IT WAS a big night out at Sonic Speedway on Saturday night for the Victorian Modified Production State Title.
The Modified Production Class had three heats each for the 38 cars that attended.
The heats were hotly contested, and over the night there were mixed winners in the heats, which made sure that the finals would go down to the wire.
Due to having too many cars to compete in one final they staged a B main final of 15 laps with the bottom 15 cars. This race was very good to watch, with the top three drivers stepping up to the A main final of 35 laps.
The guys that finished in the top three were Ross Madden, Wade McCarthy and Gavin Catley.
The A main had 24 cars compete and during the 35 lap race there were a few cars with problems retiring to the centre of field. In the end, only half the starters finished the final. There was fine racing, and some hard hitting amongst these drivers just so they can become number one in the state. Ty Galley was the man to beat during the final, with David Smith and Nick Hill sitting just behind, waiting for the right moment to attack. Wade McCarthy started at the rear of the field in the finals and showed just how good a racer he is, plugging away passing the back markers, and moving up the positions with a few of the cars not finishing. Ross Madden was also one of the drivers from the B main closely behind Wade. Ty Galley had engine problems and went from first to sixth within the last four laps.
David Smith then took the lead and stayed out the front to take the checkered flag, McCarthy just got past Nick Hill with two laps to go to take second position, with Hill having to settle for third after such a hard slog. Ross Madden came in fourth followed by Jeremy McClue, Ty Galley, Matt Nelson and Brenton Mills rounding out the top eight positions of the Vic Title.
The Formula 500 class had TJ Beasy out front all night.
Todd Beasy had a rollover in his car and Brendan Crabbe hit the wall very hard in one of the heats. Both drivers walked away from their vehicles, with Brendon Crabbe having shoulder problems. The final saw TJ out front most of the way, until he must have had a lapse in concentration, falling back three spots with only a few laps to go.
Like a true race driver he ended up catching the front markers, and took the checkered flag, followed by Andrew Maconachie and Colin Adams in third.
Street Stocks had a good night with some fine racing all night.
Scott Bull’s car was the car to beat, as he nominated to share the car with Robbie Faux Australaia one.
Scott’s car took out the final followed by Dan Fox and Kevin Apps.
For more on this story see Friday’s edition of The Guardian (May 3, 2013).
