Wanless wins POWRi round 1

POWRi  Speedcars in AustraliaLucas oil powri series

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.

Michael Kendall's Neilson Motorsports entry

Michael Kendall’s Neilson 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.

L - R Abson Wanless Chaffey and the trophy girls

L – R Abson Wanless Chaffey and the trophy girls

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

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