Entering their ninth year of racing in Australia POWRI under the direction of Ken Jenkins and support from Lucas Oils started the new season at the newly renovated Toowoomba Speedbowl.
Toowoomba with a rich history dating back to the 1800s where pioneering families worked the land and got dirty as they developed the region into one of our most important rural heartlands . On Saturday night the term “getting your hands dirty “had another meaning .
The 13 contracted drivers were joined by many of the Queensland locals boosting the field to 20 starters to contest 4 by 10 lap heats and the 30 lap POWRi Feature. It was time to get dirty!
Leading the points after the heats was Queensland’s Matt Greenwood from 5 times Zealand Champion Michael Kendall in the Nelson Motorsports entry.
With a heat win and a lighting fast time of 12.99 in the pole shuffle Todd Wanless in the Brett Thomas owned Spike/Hawke/Illuminated Industries Q69 was in threatening form and would start the Feature from position 2 alongside pole sitter Matt Greenwood.
The early laps pitted the youngster Greenwood against the almost veteran Wanless. Right from the start they tried to out think one another as they fought tenaciously for the race control. Greenwood appeared to have Wanless covered but the continual pressure from the Q89 finally brought the mistake Wanless has been working for.
The Speedbowl track whilst it appeared to be slicking up was still offering a number of groves. With Greenwood out of the way Wanless’s main task over the remaining laps was to cover the fast arriving Tony Abson and Anthony Chaffey.
The race looked well and truly Wanless’s until a late stoppage when Adam Wallis and Wilson came together 8 laps from the finish. The restart offered one last chance for Abson but Wanless after working hard for the race lead and within sight of the POWRI Feature left nothing to chance and bolted away for an impressive win. Along the way Wanless set a new track record at 12.92, he was really in the right mood on the night.
At the end of 30 fantastic laps of POWRi racing Wanless was first Abson second and Anthony Chaffey third.
Queensland’s Ashley Jarvis had a shocking roll over after contact with NSW driver Khaz Fahy.Both driver were ok and only Fahy was able to start in the feature and finished in position 13 one lap down .
The Toowoomba Speedbowl received plenty of applause from teams and drivers for the quality of the track and the running of the event.
The Lucas Oils POWRI Speedcar Super Series now moves onto round two at the Brisbane International Speedway this Saturday night November 9 2013when the Archerfield track opens the pit gates for the touring POWRi teams.
Round one Lucas Oils POWRi Speedcar Super Series
pos |
start no. |
competitor |
laps |
total time |
diff |
best time |
best lap |
best speed |
1 | Q69 | Todd Wanless | 30 | 15:22.876 | 12.923 | 24 | 111.429 | |
2 | N26 | Anthony Abson | 30 | 15:24.404 | 01.528 | 13.183 | 23 | 109.232 |
3 | Q25 | Anthony Chaffey | 30 | 15:26.050 | 03.174 | 13.016 | 29 | 110.633 |
4 | Q98 | Matt Greenwood | 30 | 15:28.548 | 05.672 | 13.172 | 2 | 109.323 |
5 | Q89 | Michael Kendall | 30 | 15:29.001 | 06.125 | 13.287 | 7 | 108.377 |
6 | N78 | Troy Jenkins | 30 | 15:29.694 | 06.818 | 13.468 | 26 | 106.92 |
7 | Q14 | Michael Harders | 30 | 15:30.895 | 08.019 | 13.293 | 3 | 108.328 |
8 | Q82 | Jason Bell | 29 | 15:31.241 | 1 lap | 13.430 | 27 | 107.223 |
9 | Q5 | Rodney Harders | 29 | 15:32.337 | 1 lap | 13.684 | 7 | 105.232 |
10 | Q18 | Matt Heford | 29 | 15:33.560 | 1 lap | 13.890 | 13 | 103.672 |
11 | Q75 | Brad Young | 29 | 15:34.054 | 1 lap | 13.635 | 14 | 105.611 |
12 | N97 | Matt Jackson | 29 | 15:34.191 | 1 lap | 13.759 | 12 | 104.659 |
13 | N16 | Khaz Fahy | 29 | 15:34.281 | 1 lap | 13.906 | 18 | 103.552 |
14 | Q28 | Michael Wilson | 29 | 15:34.766 | 1 lap | 13.660 | 27 | 105.417 |
15 | Q24 | Scott wilson | 22 | 05:03.685 | 8 laps | 13.495 | 19 | 106.706 |
16 | SA64 | Adam Wallis | 22 | 05:04.204 | 8 laps | 13.251 | 18 | 108.671 |
17 | Q58 | Rusty Whittaker | 19 | 15:34.548 | 11 laps | 13.398 | 6 | 107.479 |
18 | Q21 | Mark George | 5 | 01:18.780 | 25 laps | 14.774 | 4 | 97.469 |
19 | Q76 | Rob Mckay | 1 | 23.703 | 29 laps | 22.972 | 1 | 62.685 |
Results by http://www.mylaps.com
Enjoy the 30 laps of round one of the Lucas Oils POWRI Speedcar Super Series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNC1i6ZZQJs courtesy Ash Media