NSW Solo Riders Assoc . Round Eight Heffernan Motorsport Series Nepean Speedway 11th August 2013. Meeting Report; Round 8 of the Heffernan Motorsport series lived up to all expectations, with the overall pointscores getting tighter as the series enters the tail end of the series. Track conditions were near perfect with clear blue skies the order of the day. A good crowd witnessed an action packed meeting. The meeting kicked off in fine style with Heat one youngster Jack Holder from the unfavoured gate 4 pulled off some smart racing moves coming from last in the first corner to picking off his opponents to take a brilliant win, unluckiest rider was certainly young gun Josh MacDonald who was involved in a first corner incident with leader Keiran Sproule locking up in front of the three chasing riders and poor Josh had nowhere to go clipping the falling Sproule and highsiding onto the track, All four riders were called back for the restart but Josh could not hang on and on medical advice withdrew from the meeting. Also sharing this award was another youngster Tyler King who shed a rear chain while in a comfortable 3rd place which destroyed his clutch and had to withdraw from the day. Round two of heats also provided some close racing and a surprise when Daine Stevens out run his cousin Sam Masters in a great race between the boys, and Taylor Poole dropping his only point on the day to fast starting Jack Holder. Round 4 of heats again provided some solid action, Mason Campton quietly picked up his points with consistent smooth riding, Kurt Shields also maintained in touch with consistent points, Michael Penfold was getting things going after a fall in his first ride but unfortunately had machine failure which robbed him of a B final hope, Alan MacDonald pulled out a good win showing he is coming to grips with his machine, along with other dirt track stars, luke Richards and grant charnock, the dirt track boys certainly have the race craft and are now getting the technique together, Pat McLaughlin also was very consistant scoring in each of his four heats but tried a bit to hard in his last ride and fell exiting turn 2 after a very close first corner. Rd 5 sorted out the finalists on the day with Poole, Holder and Masters all transferring directly into the all important A Final. The cut throat B final was comfortably won By Mason Campton booking his place in the A Final. A super start from gate 1 saw Taylor Poole stamp his authority in the first corner, leading off turn 2, behind Campo and Masters and Holder were sorting themselves out fighting for position, lap 2 saw poole leading while behind all 3 riders were chasing with campo holding onto second place with Sam looking for a pass at every opportunity, entering turn 3 Young Jack saw his opportunity and nipped up the inside of Masters and set out after Mason, At the flag Poole comfortably took the flag from Campton and a fast finishing Holder third and series leader Masters fourth. Riders scores; 1 – Mason Campton – 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, = 11pts 2 – Kurt Sheilds - 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, = 10pts 3 – Jye Etheridge – 0, 3, 2, 0, 2, = 7pts 4 – Jack Holder – 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, = 13pts 5 – keiran Sproule – 3, 1, 2, 1, ,2, = 9pts 6 – Josh MacDonald – fx, withdrawn 7 – Luke Richards - 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, = 5pts 8 – Pat Mclaughlin – 1, 0, 1, 1, fx, = 3pts 9 – Alan MacDonald – fx, 0, 3, 1, 1, = 5pts 10 – Daine Stevens – 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, = 12pts 11 – Tyler King – fx, withdrawn 12 – Sam Masters – 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, = 12pts 13 – Michael Penfold – fx, 3, 2, ef, ns, = 5pts 14 – Josh Fletcher – 2, 1, 0, fx, 0, = 3pts 15 – Vinnie Burt – 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, = 3pts 16 – Taylor Poole – 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, = 14pts B Final 1st = Mason Campton 2nd = Daine Stevens 3rd = Kurt Sheilds 4th = Jye Etheridge A Final 1st = Taylor Poole 2nd Mason Campton 3rd = Jack Holder 4th = Sam Masters Division 2 Solo A dominate display from Div 2 winner Brody Nowland, finishing unbeaten in his heats and then dominating the final, with some sharp gating Brody was never headed, second place went to youngster Matt Thorne who was very spectacular in his heats coming from behind on a couple of occasions riding the high line, showing he is a rider to watch in the future, Grant Charnock rode consistent all day to finish third and rounding out the final was Gavin Crisafi who was awarded the most improved rider on the day. Other riders to impress were Hector Crespo, Marty MacNamara who was having his first day at Nepean and hard charger Andrew Edser. riders scores 1 – Brody Nowland – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, = 15pts 2 – Marty MacNamara – fx, 1,2, 0, fx, = 3pts 3 – Gavin Crisafi – 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, = 6pts 4 – Hector Crespo - 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, = 9pts 5 – Grant Charnock – ef, 2, ef, 3, 2, = 7pts 6 – Tony Phillips – 1, 0, 0, 1, ns, = 2pts 7 – Andrew Edser - 3, f, ns, 2, 2, = 7pts 8 – Matt Thorne – 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, = 11pts Div 2 Final 1st Brody Nowland 2nd Matt Thorne 3rd Grant Charnock 4th Gavin Crisafi 250/350cc Junior Solo Pint sized Ben Cook totally dominated on the day making excellent starts and never headed, riding perfect lines in all his heats, he was closely chased in all the races by Cooper Riordan who is putting in the miles to follow the series and it is paying off as Cooper is coming on strong, another two tiny riders in stature but big in talent, Jimmy Jones and Zach Cook entertained the crowd with some serious skill. Special mention to Aiden Clare and Matt (happy) Gilmore who could only demo their talents and will be the next two riders to enter into the age bracket shortly. Big Thanks to our referee Dave Mills, scorer Tracy, the girls in the canteen, Karen, Julie, Mary and Desiree, BBQ man Ghosty, starters cw, rick, mitch, josh and matt for the great commentary, scrutineer/ marshall Col Greening and his brother Tony(marshall) who continue to support the riders and the club, our track photographers, Benette and Jeff, special guest Judy Mackay and Kirsty. Heffernan Motorsport Director Tim Heffernan and Gavin from Central Coast Fencing and NMSC for the track. Series Co ordinator Tim Heffernan has certainly brought together a fabulous series for the riders and clubs associated with the series, solo numbers have more than doubled with competitor numbers at a all time high and the crowds are enjoying some top notch racing. The final 2 rounds for competitors are; Rd 9 will be held at tamworth’s Oakburn Park on Saturday the 21st September Go to the clubs website for more information Rd 10 Sat 28th September at Loxford Park, Kurri Kuri speedway. Check the Kurri website for more information. See you at the tapes!!
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:04:07 +0000
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