Drouin Speedway kicked off on Sunday October 20th with a small but enthusiastic entry list of competitors who entertained the fans and shook off some race rust early in the season.
Wingless Sprints and Standard Saloons ran great features whilst the Vintage Super Modifieds entertained with some new additions to their field.
In ‘Polish N Shine’ Wingless Sprints Stampede a number of drivers showed they would be very competitive during the season including Gary Bowden, Peter Logue, Brett Neylan, Wayne Hurford and Robbie Johnson.
The three heats were entertaining to say the least with Bairnsdale racer Bowden winning the first heat from Johnson, Neylan, Logue & Hurford after Hurford was penalised for a restart infringement and dropped down the results.
Bianca Reeves held out Logue for most of heat two before he got the better of her and took the win in front of Neylan, Johnson & Bowden who was penalised by the steward for passing under the pole line.
In the final heat almost every driver copped a penalty for driving under the pole line as the division continued to be the only class all day having a problem with avoiding the turn four bollards. The end result was recorded as Hurford from Bowden, Neylan, Johnson & Logue.
The final was fantastic with the top cars close to each other and making passes throughout the race, in the end Neylan won his first Wingless Sprint final & the first ‘Polish N Shine Wingless Stampede’ ahead of Logue, Hurford, Bowden & Johnson.
In the ‘Drouin Waste Recyclers’ Standard Saloon Trader Derby the freshly retired (Working) couple of Leigh and Anne Gooding were very good through the three heats and final and were able to cross the finish line in the final ahead of Travis Evans in a small yet competitive field.
The Vintage Super Modifieds included early model Sprintcars up until the 80’s and were supported by ‘Latrobe Waste & Recycling’ for the day. In heat racing Graham Briggs and Mark Banks unfortunately had a coming together eliminating them for the rest of the day during their first heat race whilst Howard Colwell, the Noonan Boys, Robert Watson & Paul Woodgate thrilled the fans for the remainder of the day. Woodgate crossed the finish line in the final first for the number one trophy.
The next race meeting at Drouin Speedway will be on November the 10th with the return of Crash N Bash racing to the venue on the Presidents Cup race meeting. A Street Stock feature race is planned, round one of the Standard Saloon track championship, Presidents Cup for Open Sedans, rescheduled Traders Derby for Junior 1200 Sedans & the Junior Standard Saloon Presidents Cup for a big big program of racing.
Drouin Speedway thanks the following for their support:
Ampworks
Robin Hood Hotel
Drysdale Chaff Mills
Brimstone Fire
Polish N Shine
Victory Lane Race Gear
Ramsdale Wreckers
Laser Electrical
Inaction Photos
Drouin Waste Recyclers
TNT Autos
Monckton Concrete
Latrobe Waste & Recycling
Written by
Dean Thompson
DMT Sports Media
For Drouin Speedway Club