MATCH REPORT: Norman storms to Aussie title

November 5, 2018 Steve Copping

With close on 120 nominations the 2018 Australian Championships were staged at Le Fevre on Saturday with competitors in the eleven various grades each contesting four qualifying heats and the four highest scorers advancing to the grand final. As expected the Division 1 was a closely fought event with Bobby McMillan, Ty Geertsen and Shane Bentley failing to make the top four. However it was the Chadwick brothers who selected the inside gate positions and led for the early laps until they “clashed” which then saw Jack Norman followed by Braden Makepeace take the advantage and in turn the Gold and Silver rewards.

Joel Chadwick 15 Cody Chadwick 14 Jack Norman 12 Braden Makepeace 12 Shane Weinert 11 Angus Freeman 10 Shane Bentley 10 Bobby McMillan 10 Jake Matthews 7 Connor Whelan 5

Other results.

Division 2

1st Michael Ratcliff 2nd Matty Snowden 3rd Blade Blatchford 4th DJ Thompson

Division 3

1st Jacob Pudney 2nd Locke Pearce 3rd Braylan Mac Donald 4th Josh McWhinnie

Division 4

1st Ben Pudney 2nd Aiden Petty 3rd Bradley Williams 4th Aiden Curnow

Division 5

1st Zayden Thompson 2nd Rhys Below 3rd Cody Pety 4th Marcus Melino

Division 6

1st Dylan Miller 2nd Hannah Williams 3rd Conner Lawson 4th Mitchell Pudney

Division 7