Redline Speedway, Racetrack. Buninyong, Victoria

Modified Production,Mini Sprints, Standard Saloons, Juniors, Formula V8s, AMCA Nationals.

Next Club Meeting;

Thursday 16th Febuary 2012, 8pm meeting starts

Wood Street, South Geelong

MATTHEW REED WINS THUNDER ON THE MOUNT SPRINTCARS AT REDLINE RACEWAY

Sprintcar action returned to Redline Raceway when the ‘Thunder on the Mount’ event for 360ci Sprintcars took place on Saturday night the 28^th of January with Matthew Reed a guest driver for Michael Cunningham taking the victory in front of a healthy crowd with full support from the popular Street Stocks once again.

The Sprintcars arrived with fourteen competitors including Chris Solomon who was a winner at Redline last season and leader of the current points table for competitors in the Bacchus Marsh ‘Sprintcar Thunder’ series of which this race meeting was a part of. Whilst regular state ‘All Star Sprintcar’ series performers Wayne Logue, Domain Ramsey & Zac Farrar were also involved.

Over four heats Paul Solomon won the first heat with the quickest overall heat time and the quickest individual lap of the evening, the lap was recorded at 13.945 seconds as he won from Logue and James Hennessey. Ken Hutchins a local from Bacchus Marsh and a member of the Redline club took a win in heat two from Ramsey and Reed with Reed taking his first win of the night in the second round from Kristy Ellis and Hutchins before the heats were rounded out with a Hennessey win from Chris Solomon who crashed out in his first heat with Ramsey in third place.

In the twenty five lap final Hennessey began on pole position and was quickly set up by the pack and slipped down the order. Domain Ramsey brought on a yellow light soon after when he spun causing two other cars to come to a complete stop whilst he flicked his race car around and continued on. Reed set a cracking pace at the front of the field and Paul Solomon was giving the chase with Hutchins in third place and Logue, Hennessey and Chris Solomon coming at him.

A Chris Solomon weaved his way through the pack and soon past his brother for second place and Hennessey mounted a comeback as he moved back upto fourth place.

Ramsey spun a second time this time coming to a complete stop and was given a disqualification flag due to needing to ‘push starts’ which is a Sprintcar rule. Upon hearing this news Ramsey was quick to correctly disagree with the steward’s decision. As that mistake was sorted out between officials and the driver Reed led the field to restart the race. Ramsey restarted at the rear of the field with five laps to go.

Reed continued on where he left off with Chris Solomon pursuing, Paul Solomon suffered a flat tyre and circulated high on the track trying to stay out of everybody’s way whilst Hennessey regained third place with Hutchins chasing and a fast finishing Ramsey reaching fifth place from the twelfth he restarted in. Reed crossed the line as the winner four and a half seconds in front of Chris Solomon and Hennessey as the top three with Hutchins, Ramsey, Logue, Ellis, Farrer, Jason Forbes, Andrew Howard and Paul Solomon completing the results.

In Street Stocks Rikki Stewart, Andrew Carmichael and Dean Heseltine won the first round heats before Jason Degoldi, Aaron Smith and Carmichael took wins in the second round which also included a massive rollover by Fred Cattermole on the stewards straight wrecking his race car. In third round Lewis Clark and then Carmichael visiting from the Swan Hill Speedway Club took wins with Smith closing out the heat results winning the last qualifier.

The feature race starters then competed in a forty lap final with twenty laps each direction to entertain the crowd. Carmichael led early and was red hot favourite with a clean sweep of heat wins however he missed the set up in tricky conditions for the final and started to slip back in the field. Pressure from Darryl Atkinson forced Carmichael to drop back as Atkinson took charge.

Early feature race causalities included Clark who had the initial lead, Smith who had raced well also dropped out. Rick Sankey was entertaining whilst Dale Bromeley and Shaun Henry and Dylan Campton chased Atkinson.

Positions swapped from time to time between third to fifth places however Atkinson chased by Bromeley all the way maintained a lead and won with Henry, Campton and Darren Matthews the top five.

Formula V8 racing finished with a win to Steve Forte from Clinton Purdie, Russ Matthews, Lindsey Fox and Pete Chettleborough whilst some visiting Dwarf Cars and Late Models ran display events for the crowd.

Redline Raceway will be back on the 11^th of February with the Modified Production Sedan’s state series round with visiting support category the Victorian Mini Sprints and club classes.

Redline wishes to thank its valuable supporters including:

Power FM

UBC Web Design

Ern Overall Quality Used Cars

ABN Electrical

P & M Earthworks

Just Trucks Smash Repairs

Steve Forte Metal Fabrications

Pat Ash & Civil

IPTA Fibreglass

CCR Racing & Towing

Inaction Photos

Written by

Dean Thompson Redline Raceway Media Rep

SPRINTCARS & STREET STOCKS TO ENTERTAIN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT REDLINE

This Saturday night the 28^th of January Mount Buninyong roars to the sound of big time Sprintcars again when the ‘Thunder on the Mount’ event is run with close to twenty racers already entered for the 360ci Sprintcars.

Entries on the nomination list include Domain Ramsey, Paul & Chris Solomon, Wayne Logue, South Australian Rory Button, Brad Foster, Mark Weaver and from Sydney Troy Little.

Little is a strong contender in the Sydney Speedway Open Sprintcar point score and has got to be one of the tips for the night whilst Chris Solomon has feature wins under his belt already this season whilst local representation also includes Ken Hutchins from Bacchus Marsh.

The Redline Raceway is where the action is at and the hard work officials have put into the race track dished up a beauty a fortnight ago and the Sprintcars will love going super fast around the little clay way.

Street Stocks are the backbone of the Redline Club and never cease to support the venue and will have Jason Degoldi, Rick Sankey, Les & Karen Ferguson, Swan Hill’s Andrew Carmichael, Anthony Missen, Daryl Atkinson, & Mark Purdie at the pointy end of the racing with more than twenty five cars already committed to the event.

Formula V8s round out the program with Steve Forte, Russell Matthews, Graeme Nugent and Lindsay Fox amongst the field.

Entry prices are Adults $25, Invalid and Aged Pensioners $20, Kids between 8 & 16 years old $5 each and a family with two adults and four kids upto 16 years age is $60 on a family ticket.

Gates for the public open at 2pm with racing beginning at 5pm. Enquiries can be made through Mick Purdie on 0418 399 917 or Ruth Pearson on 0404 892 424

Redline wishes to thank its valuable supporters including:

Power FM

UBC Web Design

Ern Overall Quality Used Cars

ABN Electrical

P & M Earthworks

Just Trucks Smash Repairs

Steve Forte Metal Fabrications

Pat Ash & Civil

IPTA Fibreglass

Written by

Dean Thompson Redline Raceway Media Rep