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Due to unforeseen circumstances we have regrettably decided to end the season as of now.

This will allow us time to undertake urgent maintainence.

See you again next season.



Adrian Maher Takes the Cash

In what was an entertaining night of action, the fifth and penultimate round of the Thunder through the Plains NSW Country Sprintcar Series was run and won on Saturday night (April 18) at Gunnedah Speedway (North Western NSW) with the victory spoils going to Adrian Maher.

Maher was able to romp to victory lane for the first occasion in the Thunder through the Plains NSW Country Series, with his previous best result being a third place finish during the second round earlier this season, and defeat the Dubbo based pairing of Jeremy Cross and Mark Blyton in second and third place respectively on the podium. Despite the best efforts of both Cross and Blyton they were no match for a dominant Maher.

Just outside the podium finishes was Maher’s Loudoun Family Motorsport team-mate, Ian Loudoun in fourth place and he was followed by Thunder through the Plains NSW Country Series leader heading into the round Stuart Williams in fifth and in sixth place was a recovering James Thompson.

Earlier in the feature race an incident involving pace setters Glen Saville, James Thompson and Kelly Linigen unfortunately eliminated both Saville and Linigen from contention. While battling for the lead of the feature race Saville and Thompson made contact and that resulted in Thompson spinning and a closely following Linigen made contact with Saville and rolled over. The crash eliminated Linigen while Thompson was able to restart at the tail of the field and Saville maintained his spot at the front of the field for the restart only for him to pull to the infield with a flat left rear tyre just before the race was about to get back underway.

Once the wreckage of Linigen’s was removed from the Gunnedah Speedway track and when Saville dropped out, Maher inherited the feature race lead, after he had started from position 11 in the field, and from there he was never headed for the remainder of the 25-lap distance.

“My car was perfect in the feature race as we had plenty of speed and ended up taking out a great win,” stated a jubilant Maher. “I started out of position 11 in the feature race due to knocking out the front end [of the car] earlier in the night during the dash and I was very determined to make amends and that was exactly what we managed to do. We were pretty lucky to miss the crash early on in the feature race as we were just behind the three of them [Saville, Thompson and Linigen] when it happened but thankfully managed to steer to clear of it.”

By virtue of his second place finish on the podium, Cross has now moved into the lead of the Thunder through the Plains NSW Country Series point standings ahead of previous leader Williams with only one round remaining.

The second annual Greta Smith Memorial for the Street Stocks resulted in youngster John Lodge Jnr taking out the victory and he managed to defeat defending champion Kevin Keeler and John Edmunds. Pre race favourites, Tony Brown and Brett Mitchell, didn’t fare too well. Brown was sent to the ROF during the race while running up at the pointy end of the field and Mitchell recorded a DNF due to a mechanical issue while in a similar position on the track.

In the support classes, the feature race wins were shared between Dave Partridge (2 Litre Sedans), Andrew Smith (Junior Sedans) and Keith Urquhart (Fender Benders).

Gunnedah Speedway is proud to announce that they raised close $2,000 to donate to breast cancer awareness on Saturday night and they would like to say thanks to everyone for their generous donations.

The final race meeting of the 2008/09 season at Gunnedah Speedway is to be the re-running of the NSW V8 Dirt Modified Title and the Country Cup for the 2 Litre Sedans plus supports and the date for this race meeting is to be advised.



Full results 18/04/09

Sprintcars

Heat 1 : Mark Blyton, Damien Abbott, Ian Loudon

Heat 2 : Adrian Maher, Jeff Lawler, Stuart Williams

Heat 3 ; Jeremy Cross, Kelly Linigen, Andrew Wright

Heat 4 : Andrew Wright, Matt Thomas, Michael Matchett

Heat 5 : Stuart Williams, Adrian Maher, Glen Saville

Heat 6 : Ian Loudon, James Thompson, Mark Blyton

Inside Grid shootout , Glen Saville, James Thompson, Jeff Lawler

Outside Grid Shootout : Damien Abbott, Kelly Linigen, Jeremy Cross

Feature : Adrian Maher, Jeremy Cross, Mark Blyton

Greta Smith Memorial Classic Street Stockers

Heat 1 : John Edmonds, Brett Smith, Kevin Keeler

Heat 2 : Brett Mitchell, Craig Bennell, Ross Morris

Heat 3 : John Lodge Jnr, Noel Harris, Errol Carter

Heat 4 : Kiona Somerton, Andrew Fuller, Kevin Keeler

Heat 5 : Brett Mitchell, Trent Keeler, Mitch Bootland

Heat 6 : Tony Brown, John Lodge Jnr, Justin Elder

Heat 7 : Kevin Keeler, Andrew Fuller, Dave McGarva

Heat 8 : Brett Mitchell, John Edmonds, John Lodge Jnr

Heat 9 : Tony Brown, Michael Bone, Trent Keeler

B Main : Dave McGarva, Belinda Mcgarva, Dave Hollier, Ross Morris

Feature : John Lodge Jnr, Kevin Keeler, John Edmonds

Mort Transport Fast 4’s

Heat 1 : Thomas Logan, Wayne Tailby, Aaron Barnes

Heat 2 : Mark Chiplin, T5 Michael Tailby, Dave Partridge

Heat 3 :Dave Partridge, Michael Tailby, Mark Chiplin

Fearure : Dave Partridge, Mark Chiplin, Aaron Barnes

Keith Urquhart Auto Repairs Juniors

Heat 1 ; Justin Partridge, Laura Price, Andrew Smith

Heat 2 : Justin Partridge, Andrew Smith, James Rodd

Heat 3 : Laura Price, Justin Partridge, Andrew Smith

Feature : Andrew Smith, Justin Partridge, Laura Price

Boggabri Bowling Club Fender Benders

Heat 1 : Lindsay Keynes, Keith Urquhart, Robert Blackstock

Heat 2 : Lindsay Keynes, Anthony Rees, Keith Urquhart

Heat 3 : Lindsay Keynes, Keith Urquhart, Rodney Wiggins

Feature ; Keith Urquhart, Anthony Rees, Lindsay Keynes