Cotterell Racing

What a night of racing at Katherine Speedway for the Junior Sedans in the NT title!!

After a good practise session for Jai on Friday night, Jai was ready to go on Saturday night for the NT Junior Sedan Title and give it a crack!!

Jai drove hard and consistent in his heats, with his results;
Heat 1 - started 7th finished 4th
Heat 2 - started 3rd and finished 5th
Heat 3 - started 2nd and finished 1st

Then it was time for the 25 lap Feature Race!! Jai started out in 8th position, drove hard and smart and crossed the line taking out 3rd place! What an awesome achievement for Jai and he was over the moon with a podium finish! Well done Jai!
For the night Jai also was voted best and fairest by Katherine Speedway and SSA sedans! It was so great to win this award and some great recognition for a young driver, well done kid!!

Congratulations to all the junior drivers for the night and to Lincoln Hoath who took the win and the NT Junior Sedan Title 2026!

It was such a great event and we are so grateful to be able to be part of it. Thank you to Katherine Speedway and particularly Emma Robertson and Blue. Thank you also to all the volunteers who make these events possible. A huge thank you to everyone thats supports Jai and Cotterell Racing and special shout out to Dan Pitchfork and Ryan for your help and support! Thank you to North 2 West Tyre & Wheels for getting our tyres organised so quickly and Dwayne Cotterell for driving just a few thousand km's to be part of this awesome event.

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NT Title Time!

One of the biggest nights on the Northern Territory speedway calendar has arrived, with Katherine Speedway set to roar into life this weekend as some of the country's best young drivers converge for the 2026 SSA Bob Holt Junior Sedan Northern Territory Title.

Hosted by the Katherine Speedway this Saturday, August 8, the event has attracted an outstanding 21-car field, with competitors making the journey from across Australia in pursuit of the coveted NT1.

Drivers from Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales will join the Territory's finest, creating a truly national field for what promises to be a spectacular night of Junior Sedan racing.

Heading into the championship, all eyes will be on defending winner Benji Gordon, who claimed last year's Northern Territory Title at Tennant Creek. Gordon returns looking to successfully defend the crown and make it three consecutive Northern Territory Titles for the Gordon family, adding another chapter to an already impressive legacy.

Last year's runner-up Hannah Tomkins has since graduated from the Junior Sedan ranks, leaving third-place finisher River Spitzbarth as the only other returning podium finisher. After narrowly missing out twelve months ago, Spitzbarth will be eager to go two places better and claim the biggest victory of his career.

Among the interstate challengers is Townsville's Jai Cotterell, while Western Australia has assembled a formidable seven-car contingent. With several of those drivers enjoying outstanding success throughout recent months, they'll be aiming to return West with the Northern Territory Title for what would be the fourth time in the event's history.

Standing in their way will be a determined group of local Territorians desperate to end a lengthy drought.

It has been eighteen years since a Northern Territory driver last won the NT Junior Sedan Championship, but this year's local contingent appears more than capable of breaking that streak.

Leading the charge is Riley King, who enters the event full of confidence after winning the Darwin Title at Northline Speedway just a fortnight ago. His brother Rhys King also heads into the weekend in strong form after taking victory in the most recent feature race at Katherine Speedway.

They'll be joined by fellow local standouts Caiden Weaver, Kade Beurskens and Brock Beurskens, along with several other talented Territory competitors who will all be hoping to keep the coveted NT1 plate on home soil.

With Friday night's practice providing teams their final opportunity to dial in their cars, attention will quickly turn to Saturday's championship program, where every lap will count in the battle to become the next Northern Territory Champion.

A quality interstate invasion, a hungry local contingent, a defending champion chasing history and a wide-open field combine to ensure all the ingredients are in place for an unforgettable night of Junior Sedan racing at Katherine Speedway.

Official Nominations - 21
NT4 Kade Beurskens
NT7 Jake Park
W17 Koby Rickerby
W19 Katie Beadle
W21 Travis McGaffin
NT23 Zara Morrison
W23 Brax Hardy
NT29 Connor Carse
W29 Lincoln Hoath
NT33 Hamish Chmielewski
Q36 Jai Cotterell
NT43 River Spitzbarth
W49 Seth Townsend
NT53 Blake Overend
NT57 Caiden Weaver
W58 Blake McGaffin
NT64 Brock Beurskens
NT77 Liam Butterworth
N95 Benji Gordon
NT95 Riley King
NT96 Rhys King

THEY MADE IT TO THE NT AND TO KATHERINE SPEEDWAY!!!!! HERE WE GO!!!!!
NT JUNIOR SEDAN TITLE 2026!!!!