2015-16 SEASON
The Ultimate Sprintcar Championship was designed to market the basic
Sydney Speedway “Track Championship” in a more effective way to
encourage fan engagement, and to lift the stakes for competing teams
to "fight for a title that mattered.” Ultimate Sprintcar Pty Ltd was registered in February 2015 ready to be
launched in the 2015-16 season, and after Sydney Speedway’s parent
company acquired Charlton Speedway, the history making first round
of the USC was held at Toowoomba’s Hi-Tec Oils Speedway on September
19, 2015.
Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway also
hosted rounds of the USC in the 2015-16 season.
The first season also offered a bonus USC
Chase Championship, where a racer could qualify by gaining a podium
place at any of the NSW, QLD or VIC rounds.
The USC also became the sponsor of the
World Series Sprintcars 2015-16 “Speedweek” offering $10,000 to the
Speedweek champion as they promoted the brand on Australian
Speedway’s biggest stage. Gaining a podium position in a Speedweek
round also qualified the driver for the Chase Championship.
Warrnambool’s Jamie Veal was the USC
Chase inaugural Champion at the end of the 2015-15 season winning
$30,000 first prize.
Veal also won the USC VIC crown, while Robbie Farr
claimed both the QLD and NSW crowns.
2016-17 SEASON
In mid 2016
Made Too Go Pty Ltd purchased the management rights to Murray Bridge
Speedway which hosted the South Australian leg of the USC with the
first USC SA race held on October the 8th 2016, incorporating the
Bill Wigzell Battle of the Bridge.
With the four tracks sometimes running USC rounds on
the same night across the four states, the “Drop-a-Round rule was
introduced to allow racers to drop their worst performing round from
the points tally and to allow them to compete in multiple
championships.
As a result, Robbie Farr was able to win both the NSW
and QLD Championships as well as the Chase, while Luke Dillon
claimed the inaugural USC SA title and Darren Mollenoyux Claimed the
USA VIC title.
2017-18 SEASON
In 2017-18, the USC has undergone a number
of changes. Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway withdrew from the USC,
and the Chase Championship has been abolished to allow the remaining
three tracks to focus on building their respective USC Grand Finals.
The “Drop-a-Round was also “dropped” as the three tracks were able
to construct a calendar where no USC rounds clashed between the
states, allowing teams to pursue multiple state USC Championships.
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