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IT’S WAYNES WORLD AT NYORA Saturday the 31st of January all Gippsland Sprintcar fans were at South Gippsland’s Nyora Speedbowl for the 08/09 VSC Sprintcar title where Peter Logue would defend his title against the inform drivers this season of Mitch Foster, Michael Phillips and Wayne Logue. The category is a very evenly matched class and despite the inform drivers for the season it was possible that Dennis Jones, Mal Siely, Rod Bowman or Mick Cook could figure in the results. In the first of three heats our pole starter Foster (# 4 Market Street Autos – Foster Chassis) led for complete race distance leading home fifth place starter Jones and tenth place starter Wayne Logue. Peter Logue was next in the bunch from Siely, Cook, Shane Fisher, Warrick Taylor and Graeme Davies. Disaster in this heat for Phillips and Bowman who had a coming together avoiding a spinning Davies in the first attempt to start. Both cars were left to park infield. The second row of Peter Logue (# 8 Wynns/Pennzoil – Maxim Chassis) and Dennis Jones got past front row starters Bowman and Phillips in the second heat and they led home all challengers in that order with Cook, Bowman, Wayne Logue, Siely, Foster, Taylor, Fisher and Phillips making up the complete result. Wayne Logue (# 6 U Pick Car Wreckers – XXX Chassis) made the most of his first front row start in the final heat for Sprintcars by going on to lead home fellow front row starter Mal Siely. Peter Logue was in third spot with Foster, Jones, Fisher, Cook, Phillips, Bowman and Taylor the official results. The qualifying order for the 30 lap Victorian Speedway Council Sprintcar title was Peter Logue. Wayne Logue. Dennis Jones, Mitch Foster, Mal Siely, Mick Cook, Rod Bowman, Warrick Taylor, Shane Fisher, Michael Phillips and Graeme Davies. The race began with Wayne Logue getting the lead early. Bowman pulled out turn one on the first lap whilst Jones collected the front straight wall causing damage to his front end and nursing the car around to turn two and infield dodging the pack on his way off the track as they came through to put him a lap down. At the eight lap mark it was Wayne Logue leading Peter Logue, Foster, Siely, Cook and Phillips. It took until lap 12 before the leader was able to put a lap on the last placed car which gave an indication of how evenly matched the race cars were for pace given the track is 380 metres long. Turn two proved to be the place to make the moves as Foster picked off Peter Logue and moved into second and then the very next lap Siely (# 87 Plumtec/Clifton Mobile Homes) did the exact same thing shuffling Peter Logue back into fourth. Lap 22 brought the next caution flag when Phillips hit the wall and ended his night in the middle of the race track watching. Last year Wayne Logue in the eyes of most was probably robbed of title victory and this year he made good by roaring home ahead of Siely, Foster, Peter Logue and Mick Cook to become the 2008/2009 Victorian champion for VSC Sprintcars. For the Nos Sprints making their first official Nyora appearance Dan Robson (# 29 Van Breman Motorsport – Foster Chassis) blasted away from the field to take victory in heat one from Dan Dubois and Brett Milburn in the Mick Parry J & J # 44. Brad Warren, Troy Small, David McKay and Heidi Bessler tailed the top three home. Heat two began with Milburn being sent rear of field for a clash of wheels between her and Mark Walsh. Young Gun Brad Warren in the KFC Warrnambool # 84 took the win ahead of Walsh, Small (#88 Brumbies Bakery – J & J Chassis), Robson, McKay, Gary Bowden, Dubois and Grant Attewell. The final heat for Nos Sprints began interestingly when front row starter McKay went around through turn three and four and Warren had nowhere to go accept straight into him. Warren was reinstated at the front row for the restart. Warren the eventual winner ahead of Bairnsdale’s Bowden then Dubois, Walsh (# 22 Oval Action Race Products – Maxim), Small, Robson, Milburn, McKay, Attewell, Bessler and Sam Wren. The fifteen lap feature event began with the following grid: Warren, Robson, Dubois, Small, Walsh, Bowden, Milburn, McKay, Bessler, Attewell and Wren. Warren got the early lead whilst McKay spun and joined the back of the pack. Dubois great night of racing ending early when he pulled infield on the restart lap. On lap four Warren spun in turn four and Small in turn two and Warren lost the lead. Walsh took over the lead with 11 laps to go. Milburn and Robson were in hot pursuit and contact between them both put Milburn back in the pack. On the last lap having a crack at third place Milburn spun and the chequer flag dropped with Walsh the winner from Warren and McKay. Visiting Sedan class Marsh Modifieds attended with a healthy field of cars and the stand out driver of the night Dale Kakoschke driving a EF Ford took the feature race spoils ahead of Craig Devlin (BA Ford), Dale Hallett (VL Commodore), Gregory Knight, Stewart Knight, Brett Orr, Michael Campbell and Phil Botheras. Earlier the heat victories went to Dale Kakoschke with 2 and Devlin with 1. Jonathon Knight finished in the top three in all heats. Rick McCormack once again took the honours in the Open Independent Sedans with Ray Gould, Mick Evans, Tim Cole, Dale Meade, Trevor Wise and Darren Skilton all finishing behind. Ryan McKenna was the standout driver in Mini Sprintcars taking victory ahead of Danny Milton, Jason Andreatta and Murray Miles with Terry Williams the recently crowned Victoria #3 having a rollover in between turn one and two to finish his night. Speedcars were low in numbers with the president back at home ensuring that his house was protected from fire and as a result Brad Jackson took the win from Craig Smith and Dean Kavathas. Finishing out the results in what was a massive race program was the Karts. Aaron Cook took out the Modified Clubman feature ahead of Brad King and Jamie Budge. Rex Gourlay defeated Lloyd Hobson in the Outlaw category and William VanDerark defeated Jamie Gourlay and Jack King in the juniors. Nyora acknowledge their fantastic sponsors below: Aarons Car Removals – 93086555
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