King’s Challenge

One of the biggest events on the Borderline Speedway calendar, The King’s Challenge, evolved as a result of the club hosting the 1995 Australian Sprintcar Championship. The committee at the time recognized the need to have an ongoing major annual sprintcar event as a permanent fixture on the clubs calendar. Originally beginning as a two-night event, the King’s Sprintcar Challenge coincided with the running of the Grand Annual Sprintcar at Warrnambool, also a two-night event. With four nights racing on offer, the two clubs were able to entice the best of both national and international drivers to compete.

In 2000, as a result of intense pressure on drivers (four consecutive nights racing) and the all important speedway volunteer (with both nights being on work-days), the King’s Challenge format was altered to be contested as a one night only event.
Currently with $10,000 on offer for the winner of the event, the King’s Challenge is sure to attract a top line up of drivers from both Australia and overseas.


King’s Challenge Winners
1995 Brooke Tatnell NSW2
1996 Washed Out
1997 Gary Brazier AUS1
1998 Skip Jackson NSW7
1999 Phil Gressman USA2
2000 Donny Schatz WA2
2001 Danny Lasoski USA20
2002 Donny Schatz USA15
2003 Donny Schatz USA15
2004 Darryn Pittman USA15
2005 Donny Schatz  USA15
2006 Robbie Farr  QLD 36
2007 Darryn Pittman  QLD 21
2008 Robbie Farr  QLD 7
2009 Washed out