The South Australian AMCA National scene is a hive of activity at present with strong car counts and plenty of exciting wheel to wheel racing going on at different venues throughout the state. This weekend (Saturday 16th of February) will be no exception when the boys and girls head up the freeway to the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway for round 5 of the Scotcher Race Fuels and Oils Track Championship Series.

The battle for the track championship is a tightly fought affair with the top three contenders; Ryan Alexander, Maris Valodze and Michael Sharpe separated by just a mere 60 points and just behind them are some drivers expected to make a charge towards the pointy end of the equation.

Scotcher Race Fuels & Oils Murray Bridge Track Champioship (Top 10)
S36 RYAN ALEXANDER 480
S48 MARIS VALODZE 445
S21 MICHAEL SHARPE 420
S3 JASON SLOPER 365
S13 TEGAN MARTIN 360
S10 MARK HORSBURGH 290
S6 ANTHONY TAPLEY 280
S41 BRAIN CHADWICK 270
V1 DARREN MCCARTHY 250
S54 LEANNE TURNER 210
S18 DANNY PRADE 210

Another thriving SA AMCA track championship also supported by Peter Venn from Scotcher’s is the Speedway City Scotcher Race Fuels and Olis / Michael Lowe Track Championship Series which is being dominated by Ryan Alexander who jumped out of the blocks to claim the opening two rounds of the series which has allowed him to open a handy buffer of 150 points over second placed Michael Brown from Whyalla and tied away in third is local Shane Grant and round three twin features winner on points, the evergreen Maris Valodze.

The AMCA’s will return to Speedway City later in the year for their fourth and final round on Saturday the 6th of April.

Scotcher Race Fuels and Olis / Michael Lowe Speedway City Track Championship Series (Top 10)
S36 RYAN ALEXANDER 940
S52 MICHAEL BROWN 790
S59 SHANE GRANT 670
S48 MARIS VALODZE 670
S10 MARK HORSBURGH 615
S54 LEANNE TURNER 600
S63 SCOTT GRANT 580
S3 JASON SLOPER 565
S21 MICHAEL SHARPE 460
S14 STEPHEN CHAPMAN 440

AMCA South Australia would like to take this opportunity to publically thank Mr. Peter Venn and all concerned at Scotcher Race Fuels and Oils for the generous support in both of the Murray Bridge and Speedway City Championships. ‘It’s great to have Scotcher’s on board and we look forward to continuing our working partnership with them in the future,’ said state representative Peter Gunn.

With a large car count expected for this weekend we encourage you to make the short trip up to Murray Bridge to take in some AMCA action which will be in support of the SA Speedcar and SA Lightning Sprint Championships. Also on the card will be the Murray Bridge Formula 500 Championship with additional support coming from Late Models, Street Stocks and the Junior Sedans.

Spectator gates open at 3:30 and racing will kick off at 6:00pm
For further details please visit the Murray Maching and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway website: www.murraybridgespeedway.com

Release and photos by: Paris Charles
www.parischarles.webs.com

SA36 Ryan Alexander currently leads both Murray Bridge and Speedway City Scotcher Race Fuels and Oils Track Championships