Aussies and Kiwis attack the POWRi Midget Illinois Speed Week
Nathan Smee and Brett Thomas ready to race
It’s a long way across the Pacific but the journey to the States for the Illinois Midget Speed Week offers so much for the Kiwis and the Australian teams headed to Quincy Speedway for the first of four races.
The full field of POWRi National Midget competitors will unload their midgets mindful that the Australian and New Zealanders will pose a real threat to their supremacy in the quest for the Illinois Speedweek Title.
The current Australia POWRi Super Series Champion Nathan Smee has already left his mark with a strong early performance during the Plymouth USAC show on May 29th . Smee is backed up by former Australian POWRi Champion Brett Thomas from Queensland.With one race behind them the trio will be out to take the chequered flag.
The boys from the shaky Isles will like their chances lead by Kiwi National Midget Champion Brad Mosen who hs plenty of experience on the Illinois tracks and will be cracking for his first US Feature win.Backed up by Hayden Williams and Brock Maskovich the Kiwi boys will not be too far away from the pointy end of all the Features.
Mosen and Williams
Pic-Western Springs
The challenge for the Australian and the New Zealanders will come in the shape of current USAC and POWRi points’ leader Darren Hagan and his Austin Brown owned BOSS/Esslinger. Making a return to the midget ranks for this series is Christopher Bell in his familiar Kunz/Toyota .Bell’s returns after wins in the Late Model Sedan in the “”Don’t tread on me 250″ at LSM Speedway and a recent win with the World of Outlaws at 1.55 Raceway, Pevely on May 2 .
Bell and the Kunz Toyota
Bell is keen to repeat his 2013 performance and when interviewed about Speed week in Illinois he had this to say to ““It would be pretty cool to win it again,” said Christopher Bell. “I won the first one, but didn’t get the opportunity to run last year. It’s definitely a really fun event. We go to a lot of really cool racetracks right in a row. It’s just a really fun week.”
“ Oh what a feeling” as Kevin Thomas Jr and Tanner Thorson support the 2013 USAC Champ over the four nights of the Illinois Speedweek
Darren Hagen lead Andrew Felker and Austin Brown in the POWRi points as the pit gates open to Quincy Raceway on Thursday June 4 2015 for the start of the ILLINIOS SPEEDWEEK.
The Boss and Kevin Thomas at Plymouth
Following Quincy Raceways, teams will travel to Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, IL on Friday, June 5th and then to Macon Speedway in Macon, IL on Saturday, June 6th. The Illinois SPEED Week finale will take place at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, IL on Sunday, June 7th.
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