Shane Macdonald started position eight in the first heat.  As Macdonald worked out the quickest way around the track, Shane managed to gain two positions and finish 6th behind a freight train of cars.

A front row start in heat two saw the track watered down with the water truck before the race.  Macdonald started beside Luke Hollyman on the outside.  Shane got held out wide on the greasy track and had to slide back into 3rd place.  Macdonald tried his all to get around Brendan Bayfield but had to settle for 3rd.

Heat three saw Shane start from position five.  Once the field sorted themselves out, Macdonald slipped into 5th place behind Steve Downes.  The track starting to go slick and was very hard to pass on.  Macdonald crossing the line in 5th.

Shane didn't have enough points to get through to the A-main.  Macdonald had to start out of position 2 in the B-main beside fellow racer Shane Langton.  As the race got underway, Macdonald managed to get through to the lead ahead of Langton.  Macdonald ran wide in turn four allowing Langton through.  Langton went on to win as Macdonald drifted back to 4th after the power steering pump had failed, leaving him with no power steering and making it heavy to steer.  Greg Raymont finished in 2nd with Craig Mellor 3rd.  Rodney Pammenter just missed out on the final transfer spot in 5th.

Back in the pits, the power steering pump could not be repaired.  Shane decided to go out and hopefully just get some finishing points.  The plan pulled off as Shane hung around the back of the field and stayed out of trouble all race as several cars pulled out.  Shane managed to finish in 11th which was better than nothing at all.  Shane Langton finished ahead of Macdonald in 10th.  Steve Price won the A-main from Michael Hally and Gary Maroske.

Macdonald has managed to hold onto his 7th placing in the HDS Series.  Shane will be gunning for a good result at Charlton Raceway for the final round on the 10th March, to possibly gain one or two positions in the series.