Australian Solo Championships Rd 2 Updates

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

AUSTRALIAN 500cc SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP RD 2, NEWCASTLE SHOWGROUND (Broadmeadow), 1st Jan 05, Start Time 7PM (AEST) Daylight Saving.

 

Updates From Rom Malm trackside via his better half on the keyboard

 

Hi all

 

Rider change: Jason Doyle in for Adam Allott

 

Riders are:

1. Matthew Wethers (SA)

2. Craig Watson (NSW)

3. Ashley Jones (Vic)

4. Charlie Gjedde (Den)

5. Travis McGowan (Vic)

6. Troy Batchelor (Qld)

7. Jason Lyons (Vic)

8. Kevin Doolan (Vic)

9. Jason Doyle (NSW)

10. Leigh Adams (Vic)

11. Chris Ferguson (Vic)

12. Cameron Woodward (Vic)

13. Adam Shields (NSW)

14. Mark Lemon (Vic)

15. Rory Schlein (SA)

16. Steve Johnston (WA)

17. Chris Holder

18. L. Fernance

 

Programme Format

 

Heat 1:

 

R Mathew Wethers 3

 

B Craig Watson 2

 

W Ashley Jones 4

 

Y Charlie Gjedde 1

 

 

 

Heat 2:

 

R Travis McGowan 2

 

B Jason Lyons 1

 

W Troy Batchelor 4

 

Y Kevin Doolan 3

 

 

 

Heat 3:

 

R Leigh Adams 1

 

B Chris Ferguson 4

 

W Jason Doyle 2

 

Y Cameron Woodward 3

 

 

 

Heat 4:

 

R Rory Schlein 2

 

B Mark Lemon 4

 

W Steve Johnston 1

 

Y Adam Shields 3

 

 

 

Heat 5:

 

R Adam Shields XXX

 

B Matthew Wethers XXX

 

W Travis McGowan XXX

 

Y Jason Doyle XXX

 

 

 

Heat 6:

 

R Mark Lemon XXX

 

B Leigh Adams XXX

 

W Craig Watson XXX

 

Y Troy Batchelor XXX

 

 

 

Heat 7:

 

R Chris Ferguson XXX

 

B Rory Schlein XXX

 

W Jason Lyons XXX

 

Y Ashley Jones XXX

 

 

 

Heat 8:

 

R Charlie Gjedde XXX

 

B Kevin Doolan XXX

 

W Cameron Woodward XXX

 

Y Steve Johnston XXX

 

 

 

Heat 9:

 

R Troy Batchelor XXX

 

B Steve Johnston XXX

 

W Mathew Wethers XXX

 

Y Chris Ferguson XXX

 

 

 

Heat 10:

 

R Cameron Woodward XXX

 

B Travis McGowan XXX

 

W Rory Schlein XXX

 

Y Craig Watson XXX

 

 

 

Heat 11:

 

R Kevin Doolan XXX

 

B Jason Doyle XXX

 

W Ashley Jones XXX

 

Y Mark Lemon XXX

 

 

 

Heat 12:

 

R Adam Shields XXX

 

B Charlie Gjedde XXX

 

W Leigh Adams XXX

 

Y Jason Lyons XXX

 

 

 

Heat 13:

 

R Jason Lyons XXX

 

B Cameron Woodward XXX

 

W Mark Lemon XXX

 

Y Mathew Wethers XXX

 

 

 

Heat 14:

 

R Craig Watson XXX

 

B Adam Shields XXX

 

W Kevin Doolan XXX

 

Y Chris Ferguson XXX

 

 

 

Heat 15:

 

R Steve Johnston XXX

 

B Ashley Jones XXX

 

W Leigh Adams XXX

 

Y Travis McGowan XXX

 

 

 

Heat 16:

 

R Jason Doyle XXX

 

B Troy Batchelor XXX

 

W Charlie Gjedde XXX

 

Y Rory Schlein XXX

 

 

 

Heat 17:

 

R Mathew Wethers XXX

 

B Kevin Doolan XXX

 

W Rory Schlein XXX

 

Y Leigh Adams XXX

 

 

 

Heat 18:

 

R Jason Doyle XXX

 

B Craig Watson XXX

 

W Jason Lyons XXX

 

Y Steve Johnston XXX

 

 

 

Heat 19:

 

R Ashley Jones XXX

 

B Cameron Woodward XXX

 

W Adam Shields XXX

 

Y Troy Batchelor XXX

 

 

 

Heat 20:

 

R Travis McGowan XXX

 

B Mark Lemon XXX

 

W Chris Ferguson XXX

 

Y Charlie Gjedde XXX

 

 

 

Heat 21 – B Final:

 

R ? XXX

 

B ? XXX

 

W ? XXX

 

Y ? XXX

 

Time: XXX

 

 

 

Heat 22 – A Final:

 

R ? XXX

 

B ? XXX

 

W ? XXX

 

Y ? XXX

 

Time: XXX

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

Heats 1-8 update from Ron Malm

 

Heat 1:

R Mathew Wethers 3

B Craig Watson 2

W Ashley Jones 4

Y Charlie Gjedde 1

 

Heat 2:

R Travis McGowan 2

B Jason Lyons 1

W Troy Batchelor 4

Y Kevin Doolan 3

 

Heat 3:

R Leigh Adams 1

B Chris Ferguson 4

W Jason Doyle 2

Y Cameron Woodward 3

 

Heat 4:

R Rory Schlein 2

B Mark Lemon 4

W Steve Johnston 1

Y Adam Shields 3

 

Heat 5:

R Adam Shields 1

B Matthew Wethers 4

W Travis McGowan 2

Y Jason Doyle 3

 

Heat 6:

R Mark Lemon 4 Engine failure

B Leigh Adams 1

W Craig Watson 2

Y Troy Batchelor 3

 

Heat 7:

R Chris Ferguson 4

B Rory Schlein 2

W Jason Lyons 1

Y Ashley Jones 3

 

Heat 8:

R Charlie Gjedde 1

B Kevin Doolan 4 Fell - Excluded

W Cameron Woodward 3

Y Steve Johnston 2

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

(heats 9 to 12) from RON MALM

 

Heat 9:

R Troy Batchelor 2

B Steve Johnston 1

W Mathew Wethers 3

Y Chris Ferguson 4

 

Heat 10:

R Cameron Woodward 4

B Travis McGowan 2

W Rory Schlein 3

Y Craig Watson 1

 

Heat 11:

R Kevin Doolan 1

B Jason Doyle 4 Fell - Excluded

W Ashley Jones 3

Y Mark Lemon 2

 

Heat 12:

R Adam Shields 3

B Charlie Gjedde 4

W Leigh Adams 1

Y Jason Lyons 2

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

Heats 13 to 16 From RON MALM

 

Heat 13:

R Jason Lyons 1

B Cameron Woodward 4

W Mark Lemon 2

Y Mathew Wethers 3

 

Heat 14:

R Craig Watson 1

B Adam Shields 2

W Kevin Doolan 3

Y Chris Ferguson 4

 

Heat 15:

R Steve Johnston 2

B Ashley Jones 4

W Leigh Adams 1

Y Travis McGowan 3

 

Heat 16:

G Chris Holder 2

B Troy Batchelor 3

W Charlie Gjedde 1

Y Rory Schlein 4 Engine Failure

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

Heats 17 to 20 from RON MALM

 

Heat 17:

R Mathew Wethers 3

B Kevin Doolan 2

W Rory Schlein 4 Fell

Y Leigh Adams 1

 

Heat 18:

G Chris Holder 1

B Craig Watson 2

W Jason Lyons 4 Fell - Excluded

Y Steve Johnston 3

 

Heat 19:

R Ashley Jones 2

B Cameron Woodward 3

W Adam Shields 1

Y Troy Batchelor 4 Engine Failure

 

Heat 20:

R Travis McGowan 3

B Mark Lemon 1

W Chris Ferguson 4

Y Charlie Gjedde 2

[Guest lucious artorius castas]

Heat 21 – B Final:

R Shields 3

B Johnston 1

W McGowan 2

Y Lemon 4

 

Heat 22 – A Final:

R Watson 2

B Adams 1 Ooooh yeah!!

W Gjedde 3

Y Lyons Injured in last ride and did not start

 

THANKS MR AND MRS RON..............

[Scunny Stag]

Thanks a lot for the updates. The missus really appreciated them even if Rory Schlein didn't do very well.

[tony159]

Any news of Jason Lyons injury ??

[garf]

What happened to Charlie in heat 12 ?

 

Was it his equipment, or a fall ?

[Chris H]

Well done WATO

Make my new year and sign on the dotted line!!!

[Guest Steve Dixon]

Any news of Jason Lyons injury ??

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Just been posted on the Aces site that he was just winded....

[tony159]

Any news of Jason Lyons injury ??

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Just been posted on the Aces site that he was just winded....

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Good to hear that ....

 

Thanks .

[Bryn]

Can confirm that, although not able to speak to Jason personally in the pits after the meeting, I did speak briefly to his dad Rod as he was packing up Jason's gear and he confirmed that Jase was OK.

 

Newcastle is a very fast track...imagine a more circular ang bigger Sheffield - it's flat out from start to finish with speed increasing each lap....and they only do three laps to avoid running out of fuel...and that's what happed to Travis M yards from the finish allowing Johnno to victory right on the line. Mind you Johnno's on a mission....never seen him so fit - Swindon might just live to regret not retaining him for 2005.

 

Great to see Todd Wiltshire again both at Gosford and Newcastle...He has loaned Charlie G a rolling chassis for the series which is being powered by an engine lent to Charlie by John Jorgensen.

[Bryn]

And for Cov fans too....(and Edinburgh ones no doubt too!) Rory's OK after another torrid night including his fall in his last. Just cheesed though!

[Guest Sir Lunchalot]

Thanks for the info regarding the three laps Bryn, I was wondering why that was !! It caught me unaware a few times with me thinking there was an extra lap due and then the checkered flag came out. Also caught Craig Watson out too one time as he kept going flat out for another two thirds of a lap after the finish causing some frantic activity at the tapes as the start marshal had already pulled the tapes back down ready for the next heat.

 

Lovely venue to watch speedway at and as you say, the track is very fast and not for faint hearts. Having said that it does have a nice bit of banking to it and those prepared to have a go can get the rewards. I enjoyed the night and hope they go back there again next year. I'd be very interested to see what the track and racing looks like on TV too.

 

Roll on Gillman !!

[SCB]

Thanks for the info regarding the three laps Bryn, I was wondering why that was !! It caught me unaware a few times with me thinking there was an extra lap due and then the checkered flag came out. Also caught Craig Watson out too one time as he kept going flat out for another two thirds of a lap after the finish causing some frantic activity at the tapes as the start marshal had already pulled the tapes back down ready for the next heat.

The irony, I can remember 2 times he has slowed after 3 laps, one time during a heat 13 with Worky and he still got the paid win.

 

Go Wato.

 

Does anyone have the Champinship standings? (appologies, if I have missed it)

[.*EMMA*.]

Well Done Rory! Glad your okay

[*+*+ paul_lee_rocks *+*+*]

where the hell is ryan sullivan and jason crump

[Midnight_Lady]

And for Cov fans too....(and Edinburgh ones no doubt too!) Rory's OK after another torrid night including his fall in his last.  Just cheesed though!

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Not surprised Rory is cheesed off. Poor soul is having a nightmare championships

[Guest Sir Lunchalot]

Rory is having a shocker so far ML. For some strange reason to me it seems like he is trying that bit too hard instead of just relaxing and letting it happen. He tried a very "un-Rory" like do or die move around the outside of Craig Watson on the final bend at Gosford and fell when most thought he would settle for the 2 points for second.

 

I expect him to do much better on his home track next round though.