Speedway action roared back into town on Saturday as the Borderline Speedway hosted its first meeting of the 2024/25 season.
It was a jampacked night with a host of motorsport action including sprintcars, stampedes and sedans racing.
Organisers kept a close eye on the sky given inclement weather threatening, leaving racing questionable, however the predicted rains did not arrive which made for a great night of racing action.
Speedway organiser Cary Jennings was thrilled the weather held off and was pleased with the night.
“We had a really good night of racing and the patrons with the weather getting warm and sticky and so it turned out to be a real nice night,” he said.
“We did not think we were going to get it done early on but in the end we got the show done and it turned out to be a perfect night of racing for everyone.”
The main event of the night was the Distinct ICT Open Sprintcar Series with Borderline hosting round three of the series.
Taking out first place was Tim Hutchins with Rusty Hickman and Grant Stansfield closing out the podium.
The other senior class competing on the night was the Owen Built Homes/Owen Portable Homes Stampede Series which was also round three.
Tim Rankin raced well to secure the chequered flag, with Dale Sinclair in second and Jack Bell third.
The night also featured several junior races in the stampede and sedan classes.
In the Koch Fert Australia Junior Stampede Series Cody Malley finished first while Cruz Farrell came in second and Rusty Ponting finished third.
In the Sedan class there were two different categories with the two being Top Stars and New Stars.
In the Top Stars Violet Thorne took home first place with Jayden Garner claiming second and Jackson Warrener picking up third.
Demi Jennings came out on top in the New Stars, followed home by Cody Gartner in second and Rylan Hartman third.
Jennings was overall happy with how the night went and said organisers were already well progressed planning the next meeting on December 7.
“Overall the meeting went well and we’re looking forward now to our next show on December 7,” he said.
“A lot of the competitors that were there on the night will be back on December 7.
“The night’s racing was good so it’s good to get the first out of the way and off to a flying start and I would just like to thank all the volunteers and crew who helped make the night work.”
Borderline Speedway’s next meeting will feature the Wingless Sprint Triple Crown, Southern Street Stock Series and Junior Sedan and Classic Super Modifieds.
