Murray Bridge Speedway to host national speedcar championship

The Murray Bridge Speedway is hosting the 83rd running of the Australian Speedcar Championship this weekend.

A quality field of 40 drivers have entered for the two night event, which starts this Friday, April 11 followed by the final on Saturday.

Amongst them is Kaidon Brown, who claimed the title when it was last held in Murray Bridge back in the 2017/2018 season and New Zealand’s Travis Buckley who won this year’s SA Title in November.

Drivers will contest two rounds of heats on night one, before the field is split for two preliminary features.

Saturday night then features another two rounds of heats, before the Pole Shuffle, B main and the 40 lap championship decider.

Jack McCarthy leads the local entries as the current Pro Speedcar Week Champion, and is joined by Brendan Zadow, Robert Heard and Melissa Crouch who have all enjoyed success in other racing divisions.

A strong Victorian contingent crosses the border, featuring the likes of Dillon Ghent, Caleb Mills and Nick Parker, while Western Australia is also well represented with Tom Payet, Keenan Fleming and Beau Doyle.

Luke Geering (NSW), Matt Jackson (NSW), Harry Stewart (QLD), Brock Webster (TAS) and Mitchell Sanderson (ACT) are amongst the other interstate competitors.

The competition is also bolstered by several Kiwis with Hayden Williams, Kaleb Currie, Brad Mosen and ten time New Zealand Champion Micheel Pickens.

The event is supported by the re-scheduled running of the Formula 500s 65 Roses Championship, which proudly raises support and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.

Junior Formula 500s will also be in action across both nights, with Classic Speedcars on Night one and the V6 Sprints Memorial Race on night two. 

Racing kicks off 5.30pm on both nights, with gates open from 4pm.

• Tickets: www.speedwaytickets.com.au, with general admission also available at the gate.
• Live-stream: www.clayperview.com.