AUSTRALIAN MULTISKILL VMPA MODIFIED SEDAN SERIES ROUND 5

Mildura Speedway Driver’s Club

AUSTRALIAN MULTISKILL VMPA MODIFIED SEDAN SERIES ROUND 5

By Carol Adamson Publicity Officer Mildura Speedway Drivers Club

24 Modified sedans competed for the 5^th round points on Saturday night at Timmis Speedway Mildura. Heat 3A was won by Brenton Mills after Martin Hawson was put back 2 places into 3rd for a racing incident giving 2^nd place to SA 2 Jeremy McClure and Hawson 3^rd. Heat 3B saw a tangle in turn 4 between N13 Russell Bent in the FG Falcon and B15 Zac Swanson who sustained extensive damage and both cars retired infield.  A further stoppage was seen when the bonnet on AX 32 flew up blocking Brody Christie’s vision. With only 3 cars on restart a fantastic close race for first took place for the final 6 laps between West and McCarthy with West taking the chequered flag McCarthy 2^nd and HA 27 Kim Killeen 3^rd.

 Rnd 1 Heat wins went to Marty Hawson, Chris Hayden and Wade McCarthy

 Rnd 2 Heat wins Chris Hayden, Graham West and Nick Hill

 Rnd 3 Heat wins Brenton Mills, Graham West and Chris Hayden

20 cars started in the 25 lap final which had several restarts with incidents including a concertina effect seen in the back straight between several cars. With 15 laps to go MDA 19 David Smith retired due to mechanical problems. AV 12  Billy Reick was out with a right rear flat tyre and with 3 laps to go an incident in turn 4 put B56 Graham West in his Holden LJ Torana around  facing the infield, Graham was put rear of field with 12 cars left racing to the finish line. Podium finishers were. 

Final: 1^st N 81 Rodney Burr 2^nd MDA 72 Martin Hawson 3^rd AX32  Brody Christie

Vintage Classic Super Modified Sprinters

Heat 1  1^st  SA42 Dave Germein , 2^nd SA30 Malcolm Summerville and 3^rd   VIC62 Shane McConnell  

Heat 2  1^st   SA30 Malcolm Summerville , 2^nd SA49 Glen Catford  and 3^rd VIC9 David Moore

Heat 3  1^st SA49 Glen Catford , 2^nd VIC62 Shane McConnell and 3^rd SA30 Malcolm Summerville

Final     1^st SA30 Malcolm Summerville , 2^nd  VIC9 David Moore and 3^rd VIC62 Shane McConnell

Wingless Sprints

After a slippery start to event 1 for the night heat 1 was declared and only 4 cars remained for the rest of the evening. Jason Bolitho took the seat of  Shaun McClure’s S23 for the night taking a Heat win and the chequer in the final. Mitch Gladman and Zac Tyson  had trouble spinning in turn 1 both being put rear of field. Mitch spun out twice in the final and struggled to finish after placing 2^nd in 2 heats earlier. Zac recovered to take out 2^nd in the final.

Heat 1 1^st  S26  Zac Tyson, 2^nd S69 Mitch Gladman, 3^rd  S86 Angelo Halacus (Race Declared)

Heat 2 Was ran as 4 x 2 lap dashes

Heat 3 1^st S23 Jason Bolitho, 2^nd S69 Mitch Gladman, 3^rd S37 Anthony McMillan

Final 1^st S23 Jason Bolitho, 2^nd S26 Zack Tyson, 3^rd S37 Anthony McMillan

Timmis Speedway’s next meeting will be held on 22nd March featuring the Victorian Late Model Title plus support classes.

WInners of the Burnout Competition

Round 1 Scott Patullo – XD Falcon

Round 2 All declared even between Luke McCourt- AU Falcon, Tim Logan- EA Falcon, Braeden Pate EL Falcon and Anthony McMillan in his ED Falcon Street Stock

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