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Lidsey takes Victorian title

December 9, 2024 7:29 am in by

Local speedway star, Jaimon Lidsey, won the Robinson Plumbing 2025 Victorian Solo Title, at Mildura’s Olympic Park Speedway on Saturday night with a most commanding performance.

Lidsey showed great authority to clearly win all his five heat rides and then took the Title with a superb display of riding.

Lidsey had not ridden since he and his family returned from Europe over a month ago, but he showed a freshness in his riding with his strong display.

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The former World Under 21 Champion was still celebrating his marriage to wife, Darcy, just last weekend.

Adelaide International, Fraser Bowes, took second place in the Title ahead of WA youngster, Mitch McDiarmid and a very unlucky, James Pearson, who came home in fourth place.

Support event for the night were the Under 16, 250cc Junior Championship where seven riders contested hotly during the night.

The standout rider was Grenfell lad, Beau Bailey, who top scored and then clearly won the final ahead of second top points rider, Jordy Loftus, from Queensland, with Victorian youngster, Nate Shortt being third on points and third in the final.

Fellow Victorian, Angus Hume was similarly, fourth on points and in the Title.

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Early in the evening the Under 16, 125cc Title event was conducted which saw young NSW and International competitor, Coope Antone, win his third Title in succession, just ahead of a very unlucky local, Blake Schlein, who led the final for more than two laps with Riley McGregor and Riley Stout came home in third and fourth place respectively.

A busy month of speedway continues at Olympic Park next Saturday with the conduct of the regular and very popular, Jason Lyons Solo Trophy.

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