Kurri Kurri Junior Motor Cycle Club will again honour its former member Casey Stoner at a race meeting at their Loxford Park Raceway, located on Dickson Road, Loxford, this Easter Saturday, March 30.
The Tradecore Industries Casey Stoner Cup dirt track meeting already has an impressive list of previous winners in both senior and junior divisions, with a smaller-than-expected line-up for the Senior Cup not including the winner for the past two years, Harrison Ryan, who is now concentrating on his blossoming speedway career.
Two previous placegetters in the Senior Cup will be out to step up on the top step of the victory rostrum this year. Yamaha-backed teenager Cody Lewis is a previous winner of the Junior Cup and was placed third in the Senior Cup last year. He will be out to back up victory in a meeting at Tamworth earlier this month, while Jacob Richardson who was third two years ago was impressive at the recent Bathurst Long Track Masters meeting.
The presence of the likes of Brayden Gay, Cody Wilby and the Cardinale brothers Noah and Talon should ensure some close action.
As well as several sets of brothers in both senior and junior classes, there will also be a father and son competing – recent Bathurst Over 40s winner Josh McCosker and son Cohen who have already had championship success.
Racing in all the junior classes will take on added significance with the New South Junior Dirt Track Championships to be staged at the same venue a fortnight later. The opportunity to compete at the track this Saturday in preparation for the title meeting has attracted riders from all over the state as well as a strong contingent from Queensland.
In last year’s Junior Cup, Lachlan Russell and Jayden Holder battled it out and they are there again this Saturday when they will face tough opposition from the likes of Queenslanders Cooper Archibald and Jake and Bodie Paige, host club rider Max Earl and Hugh Hope-Hodgetts from Forbes.
The younger age brackets also have many riders who are already making a mark in the sport and the races for those classes on smaller capacity machines invariably provide plenty of close, hard-fought action.
Practice will get underway at 9.00 am on Saturday and fans can have a cheap day out, with just a $5.00 per car entry fee with full canteen facilities available.
Press Release prepared by Peter Baker 0409 903196; bakerp@westnet.com.au
On behalf of Kurri Kurri Junior Motorcycle Club