TOLMER SPEEDWAY: GRANT ANDERSON PICKS UP $10,000 AT THE JBS JAMBOREE

Official media release:

January 30, 2025

Grant Anderson was a jubilant winner of the 2025 JBS Australia Jamboree at Tolmer Speedway Bordertown on January 29.

Anderson pocketed the $10,000 payday but certainly had to earn it as he led the majority of an absolute slide-fest 35-lap A-Main at the new ‘pleasure-dome’ of Australian Speedway that included Matt Egel, Corey Eliason and Ryan Newton at the pointy end of the 24-car field at various intervals.

“This is badass, I love it, to get the win and get the ten kay ($10,000) this is awesome,” he smiled during presentations.

Californian Cory Eliason and Queenslander Ryan Newton shared the front row with Grant Anderson and Matt Egel on row two, Will Carroll (despite swapping a motor after the Dash) and Kerry Madsen on row three and Jackson Delamont and Rusty Hickman rounding out the top eight.

The four cars transferring from the B-Main were Randy Morgan (winner of the  Brock Hallett, Jessie Attard and Andrew Priolo.

The thirty-five lap JBS Australia Jamboree saw Anderson lead home American Cory Eliason in second in a nail-biting finish where the Californian made

several committed lunges around the outside in turn one and two in particular in the dying laps.

“Ando was too good in the middle in turn three and four so each time I got a run in one and two he’d get away again. I was stumbling a little coming out of three and four as well so I kinda couldn’t get out of my own way,” said Eliason later.

Matt Egel placed third, James McFadden fourth after coming from sixteenth, Ryan Newton fifth, Kerry Madsen sixth, Marcus Dumesny seventh, Randy Morgan eighth after coming from twenty first, Callum Williamson ninth and Glen Sutherland rounding out the top ten.

On lap two of the A-Main Jason Pryde looped the W14 in turn three and four on the cushion leaving Jordyn Charge nowhere to go and spinning the NT11 to a stop against the wall.

Charge and Pryde went to the rear with Charge later pulling to the infield with ongoing hydraulic wing ram issues.

It was a busy race for Eliason with separate contact points with first Grant Anderson and then Matt Egel entering turn three on separate laps early.

Kerry Madsen was a potential podium finisher early also in the Diamond Bay Motorsport #26 and Queensland “President” Ryan Newton was up and about several times in the first half of the race and then again with a late race charge.

His eventual fifth place was not indicative of his outright speed.

With one lap remaining McFadden slid Egel for third (Egel would return serve and re-claim the final step of the podium), and Eliason had one last crack on the top to try and steal the win from Anderson coming up just metres short.

“I knew they’d be coming from me,” grinned winner Grant Anderson, “but yeah I tried to be as smart as I could. I obviously don’t want to run the bottom the entire race like that but I didn’t see anyone and I moved up a couple of times and they nearly got back under me. She was wearing out a lot coming out of two but held on man.”

Official A-Main placings:

1. Grant Anderson (started 2nd)

2. Cory Eliason (started pole)

3. Matt Egel (started fourth)

4. James McFadden (started sixteenth)

5. Ryan Newton (started second)

6. Kerry Madsen (started sixth)

7. Marcus Dumesny (started ninth)

8. Randy Morgan (started twenty first)

9. Callum Williamson (started thirteenth)

10. Glen Sutherland (started eleventh)