Speedway broadcaster and champions set for inaugural AASA Short Track Nationals

The inaugural AASA Short Track Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park will have a strong speedway feel, with two current Australian champions confirmed to race, and the industry’s mainstay broadcaster streaming the pictures to our screens.

Clay-Per-View, famous for delivering speedway race coverage to fans in Australia and around the world, has been selected by the AASA to broadcast the four Short Track Nationals events in 2026, starting with the Legends Nationals event in Sydney on April 25-26.

This will mark Clay-Per-View's first foray into circuit racing broadcasting, with the event headlined by the Legend Cars Australia category which will compete for more than $40,000 in cash and prizes.

Details on the cost for viewers to watch the live stream, and. The makeup of the broadcast team will be announced in the coming weeks.

Adding to the speedway flavour off the Short Track Nationals will be two current Australian champions from the speedway world.

The current #1 in Sprintcars and Super Sedans will both make their circuit racing debuts in the Legends Nationals, with Jock Goodyer and Joel Berkley looking forward to the new challenge of turning their dirt skills to the tarmac.

A field of 40+ pocket rockets is tipped to compete in the Legends Nationals, with $10,000 to be awarded to the first driver across the line in Sunday’s final race.

The two-day event will run under lights on both Saturday and Sunday evening, utilising Sydney Motorsport Park's ‘Druitt' layout and include a packed line-up of racing, including Legends Nationals, Formula Ford, Formula RX-8, Stockcars and AASA Tin Tops.

The AASA Short Track Nationals is a new initiative from the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA) providing an entry-level national racing series traveling to Sydney Motorsport Park, One Raceway, Mallala Motorsport Park and Calder Park Raceway.

Jarred Ash - Manager, Clay-Per-View

“This will be the first time that Clay-Per-View will broadcast a circuit racing event, and our team is really looking forward to it,” said Ash. 

“We obviously have a lot of experience in speedway, and we’ve done some karting events in the past too, but the AASA Short Track Nationals is an exciting new challenge.

“We’ve got a very handy team behind the scenes that I know will make sure we hit all the technical aspects right. 

“There's already been plenty of interest in the event from both the speedway and circuit racing fraternities. We always see these two motorsport worlds intertwined, but this will be a nice little little melting pot of both cultures together. 

“The format and schedule for the event will certainly help keep the action coming thick and fast for our viewers. The shorter, sharper racing format will make the racing exciting to shoot and will probably align with something similar to a speedway format. 

“With the likes of Jock and Joel already confirmed, I know there’s going to be some big interest from our current Clay-Per-View customers. We’ve got a wide reaching customer base across Australia and around the world, but I would say that many Australian speedway fans will be interested to see how the current Australian Sprintcar champion and current Australian Super Sedans champion will perform against some of the best circuit racing drivers.” 

Jock Goodyer - Australia #1 Sprintcar

“Being a Tassie guy, I’ve known Marcos for a long time, and he approached me and asked, “would you be keen?” said Goodyer. 

“Honestly, I don't say no to many things. Any sort of racing I can do, I always take the opportunity. 

“I think that this is just going to be cool to get out of my comfort zone. 

“I’ve never done any circuit racing, so I’ve got an open mind and no expectations. I could go there and be terrible! But I don't really care. I'm just going to make some laps and have some fun. 

“It's great to see Clay-Per-View expanding what they do. They've been a long partner of mine and my race team, so it's cool to see them continue to grow and it's awesome to bring two different disciplines of motorsport together.

“I have no doubt that the regular speedway viewers will jump on and have a look and see how us speedway boys are going. They’ll probably laugh at us too – trying to learn to drive on a circuit track. 

“I think it'll be good for both parties to bring two different audiences together and hopefully put on a good show.”

Joel Berkley - Australia #1 Super Sedans

“It will be a fair bit different for me. There’s a few more right handers than I’m used to! But I know it’s going to be a lot of fun and a bit of a challenge, which I like,” said Berkley.

“I have watched the Legends racing from The Bend and it looked fantastic. Plenty of passing and it was all really close.

“There’s plenty of people saying great things about the class and the type of racing that Marcos is helping to produce. I saw Paul Morris's social post, praising the AASA and Marcos, so they’re obviously doing all of the right things in their space. 

“I know that the asphalt racers follow what we do, and we follow their stuff, but to do a crossover at a unique event like this, in my opinion, is great for the sport as a whole.

“I know there’s some talk that guys from Supercars might be racing too, and that will be an awesome thing.

“Having Clay-Per-View produce and broadcast the racing is also a good thing for the sport in general, opening up a new fan base for circuit racers and the dirt fan base. 

“I’ve known Jock for a long time, and we do bits of work together outside of racing, but I don’t think we’ve ever raced against each other before. So I’m finally going to have an opportunity to get bragging rights on him!”