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International Midget World Series - The Final Showdown
The International Midget World Series comes to a close this long weekend at Auckland's Western Springs Speedway. A 25 lap Feature race on Saturday night will set the scene for Monday night's 40 lap King of the Springs $10,000 to win Feature race.
The top 6 Feature finishers from Saturday night will transfer directly into Monday's 40 lap Feature. These six drivers will still have to qualify through the heats on Monday but as long as the driver qualifies they will start the Dash, a six car, six lap race, to determine the front six cars Feature starting order.
The International USA v NZL test match racing also continues at Western Springs on Saturday 3rd February and the final test race will take place on Monday Feb 5th.
There will be one test race each night and the final on Monday night will determine which country finishers ahead.
Going into round 5 of the 6 race International Midget World Series, local driver Michael Pickens, with 83 points, heads the points table ahead of USA drivers Dave Darland and Brad Kuhn each with 64 points.
In the test series, New Zealand with 259 points holds a clear lead over the USA on 207.
Race Grids for February 3 & 5 races: www.midgetracingnews.com
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International Midget World Series points leader Michael Pickens preparing the Seamount Special #4 for the weekends racing.
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