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Next Meeting - Saturday, 9 December 2023. Supp Regs. Nominations close at 5pm on Sunday, 3 December 2023. Nominations received as at 2 December 2023:
19/11/23 The first nomination for the National Karate South Australian Solo Championship is our resident Kiwi Jake Turner. Runner-up last season he’ll be doing his best to go one better this year. Support event nominations also from Con Twist (Flat Track) and Riley Stout (125cc Solo).
23/11/23 Nominations are starting to pick up for the SA Solo Championship with Shaun Sampson, Teagan Pedler, Jack Morrison, Michael West and Patrick Hamilton nominating in the last 24 hours. We now have three of last season’s four finalists as Jake Turner finished second, Jack Morrison third and Michael West fourth. The winner was Rory Schlein who is not riding in Australia this season.
25/11/23 One nomination today, 2021 WA Solo Champion, and current WA #2, Matt Marson
26/11/23 Nominations added on Sunday are Dayle Wood and Brayden McGuinness in the SA Solo Championship, Josh Pascoe/Greg Black and Nate Headland/Jaxon Rayner in the sidecars, Simon Sweeney and Greg Laanekorb in the Flat Track Solos and Nate Smith and Darcey Timmis in the 250cc Solos.
27/11/23 Four nominations today. Nathan Fleet/Cameron Diwell are back after unfortunately having to pull out of the Gillman Sidecar Championship. Ashley Jansen-Batchelor and Harry Sadler are in the 250cc Solos, and Harry’s younger brother Nate Sadler is in the 125cc Novice Solos.
28/11/23 Newly crowned Gillman Sidecar Champion Shane Hudson and Adam Constable, and 2020 champion Shane Rudloff and Scott Morris added to the Sidecars today, and Bendigo’s Isaiah Hartley takes the SA Solo Championship nominations to ten so far.
29/11/23 Fraser Bowes, fresh from victory in the Victorian Solo Championship last Saturday night, is the latest entry for the SA Championship. Fraser missed last season’s event but was second in 2022 and will be one of the favourites. In the Sidecars Dean Hobbs/Daniel Low make a welcome first appearance for the season after Low has been out with injury, and regular Gillman supporters Brian Silvy/Glen Zaworski have also nominated to bring the Sidecar support entries up to seven, and youngster Axel Smith has been added to the 125cc Novices. . . . And some more entries which came through late Wednesday night, brother and sister 125cc riders Owen Chapman and Ruby Chapman, WA 250cc rider Linkin Metcalf who was impressive at Gillman in the Australian Championship twelve months ago with 10 points and a semi-final appearance.
30/11/23 added today Blake Hocking 125cc Solo, Mikayla Morris 50cc, Stuart McKenzie Flat Track.
1/12/23 only two nominations for today, flat tracker Troy Knights and 125cc Novice Jett Plaisted
2/12/23 Three more entries received on Saturday morning for the SA Solo Championship, from three different states . . two time champion Justin Sedgmen from Victoria, who will be the only former champion in the line-up, SA’s Liam May and NSW’s Aden Clare. 250cc Solo class changed to the Gillman Championship. Insufficient entries to be a state championship, MA require ten entries. Later entry Saturday, Dale Knights (flat track)
SOLOS 500cc NATIONAL KARATE SA CHAMPIONSHIP = 14: 19-Jake Turner, 67-Shaun Sampson, 211-Teagan Pedler, 13-Jack Morrison (Vic), 8-Michael West (NSW), 18-Patrick Hamilton (Vic), 7-Matt Marson (WA), 99-Dayle Wood (Vic), 19-Brayden McGuinness (FGM), 62-Isaiah Hartley (Vic-GM), 51-Fraser Bowes (GM), 2-Justin Sedgmen (Vic), 14-Liam May, 24-Aden Clare (NSW)
SIDECARS = 7: 19-Josh Pascoe/Greg Black (Honda), 128-Nate Headland/Jaxon Rayner (Honda), 89-Nathan Fleet/Cameron Diwell (BMW), 71-Shane Hudson/Adam Constable (Suzuki), 15-Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris (Yamaha), 970-Dean Hobbs/Daniel Low (Suzuki), 12-Brian Silvy/Glen Zaworski (Yamaha)
FLAT TRACK SOLOS = 6: 713-Con Twist (Yamaha 450), 752-Simon Sweeney (Husqvarna 450), 911-Greg Laanekorb (Honda 250), 87-Stuart McKenzie (KTM 450), 672-Troy Knights (Honda 450), 273-Dale Knights (Honda 450)
250cc JUNIOR SOLOS GILLMAN CHAMPIONSHIP= 5: Nate Smith (Vic-Jawa), 81-Darcey Timmis (GM), 131-Ashley Jansen-Batchelor (GM), 524-Harry Sadler (bike tba), 6-Linkin Metcalf (WA-GM) [changed to Gillman Championship, insufficient entries to be a state championship]
125cc JUNIOR SOLOS = 4: 4-Riley Stout (Honda), 46-Owen Chapman, 112-Ruby Chapman (Honda), 49-Blake Hocking
125cc JUNIOR SOLO NOVICES = 3: 11-Nate Sadler, 77-Axel Smith, 75-Jett Plaisted (Honda)
50cc JUNIOR SOLOS = 1: 15-Mikayla Morris (KTM)
Nominations now also open for the following Meeting - Thursday, 28 December 2023. Supp Regs. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday, 15 December. NOTE earlier than usual closing time to allow for printer's Christmas closure.
30/11/23 Stephen Fowler and Jeremy Sherwood (sidecars) and Richard Bunting (FT) are the first entries for the December 28 meeting
2/12/23 Con Twist (flat track), Josh Pascoe/Greg Black (sidecar), and Darwin’s Steven Hutchinson, the first of the entries for the Gillman Solo Championship
SOLOS 500cc GILLMAN CHAMPIONSHIP =1: 137-Steven Hutchinson (NT-GM)
SIDECARS = 2: 27-Stephen Fowler/Jeremy Sherwood (Honda), 19-Josh Pascoe/Greg Black (Honda)
FLAT TRACK SOLOS = 2: 77-Richard Bunting (Yamaha 250), 713-Con Twist (Yamaha 450)
Australian and South Australian Championship Nominations
For Australian and South Australian Championships, riders must nominate according to the Motorcycling Australia Supplementary Regulations. Links to these appear below, and will posted as soon as they become available.
2023/24 South Australian 500cc and 250cc Solo Championships, Saturday, 9 December 2023
- — Supp. Regs (nominations through Gillman Speedway website)
2023/24 South Australian Sidecar Championship, Saturday, 24 February 2024 (to be confirmed)
- — Supp. Regs (nominations through Gillman Speedway website)