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2010 Australian Midget Title at Avalon Speedway With less than two weeks before Avalon Raceway is set to host the 2010 Australian Speedcar Title preparations are well underway for what promises to be one of the most hotly contested titles in the events history. A star studded field has nominated including the defending winner and 2010 Chili Bowl winner Kevin Swindell while the Australian contingent is a literal who’s who of Speedcar racing. “There is obviously a lot of attention on the American’s and of course the New Zealand drivers that are coming to contest the title but I think the Australian drivers have a very good chance at taking the win in this years title,” said Avalon Raceway spokesman Jeff Drew. With reigning champion Swindell and compatriot Davey Ray joined by New Zealand’s Brad Mosen the international drivers are well represented yet the cream of Australian Speedcar racing will be well prepared to ensure the title stays in its host country for the first time since 2005. “All the best Australian drivers are committed to coming including gun West Australian Scott Glazebrook who due to an oversight was not included in the original list. I can tell you that he will certainly be in the mix and has shown tremendous speed at the Avalon already this summer and the Brendan Fox owned car that he drives is one of the best presented outfits in the field,” said Drew. Glazebrook has won numerous West Australian Speedcar Drivers championships while the 27-year-old is also a multiple winner of the Perth Motorplex Track Championship. Teaming with Sydney’s Brendan Fox has seen Glazebrook contracted to the Speedcar Super Series for the first time where he has shown he can run with the best in the business. Glazebrook and Team Fox Racing were in fact the first nomination received for the national title to be held at Avalon Raceway on February 19th and 20th. Drew also said that almost every contracted Speedcar Super Series driver would contest the national title and while former Victorian Mark Brown has been very dominant over the past three years at Avalon there has been not one driver stand out so far this season. “Sydney’s Mark Brown is also coming off a win here at Avalon during the Beasley Memorial in December while West Australian Keith Giles also tasted victory in January winning the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix. American Davey Ray won the Speedcar Super Series round here in November so there is no clear cut favourite in my book but the Aussies have as good a shot as any.” Australian Speedcar Title Schedule. Wednesday 17th Feb 2010 Machine Examinations 12 – 4pm Official Practice – Free Entry for Spectators 6 - 8pm Thursday 18th Feb 2010 Ford Discovery Centre – Corner Gheringhap and Brougham Streets, Geelong Drivers Briefing 4:30pm Function and Calcutta 5:30 – 10:30pm Tickets Still Available for the dinner phone Julie Williams 0427 102 128. Friday 19th Feb 2010 Engine Starts 6pm Racing Starts 7pm Each driver will contest three heats Saturday 20th Feb 2010 Engine Starts 6pm approx. Racing Starts 7pm Each driver will contest a remaining heat, B-main, Top 8 Pole Shuffle and 40 lap Championship Final 2010 Australian Speedcar Title Nominations – Avalon Raceway, February 19 – 20, 2010. A1 Kevin Swindell (USA) Q5 Adam Wallis - Enforcer/Hawk Q7 Grant Draney - Spike/Steve Smith Hawk Q13 Brett Foreman - Stealth/Porsche Q14 Mick Harders - Stealth/Hawk Q24 John Davidson - Spike/Gaerte Q29 Brad Mosen (NZ) - Spike/Hawk Q41 Brendan Palmer - Breka/ED Pink Q55 Brad Sloan - Breka/Mopar Q58 Sid Whittaker - Stealth/Mopar Q75 Robert Mackay - Beast/Gaerte Q91 Brock Hallett - Spike/Brayton Q96 Chris Singleton - Breka/Hawk Q99 Brock Dean - Aggressor/Hawk WA12 Vaughan Manders WA14 Neville Lance WA21 Dene McAllan WA24 Dayne Kingshott WA54 Jason Roser WA56 Spare Car WA76 Keith Giles N6 Ant Brien N7 Nathan Smee N9 Scott Glazebrook N25 Spare car for N7 N11 Harley Bishop N53 Rod Francis N69 Mark Brown N70 Michael Rinkin N76 Troy Jordan N78 Troy Jenkins V3 Peter Ghent V5 Darren Power V8 Mark Craven V10 Travis Mills V13 Andy Pearce V17 Robbie Gordon V21 Craig Hume V33 Craig Smith V97 David Crabtree SA2 Matt Coombe SA5 John McKay SA7 Tim Crouch SA9 Ben Dillon SA71 Davey Ray (USA) NT11 Les Robertson Website: www.avalonraceway.com For more info contact Jeff Drew 0418 160 985 / Gavin White email gwxp@speedway.net.au	IMPORTANT MESSAGES QSRA Club meetings - are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month 7.30 sharp start at the Vintage Speedcar club rooms 29 Market St in Newmarket. Drinks available to purchase. If you want to have a say, just turn up, it's your club. 27 of February will see the running of the Danny Davidson Memorial held at the Maryborough Speedway. Danny's history in Midget car racing is outstanding and anyone winning this title will be very proud to have done so. A full story compiled by Barry Lane will be posted closer to the time but race Fans and Drivers this is one not to be missed !!Mark it in your calendar of "must do's" 27th Feb Maryborough see you there!! Do you want to celebrate 75 years of speedcar car racing in Australia ? This coming side of the 2009/10 Season is the 75th season for Speedcars. Avaliable for 1st in 1st served are these fantastic T'S to commemorate the occasion. Please contact Kelly Davidson if you would like one this time around the sizes are small to 2xl (Larger sizes are coming) @ a cost of $25.00 per shirt they are a great item to snap up and look awesome too!! Kelly can be contacted on 0428 548 077 for orders. Race Transponders are available at the track on a first in first serve basis .They will be available from Dwayne Neilson Midget 24Q @ a cost $30 per night. Payment is required before a transponder is Issued. Please don't ask for credit as a refusal often offends. Nominations for race meetings must be received by 5pm the Sunday BEFORE the scheduled race meeting, by either the Owner or Driver to Dwayne on 0433 359 459, 55299148 (hm) or email midget24q@hotmail.com The Queensland Speedcar Association is proudly supported by:
Mosen Mows Em Down at Speedway City YOUNG Kiwi sensation Brad Mosen mowed down the guns in the latest round of the Speedcar Super Series in Adelaide blasting to the front row for the A Main in the Jack Berry Racing Spike/Hawk 29Q and never looking back till the Chequered. "After getting to grips with how the Spike turns compared to my Aggressor in the time trials that was all I needed and we hooked in some sweet laps from there." "We run a Barry Graham Hawk at the Springs too so as far as the engine goes I knew it was going to be a cool night," mentioned Brad. "To head back to NZ with a clean sweep of a SSS round is pretty cool but wouldn't be possible with out the right equipment and Jack Berry certainly has that," said Brad. Returning in just under 2 weeks now to contest the Australian Title in Avalon Brad is fresh off running the illustrious Chili Bowl event in the United States where he claimed the rookie of the year running the V8 powered Aggressor . "I cant wait to run the Title back in Oz its a great buzz and to do this well again next visit would be out of this world". Brad would like to thank all his supporters both back in NZ and his Ozzie fans for cheering him on it all counts and the guys for making it possible. Big Ben Pies NZ Dickies NZ Carters Tyre Service NZ ELF Oils NZ Citizen Watches NZ WilksBrooke Motors NZ Airo Dynamx NZ Chicane NZ Oracal Sign Supplies NZ Sinner Helmet Paint NZ Polar Ice Aust Yak Designs Aust Jack Berry Racing Barry Graham Hawk Engines Aust PWR Performance Products Aust Super Shox Aust
Lismore - We came, we saw, we BBQ'd For the drivers and cars that braved the journey to the very wet township of Lismore in the weekend it was all not in vain once the show was abandoned due to the shocking weather conditions the team at Davidson racing decided it would be a cool social event for all who dared stay with thunder rolling in and heavier ran coming down to have a BBQ. "Who needs sunshine !! we're racers" said Johnny Davidson and the next thing teams were parking up and the BBQ was fired and some great tales told by all. It was a shocker but Promoter Dave Lander tired to remain positive until the last shower brought even harder rain and the show was called. The next show for the QSRA will be the running of the Danny Davidson Memorial in Maryborough on the 27th of Feb with a few teams heading south for the Australian Title and SSS round at Warnambool but all heading back to attend this Memorial it will be a beauty with 25 expected nominations!!
Talking the Dirt - Matt Greenwood 98Q The racing career of Matt Greenwood began at the ripe age of just 10. Blasting around the bitumen circuit’s just inches off the ground in a Kart running at the time a high powered KT100 engine. Moving into a different division at age 11 Matt also began racing a junior speedway kart carving up the dirt seemed a natural thing for Matt winning the Queensland Title back to back in 2003 and 2004 and finishing in 3rd at the National Title 2004 an amazing 2nd in 2005 and just off the podium in 2006 with 4th. Returning to the driving duties in 2007 back to the bitumen running in the clubman heavy class it was around October 2008 the team at Greenwood Racing purchased the famous White Spike/Gaerte 98NSW of 3rd Generation Driver Glen Revell. The team also brought some new sponsors to speedway in the way of Pacific Rim Trading, Fostors Waterproofing, Harrington Doyle Corporate Resources and Inox Having some great runs in his first year running midgets Matt collected the Rookie of the Year award 2008/2009 however with some engine gremlins present some deserved results also went astray. 2009/2010 saw the team return with vengeance and have put in some fantastic laps and every show they run are gaining more valuable experience and with Matts karting experience all will fall into place and the 98Q will see its way to the Dias. Matt would like to thank “The Folks” Gill & Gary Greenwood “The Boys” Michael Meyer, Rodger Korzeniewski, Trevor Beetham, and Barry Falkenhagen also Howard Revell for all his help and advice and John & Brock Dean for endless hours of help and racing advice.”Without all these guys help we simply wouldn’t be racing and it means a lot for your support” Mention Matt. 2008 was the rookie year 2009 is the development year is 2010 the year for the Championship?? Remember the name fans Matt Greenwood car 98Q will be in the big results very soon.
Whittaker Clean Sweeps 3 from 3 @ BIS North sides “Wiley Fox” Sid Whittaker in the Campbell’s Truck and Bobcat Mopar/Stealth 58Q completed a full clean sweep of his races at the QSRA club round this past weekend @ Archerfield’s BIS. The night only had 16 starters but those 16 laid down a great show and some very clean and amazing passing was made by most. Brock Hallet in the 91Q Blaze Master Fire Protection Brayton/Spike took the green in heat one but the lead was short lived as he found himself in a tussle for the #1 spot with 2 x State Champion Johnny Davidson. The Alan Bryce Sheetmetal Porsche/ Gambler 10Q of Vaughn Bryce pulled infield and DNF’d as the Super Butcher Gaerte/Spike of Johnny Davidson pulled off a move to impress Neil Crompton in the V8 Supercars “the ol switchback” outside then under Brock to take the lead and hold out to the Chequered Anthony Chaffey ‘s “Mr Smooth Mover” title role played out again with some nice moves in heat 2 starting from P4 behind the eventual race winner the Autozone Toowoomba ED Pink/Stealth clocking the fastest speed of 100.559 kph. However it was the race to start the Whittaker Domination with the Northcoast Profilers 58Q Mopar winning ahead of Chaffey and the 2nd SP Tools Fontana/Breka of 67Q Grant Draney. Heat 3 had the Battle of the Brother in Laws with Johnny Davidson’s Wild Purple Web Media Gearte /Spike battling with the Tools 4U Fontana/Breka of Grant Draney. Draney from P6 and Davidson from P3 the pair diced and duelled to the flag with more amazing passing throughout the field. The win going to Johnny Davidson with Grant Draney 2nd and the Turbo Nissan/Stealth 19Q carrying out double duties in the Compacts and Midgets was Darren Vine in 3rd. The green in Heat 4 was a little untidy with the B & B Deliveries Hawk/Breka 96Q of the other Compact driver completing double duties that being Chris Singleton was tagged and spun by the field and having nowhere to go with slow and no damage contact from the Jedi Master Michael Harders in the “Star Wars” IGA Food Store Hawk/ Stealth 14Q. Both being restarted to continue their journey. With 4 down it was the untimely departure of Brett Foreman‘s FBF Kitchen Insulations Porsche/Stealth 13Q when it sounded like the fire went out and he pulled infield in turn 4 almost simultaneously the other Team Foreman entry of Vaughn Bryce pulled the Gambler up infield too. But it was Sid Whittaker making it 2 from 2 in the final heat of the night from Anthony Chaffey’s 25Q and the return of “The Hussler” Ken Stanaway in the KMS Driving School Esslinger/Spike 81Q 3rd All 16 cars took to the grid for the A Main which was pleasing to see and it was the 2 with all the wins up front that being “The Wiley Fox” Sid Whittaker from p1 and Johnny “Rotten” Davidson from p2”Mr Smooth Mover “Anthony Chaffey from 3 and “Mr Consistency” Grant Draney from 4 “The Outlaw” Brock Hallet in 91Q inside row from 5 and “The Hussler” Stanaway from p6. Brock “The Rock” Dean from 7 and “The Terminator” Troy Ware launched from 8.P9 had the “Bullfrog” Jeremy Hassell and alongside him saw “The Dark Horse” Michael Harders, Barry “The Battler” Valentino made another show and he started from 11 with Steve ”Stretch” Swingler from 12. Position 13 and 14 had a duo of Compact boys Darren “The Turbo Barron” Vine and Chris “Singlo” Singleton. Team FBF Kitchen Insulations having some gremlins throughout the night rounded out the great looking field .Vaughn “VB” Bryce from 15 and Flight Caption Brett Foreman out of 16. Trundling around and taking the green the two front runners banged wheels and the 24Q Purolator Filters Gaerte/Spike of Johnny Davidson shot up to the wall getting off the gas momentarily with the field coming through Davidson lost a lot of spots rounding turn 2 in 8th the rest of the field ducking and diving for positions with 4 down the pair of Ware and Bryce both spun in and out of turn 4 Vaughn on track and Troy off the pole line infield both being restarted and the race was under way again the top 5 all showing amazing moves and racing as close as possible turning it on for the fans .Brock Dean pulling the fastest speed of the 20 lapper in the final lap @ 95.994 kph but it wasn’t enough to stop “The Wiley One” taking his first Midget Feature win and taking the Campbell’s Truck and Bobcat to the top of the podium. Anthony Chaffey ran another great race to bring the ED Enviro Drilling ED Pink home in 2nd and Brock Deans Polar Ice 92Q Esslinger/Stealth in 3rd. So a fantastic night was had by all with some surprised place getters and some Fantastic move made all returned to the pits safe and straight. The next show on the calendar see’s the QSRA split with a club round being held @ Lismore Speedway NSW and also another round of “the travelling road show “the Speedcar Super Series @ Speedway City , South Australia. Still lots of racing heading into the National Title side of the season and lots more after that too so race fans till the 6th of Feb Take care and see ya track side!!
John Harders Racing off to the GP at Avalon John Harders racing will be off representing the QSRA at this weekends Australian GP in Avalon. Running the new Enforcer chassis driver Adam Wallis is looking forward to mixing it up with the other 20 odd drivers nominated including SSS stars Brown, Jenkins, Smee and Scotty Glazebrook not to mention the locals Ghent, Power and Crabtree. "We are getting our head around the new Enforcer Chassis and Hawk Engine combo now " Mentioned team owner John Harders "and looking to dial in some speed in time for the National Title" "we are Happy with how the car is going at the moment but alway looking for more speed". " Im enjoying my first full year in midgets and hope to have a great run also at the title " said Adam. The Brisbane Haulage 5Q will be the lone QLD'er at the GP so folks stand by on the pages of QSRA for an update on the progress on the 2010 Australian GP from Avalon, Victoria. As always we at the QSRA committee and all the John Harders Racing fans in the stands we wish the boys a safe trip and good fast racing ... so go get em boys!!!.