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RESULTS ROB WOFFINDEN CLASSIC PINJAR PARK SPEEDWAY FEBRUARY 3, 2024 500CC SOLOS Heat 1 – 1 Daniel Winchester (1:00.752), 2 Cameron Heeps, 3 Sam Hagon, 4 Luke Killeen Heat 2 – 1 Justin Sedgmen (59.477), 2 Fraser Bowes, 3 Declan Killeen, 4 Dayle Wood Heat 3 – 1 Freddy Jacobsen (59.485), 2 Josh Pickering, 3 Matt Marson, 4 Declan Knowles Heat 4 – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (58.629), 2 Tai Woffinden, 3 Paddy Hamilton, DNF Colby Mason Heat 5 – 1 Fraser Bowes (59.155), 2 Paddy Hamilton, 3 Sam Hagon, 4 Declan Knowles Heat 6 – 1 Justin Sedgmen (58.835), 2 Jaimon Lidsey, 3 Matt Marson, 4 Cameron Heeps Heat 7 – 1 Luke Killeen (59.631), 2 Freddy Jacobsen, 3 Dayle Wood, 4 Colby Mason Heat 8 – 1 Tai Woffinden (58.183), 2 Daniel Winchester, 3 Declan Killeen, DNF Josh Pickering Heat 9 – 1 Freddy Jacobsen (59.403), 2 Tai Woffinden, 3 Justin Sedgmen, 4 Sam Hagon Heat 10 – 1 Fraser Bowes (1:00.088), 2 Josh Pickering, 3 Cameron Heeps, DNF Colby Mason Heat 11 – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (59.625), 2 Luke Killeen, 3 Declan Knowles, 4 Declan Killeen Heat 12 – 1 Paddy Hamilton (1:01.392), 2 Daniel Winchester, 3 Matt Marson, 4 Dayle Wood Heat 13 – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (No Time), 2 Sam Hagon, 3 Josh Pickering, DQ Dayle Wood Heat 14 – 1 Cameron Heeps (1:02.715), 2 Paddy Hamilton, 3 Declan Killeen, DNF Freddy Jacobsen Heat 15 – 1 Tai Woffinden (59.578), 2 Luke Killeen, 3 Fraser Bowes, 4 Matt Marson Heat 16 – 1 Justin Sedgmen (1:00.791), 2 Daniel Winchester, 3 Declan Knowles, 4 Colby Mason Heat 17 – 1 Sam Hagon (1:01.340), 2 Matt Marson, 3 Colby Mason, DNF Declan Killeen Heat 18 – 1 Tai Woffinden (1:00.062), 2 Dayle Wood, 3 Declan Knowles, DNF Cameron Heeps Heat 19 – 1 Justin Sedgmen (1:00.734), 2 Luke Killeen, 3 Josh Pickering, 4 Paddy Hamilton Heat 20 – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (1:00.809), 2 Fraser Bowes, 3 Daniel Winchester, DNF Freddy Jacobsen Heat Points – 1 Jaimon Lidsey (VIC) 14, 2 Tai Woffinden (UK) 13, 3 Justin Sedgmen (VIC) 13, 4 Fraser Bowes (SA) 11, 5 Daniel Winchester (WA) 10, 6 Luke Killeen (WA) 9, 7 8 Paddy Hamilton (VIC) 8, 8 Freddy Jacobsen (DEN) 8, 9 Sam Hagon (UK) 7, 10 Josh Pickering (NSW) 6, 11 Cameron Heeps (WA) 6, 12 Matt Marson (WA) 5, 13 Dayle Wood (VIC) 3, 14 Declan Knowles (VIC) 3, 15 Declan Killeen (WA) 3, 16 Colby Mason (WA) 1 Semi Final 1 – 1 Tai Woffinden (1:01.363), 2 Sam Hagon, 3 Daniel Winchester, DQ Freddy Jacobsen Semi Final 2 – 1 Josh Pickering (1:00.463), 2 Luke Killeen, 3 Fraser Bowes, 4 Paddy Hamilton Final (5 laps) – 1 Justin Sedgmen (1:15.040), 2 Jaimon Lidsey, 3 Tai Woffinden, 4 Josh Pickering, 5 Sam Hagon, 6 Luke Killeen SIDECARS Heat 1 – 1 Reece Liptrott/Jesse Thomas (1:04.495), 2 Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter (SA) , DNF Jack Fewster/Ethan Dobra Heat 2 – 1 Reece Liptrott/Jesse Thomas (1:05.815), 2 Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter, 3 Jack Fewster/Ethan Dobra Final – 1 Reece Liptrott/Jesse Thomas (1:07.522), 2 Jack Fewster/Ethan Dobra, 3 Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter 250CC SOLOS Heat 1 – 1 Beau Bailey (1:03.248), 2 Mitchell McDiarmid, 3 Linkin Metcalf, 4 Axle McCarthy, DNF Harry Sadler, DQ Jake Corbett Heat 2 – 1 Mitchell McDiarmid (1:03.029), 2 Beau Bailey, 3 Linkin Metcalf, 4 Harry Sadler, 5 Axle McCarthy, DNF Jake Corbett Heat 3 – 1 Beau Bailey (1:03.105), 2 Mitchell McDiarmid, 3 Linkin Metcalf, 4 Harry Sadler, 5 Axle McCarthy Final – 1 Beau Bailey (1:04.242), 2 Mitchell McDiarmid, 3 Linkin Metcalf, 4 Harry Sadler, 5 Axle McCarthy

Now available are several books on the pre-war seasons at the Claremont Speedway in Western Australia. CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1927-28 "THE LIGHTS GO ON" CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1928-29 "BACK FOR MORE" CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1929-30 "THIRD TIME AROUND" CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1930-37 "THE TURBULENT THIRTIES" Plus the virtually unknown story of the Singapore Speedway. SINGAPORE SPEEDWAY 1930 The link below takes you to the1927-28 book and all of the others. https://au.blurb.com/b/6092342-claremont-speedway-1927-28

Does anyone know where I can find a list of the winners of the Peter Craven Memorial ?? Cheers, Ken Brown stats@openaccess.com.au

Two international friendly matches will be held in Western Australia this coming weekend. The Great Britain versus Australia contests will be held at the Pinjar Park Speedway. Friday January 17 at the 142 metre original junior circuit. Saturday January 18 at the new 330 metre oval. TEAMS - Great Britain - Tai Woffinden, Dan Bewley, Drew Kemp, Leon Flint, Jack Smith, Jason Edwards Australia - Jason Crump, Cameron Heeps, Daniel Winchester, Dakota Ballantyne, Fraser Bowes, Kale Ballantyne. Also on the program will be the running of the Australian Under 16 125cc Championship - Individual and Teams. Meetings will be live streamed on the Pinjar Park Speedway Facebook page.

Many thanks for the above information. Looking for placegetters in 2016 and 2017 - if anybody can help out. Cheers, Ken

Can anybody out there supply me with a list of the winners of the Ipswich 16-lapper ?? I know it started in 1979. Cheers, Ken

WORLD Speedway Champion Tai Woffinden is thrilled to be continuing the good work started by his late father at a track in Western Australia. Woffinden has spent some time in Perth, where he spent his childhood after his parents left Scunthorpe before returning to England almost a decade ago. And he's agreed to become the ambassador for an exciting new project at the track his Dad built - Pinjar Park. Rob Woffinden, who died six years ago after a brave battle with cancer, left a brilliant legacy with the track - but plans are now in place to build a full-sized circuit. Tai, who has won two world titles in three seasons, is throwing his weight behind the project. He said: "I'm very pleased to be supporting the building of a new full sized track in Perth, which is where I was brought up. "It's something which has been needed for many years and is essential, not just for speedway in Western Australia but throughout the country. "With the help of the international speedway world this stadium will be built. "No matter where in the world you come from, speedway is family and we need help in Western Australia." Rob's work created the current junior sized track, which to this day remains the only purpose built circuit in Western Australia. Sheffield and Coventry man Josh Bates enjoyed his experience on the current circuit when winning the Rob Woffinden Classic recently, going from third to first in the final. Other riders who have appeared on the track include new Birmingham signing Jack Smith, son of former Grand Prix man Andy, Cameron Heeps and the highly rated Daniel Winchester. The Speedway Motorcycle Club of Western Australia is a non profit association which has spent the last eight years gaining the necessary environmental and planning approvals, and last year started construction of the new stadium. Club president John Ballantyne said: "Having Tai on board as our ambassador is a real shot in the arm for our hard working members. "It has been a real battle to get to the stage we are at the moment, fighting bureaucracy for the last eight years, and now trying to raise much needed funds to finish construction. "It's not just the track, we are totally focussed on safety and having an air fence in place from the get go will make sure rider safety is put first, and that is a $120,000 commitment." Can you help this worthy cause - any donation, no matter how small, is welcome. Please visit our Facebook page where you can donate via Go Fund Me. https://www.facebook.com/Pinjar-Park-International-Speedway-Stadium-1673779349574506/?fref=ts You can also check out our web site, where a range of fundraising options are available:- www.pinjarinternationalstadium.com.au Thank you for your support - together we can achieve our goal.

We are over the $2,000 mark with donations for the proposed new Pinjar International Stadium - many thanks to all who have contributed. To all you speedway fans out there - please help - even a pound of two will help secure the future of Solo and Sidecar racing in Western Australia. Our heritage goes back to 1927 when the Claremont Speedway opened - promoted by the legendary John S. Hoskins and with future superstars of the sport in Ron Johnson and Sig Schlam. Can you please help our cause......

Check out the Project Development Plan for the new Pinjar International Stadium and see what your donations will bring to the Speedway community in Western Australia. http://www.pinjarinternationalstadium.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Speedway-Development-Plan.pdf

Many thanks to those who have contributed to this worthy cause. Glyn Taylor, former West Australian now living in the UK was the first to put his hand up and donate. In just a couple of days we have had a total of 12 people donate a total of $760. Many thanks and keep it coming. WE CAN DO THIS !!!!!

Carley Gittus started in the junior solos at Bibra Lake (track closed in 2003) and has been a regular at Pinjar Park ever since. This year another lady rider Jessica Boujos (wife of Tim Boujos) started riding after making her name in road racing. Several female riders in the junior ranks here too.

Can you donate a "Dollar" - or even a "Pound" - to help construct the new Pinjar International Stadium in Western Australia?? After the closure of the Bibra Lake Speedway in 2003 a dedicated band of volunteers built a 142 metre junior track in the northern Perth suburb of Neerabup. The track was later licensed for senior riders and became the "Home" of Solo and Sidecar competition in Western Australia. For the past six years the Pinjar Park Speedway has run the prestigious Rob Woffinden Classic, honouring the late Rob Woffinden, who was a prime mover in the building of the track. His son - 2013 and 2015 World Speedway Champion Tai Woffinden - learned to ride at Pinjar Park - and actually won the 2012 Rob Woffinden Classic. Now the hard working volunteers are spending many hours at a site behind the present circuit clearing an area to build the new 330 metre track, which will be the first in WA to have an air fence. The volunteers have saved the Speedway Motor Cycle Club of WA many thousands of dollars already with this massive project. The spectator mounds are almost finished and the track shape is clearly visible. Hopefully the track will be ready for a practice run in April this year. But now money is required to complete this world class facility. Can you help ?? Any donation - large or small - will be gratefully received. Please visit our Facebook page where you can donate via Go Fund Me. https://www.facebook.com/Pinjar-Park-International-Speedway-Stadium-1673779349574506/?fref=ts Also check out our web site, where fund raising options are available. www.pinjarinternationalstadium.com.au Thank you for your support. Together we can make it happen.

CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY HISTORY The long running Claremont Speedway in Western Australia holds a unique position in the history of the dirt-track sport. After stints at West Maitland, Newcastle and the Sydney Showground, former New Zealander John S. Hoskins ventured over to the west coast and convinced the Royal Agricultural Society to construct a cinder track. Following two successful day time meetings in May 1927, the lights came on for the first time on Saturday September 10, 1927. A total of 37 meetings were held with the most successful riders being Ron Johnson, Sig Schlam, Charlie Datson (NSW) and Frank Brown (NSW). At season's end Hoskins took Johnson, Schlam and Datson to England along with a troupe of eastern states riders under the control of A. J. Hunting. The newspaper coverage of those speedway activities some 88 years ago was amazing. No less than six different newspapers filed a race report on that very first meeting on May 14. Now for the very first time, longtime speedway historian Ken Brown has produced a book on the birth of speedway racing in Western Australia. After more than a year of research - and countless hours in front of the computer - the history of that inaugural 1927-28 season is now available for you to read. With 100 pages and more than 130,000 words - the actual newspaper reports of the day have been copied word for word to provide the story of how the track was built, plus the meeting previews (with the nominations) and reviews (with the full race results). "CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1927-28 THE LIGHTS GO ON" brings you the whole story of that eventful summer. The language used by the reporters in those far off days was so different to what we read today. For example, read the following report on pint sized Sig Schlam's performance on a 1000c.c. Harley Davidson at only his second meeting - "The riding of Sig Schlam was full of merit. On a big machine he drove through the loose cinders like one possessed. His machine bucked and shied and at times was nearly a foot off the ground but "Sig" just sat there and drove it. The more the motor bucked, the more he turned on the "gas". His times were excellent and his win was a popular one." To find out all about what happened during the 1927-28 season, simply go to www.blurb.com, click on Bookstore and type in Claremont Speedway. Books are available in softcover or hardcover version, or as a PDF copy.

CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY HISTORY The long running Claremont Speedway in Western Australia holds a unique position in the history of the dirt-track sport. After stints at West Maitland, Newcastle and the Sydney Showground, former New Zealander John S. Hoskins ventured over to the west coast and convinced the Royal Agricultural Society to construct a cinder track. Following two successful day time meetings in May 1927, the lights came on for the first time on Saturday September 10, 1927. A total of 37 meetings were held with the most successful riders being Ron Johnson, Sig Schlam, Charlie Datson (NSW) and Frank Brown (NSW). At season's end Hoskins took Johnson, Schlam and Datson to England along with a troupe of eastern states riders under the control of A. J. Hunting. The newspaper coverage of those speedway activities some 88 years ago was amazing. No less than six different newspapers filed a race report on that very first meeting on May 14. Now for the very first time, longtime speedway historian Ken Brown has produced a book on the birth of speedway racing in Western Australia. After more than a year of research - and countless hours in front of the computer - the history of that inaugural 1927-28 season is now available for you to read. With 100 pages and more than 130,000 words - the actual newspaper reports of the day have been copied word for word to provide the story of how the track was built, plus the meeting previews (with the nominations) and reviews (with the full race results). "CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1927-28 THE LIGHTS GO ON" brings you the whole story of that eventful summer. The language used by the reporters in those far off days was so different to what we read today. For example, read the following report on pint sized Sig Schlam's performance on a 1000c.c. Harley Davidson at only his second meeting - "The riding of Sig Schlam was full of merit. On a big machine he drove through the loose cinders like one possessed. His machine bucked and shied and at times was nearly a foot off the ground but "Sig" just sat there and drove it. The more the motor bucked, the more he turned on the "gas". His times were excellent and his win was a popular one." To find out all about what happened during the 1927-28 season, simply go to www.blurb.com, click on Bookstore and type in Claremont Speedway. Books are available in softcover or hardcover version, or as a PDF copy.

Similar story in Australia too. Nothing like the coverage speedway used to get. Back when the Claremont Speedway started (1927) the first meeting had race reports by SIX different newspapers!!