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| Lachlan Onley cracked his
first Super Sedan Feature win in
Rd.2 of the 2007/08 NSW Super
Sedan Series at Gunnedah on
November 3. The Orange NSW driver
has been a competitor in the
Series since the inaugural season
and stepped up a notch with the
introduction of his Bullet
chassis Mustang for the new
season. Heavy rain in the New
England area around Gunnedah,
including a heavy shower at the
track mid-morning, had |
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| the meeting in doubt but
Promoter Barry Towers pressed ahead at
the venue and provided an excellent
racing surface. |
| Entries |
| Round 1 Feature winner
and poinscore leader, Tony Barklimore was
a surprise non entry amongst the 13
nominations. Dual series winner Paddy
Ward, as well as Brett Smith and Bernard
Roberts made their first appearance in
this seasons Series. Robert's new VE
Commodore had its first competition
outing and scored a 3rd (Heat 4) and a
2nd (Heat 6) in the heats. |
| Gary Pagel
was another of the podium finisher in
Rd.1 that didn't return for Rd.2. Ron
Pyne was also absent from this round. The
other nominations were: Lindsay Barnes,
Darrell McKeown, Lacklan Onley, Brett
Hignett, Barry Towers, Robert Carrig,
Michael Hickey, John Perkins, Wayne Dick
and Peter Renshaw. |
| Heats |
| 6x8 lap heats leading
into a 25 lap Feature was the program for
the Supers. Wayne Dick steered his Monaro
to 2 wins (Heats 1 and 3). Ford bodied
cars scored a trifecta in Heat 2 with
Barry Towers taking the win in his Fusion
followed by Onley in the Mustang and
Brett Smith steering his Falcon into 3rd. |
| Onley and
Smith moved up a spot each in Heat 4 with
Roberts bringing the VE home 3rd. Hickey
took the 5th Heat with Smith powering
home in the last followed by Roberts and
Paddy Ward. |
Carline
Mufflers NSW Super Sedan
Series 2007-08
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| Points
Table after Round 2 |
| 1st-
Lachlan Onley #G17 |
275 |
| 2nd-
Wayne Dick #G7 |
262 |
| 3rd-
Micheal Hickey #N51 |
257 |
| 4th-
John Perkins #N66 |
211 |
| 5th-
Barry Towers #N33 |
207 |
| 6th-
Tony Barklimore #G63 |
173 |
| 7th-
Peter Renshaw #G89 |
170 |
| 8th-
Brett Smith #N16 |
164 |
| 9th-
Robert Carrig #N2 |
150 |
| 10th-
Gary Pagel #Q97 |
142 |
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| Feature |
| 10 cars
lined up for the 25 lap
Feature.Brett Smith stuck
his #N16 BA Falcon into
the lead but couldn't
build a gap to separate
himself from Hickey's
#N61 Pontiac. The field
had split into two
sections with Smith
leading Hickey, Onley and
Roberts who had moved his
VE Commodore to 4th in
the early laps. Leading
the second group was
Paddy Ward followed by
McKeown, Dick, Towers,
Perkins and Renshaw.
Roberts retired to the
infield with mechanical
problems, the new VE had
shown plenty of pace
whilst it was
circulating. Ward moved
up to join the front
running group. |
| Around
the halfway point Onley,
who had put Hickey behind
him, worked a move on
Smith and took over the
lead. He was able to hold
off the challengers over
the remaining laps and
cross the line for his
first Super Sedan Feature
victory. Following him
over the line were:
Smith, Hickey, Ward,
Dick, McKeown, Towers,
Perkins and Renshaw. |
| It was
great to see a new name
taking a win in the
series and puts Onley in
good form for the
upcoming state title at
Gunnedah on November
24th. The win also moved
him into the lead in the
series pointscore with
Wayne Dick and Hickey
just behind. Barklimore's
absence sees him drop
back to 6th, making hard
work for the 2004/05
series winner and last
seasons runner-up to get
back to the top. |
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Carline
Mufflers NSW Super Sedan Series Round 2:
Gunnedah Speedway, November 3rd, 2007.
Super Sedan Main, 25 laps. 1st:
Lachlan Onley, 2nd:
Brett Smith, 3rd:
Michael Hickey, 4th: Paddy
Ward, 5th: Wayne Dick, 6th:
Darrell McKeown, 7th:
Barry Towers, 8th: John
Perkins, 9th: Peter
Renshaw.
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The Series now travels down the Oxley
Highway to Gilgandra for the 3rd round on
November 17th.
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