Few sports can match the noise, thrills, and energy of speedway racing, with Dubbo’s upcoming season promising to be a record-breaker.

Highlights include hosting the NSW Sprintcar titles – one of the most prestigious events in the sport – and a range of other top-shelf meetings running through to May next year.

Racing out of Dubbo City Speedway Club’s Morris Park Motor Complex, their “biggest season ever” officially kicks off on a high note on Saturday, October 25, with a Sprintcar Championship Round, Club Secretary Tash O’Donnell explained.

“We started off with three state titles and three different divisions, and started putting the season together as a collaborative effort,” Tash recently told 'Dubbo Photo News'.

“The club is very much a labour of love and everyone is a volunteer… so I’m also the lap-scorer for Dubbo!” she added.

Other highlights for 2025-26 include a “wingless” Sprintcar 50-lap race, that will fully test driver skills and stamina; the AMCA Nationals NSW title, the NSW Lightning Sprint title, and the SSA Super Sedan NSW title.

“It’s shaping up to be the biggest season ever our club has hosted,” Tash enthused. “For the first time, Dubbo will be home to four NSW state titles, alongside some huge race nights that are sure to draw attention right across the state.”

Other race events this season comprise RSA Junior races, “demolition derbies”, “fast fours”, “street stockers”, “super sedans”, RSA Juniors, and Lightning Sprints.

“We usually have about seven or eight meets a season, and a double-header over Easter, with roughly about 500 fans at a meet, and that’s not including drivers, support teams, and officials,” Tash revealed.

“Each meet normally has about five or six divisions, comprising three or four heats and a run-off, so there’s plenty of action on the track.”

Tash comes from a family of racers and says, as a sport, it’s hard not to love once you’ve got the dust in your blood for the first time.

“I started watching as a little kid, and actually raced when I was 16 in the ‘Fender Benders’ category. I shared the car with my dad, Errol Lynch, that’s how I got started,” Tash recalled.

The full calendar of racing is not just good news for the local club, but also for the Dubbo region, she argued.

“As secretary, I couldn’t be prouder of what this means – not just for our members and volunteers – but also for the wider Dubbo community.

“Events of this calibre bring drivers, teams, and fans from all over NSW, which is a big boost for our local economy through accommodation, dining, and tourism.”

Lacking the profile and publicity enjoyed by many other forms of racing in Australia, she believes that the sport has retained a genuine Australian egalitarianism and friendliness that can’t be beat.

“I remember going as a kid, and I loved the noise and the atmosphere, it is a real family event,” Tash believes. “You can watch the racing, and then go get an ice-cream or a steak sandwich... what could be better?”