Shane Macdonald

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Macdonald fails to finish
Monday January 12,  2009


Sunday night (11th January 2009), saw the Modified productions back again to have another run at Charlton Raceway as support for round 14 of the World Series Sprint cars.

Heat one saw Shane start out of position 5 on a slightly greasy track. Shane fell beck a spot or two making sure he brought the car home in one piece, While the Brisbane flyer of Darran Lester made his way into the lead to take the win.

Heat two saw Shane start from position 4, as the race got underway it was a 3 wide battle for the first lap or so With Macdonald, Peter Gray and Adrian Stott, Shane managed to get his nose in front but pushed wide through the turn allowing Gray, Lester and Stott through. Shane managed to get back past Stott but couldn't find a way past the flying Darran Lester in his well presented Falcon. Gray took the win , Followed by Lester and Macdonald.

The Final saw Lester off pole, Followed by Gray, Pammenter, Swarbrooke, Macdonald, Ferguson, Trapp, Stott and Ciesiolka's. We were the race before the Sprint car final so we copped a bit of water on the high line and no time to pack it down. So we just had to race with what we had. In the first corner, Shane had backed of to avoid hitting Rocket, and in the process got a push from behind which made him run wide allowing Trappy up the inside, which then made Macdonald on the high line into turn three. Macdonald getting caught out by the water on the high line and backing the car into the wall which brought the front end around and into the wall also, damaging the right front suspension and right rear bar work making it impossible for Macdonald to continue. The race got underway and it Was Lester in the BA Falcon took the lead with Pammenter following suite until Pammenter tried the high line and got caught out by the water still up there, dropping back to fourth which let the quiet achiever Robert Trapp into second spot. Trapp reeled in Lester and made a pass up the back straight and into turn 3 the 2 cars rubbing wheels which ultimately led to Lesters steering rack failing. Trapp went on to take the win followed by the ever consistent Rodney Pammenter in an underpowered Commodore awaiting a new heartbeat followed by Brisbane Driver Mark Ferguson. Shane now has a bit of work ahead of him for the next meeting at Charlton on the 14th February.


 

 

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