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Australian
Title - Night 1
Posted:
23/05/04
Last
night saw the 3 rounds of heats run for this years Australian Title,
with another two heats, possibly a 6 lap dash and a 15 lap final on
the 5th of June. Nathan Macdonald was struggling for horsepower all
weekend, as he was using a stand-in engine for this weekend, and
couldn't have his racing engine ready in time. In the first heat
Macdonald stayed in the race to finish 8th after starting from the
rear. While Terry Medcalf managed to take the heat 1 win followed
by Steve Conway, Darren Lester, Tony Blacker Peter Rodgers and
Rodney Pammenter. 1st Terry Medcalf 2nd Steve Conway 3rd
Darren Lester.
In
heat 2 Macdonald was off of pole position, with Paul Zoubakin beside
him, but within a few laps Macdonald dropped back to 7th position,
while Rodney Pammenter charged through the big field of cars, going
around the outside of numerous cars. Pammenter got up to 2nd place,
and caught the race leader Tony Blacker, when he went on the inside
of Blacker but collected Travis Hollyman who had spun across the
track. This happened on the final lap which allowed Pammenter to
cruise across the finish line in 2nd place. 1st Tony Blacker
2nd Rodney Pammenter 3rd Peter Rodgers.
In
the final heat for the night, Darren Lester in his Holden Commodore
V8 lead for the whole race up until his right side axle snapped on
the last lap which let Tony Blacker through and Rodney Pammenter
almost beating Lester across the finish line. While back in the pack
Nathan Macdonald managed to come in for 6th place. 1st Tony Blacker
2nd Darren Lester 3rd Rodney Pammenter.
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