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| 16-07-2012: Action Hot in Mid July at QR | |
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Truck racing is not new to QR but this year’s field was smaller than others, although this did not affect the racing on track. From a rolling start the air filled with plumes of diesel smoke as the pedals hit the metal. Running on the sprint circuit due to being speed limited, the six lap races excited the crowds over the two days of competition. The trucks of different makes and engine manufactures made for some exciting action as drivers were stronger on different sections of track. Rob Waters and Steven Zammit enjoyed lead swapping with both drivers walking away with victories. After each race the trucks required a number of cool down laps but as time went on the drivers began showing off to the crowd and drifted around the dry corners. The spectators were impressed despite being covered in smoke. Also hitting the tarmac over the weekend was the classic HQ Holden’s who always put on a good show. This one make classic series sees driver’s door handle to door handle from the second the flag drops. A healthy field of 17 drivers started the race weekend with all with their sights set on being the first across the line. 2011 champion Gary Bonwick proved he still had what it takes to run at the front despite being pushed by Ramon Connell and other talented racers.
On almost every lap the lead changed between reigning champion Paul Manteit and the young hard charger Jordan Deckert. Other drivers were able to get in on this action and cause up to a six way fight for the lead. The Improved Production class saw a lower number of entries then normal but this did not stop the racing from being full of excitement. David Skillender in the mighty powerful Holden Commodore was hard to catch in a straight line and built up a good lead in each race. A not so new but yet exciting racing class to feature over the weekend was the Time Attack Excel Cup. The field was strong and consisted of two eight lap races with for each driver of the car in preparation of the one hour race on Sunday afternoon. As the drivers were to use the same cars in the one hour as they did in the sprint races, you would have thought they would look after them a little. This was not the case as each driver pushed as hard as they could and some a little too hard. Watching one hour of Hyundai Excels racing around QR was one of the most exciting races this year. Drivers were pushing from the start and all through the hour to prove they had the goods to be the one hour race winner. As pit stops were mandatory, even if the drivers did not swap with another driver, they had to come in and remove a sticker from the left side of the car. This worked out to be an equal time for single competitors as it was for a real driver change. Paul Butler held off the field to take out the honours and be crowned the weekend’s one hour race winner. Some Excels did not fare so well after the hard slog race but this category is only getting stronger as events go on. For more information on Queensland Raceway and the events run there visit http://www.qldraceways.com.au/home.php |
Queensland Raceway (QR), at Willowbank played host to round three of the Queensland Racing Drivers Championship over the weekend with an interesting array of race cars. Also running on the weekend was the first round of the Australian Super Truck sprint series.
An impressive field and class of drivers turned it on in round five of the Queensland Formula Vee series. Despite one driver having an off on Saturday, the racing was tail pipe to nose cone in every race.
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