Since racing in the 2025 FIM SGP3 Speedway World Championship in May Beau Bailey has gone from strength to strength on the Speedway circuit,
Following his bronze medal in the World Championships, Beau moved up from the 250cc bike to the 500cc category and worked hard on mastering the bigger engine with plenty of practise while still in Europe.
He had a strong showing at his first race in the 500cc category during Germanys Night of the Fights event on September 5, coming in ninth place, securing eight points and missing out on the semi finals by just one point.
Following this, Beau's 2026/27 racing season has been secured with Beau securing a contract with Danish club Region Varde Elitesport to race with them in the Danish league, and is currently in talks with a Polish club to race for in Poland.
Returning back to Australia to finish out the rest of the year, Beau drove in his first 500cc class race in Australia at the State of Origin test match on Saturday, 4 October at Mildura.
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This race meeting pitted teams of racers from NSW, QLD, Victoria and South Australia.
Beau remained undefeated in the four rounds of the State of Origin test match, almost breaking the track record twice during his race, coming with half a second.
His strong results on the track helped the NSW team secure the win.
Beau said he is finding the 500cc class a lot better to ride than the 250cc class as it provides a lot more power to play with and is more fun to ride.
Since moving on to the 500cc class, Beau said he's been practicing as much as he can and testing a lot of things out on his equipment.
During the 2026/27 season, which is set to run from March to October, Beau could be racing up to three days a week across the Polish and Danish League.
Beau will also be aiming to compete in the Australian Championships with the hopes to qualify for the Grand Prix (SGP).
Tim Bailey, Beau's dad, said Beau qualified for the 250cc and now wants to get there again in the 500cc.
Beau's goal for this year is to qualify for the SGP 2 which includes the 500cc under 21s category.
Beau said he would like to thank all of his supporters and sponsors who have provided support to him.
