The annual Alexandra Speedway 3 Hour Enduro event livens up the Speedway world this Saturday night with forty teams to compete for the title of Enduro Champions, with any number of combinations a great chance of taking the win if they can stay out of trouble and keep turning circles.
The event continues to grow in popularity with competitors from various speedway categories over the last few years having made purchases of cars just to use in the 100 Lap Derby and the 3 Hour Enduro and this year we add to them Colin Peadon from New South Wales and Wayne Laverty from Queensland looking to go the distance.
Who can forget the finish to last season’s race?
Again from the tight finish to the event in August 2016 the combination of defending champions and Eastern Suburbs lads Lenny Bates and Andrew Jordan will be in the thick of the action, as will Pakenham area Brothers Damien and Brendan Miller, all four racers are Alexandra club members and popular with the fans.
Another strong Alexandra combination is Steve Kershaw and Matt Stampfli, both competitors have had wins and top three finishes a plenty during the regular season and hope to gel to be at the finish with a chance to win the big show, Matt Nelson and Cameron Dike are potential an exciting combination with Nelson a multiple state champion a number of times and Dike a crowd pleasing racer who loves to go around the high line, Josh Service and Daniel Unternahrer who is a former event winner form a team and Brad Warren who this season again finished second in the 100 Lap Derby for the second year running has formed a team with Alexandra local resident and four time champion in the 100 Lap Derby Luke Fallon, they will be very hard to beat.
You could add to the potential list of winners twenty other teams with strong competitors with partners just need a little more luck than others or a little more speed and consistency, they might pull up an upset, however we have seen that the winning team will come from a combination banging out 33 to 35 second laps each and every lap.
Bonnici will be hoping he can do enough laps to keep him and his team mate in the top then and be there when it counts at the end, Zac Swanson, Corey Lincoln, Tim McPherson, David Barrie are in similar positions, break downs, cautions, flat tyres all play their part and if you’re on the lead lap when stoppages occur, anything can happen.
Teamwork is a massive part of winning here with crews forming signals with drivers so that they know when to prepare the second driver to hit the track and crews required to prepare the car that has just left the track to go again just in case something happens to the other racer.
Along with the speed required to win, there is a fair amount of luck that has to come your way to make sure of it and become the 3 Hour Enduro champions
Extra entertainment will come by way of the ‘Blackburn Trailers’ supported Tip In Competition! Tipping in normally is best in turn one as drivers enter into the dog leg section of the circuit and there is a host of drivers that believe they are the best at tipping in which is the art of going into the turn sideways, the fastest and smoothest.
Racing kicks off down Gordon Street Alexandra at 2pm on Saturday with the big 3 hour race likely to start around 6pm. Bring your family, some heating wood and a portable fire drum to enjoy the action.
Adult entry cost of $20, Aged & Invalid pensioners $10, children between the age of 10 & 16 are $10 with a family ticket of two adults and three children of the age 10 to 16 at $60.
For contact at the club call President Dave Cherry on 0408 212153 at reasonable hours up until 6pm race day, leave details if it the call is un-answered.
0 – Dean Pictor – David Forrest
3 – Ben Kelly – Colin Peadon (NSW)
5 – Steve Kershaw – Matt Stampfli
6 – Brendan Miller – Damien Miller
7 – David Parker- Daniel Kettels
8 – Steve Akil – Paul Allen
9 – Jeff Blencowe – Jake Blencowe
10 – Mitch Blencowe – Wayne Alberni
15 – Zac Swanson – Casey Newlan
18 – Corey Lincoln – Caleb Lincoln
19 – Anthony or Daniel Knight – Shaun Erickson
22 – Wayne Furmston – Robert Fair
33 – Shane O’Brien – Lennie Bonnici
36 – Lee Beach – James Cornfoot
39 – Danny Eastham – Peter Eastham
41 – John Agosta – Corey Agosta
42 – Wayne Laverty (QLD) – Paul McCoubrie
47 – Warren Alexander – Rahmon Rivero
53 – Dennis Reid – Luke Worden
54 – Michelle Ryan – Alex Simpson
56 – Tony Bellman –
59 – Fred Cattermole – Colin Ward
61- Matt Nelson – Cameron Dike
62 – Stephen Hopkins – Jacob Lourey
64 – Russell Smith – Dale Smith
66 – Belinda McCoubrie – Felicity Roycroft
67 – Corey Knox – Matthew Brooks
68 – Kayla Knox – Sarah McCoubrie
71 – Andrew Brown – Sharon Finning
77 – Scott O’Brien – Ash England
81 – Dylan Campton – Darren Forrest
82 – Gareth Wilson – David Barrie
84 – Josh Service – Daniel Unternahrer
88 – Rob Bushell – Danny O’Brien
89 – Andrew Jordan – Len Bates
91 – Brad Newlan – Peter Newlan
95 – Karl Haisma – Robert Haisma
97 – Tim McPherson – Warrick Howie
308 – David Donegan – Max Donegan
841 – Brad Warren – Luke Fallon
Alexandra Speedway Club is very thankful for the support provided by all these businesses:
360 Diffs & Gearboxes
Air Anywhere
Alexandra & Yea Pre Mix
Australian Racing Products
Blackburn Trailers
Burco’s Metal Fabrications
Campton’s Graphics
DIY Auto Parts Broadmeadows
Eastern Suburbs Locksmiths
Fallon’s Bus Services
FSM Recycling
GB Racecars
GYB Civil
Healesville Directional Drilling
Highline Racewear
Inaction Photos
Kilmore Towing & Transport
Lake Eildon Houseboat Sales
Lincoln’s Earthmoving
LS Quarry
Metro Tow
Murrindindi Kitchens
Onsite Response
Pakenham Caravan Storage & Repairs
Quality Fire Protection
Revegetation Victorian
Rumbles Indoor Playcentre
Smooth Suspension
Shamrock Hotel Alexandra
Trax Racewear
Tyrepower Alexandra
Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre
Weeks Radio
Yarra Valley Towing
