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ARENA SPEAK...
21 June 2009
Statewide Calendar for 2009/2010 Season
Click here to see all speedway meets that are calendered across all three venues for the upcoming season.
20 May 2009
BBA announces dates for TWO Australian Titles in 2010
The Bendigo Bank Arena have announced they will be hosting two Australian Title rounds in 2010.
The Australian Junior Sedan Title will be held 14 to 16 January and the Australian Modified Production Title will be held 11 to 13 March.
Further information for competitors is available on the NEXT EVENT page.
Season goes out with a bang at Latrobe
5 April 2009
Launceston speedway driver Jason Dawkins has won the Farmers Union Iced Coffee Sprintcar Series after a thrilling final round at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe. More...
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN FOR 2009 at BBA
28 March 2009
The temperature may be cooling down but at the final meeting of the season this Saturday, the action will be at melting point. The Tasmanian Printer Cartridge Laser of Speed will be a double header with both sprintcars and super sedans running. More...
Nichols joins V8 legends with sixth title win
22 March 2009
Launceston speedway driver David Nichols last night equalled a long-standing record when he won his sixth Tasmanian title by taking out the Bruce Gowans Toyota Tasmanian V8 Super Sedan Championship at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe. More..
Its on again 21 March...
16 Mar 2009
After being delayed a week due to bad weather everyone is set to rock and roll and collect the coveted number one in the Bruce Gowans Toyota Tasmanian V8 Super Sedan Championship. More ...
Latrobe Speedway CANCELLED tonight due to rain
Sat 14th March 2.45pm
The Bruce Gowans Toyota Tasmanian V8 super sedan championship scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to rain. The event has been postponed until next Saturday night the 21st March. Watch this site for more details in the coming week.
5 Mar 2009
Who will be champ? The Hot Tip..
Current Tasmanian Super Sedan number one, Kevin Purton has the car flying at the moment and he will need it to fly on March 14 if he is to retain his title at the upcoming Bruce Gowans Toyota Tasmanian V8 super sedan championship. More...
Redpath the sprintcar Master again
2 Mar 2009
Reigning Tasmanian sprintcar champion Adrian Redpath has won his second consecutive $30,000 Murcott Caltex Masters event at his home track at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe. More...
Sprintcar young guns to fire at Latrobe
27 Feb 2009
Some of Australia's best up and coming young speedway stars will take on a combination of youthful and experienced drivers in the $30,000 Murcott Caltex Masters this weekend. More...
McFadden a last minute entry for the Murcott Masters..
25 Feb 2009
Queensland young gun James McFadden is a definite starter for the Murcott
Masters. Crew chief Dave Sharman said it is all systems go and that James is really looking forward to the event, and will be going all out to take home the $10,000 first prize.
Word has come through that American,Carl Bowser has done a deal with Robin Dawkins and has leased his big horsepower motor for the event, replacing the smaller 372 Bowser had been using. Dawkins is a fan of the American and reckons we have not seen Bowser at his best due to the lack of real horsepower. Dawkins wagers that Bowser will now be the dark horse of the event.
The confirmed entry list is now 27, which is a record for the event. The entry list consists of one American, three mainlanders and 23 locals.
IT'S MURCOTT'S MASTERS TIME !
23 Feb
Tasmania's richest sprintcar race is on this weekend at Bendigo Bank Arena. With $30,000 on offer including 10,000 for the winner its no wonder there is a field of 25 confirmed and it will likely go higher as the cream of the sprintcar crop are mustering for the 2 night event. More ...
25 nominations for Sprinters this weekend...
22 Feb 2009
Hot off the press ! There are 25 confirmed nominations for the Murcott's Masters sprintcar title on this weekend and it could likely go to 28.
Night to Ignite Street Party...
20 Feb
A good crowd gathered to the Devonport Foreshore for the Night to Ignite party last month.
See the story and some pics here.
Harper beats Australia's best to claim V8 Grand Prix
02 Feb 2009
Former Tasmanian super sedan champion Jarrod Harper has beaten the best V8 speedway drivers to take out the Bendigo Bank Grand Prix on his home track at Latrobe. Full story & Results..
Entry List - Bendigo Bank Grand Prix
29 Jan 2009
Click here to see comfirmed entrants for this weekends Super Sedan GP.
Hold on to your hats.. its going to be a SUPER weekend !
27 Jan 2009
Jarrod Harper
Bendigo Bank Arena Latrobe will this weekend hold its biggest Super Sedan race of the calendar.
Held over two action packed nights Fri 30 and Sat 31 Jan the 'Bendigo Bank Grand Prix' is Australia's Richest Super Sedan race with prize money in excess of $40,000. More..
Mainsafe Moto-X Freestyle a crowd pleaser !
20 Jan 2009
Jarrod McNeil & Cam Sinclair
with the Kenworth Girls
Bendigo Bank Arena Latrobe again showed they are not afraid to 'mix it up', by delivering world class act, the Moto
Moto-X Freestyle show during the Mainsafe Street Stock Classic last Saturday night. More...
Redpath claims second consecutive Latrobe win
18 Jan 2009
Speedway star Adrian Redpath claimed his second consecutive victory on his home track at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe last night when he won the seventh round of the prestigious Farmers Union Iced Coffee Sprintcar Series.
More...
17th Jan Event .. its gunna be a FLIP OUT !!
2 Jan 2009
Heard of freestyle motocross? Heard of Cam Sinclair? How about a double back flip attempt on a motorbike?
You must have heard of the Crusty Demons! Well, you will get a taste of all this & more aswell as the usual awesome speedway program as the Bendigo Bank Arena pulls another action packed event out of the bag on Saturday 17th Jan. More...
Hot on and off the track...
29th Dec
The action at Bendigo Bank Arena is now hot both on and off the track it would seem with the introduction of the Kenworth Girls who debuted at the Dec 27th meet recently. Juan and Jess from Flawless Modelling Academy are pictured here with Super Sedan driver David Nichols, of Launceston. Nichols re-wrote the record books when he won an unprecedented 5th G&W Landscaping Supplies Gary Devlin Memorial Super Sedan Classic.
The Kenworth Girls will be back on deck at BBA's next meet on Sat 17th Jan.
Redpath 1-2 at Latrobe, Nichols wins memorial
28 Dec 2008
Coastal speedway sprintcar drivers and brothers Adrian and Jason Redpath repeated a special feat at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe on Saturday night when they finished first and second in the final of round five of the prestigious Farmers Union Iced Coffee Sprintcar Series. More...
18 Dec 2008
Don't miss Sat 27 Dec - You'll think all your Christmases have come at once!
2008 may be drawing to a close but the Bendigo Bank Arena is open and ready for action as the speedway season pulls into top gear. The next event on Saturday 27th December, the GW Harvesting Gary Devlin Memorial is sure to be a cracker with an action packed line up on and off the field. More..
15 Dec 2008
Robbie's Farr out Latrobe World Series win
New South Wales sprintcar driver Robbie Farr is now back in contention for the World Series Sprintcar Championship after taking victory in round seven at the Bendigo Bank at Latrobe last night. More..
World Series Sprinters ON TODAY - SUNDAY 14th Dec
14 Dec, 10am
The Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcars are all set and ready for action today 4pm - 9.30pm at Bendigo Bank Arena. The rain has gone & the mercury is rising, heading toward a temp of 20 degrees. Dont miss this once a year event! Tickets on sale now at Chickenfeed or at the gate. Gates open at 2pm.
URGENT - World Series Sprintcars POSTPONED until SUNDAY 14 Dec
13 Dec - 2.15pm
Organisers have just announced that tonights event at Bendigo Bank Arena has been postponed until Sunday 14th Dec.
Event will run from 4pm - 9.30pm Sunday 14th Dec. GATES open 2pm.
TONIGHTS EVENT STILL ON at this stage
13 Dec 0930am
Organisers have advised that World Series Sprintcars tonight at Bendigo Bank Arena are still scheduled to run at this stage despite the rain. The weather situation will be monitored through the day and any decision to cancel would be made late in the day. Keep watching this website for updates.
World Series Sprintcars for Latrobe showdown
10 Dec 2008
Explosive, high-octane speedway racing will rumble into action at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe this Saturday night when round seven of the Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcars championship blasts off. More..
Trevor Green
Photo by: Damon Kingshott
Green storms to World Series Sprintcars victory
8 Dec 2008
South Australian speedway driver Trevor Green will head to the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe on Saturday night as early favourite for the seventh round of the Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcar championship after winning an action-packed sixth round at the Hobart International Speedway on Saturday night. More
5000 attend Hobart Speedway for the WSS
7 Dec 2008
Click here to read the full story as seen in todays Mercury newspaper.
More Mainland competitors for the Formula 500 brigade
4 Dec 2008
Steve Caunt-NSW
The pocket rockets, alias the Formula 500 division will be competing at both rounds of the Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcars. More...
Three South Aussies for Tasmanian World Sereis Rounds
3 Dec 2008
South Australians Ashley cook, Wayne Rowett and Jason Tranter recently announced that they will be running at both Tasmanian rounds of the Chickenfeed Wanless World Sereis Sprintcars. More...
Star-studded World Series Sprintcars returns to Hobart
2 Dec 2008
One of the best fields of speedway drivers ever seen in Tasmania will hit the track at the Hobart International Speedway on Saturday night for round six of the Chickenfeed World Series Sprintcar Championship. More...
Houses everywhere!
1 Dec 2008
Practising yesterday at Bendigo Bank arena were a lot of Houses. Not the ones that you live in but the House family from Smithton! More ...
The 'Mad Man' is on his way...
30 Nov 2008
Mad Kerry Madsen will be departing USA this Tuesday and is heading down under to compete in the Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcars at Hobart Speedway this weekend and at Bendigo Bank Arena Latrobe the following week. More...
High Nomination Numbers for upcoming World Series
30 Nov 2008
The Chickenfeed Wanless World Series Sprintcars have received high fields of nominees for the upcoming clashes. For this Saturday night at Hobart Speedway the list is sitting at 31 - a record for this venue. Bendigo Bank Arena Latrobe which traditionally attracts high sprinter fields has received 33 nominees to date for the 13th Dec event.
TICKETS on sale NOW for World Series Sprintcars
25 Nov 2008
Pre purchase your tickets & save. Available now at all Chicken Feed stores.
Adults $30. Children Under 12 $15 and Under6-FREE. Family Pass:2 Adults & 2C under 12- $80
Gate sales are also available on the day. Click here for more info.
22 Nov Meeting - A WASH OUT !
23 Nov 2008
The Wyllie Tiles Christmas Fireworks Spectacular at the Bendigo Bank Arena was called off due to heavy rains, disappointing drivers, promoters & spectators.Click here for Examiner article.
Fireworks galore for Latrobe sprintcar feast
19 Nov 2008
The sparks will fly in more ways that one at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe this Saturday night when Tasmania's premier speedway venue holds the traditional Wyllie Tiles Christmas Fireworks Spectacular. More...
NITRO vs SPRINTCAR CHALLENGE...
10 Nov 2008
You have never seen anything like this before..but you can see it at Bendigo Bank Arena 22 Nov!
During the Wylie Tiles Xmas Fireworks Spectacular the North-West Remote Control Car Club will race their hotted up illegal remote control car against Jason Repath in the Number 11 Sprintcar.
Jason will race on the outside track and the NWRCCC boys will race their Nitro powered model car on the speedkart track. The NWRCCC will also put on a display on the infield with some amwesome jumps and sideways action. One car is designed to jump some 6 meters into the air and no one knows what will happen to the car when it lands!
See below for me info on all the racing action on show for the 22nd !
IT's THE WYLLIE TILES CHRIMSTAS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
5 Nov 2008
Christmas is just around the corner, so on Saturday November 22 join us as we kick off the festive season in spectacular fashion, with the Wyllie Tiles Christmas Fireworks Spectacular. More...
MONSTER TRUCKS on this weekend at Latrobe!
7 Oct 2008
Newly named Bendigo Bank Arena is set for action this Saturday night 11th Oct as the Monster Trucks roll on into the North West coast. Fresh from a monster mash infront of a record crowd in Hobart last Saturday night, the trucks and the entourage are nicley warmed up to thrill the large crowds expected at the Latrobe venue. Traffic issues have been taken care of this year.. you can read about it in todays Advocate story here.
For ticket information see the advert below or click here.
250 Attend the 08/09 SEASON LAUNCH
19 Sep 2008
Bendigo Bank Arena - Latrobe, held its 08/09 Season Launch at the Devonport Entertainment Centre on Thursday evening the 18th September. More....
New look website as Bendigo Bank comes aboard
18 Sep 2008
The Latrobe Speedway (now known as Bendigo Bank Arena) has a new look website to reflect Bendigo Bank becoming the naming rights sponsor of the complex in late August. For full details of the sponsorship deal see the Examiner article in our Media section.
Welcome to ARENA SPEAK..
16 Sep 2008
Welcome to our new section called ARENA SPEAK where you can keep up to date with the latest news form the Bendigo Bank Arena. Watch this space...