By Trevor Jackson
A BIG field has assembled for the South Australian Street Stock title to be run at the Borderline Speedway on Saturday night.
A total of 61 cars have nominated and will be joined by 10 Junior Sedans and nine Super Modifieds to fill the night out.
There will be no shortage of talent on the clay oval, with Australia number one, current SA Title and Victorian Title holder Nathan Thorne on deck, along with high-profile Limestone Coast drivers Anthony Beare and Jason Duell.
There are many more drivers from the local region, certain to give the parochial crowd something to cheer for throughout the night.
That includes Corey Crafter, Jayden Edwards, Alex, Mark, Cameron and Scott Merrett, Mark Jennings and Steve Gartner
Beare is a multiple state and national title holder, while Duell, Gartner and Jennings have certainly won their fair share.
Matt Nelson has also been Australian champion, and held state titles in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia.
In an interesting twist, Thorne’s father originates from Penola to add to the local content.
Borderline Speedway president Cary Jennings said it was an interesting car that could change the face of the sport in the future.
“He has a front-wheel-drive Magna,” he said.
“The class has always been rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
“He has shown he can get that going well, so we will see how it goes in the future.”
With such high-profiles drivers present and the sheer number of competitors, the night promises to provide plenty of entertainment.
“Every state is represented which is great for Mount Gambier,” Jennings said.
“We are very happy with the size of the field.”
Jennings said the Super Modifieds were the predecessor to the current Sprintcars and should be fun to watch, while the Limestone Coast junior representation is on the improve in the Junior Sedans.
“It should be a close and well-contested night of racing,” he said.
“In the Street Stocks we will have three heats for each driver, then a C Main, a couple of B Mains and the A Main.
“Across the whole night there should be about 28 races, so it will be a big night of racing.”
Gates will open at 4pm, with action from 5pm.
SA STREET STOCK TITLE: A1 Nathan Thorne; V3 Peter Kinnear; V4 Jack Jordan; VB4 Morris Ahearn; SA5 Sam Brumfield; N11 Jake Koivumaki; SA12 Darren Flatman; VA12 Ellen Vagg; V13 Dale Morrison; SA14 Nigel Reichstein; T15 Daniel Cunningham; N15 Jack Yates; V15 Paul Domburg; SA17 Carey Weston; SA18 Jason Duell; SA19 Phil Watson; SA21 Mark Jennings; SA23 Ben Whitehead; T23 Nathan Russell; SA24 Curtis Brown; V24 Dylan Wilkinson; SA25 Jaidyn Ruhs; T25 Phill Russell; T26 Andy Russell; SA27 Alex Merrett; T27 Jaiden Russell; W29 Jake Hoath; SA32 Steve Gartner; SA33 Bryan Brown; Q33 Darren Ciesiolka; QA33 Josh Ciesiolka; SA34 Mark Merrett; V36 Brad Warren; V42 Chris Hay; SA42 Thomas Garner; SA43 Jason Gantz; V43 Matthew Martin; VA45 Darwyn Lee; SA46 Anthony Beare; AX48 Linken Paterson; SA48 Scott Merrett; V55 Ryan Watts; SA59 Haydon Jolly; V61 Matt Nelson; N 63 Jamie Yates; SA72 Kye Richardson; W74 Lenny Bates; SA75 Cameron Merrett; MDA79 Wade Fell; SA87 Jayden Edwards; V87 Nathan Fawns; SA88 Corey Crafter; W88 Peter Dowie; SA91 Darren Brumfield; N92 Lucas Fry; SA96 Lochlan Bullen; MDA97 Caylem Fell; SA97 Nick Hill; N99 Jayden Giezendanner; Q99 Peter Thompson; SA112 Drew Flatman.
JUNIOR SEDANS: SA5 Riley Greg; P5 Flynn Annett; P13 Jackson Warrener; SA14 Brodie Reichstein;
P17 Tyler Wilson; SA19 Mayson Cadd; SA21 Demi Jennings; SA22 Violet Thorne; SA31 Jayden Garner; SA74 James Becker.
CLASSIC SUPER MODIFIEDS: Q11 Joshua Brown; V9 George Stell; SA2 Dillion Catford; S48 Jason Gantz ; Vic49 Trevor Mackereth; 02 Nick Butterworth; ACT 10 Kev McCallum; Vic 75 Peter Swandale; CP 8 Garry Cotton.
