 What a brilliant nights racing for the fans
but possibly an expensive one for several of the drivers
& car owners. The final heat was cursed right from
the outset when the commentators mentioned how last years
meeting ran from green flag to checkered without
incident. Well ... tonights final made up for that in
triplicate. The first roll-over victim was Ray Stewart
who in turn one of his heat had his car tipped
"wheels up". In the 16 car final the next
driver to succumb to the pressure was Bunter Pierce who
collected the turn 1 wall very hard and required st john
assistance to remove him from the car. However the driver
to gain top points for acrobatic ability was Tony
Cardwell who after a mediocre result from the heats
attempted some aggressive passing during the 25 lap
final. This resulted in contact with the back straight
wall and an inevitable climb of the concrete and at no
time did Tony decelerate which induced a barrel roll
along the wall for half the length of the straight and
then the mustang dug into the track which in turn sent
the car into another serious of vicious roll-overs. Over
the last few seasons it seems that TC always drags home a
pile of bits in his trailer instead of a complete car.
I'm sure this is entertaining for the fans but I wonder
if he is due for a bit of better luck in the south
island.My "DON Award" (Driver Of the Night) is very difficult to determine as so many drivers made impressions at various stages. It would have to come down to Keegan versus Waddell purely from the results plus Keegan broke the 6 lap race record during the top six shoot-out. Their cars remained virtually unmarked among the carnage happening around them so I will leave you to determine the deserving winner from these two and I gather your decisions may vary depending on wether your a Ford or Chevy fan or even if your biased towards north or south island based drivers. No matter who you choose ... that was an awesome race meeting and one to remember. Bring on the Hoopla! Anne
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