8^th October 2009:

JSRA WA

Launch New Season

Before a large gathering of guests, Junior Speedway Racing Association of WA President Des Alfirevich, announced a positive and exciting season in 2009/2010  with the Healthway Smarter than Smoking All Star Drivers competing on Autotrader Fast Fridays and Healthway Smarter than Smoking Top Star Drivers competing on Super Saturdays.

VIP's at the event included: The Honourable Mr Roger Cook, Member for Kwinana and Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Her Worship the Mayor of Kwinana, Mrs Carol Adams; Mr Leo Kerr, CEO Carbon Neutral; Mr Neil Sayer, Speedway Sedans Australia CEO & NASR Chairman; Mr Dale Gilson, General Manager NASR and Mr Gavin Migro, Perth Motorplex Speedway Manager.The other guests included prominent Speedway identities and drivers, media representatives, parents and friends.

Mr Alfirevich said that for a record thirteenth season the club was to be sponsored by Healthway, promoting the Heart Foundations Smarter than Smoking message. This year will include the Smarter Than Smoking Series at Perth Motorplex and also the Smarter than Smoking Junior Sedan Country Challenge - a six meeting series to be held at Northam, Moora, Pithara, Narrogin, Kalgoorlie and Ellenbrook and will include a forum for Junior Driver development at each track.

For the second year JSRA drivers would once again be responsible members of the planet and through Carbon Neutral have cumulatively contributed to the offset - forty tonnes of carbon emissions through the planting of 40 native seedlings for rural Australia. The JSRA are still leading the way as the only speedway division in Australia doing so.

This season the JSRA will once again bring six New Zealand drivers and parents to race  in the Australia vs New Zealand Challenge and the Australasian Championship at the Perth Motorplex in March.

In partnership with the Perth Motorplex, the JSRA will run the inaugural Junior Short Track Championship and once again breaking new ground and expanding the depth of Junior Sedan racing in WA. The inner bike track was used in a test session last year and was very popular with the drivers.

‘A Junior Development Forum featuring an All Junior Race Day at the Perth Motorplex will also be run at the end of the season.

A new initiative for JSRA drivers this season will be a Rewards Club.  Drivers will be given raffle tickets for contributing to JSRA duties.  For example, maintaining clean work bay, publicity duties, finishing races, wearing Healthway clothing, etc. will gain an opportunity to win prizes at the completion of the season.

Mr Alfirevich concluded by thanking Committee Members Mark Byrnes, Fab Martinelli, Murray Herbert, John Terriaca, Debbie Alfirevich, Tina Lizzi, Lisa Brassington, and Sharyn Hine and co-opted Wendy Martinelli for her help.

The VIPs present at the launch

The drivers and the VIPs