Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is ready to welcome several of the world’s fastest Sprintcar drivers to the venue next Wednesday night, January 18th for the highly anticipated 31st edition of the Essendon Ford President’s Cup. Entries have swelled past the 40-car mark and with a $10,000 cheque awaiting the first driver home, understandably interest is at an all time high.

This Friday and Saturday night Geelong’s Avalon Raceway will host the prestigious 2012 Australian V8 Dirt Modified Championship with a stunning field set to converge on the venue led by three time and defending champion, Queensland’s Peter Britten. The popular national champion will attempt to become the first driver in history to win four consecutive Australian Titles in the division.

Following the heat races on Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway the heavens opened with persistent showers that ultimately forced the management to cancel the remainder of the program.

Tonight Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is set to conduct arguably one of the most popular events of the season when the annual K-Rock Cup for Super Sedans will be decided along with Super Rods and the ever popular Demolition Derby!

Arguably one of the most popular night’s on Avalon Raceway’s calendar is set for decision this Saturday night with the annual Super Sedan K-Rock Cup while the V8 Super Rods will play ample support as the wildly popular Demolition Derby will round out the action filled night.

A busy week at Avalon Raceway concluded on New Year’s Eve with West Australian Matt Brown winning round 2 of the Oval Express Formula 500 Super Series while the second annual Wingless Sprints Avanats was taken out by David McKay.

The major events continue tonight at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway when the Wingless Sprints contest the Avanats while the second round of the Oval Express Formula 500 Series will also be on the card. A field of Wingless Sprints will be on hand while a strong 40 car field has nominated for the second round of the popular Oval Express Series including two Americans.

Geelong Sprintcar fans are reminded and encouraged to visit the venue early this Friday afternoon to gain entry to the free ‘Pit Party’ between 3 and 4pm. The event marks the fourth round of Speedweek and Friday’s ‘Pit Party’ is a fantastic and rare chance to gain access to the drivers and teams as they prepare for the Avalon Raceway round.

With Friday night being the next Sprintcar event at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway, the Essendon Ford Sprintcar Track Championship is beginning to take shape. With Hi-Tec Oils World Series Sprintcars coming to town their will be yet more track championship points on offer and with so many interstate and International invaders coming the current standings could also be vastly different following the event.

Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is primed to welcome Hi-Tec Oils World Series Sprintcars on Friday night as the fourth round of Speedweek makes it’s way to the Geelong venue. The contracted WSS stars haven’t had things all their own way this season thus far with popular 2010 national champion James McFadden pocketing three of the four rounds contested including Monday night’s opening Speedweek round in Adelaide.

Warrnambool’s Jamie Veal withstood several challenges to win Saturday night’s Sprintcar Gold Cup at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway when he defeated fellow Warrnambool hard charger Darren Mollenoyux with West Australian import Ryan Farrell home in third. On a perfect night weatherwise, the leading trio provided plenty of entertainment on a wide and racy surface while overall the night was littered with great races, hard crashes and the Boxing Night crowd were treated to a thrilling event.

Geelong’s Avalon Raceway launches into a massive week of Speedway next Monday night with the annual Sprintcar Gold Cup the headline event, it will be the first of three meetings for the venue in what promises to be a busy week. Boxing Day’s Gold Cup is just the appetizer as Friday night the venue welcomes Hi-Tec Oils World Series Sprintcars while Saturday night the best of the best return to Avalon Raceway for the second round of the Oval Express Formula 500 Super Series.

With mother nature once again turning on a 4pm thunderstorm on a Saturday afternoon, Geelong’s Avalon Raceway was left with no option but to cancel last night’s Fireball Derby Sprintcar event. Warm and humid for most of the day, the Avalon pits were full of Sprintcars and Super Rods when the heaven’s opened and eventually washed the meeting away.

The sport of Sprintcar racing has many events throughout the course of the speedway season and while some events carry more significance than others do, this Saturday night’s Sprintcar Fireball Derby has a long and very special history. Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is proud to host the 43rd running of the event held in memory of Bill Evans, a long serving and highly respected Victorian speedway icon.

Sprintcar racing returns to Avalon Raceway on Saturday December 10th with the Eureka Sprintcar Series arriving for their seventh round of the championship. The event also doubles as the second round of the Essendon Ford backed Avalon Raceway Sprintcar track championship and despite only one round completed so far, the season long race for the brand new Ford Fiesta is starting to take shape.

Tonight’s scheduled event at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway has been cancelled due to the rain falling on the venue and surrounding areas. The pits and the track itself are currently covered by a sheet of water and management were left with no alternative but to cancel the event.

In major news coming from Avalon Raceway this week, Essendon Ford dealer principle David Dickson announced that the 31st President’s Cup for Sprintcars will carry additional prizemoney including the winner receiving a healthy $10,000 for the victory. Set for decision on January 18, the President’s Cup has traditionally attracted a quality field while the additional prizemoney is sure to attract even more interest from both interstate and international drivers.

Mount Gambier ace Steven Lines lived up to the pre race hype when he delivered a calculating drive to secure the win tonight at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway in round 4 of the Eureka Sprintcar Series. By virtue of his win over five time series champion John Vogels and current state titleholder Tim Rankin, Lines also leads the Essendon Ford Sprintcar track championship where a brand new Ford Fiesta is the major prize come season’s end.

Victorian Sprintcar fans are already eager to find their way to Geelong’s Avalon Raceway tomorrow night (Saturday, November 12) for the opening round of the Essendon Ford Sprintcar Premiership but things have just got a little better. The event also doubles as the fourth round of the Eureka Sprintcar Series and a large car count has just got bigger with confirmation that a couple of stars will join the party!

Another large car count is expected this Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway when the Eureka Sprintcar Series is set to converge on the venue to contest the fourth round of the championship. Young Warrnambool star Jamie Veal currently heads the series standings following a pair of feature wins in recent rounds. Should he be successful again this Saturday night, Veal will have to defeat close to 40 Sprintcars from four states to continue his recent winning form.

Geelong’s Avalon Raceway has cancelled tonight’s scheduled meeting due to 15mm of rain overnight that has left the raceway soaked. On top of significant rain during the week the infield and pit area has been heavily affected.

Speedcars, Super Sedans and AMCA Nationals head a big night of action at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway this Saturday night, October 29th. The Beasley Family Memorial will be the main attraction for the Speedcars while the Super Sedans are set to decide the opening round of their VSSA Series while a quality field has nominated in the AMCA Nationals class.

Sadly Geelong’s Avalon Raceway suffered a washout tonight of the much anticipated $10,000 to win Sprintcar Jackpot. A stunning 31 car field was on hand for the event but the persistant showers following the A qualifier put a dampener on the remainder of the event.

Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is set to host the unique and rich Sprintcar Jackpot Invitational this Saturday night, October 15th with a classy mix of eligible and wildcard entrants. A whopping total of over $36,000 will be paid out in prizemoney on the night with a massive $10,000 going to the victor of the unique knockout style format.

Five different classes went through their paces on Saturday night, October 8 in the opening meeting of the 2011/2012 season for Avalon Raceway. Several light showers never really hampered proceedings yet the racing was superb for the first event of the year.

Geelong’s Avalon Raceway is set to welcome in the new speedway season on Saturday night, October 8 with the first scheduled meeting of what promises to be an exciting year. The first Club Show of the season will be the perfect way to fine tune everything before the following weekend’s Sprintcar Jackpot Invitational event.

Avalon Raceway is once again conducting their annual Swap Meet at the Lara venue later this month. Catering for more than just speedway, the original ‘Swap and Sell Festival’ has items of interest from a wide cross section of motoring disciplines.

Good Friday’s Easter Sprintcar Trail round at Avalon Raceway was cut short due to a freak accident involving a piece of debris from Jason Grayland’s Super Rod catapaulting over the catch fence and into the crowd. Fortunately those involved including a husband and wife from Cranbourne, all are recovering well and are in good spirits about the unfortunate incident.

Night one of the 2011 Easter Trail at Avalon Raceway presented by Camden Neon Signs was a non affair last night when debris from a Super Rod in their final entered the spectator area and an ambulance was required. With the Sprintcar A-main field lined up on the start chute the management had no option but to cancel the A-main as the venue simply cannot run without an ambulance present.

It is all systems for for tonights race meeting at Avalon Raceway as the Easter Sprintcar Trail takes centre stage. It’s the 32nd running of the Easter Trail and with Fireworks and a 4 Cylinder Demo Derby it promises to be a night not to be missed. Make sure you pack a blanket and we will see you trackside tonight!