Bairnsdale 27.2.10

 Peter Logue took out the third round of the Bairnsdale Series. It shows how close the teams are with Logue being the third winner of a round.
Heat 1

 Peter Logue got the first heat which showed he was going to be in for a good night. Dennis Jones was next followed by Rod Bowman, David Barker who had worked his way through the 12 car field.Then came Mal Siely, Robert Sands, David Moore and Mark Fitzpatrick

 Heat 2
Jones got away from the start from Siely and Barker. It was logue that worked his way from the back of the field this time to come in fourth place. Cook got got up to fifth followed by Foster, Hunter Bowman and Moore.

 Heat 3

Foster was on pole and lead throughout from Cook and Barker. Jones came from the last line on the grid to get to fourth with Logue also moving up to come in next. They were followed by Bowman, Hunter, Siely, Hennesy Moore and Sands

 Feature

Jones was on pole and got out of turn two into the lead after there had been a restart. It wasn’t long before Logue showed that he had his car set up for the rough track and got a good break. Foster had got into third place and he was challenged by Barker but held him out. Bowman was keeping Cook out but Cook eventually got through putting him up to fifth. There was plenty of passing of lapped cars but placing pretty well stayed the same. So it was Peter Logue taking out the third round of the series from Jones, Foster, Cook, Barker, Bowman, Moore, Sands, Hennesy and Hunter.

Rosedale 20/2/10

With the good roll up of cars for the Laserline Cup the heats were split into an A and B

 Heat 1A

Mick Cook on his first start In the series got off to a good start and led from start to finish. He was followed by Allen Pitcher who is settling into sprintcars, then Mark Walker having his first start with this group although his first start with the VSCA was in the title.Then another newcomer in Wayne Taylor followed by Robert Sands, Robert Hunter and Mal Siely.

 Heat 1B

Mitch Foster got the start and was not headed with Peter Logue not far away. Dennis Jones was involved in a stoppage but got back to third with Graeme Davies, David Moore and Daniel Meredith making the other placings.

 Heat 2A

Jones went around a couple to get to the lead down the back straight. Then came Taylor, Foster, Siely, Hunter, Bowman, Meredith and Sands.  Foster moved up a place as did Siely. Siely was challenging Foster and got through to second place from Foster, Taylor, Bowman, Sands, Hunetr and Meredith.

 Heat 2B

Logue the lead after a restart and Walker was ahead of Cook, Pitcher, Moore and Davies.  Logue came in well ahead of Walker and Cook, Pitcher had a spin and finished behind Moore and Davies.

 Heat 3A

Siely took advantage of his pole position and lead throughout although Foster in second place got up to him but could not get through. Logue was in third place followed by Sands, Pitcher, Meredith and Hunter.

 Heat 3B

Jones was on pole and shot away to good lead. from Cook and Moore. Moore pulled in mid race which left Walker in third place then Bowman, Taylor and Hunter.

 Feature

Fourteen cars lined up for the start and Jones won the pole position with Logue on the outside. After a couple of restarts the race got underway with Jones in the lead from Logue, Foster, Siely, Walker and Pitcher in the front of the pack. Jones was leading and Foster managed to get through to second. The leaders started lapping the back markers. The field was starting to lose cars with Taylor pulling in. and others having trouble. With about six laps to go Jones was leading from Foster, Sands, Bowman, Pitcher and Moore. Bowman got through into fourth place. Foster pulled in with a shredded tyre and Pitcher lost a front wheel. This left Jones, Bowman, Sands and Moore for the restart. And that is the order they finished.

Wangaratta 6/2/10

Mitch Foster started on pole in the feature and led throughout the 20 lap which went through without a stoppage.

              Heat 1

 Dennis Jones was having a run with the VSCA and showed he was keen by rounding up the field out of #5 grid and falling in behind Mitch Foster who started on pole. Down the back straight the second time Jones got to the lead from Foster , Barker, Pitcher, Bowman,  Sands and Moore.Positions stayed the same with no stoppages.

Heat 2
David Pitcher in car 99 started on pole and led throughout the heat but it was Foster who made up ground from back in the field
to get into second place. Jones was running in third place but went high on turn four a couple of laps in and David Barker took

advantage of this and got through. So it was Pitcher taking his first heat with the sprintcars from Foster, Barker, Jones, Bowman

and Moore.

Heat 3

Rod Bowman led out of turn two the first time from Barker who was having a good meeting, then Foster , Jones, Sands, Moore

and Pitcher. Bowman led throughout and the officials put over the PA that he had broken the track record. He came in ahead of

Barker and Foster who held out Jones then Sands, Pitcher and Moore.

Final

Mitch Foster won pole for the final with David Barker having a good meeting on #2. Foster got the start and led out of turn two

the first time and soon opened up a small gap. Jones got into second place from Barker, Pitcher Bowman, Moore and Sands.

Foster was taking advantage of the fast track and opened up a good lead Jones was also going well but could not make up ground

and Barker held onto third place. These three drivers took out the trophies with Rod Bowman coming in fourth. Pitcher got into

trouble between turns three and four on the final lap and Moore and Sands also pulled up to avoid contact and all three were given

a DNF

Bairnsdale 26/12/09

The first heat saw Peter Logue get to the lead down the back straight form Rod Bowman in his rebuilt car,  Logue held on to take the heat from Bowman with Mitch Foster coming through to get in third. Leon Hennesy and David Barker  were there also as was Warrwick Taylor having his first run in his new car.

The next heat saw Mal Siely having his first run for the season. He is now campaigning the #87 car. . He showed he was keen to do well by taking out the heat from Bowman Logue Barker Hunter and Sands.

Mitch Foster took out the next heat from Siely Logue Hennesy Painter Bowman Hunter and Sands.

David Barker lead from start to finish in the fourth and final heat with Foster following him through to stay in second place.Hennesy held out Siely for third and then came Taylor, Hunter and Davies.

Foster qualified on pole for the Final and lead down the back straight for the first time.
Siely came out of turn two close behind followed by Logue, Bowman, Painter getting his new car going well, then Hennesy, Barker, Hunter and Sands.
Taylor moved up to fourth place in lap 4 and this is how they stayed till lap 12 when there was a yellow. Foster had opened up a handy lead as did Siely from the rest of the field.
There was another stoppage and this time Logue managed to get through Siely to get in second.
So it was another great effort by Mitch Foster to lead throughout , Logue showed his experience in getting into second, Siely and crew  would be really happy the way he went, it didn’t Taylor long to get the feel of sprintcar racing, Hennesy got in fifth from Barker, Bowman, Hunter and Sands. 

Rosedale 5/12/09

It was Mitch Foster who took out the feature at Rosedale on Sat night. He qualified on pole and got the start and led throughout.

Half the field was made up drivers having their  first year with the class. Two first timers tonight. This shows there is interest in the class.These drivers come with different racing backgrounds and those without sprintcar experience take a little while to adjust.

There were four heats run with each driver having a run in three. Peter Logue took advantage of his pole start in the first heat and showed he had his car set up well to take out the heat from David Moore and Leon Hennessy.

The second heat saw Logue take the lead and Foster was unable to catch him. Moore was third and David Barker came in fourth,
Rod Bowman got a good start in the third heat and Foster managed to get under him at turn four with four laps to go and Hennessy came in third. Geoff Ryde was getting the feel of things and got in fourth.The fourth heat was called after several attempts to get started.

Final

Coming out of turn two the first time Bowman rode the wheel of a car in front and took a nasty end for end. Fortunately Rod was OK but the car was in bad shape. This was a disappointment as he was looking forward to doing so well after Bairnsdale last start.
However after the restart Foster led Hennessy, Logue , Barker Moore and Sands
Foster could not be caught and Logue got through Hennessy with a couple of laps to go and Barker got in third.
 

Bairnsdale 28.11.09

Heat 1

Heat I saw Leon Hennesy leading down the back straight for the first time followed by David Barker, Mitch Foster, Rod Bowman, Michael Phillips, Robert Sands and new comer Robert Hunter. Foster soon got into second place and a couple of laps later managed to get under Hennesy at turn four and opened up a handy lead. Hennesy finished second , Bowman had moved up to third from Phillips,Barker , Hunter and Sands

Heat 2

It was Bowman leading out of turn two closely followed by Foster, Barker, Phillips, Sands, Hennesy and Hunter. Phillips moved up a spot coming down the home straight in the third lap and a couple of laps later Hennesy did the same and got up to fourth. Lap 6 saw Foster getting too close to the wall and was finished for the heat. So it was Bowman who led throughout with Phillips getting up to second place the Barker, Hennesy , Sands and Hunter.

Heat 3

Phillips got to the lead starting on the outside of the front row from Foster, Barker, Bowman, Hennesy, Sands and Hunter. Foster could not get through Phillips in the first lap and soon the placings evened out. and that is pretty much how they finished.

Final

This time it was Bowman who led out of turn two after starting outside Philips. Bowman kept a handy lead with Phillips, Foster and Barker close together from Hennesy, Sands and Hunter. Sands had to pull in with a mechanical problem, and Foster moved into third place. Phillips and Foster moved up closer to Bowman but it was Foster challenging Phillips with Phillips keeping him out. On lap 12 Foster made a move on Phillips at turn four which ended badly for him and he found himself at the rear of the field and he could not make up ground from there. While this was going on Bowman was driving well and held on to come in first from Phillips, Barker who also did well all night third, then Hennesy, Foster and Hunter.

   Nyora 14/11/09

During the rundown of the meeting at Nyora several drivers mentioned how well the class was organised.

 It is a credit to the teams in our class for the care and attention they have put in to make the cars so competitive and presented so well both in their appearance and their organisation in engine starts and forming up for races. Several drivers have commented how much of a help it is to have the likes of Peter Curtis and Shane Fisher helping during the running of the meeting. Both these members have been drivers in the class and understand what is needed and the drivers appreciate this.

HEAT 1

The meeting got off to a bad start with David Moore having his first start of the season finding himself backed into the wall getting out of turn three the first time. This left Dennis Jones nowhere to go  with the result Moore was out for the night. Jones was left infield. Daniel Meredith was also caught up in this and had to go infield with a flat right rear.and Mitch Foster had to retire also.

This left Rod Bowman on pole for the restart and he pulled away from David Barker, Peter Logue Michael Phillips , Leon Henessy and Robert Sands.

Bowman led all the way to the finish with Barker, Logue and Phillips having a tussle. Phillips got through Logue  down the back straight and a couple of laps later got into second place coming out of turn two. Logue got through to third. Hennesy spun on turn four I the last lap which meant Sands came in fifth and Hennesy sixth

HEAT 2

Logue got off to a good start in the second heat, testing out his rebuilt motor ,followed by Foster, Jones, Barker. Phillips, Bowman, Hennery, and Sands. Foster had an oil leak but he took off and got ahead of Logue. The stewards thought he had better pull in and this left Jones in the lead from Barker and Phillips had moved up to third. Then came Logue Hennesy Sands and Bowman who also had trouble between turns three and four.

HEAT 3

Heat three saw Hennesy and Bowman coming together on turn two the first time which put them both out. On the restar Jones led Phillips, Foster, Barker and Sands and that is how they finished.

FINAL

Phillips led Jones and Foster throughout with Logue coming in fourth followed by Barker and Sands. Although there was not much passing throughout the race the pace was on with all cars going particularly well. Logue was getting his car up and going and Robert Sands was getting the feel of his car after a long spell away from driving and Barker will be up with the leaders shortly..

Five cars showed up at the Drouin Speedway on Sunday the 4th Oct.

This was a good opportunity for teams to have a shake down before the season proper gets underway at Wangaratta on the 24th  

It was good to see a new team that is the H2S Motorsport team of Tim Hughes and Robert Sands and the return of the Meredith Team with their #92 car.

Dennis Jones showed that he will be a force to be reckoned with again this season. Although it was more a shakedown down meeting he was on the pace during the day.

Another driver that was happy during the day was Shane Fisher in the #88 car. He took off in the second heat and led all the way. He quipped that he has had his win for the season and that he needn't show up again. He and his family had a great day and should look forward to a great season.

Rod Bowman in the Westpoint #35 car took advantage of the outing to check out his car that has had a good going over during the off season.

The #55 with Robert Sands steering is the ex Densley team car that Lauren had success with when she was competing in the VSCA. It won't take long for Robert to get  the feel of sprintcar racing again after having a layoff for several years.

Daniel Meredith used the day to check his car out and is looking forward to Wangaratta.

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As can be seen by the drivers so far showing their interest  on the Drivers Page.

We will have a better idea of who will be racing with the VSCA after the Demonstartion Day at the Drouin Raceway on October 4.

However Wayne Logue after his success in the class throughout his time with the VSCA particularly last season, has decided to have a crack at the 360's. At the time of writing he has sold his VSCA engine and has almost got his 360 ready and is looking forward to the season with them.

Rob Sands who has been crewing for the Westpoint team over the past few seasons has teamed up with Tim Hughes and will be steering the 55 Car which was previously racing under the Team Densley colours

Peter Curtis is stepping back from the track for a while after putting a lot of time into getting the class up and running..

Mal and Mark Bean have got together and will campaign the car this season