BRAYDEN MCGUINNESS THE NEW JACK YOUNG CUP HOLDER

ADELAIDE SPEEDWAY SEASON RAPIDLY APPROACHING

The 2019/20 summer Speedway season at Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway is rapidly approaching with the opening meeting — featuring the Jack Young Solo Cup and the Gillman Sidecar Championship — only seven weeks away, on Saturday, 9 November. Before that, however, the track will stage its annual Classic Championships meeting on Saturday 26 October. The Classic meeting marks the transition from the winter practice meetings to the full-on summer international meetings, and gives fans the chance to

GILLMAN SPEEDWAY PRACTICE UPDATE 8 Sept

Last Sunday Gillman speedway hosted a practice day despite the possibility of a postponement due to weather conditions. The day ran awesomely with there only being a short shower with a 30 minute break to allow the track to dry. Personally I thought the way that the Gillman speedway crew ran the day was brilliant! This allowed the solos to get 2-3 minutes on the track to practice all sorts of things, including a few starts and some extra laps. Thank you so much to the crew down at Gillman

ANOTHER GILLMAN WINTER MEETING CANCELLED

The second of the two winter meetings scheduled for Gillman Speedway, on Saturday 10 August 2019, has been cancelled, again due to a lack of nominations. The only nominations received were: Six 500cc Solos — Dakota Ballantyne and Fraser Bowes (SA), Patrick Hamilton (Vic), Aden Clare, Dayle Wood (NSW), and Bailey Viner (Qld)  Two Sidecars — Tom Adams/Katelyn Silvy and Chris Bichard/Michael Bell Five 125cc Junior Solos — Lucius Payne, Harry Sadler, Jake Fleet, Aiden Gray and Ashley

UPDATE ON UK TRIP

The last few days have been great, travelling to Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Leicester to have a ride around.  It’s been awesome to have so much practice and bike time here.  I cannot thank the team at Jhi Speedway enough for everything they have and are doing for me. Onto Redcar tomorrow. Joe Hughes International Guadagnino Contracting  Sauna King ecowaste solutions pty.ltd. D & D Mechanical & 4WD Race Team Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing Starplex Gawler Highline69 Speedway Web Design

THIRD PRACTICE - SHEFFIELD

Last night I was lucky enough to get a few laps under my belt at Sheffield Speedway. I can’t thank Morgan and Julie enough for organising the ride. I loved the track - it’s super fast. Onto Wolverhampton tonight. Photo: Andy Garner. JHI Speedway  Guadagnino Contracting Sauna King Ecowaste Solutions Pty Ltd. D & D Mechanical  Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing Starplex Gawler Highline69 Speedway Web Design SJR Signs Inc Ardross Tyre Service MPG Roger Webster

SECOND PRACTICE IN THE UK

It was good to get up to Leicester Leicester Lions Speedway Team yesterday. It was good fun to learn a new track once I got the hang of it! Next ride: Sheffield speedway tonight for a practice. Photo credit: Les Brewin Guadagnino Contracting  Sauna King Starplex Gawler Ecowaste Solutions pty.ltd. Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing D & D Mechanical & 4WD Race Team SJR Highline69 Speedway Web Design Ardross Tyre Service MPG  Signs inc Roger Webster

NICE SPEEDWAY CHALLENGE

I was lucky enough to pick up a ride at an individual meeting here in the UK at the Isle of Wight. The NICE challenge is an event where all riders are supplied an engine (JAWA 2 valve) to showcase how individual skill and knowledge can separate the field. Unfortunately tonight I had a bit of bad luck, my first and second race I had an incident with the air fence (crashed) excluding me for stopping the race both times. Third heat came and I made an excellent start from gate 4 to lead for 3/4

FIRST PRACTICE IN ENGLAND

Hey everyone, I’ve taken advantage of my month holidays from university and I’ve flown to England to get some well needed practice in as there is not a lot happening in Australia this winter. A massive thank you to the crew at JHI Speedway for helping me get the bike into a rideable state in such a short time. I really appreciate their help, without them I wouldn’t have been able to get my first practice in. First practice here in England at Somerset Rebels Speedway - thank you heaps for

FIRST GILLMAN WINTER MEETING CANCELLED

The first winter meeting at Gillman Speedway, scheduled for Saturday 15 June 2019, has been cancelled due to a lack of nominations. Only six nominations were received, all 500cc Solos — Fraser Bowes and Dakota Ballantyne (SA), Patrick Hamilton (Vic), Aden Clare and Dayle Wood (NSW), and Bailey Viner (Qld). There were no Sidecar or Junior nominations. The next speedway meeting, subject to nominations, will be on Saturday afternoon, 10 August 2019.

GILLMAN PRACTICE DAY 2nd JUNE

I had an awesome day down at Gillman Speedway on Sunday getting some practice laps in. I also got my second bike dialled in on the day in preparation for my first Winter Series race meeting on the 15th June.  I look forward to getting back into the competition environment in preparation for the racing season commencing from September. Photo: Judy Mackay Thank you to all that are backing me: Sauna King Starplex Gawler Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing D & D Mechanical & 4WD Race Team SJR

EXPENSIVE PRACTICE DAY IN MILDURA

Early Sunday morning (6am to be exact) I made to Mildura speedway to spin some laps and work on set ups, as I was trying some different things before race season starts. Unfortunately my day ended prematurely with my primary chain breaking from becoming too hot, which in turn snapped my clutch cable, destroyed my engine sprocket and my chain guard. Although this occurred, I did get 1 and a half great sessions in on the track and am feeling extremely confident in the changes I’ve made to reach

WINTER MEETINGS AT GILLMAN SPEEDWAY

Adelaide’s Gillman Speedway has scheduled two Saturday afternoon winter meetings, both featuring interstate 500cc Solo Teams racing with Junior Solo team racing and Sidecar support events. The meetings will take place on 15 June and 10 August, with away matches scheduled for Olympic Park Speedway, Mildura on the following Sunday afternoons. The Gillman meetings will starts at 2pm. The spectator admission price is $20 for everyone 16 years and older, with under 16 free. Entry is by the eastern

WINTER PRACTICE

Howdy everyone! Yesterday was the first practice of the winter season here in Australia. It has been a good couple of months since I had swung my leg over the bike, so it definitely felt great to blow the cob webs out of it! I had heaps of fun having ‘scratch matches’ with my good mate Rob Branford. My next practice will be in a few weeks time in Mildura! Thank you so much to everyone that is supporting me: Sauna King Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing Starplex Gawler SJR Ardross Tyre

HIGHLINE69 SPEEDWAY WEB DESIGN RENEWS SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2019/20 SEASON

I’m excited to announce that David from Highline69 will stay onboard & be a part of the DBR Team for the new upcoming season. We can’t thank David Batten enough for his ongoing support & encouragement. Highline69 Speedway Web Design proudly supports the speedway and motorsport community with a cost effective, all-inclusive web design service. Infact, he’s so clever he is able to put together a website for anyone, advertising anything. Working with you, he takes care of all aspects of the site

UNDERA PAIRS MEETING 2019 UPDATE

Last night I competed in the Undera Speedway Pairs meeting with fellow racer from Queensland Cordell Rogerson. Throughout the heats we were figuring out setups and how we both rode to configure the best possible outcome for the meeting. Each heat was scored 4,3,2,0 to ensure no heat ties allowing the teams to separate themselves. My individual score was 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd scoring 18/20 points. Cordell’s individual score was 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd scoring 9/20 points. This gave us a

SAUNA KING TO RENEW SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2019/2020 SEASON

Sauna King’s Ian & Kathy – long time sponsors, supporters and most importantly friends of Dakota Ballantyne Racing will be re-signing a sponsorship deal for the upcoming 2019/2020 season. Sauna King first became a part of the team after approaching Dakota 4 years ago in 2015. Ian & Kathy were spectators at a meeting at Gillman when they first spotted Dakota, then racing on a 250cc Speedway bike.  At that time Dakota was using Josh Auty’s (from the UK) second hand covers which featured the

NEW SPONSOR FOR 19/20 SEASON

Dakota Ballantyne Racing would like to welcome back the Baker family with their continued sponsorship for the 2019/2020 season. The Baker’s family previous sponsorship was through a well known popular rubbish disposal business – CBS Bins. Early last year a new entity to the business “Eco Waste Solutions Pty Ltd” was put into operation. I’m excited to announce that Eco Waste Systems Pty Ltd will be taking over the existing CBS Bins sponsorship & will be featured on my speedway attire,

GILLMAN SIDECAR SUPER SERIES ROUND 3

Had an up and down night down at Gillman for the third round of support for the sidecars. I came out swinging with the exact set up I had left with two weeks prior at the Gillman Championship. I even set a new PB race time in my second ride with a flat tyre that I got with one and a half laps to go! (55.6s). After that I did struggle to adapt to the ever changing track and just tried to ride it out.  Unfortunately I did have a crash Round 4 while trying to mount a pass for first place, in

THRILLING RUN-OFF REQUIRED TO DECIDE SIDECAR SERIES AT GILLMAN

The 2019 Sidecar Super Series looked set to go down to the wire at Gillman Speedway on Saturday night (23 February) and it did just that with a thrilling run-off required to decide the series. Local duo Damien Niesche and Mitchell Spear (28 points) went into the National Karate sponsored third and final round leading the series by two points from Mildura’s Neale Hancock/Brendan Johnson (26), with Shane Rudloff/Scott Morris (24) and Sam Harrison/Luke McGrath (23) close behind. 10-time

GILLMAN SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND

This weekend I’ll be racing at Gillman speedway for the third round of support for the sidecar super series. I’m excited to throw my leg back over the bike again since capturing the Gillman championship at the venue a few weekends ago. I’d like to thank all of my sponsors (new and continued) for their ongoing support and for always pushing me. Sauna King Starplex Gawler D & D Mechanical & 4WD Race Team Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing SJR  Signs Inc Ardross Tyre Service CBS Bins Highline69

NEW SPONSOR FOR UPCOMING 19/20 SEASON

I’d like to thank Roger Webster all the way from the United Kingdom for jumping on board with some financial support for the upcoming season. I appreciate all the help I get from each of my sponsors, Without them none of this would be possible. Ask how you can get involved by contacting me via the Contact Page.

DAKOTA BALLANTYNE AND TIM BICHARD/ADAM PASCOE THE NEW GILLMAN TRACK CHAMPIONS

Dakota Ballantyne won his second Gillman Solo Championship with relative ease last night after Robert Medson had earlier been unbeaten in the heats, including two wins over Ballantyne. Medson (12 points), Ballantyne (10), and Brayden McGuinness (7) were the direct qualifiers for the final, with McGuinness needing a touch of luck as he won a coin toss with Fraser Bowes after they could not be separated by a countback for the third spot. That relegated Bowes to the last chance semi-final against

GILLMAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Last night (Saturday 09/02/19) was the Gillman Solo championship. This was one of the final meetings that I will compete in for the end of the 2018/19 season. I wanted to go out of the season on a high not only for myself but also for all of the great companies and individuals that are sponsoring and supporting my journey. Throughout the night I actually struggled with set up on my number 1 bike. I had problems getting it off the start, and although it had plenty of speed I was unable to make

MULTIPLE CHANCES IN EAGLE FUELS GILLMAN SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

The feature events at this week’s Gillman Speedway meeting (Saturday, 9 February) are the Eagle Fuels Gillman Speedway Championships for Solos and Sidecars, and the chance to grab some glory, and the accompanying silverware, is wide open with no obvious favourite in either class In the Solo class Dakota Ballantyne, Brayden McGuinness and Robert Medson have had a fierce rivalry for the past two seasons for the status of being the leading rider, but no one has been able to stamp their dominance.

RENMARK SPEEDWAY UPDATE

Saturday night I was happy to take part in a meeting held at Renmark Speedway. I had a total of 4 heat races and a final.   I was happy with the bike set up and the changes we’ve been making to the spare bike. The track was ever changing, and it changed quickly, which kept me on my toes. My heat finishes were:  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd and in the final I finished second but was excluded for running both wheels over the pole line on turn 4 of the last lap.  I was sure I didn’t!! After further

SIDECAR SUPER SERIES Rd2

Last night was Round 2 of the Sidecar Super Series support at Gillman Speedway. Again I was trialing my spare bike getting it dialled for the race season. It’s coming along nicely! Heat finishes: 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st. Finishing with 16/18 points. I’d like to thank every one of my sponsors for helping me out: Sauna King D & D Mechanical & 4WD Race Team Penrite Oil Penrite 10 Tenths Racing Starplex Gawler SJR Signs Inc Highline69 Speedway Web Design Ardross Tyre Service @Anywhere