Bumper event at Borderline

Tribute to Graham Dycer part of Saturday night speedway racing

Hot on the heels of the wellsupported King’s Challenge, the Borderline Speedway has another bumper program to hit the Glenburnie track this Saturday night.

The centrepiece of the night will be a memorial lap to pay tribute to Graham Dycer – a much loved stalwart of the club, who recently passed away.

The classic sedan and classic hot rods will take part in the memorial lap ahead of their spirited demonstration with around 15 cars set to hit the track in each class.

The feature racing sees a round of the Victorian Wingless Sprint and the Victorian Formula 500 series.

The wingless sprints should see four locals taking to the track with in-form Mitch Broome leading the pack that will also include Kirby Hillyer, Rory Button and Kahn Aston with around 40 cars expected to take to the starting grid.

Numbers will be a little lower than expected for the Formula 500 with the rescheduled national title held in Perth at the weekend seeing some cars unable to justify the trip.

“The nationals were supposed to be later in the year and when they changed the date we had already

“...I am looking forward to watching this – we haven’t had them at our speedway before..” Cary Jennings (Borderline Speedway president) released our program so we will suffer a little bit with numbers,” president Cary Jennings (pictured) said.

History will be made in the Formula 500 racing, though, with the Borderline hosting junior Formula 500 for the first time.

“This has been a class constructed in the past three seasons and it is good to see the junior drivers, the kids aged 14-16, have another class other than junior sedans to race,” Jennings said. “I am looking forward to watching this – we haven’t had them at our speedway before.”

So when all the classes get together the pits will be jam packed with around 90 cars.

“We just hope the patrons get out and support the speedway – it really will be another great night of racing.”

MT GAMBIER