17/10/2026
Time to get some more laps in 👊
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT 17th OCTOBER sees speedway season begin at Gillman with the Classic Championship, this honouring the massive achievement of the 1976 World Team Cup victory for Australia. Special guests on the night will be JOHN BOULGER, PHIL CRUMP AND PHIL HERNE.
GATES OPEN: 4pm AND RACING FROM 7pm
Come early and come through the pits to see the incredible machinery and riders from the past.
Classic Solo 2 valve upright engine, rider aged 40 or over (Jeff Fisher Perpetual Trophy)
3- Denis Hall (Vic-Jawa); 18-Kevin Webb (WA-ESO); 12-Darryl Christopher (SA-Jawa); 55-Trevor Henderson (SA-ESO); 39-Steven Graetz (SA-ESO); 57-John Doolan (Vic-ESO); 911-Greg Laanekorb (SA-Jawa); 61-Jody McCreanor (SA, Jawa); 12-Roy Stout (SA-Jawa)
Classic Solo Evolution 4 valve upright engine (no age limits for riders)
61-Jody McCreanor (SA-GM); 71-Mathew Bodger (Vic-Jawa); 57-John Doolan (Vic-Jawa)
Classic Solo Flat Track pre85, all powers, (Greg Nestor Perpetual Trophy)
73-Con Twist (SA-Yamaha 250mx); 996-Mark Stevens (SA-Yamaha 500XT); 412-Jamie Gwiazda (SA-Yamaha 360mx); 11-David Footner (SA-Yamaha 360mx); 81-Rohan Clark (SA-Yamaha YZ465)
Classic Sidecar British, European & American (must have factory type frames, not low-line type)
23-George Atherton/pass tba (SA-s/c Norton 920); 35-Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter (SA/Vic-Vincent HRD 1000); 7-Robert Kemp/Brendan Johnson (NSW/Vic-JAP 8/80)
Classic Sidecar Japanese 2 stroke, 4 stroke (SOHC) (must have factory type frames, not low-line type)
69-Pieter Hoogland/Michael Bell (SA-Yamaha 650xs); 29-Mostyn Pridham/Jana Pridham (SA-Honda 750CB), 9-Peter Bodger/Shane Martin (Vic-Honda 750); 82-Wayne Lethbridge/Grantley Simounds (SA-Yamaha 650xs); 23-Aaron Silvy/John Atherton Jnr (SA-Honda 750)
Classic Sidecar Post Classic 2 stroke, 4 stroke (DOHC), air cooled, (must have factory type frames, not low-line type) (Brian Schultz Perpetual Cup)
17-Chris Rae/Jamie Flood (SA/Vic-Kawasaki z1000); 38-Lee Banks/Adam Lange (SA-Suzuki GS1000);--Kevin McDonald/Tony Carter (NZ-Suzuki GS1000); 72-Darren Pascoe/Michael Potts (SA-Suzuki GS1000), 23-George Atherton/pass tba (SA-Kawasaki z1000); --Josh Pascoe/Kane Golding (SA-bike tba); --Michael Hoogland/Nick Johns (NSW/SA-Yamaha XS); --Brendan Johnson/Hannah Holmes (Vic-Kawasaki)
Classic Sidecar Evolution (evolution sidecars are lowliners with period faring (pre 1985), 2 or 4 valve air cooled motors, maximum of 1000cc)
13-Guy Westerman/Gary Fludder (Qld-Suzuki 750 GSXR); 53-Chris Rae/Jamie Flood (SA/Vic-Kawasaki 1000); 9-Peter Bodger/Shane Martin (Vic-Suzuki 1100 GSX); 82-Wayne Lethbridge/Grantley Simounds (SA-Kawasaki 1000), --Jim Irwin/Kate Barnes (SA/Vic-Suzuki 1000)