King Of The Canefields

[whowasthatberntpersson]

The King of the Canefields was held at the Ayr Motorcycle Club's Brandon Complex in North Queensland on Saturday, a mammoth program commenced in scorching heat with action on the dirt track (thats not speedway for those that don't know).

 

The speedway action was held later under lights.

 

Although speedway only played a support role on the night, the main dirt track event, a twenty lapper with two riders each doing ten laps was won by two promising speedway stars, Ricky Barney and newcomer Shane Oates, both were taking a break from the solo action but showed their undoubted talents as all round motorcyclists winning the main event with ease.

 

The senior speedway part of the night was held over four rounds with Ayr youngster Scott Mckenna having an impressive night. Mckenna remained unbeaten but there was some competitive racing with another newcomer Murray Richards starting to show some promising form, Townsville youngster Steven Reid also had a good night with the Stout Brothers Darren and Roy in the thick of the action, whilst Jeremy Linton's night came to a sudden halt due to machine problems in his first ride.

 

Rookies Kurt Palmer and Matthew Pilcher were having a hitout for the first time in a couple of months and steadily removed the cobwebs whilst riding their way back into form.

 

The Junior speedway program was cut short due to the large number of events, after three rounds Nick Morris was on top, Morris was beaten by Clinton Dennis in his first ride then convincingly won his next two. Dennis was unbeaten going into his third ride but could only muster a third after spluttering to a halt whilst leading.

 

This was the final meeting of the 2005 season for the Ayr Club, racing will resume early in the new year. Meanwhile the club will hold their annual dinner and presentation night at the Ayr showground next Saturday evening.

Edited November 29, 2005 by whowasthatberntpersson