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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 24 October 2019
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Frustrating night for Disney

After taking victory at the venue in the opening event Newcastle’s Nathan Disney was optimistic for another solid result.

We were ready to travel to Toowoomba for round one of the Ultimate Speedway Championship (USC) last weekend, but it was called off due to inclement weather.

“I love the high banks of Toowoomba and have won there in the past but with a lot of the country in drought the rain was welcomed” Stated Disney.

Disney drew flight two for his qually group and was quickly into the grove. On his second lap he spun and hit the infield berm hard. This did body and suspension damage.

“I stupidly pushed too hard and paid the price” remarked an angry Disney.

“We got the body work all fixed up, but the car wasn’t right all night”

“We struggled on and ultimately ran seventh in the A. Not our best performance but we’ll take the point” he went on to say.

Disney will be back in action this Saturday night (26th October) at Sydney Speedway.

Thank you to our loyal partners:

DMS Towing
NJD Auto Service
Lake Macquarie Sheet Metal
Ansens Tyre and Auto
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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 24 October 2019
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Bayley returns with new outlook and motor

Last season Todd Bayley upspeced his Dirt Late Model and was on for a cracker of a year. Things went well in the opening few shows but unfortunately, he sustained serious engine damage that put him out the for the rest of that season.

Last Saturday night all his hard work came to fruition as his family run team fronted for the first NSW round of the Ultimate Speedway Championship.

Bayley timed 3rd fastest in his group in qually, Ran second in his first heat, Won his second heat and won the pole shuffle defeating Ex Aussie Champ Darren Kane.

Starting off pole in the A Main Bayley dominated for the first five laps. Kane made a bold move to take the lead. These two swapped positions numerous times in a thrilling race. Lap 22 Bayley hit the cushion on turn three hard. This did terminal damage to the race leaders’ car and he was forced to return to the pits.

“We may not have won but we put on a great show and our motor program is back on track” stated a deflated Bayley.

“Can’t wait till this Saturday night (26th October) to do it all again” he also went on to say.

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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 24 October 2019
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Attard Launches in Style

Sydney’s Mark Attard is back with a fresh new look for 2019/2020.  He took a break from the sport recently to focus on the family business and expand his family with the birth of little Carmelo.

“Taking a break allowed me to refocus on a few things, Racing was one of them” stated Attard.

The team have added an Ex Monte Motorsport car to its stable and will use this car for tonight’s opening show in Sydney.

Mark would like to welcome his commercial partner for this season:

Summerland Poultry

Thermal Mark Transport Refrigeration

Cowper Smash Repairs

JMC Operations

Warspeed Industries

Kistler Engine’s

Vortex Racing Products

Thomas Fiberglass

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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 14 September 2019
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Disney Rocks into New Season

Newcastle’s Nathan Disney has left no stone unturned in the off season and has done a complete overhaul of his N11 Rocket XR1.

Engine has been freshened, Shocks have been dynode and a new body has been installed to his pristine ride for 2019/2020.

“Finishing second in the club championship has been playing on my mind during the off season” stated Disney.   “I want to go one better” he went on to say.

“We chased the USC for Late Models last year netting us two wins.  Traveling has made us a stronger team and I’d like to build on that” Disney quipped.

“We did snag the Queensland state title which was very rewarding” stated the Novocastrian.

Look out for Nathan in all NSW club shows plus more interstate travels during the season.

Seasons commercial partners are as follows:

DMS Towing

NJD Auto Service

Lake Macquarie Sheet Metal

Ansens Tyre and Auto

Century Batteries

Wynns

Speed Master

Steve Smith / Hawk Engines

Tufflift

Safe n Sound Self Storage

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by The Motorsport Channel
, 25 August 2019
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Coroner Demands Safety and Slams ANDRA on Junior Dragsters Death at Perth Motorplex

The coronial inquest into the death of an eight-year-old junior drag racer who suffered “catastrophic” and “irrecoverable” head injuries in a tragic crash has stopped short of calling for the minimum age for the sport to be raised.

Anita Board crashed on November 11, 2017 after reaching a top speed of 85.7km/h while attempting to gain her junior drag racing licence two days after her eighth birthday.

She lost control of her vehicle and slammed into a concrete barrier near an exit gate at the Motorplex. She died in hospital the next day.

The tragedy prompted the McGowan Government to impose a temporary ban on all junior competition drag racing in the State pending a full coronial investigation.

Recently, Coroner Sarah Linton released the findings of an inquest into Anita’s death, recommending the minimum age for drag racing remain at eight years old.

“I did consider recommending an older age for children to commence the programme than eight years of age, particularly given the evidence... about the ability of a child under 10 years of age to assess risk,” she said.

“However, I note the disadvantage this would place children in this State in competition against children in other States and internationally.”

Recommendations also included requirements that all junior drag racing participants come to a complete stop before beginning to move towards an exit gate, and more visible finish markers.

A ban on junior drag racing in Western Australia, imposed shortly after the accident, remains in place until the recommendations are implemented.

 

Coroner’s recommendations

Recommendation 1: 
I recommend that ANDRA give consideration to requiring all junior drag racing participants to continue all the way down the track, rather than through the exit gate. In the alternative, if junior drag racers are required to exit through a side gate, then all junior drag racing participants should be required to come to a complete stop before beginning to execute the turn and the Motorplex should give consideration to installing some form of barrier to the corners of the exit gates, in a similar fashion to what is currently in use at the Sydney Dragway.

Recommendation 2: 
I recommend that the Motorplex give consideration to replacing the previously used white flags at the Motorplex with some form of fixed and highly visible finish markers that can be swung into position on the safety barrier wall to mark the end of the junior track.

Recommendation 3
: I recommend that the Motorplex and ANDRA work together, and in consultation with the Junior Drag Racing Association in WA, to create and implement a training programme for new junior drag racers, similar to the current training programme in place at Sydney Dragway. In my opinion, the children should not be able to commence the training programme until they are at least eight years old. It should involve the child going through a number of theoretical and practical tests that the child must pass in stages, assessed by a person other than their parent or guardian, before they are able to drive down the track in a dragster at anything more than idling speed. The speed should then gradually be increased. The training should also involve ‘on the track’ orientation at the Motorplex, so that the child will be familiar with the landmarks before they attempt their first licence pass.

Recommendation 4: 
I recommend that ANDRA introduce a mandatory requirement that all junior racers must include in their personal safety gear a frontal head restraint device as described and demonstrated at the inquest.

Recommendation 5
: I recommend that the Motorplex, in conjunction with ANDRA, make it a requirement at all junior drag racing events at the Motorplex that officials must conduct scrutineering of 25% of the vehicles participating in the junior dragster bracket and complete a full scrutineering of all vehicles once every two years, including driver safety equipment.

Recommendation 6
: I recommend that the Motorplex, in conjunction with ANDRA, explore the feasibility of requiring a remote cut-off device to be installed on all junior dragsters.

Recommendation 7: 
I recommend that, if the junior racers are to continue to exit the track through the side exit gate, then a CCTV camera(s) should be installed at the Motorplex to capture junior dragsters leaving the gate.

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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 14 July 2019
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Jimmy Vernon - TCR Saturday Wrap

Under challenging conditions Jimmy Vernon in his Alfa finished the qualification session in position 11 with a 2.08.884.

“We changed the car from yesterday which reaped us some rewards.” Stated Vernon.

As you could imagine with a drying line in parts of the track and in others quite wet it didn’t take much to make the grass.

Uniquely this series allows for a mixture of tyre’s under the appropriate conditions.  Most started on wets front and rear but with minutes to go some elected to run sticks on the front to get better traction. Vernon elected for a full slick tyre run, but ultimately it was too wet on the circuit to improve.

Yesterday’s extensively damaged car of James Moffat grabbed pole after the GRM team pulled an all nighter.

 

RACE 1

With light rain dusting half of the track on the warm up lap it was going to make for a very interesting couple of opening laps.

For Vernon it was like combat. “We were racing hard and making positions” he stated

“The car came on and tyre life was very good which helped me make spots throughout the race. I was catching the group in 6th and 7th and to be honest I just pushed a little too hard. I ran wide in the complex and lost a spot. Then, a few corners later I was pushed off the track and ultimately finished in 14th. We were way better than what today's results show… Bring on the double race schedule tomorrow!” he said.

 

Race two and three will be broadcast live on SBS, whilst also featuring on the Shannon's Nationals Livestream.

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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 14 July 2019
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DPO / Rondo Racing Saturday Wrap

DPO / Rondo Racing has qualified 6 and 16 on the grid for this afternoon’s first race in TCR.

Nathan Morcom was the fastest of the team mates with a 2.08.268 and Will Brown posting a 2.09.742 in position 16.

“I’ve got some work to do in race one“ stated Brown.

“To be on the right tyre at the right time was the key to posting a good time and we missed it” Morcom went onto say. 

“We put Nathan out on wets for the whole session but Will put slicks on towards the end.   That wasn’t the best call” stated Team Manager Scott Fulcher.

Race One commences at 12.45 with coverage on The Nationals website or live free to air TV on SBS.  Check your local guides.

 

Race 1

Will Brown may not have won but he certainly “turned it on” in race one.

Starting from 16thafter a poor qualifying result Brown was in the zone on the grid and confidant of a good result.

“Our i30’s are fast as we’ve shown at Phillip Island” he said

He carved his way through the field to ultimately finish 2ndbut it looked a little sketchy on the warm up lap as it started to rain again and the field was on slicks.

Nathan Morcom had an eventful race holding station in 5that the chequer.

“That was wild stated Morcom.  The first couple of laps were very interesting to say the least.” He went on to say.

“I had something for the two ahead of me right at the end but once I caught them the additional heat reduced my braking capacity. We’ll be right for tomorrow’s races” he stated.

The rain held off to the last lap and a lite sprinkling made it again interesting to say the least.

Race 2 & 3 are on tomorrow from 12.45

 

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by Andy Ticehurst Media
, 01 July 2019
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When one has a dream

Carey McMahon is one who doesn’t do things by halves.  He purchased the 1992 Bathurst winning Nissan GTR and commissioned a full rebuild to get it pristine again and raced it, plus he’s recently built a giant killing De Tommaso Pantera for Group S competition.  Those are just two of his vast array of motor vehicles he’s had over the years.

But this project is going to blow your mind.

He had a dream of taking one of his Group A cars to Europe.  Not to do static displays and “tell” people how good the car was but actually race it at some of the world’s biggest Heritage Group A events at the best circuits like Silverstone, Olton Park and Brands Hatch!

The last time an Aussie took an Australian example of a group A sierra to the UK is was Dick Johnson and John Bowe in 1988.  We all know how that panned out as the thing was a rocket.

McMahon has shipped his original 1992 Ex Tony Longhurst Benson & Hedges Ford Sierra to the UK.  This is the same car that in the hands of hotshoe Jimmy Vernon broke the long-standing Group A lap recorded twice at Phillip Island earlier this year.

In a recent interview with The Motorsport Channel, McMahon explained that the car is totally original and has only had the front bar repainted.  Yes, the paint and stickers are original as it rolled off the 1992 season in the hands of Longhurst.

Sierra expert Paul Linfoot has been commissioned to look after the car whilst it’s in the UK.

Last weekend McMahon’s sojourn commenced with the first event at Brands Hatch. 

McMahan will also ship the car to Belgium to contest the Group A Event at the historic Spa circuit in September.

Read more about Carey and some of the more recent cars at www.CareyMcMahan.com.au

Qually results:

“I had an off early in the session.  Got back to the pit and the team gave me the all clear to continue.  I finished 3rd fastest” “All that time on the simulator has paid off he also went on to say” state McMahon.

Race One:

Running in second place on lap two when the water pump fan belt dislodged.  This resulted in a DNF.

Race Two:

Sunday's Race 2 presented a much better result. "Although I had to start at the back due the to the water pump belt failure in race 1, I marched myself forward to position 2 in the end". "This was a boyhood dream of mine to race at this place. Bucket list tick" stated a jubilant McMahon.  I was also rewarded with Hard Charger for passing all but one car in the final race. state McMahon.

Regards,

Andy Ticehurst Media

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