By Trevor Jackson
A CHANGE of date for the upcoming Triple Crown event, which includes the Borderline Speedway, was this week announced.
The Triple Crown features the SA Speedcar Title, Wingless Sprints Summer Slam and Formula 500 Dash for Cash series at the Borderline Speedway, Simpson Speedway and Premier Speedway.
The Borderline Speedway was set to host night two of the series on Saturday, January 8, which has now been changed to Friday, January 7.
The event will then head to Simpson on the Saturday night, culminating at Premier Speedway on Sunday night.
With uncertain border restrictions still affecting cross-border activity to some extent, the decision was made to ensure teams could compete at all three events without the need to isolate, should the restrictions be increased in the near future.
Borderline Speedway president Cary Jennings said a similar change was implemented last season with a positive outcome.
“We had it last year and ran on the Friday instead of Saturday and it worked out all right,” he said.
“Because of the border restrictions the Wingless Sprints asked to look at changing it again, so after many discussions we did to try to help those Victorians.”
Likewise Jennings said he is hopeful the border restrictions will not disrupt the upcoming Sprintcar Speedweek, with the Borderline Speedway leg to be held on December 28.
“We hope the border stays open and those Sprintcar drivers can get here,” he said.
The disruptions have also taken a toll at the national level, with the Australian Sprintcar Championship, which was to be held at the Perth Motorplex in February 2022, postponed.
The ongoing border restrictions and uncertainty for competitors and spectators to travel were the major mitigating factors in the decision.
The next Australian Championship will now be held at the same venue but in 2023.
