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.
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/Ballantyne
