDCARS RETURN TO REDLINE RACEWAY

The return of Sprintcars and Speedcars will be the main attraction when racing resumes at Ballarat’s Redline Raceway this Saturday night, 17 February.

Thanks to the hard work of some dedicated volunteers, the track has been upgraded to comply with Speedway Australia’s three-star criteria, permitting Sprintcars to run at the venue.

The SRA Pro Sprintcar Series, which is for Sprintcars powered by LS V8 motors, has attracted a 16-strong field with front-runners likely to include current points leader Jordan Rae, along with Sam Wren, Dennis Jones and Josh Buckingham.

Rae holds an advantage of just 15 points over Wren, a member of the Belmont Speedway Drivers Club which operates the Redline Raceway venue.

Buckingham will be keen to redeem himself after crossing the line first in the A-Main at Moama’s Heartland Raceway last weekend, only to be disqualified post-race for a minimum weight breach.

Meanwhile, the Speedcars will compete for the prestigious Beasley Family Memorial as part of their Baretta Racing Chassis Southern Speedcar Tour.
 
Now into its 33^rd year, the Beasley Family Memorial honours the life of Victoria’s legendary Beasley family, consisting of Arthur, Stud and Alf who have all made their mark on the Speedcar racing scene over a period spanning some 90 years.
 
The inaugural Beasley Family Memorial in 1992 was won by Darren Power, who with three victories (he also won in 1993 and 2006) is the equal-most successful driver in the history of the event alongside Mark Brown (winner in 2001, 2008 and 2010).
 
One of the drivers on this Saturday night’s entry list is Caleb Mills, who will be aiming to become the first third-generation racer to win the coveted prize, following in the footsteps of his grandfather John (winner in 1997) and father Travis (winner in 2012 and 2013).
 
Other likely front-runners on the entry list include Luke Storer, young gun Zoe Pearce and the experienced (in both speedway and circuit racing) Nick Parker.

After their previous appearance a fortnight ago, the Standard Saloons are back on the program with 12 nominations received at the time of writing with the likes of Patrick Walsh and brothers Austin and Lachie Chivers among the notables, while the program will be completed by the Sports Sedans and Unlimited Sedans.

 Tickets for the event are available online here: https://bit.ly/48h0dVM

Nominations (as at 13 February)

Sprintcars

VA7                     Justin Drew

V9                        Jordan Rae

VA14                    Harry Ross

VA16                    Jack Van Bremen

V17                      Dennis Jones

V19                      Sam Wren

VA21                    Alex Thomson

V23                      Josh Buckingham

NT28                    Kate Searle

VA32                    Travis Millar

VA35                    Adam Greenwood

VA46                    Stephen Hodder

VA47                    Ben Morrison

VA70                    Matthew Symons

VA71                    Andy Hibbert

VA98                    Shane Steenholdt

Speedcars

V39                      Nick Parker

V9                        Luke Storer

V15                      Zoe Pearce

V10                      Caleb Mills

V17                      Mathew Radisich

N47                      Ayden Elliott

V3                        Dillon Ghent

N41                      Jordan Mackay

N11                      Jay Waugh

V88                      Craig Smith

N88                      Glen Shaw

V22                      Joe Lostitch

ACT3                   Mitchell Saunderson

Standard Saloons

W15                     Matthew Watts

RDL26                 Charmaine Bryans

B68                      Patrick Walsh

B74                      Chloe Graham

B78                      Austin Chivers

B79                      Lachie Chivers

B86                      Ian Walsh

B94                      Luke Head

B95                      Jacob Head

B96                      Bailey Sinclair

B97                      Rick Stowe

B99                      Brad Sheppard

Sport Sedans

DDA22                 Troy Desmond-Veal

DDA26                 Derek Higginbottom

DDA28                 Reece Kakoschke

DDA30                 Bailey Kakoschke

DDA33                 Ryan Daly

DDA34                 Ian Bartlett

DDA35                 Kevin Chew

BGO67                Corey Knox

DDA87                 Steven Warlond

 Unlimited Sedans

RDL72                 Ian Page

G55                     Gavin Ough

H19                      Danny Smith

H29                      Jaryd Carman