BAD LUCK TURNS INTO GOOD NEWS FOR GIACOMETTI & DANN

BAD LUCK TURNS INTO GOOD NEWS FOR GIACOMETTI & DANN Darren Giacometti                                                                      Mick Dann

By Dean Thompson

(DMT Sports Media for Smooth Suspension Super Series for Street Stocks)

Darren Giacometti & Mick Dann have picked up a handy little prize from Ipta Fibreglass after having 

some misfortune at the Smooth Suspension Super Series for Street Stocks in Victoria, both take 

home a $100 voucher from the Whittle family business as a result of their misfortunes.

At Swan Hill’s Sonic Speedway Giacometti had a big explosion of flames underneath his bonnet going 

down the back straight due to an oil pressure line bursting onto the exhaust, as the yellows went on 

Giacometti kept driving around the track not realising the flames were from his car, before the fire 

crew frantically stopped him at the back straight as he headed around again.

With the bad luck in mind and with the car needing a little tender loving care with some of the 

panels on the Scooters Metal Fab # 12 Commodore, Ipta Fibreglass are very pleased that Darren can 

get some support when he calls up for panels.

For Mick Dann it was a different story due to the fact he found himself in the dreaded turn two wall 

at Wahgunyah Speedway breaking his right hand front suspension with nobody to blame accept 

himself, trying to hard in his own words. 

Whilst all the locals know how tricky turn two can be at the venue, Dann found out that if you get 

offline a little at Wahgunyah the wall will bite as he battled for position with McClure and others in 

his third heat and nailed the wall. This damage put him out of the final.

The winner’s can give the Whittles a call and get their burnt & torn up panels replaced or fixed by 

using their voucher & get back on track looking as good as new.

Racers can talk about your fibreglass needs by calling ‘Ipta Fibreglass’ on 03 5221 3004 or if you want 

to take a look at what is available you can visit 7 Riversdale Road, Newtown in Geelong.

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