SSARV Club Championship. Please note that the Club Championships programmed on the 12th Feb has been transfered to a date TBA.
SSARV Classic Meeting. The Supppementry Regs for the SSRAV Classic meeting are now available here. The meeting will be staged on Sat March 17th at Undera Park Speedway.
December Minutes. The December minutes are now available. Click here
Broadford 15th January. The 1st meeting of 2012 on January 15th , Nominations close for this meeting on Tuesday 10th January @ 6pm. All nominations for this meeting are only to go to:- Ken Walker – 0417 501 809, Paul Andrews – 03 9278 4585, Peter Vipond – 0418 464 951, Craig Fordham – 0488 551 368. As other committee members are away on holidays.
WA Fund raiser - Brad Muller tells us that the Speedway M/C Club of WA are auctioning 2 "very special 2011 Rob Woffinden Classic commemorative race jackets fully signed by all 11 riders". He says they are "beautifully made by Devon Shirts (UK) these are a collectors dream with all the 'big guns' Wells, Proctor, Smart, Stead, Kling, Woodward, Klindt and more, plus a signed Wolverhampton Wolves speedway club race jacket, kindly donated to the SMCWA from Wolves boss Chris Van Straaten. Signed by visiting Wolves riders, Aussie ace Ty Proctor & Danish star Nicolai Klindt. Email your bids to mail@speedwaywa.com.au, and keep track of the winning bids at www.speedwaywa.com.au ... currently RWC Jacket 1 - $250; RWC Jacket 2 - $100; Wolves Jacket - $100.
On behalf of the Committee & Webmaster of the SSRAV we wish all the members, spectators & competitors a very merry and safe Xmas and look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year.
Myrtleford Speedway. The working bee that was down for this weekend has been cancelled due to the weather. further inquiries contact Nathan Chisholm on – 0431615436.
Myrtleford Speedway. There is a working bee at the Myrtleford Speedway on Sat 10th December & Sunday 11th December, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Contact Simon Hartley (0411338930) or Nathan Chisholm for further details
Victorian Under 16 Solo Championships. Unfortunatly due to lack of enteries the 2011/2012 Championship has been postponed to a later date to be confirmed.
Broadford Cancelled. Unfortunatly due to the weather conditions & continuing rain, the club day at Broadford for Sunday 19th November has been cancelled.
November Minutes. The November minutes are now available. Click here
2011 FIM Sidecar Gold Cup World Championship. Congratulations to the winners and placegetters:- 1st Treloar / Headland, 2nd O’Brien / Maynard, 3rd Bond / Cox, 4th Gates / Gates.
Ray Wason RIP. The Committee and members of the SSRAV would like to express their condolances to the Wason family with the passing of Ray Wason.
2011 AGM Minutes. The Aug AGM minutes are now available. Click here.
October Minutes. The October minutes are now available. Click here. Highlights - Gippsland Speedway Club – Dates Oct 22nd, Nov 19th, Dec 10th (TBC), Feb 11th (Neil Street Cup); Myrtleford – people required for a working bee.
Jeff Scott puts it very nicely in his website - http://www.methanolpress.com/2011/10/neil-street-1931-2011-rip/. "Neil inspired and cared for so many speedway riders over the years but, more than that, he made people feel special. Neil also inspired as a man – genuine, compassionate and modestly humble. Most of all, Neil was himself – magnificently human – definitely someone you’d aspire to emulate and always want to listen to. Wikipedia notes that: "In 1974-1975 and his training as a skilled engineer came to prominence. Street had always built his own frames and tuned his engines. Ivan Tighe designed a four valve head for the Jawa engine, with input from Neil Street. The engine was off the drawing board and into manufacture in just four weeks. The engine was taken to Newcastle for a meeting there the night before the Australian championships, but the meeting was rained off, so the engine was yet to complete one lap. Phil Crump used the engine in the Australian Championships at Sydney and, with the increased power, took nearly 3 seconds off the track record held by Jim Airey immediately. This was considered the more remarkable feat considering the fact that the engine was straight from the workshop and used in a top class speedway meeting."
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L-R: Exeter Falcons, Neil Street (left) and Martin Ashby, leading Geoff Mudge (Poole Pirates) in 1968; in Swindon Robins colours in 1966; More recently - still actively working for speedway. He was a good friend of the SSRAV, and will be very much missed.
Club day this weekend is cancelled. Come on guys - do you want to ride or not??? SSRAV Club Day at Broadford this weekend has been cancelled due to lack of entries. Next meeting will be 20th November.
RIP Gary Moon. The Committee and Members of the SSRAV would like to extend their condolences to the Moon Family with the loss of Gary Moon, he was a great ambassador and competitor and will be sadly missed.
Race Dates. The full season of 2011-12 club dates are now available, 1st practice Oct 1st & 1st Round Oct 9th.. Click here for club Dates. or National Calender.
Sprung! - A pair of proud dads - Roger Fricker and Steve Kurtz - and a matching pair of proud kids, Brady Kurtz and Max Fricke, and at the World U16 80cc Youth Gold Trophy Rybnik Poland recently. Max scored 8 in the first semi, won by Brady with 12pts, but got squeezed out of the Final in a run-off. Brady scored 6 in the Final. finishing 11th.
Thanks from the Canberra Bulls: - John Walker (President of the Canberra Bulls and an SSRAV member) reports that Dave Clifton and Greg Gallagher were immensely impressed with the friendship and help given by SSRAV members at the 9th April Classic day, during which Dave had quite a nasty crash that left him with a few broken ribs and concussion. He was kept in hospital for three nights in Melbourne, but has been back home in Canberra recovering well. Dave and Greg are planning to become solo and sidecar coaches, respectively, when Canberra has a track of its own, and hopes are rising that at least a "club-days and practice" standard of track might be available for next season.
Martin Creely photos again: - Link here to a batch of photos from one of last year’s round at Broadford.
Even more photos!! Mark Preston says "Thought you and your members might be interested in seeing of the shots I have taken at some of your meetings at Broadford. Here's the link http://www.facebook.com/pages/MSPfoto/128164480561130#!/pages/MSPfoto/128164480561130?sk=photos.
More Photos from Broadford! The Club is extremely well served by photographers this year! Martin Creely has added a set from the 19th March Club Championships meeting - Click here! This fantastic example has a bit of a story behind it. Entries were a bit low in the Classic Sidecar class, and club regular Peter Tolley didn’t have a bike or a passenger. But when Doug Cottrell volunteered his 750cc 2-Stroke Kawasaki (the Waterbottle), and Ash Wyn offered to passenger for him, how could he resist? But in Heat 1, turn one, and the new rider-passenger combination still getting used to each other, things didn’t quite go right. Fortunately, there were no injuries - both riders walked away - and the bike was undamaged!
Photos from Broadford 2010-11 Eagle Fuels Victorian Sidecar Championships - courtesy of Gary Hutson. For prints, contact Gary at g.hutson@bigpond.net.au. Please specify which photos - e.g. Vic Sidecar Championships, Row 5, Column 3 would be the Chequered Flag lap.
Eagle Fuels Victorian Sidecar Championships. The Committee an members of the SSRAV would like to thank all our sponsors involved in the meeting for making it such a success. Please continue to support these sponsors :- Eagle Fuels, Rockwell Automation, Greensborough Panels, Ferrous Forgings, Superb Herbs, Macedon Ranges Welding, Network Air, Matt Jones Motorcycles, Melton Bodyworks, Aglink Shepparton, Latrobe Signs, BKB Forklifts, Wet End P/L, Morrisons CV & Driveline. also members sponsors:- Walker Family, Putkunz Family, Peter Vipond, FTRacing, Bill Allen. Contratulations to all the competitors for putting on a great display, Congratulations to Warren Monson & Devon Gates for taking out the meeting and seting a new track Record.
Photos from the Victorian Speedway Sidecar Championships at Broadford on 12/2/2011 - Martin Creely has added photos from the Championships to his Photoshelter website. Go to http://martincreely.photoshelter.com/gallery/2011-02-12-Vic-Speedway-Sidecar-Championships/G0000xee61Zug4DU and click on any of the links for the full-size photo. Copies can be purchased on-line.
Photos from Broadford 2010-11 Rounds 1 and 2 - courtesy of Gary Hutson. For prints, contact Gary at g.hutson@bigpond.net.au. Please specify which photos - e.g. Round 1, Row 4, Column 1 would be Solo #5..
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Vale Margaret Vipond. The Committee and members of the SSRAV wish to pass on their condolences to Peter Vipond and Family with the passing of Margret Vipond.
Latest Martin Creely photos from Broadford - click here.
Check out new website - www.speedwaychampions.com: - "A one-stop archive site for all Solo Speedway championship winners:- National world-wide A-Z of countries, plus Aussie State, U21 (World & National,) World, Long Track, Golden Helmets, League Riders Championships, etc.” As well as all national solo champions, (including Aussie of course,) there is an additional page on Australia, with all its many Champions, 2lap to 6lap, from 1926 onward, PLUS a table of Aussie State Solo champions from the same period to date.
REMINDER ..... IMPORTANT INFORMATION for all riders - New Nomination Procedure for Broadford.
The SSRAV Committee has decided that the following procedure be put in place and is Effective as of 8/01/2010:
ALL nominations for the Broadford SSRAV Club Days must be received by 5pm the Tuesday prior to the meeting.
ALL nominations must be given to a current committee member (ref the contact list below).
NO LATE nominations will be accepted, (NO EXCEPTIONS).
If you don’t nominate and turn up on the day you may get a ride if:-
a) there is a hole in the programme (ie:- 3 sidecars nominated or 4 nominated & only 3 turned up);
b) someone breaks down and is unable to compete.
DON’T TURN up and expect a ride if you haven’t nominated! The Programme will be done on the Tuesday night by members of the committee and if insufficient entries are received the meeting may be cancelled at that stage. Riders that have nominated will be notified if meeting is cancelled. SSRAV Current Committee: Ken Walker – 0417 501 809, Paul Andrews – 03 9278 4585, Craig Fordham – 0488 551 368, Gary Timmerman – 0412 665 191, Peter Vipond – 0418 464 951, Ray Radford – 03 5428 1600 – BH, John Putkunz – 0409 852 047.
Check out a new Facebook site: - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sidecar-speedway/105092522860558?v=desc. Title tells it all.
Arunga Park Speedway 40 Years Reunion: - Julie Thomsen is looking for expressions of interest in holding a 40 year reunion for Arunga Park Speedway, Alice Springs. As the "official opening" was the 23rd April 1973 - they plan to hold it 19-21st April 2013. If you are interested, please email Julie on lanceandjulie74@hotmail.com, or call 0418 890 380. If anyone has old footage, photos, memorabilia, the postal address is PO Box 3295 Alice Springs NT 0871. All will be returned to original owner.