Fim Oceania Speedway Sidecar Championship 2013

[Bavarian]

FIM Oceania organise an international sidecar speedway championship in November of 2013. This Oceania championship fills the void left by the abandonement of the FIM 1,000cc Sidecar Speedway World Championship, which is sadly discontinued.

 

FIM Oceania, the new continental motorcycle sports federation for the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific area, make this championship an international open competition and invites sidecar drives from anywhere in the world (U.K., S.Africa, U.S.A., Canada etc)

 

Here is a link to the press release http://www.speedwayb...ESS_RELEASE.pdf

 

and here are the supplementary regulations http://www.speedwayb...nia_Sidecar.pdf

[Bavarian]

The inaugural F.I.M. Ocenania Sidecar Championship takes place at MIldura (Victoria) on Saturday 23rd November; 2013.

[britmet]

The inaugural F.I.M. Ocenania Sidecar Championship takes place at MIldura (Victoria) on Saturday 23rd November; 2013.

 

Is the field line-up known yet ?

[Johnny Glover]

Will there be an online webcast or live feed for the race? If so, what is the address?

 

Thank you.

[Bavarian]

This is a link to the Mildura MCC website http://www.milduramotorcycleclub.org.au/2013-2014-competition-calander

[Bavarian]

This is the line-up for tomorrow's inaugural Oceania Championship

 

 

Dylan Blain (& Robert Gottardi) QLD

Grant Bond (& Glenn Cox) NSW

Andrew Buchanan (& Phillipa Burns) NZ

Trent Headland (& Jesse Headland) SA

Joe Jones (& John Glover) USA

Mark Mitchell (& Tom Golding) SA

Brodie Cohen (& Josh Sinnott) QLD

Hayden Bond (& Brady Cox) NSW

Darrin Treloar (& Blake Cox) NSW

Jason Hardy (& Geoff Langdon) SA

Mark Plaisted (& Brian Anthony) SA

Byren Gates (& Mick O'Loughlin) NSW

Mark Cossar (& Daz Whetstone) UK

Mick Cave (& Ben Goddard) UK

Warren Monson (& Matt Morgan) VIC

Mick Headland (& Paul Waters) SA

[Bavarian]

Results of the Grand Final:
1st. M.Plaisted (South Australia)
2nd. D.Treloar (New South Wales)
3rd. M.Headland (South Australia)
4th. W.Monson (Victoria)

[Bavarian]

Taken from the Mildura website, here is a report of the grand finale of this inaugural Oceania sidecar championship.

 

Mick Headland (& Paul Waters) had first choice and interestingly chose the blue, gate two position, even though there had only been three wins from the second gate in the twenty heats. Mark Plaisted (& Brian Anthony) had been looking at the gate two spot, but immediately chose the inside position once it became available. Warren Monson (& Matt Morgan) selected the outside gate position which left Darrin Treloar (& Blake Cox) to take gate three.

 

Plaisted got a wonderful start, while Mick Headland dug in from the second gate, wheelstanding and lost immediate ground to Treloar and Monson, who had moved away quite well from the start. Headland got quite crossed up in turn one and from then was never a chance of winning. Plaisted had four laps to complete to take his biggest prize ever in Sidecar speedway and he, along with his new season’s passenger, Brian Anthony, did not make any mistakes while the three teams behind them all worked overtime but none could catch the SA star, who went on the take the chequered flag and the first Oceania Sidecar title. Monson lost some control after the third lap and went infield and Headland moved by him, although having to go infield to stay safe.

 

The win was a popular one for Plaisted and Anthony as the team had strong support among the large crowd.

 

Chairman of Motorcycling Australia’s Speedway Commission, Mr. Ivan Golding made the presentation of trophies to the four finalists, along with Mildura Club President, Gavin Sedgmen. The Club was delighted to have Mr. Golding in attendance as he had been virtually totally responsible for initiating the Oceania Sidecar Championship concept to replace the failed FIM World Sidecar Championship which was deleted just over two years ago.

[Bavarian]

A bit late, but these are the full results for this meeting.

 

F.I.M. OCEANIA SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Olympic Park, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

23rd of November 2013

 

A-Final:

1st Mark Plaisted (& Brian Anthony) - South Australia

2nd Darrin Treloar (& Blake Cox) - New South Wales

3rd Mick Headland (& Paul Waters) - South Australia

4th Warren Monson (& Matt Morgan) - Victoria

 

B-Final (Winner to A-final, others to decide positions 5 to 7):

qual. Darrin Treloar (& Blake Cox) - New South Wales

5th Grant Bond (& Glenn Cox) - New South Wales

6th Brodie Cohen (& Josh Sinnott) - Queensland

7th Dylan Blain (& Rob Gottardi) - Queensland

 

Qualifying heat scorers:

Mick Headland (& Paul Waters) - SA - 14 (3 3 3 3 2)

Mark Plaisted (& Brian Anthony) - SA - 13 (3 3 1 3 3)

Warren Monson (& Matt Morgan) - VIC - 12 (2 2 3 3 2)

- - - - -

Grant Bond (& Glenn Cox) - NSW - 10 (3 1 0 3 3)

Brodie Cohen (& Josh Sinnott) - QLD - 9 (3 0 3 2 1)

Darrin Treloar (& Blake Cox) - NSW - 9 (2 2 T 2 3)

Dylan Blain (& Rob Gottardi) - QLD - 9 (2 3 2 2 R)

- - - - -

Mark Mitchell (& Tom Golding) - SA - 8 (2 1 2 0 3)

Trend Headland (& Jesse Headland) - SA - 8 (1 2 2 1 2)

Jason Hardy (& Geoff Langdon) - SA - 6 (1 2 1 2 T)

Andrew Buchanan (& Philippa Burns) - NZ - 5 (R 1 3 1 X)

Mark Cossar (& Darryl Whetstone) - GB - 5 (1 3 X 1 X)

Joe Jones (& John Glover) - USA - 3 (1 0 1 0 1)

Hayden Bond (& Brady Cox) - NSW - 3 (0 1 1 0 1)

Mick Cave (& Garreth Williams) - GB - 1 (0 0 0 1 0)

Byren Gates (Mick O'Loughlin) - VIC - 0 (0 X N N N)

reserves:

Rick Stephens (& Darcy Ristromm) - NSW - 2 (2 - - - -)

Neale Hancock (& George Hancock) - VIC - 0 (0 - - - -)