The 2011/2012 season of competition for the Super Sedan Association gets underway next weekend with the opening rounds of the 2011/2012 Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) Super Sedan Championship Series and the Think Money Development Series. Fittingly, the event is scheduled for Rockhampton Speedway on Saturday, October 8.

A lot of work has gone in behind the scenes in preparation for the new seson, with series organisers very confident that the 2011/2012 season will be the most successful for quite some time.  For the first time ever, the Super Sedan Association will sanction three separate competitions throughout the season with the introduction of the Archerfield Speedway Track Championship, which gets underway on October 15.

The Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) Championship Series will again traverse Queensland and interstate, with 11 rounds of competition scheduled at 7 different venues. Despite the losses incurred by tracks last season as a result of the unprecedented wet weather, all venues from last season are back on board and an event has been allocated to Blackwater Speedway for the very first time. The Hotondo Homes-sponsored opening round on October 8 will have extra prizemoney and points up for grabs to reward those teams making the trek north. The full schedule of events for the Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) Championship Series is as follows:

October 8                   Rockhampton Speedway

November 5              Charlton Raceway, Toowoomba

November 19            Mothar Mountain Speedway, Gympie

December 10            Maryborough Speedway

January 21                Kingaroy Speedway

January 28                Maryborough Speedway

February 11              Charlton Raceway, Toowoomba

March 3                      Kingaroy Speedway

March 24                   Blackwater Speedway

April 21                      Lismore Speedway

May 12                       Mothar Mountain Speedway, Gympie

An exciting addition to the calendar this season is the inaugural Mothar Mountain Masters at Gympie’s Mothar Mountain Speedway on May 12. This $3000-to-win event, scheduled just a week after the Australian Championship is decided in Brisbane, will double as the Grand Final of the Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) Championship Series.  

The race format for the coming season is yet to be decided but, according to SSA President Chris Metcalf, they are looking for a format that will best showcase the category and the strong driver roster that supports the series. “We will probably try a few different things this season with regard to the race format, but our main priority is to step things up and make sure we aren’t just doing the same old things we have always done.  The fans deserve better than that and the venues that support our racing deserve better than that. Furthermore, we must ensure we provide a consistently good product at every show in an effort to attract and retain a whole new breed of Super Sedan fans”. This series has consistently set the benchmark for Super Sedan racing in Australia and this season will again have many of Australia’s best drivers taking part, including current Australian Champion Steve Jordan, current and two-time National Series champ Darren Kane, former NSSS titleholder Mat Pascoe and multiple state title winner Wayne Brims.  Other drivers who have excelled in recent seasons and will be amongst the championship contenders again this season include Craig Torr, Jason Campbell, Sean Black, Tania Smith, Ian Brims and Steve Pearce.

Of course, the SSA remains committed to providing opportunities for lower budget and less experienced drivers and the Development Series will be again be staged this season, in conjunction with the first eight rounds of the Championship Series.  

A new innovation for the comings season is the Archerfield Speedway Track Championship, to be staged over five rounds.  Archerfield promoter John Kelly has implemented an exciting new race format and prizemoney structure in a season that will also see the Archerfield circuit hosting the Australian Super Sedan Championship on May 5 and 6 next year.  Metcalf is adamant that the establishment of a track championship at Brisbane is a great new initiative. “Track championships at Archerfield for Dirt Modifieds and Speedcars in recent seasons have resulted in significant growth for both categories and hopefully it will bring the same benefits for Super Sedans”.  Each round of the Archerfield Track Championship will pay $1500 to the feature winner and the race format, which will see heat grids seeded in accordance with points averages accumulated at previous rounds – should see more drivers in contention for a greater share of the prizemoney on offer. In addition to the opening round on October 15, subsequent events are scheduled for November 12, January 14, March 17 and May 26.

In addition to the support from Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) and Think Money, welcome additions to the sponsorship roster this season are Old Man’s Garage and Roma Windscreens, with Shock Doctor confirmed as a contingency sponsor for the season ahead.. For more information about the Super Sedan Association in 2011/2012, visit the SSA website at www.supersedan.com.au

The 2011/2012 Hotondo Homes (Rockhampton) Super Sedan Championship Series is proudly supported by:

Hotondo Homes

Think Money

Old Man’s Garage

Roma Windscreens

Shock Doctor