AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION WINS MODIFIEDS AT ALEXANDRA SPEEDWAY

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION WINS MODIFIEDS AT ALEXANDRA SPEEDWAYimages by Inaction Photos - Car 1 is Mark Carlin

Current Australian Modified Sedan Champion Geelong’s Mark Carlin has won the kick of event for 

the season in the ‘Tritech Lubricants’ Victorian Modified Sedan Series when he led the field to the 

finish on Saturday night November 21st with last year’s series champion Rusty Felsovary finishing 

second ahead of his father in law in third, Russell Bent.

A packed show also produced wins in National Junior Sedans for Ricky Cornwall, Unlimited Sedans 

Healesville’s David Donegan, Russell Hill in Standard Saloons & Lenny Bates in Sports Sedans in 

feature races & then Caleb Lincoln VSC Junior Sedans & Sonia Nelson in Open Ladies Sedans.

The Modified Sedans were the major event with club members Matt Nelson & Brody Chrystie 

looking to defend their local honour with a great showing & they both did exactly that with things 

not quite finishing off the way they liked in the final.

Nelson & Chrystie won both the opening round qualifying races then Felsovary & Ricky Clark won the 

second round races. Nelson became the only dual heat race winner with a win in the final round 

along with first year driver Kye Walters taking a big win ahead of Carlin in the final heat race.

At the front of the field in the final Nelson & Carlin both held the lead in swapping it four times 

between them before the yellow light came out just after the crossed the start finish line for the first 

time when Peter McCarthy & Clark crashed in turn three. 

At the re-start again Nelson & Carlin went into battle together and behind them a group of drivers 

including, Greg Stevenson, Felsovary, Bent, Chrystie & Graham West exchanged third to sixth spots 

on a regular basis as the race went on.

Nelson’s car started to breathe smoke out the exhaust and after a couple laps of observation the 

stewards called defect on his car and that of Stevenson eliminating the two from the race so that 

drivers behind were not left breathing in harmful plumes of smoke as they chased behind. 

Having missed the call of defect and the following black flags Nelson chased, caught and passed at 

the finish line Carlin, only to be told he is not the winner & Carlin was given the chequered flag to do 

a celebratory lap. Felsovary, Bent, Chrystie & West rounded out the top five.

The National Junior Sedans with their 1200cc powered machines also produced a great final 

between winner Cornwall, Donald Young who led the race for many laps, Wayne Furmston, Jamie 

Burton & Tyler Barton. 

Kasey Garlick & Tim Gorski were both in the mix early and both caused stoppages that had stewards 

send them to the rear of the field. 

Eventually in the closing stages of the final Young’s car suffered mechanical issues and he dropped 

out of the result and Cornwall motored on to the win from Furmston, Barton, Burton & Luke Dingley. 

Earlier Caleb Lincoln who didn’t start the final, Burton, Garlick, Cornwall, Tim Gorski & Young all won 

heat race qualifiers.

The Sports Sedans closed with a great final between the team cars being driven by Lenny Bates & 

Brendan Miller. They were way out front of the field and it was always going to be a one – two finish 

for them from the start. Andrew Jordan finished third ahead of Daniel Unternahrer & Troy Simspson.  

Luke Fallon, Matt Nelson who drove in three divisions on this race night, Bates twice & Miller twice 

won heat races.

Donegan was superb in the final of Unlimiteds in his General Motors powered Cortina. A 308ci 

engine from the opposition factory seen Donegan blow away Jordan who was doing double divisions 

for the night, Fallon, Colin Lincoln & Simpson also doing double duty on the night.

Caleb Lincoln, Russell Hill & Sonia Nelson were all dominate in their racing with the boys winning all 

heats and in Hill’s case the final as well whilst Nelson won two of her three heats in the Ladies. 

Alexandra Speedway kick off again on December the 5th for a big Standard Saloon feature event 

night with all other club classes.

Alexandra Speedway would like to thank:

Metro Tow

Kilmore Towing & Transport

Aarons Bin Hire

TRAX Racewear

Rumbles Indoor Playcentre

Healesville Directional Drilling

Lincolns Earthmoving

Eastern Suburbs Locksmiths

Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre

Campton’s Graphics

Two Bays Communications

Pakenham Caravan Storage & Repairs

Good Guys Performance Centre

Quality Fire Protection

Inaction Photos

Fallon’s Bus Services

Murrindindi Kitchens

Yarra Valley Towing

Blackburn Trailers

360 Gearboxes & Diffs

GB Racecars

Smooth Suspension

Lake Eildon Houseboat Sales 

Fairy’s Car Removals

Air Anywhere

Burco’s Metal Fabrications

Alexandra & Yea Pre Mix

Highline Racewear

Revegetation Victoria

Tyrepower Alexandra 

Australian Racing Products

GYB Civil

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Written by

Dean Thompson

DMT Sports Media

For Alexandra & District Speedway Club

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