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Sprintcar Allstars

WIDE OPEN: Brenton Farrer pushes the cushion while Trigga Gates runs low. PHOTO: M & L Photography
WIDE OPEN: Brenton Farrer pushes the cushion while Trigga Gates runs low. PHOTO: M & L Photography

After a ‘stalled start’ to the year, Horsham Motor Sports Club will turn on the track lights this Saturday night to host Round 7 of the Spintcar Allstars.

Sprintcar driver Brenton Farrer of Kilmore currently leads the championship. He has been constantly racing well through out the season. After a feature race win in the second round, he has performed well collecting another 3 second positions so far.

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Wingless Walsh Unstoppable

FOUR WIDE WINGLESS: Feature race drivers perform a Four-wide salute to the race fans before the race. PHOTO: Leanne Shanks
FOUR WIDE WINGLESS: Feature race drivers perform a Four-wide salute to the race fans before the race.
PHOTO: Leanne Shanks

The 2015 / 2016 speedway season came to a conclusion at Blue Ribbon Raceway during the long weekend. 120 drivers came to race in the two day race meeting, which featured ten different classes of race cars.

Topping the bill was the Wingless Sprints who were well represented; 30 drivers raced two heat races each night to decide starting positions of the final race. Continue reading Wingless Walsh Unstoppable

A Weekend of Speedway

WINGLESS WEEKEND: Travis Millar is one the 37 Wingless Sprint drivers who have nominated to race this weekend. PHOTO: Mark Cowin
WINGLESS WEEKEND: Travis Millar is one the 37 Wingless Sprint drivers who have nominated to race this weekend.
PHOTO: Mark Cowin

A big two-day race meeting of speedway is set for this weekend with the running of the Blue Ribbon Raceway Speedway Carnival. The annual two day race meeting will be held on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th, with speedway drivers from across Victoria and South Australia racing on both days.

A huge field of 37 Wingless Sprints have nominated to race on the weekend, in what has become an annual feature race. The Horsham club now has two drivers in the popular class. Jeremy Beddison will be unveiling his newly built car for the first time this weekend. Steve Hately who now has a season of Wingless Sprint racing under his belt, looks forward to finally challenging the field on his home track.

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Kathryn Jackson

HO75 STREET STOCK: Kathryn Jackson
HO75 STREET STOCK: Kathryn Jackson

Name doesn’t ring a bell? No? Kathryn isn’t new to racing, this is her 11th year. Up until a few months ago she was Kathryn Wilken. Kathryn made sure she had the race car mechanic work secured for life by marrying her mechanic, Brendan, who she met 10 years ago at the Blue Ribbon Raceway.

Mwah… a love story that started in the pits.

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