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More confirmed starters for the two speedway extravagannza at Pioneer Park; Troy Batchelor - QLD Oliver Allen - England Korey Williams - NSW Sam Taylor - NZ John Oliver - QLD Michael Slade - NSW Dave Booth - QLD

All I can say at this stage is it may be well worth the long trip. Negitiations are well underway with some very big names. I was a bit slow off the mark with the release, can't post to yahoo at work...unfortunately. Let me know if you decide to come up.

Former World Number two Todd Wiltshire will make a sensational track return during two nights of racing at Pioneer Park in North Queensland. Wiltshire has agreed to ride in the pre Christmas Speedway extravaganza on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th December. Pioneer Park promoters/owners Shelly and Rhino Ryan are very excited at the prospect of seeing one of Australia's greatest riders back on track. More big name riders are expected to sign up for the two nights of racing within the next couple of days. It promises to be an absolute cracker with an abundance of Internationals. More to follow shortly.

I'm under oath so you won't get anything more from me yet.

Not wanting to take anything away from the SA Titles, however the two day biggie at Pioneer Park is looking better by the minute. Stand by for some very big inclusions...

Pioneer Park will now be running a two night extravaganza on the 16th and 17th December. Awaiting further news on riders.

For all you jet setters flying into OZ why not consider the big Pioneer Park two dayer just before Christmas. I'm led to believe that Pioneer Park promoters Shelly and Rhino Ryan have a top quality lineup penned in for the 16th and 17th December. I'm not in a position to confirm starters but its going to be a world class field. Domestic Air Fares are cheap at the moment, and a trip to the tropics is well worth it.

Scorers; North Brisbane - 4th November 2005 Sth Qld Senior Stars 48: Scott Smith 16, Dave Booth 16, John Oliver 9, Sam Taylor 7, Tim Chilcott 0, Hugh Stephens 0. Nth Qld Senior Rhinos 42: Korey Williams 15, Ricky Barney 10, Roy Stout 5, Steven Reid 4, Scott McKenna 4, Jeremy Linton 4. Sth Qld Junior Stars 28: Darcy Ward 13, Jake Moore 7, Harley Brigden 5, Mathew Day 2, Bryce Brigden 1. Nth Qld Junior Rhinos 62: Clinton Dennis 15, Josh Grajczonek 13, Mitchell Davey 11, Nick Morris 9, Mitchell Weismantle 8, Tyler Moon 6. Gold Coast - 5th November 2005 Sth Qld Senior Stars 55: Scott Smith 18, Dave Booth 16, Sam Taylor 12, John Oliver 5, Tim Chilcott 3, Hugh Stephens 1. Nth Qld Senior Rhinos 35: Korey Williams 11, Roy Stout 8, Ricky Barney 6, Jeremy Linton 4, Steven Reid 3, Scott McKenna 3. Sth Qld Junior Stars 37: Darcy Ward 16, Jake Moore 7, Harley Brigden 6, Mathew Day 5, Tyson Nelson 3, Bryce Brigden 0. Nth Qld Junior Rhinos 53: Nick Morris 13, Josh Grajczonek 11, Clinton Dennis 11, Mitchell Davey 9, Mitchell Weismantle 6, Tyler Moon 3.

Shame you couldn't make it Lunchy, several people I spoke to said the North Brizzzy round was the best racing they'd ever seen at that particular venue. The Junior concept worked a treat too, with good feedback....got to be better than watching the tractor go round hasn't it? June/July is the perfect time to travel up to NQ, old Whitey's got it sussed, perfect weather and very little chance of a rainoff. Yes its a shame you couldn't get a second teams meeting on the Sunday, its a fair distance for the NSW boys to travel for one meeting....A very good lineup too...

Thanks Lunchy. It was a good weekend for us. By the way when can we expect to see you venturing North of the border..well in your case North of two borders. Some pretty good action happening up this way.

This Saturday night Pioneer Park stage the Queensland Sidecar Championship, in addition to a top quality sidecar field promoters Shelly and Rhino Ryan have also organised a top shelf solo support program with impressive New South Welshmen James Holder and Korey Williams taking on the top locals. Junior racing commences at 5.30 with the big boys taking centre stage at 7pm. A super solo lineup is also planned for the Christmas double header on December 16th and 17th...Standby for some big news regarding these meetings.

Rounds three and four were held in South East Queensland on the weekend. Round three was held at the North Brisbane venue on Friday night where the North Queensland Juniors continued there dominance with a comprehensive 62-28 Victory. In the main event North QLD pushed all the way and were ahead three quarters of the way through the meeting, eventually loosing by just a few points. Standout riders were Scott Smith and Dave Booth for SQ and the ever improving Ricky Barney and guest rider (from NSW) Korey Williams for the North. Round four was held the following night at the Mike Hatcher Park venue on the Gold Coast, again the Northern Juniors won reasonably easily however the scoreline was closer. The main event went SQ's way, with a 20 point margin going the way of the home team. Again Smith and Booth stood out for the victors with Korey Williams and to a lesser extent Barney offering the only resistance for the visitors. For more info on the tour check out the Pioneer Park website http://www.pioneerpark.homestead.com/news.html

125's on full size tracks? Is this true? In Australia the 350cc bike has just been commissioned for racing, most under 16's continue to ride the 125's though with just a few of the bigger kids on 250's and now a handful with 350's. Only the 350's are ridden on full size tracks, everything else is on the junior tracks. I think the 125 bikes are fine until a kid gets too tall, then they really do need a larger frame. To be honest most who make the step up to the 500's from 125's cope ok. Kids here stay on the 125's because of the competition, more riders to race against.

Thanks Darrell, I was thinking about making the trip but I've left it too late now. The QLD number's 1, 2, and 3 have all nominated. Will email you.

Chopper, I know of a couple of Queenslanders who will be competing in the South Australian Under 16 Championship. Do you know how many locals are riding in this meeting? When the cutoff for outside nominations is? Any info would be much appreciated.

It was probably written after West Brom beat Arsenal so you've got to expect some form of delirium from the Baggie Heathen.

The first week of January looks good for a trip to South Australia/Victoria infact it looks very good.

Pioneer Park Speedway situated in Brandon just South of Townsville will host one of the biggest sidecar meetings in the world on Saturday 29th October - The North Queensland Sidecar Masters A magnificent field of Australian talent will be complimented by a very strong field of A grade solos. Current Australian Champions Koppe/Christopher will be amongst the favourites although picking a winner could be harder than winning the lottery with the likes of Gary Moon, Jason Aldridge, Wayne Munck, Darren Treloar, The Sewell's, plus plenty other real chances. The racing leading up to this meeting and also the Queensland Sidecar Championship on 12th November has been top shelf. This is a meeting not to be missed, but if you can't make it (Australia is a long way afterall) why not have a go at picking the winner, check out the Pioneer Park website and enter the competition by following the "latest news" link. The full lineup is; 1 Gary Moon / Simon Sinnott (Aust #3) 2 Steve Cracker / Keith O'Brien 3 Jason Alderidge / Ricky Dearness 4 Darrin Treloar / Jason Plaisted (Aust #4) 5 Josh Sinnott / Hamish Golding 6 Scott Christopher / Trent Koppe (Aust #1) 7 Ricky Laycock / Kim Laycock 8 Deon Lynd / Robert Thistleton 9 Stuart Firth / Steve Chivers 10 Chris Hughes / Jodie Donavan 11 Skin Chessells / Doug Shaefer 12 Russell Mitchell / Mark Strachan 13 Kevin Pittman/ Bernard Davis 14 Wayne Munck / Brodie Cohen 15 Bill Sewell/ Loueen Sewell 16 Dave Botterell / Peter Teale (Aust #2) 17 Michael MacKenzie / Robbie Wilson 18 Col Nichilson / Shortie The website address is http://www.pioneerpark.homestead.com/

The meeting at Pioneer Park on the 29th October should be an absolute cracker. With a fantastic field in the sidecar masters and solo support program. Looking forward to seeing the Holder clan again.

I'm sure Briggo was most dissapointed that Ivan Mauger beat Bernie in the runoff, Bernie was gaining on him though so another clinical inside move to force Ivan off the line would of done the trick

Simon must really love the warmth and hospitality that Australia has to offer. He's already made several visits downunder, he'll certainly add something to the Australian Final. I presume he'll be catching up with Mr Kwiksnax "Trevor Harding" who now resides on the Central Coast of NSW, so maybe looking good for a few rides at Gosford???????

Does anyone know where I can get a front tyre for a Junior bike, the new 19 inch proper speedway tyres?

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You'd be surprised at the win at all costs attitude Lunchy. Some of the 125's go like the clappers and I'm certain if someone comes out with something quicker there will be a glut of cashed up parents equal to the task. Of course there's the age old theory that you still have to ride the thing but it does help to have the extra speed.

I've heard this too, the shupa 4 valves will be legal from 1st January. There also appears to be an increasing number of thumpstar engines appearing. Anything that increases the expense is bad in my opinion. Unlike the Honda's where parts are easy to find I'm wondering how difficult and expensive it will be to maintain the new bikes.....will they be that much quicker on the small tracks anyway?