This Saturday night at Wahgunyah Speedway fans will be entertained by three important blue ribbon feature events and all the local heroes in club class action with the Australian title for Grand Prix Midgets and the Victorian title for Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association joining the Bob Bailey Memorial for Production Sedans as the headline events.

Each and every season the Bob Bailey Memorial honours one of the clubs former Presidents in Bob Bailey, the event has attracted cars across Victoria and Southern New South Wales as it always does, many of the drivers raced with Bob and continue to dearly miss their mate.

Current Australian Champion and Corowa local Trevor Mills will lead that field into battle which includes Stephen Laidlaw from Morwell, Raymond Ussher from Wangaratta who has been in tremendous form this season plus Brett Norman who won the Noel McGrath Memorial in December and a number of drivers from the Wagga, Leeton and Canberra clubs.

A number of awards have been sponsored by people passionate about the Bob Bailey Memorial event, this includes:
Heat 1 – Mills Racing
Heat 2 – Gemma Laidlaw
Heat 3 – Max’s Motor Museum
Heat 4 – Helen & Rodney Whelan
Heat 5 – Pauline & Norm Cleland
Heat 6 – Shortis Racing

Best Presented – Mental Racewear
Hard Luck Story – Muppet Motorsport
First Ford – Jindera Automotive
Highest Qualifier – Ellen Jay Cleaning
First Holden – Mundy Automotive Engineering
Hard Charger – McKinnell Harvesting
Leader on Lap 19 – Speedway Sedans NSW
Highest finishing NSW Car – Highline Racewear
Highest finishing VIC car – Karen McCaskill
First Retiree from Final – Milthorpe Transport

Representatives of the Grand Prix Midgets advise that they have around fourteen cars in their Australian title nominations including a handful from New South Wales mostly from the Goulburn area. The defending champion is Paul Perry however the competition is going to be fierce with his own brother Trevor Perry the favourite if you look at results on the books this season.

Perry is very entertaining with his approach to getting around the race track and has set a number of venues alight this season with his speed. The Grand Prix Midgets will be the fastest class on Saturday night with their 1000cc Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki engines. Watch for Travis Florimell, Jason Crawford, Victorian Champion Mark Cecil, Lisa Chalcraft, Kieran Macklyn, Scott Moir and Chris Fowler also.

Goulburn Ovens Sedan Association action will be focussed on their Victorian title this Saturday night with around twenty five nominated to compete for the chance to adorn their car with the number one plater for the next twelve months, the biggest field for the evening.

Defending champion Ross Maclean from Corowa will lead the field with Nathan Shortis from Yarrawonga last year’s runner up looking to climb the podium another rung. Clint Henderson was a winner in the GOSA 1000 feature at Wahgunyah recently and if he can keep his car away from electrical issues and the concrete wall, he will be up the front of the field.

A number of other competitors could upset the big three with Mitch Watts and Frank Gordon from the Leeton Club, David Walton and Jack Milthorpe from Corowa and Daniel Creek also from Corowa who has a habit of winning races on Bob’s night in contention, whatever the result we can guarantee the drivers will be racing for sheep stations.

Heat race sponsorship has been contributed by the following supporters:
Heat 1 – BB Freight
Heat 2 – Abacus Energy
Heat 3 – Barklem Automotive & Exhausts
Heat 4 – Corowa Pump Shop
Heat 5 – Next Level Graphics
Heat 6 – Abacus Energy

The Victorian title feature supporters include Corowa Kitchens and Cabinets, Corowa Truck and Trailer, Corowa Windscreens, Morey Warnock Automotive and Webster’s Dyno and Performance.

Standard Saloons, Junior Sedans, Sports Sedans all compete in round two of their track championship point scores.

Enquires should be made to 0407 666 293

Public gates open from Midday, racing starts at 3pm

Gate prices this season are adults $25, Family for 2 adults and 3 kids up to 16 years old $60, Aged Pensioners $15 & children from the age 12 to 16 is $15 and under 12 free.

Corowa - Rutherglen Speedway Club is proudly supported by:
B & B Freight
Dickens Engineering
Canns Bus Lines
Pigdons Holden Corowa
Falcon Spares
Bindaree Caravan Park
QA Kitchens
Dunkley Panels
Elite Body & Paint
All About Window Tinting
McLardy McShane Insurance & Financial Services
Milthorpe Transport
Winton Motor Raceway
McCartie Motors
Corowa Upholstery
Corowa Furnishings and Floors
Dawson’s Haulage
Stevo’s Painting Services
Cellarbrations Wahgunyah
Hartnett Transport
Heritage Motor Inn
Upton’s Steel Supplies
All Day Electrics Rutherglen
Corowa Kitchens
Marshall Batteries
Cofield & Co Plumbing
Corowa Super IGA
Rod Stone Automotive
Max Maclean Building Supplies
Maverick Marine
Wahgunyah Rock Yard
BJ Burton Trophies
Federation Tyrepower
Quantum Printing
Corowa Meats
Vern & Jackie Parker DVD

GRAND PRIX MIDGETS AUSTRALIAN TITLE
Paul Perry – Australia 1
Janelle Saville – NSW 2
Mark Cecil – V 7
Mark Blackeby – V 10
Dennis Myers – V 11
Scott Moir – NSW 11
Chris Fowler – V 13
Lisa Chalcraft – V 15
Kieran Mackley – NSW 24
Marty Job – V 13
David Bacon – V 37
Jason Crawford – V 50
Sean Denning – V 52
Trevor Perry – V 55
Travis Florimell – V 81

GOULBURN OVENS SEDAN ASSOCIATION VICTORIAN TITLE
Ross Maclean – Victoria 1/ Corowa
Nathan Shortis – Victoria 2 / Wangaratta
Jack Milthorpe – Corowa 5
Steve McDonald – Corowa 15
Brendan Brewer – Corowa 16
Andrew Robl – Wangaratta 19
Clint Henderson – Corowa 21
Stuart Balins – Corowa 22
Joel Copeland – Corowa 23
Scott Callander – Corowa 24
Daniel McCarten – Corowa 25
Daniel Creek – Corowa 35
David Walton – Corowa 42
James Powell – Wangaratta 44
Troy Frost – Wangaratta 46
Mitch Watts – Leeton 54
Mark Pollard - Corowa 55
Jamie Atkin – Leeton 77
Todd Atkin – Leeton 78
Tom Bowers – Corowa 82
Frank Gordon – Leeton 92
Sam Davey – Corowa 93
Harrison Walliss – Corowa 96

BOB BAILEY MEMORIAL FOR PRODUCTION SEDANS
Trevor Mills – Australia 1/ Corowa
Kerryn Bailey – ACT 13
Rodney Anderson – Corowa 17
Monique Bailey – ACT 19
Andrew Cunningham – Leeton 21
Danny Harrison – Leeton 24
Gemma Laidlaw – Bairnsdale 26
Wayne Bourke – Leeton 27
Stephen Laidlaw – Rosedale 30
Brett Norman – NSW 42
Phil Menz – Wagga 52
Justin Hawkins – Leeton 56
Brendan Harper – Wangaratta 58
Terry Mulach – ACT 91
Jason Boardman – Wagga 97
Raymond Ussher – Wangaratta 98

VSC JUNIOR SEDANS ALL ABOUT WINDOW TINTING TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
Jake Cottier – Wangaratta 11
Ruby Prichard – Mount Beauty 25
Tamsin Collins – Mount Beauty 27
Zac Twomey – Wangaratta 33
Daniel Powell – Wangaratta 45
Ashleeh Bunt – Corowa 84
Toby Carmichael – Corowa 93

STANDARD SALOON TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
Chris Fitzgerald – Corowa 14
Micheal Fleming- Robertson – Corowa 18
Tom Kuhne – Corowa 22
Joshua Thomas – Bairnsdale 25
Trev Goldsworthy – Wangaratta 38
Daniel, Daryl and Leo Joosten – Corowa 46
Stuart Densem – Wangaratta 66
Kenneth Mankey –Wangaratta 76

SPORTS SEDAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
Paul Allen – Alexandra 4
Tommy McDonald – Wangaratta 6
James Boyd – Wangaratta 7
Alyce Iaria – Mount Beauty 10
Craig Cottier – Wangaratta 34
Marcus Griffith – Mount Beauty 38
Liam Powell – Wangaratta 45
Chris Fitzgerald – Corowa 48
Fleur Heiner – Mount Beauty 61

Written by
Dean Thompson
DMT Sports Media
For Corowa – Rutherglen Speedway Club t/a Wahgunyah Speedway