The Hopping’s Mowers Shootout RD 3

Release: 1st July 20010

The weather may be freezing at the moment ,however the intensity in the 2010 New South Wales Speedway Kart Club championship is heating up.

Last   Sunday 70 drivers gave their all in an action packed round 3 of the series and in  all 7 classes on display  the speedway racing was first class on the superbly prepared Nepean Motorsport Complex track .

In another bonus for the club and its members the round was sponsored by Hopping’s Mowers and legendary speedway competitor and promoter Sid Hopping was on hand to present the hardware at the end of the day .

The KT Modified  Heavy class was first on track and Cameron Coghlan continues his dominance this season by taking 3 heat wins and a 3^rd place in the final to take overall points honors on the day . Following home Cameron was Wayne Baines in 2^nd  and “Rocket” Rod Burns rounded out the top 3 for the day .

The Formula 100 class had a small but quality field and the 480mtr long track really allows these drivers to get the most from their karts topping speeds of well over 100km/hr .

Newly crowned State Champion Nathan Bailey continued his winning ways taking out the round win . Coming home  in 2^nd place was Donald Stevens and in 3^rd place was the ever consistent Sean Mayo .

The Mighty Midgets hit the track with a larger than normal field and the 12 drivers all drove with maturity well above their age some as young as 7 . The field had six  1^st year drivers  and 4 of them out for their 1^st day .

However as would be expected the experienced drivers would go onto claim the podium positions .

On the top step at the end of the day was Jake Donaldson who won 2 heats during the day . The driver finishing 2^nd was young lady racer Brittany Hickey and in 3^rd was Andrew Sayre .

The next class saw 15 Clubman light drivers face the starters green and when the final  points were tallied Jason Woodward fresh from his State title win would go  on to claim victory in the class . His feature race drive from position 14 to win was a highlight of the day . Following in 2^nd place on the day was Michael Jordan and the 3^rd place went to David Boyd .

The Clubman Heavy class had an interesting day such is the closeness of the racing all 9 drivers at some stage had a DNF meaning no one really knew where the points would end up .

However when the trophies were handed out “The Old Fox “ Les Green  would come out on top winning the day and he was followed home by Adam McDermott in 2^nd and tied in 3^rd was James Camilleri and Tim Baker . It was great to see Adam’s result as he has been knocking on the door of a podium finish but just not quite getting there but  now he has tasted success this is no doubt not the last time we see him up there .

The Rookies class was missing a few regular drivers and had a very good field of 5 talented young drivers .  The first place for the day was taken out by Luke Sayre who had a great day winning 2 heats and his final . In 2^nd place was Andrew Beattie and rounding out 3^rd was Kyle Angel . The lone lady racer in the field Taylor Rietdyk was only just out of the points after pushing the boys hard all day and another 1^st year racer Peter Seckold continued to learn getting some valuable track time .

The final class to race on Sunday was the spirited Junior class. The quality field of 12 drivers certainly entertained the crowd with some fantastic driving . The beauty of this field at the moment is all these young adults are very friendly and always display sportsmanship both on and off the track .

After the hectic heats and final were completed it was “The Buff Man “ Nathan Camilleri continuing his winning season taking out first place . Another very good young driver Reagan Angel from the Central Coast took out 2^nd place and making it 3 Sayre karts on the podium on the day , Daniel Sayre came home in 3^rd place .

The Speedsport Media high points award went to Jason Woodward with 122pts

The Stillshots Art Of Speedway Racing award went to Donald Stevens

The On Track Automotive Hard Luck award was given to Liam Camilleri 

In the NSW Speedway Kart Premier League the top 3 points teams were B.I.T Racing with 401 pts , The Benson Bandits with 393pts and Jaw Motorsport with 349 pts . Leading the premiership table is The Big 1 Racing team followed by the Benson Bandits .

Round 3 provided  a great day of racing and in their own form of speed week the NSWSKC  hits the track again this Sunday  for 2 shows in a week to once again showcase speedway karting.

This Sunday will be the half way point in the 8 race series and we should start to get a picture for each class on how the points are stacking up .

Racing is scheduled to start at 10am and full canteen facilities are available for you to grab some lunch and enjoy a lazy Sunday in the sun watching speedway.   What could be better than that .

The NSWSKC would like to thanks our wonderful Corporate Partners.

Wescranes                                Coghlan Oval Track Racing

Hopping’s Mowers                    Inside Speedway

Impact Images                          Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway

Stillshots                                  Speedsport Media

PR Machine                              Design Effects

Muloga Quarries                        Ontrack Automotive

ST Signs and Designs                 V8 Max . com