Local stars steal show at 2012 Aust Under 16 Speedway Sidecar Championship

Denny Cox and Tom Pearce all smiles after winning.

Hunter Valley young guns Tom Pearce and Denny Cox stole the show to claim the 2012 Australian Under 16 Speedway Sidecar Championship at Loxford Park, Kurri Kurri on Sunday.

In a battle of the nation’s premier junior Speedway Sidecar riders, it took a brilliant performance from Pearce and Cox in the A Final to better the talented pairings of Victorians Ashley Duncan/Kaleb Kennedy and South Australians Jake Mitchell/Dakota Ballantyne.

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Mitchell/Ballantyne were the dominant pairing through the heats, scoring a maximum 12 points to book a spot alongside Pearce/Cox in the A Final.

They were joined by Duncan/Kennedy after the duo came through a Run-Off before winning the B Final.

2012 Australian Under 16 Speedway Sidecar Championship

Heat Results: Jake Mitchell/Dakota Ballantyne 12 points; Tom Pearce/Denny Cox 11; Ashley Duncan/Kaleb Kennedy, Jack Gilbert/Alana Cornwell, Brody Eves/Jedd List, Jordan Paver/Emily Seymour 9; Link Stevens/Jack Wheeler 7; Lachlan Schreurs/Hailey Schreurs, Karl Lawler/Jimmy Jones 6; Jordan Stewart/Aden Clare 5; Jackson Bond/Liam Cox 3; Tom Adams/Katelyn Silvy 0.

B Final: Duncan/Kennedy, Gilbert/Cornwell, Paver/Seymour

A Final: Pearce/Cox, Duncan/Kennedy, Mitchell/Ballantyn

Photo Credit: All action Motorsport

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