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WILL American superstar Donny Schatz win the Titan Garages Australian Open when the World Series Sprintcars show rolls into Brisbane Speedway on January 7-8 next year?
Well there’s a good chance given Schatz has been the dominant driver in the show at the Titan Garages-backed venue in recent times.
Schatz won the Open last season from former national champions Brooke Tatnell and Garry Brazier and also won both WSS rounds at Brisbane the previous year.
And when looking at the 2007/08 summer that man Schatz was also in first place.
Promoter John Kelly this week said all indications were that Schatz would be back in Brisbane in the Garry Rush-owned car.
Kelly predicted the Open would feature a healthy number of American drivers with regulars Brent Kaeding and Jason Sides locked in while others could include Brian Monteath, Bud Kaeding and Kyle Larsen.
Then of course there will be fellow Americans Jason Johnson and Tyler Walker who have already committed to entire series as contracted drivers.
“We have a lot of sprintcar racing here at that time of the year and that one is our major race of the year,” Kelly said.
“We are looking forward to the series and most guys around here are getting ready now and making their way to Mackay.”
Of course WSS fans won’t have to wait until January to see the national series in Brisbane with the Queensland venue also hosting the opening bout of the series on November 20.
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COMPETING in the 50th Knoxville Nationals and changing to a shorter-bar car will hopefully give Max Dumesny the impetus he needs to win another World Series Sprintcars championship.
Dumesny is one of the most successful drivers (seven crowns) and a mainstay in the competition since the series started in 1987/88 but he hasn’t cracked the code to win the series since the summer of 2006/07.
He is hoping that will change when the national speedway series kicks off in Brisbane in November.
Just back from racing in the US’ Dumesny said the overseas foray got him race-fit and had given him confidence on the high-speed tracks.
It also gave him the opportunity to work more on the shorter-bar car which the team switched to towards the end of last season.
Competing in Knoxville again had been something Dumesny had considered for some time and thought it was opportune to compete in the 50th anniversary given he contested the 25th event
It also turned out to be son Mitchell’s first time competing in Knoxville.
Dumesny said the tour highlight was finishing third in the Australian-American challenge.
The lowlight was a crash when a trailer tyre blew while heading to a show in Nebraska.
While the crash caused a lot of damage Dumesny said more importantly no one was injured.
Reflecting on WSS last year the former series and national champion it wasn’t as good as he would have liked.
“It was pretty ordinary I thought,” he said, but was unable to determine why.
“Sometimes it happens and last year it was just not happening until the end of the season when we put the other car together and then it was going quite well.”
Dumesny opened his WSS account with quick time and a second in Brisbane.
He then had to wait until round five in Murray Bridge for a third before his final podium result was a second in round 10 in Toowoomba.
Despite the lack of podium finishes Dumesny finished third overall in the series behind eventual winner Brooke Tatnell and Robbie Farr.
His last championship win was back in 2006/07 when he claimed five rounds.
When asked who his main rivals would be Dumesny said it would be interesting to see how American Tyler Walker would go, particularly on Australia’s smaller tracks.
“He’s a hell of a racer.
“And Jason Johnson is in good form as is Robbie Farr.”
He also highlighted Ryan Farrell and new national champion James McFadden as drivers to watch.
The Valvoline pilot once again has ‘Mouse’ Green in his corner as crew chief in a long-term partnership that has produced many results over the years.
Green will be twisting the spanners on the Maxim chassis that are reliably powered by Maxwill Engines.
Dumesny’s new Australian season is expected to get underway in Mackay this month before the team hits the road for the traditional summer trail.
See one of the most popular and recognisable drivers in the series that will make its way across the country this summer.
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Queenslanders Gear Up For Busy Season
Ben Graham Tuesday August 24, 2010
The Queensland V8 Dirt Modified contingent are just weeks away from kicking off another busy season, with 12 races scheduled for season 2010/11 across six different venues.
The season will officially kick off on October 9 at the Brisbane International Speedway, with six events scheduled at the metropolitan Brisbane venue over the course of the season.
Recently re-elected Queensland V8 Dirt Modified Club President Luke Oldfield confirmed the division will be visiting two new venues this season,
" For the first time in a long time we are heading to Kingaroy" said Oldfield. "And we will also be racing at Blackwater for the first time as part of a big double header weekend over Easter that also includes a race at Rockhampton"
Scheduled for April 23 (Blackwater) and April 24 (Rockhampton), the Easter double header will feature a total purse of $20,000 with both nights paying $1000-to-win.
V8 Dirt Modifieds will make their lone appearance of the season at Toowoomba's Charlton Raceway on October 16, while two events are scheduled for Maryborough, including the prestigious Queensland Title on February 19.
Brisbane International Speedway will once again form the nucleus of the domestic Queensland season, with events scheduled for October 9 & 23, December 11, March 5 and April 16, before the final event of the season on May 21.
2010/11 QUEENSLAND V8 DIRT MODIFIED SCHEDULE
Oct 9 Brisbane International Speedway
Oct 16 Charlton Raceway Toowoomba
Oct 23 Brisbane International Speedway
Dec 4 Maryborough Speedway
Dec 11 Brisbane International Speedway
Feb 19 Maryborough Speedway (Qld itle)
Mar 5 Brisbane International Speedway
Apr 16 Brisbane International Speedway
Apr 23 Blackwater Speedway
Apr 24 Rockhampton Speedway
May 21 Brisbane International Speedway
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Farr ready for WSSC season
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BY anyone’s standards Robbie Farr had a pretty good season behind the wheel of the East Coast Pipelines chariot last summer but being as competitive as ever Farr would like to have done better.
And come the start of the World Series Sprintcars championship in Brisbane in November Farr will mount yet another series campaign to win the coveted season-long championship.
He has a burning desire to win the series and is pulling out all stops to make it happen.
The Australian Sprintcar Championship is also on his radar.
“I think we won more feature races than anyone else in the country so we can’t say we had a bad season, but we didn’t win World Series, finishing second again.
“At the Australian title we were disappointed but if you look at the season as a whole it was a successful season…we just didn’t tick all the boxes we would have liked.”
And one of the biggest boxes is the World Series crown.
After being a perennial runner up Farr would dearly love to take the major award from series dominator Brooke Tatnell.
In an attempt to gain a competitive advantage the team has made the decision to change chassis, going from J&Js to Eagles.
“We progressed about as far as we could with the development of the J&J and there has been a restructure in the Eagle company and we think the direction they are heading in is the direction we want to head as a team.”
The team is also continuing development on its engine program that is overseen by KRE.
When asked what their goals would be next season Farr paused.
“It hard to say because we haven’t had an unsuccessful season, but definitely World Series is one we want to tick off the list as a team and I know we have said that for probably the last three or four years.
“We just have to push ourselves a little harder and lift our professionalism and that of the sport.”
Farr said it was going to be an open book as far as his main rivals for the championship went.
“The old me, Brook and Max (Dumesny) thing is probably going to change,” Farr said.
“Jason Johnson will be in his second year with Alan Haynes and Tyler Walker will be at the Titan team while Ryan Farrell will be out on the road for another year and James McFadden comes in with an Australian title under his belt so it’s going to be a hard competition, but an exciting one.”
After not being included in the touring schedule last year the WSS action returns to Tasmania for two rounds in December and Farr is looking for some good results down there.
“Tasmania is a good hunting ground for me, we won the last round down there at Latrobe and we were leading in Hobart with a couple of laps remaining with the top wing broke and we had to pull infield.”
Farr now lives in Western Australia with his partner Sonya and together they recently announced their arrival of their first child – Colton – which has given him an added outlook on life.
And no doubt he will enjoy the WA leg of the series, meaning less interstate travel.
This includes one night each at Kalgoorlie and Manjimup and double headers at Bunbury and the Perth Motorplex.
Farr said it would definitely be good to finish the series off on the west coast and being home a bit more – and spend more time with the latest arrival in the Farr family.
While he might have a softer side now he is a dad, don’t expect Farr to be soft when it comes to World Series Sprintcars – he will be playing for keeps as far as that is concerned.
The series: Round 1 – Brisbane (November 20), Round 2 – Toowoomba (November 27), Round 3 – Hobart (December 4), Round 4 – Latrobe (December 11), Round 5 – Adelaide (December 26), Round 6 – Murray Bridge (December 27), Round 7 – Mt Gambier (December 28), Round 8 – Avalon (December 30), Round 9 – Warrnambool (January 1), Round 10 – Brisbane (January 7-8), Round 11 – Murray Bridge (January 14), Round 12 – Adelaide (January 15), Round 13 – Kalgoorlie (February 9), Round 14 – Bunbury (February 11-12), Round 15 – Manjimup (February 16), Round 16 and Grand Final – Perth Motorplex (February 18-19).
The drivers: Brooke Tatnell, James McFadden, Max Dumesny, Robbie Farr, Trevor Green, Tyler Walker (USA), Jason Johnson (USA), Ryan Farrell, David Murcott, Steven Lines, Bryan Mann, Danny Reidy, Ian Madsen, Wayne Rowett and one more yet to be named - versus the best of rest.
The website: www.worldseriessprintcars.com
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Brisbane International Speedway Announce 2010/11 Season Schedule
The Titan Garages Brisbane International Speedway Promotional team of John and Kathy Kelly have pleasure in announcing their 2010/11 season schedule, a schedule that includes thirty-five nights of racing at the Archerfield raceway starting September 18 and running right through to June 2011.
Following two pre-season practice nights for all classes on September 4 and 11, the new season will open with a bang on September 18 with the traditional Monster Trucks and Fireworks Spectacular, the opening Round of the Sprintcar Track Championship and also Round 1 of the new Polar Ice Qld Midget Series featuring NZ Champion Michael Pickens.
As in previous seasons, the 410ci Winged Sprintcars feature regularly throughout the schedule and in addition to their Track Championship races, Sprintcar drivers will again have the opportunity to compete in a number of major events at Archerfield during the 2010/11 racing season.
The World Series Sprintcars Championship campaign kicks off at Brisbane International Speedway on November 20 and returns on January 7/8 for the Titan Garages Australian Sprintcar Open, with three-time and defending Open winner Donny Schatz locked in talks for another tilt at the $20,000 cheque for winning the fifty lap event. International Sprintcar Series events featuring USA drivers are scheduled for January 1 and 15, the second annual $10,000 to win Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar Cup is scheduled for January 5 and the Tri-City Sprintcar Series will swing through Brisbane during Easter (April 23). In total, the 410ci Winged Sprintcars have twenty nights of racing at Archerfield during the coming season.
In a major boost for Midget racing in Qld, the Polar Ice Series will be contested over ten Rounds at Archerfield with three additional races on the schedule for the class. The Series is the first for the Midgets at Archerfield for a number of years and they will regularly feature on the same program as the Sprintcars, Super Sedans and V8 Dirt Modifieds throughout the season. The opening Round of the National Midget Series will be contested at Archerfield on October 23, a special Feature event will be held in conjunction with the Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar Cup on January 5 and the Midgets will close out their Archerfield campaign with their annual fifty lap event on May 21.
In addition to the opening night spectacular, Monster Trucks shows are scheduled for November 6 (KC Fireworks presents South Pacific World Truck Finals; pre-purchase tickets through monstertrucksaustralia.com.au), January 1 and May 7 plus there's two Demolition Derbies (December 27/April 9), Car and Caravan Races (January 22/May 28), Jet Van shows and Fireworks throughout the season.
V8 Dirt Modifieds (six events) and Super Sedans (seven events) both return to BIS, with the National Super Sedan Series slated for a December 27 date for its one and only Round of the Series in Brisbane. The AMCA Nationals will compete at Archerfield a dozen times, including the AMCA 5000 event on October 30, while the emerging but rapidly growing Wingless Sprints division have eleven dates including a double header on January 14/15.
Regular support class racing throughout the season will feature ASCF Junior Sedans, Lightning Sprints, Limited Sprints, Compact Speedcars, Late Models, Stockcars and Track Championship events for Sigmas, BIS and Outlaw Sedans, Ford v Holden and Club Sedans.
The complete 2010/11 Titan Garages Brisbane International Speedway event schedule is now available on the Speedway's website at www.brisbanespeedway.com.au
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