Motor Racing
17 April, 2024
Action aplenty at Blue Ribbon Raceway
Horsham’s Blue Ribbon will launch into action this Saturday night (Saturday 20th of April) for what promises to be a night to excite with dirt flying Speedway action to come from no less than six categories of racing with the headlining class being the V8 powered Methanol fuelled Victorian Super Sedan Association.
Local racer Danny Smith will be defending the home ground honours in addition to a further half dozen of the best Victorian’s will up against it as a duo of South Aussies cross the
border, led by newly crowned West Australian Champion Dave Gartner.
Carrying the momentum forward after last fortnight’s top shelf racing, a strong field of 15 nominated Wingless Sprints will be back to do it all over again as they continue their war to settle the score on the Horsham clayway.
Keeping in trend with the open wheeled racing section the Compact Speedcars (11)
featuring New South Wales Champion Justin Paull and a field of 7 Limited Sportsman will be ready for action, including the reigning Victorian Champion Tom Baker.
The Junior Sedans will showcase with the largest field on the night with a total of 24 young guns that will be divided into the Top Stars (13) and New Stars (11) for the lesser experienced drivers.
Rounding off the entertainment will be the big rigs of the clay as a field of five V8
Trucks continue their rage in the cage!
So be sure to bring your family and friends for what promises to be a great a night of Speedway action and we look forward to seeing you there! Spectator gates open 3:30PM and the racing action will kick off at 4:30. For further details be sure to check the official Blue Ribbon Raceway Facebook page or website: www.blueribbonraceway.com.au
Nominations at time of writing
Super Sedans - 9
WA1/SA18 Dave Gartner
V7 Brock Atkins
V12 Darren Giacometti
V19 Danny Smith
V24 Dave Mackenzie
V34 Jamie Collins
SA34 Kym Leyson
V42 Ricky Ashmore
V71 Lionel West (TBC)
Wingless Sprints - 15
VX2 Robert Whiteside
VX4 Jayden Lock
V5 James Schneider
V10 Will Scott
V14 Ricky Bailey
S17 Rory Button
V22 Craig McDonald
V23 Jarrod Payne
VX40 Jeremy Pearson
V41 Tyler Bish
V44 Lauren White
V51 Jordan Nicholas
V65 Tyler O'Leary
V95 Callum Beveridge
NT95 Logan Davis
Compact Speedcars - 11
N1 Justin Paull
V6 Mark Hutchinson
V8 Mark Cecil
V12K Bree Simpson
V15 Tania Hallett (TBC)
V41 Duane Cordina
V46 Aaron Stubbs
V55T Trevor Perry
V77B Michael Conway
V88 Terry Brown
V99 Bowen Donkers
Limited Sportsman – 7
Vic 1 Jock Baker
HO7 Nathan Buckley
HA12 Daniel McLeod
BD14 Daniel Hurley
BD14 Daniel Hirkey
HO17 Tom Baker
HA 26 Craig Ansell
Junior Sedans
TOP STARS - 13
N5 Matilda Farrell
P5 Flynn Annett
S8 Pary Das
AX 8 Steane Cosson
S9 Max Leersen
N9 Tyson Heaphy
C18 Miller Throckmorton
AV19 Jake Bradley
AX 23 Tamika Simpson
N25 Cruz Farrell
N27 Tristan Jarred
AV33 James Peacock
B42 Tayla Whatmore
NEW STARS - 11
HO7 Rebecca Johnstone
N9 Jackson Heaphy
L11 Elizabeth Flavell
AX16 Lily Dannatt
N17 Jaylen Knight
N44 Cruz Abela
HO51 Archie Thomas
S64 Hudson Moorfoot
AX65 Axel Robinson
AX68 Brad Marshall
HO95 Jack Mills
V8 Trucks – 5
HO11 Nathan Bird
HO22 Wes Bell
HO44 Fletcher Mills
HO57 Luke James
HO67 Jaryd Carman
SUBMITTED BY PARIS CHARLES