Speedway Sedans Australia News
Author : Jason Crowe – SSA Media
Ardie Jonic continues to break records, after successfully defending his South Australian Junior Sedan Title on Saturday night at the Sunline Speedway.
Jonic already has won more State Titles than any other Junior Sedan driver, with Queensland based Jonic winning his eighth State Title, with the National Champion soon set to defend his National crown at Maryborough in Queensland in early January.
Jonic certainly did not have it all his own way winning two heats, but Drew Flatman also would be successful twice, while Aaron Tranter had a good victory in heat three, while Brad Gartner led all but the first half of the first lap in winning heat five.
The A Main certainly was a good one, going without a stoppage and would have three leaders.
Drew Flatman and Ardie Jonic would start on the front row, while Sharni Pitcher and Brad Gartner would start on row two.
Flatman took the early lead, but the lead was only a small one with Jonic and Gartner all over the South Australian.
In one move on lap seven, Gartner went from third to first, with Flatman dropping to third at the same time, as the lead three continued a great battle.
Jonic got the better of Gartner on lap ten, becoming the third leader of the race.
With nine laps remaining, Sharni Pitcher moved into third place, as Jonic and Gartner cleared away from the field, with the duo weaving through lapped traffic in the concluding stages, with Jonic winning by three car lengths form Gartner, while Sharni Pitcher would finish a credible third with Flatman the only other driver on the lead lap. Chelsea Gwynne and Callum Crossing would round out the top six.
:: SA Junior Sedan Title
Heat 1, 10 Laps: 1. S112 Drew Flatman, 2. S19 Brad Gartner, 3. S78 Aaron Tranter, 4. NT8 Shane Greening, 5. S23 Kirra-Lee Pitcher, 6. S61 Callum Crossing, 7. S26 Blake Laan, 8. S16 Corey Richter (9 laps), 9. S12 Max Richter (8). Time: 3.23.790, Winning Margin: 0.971, Fastest Lap: 19.527 S19 Brad Gartner
Heat 2, 10 Laps: 1. A1 Ardie Jonic, 2. S55 Sharni Pitcher, 3. S24 Chelsea Gwynne, 4. S62 Damon Laan, 5. S4 Thomas Richter, 6. S85 Nate Trewin (9 laps), 7. S3 Ky McEwin (9), 8. S44 Tyler Whitbourne (7). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 4.006, Fastest Lap: 19.407 A1 Ardie Jonic
Heat 3, 10 Laps: 1. S78 Aaron Tranter, 2. S55 Sharni Pitcher, 3. S24 Chelsea Gwynne, 4. S23 Kirra Lee Pitcher, 5. S26 Blake Laan, 6. S85 Nate Trewin, 7. S3 Ky McEwin (9 laps), 8. S12 Max Richter (9), 9. S16 Corey Richter (9). Time: 3.20.066, Winning Margin: 2.673, Fastest Lap: 19.515 S55 Sharni Pitcher
Heat 4, 10 Laps: 1. S112 Drew Flatman, 2. S19 Brad Gartner, 3. A1 Ardie Jonic, 4. S62 Damon Laan, 5. S61 Callum Crossing, 6. NT8 Shane Greening (9 laps), 7. S4 Thomas Richter (9), 8. S44 Tyler Whitbourne (8). Time: 3.18.153, Winning Margin: 1.009, Fastest Lap: 19.428 A1 Ardie Jonic
Heat 5, 10 Laps: 1. S19 Brad Gartner, 2. S24 Chelsea Gwynne, 3. S112 Drew Flatman, 4. S61 Callum Crossing, 5. NT8 Shane Greening, 6. S4 Thomas Richter, 7. S62 Damon Laan (7 laps). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 1.203, Fastest Lap: 19.144 S19 Brad Gartner
Heat 6, 10 Laps: 1. A1 Ardie Jonic, 2. S55 Sharni Pitcher, 3. S78 Aaron Tranter, 4. S85 Nate Trewin, 5. S3 Ky McEwin (9 laps), 6. S12 Max Richter (9), 7. S16 Corey Richter (9), 8. S26 Blake Laan (7). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 1.088, Fastest Lap: 19.261 A1 Ardie Jonic
A Main, 25 Laps: 1. A1 Ardie Jonic, 2. S19 Brad Gartner, 3. S55 Sharni Pitcher, 4. S112 Drew Flatman, 5. S24 Chelsea Gwynne (24 laps), 6. S61 Callum Crossing (24), 7. NT8 Shane Greening (23), 8. S4 Thomas Richter (23), 9. S16 Corey Richter (21), 10. S12 Max Richter (19), 11. S44 Tyler Whitbourne (18). DNF: 12. S85 Nate Trewin (14), 13. S78 Aaron Tranter (5), 14. S3 Ky McEwin (5). Time: 8.09.290, Winning Margin: 1.364, Fastest Lap: 19.123 S19 Brad Gartner
Photo (Above) courtesy of Mr Click
Photo courtesy of Scott McIntosh: Podium L:R Drew Flatman 4th, Brad Gartner 2nd, Ardie Jonic 1st, Sharni Pitcher 3rd