2017 Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship Selected Rider List Announced
Motorcycling Australia is pleased to announce the draw of the 2017 Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship selected rider entry list ahead of the single round event set to showcase Australia’s best Speedway Sidecar competitors to take place April 15-16 at Gillman Speedway, South Australia.
The highly anticipated Australian Speedway Championship is set to kick off on the Easter long weekend Saturday April 15th and Sunday 16th at the highly regarded Gillman Speedway track. The timing of the event ensures fantastic crowd numbers and a great family atmosphere, adding to the overall spectacle of amazing Speedway action.
Announced in the selected rider draw are seeded Australian Champions include; Russell Mitchell, Justin Plaisted and Darrin Treloar. Qualifying past champion Mark Mitchell will duke it out against plenty of Speedway Sidecar hopefuls.
Aussie Sidecar Champion and current second seeded rider, Trent Headland shared his excitement of the upcoming and the announcement of the selected rider list and the event itself, adding;
“This year has started off a little slow, as we are jumping off last years’ bike and on to a new one, so we knew it would be slower going. As the season has gone on, we are back to form if not a little bit better. My passenger (Daryl Whetstone) and I knew that the first half of the year would be a bit of a practice for the latter half where it all counts.
“Our team is feeling good as we are all working hard together and in 2017 it’s the big events we’re looking forward to most. We had a bit of a mishap last week and I have a laceration on my knuckle where the nosecone cut in – just the usual bumps and bruises but the bike is not injured and neither are we! We are really pumped for the rounds ahead!
“The hardest competition out there at the moment is Darren Treloar. he is nearly impossible to beat right now. Tyler Moon is a new comer that is one to watch for and could be a bit of a dark horse, Both Plaisted’s and Mark Mitchell is fast around Gillman. There are at least eight guys that could definitely win it this year, and we are just going to have to stay focused to be in with a chance.
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