The Findon club have announced the staging of a 60th Anniversary meeting and re-union on Sunday 25th February. Early nominations include Senior Australian International riders Bobby McMillan, Braden Makepeace, Angus Freeman, in addition to Veteran International Brad Hoppo. Poole winter signing Ben Mould has also indicated his intention to compete as part of his pre season training prior to returning […]
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With the Great Britain party due to arrive in Adelaide this coming weekend, they will no doubt be pleased to hear that the weather forecast for Saturday is 33c and on Sunday 34c.
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The ICSF World Championships are now only one week away and the UK and Poland touring parties are well into their final preparations ahead of their long flight down under at the end of next week. Here’s a catch up of what’s been going on in Adelaide over the past few weeks, sent in by our reporter in South Australia, […]
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As the selection of the Australian Cycle Speedway Teams is coming to a close, the senior team has managed to secure a local business as sponsor for the up and coming 2017 World Championships, which take place in Adelaide in November. Tindo Solar Panels are manufactured and designed in Australia for Australian conditions. They are the only solar panel manufacturer […]
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As expected, there was plenty of action in the Division 1 League held at Findon last weekend, with the LeFevre Dolphins trying to knock the Salisbury Jets off the top of the table, but it was not to be. After race 12 of the 18 heat formula, the Jets were only 3 points in front of the Dolphins, but unfortunately […]
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It was a great day of racing in the South Australian Championships with 130 riders competing in the 10 Divisions. There were very few accidents except for Division 1 where you expect sparks to fly. It was no easy task making the Grand Final with 19 riders. There were 4 minor rounds with 5 heats in each round so it […]
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The Mick Harley Invitational is an annual event to recognise the founder of the club and was a very close, hotly contested event where the fortunes of many riders changed in their last race. Shane Weinert, Daniel Robb could have easily been in the top 4, if not for a gate exclusion. Ross Priest was in second place to Cody Chadwick and […]
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Salisbury Jets cruised to a comfortable win in round 1 of the Club Leagues. On paper it looked like the Jets and Findon Comets had the strongest line up, but the Comets crashed in their first 2 races and sadly did not look the part for the rest of the meeting. The Dolphins, anchored by Ty Geertsen and Jack Norman, […]
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There was a very exciting start to the Findon “A” League this weekend, with the Outlaws taking the win by 2 points. Brad Delmenico starred for the Outlaws scoring maximum points. The only exclusion was Blade Blatchford (Bandits) who moved at the gate. It was great to see David Forester (Bandits) and Ollie Tucker (Bush Rangers) enjoying their first league […]
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It was a very humid 34°C last Sunday at Findon for the running of the 2017 Annual Memorial Open Championship. The event is dedicated to the members of all clubs who have passed on for their hard work in promoting the clubs and sport. Over 80 riders participated and the competition was very strong and fierce in all grades with […]
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With over three hours of highly competitive racing on a sunny afternoon of 30°C, plus a free BBQ for all competitors and spectators, made the club’s 59th birthday a resounding success. In the Veterans class, Andrew Blatchford continued his form from the previous week to take the major podium position from David Amey, Sam Rochester and Brad Delmenico. Division 1 […]
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Findon based father and son competitors, Andrew and Blade Blatchford, have already registered high scoring results with World Championship events as their target. During the recent meeting at Findon, Andrew marked up four impressive heat wins from his five completed rides in the Veterans category, with Brad Delmenico and Sam Rochester also showing impressive form. In the U15 division Blade […]
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After the long summer break followed by his motor speedway commitments, highly talented Australian junior, Jack Norman, made his initial 2017 appearance at Le Fevre to contest the individual “Scurry” event. However, it was clear favourite, Ty Geertsen, who captured the “A” Final from Norman, D.J.Thompson, Paul White and Lucy Miliken. Letitia Collins continued her improving form to take out […]
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Over the weekend in Adelaide, Australian international competitor Bobby McMillan (#4) revealed he has received an offer to compete in Poland this coming season. It is understood that during his brief stay at Coventry, and subsequent association with the club’s Polish assets, the offer was generated by Leszno. McMillan commented: “Michal Sassek and I got on really well riding together with Coventry […]
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Holly Greenhalgh celebrated her 16th birthday at Findon on Sunday by taking out the Women’s individual grade. With a powerful performance, she must surely have confirmed selection for the national test squad in November. Jackie Kinross and Kayleigh Clarke filled the minor positions with a series of eye catching heats. In the U15 category, Jackson Dobie just clinched overall victory from […]
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Due to the continuing extreme heatwave, the Le Fevre club opted to stage their second race meeting of the season on Friday evening and hope for cooler weather. However, the temperature at start time was still 37°C! The high temperature did not prevent an evening of excellent racing with former Australian Champion, Ty Geertsen, taking the main event from Paul […]
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Close on fifty competitors attended the 2017 opening meeting at Findon on Sunday despite an afternoon of frequent heavy rain showers. The open category featured between seven and eight riders on the gate, which led to interesting first bends! However Bobby McMillan emerged as overall winner closely followed by Braden Makepeace, Todd Clarke and Shane Bentley. The Womens event was a family […]
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Although Ty Geertsen had a previous family commitment and Jack Norman was sidelined due to his involvement in a motor speedway event, the club still provided an action packed meeting covering all age categories to start the 2017 season. In the combined older age group event, Paul White took the major award with a well deserved 30 point maximum and in turn […]
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