Prize money for the McLeods Motors Point Series 1^st round went to the following riders.

Senior A Grade         1^st   Ben Young (56pts)
                               2^nd  Rhyse Carpenter (49)
                               3^rd  Tim Fulton (48)

Senior B Grade         1^st   Dylan Starkey (50)
                               2^nd  Nicole Goldring ((28)
                               3^rd   Jai Sutton (21)

Senior C Grade         1^st  Sam Campbell (44)
                               2^nd Darryl Fulton (41)
                               3^rd Keith Gibbons (32)

Junior A Grade         1^st Charlotte Wakeling (47)
                               2^nd Jacob Hughes (43)
                               3^rd Jessica Shore (39)

Junior B Grade         1st Connor Margeritis (47)
                              2^nd Dana Prater (39)
                              3^rd Cory Gibbons
                                   Bailey Kesby (31)

24” Bikes                  1^st Chris Margeritis (47)
                              2^nd Heather Cutting (29)
                              3^rd Leyton Gould (10)

The ‘Gary Williams Encouragement Award’ was awarded to Hudson Barsby and Sebastian Hubner.

The senior A grade 30 lap scratch race saw tight riding by a group of riders with race fitness starting to shine through. Tim Fulton, with his Adelaide training sessions under the belt kept them on their toes by constantly attacking. Dylan Starkey, keeping him honest by bringing the field back time and again, plus the experience of Rhyse Carpenter, the Anderson boys Darren and Daniel, with the tenacious riding of Ryan Ware and the intelligent riding of Jai Sutton, the only thing stopping him getting away with a top win.  The sprint was a ripper, won by a flying Rhyse Carpenter, from an all out effort by Sutton in second place and Daniel Anderson third, with Fulton fighting out for fourth from Starkey, Darren Anderson and Ware.

The combined B and C grade elimination race saw strong performances from the field, with riders taking up the full width of the track in the sprints to the line.  Amongst the action was Adrian Wilson having his first ride of the season and showing he’ll be saluting the crowd in no time at all. The final sprint for first place between ‘trackies’ Keith Gibbons and Peter Werner was a beauty, with Gibbons holding off Werner on the final bend to just hit the line in front. Nick Hellowell was third from Paul Waring, Nicole Goldring, Jemilly Kade, Darryl Fulton, Adrian Wilson and Pierce Sutton.

The elimination excitement continued with the Junior A grade race just as competitive. Jessica Shore hit her straps to pull off a great win in beating the speedy Jacob Hughes in the race for the line. With the Wakeling twins Liza and Charlotte giving it everything to finish third and fourth respectively.

Our Junior B grade riders are proving each week they can turn it on and turn it on they did again in the 2 lap Handicap race. With Chloe Hellowell out the front of Bailey Kesby the pace was on from the get go. Dana Prater worked hard to chase Cory Gibbons on the first lap, but Cory Gibbons was having none of that. Conner Margeritis off scratch and Justin Burke off chopping block rode with passion to wind them all in. Burke finishing just ahead of Margeritis, with determined Kesby ahead of Gibbons for third and Prater, working hard to beat Hellowell.

The 24” riders keep on entertaining us each week with their gutsy performances and Friday night was no exception. The 4 lap handicap was a cracker, with the speed on flat out all the way. Newcomer Hudson Barsby gave it all and led from Heather Cutting and Leyton Gould, with scratchie Chris Margeritis working hard and fast to rein them in. Gould caught Cutting on the last lap and the two of them fought it out to stay ahead of Margeritis, but to no avail. A jubilant Mageritis finishing first, with Gould, Cutting and Barsby taking out the minor placings Great stuff!

Perennial favourite of the spectators at the velodrome Scott Litchfield found himself giving away a huge 40m in the Novice 1 lap dash to Sebastian Hubner. A tough ask, as Hubner likes to go flat out. Litchfield rode a great race never backing off for one second , but Hubner was determined not to get caught and finished ahead of Litchfield

The ‘wee minis,’ Natalie and Jacob Anderson displayed fantastic courage in their ½ lap dash. Despite the ages of these children, they performed with a racers will to win and gave no quarter in the fight to the line. The crowd rose to greet them both as Jacob finished ahead of Natalie.

FULL RACE RESULTS HERE