As each speedway season winds down for the winter break, attention always turns to the new season to come and what each track has planned for the months ahead. As such, with the 2018/2019 season at Ausdeck Archerfield Speedway having concluded on Saturday night, track management have finalised their 2019/2020 event schedule, which includes all the events you know and love, as well as some exciting new additions to the calendar. Sprintcars will again take centre stage, which is hardly surprising given the incredible racing they delivered throughout the 2018/2019 season, but there is plenty of variety amongst the scheduled racing categories to satisfy open wheel and sedan fans alike.
The Sprintcar Track Championship will again be staged over 17 rounds, kicking off on October 5 as part of a huge season-opening show that will also feature the first round of the Midget Track Championship, plus Monster Trucks, Fireworks, Formula 500s, AMCA Nationals and Wingless Sprints. In addition to the track championship action, which will conclude with the series Grand Final on May 30, Archerfield will again host two rounds of the World Series Championship, the first of which will be on January 4. The following weekend (January 10 &11) will feature the WSS Australian Open, with the Queensland Sprintcar Championship also on the schedule, to be run over two nights on May 2 and 3. With a round of the Easter Triple Challenge slated for April 11, there will be 23 nights (weather permitting) of racing for Sprintcar devotees throughout the season. Once again, World of Outlaws superstar Donny Schatz will compete exclusively at Archerfield over the Christmas/New Year period, contesting six nights of racing and chasing a tenth Australian Open victory.
Midgets will feature on 12 occasions in pursuit of their Track Championship, while Formula 500s, Wingless Sprints and Compact Speedcars all have 11 events scheduled, with the latter group no doubt already working on strategies to bring about an increase in car numbers after the defection of several drivers into other race categories resulted in smaller fields for many of their most recent events. Lightning Sprints will feature on nine occasions, with Microsprints and Formula 500 Juniors rounding out the open wheel representation.
Following the success of the inaugural GP 53 last month, track promoter John Kelly has locked in three Super Sedan events for next season, one of which will be the GP53 again on May 16. There will also be plenty of other action to satisfy sedan fans with Late Models, Modified Sedans and RSA Sedans making multiple appearances, while Production Sedans will make their Archerfield debut on May 23. With Open Sedans and Ford vs Holden vs Sigmas also to feature regularly, there will certainly be more sedan racing on offer than in previous seasons.
Meanwhile, Dirt Modifieds will feature on four occasions, which includes the Paul Britten Memorial 44 on January 1, whilst Modlites and AMCA Nationals have again embraced the opportunity to race at Queensland’s premier track with eight and nine shows respectively.
The full schedule of events for the 2019/2020 Ausdeck Archerfield season is as follows:
October 5
Sprintcars, Midgets, AMCA Nationals, Formula 500s, Wingless Sprints, Fireworks, Monster Trucks
October 19
Sprintcars, AMCA Nationals , Compact Speedcars, Open Sedans, RSA Sedans, Formula 500 Juniors, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
November 2
Sprintcars, Midgets, Formula 500s, Modlites, Formula 500 Juniors, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
November 9
Dirt Modifieds, AMCA Nationals, Lightning Sprints, Compact Speedcars, Microsprints, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans
November 16
Sprintcars, Midgets, Wingless Sprints, Modlites, Formula 500 Juniors, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
November 30
Sprintcars, Super Sedans, Lightning Sprints, Formula 500s, Microsprints, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
December 14
Sprintcars, AMCA Nationals, Compact Speedcars, RSA Sedans, Formula 500 Juniors, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
December 26
Sprintcars, Midgets, Modlites, Formula 500 Juniors, Fireworks, Monster Trucks
December 28
Sprintcars, Super Sedans, Lightning Sprints, Wingless Sprints, RSA Sedans
January 1
Sprintcars, Dirt Modified Paul Britten Memorial, Formula 500s, Fireworks, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
January 4
World Series Sprintcars, Modified Sedans, Compact Speedcars, Formula 500 Juniors
January 10
World Series Australian Sprintcar Open, Midgets, Lightning Sprints, Modlites
January 11
World Series Australian Sprintcar Open, AMCA Nationals, Formula 500s, Wingless Sprints
January 25
Sprintcars, Midgets, Compact Speedcars, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma, Fireworks Caravan, Boat & Dunny Derby
February 15
Sprintcars, Midgets, Lightning Sprints, Formula 500s, Wingless Sprints, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
February 29
Sprintcars, AMCA Nationals, Compact Speedcars, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans, Formula 500 Juniors
March 14
Sprintcars, Midgets, Wingless Sprints, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
March 21
Sprintcars Twin Features, Late Models, Formula 500s, Compact Speedcars, Microsprints, Modlites, Formula 500 Juniors
April 4
Sprintcars, Midgets, AMCA Nationals, Formula 500s, Modites, Formula 500 Juniors, Fireworks, Demolition Derby
April 11
Sprintcar Easter Series, Lightning Sprints, Compact Speedcars, Formula 500s, Wingless Sprints
April 18
Midgets, Dirt Modifieds AMCA Nationals, Formula 500s, Compact Speedcars, RSA Sedans, Formula 500 Juniors, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
May 2
Sprintcar Queensland Championship, Wingless Sprint 50 Lapper, Microsprints, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
May 3
Sprintcar Queensland Championship, Lightning Sprints, Wingless Sprints, Late Models, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans, Formula 500 Juniors
May 16
Super Sedans, Midget 50 Lapper, Dirt Modifieds, Compact Speedcars, Wingless Sprints, Modlites, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
May 23
Sprintcars, Modified Sedan Firecracker, Production Sedans, Lightning Sprints, Production Sedans, Lightning Sprints, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans
May 30
Sprintcars, Midgets, AMCA Nationals, Modlites, Formula 500s, Formula 500 Juniors, Fireworks, Caravan Boat and Dunny Derby
June 6
Wingless Sprints Lightning Sprints, Compact Speedcars, Late Models, Microsprints, RSA Sedans, Open Sedans, Ford vs Holden vs Sigma
More information about each show will be available closer to the event.
To keep abreast of calendar updates and event changes, visit the track website at www.brisbanespeedway.com.au or follow Archerfield Speedway on Facebook and Twitter.
