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For a long, long, time, Queenslander Nathan Macdonald has dreamt of winning the SSA Modified Sedan National Title and tonight at the Mildura Speedway that dream became a reality.

Nathan went through the heat races nearly undefeated, three from three on night one, then second place in tonight’s one and only preliminary, earning himself the honour of starting on the front row.

For the first time in a long time twenty-three drivers would take the green with defending champion Jardo Waters using his provisional start at the rear, while the front row saw the Macdonald brothers rewriting the history books as they started alongside each other, Shane having gone through the heat races undefeated to start on pole.

The hard luck story was Brody Chrystie who qualified into the main event through B Main 1 only to withdraw prior to cars entering the track, allowing fourth place in that event, Shane Brittain, to take his place.

There were plenty of games on the first start throughout the field, and it gave Max Clarke the chance to dart to the front and fight alongside the Macdonald’s through the opening lap.

Further back both Trystan Mcgraw and Lachlan Fitzpatrick slowed to a stop on the back straight as the rest of the field completed the opening lap before the yellows came on.

It was at this point that Joel Berkley would also retire infield.

The restart would be single file with one completed, seeing Shane Macdonald leading Nathan Macdonald, Dylan Barrow, Max Clarke, and Aidan Raymont.

Shane got away cleanly from Nathan while Clarke took the opportunity to dart by Barrow for third, the top five fighting it out in close quarters.

Nathan drew alongside Shane and coming out of turn four on lap five, he would pull ahead on the lowline. They stayed side by side, and Shane stuck up high to retake the lead coming out of four on lap six.

As the Macdonald brothers battled, they actually managed to pull away from third placed Clark who was now leading a pack of six other cars all looking for a way through; Raymont, Barrow, and Kye Walters going three wide right behind him.

Clarke had a moment coming out of four on lap twelve and this allowed Walters to dive by him, with Raymont and then Barrow able to do the same as they completed the next lap.

Still the Macdonald boys continued to pull away, Shane maintaining the lead over Nathan, while Walters was now holding off Raymont, Barrow, and four other cars in a huge pack of racers that kept swapping positions.

Clarke retired on lap seventeen, while the Macdonald’s approached the first of the lapped traffic, Nathan able to show the nose a number of times down low but each time Shane managed to get back in front on the high line.

Walters now led Barrow, Ramont, Darcy Wilson, and Jakobe Jetson in the battle for third, the group seeing three wide action a number of times.

With eighteen remaining the Macdonald’s were in heavy lapped traffic and Nathan took advantage, darting by Shane and a number of cars to claim the lead.

Two laps later Barrow was able to get by Walters for third.

With fifteen remaining Nathan now had a one-second, and two lapped cars to his advantage, but shortly after the yellows were on as defending champion Waters found himself spinning in turn two.

Dylan Barrow made the move on the restart, drawing alongside Shane and taking second by 0.035 seconds across the line.

A lap later Shane fought back and raced his way back into second as behind him Kye Walters was now holding off a charging Darcy Wilson in fourth and fifth respectively.

Ten laps remaining and Nathan Macdonald’s bonnet began to peel up on the front right corner, but still he held off Shane and Barrow, the top three pulling clear.

All of a sudden, the yellows were on again with nine laps remaining as Darcy Wilson collected the turn four wall heavily, giving Nathan the chance to get some tape on the bonnet under caution.

Nathan would lead away Shane, Barrow, Walters, and Raymont on the restart, but it all came undone for Shane on the restart, hitting the two turn wall and dropping a number of positions, Nathan now leading Barrow, Raymont, Walters, and Shane.

Shane fought back and got back by Walters, but now Nathan was well ahead as he and Barrow fought it out with just five laps remaining.

Barrow stuck the nose under Nathan but didn’t gain the position, the duo all of a sudden forced to get on the anchors as Shaun Thompsons’s machine temporarily came to a stop at the top of turn four as they came around.

This set up a four-lap run to the chequers, Nathan able to hold the lead from Barrow as Raymont went sideways through turn four and allowed Shane to get back by, with Walters and Wade McCarthy also getting by.

With two to go Nathan and Barrow were still side by side, and the crowd was on its feet watching the battle before the yellows came out just before the chequer was due, a pile of cars coming together down the back straight, Kye Walters hitting the wall and Luke Fraser climbing over the side of the car as the unlucky ones to finish on the infield, while Raymont was also forced to join them with a flat tyre.

This meant a green, white, chequer in what was now a forty-one lap race, with Nathan set to lead away Barrow, McCarthy and Jetson; Shane having been relegated two positions on the restart for contact with another car in the previous green light stanza.

Nathan was quickly away this time and Barrow couldn’t initially keep pace, with McCarthy looking for a way under Barrow, but no one able to make a move.

Macdonald went on to claim the win, nearly completely undefeated across the weekend in what was a convincing championship winning performance.

He was followed by Barrow, while the podium was rounded out by McCarthy who came from the B Main and started in position twenty. Defending champion Waters, who after starting from the rear twice throughout the race was able to get by Jakobe Jetson for fourth in the final corner to round out the top five finishers.

It was an epic long weekend of racing, and a huge congratulations to all who took part, while eyes now turn to next weekend for the final SSA National Title of the season, with Kyle Saer putting his Production Sedan crown on the line at Toowoomba!

A Main, 41 laps: 1. Q27 Shane Macdonald, 2. Q32 Nathan Macdonald, 3. QA9 Joel Berkley, 4. V17 Dylan Barrow, 5. N15 Max Clarke, 6. Q28 Aidan Raymont, 7. VA19 Daniel Wilson, 8. V46 Kye Walters, 9. V5 Darcy Wilson, 10. V33 Daniel Simpson, 11. V36 Stuey Robinson, 12. T7 Jakobe Jetson, 13. V45 Shaun Thompson, 14. V11 Lachlan Fitzpatrick, 15. S32 Brett Williams, 16. W15 Luke Fraser, 17. V19 David Smith, 18. V38 Tristan Mcgraw, 19. Q26 Mason Cameron, 20. VA6 Wade McCarthy, 21. W88 Shane Brittain, 22. Q9 Chris Pagel, 23. A1 Jarod Waters.

OFFICIAL RESULT

1. Q32 Nathan Macdonald, 2. V17 Dylan Barrow, 3. VA6 Wade McCarthy, 4. A1 Jarod Waters, 5. T7 Jakobe Jetson, 6. Q27 Shane Macdonald, 7. VA19 Daniel Wilson, 8. V19 David Smith, 9. V11 Lachlan Fitzpatrick, 10. V36 Stuey Robinson, 11. V33 Daniel Simpson, 12. Q9 Chris Pagel, 13. W88 Shane Brittain (40), 14. Q26 Mason Cameron (40), 15. V45 Shaun Thompson (40). DNF: V46 Kye Walters (39), Q28 Aidan Raymont (39), W15 Luke Fraser (39), S32 Brett Williams (30), V5 Darcy Wilson (31), N15 Max Clarke (16), QA9 Joel Berkley (1), V38 Tristan Mcgraw (0). DNS: V32 Brody Chrystie. Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 0.285. Fastest Lap: 16.667 N15 Max Clarke.

The Knox Fabrication Mildura Modified Series is a newly formed series ran at Mildura’s B&S Earthworks Timmis Speedway and consists of some of Australia’s best cars, teams & drivers in the Modified Sedan ranks.

With multiple drivers having won a number of state titles right around Australia the most renowned in Peter “Spider” McCarthy along with 2 Australian past & present national champions apart of the line up in Jarod Waters & David Smith just to name a couple.

The series also consists of some other great talent in the very fast lady Driver Taleah Dolic, past state title holder Jake Drewett, multiple track champion Angelo Halacas, the son of a gun himself Wade McCarthy & stalwarts like Jeremy McClure, Trevor Logan to mention a couple.

Modified Sedan racing itself is widely known as one of the most exciting forms of sedan racing with very close racing in which a particular winner is never a guarantee.

The 2024/2025 series will consist of three hard fort meetings host at Timmis Speedway in Mildura.

Round 1 October 26, Round 2 December 7 & the final round on March 15, where the winner of each series round is guaranteed to pocket a cool $1000 for their efforts.

This works in well for what will be one of the biggest build up to with arguably one of the biggest events on this year’s calendar being the Australian Modified Sedan Championship hosted over the Easter weekend where the prediction is for 80+ teams from all over Australia to come & compete, with Mildura’s Jarod Waters going for a three-peat in front of his home crowd.

Part of the organising committee is local racer Jake Drewett who has been blow away with the response by racers, fans & even sponsors since the idea was floated towards the end of last season.

“There’s been a lot of working going on in the back ground to pull this wild deal together, it’s really the best way to see Modified Sedan racing take the next step especially here in Mildura where we have so many great teams & competitors.” “We’re looking forward to continuing on this series for many years to come & can’t thank Knox Fabrication enough from jumping on board from day one”

Knox Fabrication co are a family run fabrication and laser cutting business based in Bendigo, Victoria. They have a fully qualified award winning graphic designer on board- whom is also training in fabrication, and a fully qualified Engineer and Fabricator. Their aim is to change the game, letting our customers have a wide variety of what they want in a design. We aim to always deliver good old fashion service and smiles on faces!

At Knox Fabrication, we believe that great design goes beyond aesthetics. It’s about creating an experience that combines visual appeal with functionality and craftsmanship. Our team of experts brings years of experience and a passion for innovation to every project, ensuring that each piece is not only beautiful but also meticulously crafted to meet the highest standards. From concept to completion, we focus on delivering exceptional quality and personalized service, making your vision a tangible reality.

Check out Knox Fabrication co at https://knoxfabrication.com.au/

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B&S Earthworks will continue its 60th birthday celebrations with an historic season of Speedway for 2024/2025 that has been unveiled today and is sure to set pulses racing for both Sunraysia fans and those spread across the state and country.

Two Australian Championships will be amongst the major highlights of what is one of Timmis’ most ambitious calendars yet.

Fresh from the uber-successful running of the National Production Sedan Car Title last season the Australian Modified Sedan Championship and the Australian Wingless Sprint Championships will attract monster fields and huge team and fan support at Timmis in March and April.

Despite the historic end of the Mainline Dynolog Dynamometers Australian Sprintcar All Star Series last season Sprintcars will most certainly return to Timmis with at least three appearances including the 2024 SA 410ci Sprintcar Championship.

The calendar will feature a wide variety of four-wheel fury from different disciplines that are guaranteed to thrill fans of all ages.

Modified Sedans, Sprintcars (410’s and 360’s), Wingless Sprints, Street Stocks, AMCA Nationals, Formula 500’s, Juniors, Late Model Sedans and so many more – plus the ever increasingly popular “Wind back the clock” affair with good weather this time!

Mildura’s Jarod Waters will lay his A#1 on the line in Mods on April 17/19 (Easter) as well as 2024 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Champion Jacob Jolley from Lismore who puts his title up for grabs on March 8-9.

The two national titles are expected to attract the cream of talent in Modified Sedans and Wingless Sprints with teams from the extremities of the country.

Australian Titles, State titles, National Series and so much more are scheduled with some of the highlights including:

September 21: ‘Wind back the clock’ pre-race show, Ross Crick Memorial and the AMCA Nationals VIC Series

October 12: SA Southern Street Stock Series and Pro 360ci Sprintcars

October 26: Formula 500 Stampede, Junior F500’s, Modified Sedans, Wingless Sprints and Junior Sedans

December 7: 410ci SA Sprintcar Championship, Modified Sedans and Junior Sedans

January 11: VIC Late Model State Championship, AMCA Nationals SA State Championship, Junior Sedans, Street Stocks, Vintage Heavy Weight Hot Rods

February 22: Pro 360ci Sprintcars, Wingless Sprints, Junior Sedans and Street Stocks

March 7-9: 2024/2015 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Championship

March 15: WOW Wingless Sprint Series, Modified Sedans, and Pro 360ci Sprintcars

April 17 & 19 (Easter): 2024/2025 Australian Modified Sedan Championship and Pro 360ci Sprintcars

May 3: Street Stock Top Gun Series, F500’s, Junior F500’s and Wingless Sprints

May 24: ‘Wind back the clock’ and practice/sponsors day

All in all it’s a season befitting a 60-year old Sunraysia Speedway institution and fresh off the “Most Improved Track” award at last weekend’s Speedway Australia Gala Dinner the committee is more excited than ever to make history.

More information will follow soon.

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After the tremendously successful 2024 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Championship held at Castrol Lismore Speedway last weekend the dates and venue for the 2025 National Championship have been announced.

Lismore’s Jacob Jolley will defend his A1 at B&S Earthworks Timmis Speedway in Mildura Victoria on March 7-9, 2025.

Timmis Speedway has in the last two years in particular become one of the most improved and respected venues in Australia and news of Mildura securing the title was met with considerable excitement when it was announced at the Lismore Title Calcutta last Thursday night.

“You could hear the buzz in the room when then Aussie champ Todd Hobson announced the title was heading to Mildura,” says AWSR President Scott Yallop, “the feedback from that track lately has been amazing and it seems like everyone wants to race there if they haven’t already.”

The upgrades to the safety fence and lighting, the meticulous presentation of the lawn spectator banks and catering facilities as well as the huge effort that goes into the racing surface has been a major talking point around Australian Speedway for the Timmis venue for some time.

“We are proud to announce that the 2025 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Championship is headed to Milvegas,” Yallop continues, “and with the wonderful tourism opportunities in the region the chance for teams to turn the title into a real holiday experience is a major bonus. We also have the WOW Series Grand Final round at Timmis on the Saturday after on March 15 as well. So it’s the perfect chance for teams to combine the best of both worlds and make a real holiday out of it.”

With an abundance of Motel and B&B accommodation options, cafes, restaurants and Murray River activities the 2025 AWSR Australian Championship will offer a wide variety of ways to spend both racing and social time next March.

“We are excited to host the AWSR Wingless Aussie title and the WOW Series next season,” says Timmis Speedway’s Geoff Fell, “we think that our venue is perfect for this title and we’ll be putting in a big effort to make it memorable. Lismore set the benchmark for the Wingless Title last weekend and we’ll be using that as our motivation in 2025.”

Word on the street is that the idea of a field reaching well over one hundred cars for “Milvegas” is a distinct possibility.

2025 AWSR Australian Wingless Sprint Championship

Grand Final of the Wide Open Wingless Sprint (WOW) Series

More information soon.

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Official Release Saturday 27th April 2024.

For the first time in six years, and the third time in history, a driver has gone back-to-back as the winner of the SSA Production Sedan National Champion, Kyle Sayer putting in an epic performance across the weekend to maintain the A1 crown.

Sayer had an epic weekend, blitzing the field in practice, winning two heats and finishing second in the other two to start on the front row for the feature race, then leading thirty-two laps of the forty-lap stoppage-filled feature race. Amazingly, Sayer was sick as anything on the Friday night, throwing up between heats and even considering withdrawing from the title!

High points man Joel Berkeley elected to start on the outside for the main event and it worked as the race went green, Berkley leading Sayer and overnight points leader Jaiden Healey who raced into third.

The top three would quickly break away from the rest of the field as Nathan Thorne began to come under pressure from a pile of cars, young West Aussie Hayden Thomas moving into fourth on lap four after an epic weekend.

Berkley and Sayer would move into their own battle, Sayer right on Berkley’s bumper while Healey began to run a lonely race, no one close in front or behind him. Thomas would hold fourth, with Raymond Ussher moving from eighth into fifth and looking for a way through, eventually making the pass on lap eight.

Sayer would make his move on lap nine, getting past Berkley to take the lead, the two still staying in close quarters.

Lapped traffic would come into play on lap twelve, but it would do little to slow Sayer, stretching his legs and building the gap to over one and a half seconds. Unfortunately, the yellows would come on with thirteen complete as Ussher came to a stop.

Sayer led away the field, Berkley unable to keep pace with him as Healey held third and Aidan Rigby made the moves on Thomas to grab fourth.

Just one lap would be completed when the yellow lights came out, this time for Wesly Barnes who spun in turn three.

Again, Sayer got away cleanly, Berkley also getting a break on Healey who found himself under pressure from Rigby, Rigby able to get by for third place on lap fifteen. Healey fought back but couldn’t reclaim the position, the yellows on shortly after as Steven Aldridge climbed the turn four wall, somehow avoiding rolling over, but his race would be finished.

As Sayer set the pace once again Rigby would work to get past Berkley, but again the battle would last for only two laps as Stephen Laidlaw and Dale Corbett came together in turn four, their races both over.

Sayer, Berkley, Rigby and Healey would maintain position as Jack Murphy moved into fifth on the restart, only to spin in turn three, spread-eagling the field with nineteen laps complete.

This elevated Thomas back into the top five, then under the yellow lights Jayden Healey was forced infield with a flat right front tyre, seeing Nathan Thorne suddenly back into the top five.

The top four held sway on the restart with Bryan Galley moving into fifth, only to have a moment as he went to pass Thomas, taking both high and allowing a pile of cars to make their way into the battle.

By now Sayer had again extended his lead to nearly two and a half seconds, Berkely still second with Rigby cruising around on his tail, another significant gap back to the rest of the pack which was now led by Neil Keldoulis in fourth.

With twenty-five laps complete the yellows came out again, this time with Scott Hawkins spinning in turn one and on the restart Neil Keldoulis would also head infield, seeing Nathan Thorne back into the top four once again.

There was plenty of fight throughout the pack on the restart but still Sayer would hold strong over Berkley, who was also able to continue holding off Rigby while Thorne and Bryan Galley held positions in the top five.

Galley got by Thorne on lap twenty-eight, while Sayer up front only continued to get faster, an amazing 16.824 second lap on lap twenty-nine the fastest lap of the weekend to that point. Unfortunately, shortly after, just as Sayer was completing lap thirty, the yellow lights came out yet again, this time for Johnny Ralph who speared into the front straight wall.

Unfortunately for Berkley on the restart something broke in the front end, seeing him screech to a stop at the top of turn two, his race over.

Sayer would now lead away Rigby, Galley, Thorne, Dylan Barrow and Chris Blyton but again the lights would come on without a lap being completed, this time as Wesly Barnes spun to a stop in turn two.

The restart would see even more drama, second-placed Rigby slowing and heading infield, leaving Sayer well in front with Galley now second ahead of Thorne, Blyton and Matt Vicary.

Again Sayer would continue to relish the clear air, recording an amazing 16.808-second lap on the thirty-second circulation, and over four seconds ahead with just five laps to go. Galley was running his own race in second while Blyton got past Thorne to take third after coming from the B Main.

From here the top three order would remain unchanged, Sayer recording a dominant win to cross the line 7.765 seconds ahead of Galley, with Clyton third followed by Vicary and Thorne rounding out the top five.

Congratulations to Sayer and all the place getters, and a big thankyou to all those who worked so hard behind the scenes to make this, the final SSA National Title for season 2023/24, possible.

A Main, 40 laps: 1. Q2 Joel Berkley, 2. A1 Kyle Sayer, 3. S52 Nathan Thorne, 4. N19 Jaiden Healey, 5. Q19 Aidan Rigby, 6. W43 Hayden Thomas, 7. V30 Stephen Laidlaw, 8. V98 Raymond Ussher, 9. N55 Jack Murphy, 10. Q99 Dylan Barrow, 11. N28 Wesly Barnes, 12. N0 Bryan Galley, 13. Q17 Neil Keldoulis, 14. Q18 Brett Barron, 15. N49 Johnny Ralph, 16. VA5 Steven Watts, 17. N5 Scott Hawkins, 18. N75 Matt Vicary, 19. N91 Chris Blyton, 20. Q15 Richard Cook, 21. V35 Steven Aldridge, 22. N98 Dale Corbett.

OFFICIAL RESULT

1. A1 Kyle Sayer, 2. N0 Bryan Galley, 3. N91 Chris Blyton, 4. N75 Matt Vickery, 5. S52 Nathan Thorne, 6. Q15 Richard Cook, 7. W43 Hayden Thomas, 8. N5 Scott Hawkins, 9. N28 Wesley Barnes, 10. N55 Jack Murphy, 11. VA5 Steven Watts, 12. Q18 Brett Barron. DNF: Q99 Dylan Barrow (37), Q19 Aidan Rigby (29), Q2 Joel Berkley (29), N49 Johnny Ralph (29), Q17 Neil Keldoulis (25), N29 Jaiden Healey (19), N98 Dale Corbett (18), V30 Stephen Laidlaw (18), V35 Steven Aldridge (15), V98 Raymond Ussher (13). Total Time: No Time. Winning Margin: 7.765. Fastest Lap: 16.808 A1 Kyle Sayer.