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This is the best thing that has happened to Australian speedway in decades. This is revival. Every one remembers the English tours of the seventies. I know this may not be a Test match series but it has all potential to revive memories of those often talked about tours. This team is following the footsteps of past legends. From Perth to Adelaide to Sydney and Brisbane, not the same city venues but the same trail. Full credit to Beverley and Marcus and their band of dedicated helpers and sponsors. You guys have the guts and initative to revive something. Now I hope the Australian Speedway public will respond and support the tour through the turnstiles. Tony Webb Shaleway.

Italian U21 Speedway Champion Paco Castagna will make his Australian debt this summer as a Resident Rider at SmokeFree WA Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway. The SMCWA are delighted to have Paco spend his European off season in Perth & we look forward to see the exciting youngster in action from mid November onwards. Paco is the son of former Italian star Amando.

Its with great pleasure the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA along with the Darren & Sharron Boocock Speedway Scholarship can announce the Young Boocock Lions touring team. The SMCWA are delighted the ''Young Lions'' will be starting their 2013 Long Way Across tour at SmokeFree WA Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway on November 23rd, International All Stars vs Young Lions and then clubs blue ribbon event being the 2013 Rob Woffinden Classic. 1. Richie Worrall (Captain) - Kings Lynn & Newcastle Diamonds. 2. Tom Perry - Isle of Wight. 3. Ashley Morris - Workington & Dudley Heathens. 4. Steven Worrall - Redcar & Stoke. 5. Kyle Newman (VC) - Somerset Rebels. 6. Dan Greenwood - Dudley Heathens. 7. Matt Williamson - Buxton Hitmen. 8. Hayden Sims - (New Zealand) unattached.

Its with great pleasure the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA in conjunction with the Darren & Sharon Boocock Speedway Scholarship can announce that the 2013 Young British Loins speedway team will be appearing at SmokeFree WA Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway on Nov 23 in a solo team challenge event. Watch this space for more details shortly.

Its with great pleaseure the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA Inc & Woffinden family can announce the 2013 Rob Woffinden Classic will be held at SmokeFree WA Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway on the 30th of Nov. Another exciting line-up is being assembled to pay homage to the great man and this years special event will feature some of the touring Young British Lions. Watch this space of all the news and contracted riders coming to Perth for the most talked about bike meeting on the Aussie summer racing calendar. Check out our Facebook Page, SmokeFree WA Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway, all the news and some great photos.

2013 Kennards Hire ''King of Pinjar'' & Gordon Rowland Memorial. Another fantastic Perth night for speedway with warm weather and a great crowd in that put a real buzz around the venue. The punters left Pinjar Park Saturday night with more than their monies worth after another awesome display of racing from all divisions. Congratulations to the SMCWA on another very well run event with some 50 events on the main program and finishing well on time. The long running Gordon Rowland Memorial event for the junior 125cc solo riders was dominated by WA#1 Matt Marson who gave a faultless display of riding throughout the event. Young Marson was pushed hard at times during the night by Jack Smith, Declan Knowles, Jarrayd Ziedas & the pint sized Brad Gordon (10 yrs old). The final was a ripper with Matt Marson, Jack Smith, Jarryd Ziedas and Brad Gordon all facing the starter. Marson got the jump and was never headed with Smith, Gordon & Ziedas all battling it out for the minor placing's, all these boys put on some very spirited racing as did the fast improving Tessa McQueen & young Connor Bailey. Well done to all the junior riders on a great nights racing. The junior 250cc solos were again dominated by Jett Muller who went through the card undefeated from his 4 rides. Some early carnage saw Jarryd Ziedas and Mitchell Gill tangle in heat one with Ziedas's machine flipping high and long into turn three and parking itself upside down into Daniel Clements. All riders involved were all ok with only Jarryd's machine unusable for the rest of the meeting. Two of the 250cc heats were absolute gems with Gill & Clements pushing Muller to the limit with all three riders not giving an inch. Big Russell Mitchell & Josh O'Bryan again took the honours in the sidecar heats with some super exciting racing with all teams putting on a fantastic show. How good is it when these these guys lock horns three wide into turn one, crowd favourites for sure. The main event on the program was the 2103 Kennards Hire ''King of Pinjar'' solo title. A full 16 rider field which included Victorian international Ty Proctor, WA Champion Cam Heeps, English riders Joe Jacobs & Lewis Blackbird, former title holder Kale Ballantyne and local ace Dan Winchester. The heats where ''red hot'' with Proctor going through undefeated, Heeps, Winchester, Blackbird, Jacobs, Doug Scoble & Brady Webb all in the mix throughout the event. There was action in every heat with some of the best solo racing see at the tiny Pinjar venue. Again the crowd were well treated with the fancied Proctor riding lines that weren't even there. Controversy was to follow with Winchester being awarded the win in the B final after Joe Jacobs crossed the line thinking it was the final lap and cheque flag. After some discussion referee Paul Foster stood firm and awarded the last chance qualifier to Winchester over Jacobs. Gate positions were chosen trackside with Proctor taking gate one from Blackbird, Winchester & Heeps on the pickets. When the tapes flew it was Blackbird & Proctor elbow to elbow fighting each other giving Winchester a clear run into turn one, from there the rest is history. To Proctors credit he used every inch of track he could to catch the fast riding west aussie but to no avail. It was a well deserved win to Winchester who rode a blinder to hold out Proctor, Heeps & Blackbird in a epic final. Again well done to all 16 riders on putting on a fantastic show for the punters, great effort. Results - Kennards Hire ''King of Pinjar'' solo title - 1st Dan Winchester, 2nd Ty Proctor, 3rd Cam Heeps, 4th Lewis Blackbird. Gordon Rowland Memorial - 1st Matt Marson, 2nd Jack Smith, 3rd Brad Gordon, 4th Jarryd Ziedas.

DOUBLE HEADER EVENT - 2013 Kennard's Hire ''King of Pinjar'' & the Gordon Rowland Memorial. The 2013 Kennard's Hire ''King of Pinjar'' solo title promises to be an absolute cracker with confirmation Aussie international Victoria's Ty Proctor (Wolverhampton) will make a welcome return to Pinjar for this exciting event. Proctor always gives it a red hot go at the tiny Pinjar ring and will want to... make amends for missing the final (runner-up in 2010 & 2011) of the Rob Woffinden Classic back in December. Also in the line-up is Perth' very own international racer & current WA champion Cam Heeps (Ipswich), English Premier League riders Joe Jacobs (Glasgow) & fellow countryman Lewis Blackbird (Leicester). This will be the last Australian appearance for all four young international racers as they prepare for British League duties later this month. 2011 ''King of Pinjar'' winner Kale Ballantyne returns to racing after a nasty spill at the recent Australian U21 title at Loxford Park speedway at Kurri Kurri NSW. Young Kale will be keen to get back on the bike after the disappointment of his first taste of an Aussie final. The Cannington flyer, Dan Winchester is another talented racer looking for a solid finish to the Pinjar summer after his well earned 4th place behind some very talented company at the recent Rob Woffinden Classic. Other local riders such as Ethan Ballantyne, Brady Webb, Trevor Williams, Doug Scoble, 16 year old Blake Russell and lady racer Carley Gittus are all very capable of pinching points during the heats. Junior solo riders will also feature in this DOUBLE HEADER event in the long running blue ribbon event for juniors, the Gordon Rowland memorial. This special event dates back to the the early days at the old Bibra Lake speedway and named after the late Gordon Rowland who lost his life in a racing incident at the former Claremont venue. WA junior champion Matt Marson will start out as favourite but will face some fierce competition from the Ziedas brothers, Kobee & Jaryad, the fast finishing Jack Smith, Declan Knowles & Mitchell Gill. Talented rider Sheldon Gill will unfortunately be missing for the event due to a heavy crash last week and were he suffered a badly broken upper arm, from everyone at the SMCWA & Pinjar Park we wish Sheldon a speedy recovery.

Sorry for the delay in this report but we've been flat out of late and only 2 hands.... Another perfect Perth night for the second leg of International speedway events in the past fortnight at Pinjar Park. A good sized crowd enjoyed some very exciting racing from all divisions on show but it was the internationals most had come to see. Big hitters Ricky Wells (USA) & Ricky Kling (Swd) where a class above the rest as the International All Stars def the Oz Hot Shots 60 - 44 in a well received teams format meeting, something new for the Perth bike punters. Wolverhampton star Ricky Wells (15pts) as Captain rode a faultless meeting for the All Stars and was well served by Ricky Kling (10pts) and three very talented young Brits in Joe Jacobs (8pts), Kyle Newman (8pts) & Kyle Howarth (8pts) with local riders Doug Scoble chipping in with (4pts) & Jake Lewis on (2pts). The All Stars dug deep and were well managed throughout the night by former Peterborough star Nigel Flatman who revelled in the position. The boys all rode their hearts out tonight and i couldn't of asked for a better result Flatman said after the meeting. As for the little underdone Oz Hot Shots none rode better than recently crowned WA #1 Cam Heeps (14pts). The young Ipswich rider showed the way all night and was well backed up by Dan Winchester who hit his straps with a solid (9pts) while the Captain Frank Smart (8pts) still showing signs of soreness from a recent bingle where the best of the Hot Shots on the night. It was tough going for the boys but to ride against the calibre of Wells, Kling and to a lesser extent Jacobs, Newman & Howarth the experience was invaluable. A new perfect track made from some awesome racing during the heats and with the likes of Kling, Heeps, Newman, & Howarth all out on the pickets it really made for some fantastic viewing. Its been a fair while since we've seen any better racing at Pinjar Park. These lads came to race and that's what we got, good old fashioned speedway with some dirt, plenty of passing and for those with the big kahunas some big runs around the boards. Team boss Rob Townson worked the boys well and got within few a points just prior to the end but a couple of 5-1's from the All Stars 'sealed the deal' with a 16 point victory In the support Clubman solos, Boom Boom and Glenn Gordon had some great tussles during their events with both riders putting on some very entertaining racing. Boom Boom rattled off two great wins at the end and break his long awaited drought of wins at the Ring. Newly crowned WA 250 champion Jett Muller continued his good season taking the honours but was hard pressed all night by the fast improving Daniel Clements, Mitch Gill and Jarred Ziedas. In the 125's WA#1 Matt Marson showed the way from Kobee Ziedas, the much improved Declan Knowles & Sheldon Gill all fighting it out for the minor placings. Great to see the B grade 125 kids having some fun during their heats with young Jarrad Ziedas proving to strong from Bradley Gordon and Tess McQueen.

Meeting Wrap-up... The 22 year old Woffinden meant business every time he came out onto the track. In his opening heat he had to battle it out with Victorian Ryan Sedgmen for the first half of the race before he managed to power around the outside. Next up he was leading when local Kale Ballantyne came down. Woffinden had to refocus and get the job done again in the rerun, and he did. His third ride – heat 11 – was pivotal in the outcome of the meeting as he faced two other unbeaten riders – Ricky Kling (Sweden) and recently crowned WA Champion Cameron Heeps – with the experienced British star Simon Stead in the mix as well. Wuffy was able to rise to the occasion and dive underneath Kling for the lead as they raced down the back straight for the first time. He kept the momentum going during his final two heats to emerge unbeaten on 15 points. Next best – and seeded into the semi finals with Woffinden were – Ricky Kling (Sweden) 12, Ty Proctor (Victoria) 12, Ricky Wells (USA) 11, Daniel Winchester (WA) 11, Cameron Heeps (WA) 10, Simon Stead (UK) 10 and Joe Jacobs (UK) 9. Danish rider Morton Risager just missed out – being beaten on a countback with Jacobs after also scoring 9 points. Further back were Ryan Sedgmen (Victoria) 6, Douglas Scoble (WA) 5, Kale Ballantyne (WA) 3, Brady Webb (WA) 3, Ethan Ballantyne (WA) 2, Jesse Ballantyne (WA) 1, Adam Berezowski (WA) reserve 1 and the unlucky veteran Frank Smart who suffered a fall and a broken chain in his first two rides and was forced to pull out of the show with his injured leg suffered a fortnight earlier in the state title. Woffinden accounted for Wells, Stead and Heeps in the first Semi Final. The second Semi final saw Kling down Winchester with Jacobs failing to finish and Proctor falling after making a big outside challenge for the lead. So the stage was set for an exciting final. Woffinden shot out of gate 1 and was never headed, with Kling maintaining his second spot over Wells and Winchester. With the pressure off, Woffinden showed some of the emotion that he had kept a lid on all through the night. It was a great victory by the youngster who came out here aged three with his parents Rob and Sue and competed in the Junior ranks at the Bibra Lake Speedway and then the Pinjar Park oval before the family headed back to England to start Tai’s very successful Senior career. It was a top night of action – and won’t the local contingent of riders have learned a lot from the experience of racing with the professionals. The support section was the Sidecars – who also turned in on for the big crowd in attendance. Glenn O’Brien dived underneath Russell Mitchell for the lead on the last corner of the final, with Mitchell sliding off onto the infield giving second spot to Rod Brown. Congratulations to everybody involved with the Speedway Motorcycle Club of WA for making the Rob Woffinden Classic a night to remember – and now we can’t wait for next year.

Congratulations to Tai Woffinden GB 1st, Ricky Kling Swd 2nd, Ricky Wells USA 3rd & Dan Winchester WA 4th in 2012 Perth Tattoo Rob Woffinden Classic. If you were lucky enough to be at Pinjar Park last night you would have seen a cracking display by home town rider Tai Woffinden. A great meeting, awesome racing and well done to the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA for keeping it alive. Well done to all the riders & passengers on a great nights entertainment.

Its with great pleasure the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA can announce that young English solo stars Kyle Newman & Kyle Howarth will travel from Townsville to Perth for the Oz Hot Shots vs International All Stars meeting. This is fantastic news for all parties and we are super excited with these two young guns joining in on the fun at Pinjar Park on Dec 8th. International All Stars possible line-up. Nigel Flatman - Manager. Ricky Wells - USA Joe Jacobs - GB Ricky Kling - SWD Kyle Newman - GB Kyle Howarth - GB Simon Stead - GB

The Perth Tattoo, Oz Hot Shots vs International All Stars Teams Solo Challenge, Dec 8th Pinjar Park, teams racing at its best. Team Managers - Oz Hot Shots - Rob Townson. Internationals - Nigel Flatman. Both teams to be named shortly.

It was a perfect summers night for speedway, a good sized crowd and some great on track action that made the 66th running of the WA State solo title something special. As previously mentioned it was an larger than normal program with four state titles on the bill. Young Pee wee racer Luke Killeen became WA's first ever 50cc State Champion edging out Cuan Shirley (2nd) and the hard finishing Jack McDiarmid (3rd) in the kids events. From the amount of feedback the SMCWA has received this has been a very popular choice and decision to award the kids a WA title was spot on. Young Matt Marson showed why he's highly rated with a good win in the WA 125cc title. Matt had the goods over Blake Russell (2nd), who will now move in senior ranks after the new year, a well deserved 3rd place to Kobe Ziedas and one of the most improved juniors at Pinjar Park young Declan Knowles (4th). Again some entertaing racing from the juniors with other riders such as Jack Smith, Brad Gordon & Tessa McQeen all having good nights. Another first was the WA Junior 250 Short Track title - the first state title for Intermediate class solo speedway in Australia saw 14yr old Pinjarra based racer Jett Muller go through the program undefeated in some exciting racing to take the silverware from Jaryd Ziedas (2nd) , Daniel Clemens (3rd) & newcomer Chris Bosnakis. This group of riders have certainly benefited from this new division another popular choice among the riders and parents alike. Former WA junior champion Cam Heeps added the WA 500 senior title to his CV with a narrow win over the ageless veteran Frank Smart (2nd), English resident rider Joe Jacobs (3rd) and the fast improving Kale Ballantyne (4th). Both Heeps & Smart finished on 14 points each after the heats to set up a thrilling final show down in which the youngster gated well out of one to hold out Smart for the four lap journey. Local star Dan Winchester failed to make the final after a earlier heat win over Heeps. Other riders that had good nights but unlucky in the end were Victorian's Ryan Sedgmen & Bob Stoneham, Perth based Brady Webb, Ethan Ballantyne & Doug Scoble who were all amongst the points earlier in the night. Our best wishes to Sean Phillips who suffered a broken collar bone during the heats after a heavy fall, from everyone at the SMCWA we wish you a speedy recovery Sean. John Lowe & long time passenger Andy Gajek dominated the sidecar events with another classy display at Pinjar Park.

2012 Rob Woffinden Classic - Update. Well folks the count down has begun for the most talked about international motorcycle speedway meeting in Australia, the 2012 Perth Tattoo Rob Woffinden Classic, December 1st at Perth's ultra exciting Pinjar Park. Another all star cast heads down under to pay homage to the great man in this special event. Catch some of the best in the business as they ''turn it on'' around one of the most exciting race tracks in the country. Tai Woffinden - Aust. Ricky Wells - USA Simon Stead - GB Ty Proctor - Aust. Ricky Kling - Sweden. Morten Risager - Denmark. Cam Heeps - Aust. Joe Jacobs - GB. Ryan Sedgmen - Aust. Another two more special international guests to be named next week, plus the ''Best in the West'' solo riders make another top class line-up coming your way. Also the sensational sidecars are on the program making this a must see event. For more details see http://www.speedwaywa.com.au/

2012 Rob Woffinden Classic - Update. Swedish international Ricky Kling returns to Perth for his 3rd consecutive Rob Woffinden Classic. Ricky was always keen to return to Perth in 2012 and with his commitments in the Elite League with the famous Poole Pirates in England now complete he's booked in for the December 1st blue ribbon event. A bonus for the Perth fans with Kling also being available for another 3 meetings this summer at Pinjar Park. Very smooth, very fast and always gives it a ''Red Hot Go'' Ricky once again will be in the mix come the finals in a fortnights time. One of the easiest going riders around, he loves the Perth lifestyle and its always a pleasure we welcome Ricky back to WA. For those on terraces at the inaugural 2010 event they will long remember Ricky's exciting tussle with the ''Wild Thing'' Ty Proctor in the now famous heat 16. Both Kling and Proctor wound up the horsepower around the tiny ''Pinjar Ring'' and after 3 re-starts both riders were neck & neck coming off turn 4 on the final lap of the 3rd re-run with Proctor taking the flag by a bee's...it was the race of the night and gave the Pinjar fans long lasting memories of Ricky Kling.

Saturday night see's the 2012 WA State Solo title's for the Senior 500's, Junior U16 125cc solos, the all new 250cc Intermediate Solos & and for the first time ever a 50cc Peewee competitive class. Its an ambitious program with a warm day in Perth on the cards & a good sized crowd excepted at Pinjar Park for what promises to be a HUGE night of speedway. This will be the first appearance of young 17 year old Aussie International racer Cam Heeps, home after a injury plagued British summer where he doubled up with Mildenhal and Ipswich in the Premier league. Always a good performer on his home turf and his expected battle with current WA Champion Frank Smart will be worth the drive out to Neerabup alone. Smarty's been the benchmark rider in Perth for the best part of 4 years now and seems to be getting quicker as he gets older and that's not an understatement. Its also the first hit out for the SMCWA's summer resident riders in Mildenhal star Joe Jacobs, who's had a stella season in the UK and former Australian U16 Champion Mildura's own Ryan Sedgmen. Great to see these young stars spending some time in Perth over the summer and both will gain some great expererience with some top international competition coming their way over the next month at Pinjar Park. Local charger Dan Winchester is always in the mix and adds some real pressure to the top end. Brothers Kale & Ethan Ballantyne will also take some stopping with both young racers looking real sharp at a recent practise session. Brady Webb seams to have found some mojo for speedway again and is anther rider capable of taking some good points during heats as will Victorian rider Bob Stoneham who returns to Perth for his second attempt and a WA title placing. Youngsters Joey Furaro, Doug Scoble, Eugen Ekkleboom and Sean Phillips are all improving each week & will enjoy the run and possibly pinch a few points along the way. In the juniors this is tough to call, the juniors divisions are booming at present and its a tough call to predict a winner. Some of these lads are absolutely flying around the biggest junior track in the country and will take some real stopping. Experienced campaigner Blake Russell will defiantly be hard to stop, current WA Champion Sheldon Gill will give it his all as will the much improved Matt Marson. The dark horse's could come from Kobe Ziedas, Jack Smith & Declan Knowles as these young riders are riding extremely well at present. With a total of 14 juniors nominated this will be a belter. The all new 250 Intermediate solos (Full sized machine fitted with a Chinese 250cc engine) will see some exciting racing with the super keen Jett Muller currently undefeated at Pinjar Park this season. Jett will face some tough competition from the much improved Mitchell Gill & Daniel Clements as these kids are looking seriously good on these new machines. In short its a big night of motorcyle speedway at the ultra exciting Pinjar Park Speedway. For more details see www.speedwaywa.com.au.

2012 Rob Woffinden Classic - Update. international Morten Risager will finally make his Pinjar Park debut on Saturday Dec 1st after injury ruined his chances of making the trip down under last summer. There was no stopping Morten in 2012 & the former U21 World Championship finalist will now take his place in the most talked about speedway bike meeting in the country. Morten brings a wealth of of experience to the event and with stints in the Danish, Swedish, Polish & British leagues all to his credit it won't take long for the cream to rise. This ultra professional & stylish young Dane joined the famous Ipswich club on a full transfer from the Swindon Robins in 2011 & has been involved with British speedway since make his debut with the Coventry Bee's in 2004. From everyone at Pinjar Park & the SMCWA we welcome Morten Risager to Perth.See more

PRESS RELEASE: WA vs World Team Solo Challenge, Dec 8, Pinjar Park, Perth WA. The Speedway Motorcycle Club WA are very pleased to announce more exciting news with the confirmation a Western Australia vs World Solo Challenge will take place on Dec 8 at Pinjar Park speedway, Neerabup. This is the first time ever a teams format at international level has been seen at Pinjar and not seen in WA for decades. Club President, Mike Carter confirmed today that the club will retain the services of most visiting international riders from the Rob Woffinden Classic line-up and run the second bike event the following Saturday night. With the sport in Perth on the increase and the calibre of riders coming for the Woffy Classic it made perfect sense to take on another international event. That's two huge weekends of top class motorcycle speedway racing now on the menu, Carter added. Both teams to be named shortly while former British rider & Claremont favourite Nigel Flatman as already put his hand up to manage the World Team.

2012 Rob Woffinden Classic - Update. ts always a pleasure to welcome back to Perth one of the most spectacular riders in the sport, none other than English international star Simon Stead. The Swindon Robins member capped off the 2012 British Elite season with the Robins being named as the Elite League Champions when they broke a 45 year drought with a gusty win over the Poole Pirates last week. The highly decorated 3 time British U21 Champion & Team GB rider is no stranger to Pinjar Park and always puts in a big one for the Perth fans. Earlier this year Simon was honoured with a Testimonial meeting for his service to British speedway, a fitting tribute to this talented racer.

2012 Rob Woffinden Classic - Update. Fantastic news for Perth speedway fans with the signing of the 2011 Rob Woffinden Classic winner, Californian racer Ricky Wells for the Dec 1st event. The former US national champion has just completed possibly his most successful British speedway season to date with staring roles with both Wolverhampton & Sheffield clubs. Ricky jumped at the chance to return to Pinjar to defend his title after a dazzling debut at the Classic last summer. The Team USA rider quickly found a liking to the tight Pinjar circuit and became the first ever American to ride at the venue.

On behalf of the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA & the Woffinden family we are very pleased to announce the first major signing for the 2012 Rob Woffinden Classic is no other than home grown international speedway star Tai Woffinden. The current Team GB, British Elite and Polish league star is one of the biggest names in the sport and its with great pleasure we can confirm his commitment to this special event on December 1st at Perth's Pinjar Park. Its a totally awesome spectacle when this young star winds it up around the tiny Pinjar circuit, something not to be missed !

Opening Night wrap up.. After weekends of hard work by the dedicated Speedway Motorcycle Club WA members & helpers the Pinjar Park venue was transformed into something completely different from previous seasons. Pinjar took on a new look with the removal of all centre green lights poles and what a difference its made, its given the whole venue a bigger image. New track lights on the outer area's have totally enhanced the excitement of motorcycle speedway racing at Pinjar Park and the positive feedback received has been fantastic to say the least. The biggest opening night crowd ever at Pinjar witnessed a great show, it had the lot from start to finish and the new track surface proved there's more than one way around the ultra excting 142mtr track. It was the experience of current WA solo Champion Frank Smart that showed when it mattered as he held out young Kale Ballantyne, the hard charging Dan Winchester and Pinjar regular Glen Gordon in the final of the 2012 Chum Taylor Foundation Cup. Smarty didn't get things all his own way going down to Winchester in an earlier heat to set up an exciting final. It must be said Kale Ballantyne would surely rate as the most improved solo rider in Perth going on his great display on Saturday night and you can never count out Winchester nor Gordon at the ring. Young Doug Scoble took out the Consolation Final with a tidy ride showing he's also another rider on the up. Solo ranks at Pinjar Park will be strengthened further next month with the long awaited arrival of the featured Resident Riders in Swedish international Ricky Kling, young English star Joe Jacobs, Victorian racer Ryan Sedgmen & WA international wizz kid Cameron Heeps. The biggest nominated field of sidecars ever at Pinjar Park was on hand for the running of the Dennis Nash Foundation Cup, and boy they didn't disappoint the punters. There were some heavy hitters in the mix but when the dust settled former Aussie #1 Russell Mitchell & Josh O'Bryan took the honours with a polished display of riding. If it looked 'rough n tough' from the terraces' it was, just ask John Lowe & Andy Gajek who both took a heavy roll. From memory a couple of passengers lost their grip mid race as did the new paint job on the fence panels. One things for sure these guys are value for money and how good was it when the Beagle's took on Mitchell/ O'Bryan for a 3 lap handle bar to handle bar no holes barred trip around Pinjar, awesome stuff. With the sport on the up junior rider numbers are at an all time high. Just check out the amount of Pee Wee's, junior solo's, the exciting 85cc FIM bikes and the Carter Class 250cc solo's that are now all on the program. The SMCWA can boast the largest number of Pee Wee kids riding in WA at any one club, that's a healthy sign and the smiles on the kids (& parents) faces tells the story. There's no doubting the introduction of some new junior divisions will all add to the steady growth of future senior riders in Perth over the next few years. Just take a look at the exciting group of talented young riders on display at Pinjar last Saturday night. It wasn't that long ago a young Tai Woffinden & Cameron Heeps were both racing around and look how far those boys have gone, exciting times ahead for motorcycle speedway racing in WA. Results for the Chum Taylor & Dennis Nash Foundation Cup, Oct 6th - Senior 500cc Solo. Consolation Final - D.Scoble, T.Williams, C.Gittus, J.Furfaro. Final - F. Smart, K. Ballantyne, D. Winchester, G. Gordon. Junior 125cc Solo. Consolation Final - D. Johnsen, B. Gordon. Final - M. Marson, K. Ziedas, S. Gill, J. Ziedas. Sidecars. Semi Final 1 - R. Brown, R. McQueen, R. Wright. Semi Final 2 - B. Thompson, B. Perry (X), S. Charsley (X). Final - R. Mitchell, R. Brown, B. Thompson. Regards, Brad Muller Media Liason SMCWA

An early start to season 2012 with Saturday night October 6th the chosen date to get your first methanol fix for the summer. As in past seasons the opening night will once again feature the popular DOUBLE HEADER event featuring the Chum Taylor & Dennis Nash Foundation Cups for their respective divisions of Solo’s & Sidecars. Big fields of both sidecars and solos are expected after the winter break comes to an end. Current WA solo champion Frank Smart will start favourite for the Chum Taylor Cup but will face some strong attention from the hard charging Dan Winchester, evergreen veterans Trevor Williams & Glen Gordon, Kale Ballantyne, the Bunbury flyer Bob King & the ever improving youngsters in Doug Scoble & Joey Furfaro. At the time of print some 10 sidecar crews have nominated for the Dennis Nash Foundation Cup event with defending 2011 cup champion Scott Charsley taking on local riders Rod Brown, Ricky Wright, John Lowe, Ralph McQueen & Vince Giannocelli all in the mix in what promises to be an absolute cracker event. What a start to the new season with a record 10 of the states best speedway sidecars nominating for the season opener. When you talk about success stories in sport the local Perth sidecar boys are right up there. Two seasons back they were on the ropes with 2 or 3 outfits at best circulating around Pinjar, now two years down the track they've regrouped and coming back at a rapid rate. Other racing divisions featuring on the night will be the junior & master Carter Class 250 solos, some of the state’s best young junior speedway riders and the biggest group of Pee Wee stars this side of the Nullarbor Plain. All proceeds from the Chum Taylor & Dennis Nash Foundation Cup meetings go to eligible SMCWA riders toward their travel costs for interstate title meetings. This has enabled some very talented young West Australian riders complete at the highest national level since the Foundation first started some years back.

Its with great pleasure the Speedway Motorcycle Club WA can announce its two import Resident Riders for summer 2012. Returning to Perth is young English star Joe Jacobs and the very talented Victorian racer Ryan Sedgmen. Born in Ipswich England, Joe came to Perth highly recommended and soon showed he meant business with a well deserved 3rd place in the 2011 WA solo title, just behind his Mildenhal team mate Cameron Heeps and veteran rider Frank Smart. If not for a broken ankle mid season Joe was improving at a rapid rate and after a few weeks on the sidelines he made a great return to racing and showed everyone he was there to race. Since then Joe's been in some career best form with Mildenhal in the British National league and also qualified for the 2012 British U21 championships. Joining Joe is Mildura's Ryan Sedgmen. Ryan made his first Perth appearance last summer during the Kennard's Hire 'King of Pinjar' and made a big impact on the meeting with some gusty riding. Ryan is another very talented young rider and with stints in the British League's to his name the former Australian U16 Champion is very much looking to spending his summer in Perth. Struck down by illness and injuries a couple of years back Ryan is again fully fit and looking to get his career back on track and this is the perfect opportunity. These two young stars will now join marquee signing, Sweden’s Ricky Kling and form one of the strongest fields of solo riders in Perth for many years. With local rider numbers at an all-time high and the sport going through a mini resurgence it’s all looking good for another season of top class speedway motorcycle racing at Perth’s ultra-exciting Pinjar Park speedway. The Speedway Motorcycle Club WA would like to thank the following people for their fantastic support in making this all happen. The Heeps & Ballantyne families, Todd Russell from Russell Landscaping along with Marshall McDiarmid's Motorworld in Wangara, a huge thanks to you all.

2012/13 PINJAR PARK RACE CALENDER. 6th Oct - Chum Taylor & Dennis Nash Foundation Cups. (Double Header Event) 20th Oct – SNR Solo 500 Teams Series – Event 1. 3rd Nov – The Pinjar Park Sidecar Stampede. 17th Nov – 2012 WA Senior & Junior State Solo Titles. (Double Header Event) 1st Dec - 2012 Rob Woffinden Classic. 8th Dec - International Solo Masters. ** Not at Pinjar Park, venue TBA ** 15th Dec - SNR Solo 500 Teams Series – Event 2. 5th Jan - SMCWA Club Racing – Event 1. 19th Jan - Healthway ‘Smarter Than Smoking’ Sidecar Spectacular. 2nd Feb – SNR Solo 500 Kennard's Hire ‘King of Pinjar’ & JNR Solo 125 Gordon Rowland Memorial Shield. (Double Header Event). 16th Feb - SMCWA Club Racing – Event 2. 2nd March - SNR Solo 500 Teams Series – Final Event. 16th March - SMCWA Club Championships. 6th April – End of Season Trophy Presentation Night. Keep up to date with all the latest motorcycle speedway news at www@speedwaywa.com.au PO BOX 42 DUNCRAIG EAST WA 6023