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Luch Moore claims 25-lap Sprint Car Gold Cup, Neville Lance wins 6th WA Speedcar title
Wanneroo farmer LUCH Monte claimed one of the most exciting races ever seen at the Perth Motorplex when he won the 25-lap Sprintcar Gold Cup tonight.
The last nine laps of the grand final were a classic contest between Monte, Jamie Maiolo (who finished second) and Ryan Farrell (third) as they traded slide jobs, pulled massive wheel stands and had their elbows up as they threw their cars into the ruts at full noise.
The massive crowd was spellbound as all three dirt-track cowboys were locked in the enthralling wheel-to-wheel combat.
Full credit must go to all three drivers who drove at their absolute limit yet gave each other enough racing room as they explored all parts of the track in the quest to win the gold.
Daryl Clayden hooked a rut in the first corner and went over which also saw Greg Fisher go over.
Wayne Russell tagged the flipping Clayden and although he suffered minor damage he had to resume from the back of the pack.
Monte was the early bolter on the restart with Farrell and American Chad Blonde.
Early on Ken Sartori ended his challenge when his nose wing collapsed and he pulled infield.
Monte was in lapped traffic within three laps and was carrying a lot of car speed as he put a lap down on many of the competitors.
Greg Hall and Scott Reilly both spun around on the bike track at opposite ends of the track at the same time and both were able to resume and get back into the field.
Farrell popped the first of his many wheelstands after just seven laps and was lucky not to suffer any damage or lose ground.
Blonde pulled infield with 11 laps to go.
With nine laps to go Scott Reilly, who started from position three, slid out of control in the first turn and was collected by Shaun Bradford who straightened up Reilly, but both cars were out of the contest.
While Monte would have been disappointed that the field had to regroup for the last nine laps, in reality it was one of the best things that could have happened.
The race to the finish line will have fans talking for quite some time and it was a fitting finish to a hot summer of sprint car racing at the purpose-built speedway heaven.
Ben Ellement was the first casualty in the big night of sprintcar racing, slamming into the fence in pits bend on the first lap of the first heat.
On the restart Farrell was flying, racing from the back of the pack up to fourth in four laps.
Unfortunately as he was nearing leader McDiarmid the motor smoked heavily, forcing him infield.
McDiarmid won the race from Moon and the very fast Reilly.
Sartori, thanks to his poor time in qualifying, started on the front row of the second heat and managed to hold on from Milling and David Hall.
At the start of the race Waldron got sideways in pits bend causing a chain reaction involving Bradford, Coyle and Monte.
Only Monte got a restart, albeit with damaged wings which proved a handful to drive towards the back of the pack.
It was disappointing for Monte who set the fastest time at the start of the night.
Farrell won the third heat while Sartori was again the victor in the next heat.
Marshall McDiarmid had the change the steering box in the lead up to the B Main and unfortunately he didn’t get to start from pole position.
Ben Ellement won the last chance qualifier from David Hall, Todd Davis and Russell Minchin.
Sprintcars: Time Trials : Luch Monte 13.561, Ryan Farrell 13.574, Chad Blonde 13.576, Jamie Maiolo 13.682, Kris Coyle 13.772, Ben Ellement 13.803, Allan Nash 13.814, Darryl Clayden 13.896, Shaun Bradford 13.915, Scott Reilly 13.921, Greg Hall 14.027, Greg Fisher 14.051, David Ellement 14.155, Mat Muir 14.201, Jodi Waldron 14.229, Wayne Russell 14.242., David Hall 14.250, David Priolo 14.287, Scott Milling 14.349, Jason Kendrick 14.396, Ian Woods 14.419, Jamie Moon 14.475, Russell Minchin 14.521, Todd Davis 14.594, Robert Watson 14.621, Marshall McDiarmid 14.676, Ken Sartori 14.743, Robert Watson 15.066.
Heat 1 : 1st Marshall McDiarmid, 2nd Jamie Moon, 3rd Scott Reilly, 4th Jamie Maiolo, 5th Wayne Russell, 6th Darryl Clayden, 7th Jason Kendrick, 8th David Priolo, 9th Mat Muir, 10th Todd Davis, 11th Greg Fisher.
Heat 2 : 1st Ken Sartori, 2nd Scott Milling, 3rd David Hall, 4th Chad Blonde, 5th Ian Woods, 6th Greg Hall, 7th Russell Minchin, 8th Allan Nash, 9th David Ellement, 10th Luch Monte. DNF: Robert Watson, Jodi Waldron, Shaun Bradford and Kris Coyle
Heat Race 3 : 1st Ryan Farrell, 2nd David Priolo, 3rd Scott Reilly, 4th Jamie Moon, 5th Wayne Russell, 6th Jason Kendrick, 7th Marshall McDiarmid, 8th Greg Fisher, 9th Todd Davis, 10th Mat Muir, 11th Daryl Clayden.. DNF: Robert Watson Junior, Jamie Maiolo.
Heat Race 4 : 1st Ken Sartori, 2nd David Ellement, 3rd Luch Monte, 4th Robert Watson, 5th Chad Blonde, 6th Ian Woods, 7th Shaun Bradford, 8th Greg Hall, 9th Allan Nash. DNF: Kris Coyle, Russell Minchin, Scott Milling, David Hall.
B Main : 1st Ben Ellement, 2nd David Hall, 3rd Todd Davis, 4th Russell Minchin.
A Main : 1st Luch Mone, 2nd Jamie Maiolo, 3rd Ryan Farrell, 4th David Ellement, 5th Allan Nash, 6th Greg Hall, 7th David Priolo, 8th David Hall, 9th Ian Woods, 10th Jason Kendrick, 11th Jamie Moon, 12th Mat Muir. DNF: Scott Reilly, Shaun Bradford, Chad Blonde, Todd Davis, Ben Ellement, Ken Sartori, Wayne Russell, Darryl Clayden and Greg Fisher. *** NOTE *** This was an AWESOME Race probably the best ever !
NEVILLE Lance won his sixth WA Speedcar Championship in a commanding performance over 25-laps.
Starting from the front Lance dominated to win his sixth state title, crossing the line well ahead of Tom Watson and Todd Waddell.
It was a great result for Lance who has struggled to find consistency in the #14 Murphy.
On the podium Lance said he was glad to finally finish a race after being in a strong position so many times only to be let down by mechanical problems.
He won his first WA championship in 1986-87 while his last championship was in the summer of 2004-05.
Lance and Watson ran close and hard as they crossed the line for the start but after the first lap Watson lost ground when he bounced hard through a rut and slid back to fourth.
Tammy Telenta then went over in pits bend a moment later and was out of the contest forcing the first restart.
On the restart Lance, Keith Giles and Watson ran high while Rick Geneve went low looking to gain an advantage in the John Bryant-owned machine.
Unfortunately the Australia #3 struggled with the ruts and quickly slid back to fifth.
After a good with Watson at midrace Waddell pulled away and tried to close the gap on second-placed Giles.
With 10 laps to go Lance led by the length of the straight from Giles, Waddell, Waston and Geneve and a lap later the field bunched up after Dave McKay stopped on the approach to the first turn.
Lance again cleared out on the restart while Watson raced into second.
The only question about Lance out in front was if his equipment was going to hold out as he had too much speed for his rivals.
In the last three laps all the attention was on the youth and fitness of defending champion Waddell and the wily racecraft and experience of Watson who held on for second.Speedcars: Race 1: 1st Rick Geneve, 2nd Tom Watson, 3rd Steve Doyle, 4th Todd Waddell, 5th Dene McAllan, 6th Ernie George, 7th Jason Roser, 8th Tammy Telenta. DNF: Vaughan Manders and Chris Telenta.
Race 2: 1st Neville Lance, 2nd Keith Giles, 3rd Ross Heywood, 4th Dean Beagley, 5th Steven Henderson, 6th Robert Harvey, 7th Dave McKay, 8th Glen Mears.
Race 3: 1st Tom Watson, 2nd Todd Waddell, 3rd Keith Giles, 4th Dean Beagley, 5th Steven Henderson, 6th Chris Telenta, 7th Dave McKay. D
Race 4: 1st Neville Lance, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Glen Mears, 4th Steve Doyle, 5th Robert Harvey, 6th Ross Heywood, 7th Jason Roser, 8th Tammy Telenta, 9th Ernie George.
Modified Sedans: Race 1: 1st John Purser, 2nd Brendan Selleck, 3rd Peter Fraser, 4th Ken Tucker, 5th Robert Fraser, 6th Allan Mortimer, 7th Neville Manstead, 8th Bob Boyd.
Race 2: 1st Peter Fraser, 2nd Brendan Selleck, 3rd John Purser, 4th Neville Manstead, 5th Bob Boyd, 6th Allan Mortimer. DNF: Robert Fraser, Kevin Ellement and Ken Tucker.
Final: 1st Brendan Selleck, 2nd Peter Fraser, 3rd Kevin Ellement, 4th Neville Manstead, 5th Ken Tucker, 6th Allan Mortimer, 7th Bob Boyd. DNF: John Purser.
Points: 1st Brendan Selleck 298, Peter Fraser 297, Neville Manstead 288, Allan Mortimer 285, Bob Boyd 283, John Purser 277, Ken Tucker 272, Kevin Ellement 256, Robert Fraser 254.
Formula 500s: Race 1: 1st Graham Higgs, 2nd Tim Winters, 3rd Mark House, 4th Brad Warwick, 5th Shane Andersson, 6th Aaron Higgins, 7th Darren Rodwell, 8th Steven Ellement, 9th Wayne Dymock, 10th Alex McLaughllin, 11th Dean Terry, 12th Todd Broadwood, 13th Craig Bottrell, 14th Gordan Harris, 15th Bill Richards, 16th Hayden Channing, 17th Filomena Aracri, 18th Malcolm O’Keefe. DNF: David Sinagra, Phil Crofts, Jason Priolo and Todd Nathan.
Race 2: 1st Wayne Dymock, 2nd Tim Winters, 3rd Steven Ellement, 4th Dean Terry, 5th Aaron Higgins, 6th Shane Andersson, 7th Brad Warwick, 8th Jason Priolo, 9th Alex McLaughlin, 10th Todd Broadwood, 11th Mark House, 12th Hayden Channing, 13th Bill Richards, 14th Darren Rodwell, 15th Gordan Harris, 16th Malcolm O’Keefe. DNF: Craig Bottrell, Graham Higgs, Phil Crofts, Filomena Aracri.
Race 3: 1st Steven Ellement, 2nd Tim Winters, 3rd Wayne Dymock, 4th Jason Priolo, 5th Shane Andersson, 6th Aaron Higgins, 7th Mark House, 8th Phil Crofts, 9th Darren Rodwell, 10th Alex McLaughlin, 11th Dean Terry, 12th Gordan Harris, 13th Craig Bottrell, 14th Bill Richards, 15th Todd Nathan. DNF: Todd Broadwood, Filomena Aracri, Brad Warwick, Hayden Channing.
Points: Tim Winters 297, Steven Ellemengt 291, Wayne Dymock 290, Shane Andersson 287, Aaron Higgins 286, Mark House 282, Dean Terry 277, Alex McLaughlin 274, Darren Roddwell 273, Brad Warwick 270, Jason Priolo 269, Gordan Harris 262, Bill Richards 261, Todd Broadwood 259, Graham Higgs 258, Craig Bottrell 255, Hayden Channing 253, Phil Crofts 251, Malcolm O’Keefe 247, Todd Nathan 244, Filomena Aracri 242, David Sinagra 237.
Junior Sedans: Race 1: 1st Kye Scroop, 2nd Bronwyn Channing, 3rd Scott Elst, 4th Jacky Moroney, 5th Jack Alfirevich, 6th Josh Martinelli, 7th Nathan Gilmour.
Race 2: 1st Kye Scroop, 2nd Bronwyn Channing, 3rd Scott Elst, 4th Jacky Moroney, 5th Nathan Gilmour, 6th Josh Martinelli.
Race 3: 1st Kye Scroop, 2nd Bronwyn Channing, 3rd Scott Elst, 4th Jacky Moroney, 5th Josh Martinelli, 6th Nathan Gilmour.
Points: 1st Kye Scroop 300, Bronwyn Channing 297, Scott Elst 294, Jacky Moroney 291, Josh Martinelli 291, Nathan Gilmour 285, Jack Alfirevich 254, Liam Dowling 237.
Late models: Race 1: 1st Ryan Halliday, 2nd Warren Oldfield, 3rd Craig Vosbergen, 4th Brad Ludlow, 5th Jason Oldfield, 6th Clint Noakes, 7th Jay Cardy, 8th Brad Blake, 9th Mark Matthews, 10th Phil Richards, 11th Michael Holmes, 12th Veronica McCann, 13th Terry Chamberlain, 14th Matt Noakes, 15th Daren Currell. DNF: Kevin Bell, Jeremy Hale, Ben Ludlow, Lee Watt, Matt Nylander, Bert Vosbergen.
Race 2: 1st Brad Ludlow, 2nd Warren Oldfield, 3rd Phil Richards, 4th Brad Blake, 5th Jay Cardy, 6th Craig Vosbergen, 7th Kevin Bell, 8th Mark Matthews, 9th Jason Oldfield, 10th Ryan Halliday, 11th Matt Noakes, 12th Terry Chamberlain, 13th Matt Nylander, 14th Michael Holmes, 15th Lee Watts, 16th Clint Noakes, 17th Daren Currell. DNF: Bert Vosbergen, Veronica McCann, Jeremy Hale.
Race 3: 1st Warren Oldfield, 2nd Brad Ludlow, 3rd Brad Blake, 4th Ryan Halliday, 5th Terry Chamberlain, 6th Veronica McCann, 7th Matt Noakes, 8th Kevin Bell, 9th Clint Noakes, 10th Jason Oldfield, 11th Daren Currell.
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Wingless sprint car racing set to take off in Australia
If you like excitement, hang onto your hats as Australia’s own Wingless Sprintcars are set to fly in 2008-2009.
At the recent National Association of Speedway Racing (NASR) conference, Wingless Sprints Australia Pty Ltd (WSA) owner, Dale Matthews, addressed board members with an update of WSA’s plans to introduce wingless sprintcar racing in Australia.
After what has been a lengthy negotiation between all parties concerned (WSA, the Sprintcar Control Council of Australia (SCCA) and NASR), positive moves were made by NASR to recognise WSA as an approved national racing category for Australian speedway.
The move still needs to be vetted by the SCCA, but talks between Matthews and the SCCA’s Peter Mitchell and John Kelly, has proved very positive with the last of the SCCA’s concerns being addressed by Matthews and his team at WSA which included minimum weights, and head and neck restraints.
These moves by the parties concerned now allow the imminent commencement of wingless sprints to begin competing here in Australia once sanctioned by the SCCA.
Matthews, the very happy WSA owner, spoke openly about the birth of a national wingless sprint category stating that it has been an arduous process formulating the rules and complying with insurance and safety obligations.
Matthews was also quick to add that there are some variances to engine rules since the original launch of WSA, with the use of the current spec 372ci SCCA engine now being able to be used in the wingless category with the use of a detune kit.
The kit includes venturi restrictors and the engines are to be rev limited to 6000 rpm. The use of an MC3 compound right rear tyre is also mandatory for the 372 powered cars.
This use of the 372ci engine will cease in 2012, with all competitors then being required to use the self starting 410ci ‘crate’ engine supplied by WSA.
This rule gives the opportunity for 372ci competitors to “run out” their 372ci engines then replace the unit with the ‘crate’ engine which will retail for not much more than the cost of a full refurbishment of a 372ci engine.
Matthews states. “The introduction of a more cost effective and controlled top line race category is long overdue in Australian speedway and all the major players (track operators, competitors and spectators) will all have their needs fulfilled with the introduction of wingless sprints.”
Matthews, the founder of the AMCA Nationals division, and now WSA, would like to thank the hard work of his team at WSA, members of the NASR board and the input from Peter Mitchell, John Kelly and Greg Foster from the SCCA. “Without the shared vision of all concerned, this would not be happening.” Says Matthews.
The fundamentals behind WSA include;
• The use of factory produced sprintcar frames only,
• A tyre rule applied to all four corners of the car,
• The use of the self starting 410ci ‘crate’ engine producing 530hp and 510 ft-lb of torque,
• The use of SCCA spec 372ci engines with venturi restrictors and with a 6000rpm rev limit, and
• No throttle flash traction control or any other form of traction control.
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OLDFIELD WINS THE BATTLE; MORSE WINS THE WAR IN LISMORE
By Ben Graham
Luke Oldfield and Tim Morse shared the victory spoils in the Ben Daley Signs and Stickers Grand Finale of the Summer Slam V8 Dirt Modified Series at the Lismore Speedway on Saturday night (Mar 23). Oldfield dominated the Feature race to record his second victory in as many days, while Morse’s runner-up finish was enough to secure him the overall Summer Slam crown.
Heading into the Easter Sunday finale, Morse held a 30-point buffer over Robinson, with Scott Cannon also in the hunt for series honours just 60-points shy from top spot.
Cannon momentarily took the race lead at the start of the 30-lap Championship decider, only for the stricken Wes Suffolk to bring out the yellow lights without a lap being completed. Pole-sitter Oldfield was on his game at the restart however, leading the field into turn one and was never seriously challenged for the race lead.
While Oldfield was in a class of his own out front, all eyes were on the Morse, Robinson & Cannon battle for Summer Slam supremacy. Morse had extended his lead over Robinson to 32-points heading in to the feature and needed to finish within three places of his Lismore nemesis to secure the Series Championship. All three contenders were running nose to tail in the early going, with Robinson and Morse on a charge, shuffling Cannon back to fourth.
Cannon’s hopes evaporated with just under 20-laps still to run, a half-spin costing him several positions, while contact with the wall ultimately brought his charge to an end. The 2001 Australian Champion would ultimately finish 17th and secure third place overall in the Summer Slam standings.
With Oldfield out front and Cannon down the order, the battle was between Robinson and Morse and with just on half-race distance complete, Morse made his move on the then second-placed Robinson, with a lowline pass exiting turn two. The pass by Morse was to prove decisive and all but secured him the Championship victory.
The closing laps saw Morse reign in Oldfield through dense lapped traffic, while Robinson maintained third. The battle for the minors was proving to be just as fierce as the race for the lead, with Aaron Suffolk, Peter Britten, Darren Latimer and Stuart Herne all part of a hungry pack trying to secure top five finishes.
Although Morse made up considerable ground over the final two laps, Oldfield held on for his second Summer Slam victory of the weekend, with Morse second and Robinson a little further back in third. Morse’s second-place finish secured him the overall Summer Slam Series crown, 42-points ahead of Robinson, with Scott Cannon third overall.
Ben Daley Signs & Stickers Grand Finale (30 Laps)
1st Luke Oldfield, 2nd Tim Morse, 3rd Mark Robinson, 4th Aaron Suffolk, 5th Darren Latimer, 6th Peter Britten, 7th Stuart Herne, 8th Robbie Scofield, 9th Matty Pascoe, 10th Ray Eggins, 11th Phil McNamara, 12th Dennis Mazzer, 13th Steve Wright, 14th Tony Dunn, 15th Murray Atkin, 16th Paul Booker, 17th Scott Cannon, DNF Andrew Pezzutti, Gary Wathen, Trevor Perry, Wes Suffolk
SUMMER SLAM FINAL POINT STANDINGS (AFTER SIX OF SIX ROUNDS)
1. Tim Morse 1,528
2. Mark Robinson 1,486
3. Scott Cannon 1,387
4. Darren Latimer 1,243
5. Stuart Herne 1,163
6. Steven Milthorpe 906
7. Trevor Perry 751
8. Murray Atkin 741
9. Lloyd Hobson 645
10. Tony Sneddon 579
11. Cory Read 369
12. Tony Moore 327
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Perth Motorplex Speedway race results
LUCH Monte had more reason to smile at the end of the feature race at the Perth Motorplex Speedway last night when he won the DiCandilo Steel City Sprintcar Silver Cup over 25 laps.
Monte started from pole position and led all the way for the win from Ken Sartori and Shaun Bradford.
It was a much better result for Monte who at the last meeting in Perth was second but ultimately disqualified when his #17 machine came in underweight due to a BIG miss-calculation.
Monte was the big leader while Sartori raced from 10th fourth within two laps and was looking for an inside move on Jodi Waldron.
The only restart on the race was when Scott Milling clouted the concrete on the main straight after two laps.
On the restart Monte bolted and enjoyed a big gap over the now second-placed Sartori who also had a big buffer back to Rick Geneve, Ben Ellement, Darryl Clayden and Shaun Bradford.
With 14 laps to go Carl Dowling got out of control on the approach to the main straight which gave Monte a tense moment as he went to lap the #87 machine.
Ben Ellement, who earlier in the night set quick time, slowed up while being fourth with six laps to go.
Kalgoorlie driver Kanne Manuel won the 360 sprint car feature race after only just making it out for the feature race and started from the rear.
Daniel Hawkins was the early leader over Jason Boland while there was a good battle for third between Darren Mewett and Manuel who ultimately moved to second within six laps.
Dean Kappler’s motor let off a big smoke screen which made visibility difficult and officials put on the caution lights.
On the restart Hawkins led the pack away but on the back straight he suffered steering failure and slammed into the safety fence hard.
Sprintcars : Time Trials : Ben Ellement 15.466, Shaun Bradford 15.671, Ken Sartori 15.844, Carl Dowlling 16.104, Chad Blonde 16.117, Wayne Russell 16.314, David Priolo 16.326, Kris Coyle 16.361, David Ellement 16.362, Darryl Clayden 16.501, Rick Geneve 16.521, Jodi Waldron 16.653, LuchMonte 16.752, Scott Milling 16.762, Jamie Maiolo 16.830, Peter Sinagra 16.842, Jamie Moon 16.887, Greg Hall 16.968, Daniel Hawkins 16.992, Jason Kendrick 17/143, Jason Boland 17.347, Darren Mewett 17.619, Kanne Manuel 17.640, Troy Lawson 17.660, Michael Robertson 18.015, Ian Dhu 18.235, Steve Crabbe 18.500, Dean Kappler 18.791, Jason Nicholas 20/192.
Heat 1 : 1st Troy Lawson, 2nd Darryl Clayden, 3rd Shaun Bradford, 4th Scott Milling, 5th Jodi Waldron, 6th Carl Dowling, 7th Greg Hall, 8th Peter Sinagra, 9th Wayne Russell. DNF: Kris Coyle.
Heat 2 : 1st Luch Monte, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Jamie Moon, 4th Ben Ellement, 5th Ken Sartori, 6th David Priolo, 7th David Ellement, 8th Jason Kendrick. DNF: Jamie Maiolo and Chad Blonde.
Heat 3: 1st Jamie Maiolo, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Jason Kendrick, 4th Greg Hall, 5th David Priolo, 6th Shaun Bradford, 7th Ken Sartori, 8th Darryl Clayden, 9th Wayne Russell, 10th Scott Milling.
Heat 4 : 1st Luch Monte, 2nd Chad Blonde, 3rd Jodi Waldron, 4th Ben Ellement, 5th Troy Lawson, 6th Carl Dowling, 7th David Ellement and 8th Peter Sinagra.
25 Feature : 1st Luch Monte, 2nd Ken Sartori, 3rd Shaun Bradford, 4th Chad Blonde, 5th Jamie Maiolo, 6th Rick Geneve, 7th Darryl Clayden, 8th Jodi Waldron, 9th Greg Hall, 10th David Ellement, 11th Carl Dowling, 12th David Priolo, 13th Ben Ellement, 14th Wayne Russell, 15th Jason Kendrick, 16th Peter Sinagra. DNF: Jamie Moon, Scott Milling and Troy Lawson.
360 Sprint cars : Heat 1 : 1st Dean Kappler, 2nd Kanne Manuel, 3rd Michel Robertson, 4th Daniel Hawkins, 5th Jason Boland, 6th Steve Crabbe, 7th Steven Chitty. DNF: Darren Mewett, Jason Nicholas and Ian Dhu.
Heat 2 : 1st Daniel Hawkins, 2nd Dean Kappler, 3rd Darren Mewett, 4th Michael Robertson, 5th Jason Boland, 6th Steve Crabbe, 7th Steven Chatty. DNF: Kanne Manuel.
15 Lap Final : 1st Kanne Manuel, 2nd Darren Mewett, 3rd Michael Robertson, 4th Steven Chitty. DNF: Daniel Hawkins, Jason Boland, Dean Kappler, Steve Crabbe.
"Flying"-Formula-500s : Race 1: 1st Wayne Dymock, 2nd Aaron Higgins, 3rd Steven Ellement, 4th Jason Priolo, 5th Graham Higgs, 6th Brad Warwick, 7th Dean Terry, 8th Harold Whiskin, 9th Filomena Aracri, 10th Malcolm O’Keefe, 11th Mark House. DNF: Andrew Charles, Phil Crofts.
Race 2 : 1st Phil Crofts, 2nd Wayne Dymock, 3rd Aaron Higgins, 4th Graham Higgs, 5th Mark House, 6th Dean Terry, 7th Brad Warwick, 8th Jason Priolo, 9th Harold Whiskin, 10th Malcolm O’Keefe, 11th Filomena Aracri. DNF: Steven Ellement.
Final : 1st Aaron Higgins, 2nd Wayne Dymock, 3rd Brad Warwick, 4th Mark House, 5th Dean Terry, 6th Graham Higgs, 7th Jason Priolo, 8th Filomena Aracri, 9th Malcolm O’Keefe. DNF: Phil Crofts.
Points : Wayne Dymock 298, Aaron Higgins 297, Graham Higgs 288, Brad Warwick 287, Dean Terry 285, Jason Priolo 284,Mark House 283, Filomena Aracri 274, Harold Whiskin 264, Phil Crofts 258, Steven Ellement 256, Andrew Charles, David Sinagra and Cody Turacchio 237 each.
Junior-Sedans : Race 1 : 1st Kye Scroop, 2nd Rhys Brown, 3rd Danika Brassington, 4th Karl Ross, 5th Bronwyn Channing, 6th Nathan Gilmore, 7th Liam Dowling, 8th Tahyla Spicer, 9th Ryan MacArthur, 10th Jason Larsen, 11th Mitchell Buck, 12th Johnny Terriacra, 13th Jack Alfirevich, 14th Chloe Corban, 15th Kelly MacArthur. DNF: Scott Elst, Josh Martinelli, Laura Byrnes, Travis Gooch and Shane Allen.
Race 2 : 1st Rhys Brown, 2nd Kye Scroop, 3rd Bronwyn Channing, 4th Karl Ross, 5th Ryan MacArthur, 6th Scott Else, 7th Tahlya Spicer, 8th Mitchell Buck, 9th Travis Gooch, 10th Chloe Corban, 11th Kelly MacArthur, 12th Johnny Terriaca, 13th Laura Bynres, 14th Jack Alirevich, 15th Liam Dowling, 16th Nathan Gilmour. DNF: Danika Brassington and Josh Martinelli.
Street-Stock : Race 1 : 1st Matthew Amato, 2nd Daniel Amaduri, 3rd Michael Hamon, 4th Bodi Sims, 5th John Ryan, 6th Nick Marshall. DNF: Damien Amato.
Race 2 : 1st Daniel Ameduri, 2nd Matthew Amato, 3rd Michael Namon, 4th Bodie Sims, 5th John Ryan. DNF: Nick Marshall.
Final : 1st Michael Hamon, 2nd Daniel Ameduri, 3rd John Ryan, 4th Bodi Sims.
Points : Daniel Ameduri 298, Michael Hamon 296, Bodie Sims 291, John Ryan 290, Matthew Amato 278, Nick Marshall 253, Damien Amato 237.
Super-Sedans : Race 1 : 1st Kemble Aylett, 2nd Troy Brook, 3rd Michael Nash, 4th Keith Higgs, 5th Dustin Higgs, 6th Terry Green, 7th Ash Bergmer. DNF: Gary Higgs and Ken Reid.
Race 2 : 1st Keith Higgs, 2nd Gary Higgs, 3rd Ash Bergmeier, 4th Troy Brook, 5th Dustin Higgs, 6th Michael Nash, 7th Terry Green.
Race 3 : 1st Gary Higgs, 2nd Troy Brook, 3rd Keith Higgs, 4th Ash Bergmeier, 5th Dustin Higgs, 6th Michael Nash, 7th Ken Reid. DNF: Kemble Aylett.
Points : Troy Brook 295, Keith Higgs 295, Ash Bergmeier 289, Dustin Higgs, Michael Nash 288 each, Gary Higgs 278, Terry Green 268, Kemble Aylett 258, Ken Reid 252.
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REIDY ENJOYS EASTER TRAIL SPOILS AT AVALON RACEWAY
MEDIA RELEASE – AVALON RACEWAY, LARA – 21/3/2008
Avalon Raceway’s season came to a spectacular conclusion on Good Friday when the biggest crowd of the season witnessed 45 cars contesting night one of the 29th Camden Neon Signs Easter Sprintcar Trail. A last man standing Demolition Derby rounded out the season along with the popular fireworks display. Both followed Brisbane based Danny Reidy’s stunning victory in the Sprintcar A-main.
Reidy qualified onto pole following his two heat race performances and duly set about establishing a lead at the green flag from fellow front row occupant Steve Lines. Super sub Mitchell Dumesny started his injured father’s Valvoline #5 from the second row along with pre race favourite Robbie Farr. Domain Ramsay and Darren Mollenoyux were on the third row while Grant Anderson and Mike Van Bremen rounded out the top eight starters.
On a track that had dried significantly, an early excursion from Mitchell Dumesny saw him drop back in the field allowing Farr to cruise into third. Apart from some major moves further back in the pack from the likes of Ryan Farrell and Ian Madsen the race out in front was close with the occasional challenge from Farr on second place Lines.
The defending Easter Trail champion, Reidy held sway over the chasing pack to record a strong victory at a venue where he enjoys immense popularity. Sporting a shaved head in victory lane from a recent trim to raise money for the Shave for a Cure cause, Reidy was quick to confirm the team had been fast all year however the key ingredient of luck had deserted him on several occasions.
Steven Lines raced his way into second when earlier in the week he looked set to miss the trail due to damage sustained to his three chassis during the season. With the help of Foster Chassis and Cool Chassis, Lines was able to take his place in the field and stand on the podium once again at Avalon Raceway.
Farr threw down the challenge early in the night when he set fast time during time trials however he would eventually finish third on a track that provided few opportunities for him to advance forward.
Victorian Darren Mollenoyux again showed impressive speed as he raced into fourth ahead of the consistent Grant Anderson. John Vogels, Andrew Scheuerle, Ryan Farrell and Domain Ramsay rounded out the top ten finishers.
Robbie Farr, Ryan Farrell, Domain Ramsay, Steven Lines and Danny Reidy all enjoyed their front row starts to take heat race wins. The second round of heats provided several surprises with Peter Johnson, Glen Sutherland, Tasmanian Kurt Luttrell, Simon Amato and Mike Van Bremen all taking heat wins.
Due to several incidents throughout the night, the C-main was a star studded line up that saw Adrian Redpath run down early leader and eventual runner up James McFadden to take the win. Charles Hunter and Phil Down also transferred however it was the rare spins and eventual exclusion from Garry Brazier that caught everyone’s attention.
The B-main turned into an exciting event with two cars only transferring and those were Ryan Farrell and Ian Madsen yet it was the performance of Adrian Redpath who sped to second from thirteenth, one spot shy of a transfer that excited the crowd. James McFadden also impressed as he raced to fifth from fourteenth.
Local Geoff Leigh excelled in a thrilling 1134 3CS Super Rod final to win ahead of former state titleholder Leigh Podger while the evergreen Daryl Nelson filled third. In the fastest to the rear format, rookie Peter Gale led the opening twelve laps before the back markers were able to catch him.
Saturday night saw the Easter Sprintcar Trail move to Mount Gambier where teenager James McFadden led home Robbie Farr and Queensland’s Andrew Scheuerle. Avalon Raceway now looks to October when the racing season returns with the long winter off-season quickly approaching where there will be more action planned for the new season.
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OLDFIELD WINS SUMMER SLAM BRISBANE
By Ben Graham
Luke Oldfield chalked up a win for the locals with a commanding victory in Round Five of the Summer Slam V8 Dirt Modified Series at the Brisbane International Speedway on Saturday night (Mar 22).
Oldfield lead home Mark Robinson and Andrew Pezzutti in what was a thrilling GFR Industries-backed Feature race.
Oldfield started the 30-lap main event from the outside front row, however it was Robinson who had the upper hand in the early going. The Ford-powered Robinson established a handy buffer over the field and looked at ease negotiating what was at times dense lapped traffic. Although not within striking distance, Oldfield was never far behind, while Pezzutti, Latimer and Morse battled for the minors.
The one and only stoppage, with fourteen laps to run, gave Oldfield the break he needed, bringing the runaway Robinson back within reach, while Pezzutti had moved past Latimer for third with Morse close behind in fourth.
With just under 10 laps to run, Oldfield made his move in traffic, slicing past Robinson coming in to turn four, whilst a flying Pezzutti followed suite shortly after, relegating Robinson to third. Morse, who had battled brake problems early in the night, maintained fourth, while Scott Cannon and Stuart Herne held down fifth and sixth respectively.
At the front of the pack meanwhile, Oldfield had powered away, putting several car lengths between himself and the ensuing field.
As the leading trio approached the final two turns, it was Oldfield slightly ahead of Pezzutti and Robinson, with lapped traffic just ahead. While Oldfield safely negotiated turns three and four, drama unfolded right behind, as the flying Pezzutti tangled with lapped traffic with the finish line in sight, allowing Robinson to swoop around the outside to reclaim second.
There would be no denying Oldfield however, who went on to record a popular win. Robinson crossed the line in second, while Pezzutti managed to limp across the line in third after making contact with the wall exiting turn four for the final time. Tim Morse and Scott Cannon rounded out the top five.
With the final round of the Series to be staged at the Lismore Speedway in just 24 hours time (Easter Sunday), Tim Morse maintains a slender 35-point advantage over Robinson, with Cannon a further 25-points back in third.
GFR Industries Feature Race (30 Laps)
1st Luke Oldfield, 2nd Mark Robinson, 3rd Andrew Pezzutti, 4th Tim Morse, 5th Scott Cannon, 6th Stuart Herne, 7th Steven Milthorpe, 8th Rebecca Kiehne, 9th Steve Wright, 10th Trevor Perry, 11th Paul Booker, 12th Peter Britten, 13th Murray Atkin, DNF Maurice Yardley, Gary Wathan, David Clark, Jai Stephenson, Darren Latimer, Keith Muller, Lance Towns, DNS Tony Sneddon, Evan Flewall-Smith, Ray Klarich
Points After Five of Six Rounds
1st Tim Morse (1,269), 2nd Mark Robinson (1,234), 3rd Scott Cannon (1,209), 4th Darren Latimer (1,030), 5th Stuart Herne (964), 6th Steven Milthorpe (906), 7th Lloyd Hobson (645), 8th Trevor Perry (613), 9th Murray Atkin (599), 10th Tony Sneddon (559), 11th Cory Read (369), 12th Tony Moore (327)
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Sydney's Robbie Farr is the man to beat this Friday night at Avalon Raceway for round 1 of the Easter Sprintcar Trail. Photo © Corey Gibson.
MONSTER AVALON RACEWAY FINALE
MEDIA RELEASE – AVALON RACEWAY, LARA – 21/3/2008
Avalon Raceway’s huge racing season comes to stunning conclusion this Friday night as the Easter Sprintcar Trail headlines a packed night of entertainment. Along with close to 50 of Australia’s best Sprintcar teams there will be the added bonus of Fireworks plus a Demolition Derby to thrill the fans this Friday night.
“It’s been a long and exciting season but the Easter Sprintcar Trail is a great way to finish the year. So many talented drivers are coming from right across Australia and with the added bonus we are going to run a demo derby for the fans after the completion of the racing along with the popular fireworks,” said Avalon Raceway’s Jeff Drew.
“Every state is represented for Friday night with Robbie Farr undoubtedly going into the event as favourite considering his recent strong form. It certainly promises to be a great three nights of Sprintcar racing as once the teams compete at Avalon Raceway on Friday night they head off to Mount Gambier on Saturday night while the trail concludes at Warrnambool on Sunday night.”
Sydney’s Robbie Farr returns to Avalon Raceway in career best form winning several high profile events in recent weeks. Robbie is fresh from victory in Adelaide last Saturday night and with his Eastcoast Pipeline Racing team on a roll since winning both the Krikke Boys Memorial and the Nanovich King of Wings races in WA. The Easter Trail promises to provide more success for the popular ace.
Farr’s major opposition will come in the form of four times Australian Sprintcar champion Garry Brazier who will pilot the Harry Delamont owned #14. Brazier will be a welcome addition to the competition on Friday night and along with a host of stars will look to snap Farr’s winning streak.
West Australian Sprintcar champ Ryan Farrell returns to Avalon Raceway where he was brilliantly quick during January’s running of the President’s Cup setting quick time. Joining the Mat Eastham owned Victory Lane Racegear team once again, Farrell performed exceptionally well and he will be primed to reproduce the form that could carry him to the win.
Queensland based World Series Sprintcar regulars Bryan Mann, Dan Morton and James McFadden will all be out to end the season on a strong note while Danny Reidy is also Brisbane based and is the defending Easter Sprintcar Trail victor following his ultra consistent performance last year.
While the list of nominations still includes M. Dumesny, the driver of the familiar Valvoline #5 will in fact be Mitchell, the third generation star and son of Australian Sprintcar icon Max. Sidelined with a broken wrist, Max has generously allowed son Mitchell behind the wheel of arguably Australia’s most identifiable Sprintcar. Mitchell is fresh from his maiden A-main victory last Saturday night in Sydney and will be keen to show his talent on the Easter Sprintcar Trail.
Tasmanian sibling’s Adrian and Jason Redpath will provide mainland Sprintcar fans with a taste of their brilliant speed that is a feature of their racing on the apple isle. Boasting multiple feature race wins between the pair of them, their distinctive green Sprintcars are unmistakable while they will be joined by fellow Tasmanian entrants Kurt Luttrell and Robin Dawkins.
Sydney youngsters Ian Madsen and Roddy Bell Bowen will add some significant spice while Peter Johnson is a regular visitor from Sydney however for the first time his teenage daughter Taylor will be contesting the Easter Trail. David Doherty is another quick Sydney star that will bring an added bonus for fans.
Queenslander Andrew Scheuerle and his Ausdeck Racing teammate Stuart Craig will make the haul south along with fellow Queenslander Allan Woods. The field will also be bolstered by the appearance of former National Sprintcar Poll Rookie of the Year winners Dylan Jenkin and Jamie Veal.
Mount Gambier hard charger Steven Lines will relish the chance to return to familiar territory following his stint racing in WA while locals such as Matthew Reed, Mike Van Bremen, Grant Anderson, Brett Milburn, Darren Mollenoyux and last start feature winner John Vogels will be out to stop the strong interstate contingent this Friday night.
Gates open at 3pm while the racing action will get underway at 6:30pm this Friday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway. Engine starts for the Sprintcars will begin at approximately 5:30pm.
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Tanelm Fuels 2008 NSW Late Model Title Placegetters.
Left to right : 2nd Dean Smith, 1st Scott McPherson, 3rd Barry Kelleher.
Image courtesy of Tony Hodskiss of www.hotpicsphotography.com
Experienced Canberra Dirt Late Model racer Scott McPherson successfully defended his NSW title at Gunnedah Speedway Saturday March 15
McPherson won the inaugural NSW Late Model Title at Nowra Speedway in 2007 but had to work exceptionally hard in order to take back to back victories.
In the days leading up to the Tanelm Fuels 2008 NSW Late Model title McPherson discovered engine problems that threatened to sideline him before he even left the Better Trailers workshop. A late Friday night thrash saw the necessary repairs made in time for the Better Trailers team to get on the road to Gunnedah in the early hours of Saturday morning.
In the Feature, McPherson lacked the pace to match the race leaders early, and had to bide his time and wait for the race to come to him. A late race caution allowed McPherson to close onto the tail of the then leader Dean Smith and make a successful pass in order to take victory.
Smith would eventually finish second with veteran racer Barry Kelleher working his way forward to claim third.
The Tanelm Fuels NSW Late Model Title was played out on a warm evening with a good crowd in attendance.
Twelve cars were on hand for the most prestigious Dirt Late Model race on the east coast this season, and provided some spectacular action on the Gunnedah clay.
ELMA went to great measures to ensure the event was a promotional success, with a multitude of sponsors supporting the event and Casio watches being given away via a Frisbee promotion involving the crowd.
Three 12 lap Heats were conducted along with a six car pole shootout. The Feature was cut from its original scheduled distance back to 25 laps as a result of time constraints.
Heat 1 was held on a greasy track that provided a real challenge. Drivers had to battle the conditions as well as each other but still provided some exciting action for the fans. Scott McPherson quickly worked his way to the front to take victory from Darryl Grimson, Lyle Dicker, Ken Croft, Dean Smith, Paul Carlish, and Nathan Disney. Rodney Shute was the only retirement while Disney was lapped toward the end as he struggled with a broken steering tie rod.
Heat 2 saw Greg Cassidy blitz the field in a display that must have thrown fear into the hearts of his opposition. The Hunter Valley racer was in a class of his own, driving away from the field at ease. When the chequer came out Cassidy was about to put a lap on fourth placed Barry Kelleher. The results read : Greg Cassidy, Dean Smith, Scott McPherson, Barry Kelleher, Kevin Stevens, and Ken Croft. Rodney Shute retired with front end problems while Neil Wallace also went infield with fuel pressure dramas.
Heat 3 was the Darryl Grimson and Nathan Disney show as they powered their way around the Gunnedah clay in impressive fashion. Kevin Stevens turned in his usual stylish drive to finish third, with Paul Carlish, Lyle Dicker, Greg Cassidy, and Barry Kelleher the remaining finishers. The race was punctuated at mid distance by a stoppage that saw the Dicker and Cassidy machines locked together. Both continued, although Cassidy was unable to repeat the form shown in the previous Heat.
The six car pole shootout to determine start positions in the Feature was conducted on a two car basis over two laps. Fifth qualifier Kevin Stevens accounted for Lyle Dicker in a tight race before going down to Greg Cassidy in the next shootout. Cassidy then defeated Dean Smith, Scott McPherson, and Darryl Grimson to lay claim to pole in the Feature.
All 12 cars made it onto the track for the Tanelm Fuels NSW Late Model Feature. The race started at a hectic pace with Cassidy leading the way from Grimson, McPherson and Stevens, however the amber lights flashed after only a couple of laps as a result of Carlish spinning in turn 4. Cassidy again lead at the restart before inexplicably spinning in front of the field in turn 2 only a lap later. Cassidy headed rear of field as Grimson took over the front running from Smith. Disney was also at the back of the field after making contact with Neil Wallace who became the first retirement of the race following a repeat of his fuel pressure issues.
Nearing half distance Grimson and Smith had pulled out a substantial lead, and were involved in their own private battle, as further back McPherson lead a freight train consisting of Dicker, Stevens, Kelleher and Croft.
Local racer Croft became the next casualty, heading infield with power steering failure.
Back at the front Smith, who had been throwing out the challenge to Grimson on numerous occasions, finally found a way past in turn 2. The running order was now Smith, Grimson, McPherson, Dicker, Kelleher and a hard driving Disney. Dicker soon became the final retirement of the race with a flat left rear as Disney and the lapped Shute came together. Back underway and Grimson spun in turn 4 with McPherson also going around, luckily without any damage.
The restart saw Smith leading from McPherson before the defending champion made a successful challenge for the lead in turn 2. Smith was not about to go away however and less than a lap later charged down the inside into turn one only for the amber lights to flash with both cars facing the wrong direction.
Both racers restarted at the front of the field and the race ran to its conclusion with McPherson crossing the line ahead of Smith to claim his second consecutive NSW title, to add to the WA title he won in January this year. Kelleher drove a steady race to grab a great third place finish.
Greg Cassidy finished 4th, ahead of Kevin Stevens, Paul Carlish, Darryl Grimson, Nathan Disney, and Rodney Shute who was lapped.
ELMA would specifically like to thank the following business houses and individuals for their support of the Tanelm Fuels 2008 NSW Late Model Title.
Tanelm Fuels : major race sponsor.
Casio : supply of two Casio Watches as spectator give-aways and Satellite Navigation System for ELMA Raffle.
NDRA.
Barry Towers and Staff of Gunnedah Speedway.
ELMA Officials / Racers / Crew.
Ian Boettcher Race Parts, Bundamba, Queensland – 07 3816 3288 : Pole Shuffle.
American Race Tires, Wetherill Park, Sydney – 9756 6001 : Heat 1
Carline Mufflers Maitland, Neil Wasson – 4933 5177 : Heat 1
Trade & General Towing Services, Newcastle – 4960 2475 : Heat 1
Dick Thompson Motorsports – 0422 377 380 : Heat 2
Better Trailers, Canberra – 6239 1316 : Heat 2
G & J Cassidy Pty Ltd, Newcastle : Heat 2
Hytech Parts Plus, Cardiff, Newcastle – 4956 7733 : Heat 3
Promac Machine Shop, Cardiff, Newcastle – 4956 8466 : Heat 3
Pulse Accessories Medowie, Newcastle – 0418 447 241 : Heat 3
Lap Sponsors :
Adamstown Car Doctors, North Kotara – 4957 1886
Argenton Automotive Repairs, Boolaroo, Newcastle – 4958 4787
Burtons Radiators Broadmeadow, Newcastle – 4957 4467
Clarke Food Services Beresfield, Newcastle – 4964 1122
Oz Motorsport Promotions, Kempsey – 0434 260 028
D & D Body Repairs Broadmeadow, Newcastle – 4961 2405
Discount Car Centre Boolaroo, Newcastle – 4953 0908
Europcar
Eveleighs Pie & Sandwich Bar, New Lambton, Newcastle – 4957 1612
Go Karts Go Newcastle – 4952 9129
Ice Man Intercoolers Broadmeadow, Newcastle – 4962 1741
John Collins Dyno Tune Broadmeadow, Newcastle – 4961 4961
Lillford Exhaust Thorton, Newcastle – 4966 5699
Natalie’s Limousines, Newcastle – 0428 695 773
Nationwide Air Conditioning, Newcastle – 4941 1611
Phils Auto & Tune Shop, Newcastle – 4940 8402
Tidy Trim Islington, Newcastle – 4962 3153
NDRA
Special thanks to Des Disney for his assistance in securing the Newcastle Business Houses that supported the Tanelm Fuels NSW Late Model Title.
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Mark Robinson scores Queensland V8 Dirt Modified Title win on a slick track with a Ford Powered TEO chassis. Photo © Ben Graham
ROBINSON CLAIMS THIRD QUEENSLAND CROWN
By Ben Graham
Mark Robinson showed his dominance on a slick racetrack with a commanding victory in the Queensland V8 Dirt Modified Championship at Charlton Raceway on March 8. Robinson’s Ford powered Teo entry lead home Grafton rookie Jai Stephenson, with reigning Australian Champ Tim Morse rounding out the top three.
Robinson, who has claimed the Queensland Title twice previously, made the most of his front-row start and lead every one of the 30-laps in the Championship decider.
“It was really good early in the race” said Robinson post-race. “But as the race went on it actually got a bit tight up where I wanted to run so I just brought it back down in the black slippery stuff and kept it on the bottom and just made sure the car was wide enough so nobody could get past. We just need to improve on some of the heavy rough stuff but we’ve certainly got the slick down pat and the drier the track gets the faster we go”.
A resurgent Darren Latimer started alongside Robinson on the front row and held down second place for the opening half of the race before being pressured and ultimately passed by Stephenson. Stephenson was unable to bridge the gap to Robinson over the closing stages, while Latimer faded to fourth at the fall of the chequered flag.
“I didn’t think I would be able to get past him (Latimer) in the early stages but with about 15 laps to go I could see his car bouncing around doing the wrong things so I had half a chance and I took it” said an excited Stephenson, who recently finished sixth in the Australian Title.
Finishing just behind Stephenson in third was Tim Morse, who was at the wheel of the “Keith-4-Wheels” Bicknell entry of Keith Muller. It was Morse’s first experience in an American-built machine and the extra 10-inch wheelbase took some getting used to.
”Its a bit like getting out of a nimble little 4 door sedan and getting into a big 4wd, that’s what it feels like” revealed Morse. “ And the way they come on at the end of the feature was really surprising, they hook up at the end. And you’ve got to get off the throttle a little to get into the turns, whereas I usually drive in on the throttle. You don’t need huge amounts of throttle coming off the turn. They just hook up and go whereas my car is alot different to that”
It was a night of mixed fortunes for a number of other fancied runners. Latimer finished fourth with newly crowned NSW Champ Andrew Pezzutti close behind in fifth. Rookie David Clark put in a good drive to snare sixth, while defending Champ Luke Oldfield recovering from a rear-of-field penalty to finish seventh, just infront of Phil McNamara. Heartbreak as well for Scott Conlin, running out of fuel with just four laps remaining while fighting for a top-five result.
QUEENSLAND V8 DIRT MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP
FEATURE (30 Laps) 1st Mark Robinson, 2nd Jai Stephenson, 3rd Tim Morse, 4th Darren Latimer, 5th Andrew Pezzutti, 6th David Clarke, 7th Luke Oldfield, 8th Phil McNamara DNF: Scott Conlin, Paul Booker, Trevor Perry, Lance Towns, Nev Robertson, Ryan Collier, Ricka Groom, Barry Ashen.
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Farr banks $15,000 for 'King of Wing' win at Perth Motorplex
NEW South Welshman Robbie Farr banked a $15,000 cheque when he won the 26th Michael Nanovich Sprintcar King of Wings at the Perth Motorplex last night.
Farr started from position four and quickly raced to the lead in the drama-filled 30-lap main event.
He crossed the line ahead from hometown hero Luch Monte and defending champion Kerry Madsen (NSW).
Unfortunately for Monte there was a cloud hanging over his position at the end of the night when it is understood his car came in underweight and his result was subject to clarification.
The only real challenge Farr had was when national champion and polesitter Brooke Tatnell slid underneath Farr, seeing contact between the two big guns on the main straight with nine laps remaining.
Unfortunately for Tatnell the front-end damage was too much, seeing the #1 parked on the infield.
Ryan Farrell, who started from seventh, was fourth and had no answer for the guys in front.
Jamie Maiolo put in a sensational drive to work his way through the heavy traffic, charging from 13th to fifth.
South Australian Steven Lines was sixth after starting from eighth.
American Chad Blonde was another driver who made many bold moves transferring from 20th to seventh while Ben Ellement raced from 15th to eighth.
Unfortunately Victorian David Murcott suffered the opposite fate after starting on the front row with Tatnell.
After an incident in the middle of the race while he was in second, he had to start from the rear and to his credit raced back up to ninth.
Mitchell Dumesny, subbing for injured father Max in the V5, started 21st and finished 10th.
Mark Wells was another driver who went backwards, starting from third but driving the ill-handling car to 11th.
There were several attempts to get the main event going which saw David Hall, Darryl Clayden and Dan Morton out before a lap was even complete,
On the next attempt Greg Hall was bumped and rode out a big flip on the main straight.
The extra time during the red light allowed Morton to get back into the race.
Farr was the big mover in the first few laps roaring into the lead over Murcott and Tatnell.
Three laps were complete when Queenslanders Bryan Mann and Danny Reidy and Shaun Bradford all spun in turn two, but all three were able to restart.
Tatnell was under pressure early firstly from Monte and then from Madsen who both put the #A1 behind them.
Jamie Moon then spun in pits bend forcing another restart just after the leaders hit lapped traffic.
On the restart Monte and Madsen were again too good for Tatnell.
There was then plenty of close-quarter racing between Madsen and Tatnell with the national champion then sliding into fourth with 16 laps to go.
The red lights came on again when Murcott went over after racing in close quarters with Monte at midrace distance.
Fortunately Murcott was able to get a restart, albeit from the rear.
Maiolo was a big mover and moved up to seventh with 13 to go while Tatnell slide under Monte for second at the same time.
Tatnell was then on the back of Farr with 10 laps to go and then pounced the following lap.
Unfortunately his challenge was short lived with the contact ending Tatnell’s night.
Tatnell took full advantage of pole position to claim the first heat race of the night, ultimately winning by half a lap.
Farrell’s intentions were pretty clear when he bolted from position eight to slide into second in the first few laps.
Priolo crossed the line in third thanks to a good late-race move on Gharst but it was to no avail after officials relegated him two spots for an illegal infield pass.
Lines finished third with Gharst and Priolo rounding out the top five.
Despite having a smoking motor in the early parts of the race Farr proved the pole line was a good place to be when he won the second heat of the night.
It was a fairly uneventful race with fellow-front rower Monte taking second and Bradford third.
Maiolo, who also had a smoking motor, held his position to finish fifth behind Clayden.
Wells was a convincing winner in the third heat after starting on pole with Green, who started third, moving up to second to finish ahead of Murcott.
Tatnell set up pole position for the feature race with a win over Wells and Monte in the A Dash, while Murcott earnt his front row feature start with a win over Farr and Green in the B Dash.
Reidy, Blonde, Dumesny, Mann, Morton and Milling were the top six in the B Main and all qualified for the back of the main event.
The caution lights early twice when Marshall McDiarmid spun first and then Sean Zemunik drove into the concrete in turn one.
John Liddelow was sent to the rear of the field after forcing David Ellement to spin around in pits bend with 11 laps remaining after Ellement put a slide job on him.
As Ellement moved in front Liddelow was deemed to be too hard on the gas on the rear end of the Ellement machine.
Carl Dowling spun around in turn two while leading after struggling for a couple of laps with a damaged front wing.
The race was declared after Glen Sutherland flipped in the first turn.
THERE was plenty of incentive to do well in the Nanovich Farms Quick Time on the first night.
Robbie Farr won $500 for topping the time sheets, but he was not the only one to pocket some handy cash.
There was also $500 each for the drivers who finished seventh and 17th.
The lucky drivers were David Priolo and Jamie Maiolo.
But the cash flow didn’t stop there.
$250 also went the way of Farr and Ryan Farrell for winning the A and B Dashes respectively while Bryan Mann also won some cash for winning the Midpack Madness race.
On the second night Tatnell and Murcott won $250 each for winning the Dashes while it was Maiolo to do well by winning Midpack Madness. Priolo also won some more money for finishing fifth in the Madness race.
THE rain in the lead up to the first night’s racing might have kept some of the crowd away but it was a great help to the track conditions.
The times in the dashes were sensational.
Farr’s time for the six laps was 1.21.73 while Farrell’s was even better - in 1.20.91 and Mann’s in the Midpack Madness was 1.21.40.
The six-lap track record held by American Dean Jacobs of 1.20.89 is still intact.
PETER Sinagra was one of the drivers-turned-spectactors on the Saturday night.
The driver of the #29 machine rolled in turn one on the opening night and was knocked around in the car, requiring medical treatment.
Queenslander Allan Woods along with local drivers Allan Nash and Kent Roberts were also no-shows in night twoSprintcars : Heat 4 : 1st Brooke Tatnell, 2nd Ryan Farrell, 3rd Steven Lines, 4th Kaley Gharst, 5th David Priolo, 6th Kerry Madsen, 7th Dan Morton, 8th Bryan Mann, 9th John Liddelow, 10th Jason Oldfield, 11th Jason Kendrick, 12th Troy Lawson. DNF: Sean Zemunik.
Heat 5 : 1st Robbie Farr, 2nd Luch Monte, 3rd Shaun Bradford, 4th Darryl Clayden, 5th Jamie Maiolo, 6th Ben Ellement, 7th Carl Dowling, 8th Marshall McDiarmid, 9th David Ellement, 10th Scott Milling.
Heat 6 : 1st Mark Wells, 2nd Trevor Green, 3rd David Murcott, 4th David Hall, 5th Greg Hall, 6th Jamie Moon, 7th Chad Blonde, 8th Danny Reidy, 9th Mitchell Dumesny, 10th Ian Woods, 11th Kris Coyle, 12th Glen Sutherland, 13th Pino Priolo. DNF: Mat Muir.
A Dash : 1st Brooke Tatnell, 2nd Mark Wells, 3rd Luch Monte, 4th Ryan Farrell, 5th David Hall, 6th Shaun Bradford.
B Dash : 1st David Murcott, 2nd Robert Farr, 3rd Trevor Green, 4th Steven Lines, 5th Kaley Gharst, 6th Darryl Clayden.
Midpack Madness : 1st Jamie Maiolo, 2nd Kerry Madsen, 3rd Ben Ellement, 4th Jamie Moon, 5th David Priolo, 6th Greg Hall.
B Main : 1st Danny Reidy, 2nd Chad Blonde, 3rd Mitchell Dumesny, 4th Bryan Mann, 5th Dan Morton, 6th Scott Milling, 7th Ian Woods, 8th Kris Coyle, 9th Glen Sutherland, 10th Jason Kendrick, 11th Jason Oldfield, 12th Mat Muir, 13th David Ellement. DNF: John Liddelow, Troy Lawson, Pino Priolo, Carl Dowling, Marshall McDiarmid and Sean Zemunik.
A Main Feature Race : 1st Robbie Farr, 2nd Luch Monte, 3rd Kerry Madsen, 4th Ryan Farrell, 5th Jamie Maiolo, 6th Steven Lines, 7th Chad Blonde, 8th Ben Ellement, 9th David Murcott, 10th Mitchell Dumesny, 11th Mark Wells, 12th Dan Morton, 13th Shaun Bradford, 14th Danny Reidy, 15th Bryan Mann. DNF: Brooke Tatnell, Scott Milling, Kaley Gharst, Trevor Green, Jamie Moon, David Hall, Darryl Clayden, Greg Hall and David Priolo.
Speedcars : Heat 3: 1st Brett Matherson, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Steven Henderson, 4th Scott Glazebrook, 5th Neville Lance, 6th Todd Waddell, 7th Tom Watson, 8th Tammy Telenta, 9th Ross Heywood. DNF: Vaughan Manders, Glen Mears and Dave McKay.
Heat 4: 1st Scott Glazebrook, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Todd Waddell, 4th Tom Watson, 5th Neville Lance, 6th Steven Henderson, 7th Vaughan Manders, 8th Brett Matherson, 9th Glen Mears, 10th Tammy Telenta. DNF: Ross Heywood.
Heat 5 : 1st Scott Glazebrook, 2nd Tom Watson, 3rd Rick Geneve, 4th Todd Waddell, 5th Vaughan Manders, 6th Glen Mears, 7th Steven Henderson, 8th Tammy Telenta. DNF: Neville Lance and Brett Matherson.
Points : Scott Glazebrook, Rick Geneve 492 each, Tom Watson 490, Steven Henderson 477, Todd Waddell 467, Brett Matherson 460, Glen Mears 453, Tammy Telenta 452, Neville Lance 449, Vaughan Manders 442 and Ross Heywood 408.
Formula 500s : Heat 4: 1st David Sinagra, 2nd Matt Brown, 3rd Wayne Dymock, 4th Leigh Van Ginnekin, 5th Shane Andersson, 6th Mark House, 7th Brad Warwick, 8th Jason Priolo, 9th Phil Crofts, 10th Craig Bottrell, 11th Steve Caunt, 12th Todd Nathan, 13th Aaron Higgins, 14th Tim Winters, 15th Graham Higgs, 16th Kenny Norma, 17th Darren Rodwell, 18th Hayden Channing. DNF: Steven Ellement, Dean Terry, Brad Chapman, Filomena Aracri and Cody Turacchio.
Heat 5 : 1st Brad Warwick, 2nd Wayne Dymock, 3rd Shane Andersson, 4th Matt Brown, 5th Phil Crofts, 6th Jason Priolo, 7th Aaron Higgins, 8th Tim Winters, 9th Mark House, 10th Steve Caunt, 11th Craig Bottrell, 12th Steven Ellement, 13th David Sinagra, 14th Brad Chapman, 15th Darren Rodwell.
Heat 6 : 1st Matt Brown, 2nd Shane Andersson, 3rd Wayne Dymock, 4th Phil Crofts, 5th Steven Ellement, 6th David Sinagra, 7th Aaron Higgins, 8th Mark House, 9th Brad Chapman, 10th Jason Priolo, 11th Craig Bottrell, 12th Darren Rodwell, 13th Steve Caunt, 14th Tim Winters. DNF: Brad Warwick, Filomena Aracri.Points: Brad Warwick 488, Matt Brown 483, Phil Crofts 478, Mark House 477, Shane Andersson 476, Wayne Dymock 475, David Sinagra 463, Jason Priolo 460, Leigh Van Ginnekin 459, Aaron Higgins 455, Steve Caunt 444, Steven Ellement 441, Todd Nathan 439, Craig Bottrell 436, Graham Higgs 431, Darren Rodwell 424, Brad Chapman 414, Hayden Channing 409, Kenny Norman 406, Steven Gay 403, Filomena Aracri 395, Cody Turacchio 395, Tim Winters 180 and Malcolm O’Keefe 158.Late Models :
Race 4 : 1st Kevin Bell, 2nd Craig Vosbergen, 3rd Ben Ludlow, 4th Brad Blake, 5th Ryan Halliday, 6th Terry Chamberlain, 7th Phil Richards, 8th Clint Noakes, 9th Matt Noakes, 10th Veronica McCann, 11th Jeremy Hale, 12th David Nylander. DNF: Warren Bishop, Jamie Oldfield, Jay Cardy, Brad Ludlow.
Race 5 : 1st Craig Vosbergen, 2nd Brad Ludlow, 3rd Brad Blake, 4th Kevin Bell, 5th Matt Noakes, 6th Ben Ludlow, 7th Terry Chamberlain, 8th Ryan Halliday, 9th Jay Cardy, 10th Veronica McCann, 11th Phil Richards. DNF: Clint Noakes, Jamie Oldfield, David Nylander and Jeremy Hale.
Final Points : Craig Vosbergen 395, Kevin Bell 394, Brad Blake 389, Brad Ludlow 377, Matt Noakes 371, Phil Richards 369, Ryan Halliday 366, Terry Chamberlain 365, Clint Noakes 359, Ben Ludlow 351, Jeremy Hale 348, Jay Cardy 345, Lee Watt 343, Matt Nylander 341, Veronica McCann 340, David Nylander 334, Jamie Oldfield 334, Warren Bishop 334 and Bert Vosbergen 316.
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John Vogels raced to a popular win Saturday night at Avalon Raceway in the Eureka Garages and Sheds Great Southern Showdown. Photo © Corey Gibson
VOGELS THE MAN AT AVALON RACEWAY
MEDIA RELEASE – AVALON RACEWAY, LARA – 8/3/2008
Simpson’s John Vogels stormed to a calculating win Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway during the action packed 25 lap, Eureka Sheds and Garages Great Southern Showdown. Vogel’s withstood several challenges from ninth starting Grant Anderson who raced to second while Mike Van Bremen’s consistency ensured he finished on the podium in third.
Warrnambool’s Darren Mollenoyux set a blistering 11.6-second lap during the Top 6 Time Trial to start from pole position while Vogels would start alongside. Brett Smith reaped the benefits of competing in Tasmania for the last three weeks to start from position three as South Australian Luke Dillon started on his outside while Van Bremen, Simon Amato, Bruce Williams and Eddie Lumbar both qualified exceptionally well on the fourth row.
At the initial start Vogels got the jump from the outside groove only for the red lights to come on halting proceedings when firstly Brett Smith then Amato both rolled gently onto the left hand side of their machines in a synchronised rollover. Ironically both cars were able to restart albeit from the rear.
At the ensuing restart Mollenoyux enjoyed the hole shot and led the field for the first two laps before Smith again found himself in trouble in turns one and two tagging the wall with his right rear sending the car into a violent series of spins. With cars scattering to avoid contact and the dust raised from the dry infield, Mollenoyux stopped just short of the scene expecting a red light stoppage but with the yellows only shown, a frustrated Mollenoyux was sent to the rear of the field for a second push start.
Vogels led away Grant Anderson who had sped his way forward but the restart lasted only a few moments before a frustrated Mollenoyux flipped hard following contact with the ailing Amato deep in the field. Mollenoyux was quick to vent his frustration at being sent to the rear with infield officials when he vacated the mangled wreck.
Vogels continued to pace the field ahead of the advancing Anderson however it was fourteenth starting Mathew Reed that was fast approaching the leaders quickly with seventeen laps remaining Reed was challenging fifth placed Bruce Williams. Both unfortunately were caught up in an incident that saw Williams’ #71 upside down and Reed going to the rear for a second push. John Baynes’ strong run also came to an end with front suspension damage.
Vogels was able to stave off the charging Grant Anderson to win the $5,000 and the Great Southern Showdown ahead of Anderson, Van Bremen, Dillon and Reed who was exciting the crowd as he rounded up the field from the rear once again. Comeback kid and B-main winner Quentin Tanner finished sixth ahead of Brett Milburn, Eddie Lumbar, Ron Dalton and Phil Down in tenth while the only other finisher was Harley Bishop.
Amato, Lumbar, David Aldersley, Smith, Vogels and Dillon all shared in the heat races that also provided plenty of excitement with Rod Mathews coming to grief along with rookie Tim Rankin, Brett Milburn and Ian Thomsen who all suffered from the action of the preliminaries.
Saturday night also saw the debut of 20-year-old third generation racer Nick Lacey behind the wheel of his fathers famous #26. The Go Kart and Formula Ford talent quickly adapted to turn in some consistent laps.
Lloyd Hobson continued his outstanding season when he showed great speed to run down and pass early race leader Daryl Hickson in the V8 Dirt Modified final. Both Hickson and Hobson enjoyed good runs along with Aaron Trotter and Tony Moore who were in the thick of the action along with Troy Scott and the Drew boys, Scott and Rod.
Troy Neilson returned from a successful Australian Street Stock podium that saw him finish runner up to win the exciting final ahead of current Victorian champ Justin Sadler and former national champ Brad McClure. The trio put on a great show through traffic and just when it looked as though McClure would secure the win two laps from home the entire look of the race changed in an instant and Neilson was able to speed to the win.
Also conducted during the afternoon was the second annual Australian Junior Quarter Midget titles and Whittlesea 11 year old Daniel Burleigh won the 160cc category ahead of Zane Jordan and Ballarat’s Tyler Carter. Warrnambool 9 year old Danny Carroll won his second consecutive 120cc title ahead of Bryce Carter and New South Wales youngster Clay Small. Six-year-old ace Mitch Smith blitzed the novice field to also take a well-deserved victory.
Sunday night (March 9) the Sprintcar action continues at Simpson Speedway as the picturesque venue plays host to the final night of action of the Victorian Sprintcar Title double header. Vogels returns to his home track full of confidence while there will be several still licking their wounds from a torrid night at Avalon Raceway.
The opening round of the Easter Sprintcar Trail is the next event at Avalon Raceway on Good Friday, March 21. A great field of cars have nominated to date with over 45 cars set to do battle including the red hot Robbie Farr who has won both the Krikke Boys Memorial race and the Nanovich King of Wings in the last fourteen days while also nominated is four times Australian Sprintcar champ Garry Brazier.
Avalon Raceway Season Calendar 2007/2008
March 21st Sprintcars Easter Trail Rd 1, Super Rods, Fire Works
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Tatnell scores 'King of Wing's preliminary feature win
Sydney's BROOKE Tatnell was credited with winning the 25-lap Nanovich Sprintcar King of Wings preliminary feature race at the Perth Motorplex tonight. The track was fast and in excellent condition.
The national champion crossed the line second to WA champion Ryan Farrell but was given the win after Farrell’s #95 machine came in underweight on the scales - after being checked four times.
Farrell started on the front row with New South Welshman Robbie Farr and sat behind Farr for much of the race.
He struck late in the event with a slowing Farr crossing third behind national champion Brooke Tatnell.
Farr got the jump on the pack at the start and lead away from Farrell and South Australian Steven Lines.
The leaders of the big 24-car field were into lapped traffic after just five laps but were forced into a single-file restart when Scott Milling ran out of power.
Daryl Clayden forced another caution when he spun in pits bend with 12 laps remaining.
Again it was Farr who led the field away from Farrell and Lines while the smoking #99 machine of Maiolo was holding out Tatnell and Mark Wells.
There was a great battle between Tatnell, Wells, Danny Reidy and David Murcott who all put pressure on Maiolo in the latter stages.
Wells had his front wing peel up while in fifth and then Reidy was forced infield with a smoking engine.
There were many smoking engines on the night including Farr who was still leading when Ben Ellement spun around on the main straight.
This saw a few cars bunch up and Farr unlucky not to flip the 7Q machine, but he did perform a 360 with much of the car in the air.
He landed on all four wheels and was able to stay in front on the restart.
With five to go Farr led from Farrell, Lines, Tatnell and Wells.
Farrell was on a mission and ran the high line to round up the slowing Farr machine with three laps remaining.
Tatnell, who started from seventh, also pounced and claimed second while Farr was just glad he could hold onto the final podium spot.
Lines, who started from fourth and was second in time trials at the start of the show, would have been disappointed with how his show ended when the front right tyre sheered off in the first turn.
Luch Monte had a mixed night in the weekend dedicated to great mate, the late Michael Nanovich.
He was forced to change an engine after time trials but still made it out in time for his heat which he won.
Monte then started from ninth and finished a credible fourth behind Wells.
Victorian David Murcott, driving the Garry Rush 2N finished fifth after winning the B Main and then starting 19th in the A Main.
American Kaley Gharst in the second Farrell #95 car finished sixth after he started 23rd.
.Formula 500s : Heat 1: 1st Steven Ellement, 2nd Wayne Dymock, 3rd Dean Terry, 4th Brad Warwick, 5th Todd Nathan, 6th Mark House, 7th Phil Crofts, 8th Leigh Van Ginnekin, 9th Matt Brown, 10th Jason Priolo, 11th Aaron Higgins, 12th David Sinagra, 13th Graham Higgs, 14th Steven Gay, 15th Steve Caunt, 16th Shane Andersson, 17th Craid Bottrell, 18th Brad Chapman, 19th Kenny Norman, 20th Darren Rodwell, 21st Hayden Channing. DNF: Cody Turacchio.Heat 2: 1st Shane Andersson, 2nd Mark House, 3rd Brad Warwick, 4th Matt Brown, 5th Phil Crofts, 6th Leigh Van Ginnekin, 7th David Sinagra, 8th Graham Higgs, 9th Aaron Higgins, 10th Jason Priolo, 11th Darren Rodwell, 12th Steve Caunt, 13th Todd Nathan, 14th Craig Bottrell, 15th Wayne Dymock, 16th Hayden Channing. DNF: Filomena Aracri, Steven Gay, Kenny Norman, Dean Terry and Steven Ellement.Heat 3: 1st Phil Crofts, 2nd Brad Warwick, 3rd Matt Brown, 4th Shane Andersson, 5th Mark House, 6th Leigh Van Ginnekin, 7th Steven Ellement, 8th Wayne Dymock, 9th David Sinagra, 10th Aaron Higgins, 11th Jason Priolo, 12th Dean Terry, 13th Steve Caunt, 14th Todd Nathan, 15th Brad Chapman, 16th Graham Higgs, 17th Craig Bottrell, 18th Darren Rodwell, 19th Hayden Channing, 20th Kenny Norman. DNF: Filomena Aracri.
Speedcars : Heat 1: 1st Tom Watson, 2nd Neville Lance, 3rd Scott Glazebrook, 4th Rick Geneve, 5th Brett Matherson, 6th Steven Henderson, 7th Glen Mears. DNF: Vaughan Manders, Ross Heywood, Tammy Telenta, Todd Waddell.Heat 2: 1st Tom Watson, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Todd Waddell, 4th Scott Glazebrook, 5th Tammy Telenta, 6th Steven Henderson, 7th Vaughan Manders, 8th Glen Mears, 9th Brett Matherson. DNF: Ross Heywood and Neville Lance.
Late models : Race 1: 1st Brad Ludlow, 2nd Kevin Bell, 3rd Brad Blake, 4th Warren Bishop, 5th Craig Vosbergen, 6th Jay Cardy, 7th Phil Richards, 8th Clint Noakes, 9th Lee Watt, 10th Matt Nylander, 11th Jeremy Hale, 12th Ryan Halliday, 13th Matt Noakes, 14th David Nylander, 15th Jamie Oldfield. DNF: Bert Vosbergen, Veronica McCann, Terry Chamberlain and Ben Ludlow.Race 2: 1st Craig Vosbergen, 2nd Brad Ludlow, 3rd Kevin Bell, 4th Terry Chamberlain, 5th Brad Blake, 6th Matt Noakes, 7th Clint Noakes, 8th Lee Watt, 9th Matt Nylander, 10th Phil Richards, 11th Jamie Oldfield, 12th Jeremy Hale, 13th Ryan Halliday. DNF: Jay Cardy, Veronica McCann, David Nylander, Bert Vosbergen, Ben Ludlow and Warren Bishop.
Sprintcars : Time trials: Robbie Farr 14.472, Steven Lins 14.858, Darryl Clayden 14.894, Bryan Mann 14.922, Jamie Maiolo 14.949, Ryan Farrell 14.995, David Priolo 15.105, Mark Wells 15.107, Dan Morton 15.256, Danny Reidy 15.323, Pino Priolo 15.333, Scott Milling 15.335, David Murcott 15.381, Greg Hall 15.399, Luch Monte 15.407, Trevor Green 15.411, Jamie Moon 15.414, David Hall 15.425, Chad Blonde 15.439, Shaun Bradford 15.456, Brooke Tatnell 15.524, Glen Sutherland 15.553, Carl Dowling 15.554, Mitchell Dumesny 15.560, Kerry Madsen 15.665, Ian Woods 15.711, Kaley Gharst 15.737, Peter Sinagra 15.829, Marshall McDiarmid 15.847, Jason Kendrick 15.848, Allan Woods 15.869, David Ellement 15.947, Kris Coyle 15.992, Jodi Waldron 15.992, Troy Lawson 16.219, Sean Zemunik 16.226, Kent Roberts 16.278, Jason Oldfield 16.302, Wayne Russell 16.481, John Liddelow/Ben Ellement NTT.
Heat 1 : 1st David Hall, 2nd Ryan Farrell, 3rd Robert Farr, 4th Kerry Madsen, 5th David Priolo, 6th Scott Milling, 7th Mitchell Dumesny, 8th Chad Blonde, 9th Allan Woods, 10th Kent Roberts. DNF: David Murcott, Sean Zemunik, Jason Kendrick and Ben Ellement.
Heat 2 : 1st Jamie Moon, 2nd Steven Lines, 3rd Mark Wells, 4th Jamie Maiolo, 5th Shaun Bradford, 6th Greg Hall, 7th Pino Priolo, 8th Ian Woods, 9th David Ellement, 10th Carl Dowling, 11th Marshall McDiarmid, 12th Jason Oldfield, 13th Troy Lawson, DNF: Ben Ellement.
Heat 3 : 1st Luch Monte, 2nd Trevor Green, 3rd Danny Reidy, 4th Brooke Tatnell, 5th Bryan Mann, 6th Darryl Clayden, 7th Kaley Gharst, 8th Jodi Waldron, 9th Peter Sinagra, 10th Glen Sutherland, 11th Dan Morton, 12th John Liddelow, 13th Wayne Russell.
A Dash : 1st Robbie Farr, 2nd Jamie Maiolo, 3rd Mark Wells, 4th Brooke Tatnell 5th Luch Monte, 6th Jamie Moon.
B Dash : 1st Ryan Farrell, 2nd Steven Lines, 3rd Trevor Green, 4th Danny Reidy, 5th Kerry Madsen, 6th David Hall.
Midpack Madness : 1st 1st Bryan Mann, 2nd Darryl Clayden, 3rd Shaun Bradford, 4th David Priolo, 5th Scott Milling, 6th Greg Hall.
\B Main : 1st David Murcott, 2nd Chad Blonde, 3rd Dan Morton, 4th Carl Dowling, 5th Kaley Gharst, 6th Ben Ellement, 7th Jason Kendrick, 8th David Ellement, 9th Mitchell Dumesny, 10th Glen Sutherland, 11th Marshall McDiarmid, 12th John Liddelow, 13th Troy Lawson. DNF: Jodi Waldron, Allan Woods, Pino Priolo, Ian Woods, Peter Sinagra, Kent Roberts, Sean Zemunik and Jason Oldfield.
A Main Feature Race :1st Brooke Tatnell, 2nd Robert Farr, 3rd Mark Wells, 4th Luch Monte, 5th David Murcott, 6th Kaley Gharst, 7th Kerry Madsen, 8th Jamie Maiolo, 9th Trevor Green, 10th David Hall, 11th Shaun Bradford, 12th David Priolo, 13th Bryan Mann, 14th Carl Dowling, 15th Jamie Moon, 16th Greg Hall, 17th Darryl Clayden, 18th Dan Morton.
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Avalon Raceway hosts the Sprintcar Great Southern Showdown this Saturday night. Photo © Corey Gibson
SPRINTCAR SHOWDOWN AT AVALON RACEWAY
MEDIA RELEASE – AVALON RACEWAY, LARA – 8/3/2008
This Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway the popular Sprintcars hit the track for the annual Great Southern Showdown. Saturday’s A-main winner will collect a winner’s cheque worth $5,000 for their efforts while the action also doubles as night one of the Victorian Sprintcar Title.
Avalon Raceway and Simpson Speedway have combined their efforts to provide a double header for the 2008 Victorian Sprintcar Title. Saturday night begins the action at Avalon Raceway before Sunday night’s conclusion at Simpson Speedway while both nights also provide points for the season long Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series. Avalon Raceway’s Jeff Drew confirms a strong field will contest the rich event.
“The Great Southern Showdown pays the winner the same as what a regular World Series Sprintcars round pays. There has been plenty of interstate interest from both New South Wales and South Australia while all the local Victorian stars will be keen to keep the money in Victoria.
Current Victorian Sprintcar champion Matthew Reed will have to succeed over both nights of the title if he is to win back to back state crowns. Facing tough opposition from Sydney’s Troy Little and local heroes Grant Anderson, John Vogels, Mike Van Bremen, Brett Milburn, Brett Lacey and Darren Mollenoyux will also ensure the victor will earn the win.
Rounding out the action packed program will be the V8 Dirt Modifieds while the Street Stocks are also featuring this Saturday night.
Gates open at 4pm while the racing action will get underway at 7pm this Saturday night at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway. Engine starts for the Sprintcars will begin at approximately 6pm.
Admission Prices:
Adults $25
Child 12-16 $10
Child 5-11 $5
Under 5 - Free
Old Age/Disability $15.00
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