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Number Five For Twenty
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Author : Hi-Tec Oils World Series

The winning streak
of James McFadden seemingly knows no bounds. At Avalon Raceway Lara last night
he scored his fifth win from seven rounds in the 2011/2012 Hi-Tec Oils World
Series Sprintcars Championship, cleaning house and passing his arch rival Brooke
Tatnell to win the 35 lap Speedweek A-Main.

“Everything’s just
falling into place,” he beamed, “the car is awesome, the whole team is just
gelling, I feel really confident that I can run almost anywhere on the track.
Things are just amazing right now.”

It was a satisfying moment for
McFadden’s brilliant young crew chief Glen “Beato” Beaton also as he guided his
driver’s car to the perfect set up in front of his ‘old boss’ – two time WoO
Jason Meyers champion who was also racing that night.

“Glen has done a
phenomenal job with this Totally Workwear Cool,” smiled McFadden, “every time I
go out there I know we have a good shot at the win.”

Brooke Tatnell
finished second, with Max Dumesny making a welcome return to form to finish
third.

Tatnell led early in the Toyota Genuine Parts Cool Chassis but was
‘relieved’ of his duties at the number one position by the flying McFadden in
traffic late in the race.

To his credit the 8 times WSS Champion fought
back but “Jay-Mac” was too smooth in traffic at critical moments.

“He’s
on fire right now,” Tatnell admitted, “I did everything I could to peg the
little bugger back but he was very smooth in traffic. I really appreciated that
you can run clean with him.”

Dumesny’s podium finish was his first for
the season.

“It’s good to get a result tonight,” grinned Max, “the track
was good tonight and we could get around on the top or the bottom. Mouse had the
car set up really nice and it made my job so much easier.”

Asked how he’d
be spending New Year’s Eve the following night the always cheeky 7 times WSS
champ joked “just a quiet night playing Euchre with Mum.”

Following home
the lead trio was Stephen Bell in fourth in the Victory Lane Racegear
#88.

“We’ve been struggling with this car all season but tonight we tried
one thing and it’s unlocked the secret. We’re back to a car that I know is fast
and that we can get running very nicely with these fast boys.”

The night
started off badly for Jason Meyers in the Fire Services Plus KPC chassis with
the WoO superstar drawing the first qualifying marble with Ryan Farrell but
failing dismally. West Aussie Farrell timed in 2nd quickest but a miscalculation
on the stagger saw the USA#14 come in at a shocking 32nd and setting up a
difficult night ahead.

In a drive that you’d expect from a driver of
Meyers’ calibre he came from the B-Main to start the A-Main from 17th to
eventually run fifth and really achieve some car speed towards the fall of the
chequers.

Dylan Jenkin brought the Tatiara Truck and Trailers #51 Cool
chassis home in sixth but ran fourth for much of the main event behind Max
Dumesny.

“We were too loose, and it affected the way I was cornering
enormously. I had to throw the car into the turn and then it would push coming
out so we really couldn’t defend the line or have a decent crack at passing Max.
Getting passed by Stevie Bell and Jason Meyers is no disgrace
though.”

Robbie Farr brought the East Coast Pipeline Maxim across the
line in seventh but he had to work hard for it with some great elbow to elbow
stuff with Daniel Pestka, Trevor Green and Jason Johnson to name a
few.

Trevor Green was eighth in the NATRAD Maxim and he too survived an
epic battle with ninth placed Jason Johnson in the Haynes Labour Hire #47
Maxim.
There were a couple of laps there were Green and Johnson were little
inches apart as the American tried the high-line and Green used the bottom to
eventually move ahead.

Johnson, like Farr, Meyers and so many others
suffered badly in qualifying and spent all night playing catch up.

Steven
Lines brought the Monster Energy Monte Motorsport J&J in with tenth after
they overcame an earlier engine problem, Daniel Pestka did some wicked pedalling
all night in the Gawler Farm Machinery J&J to eventually place eleventh
after he tangled with Garry Brazier, Mitchell Dumesny came home in twelfth in
the Engine Armour Maxim and John Vogels wound up thirteenth in a result that
wasn’t really a true indication of his speed earlier in the night.

Hard
luck stories came thick and fast…

Brett Milburn was the surprise packet
of the event, earning the “Top Points” in his Lazarro #68 after a great
qualifying effort where he timed in fourth and then wound up starting on the
second row for the A-Main.

“Milbo” got the jump on James McFadden on the
opening lap and screamed into second where he remained for several laps until
being bustled back to third by McFadden.

Unfortunately, when he was a
good chance to run top five, Milburn and Murcott tangled with the right rear
being cut down on the #68 and the race now over for the livewire
Victorian.

“I’m disappointed because I know we could have run inside the
top five pretty easily with the car speed. Who knows where we could have ended
up but at least we showed these guys (WSS) we can run with them.”

Murcott
– the Avalon specialist of the WSS teams – crunched the car pretty hard into the
main straight wall too and ended up drastically altering the chassis symmetry.
He restarted but retired just as quickly before admitting later the team would
be spending their New Year’s Eve bolting a new Eagle chassis together in time
for Warrnambool’s Speedweek finale.

Grant Anderson’s disappointing run of
bad luck continued, only this time to a new level with a frustrating mechanical
and human injury in two separate heat races for the driver of the #37 FUCHS /
Wagga Mobile Cranes Foster chassis.

“Ando” had the front end knocked out
of the car in the first heat then had a fuel nozzle spray fuel into the car
which unfortunately ignited and began to burn Grant’s legs.

Leaping out
of the car and on to the ground Anderson was quickly extinguished but received
some minor burns that required treatment at the track and beyond before he races
at Premier Speedway on January 1.

There were a number of cars that did
not finish including:

Garry Brazier, Ryan Farrell, Jamie Veal, Brett
Milburn, David Murcott, Domain Ramsay and Darren Mollenoyux.

The C-Main
was not conducted due to the lateness of the hour.

Brooke Tatnell was the
Revolution Racegear Quick Time award with a 12.197

James McFadden won the
Vortex Race Products Gold Shootout for Pole.

The B-Main was won by Garry
Brazier.

The top 20 points at the end of 2011 look like
this:

James McFadden 2042

Jason Johnson 1758

Robbie Farr
1731

Brooke Tatnell 1652

Steven Lines 1619

David Murcott
1609

Ian Madsen 1568

Max Dumesny 1543

Dylan Jenkin
1507

Trevor Green 1489

Danny Reidy 1246

Garry Brazier
1188

Glen Saville 1187

Grant Anderson 1167

Jeremy Cross
1084

Ricky Maiolo 1038

Daniel Pestka 1021

Shaun Dobson
943

Luke Dillon 844

Matt Young 838
Ends release…

TWENTY FIVE IS ALIVE

 

Kicking Up The Dirt – Kingaroy
Style
Joanne White posted
Saturday December 31, 2011.

Twenty Sprintcars headed on up to Kingaroy Speedway
ready to put on a show for the Kingaroy locals and speedway fans who had
travelled to see them. It was only the second time in many years that Sprintcars
have featured on the program at Kingaroy and many race fans took the opportunity
to see the stars strut their stuff at a venue that many of the Sprintcar teams
are still learning. American Shane Stewart flew into the country and headed
straight to the Kingaroy Speedway where he broke the one lap record, set the
fastest qualifying time and took the win in a nail-biting 30-lap feature race.
Paul Morris proved just how good he has become in a Sprintcar, stealing second
in the closing laps of the race in a series of spectacular outside passing
moves. Darrell Hodges drove a magnificent race as well, several times
challenging Stewart for the lead, but ultimately crossed the line in third,
while David Muir, who passed most of the field, twice restarting from the rear
and then working the highline beautifully to his advantage, came home in fourth
with Peter Thorley rounding out the top five.

Qualifying got underway,
World Series Sprintcars style – one at a time from the infield. Shane Stewart,
who lowered the lap record to 12.545 seconds during hot laps, set the fastest
qualifying time with a recorded lap of 12.702 seconds. Young gun David Muir, who
has been in magnificent form of late and last night stepped it up a notch,
clocked in second quickest with a lap of 12.720 seconds, while Andrew Scheuerle,
Paul Rooks and Luke Oldfield completed the fastest five. Rooks beat Oldfield by
a tiny three thounsandths of a second, while further back in the qualifying
order American Rico Abreu beat Brisbane front-runner Peter Thorley by the same
small margin. Steven Johnson managed to secure 12th fastest despite completing a
360 degree spin, which he managed to come out of, straighten up and continue,
coming out of turn four on his warm-up lap, right before he took the green for
his two qualifying laps. Clem Hoffmans qualified sixteenth quickest, but did not
compete any further in the nights proceedings, Clem deciding to park the #3
racer with mechanical issues.

Heat one saw Brock Dean and Darren Jensen
share the front row of the starting line-up. Jensen got the jump on the first
start with Dean settling into second. Rico Abreu ran out wide and faded a little
before finding his way back to the low-line and beginning to fight his way
towards the front. But it was not meant to be, the yellows coming on for Shane
Stewart who had spun the U77 car towards the end of the first lap. The full race
restart saw Dean and Jensen again side-by-side for the start, with the pair
racing wheel-to-wheel through the opening corners. Dean managed to secure the
advantage by the time they exited turn two, with Jensen forced to settle, for
the time being, for second. Unfortunately this start too was aborted, when
contact between several cars coming out of turn four on the opening lap saw
Peter Lack, who won the last Sprintcar feature race held at the track just over
a year ago, invert the #58 racer and left Steven Johnson with no front wing and
damage to his front end. During the red light stoppage, Lack’s crew got the car
mobile again, while Johnson’s crew worked to replace the left front wheel.
Johnson’s crew tried to replace the front wing, but ran out of time, while the
crew for Rico Abreu investigated the right rear of the U89 racer. All three cars
restarted at the rear of the field. The third attempted start once again saw
Dean and Jensen drag race through the opening turns, but this time Luke Oldfield
threw his hand into the mix, quickly taking to the low-line and trying to sneak
past both Dean and Jensen. It was a bold move that very nearly paid dividends
for Oldfield, who has clearly run many laps of the Kingaroy circuit in other
speedway divisions. Darren Jensen however secured the race lead, while further
back in the field Shane Stewart was on the move, making his way into third by
the end of the second lap. Mid field the battles were raging – Peter Lack and
Paul Rooks spent several laps two abreast, Lack on the low line with his damaged
car, while Rico Abreu put all kinds of pressure on Brock Dean. With the
chequered flag nearly in sight Steven Johnson spun the #27 racer in turn four,
bringing out the yellows. It was a green, white, chequer two-lap dash to the
finish with Darren Jensen leading and Peter Lack out of the race, on the infield
with an engine problem to add to the list of problems with the #58 racer. On the
restart, with only two laps to run, Abreu got past Dean on the lowline, leaving
Dean to do battle with Paul Rooks as they raced towards the chequered flag. No
one had anything for Jensen though with Darren walking away with the race win
and an impressive Luke Oldfield crossing the line in second. Shane Stewart, who
spent most of the race trying to find a way past Oldfield, crossed the line in
third ahead of Rico Abreu, Paul Rooks, Brock Dean and Jason MacDonald. Peter
Lack and Steven Johnson did not finish the race. Lack and his team, faced with a
race car that had already suffered damage to both the front and rear ends of the
car, and wings and an engine that needed replacing – decided to call it a night
and park the car for the remainder of the evening.

Heat two hit the
track with Anthony Lambert from pole and Brad Ayres alongside. Lambert jumped
the first start and with officials unhappy with the way the leading pair crossed
the line, called the boys back to try it again. Second time around was much
better, though Lambert still secured the race lead and Darrell Hodges settled
into second. A multiple car tangle in turns one and two saw Brad Ayres, Peter
Thorley, Kevin Titman and Andrew Scheuerle all involved, with Scheuerle the only
one to become stranded on the race track, with the yellows coming out once more.
The third attempted start saw Anthony Lambert again get the jump on the start,
with Brad Ayres into second and Darrell Hodges in third. Peter Thorley pulled
onto the infield before completing a lap, while Andrew Scheuerle and David Muir
started trying to work their way towards the front of the field. Scheuerle found
a way past Brett Thomas, and while Muir tried to follow him though he couldn’t
quite get the job done. Muir faded a little before spinning to a stop in turn
two. Paul Morris had been going strong, a little preview of what was still to
come from the #67 SuperCheap Auto racer. With four laps left to run Anthony
Lambert led the restart from Brad Ayres and Darrell Hodges. Unfortunately the
race was brought under caution again as Brett Thomas spun the #69 racer in turn
one as the race was just getting under way again. Still with four laps to run
and Lambert still leading from Ayres and Hodges, Paul Morris started challenging
Kevin Titman for his position as David Muir began weaving his way closer to the
front of the field and putting the pressure on Andrew Scheuerle. Brad Ayres spun
to the infield, handing second to Hodges and doing some quick spins before
rejoining the race further back in the field. Anthony Lambert went on to take
the win, with Darrell Hodges second ahead of Kevin Titman, Paul Morris, Andrew
Scheuerle, David Muir, Brad Ayres, Ron Hendrickson and Brett Thomas. Peter
Thorley was the only non-finisher of the event.

Steven Johnson and Brad
Ayres shared the front row for the start of heat three, with Johnson getting the
jump when the lights went green. Darrell Hodges, who started the race from
position three with the absence of Peter Lack, made short work of moving past
Johnson to take control of the race, while further pack in the field Shane
Stewart was on the move. Stewart blasted around the outside of Andrew Scheuerle
and tried to use the momentum and the highline to relegate Paul Rooks back a
position too. Rooks fought hard, with Stewart finally getting past him on the
inside and then setting out after Steven Johnson in second. Rico Abreu was
pushing hard, and as Stewart found a way past Johnson, Johnson got all crossed
up in turn four allowing three cars to slip by before he recovered. But the
chaos was far from over – a four-car pile-up at the tail end of the field in
turn four saw Paul Rooks, Jason MacDonald, Steven Johnson and Ron Hendrickson
all involved and while all drivers were unscathed, and MacDonald, Johnson and
Hendrickson all restarted, Rooks was out of the race. Hodges led the restart
from Abreu and Stewart, with Jason MacDonald at the rear of the field pulling
out of the race. Abreu and Stewart tried to make the highline work in their
favour, but neither had an answer for the speed of Hodges out in front. Further
back in the field Andrew Scheuerle attempted an inside pass on Brad Ayres, but
was unable to pull it off, and then faded a little as the laps wore on. Darrell
Hodges took the win with Rick Abreu and Shane Stewart completing the top three.
Brad Ayres finished fourth ahead of Andrew Scheuerle, Steven Johnson and Ron
Hendrickson. Paul Rooks and Jason MacDonald did not finish the event.


The fourth and final Sprintcar heat of the night got underway with Brock
Dean getting the jump from pole position, and Peter Thorley, who had shared the
front row with Dean prior to the start, settling into second. Darren Jensen
settled into third and was unchallenged for the position for most of the race as
he built a comfortable margin over the rest of the field. Anthony Lambert and
Luke Oldfield had a thrilling battle mid-field before Oldfield secured the
better position and Lambert began to fade a little, while Kevin Titman searched
high and low for a way past Paul Morris. Meanwhile David Muir was running the
low line with Luke Oldfield attacking on the high side, fighting hard trying to
get in front of Muir but without having any luck. Kevin Titman came on strong
when he too took to the highline, but the race was run and won by Brock Dean,
with Peter Thorley across the line in second and Darren Jensen coming home in
third. Kevin Titman managed to secure fourth by the time the chequered flag
flew, and led Paul Morris, David Muir, Luke Oldfield, Anthony Lambert and Brett
Thomas across the line.

With time getting away, the program running way
behind schedule and only 18 Sprintcars still running, it was decided that the
Dash and the B-Main would both be cancelled, and all 18 remaining Sprintcars
would line-up for the A-Main event. And what a show-stopper it was too – perhaps
one of the most exciting Sprintcar feature races seen for a good while, with
plenty of passing, thrilling breath-taking battles and a few brilliant
performances. The race had several stand out performers, Shane Stewart, Darrell
Hodges, Peter Thorley to name but a few, but it would be hard to look past David
Muir, Luke Oldfield and Paul Morris who each had brilliant drives that
completely captivated the crowd and left most people in awe. Shane Stewart and
Darrell Hodges shared the front row of the starting line-up with Andrew
Scheuerle and Luke Oldfield right on their tail tanks and Kevin Titman and David
Muir within striking distance. Stewart got the jump on the start with Hodges
settling into second momentarily before Luke Oldfield slipped by the #5 racer to
steal second. A few laps in a tangle in turn that involved Kevin Titman, Darren
Jensen and David Muir brought out the yellows. Titman was unable to continue in
the event, the #59 racer suffering front end damage that relegated him to the
infield while both Jensen and Muir restarted at the rear of the field.


Stewart led the way, with the stoppage handing second back to Hodges
while Oldfield took to the start from position three. Peter Thorley was working
his way towards the front and David Muir, from the rear of the field, took to
the highline. Muir carved his own line up the top, made it fast and blasted his
way past half the field in only a couple of laps. Out in front Stewart was
leading and had built up a sizable margin over the rest of the field while
Oldfield put the pressure on Hodges as they argued over second and third. Rico
Abreu and Andrew Scheuerle were embroiled in their own little battle when the
yellows came out for David Muir. Muir had spun to a stop in turn one, a
devastating blow for the young man who had already worked his way past half the
field after coming from the rear of the field. Muir was again relegated to the
rear of the field, this time as the primary cause, and set out to try to work
his way forward again.

Muir took to the highline again on the restart
and instantly started to make up lost ground, while up in front Stewart found
himself having to defend his position at the head of the field. Both Hodges and
Oldfield came on strong on the start, with both attempting to secure the race
and together with Stewart, running three wide through turn two. Stewart managed
to hang on to the race lead, leaving Hodges and Oldfield to resume their battle
for second, Oldfield pushing hard on the highline. The battle between Hodges and
Oldfield was brilliant to watch, and Muir was rapidly working his way towards
the front, when the yellows were thrown on once more, this time for a cone that
made it’s way to the middle of turn two.

Stewart led the restart, with
Oldfield challenging hard on the outside and nearly stealing the lead, while
further back in the field Muir again took to the highline, with Andrew Scheuerle
and Darren Jensen also venturing to the high side. Rico Abreu’s night came to an
early end when mechanical issues on board the U89 racer saw him slow to a stop
coming out of turn two. He was pushed to the infield and Stewart led the restart
from Oldfield, Hodges, Scheuerle, Paul Morris and David Muir. Hodges got back
past Oldfield, while Muir moved in front of Morris before Morris stole his
position back and swept past Scheuerle too, working the highline and timing his
run perfectly. Thorley continued his slow climb towards the front, and while
many cars worked the highline, several cars also found drive on the bottom, with
Hodges in particular making the low side work in his favour. The yellows came
out once more, this time for Anthony Lambert and Luke Oldfield who had become
stranded in turn four.

The restart saw Stewart lead from Hodges, Morris,
Thorley and Muir, and when the lights went green Muir instantly took to the
highline, which most had abandoned as the bottom started to come back in, and
blasted past both Thorley and Morris, and had a good go at Hodges too, by the
end of turn two. Unfortunately for Muir, the effort came to naught when the
yellows came on again, this time for Steven Johnson who had spun coming out of
turn two at the tail end of the field as the leaders were about to get one more
lap in books. Muir was back to fifth again for the restart and again took to the
highline. He moved into third again, this time taking a couple more corners to
get the job done, and ducked back down to the low line, his tyre starting to
show signs of wear. And then, with only a few laps left to run, all attention
focussed on Paul Morris and his perfectly timed run to the chequered flag.
Having held down a top six position for most of the race, and having looked
after his tyres well enough to see him with something left in the last few laps
of the race, Morris took to Muir’s highline, and was magnificent as he passed
Muir and Hodges to steal second in perhaps the best drive he has ever had in
Sprintcar. Further back in the field Darren Jensen and Brad Ayres were battling
it out but it was Shane Stewart who took the win with Paul Morris a very
impressive second ahead of an equally captivating Darrell Hodges in third. David
Muir, having passed most of the field, twice, crossed the line in a very
commendable fourth ahead of Peter Thorley, Andrew Scheuerle, Darren Jensen, Brad
Ayres, Brock Dean, Luke Oldfield, Steven Johnson, Anthony Lambert and Ron
Hendrickson. Brett Thomas, Rico Abreu, Paul Rooks, Kevin Titman and Jason
MacDonald did not finish the event.

Sprintcars Queensland and our
American guests will return to SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway tomorrow
night, Sunday 01 January 2012, ready to get the New Year started in a
spectacular way with a thrilling show for the race fans. If last night’s racing
is anything at all to go by – you wont want to miss the excitement that is sure
to unfold as the winged warriors do battle once more.

From all of us at
Sprintcars Queensland, have a safe and enjoyable New Year and we hope to see you
trackside tomorrow night!

Now that was another great recap from down under, thanks.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

you mind repeating that plese, missed something....

Ascot was the greatest of all time..

West Capital wasn't half bad either..

Life is good...

Posted By: PCR FAN 2 on December 30 2011 at 10:22:28 PM [ Printable Version | Create PDF ] Number Five For Twenty Five Author : Hi-Tec Oils World Series The winning streak of James McFadden seemingly knows no bounds. At Avalon Raceway Lara last night he scored his fifth win from seven rounds in the 2011/2012 Hi-Tec Oils World Series Sprintcars Championship, cleaning house and passing his arch rival Brooke Tatnell to win the 35 lap Speedweek A-Main. “Everything’s just falling into place,” he beamed, “the car is awesome, the whole team is just gelling, I feel really confident that I can run almost anywhere on the track. Things are just amazing right now.” It was a satisfying moment for McFadden’s brilliant young crew chief Glen “Beato” Beaton also as he guided his driver’s car to the perfect set up in front of his ‘old boss’ – two time WoO Jason Meyers champion who was also racing that night. “Glen has done a phenomenal job with this Totally Workwear Cool,” smiled McFadden, “every time I go out there I know we have a good shot at the win.” Brooke Tatnell finished second, with Max Dumesny making a welcome return to form to finish third. Tatnell led early in the Toyota Genuine Parts Cool Chassis but was ‘relieved’ of his duties at the number one position by the flying McFadden in traffic late in the race. To his credit the 8 times WSS Champion fought back but “Jay-Mac” was too smooth in traffic at critical moments. “He’s on fire right now,” Tatnell admitted, “I did everything I could to peg the little bugger back but he was very smooth in traffic. I really appreciated that you can run clean with him.” Dumesny’s podium finish was his first for the season. “It’s good to get a result tonight,” grinned Max, “the track was good tonight and we could get around on the top or the bottom. Mouse had the car set up really nice and it made my job so much easier.” Asked how he’d be spending New Year’s Eve the following night the always cheeky 7 times WSS champ joked “just a quiet night playing Euchre with Mum.” Following home the lead trio was Stephen Bell in fourth in the Victory Lane Racegear #88. “We’ve been struggling with this car all season but tonight we tried one thing and it’s unlocked the secret. We’re back to a car that I know is fast and that we can get running very nicely with these fast boys.” The night started off badly for Jason Meyers in the Fire Services Plus KPC chassis with the WoO superstar drawing the first qualifying marble with Ryan Farrell but failing dismally. West Aussie Farrell timed in 2nd quickest but a miscalculation on the stagger saw the USA#14 come in at a shocking 32nd and setting up a difficult night ahead. In a drive that you’d expect from a driver of Meyers’ calibre he came from the B-Main to start the A-Main from 17th to eventually run fifth and really achieve some car speed towards the fall of the chequers. Dylan Jenkin brought the Tatiara Truck and Trailers #51 Cool chassis home in sixth but ran fourth for much of the main event behind Max Dumesny. “We were too loose, and it affected the way I was cornering enormously. I had to throw the car into the turn and then it would push coming out so we really couldn’t defend the line or have a decent crack at passing Max. Getting passed by Stevie Bell and Jason Meyers is no disgrace though.” Robbie Farr brought the East Coast Pipeline Maxim across the line in seventh but he had to work hard for it with some great elbow to elbow stuff with Daniel Pestka, Trevor Green and Jason Johnson to name a few. Trevor Green was eighth in the NATRAD Maxim and he too survived an epic battle with ninth placed Jason Johnson in the Haynes Labour Hire #47 Maxim. There were a couple of laps there were Green and Johnson were little inches apart as the American tried the high-line and Green used the bottom to eventually move ahead. Johnson, like Farr, Meyers and so many others suffered badly in qualifying and spent all night playing catch up. Steven Lines brought the Monster Energy Monte Motorsport J&J in with tenth after they overcame an earlier engine problem, Daniel Pestka did some wicked pedalling all night in the Gawler Farm Machinery J&J to eventually place eleventh after he tangled with Garry Brazier, Mitchell Dumesny came home in twelfth in the Engine Armour Maxim and John Vogels wound up thirteenth in a result that wasn’t really a true indication of his speed earlier in the night. Hard luck stories came thick and fast… Brett Milburn was the surprise packet of the event, earning the “Top Points” in his Lazarro #68 after a great qualifying effort where he timed in fourth and then wound up starting on the second row for the A-Main. “Milbo” got the jump on James McFadden on the opening lap and screamed into second where he remained for several laps until being bustled back to third by McFadden. Unfortunately, when he was a good chance to run top five, Milburn and Murcott tangled with the right rear being cut down on the #68 and the race now over for the livewire Victorian. “I’m disappointed because I know we could have run inside the top five pretty easily with the car speed. Who knows where we could have ended up but at least we showed these guys (WSS) we can run with them.” Murcott – the Avalon specialist of the WSS teams – crunched the car pretty hard into the main straight wall too and ended up drastically altering the chassis symmetry. He restarted but retired just as quickly before admitting later the team would be spending their New Year’s Eve bolting a new Eagle chassis together in time for Warrnambool’s Speedweek finale. Grant Anderson’s disappointing run of bad luck continued, only this time to a new level with a frustrating mechanical and human injury in two separate heat races for the driver of the #37 FUCHS / Wagga Mobile Cranes Foster chassis. “Ando” had the front end knocked out of the car in the first heat then had a fuel nozzle spray fuel into the car which unfortunately ignited and began to burn Grant’s legs. Leaping out of the car and on to the ground Anderson was quickly extinguished but received some minor burns that required treatment at the track and beyond before he races at Premier Speedway on January 1. There were a number of cars that did not finish including: Garry Brazier, Ryan Farrell, Jamie Veal, Brett Milburn, David Murcott, Domain Ramsay and Darren Mollenoyux. The C-Main was not conducted due to the lateness of the hour. Brooke Tatnell was the Revolution Racegear Quick Time award with a 12.197 James McFadden won the Vortex Race Products Gold Shootout for Pole. The B-Main was won by Garry Brazier. The top 20 points at the end of 2011 look like this: James McFadden 2042 Jason Johnson 1758 Robbie Farr 1731 Brooke Tatnell 1652 Steven Lines 1619 David Murcott 1609 Ian Madsen 1568 Max Dumesny 1543 Dylan Jenkin 1507 Trevor Green 1489 Danny Reidy 1246 Garry Brazier 1188 Glen Saville 1187 Grant Anderson 1167 Jeremy Cross 1084 Ricky Maiolo 1038 Daniel Pestka 1021 Shaun Dobson 943 Luke Dillon 844 Matt Young 838 Ends release… TWENTY FIVE IS ALIVE

fantastic recap,thanks much,wish we had someone in the states that would give that detail to WOO results,its almost like being there. thanks again