[NBMC] FW: Media Release: Starting List confirmed for 2011 FIM Track Racing Sidecar World Championship Final in Murray Bridge

 

 

From: Megan Hannan [mailto:Communications@ma.org.au]
Sent: Monday, 31 October 2011 11:01 AM
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Subject: Media Release: Starting List confirmed for 2011 FIM Track Racing Sidecar World Championship Final in Murray Bridge

 

Media Release

For immediate release

31 October 2011

 

Starting List confirmed for 2011 FIM Track Racing Sidecar World Championship Final in Murray Bridge

Motorcycling Australia (MA) is excited to release the Starting List for the 2011 FIM Track Racing Sidecar 1000cc World Championship Final, which will take place in South Australia on 12 November.

The rider list and starting draw, as declared by the FIM, will put seven Australian teams on the start line with two sitting ready in reserve.

The Aussie contingent will be led by reigning World Champion Mick Headland. The South Australian native will reunite with his 2009 World Title winning passenger Paul Waters, who is who is making his return to the finals arena after sitting 2010 out due to injury.

Headland and Waters will be joined by fellow Aussie duos Chris Pascoe and Simon Cohrs, Mark Mitchell and Tom Golding, Mark Plaisted and Jamie Banks, Glenn O’Brien and Aaryn Maynard, Darrin Treloar and Justine Plaisted and Grant Bond and Glenn Cox.

The Australians will face strong competition from some of the best Track Sidecar riders and passengers from New Zealand and Great Britain.

The complete rider declaration and draw, as declared by the FIM, is as follows:

 

N°	Riders	Passengers	FMN	COUNTRY
1	Andrew Buchanan	Phillipa Burns	MNZ	New Zealand
2	Matt Tyrrell	Craig Fordham (MA)	ACU	Great Britain
3	Chris Pascoe	Simon Cohrs	MA	Australia
4	Rob Wilson	Rob Patterson (MA)	ACU	Great Britain
5	Mark Mitchell	Tom Golding	MA	Australia
6	Roy Spreadbury	Gareth Little	ACU	Great Britain
7	Mark Plaisted	Jamie Banks	MA	Australia
8	Glenn O'Brien	Aaron Maynard	MA	Australia
9	Mick Cave	Trent Headland (MA)	ACU	Great Britain
10	Darrin Treloar	Justin Plaisted	MA	Australia
11	David Gannon	Raymond George	MNZ	New Zealand
12	Grant Bond	Glenn Cox	MA	Australia
13	Dean Miller(NZ)	Robert Miller	MNZ	New Zealand
14	Paul Humphrey	Ben Franklin	MNZ	New Zealand
15	Mick Headland	Paul Waters	MA	Australia
16	Les Plummer	Cameron Bell (MA)	MNZ	New Zealand
17 Reserve	Mark Drew	Steven Blair	MA	Australia
18 Reserve	Scott Christopher	Tyler Moon	MA	Australia

 

This prestigious event will take place at the Murray Bridge Speedway, South Australia and will be hosted by the Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motorcycle Club.

For more information and for news and results make sure to visit the MA website www.ma.org.au

-Ends-

 

For further information please contact:

 

Megan Hannan
Communications Officer
Motorcycling Australia

Tel: (03) 9684 0511

www.ma.org.au

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Location: 147 Montague Street, South Melbourne, Victoria

Postal: PO Box 134, South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205

Mob: 0438 859 825     Fax: (03) 9684 0555

 

 

Doc No: 43015289

File No: M01.08

 

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