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2 huge crowds at Sydney Speedway ,How well does Jason Meyers present himself ,Won a lot of fans ,Had his pits set up in the concession area ,How unlucky was Troy Little ,Engine blown in one race ,out of fuel in another .

Meyers’ AGP - Sprintcar Stampede Clean Sweep

Jason Meyers has dominated the double dose of Sprintcar racing winning both the Coca-Cola Sprintcar Stampede and the postponed Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix tonight at Tyrepower Sydney Speedway.

In the first A-Main, Meyers drew the worst possible number in the Tyrepower Top 10, a 10 inversion but that was no barrier to him as he tore through the field, passing Max Johnston on lap six and never looking back.

The hard charger of the field, Troy Little had second place all but wrapped up before an engine problem forced him out. That opened the door for Ian Loudoun who started out of position nineteen in the field after qualifying via the B-Main and Grant Tunks to move through to the top three. Fourth to the line was Paul Jeffrey from Max Johnston and Lynton Jeffrey.

The Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix, washed out from Boxing Night was taken out by Jason Meyers as he continued his winning run on the night.

Meyers was followed across the finish line by Ian Loudoun and Lynton Jeffrey.

There was a high rate of attrition on the testing slick surface with Paul Jeffrey, Peter Bourke and Jackson Delamont all finishing upside down in the Main event.

Early leader in the Grand Prix was Troy Little who changed motors between A-Main’s. Little was once more on the pace and looking extremely competitive until engine problems again ended his winning chances.

Meyers who started out of position six took over the front running on lap 16 and despite several yellow lights was always in command and was never seriously challenged over the remaining distance.

Other main event winners on the night were Brett Morris in the Legend Cars, Laurence Chant in the AMCA National division and the Street Stocks A-Main went to John Lodge Jnr. In doing so, John also set a new 15-lap track record.

All attention is now on the coming Wednesday night, January 4 with the running of round three of the Carline Mufflers National Super Sedan Series.

Nineteen contracted drivers will compete, headed by defending NSSS champion Darren Kane.

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Jason Meyers 1st win

Kicking Up The 2012 Dirt
Joanne White posted Monday January 2, 2012.

Happy New Year! Sprintcars Queensland celebrated the start of a new
calendar year with the running of Round 8 of the KRE Sprintcar Series at
SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night. Twenty-two locals and three
Americans took to the track to bring in the New Year in style, with a thrilling
night of racing action. Dash winner Donny Schatz elected to make the A-Main
event even more interesting, saying yes to the Kratzmann Caravans Challenge and
inverted the top 14 starters in the feature event. He also had the option, which
he also took, of increasing the race distance by 5 laps to give himself 35-laps
to make it back to the front of the field. Shane Stewart, who started from
position 13 after the inversion took the win, with Schatz across the line in
second and an elated Dan Murray, the best placed local, officially third. Bryan
Mann and Darrell Hodges rounded out the top five.

Qualifying got under
way with the fastest four qualifiers all in the first group to hit the race
track. Shane Stewart, showing great form early on, secured the quickest time on
a track that proved difficult and slow all night. Shane stopped the clock at
12.532 seconds while Fellow American Rico Abreu and Donny Schatz secured second
and third fastest respectively recording lap times of 12.765 and 12.788 seconds.
Bryan Mann was the best-qualified local, a recorded time of 12.790 securing him
fourth quickest while Cameron Gessner rounded out the fastest five with a 12.910
second lap. Luke Oldfield (group two) and Darren Jensen (group three) both
recorded lap times of 12.980 seconds to secure the pair seventh and eighth in
qualifying while Todd Wanless and David Muir (both from group three) both
recorded lap times of 13.005, making them ninth and tenth overall in qualifying.
Track conditions deteriorated as the qualifying sessions progressed with the
last two groups on the track struggling to keep cars off the wall. Melissa
Boyes, making her season debut, was the first to collect the wall, the #8 car
suffering damage to the front end. Paul Morris had a spin in turn four, Steven
White nearly collected the turn two wall before pulling to infield with an
engine issue, and Paul Morris actually mounted the turn four wall, the entire
right hand side of the #67 Supercheap Auto racer climbing onto the concrete.
Somehow Morris managed to get all four wheels back on the ground without
inverting the car, and managed to keep the car moving. Unfortunately for Morris
though a cut down right rear tyre meant he would take no further part in
qualifying. Brock Dean also had issues, the #99 not registering a transponder
signal as he crossed the line, and, once the issue was resolved, Dean was given
one qualifying lap at the end of the qualifying session.

Heat one hit
the track with Anthony Lambert and Peter Lack from the front row. Lambert got
the jump on the start and immediately settled into the race lead, while Lack ran
a little too high in turn two and let Darrell Hodges slip into second. Hodges
set out after Lambert and before long was right on the tail tank of the #90 car,
putting the pressure on and searching the highline for a way past. Lambert drove
well, withstanding the pressure and while he wasn’t able to pull away from
Hodges, he did manage to keep control of the race. With four laps left to run
Hodges finally managed to squeeze his way into the race lead, slipping by
Lambert on the lowline through turn two. Unfortunately for Hodges further back
in the field brought his efforts undone, a yellow light stoppage relegating him
back to second for the restart. Shane Stewart and Andrew Scheuerle had become
entangled coming out of turn four, leaving Stewart stranded on the track while
Scheuerle somehow managed to keep the wheels turning in the Ausdeck Patios #25
racer. Lambert led the restart from Hodges and Peter Lack, but Andrew Scheuerle,
who took to the restart in position four, quickly used the low-line to his
advantage, stealing third from Lack. Only one lap into the restart and the
yellows were on again, this time for Luke Oldfield who had spun heading towards
turn one, with Brock Dean, Clem Hoffmans and Shane Stewart close on his tail
tank. Fortunately for all concerned, everyone was able to miss the stranded #20
racer and Oldfield restarted at the rear of the field with three laps left to
run. Lambert again led the start while Hodges and Scheuerle argued over second,
the pair running two-abreast as Scheuerle attempted to move into second. Anthony
Lambert went on to take the win with Darrell Hodges holding on to finish second
ahead of Andrew Scheuerle, Peter Lack, Brad Ayres, Shane Stewart, Luke Oldfield,
Brock Dean and Clem Hoffmans.

Heat two saw Paul Morris and Ben Hilder
share the front row with Dan Murray and Kevin Titman close behind. Morris got
the jump on the start, while Hilder settled into second ahead of Murray, while
Cameron Gessner had a brilliant start from position six to move into fourth by
the end of the first lap. Ben Hilder slowed quickly to a stop in turn one of the
second lap, and was fortunate not to be collected by any of the oncoming field,
though Darren Jensen did come close. A mechanical issue onboard the Motorguard
Motorsport #95 racer forced an early end to his race and indeed his entire night
of competition. With nine laps left to run it was Paul Morris who led the
restart with Dan Murray and Cameron Gessner within striking distance. Darren
Jensen ran high in turn two, giving Kevin Titman all the invitation he needed,
with Titman manoeuvring the #59 racer one position closer to the front.
Meanwhile Rico Abreu found a little drive on the high side, putting pressure all
over Dan Murray, who had fallen to third when Gessner stepped up the pace. Abreu
eventually found his way into third, relegating Murray to fourth. Murray then
came under pressure from Kevin Titman and while Titman came on strong and found
his way into fourth, he spun the #59 racer in turn two. While Titman managed to
keep the car moving without causing a stoppage, he did lose every position he
had made up and rejoined the race at the tail of the field. Paul Morris and
Cameron Gessner were way out in front, Rico Abreu was holding down a strong
third with a considerable margin back to Dan Murray in fourth. Abreu completed a
360-degree spin in turn two, managed to keep it going and, as he had such a
margin over the remainder of the field, didn’t even lose a position. Paul Morris
went on to take the win with Cameron Gessner a close second ahead of Rico Abreu,
Dan Murray, Darren Jensen, Paul Rooks and Kevin Titman. Ben Hilder was the only
non-finisher of the race.

Steven White and Brett Thomas shared the front
row of the starting line up for Heat three, with White getting the jump when the
green flag flew and Thomas settling into second. The chaos unfolded behind the
leading pair, with contact between Steven Johnson and Todd Wanless heading down
the back straight. Johnson’s right front tyre parted company with his car in
turn three, with the #27 racer stopping and bringing out the yellows. Wanless
suffered a broken left rear shock but as he did not stop in the incident took to
the restart from his place in the field. White again secured the advantage on
the start, with Thomas holding down second until Wanless came charging through,
with David Muir following suit. Muir, who is always spectacular on the high
line, again went to the outside, working his way past Wanless and then a few
laps later, White, to steal the race lead. Donny Schatz also took to the high
line and while Bryan Mann put up a good fight for position, Schatz proved too
experienced and as the laps wore away he worked his way into third, chasing down
Steven White and searching for his opportunity to move into second. David Muir
went on to take the win with Steven White hanging on to finish second ahead of
Donny Schatz, Bryan Mann, Todd Wanless, Brett Thomas and Melissa Boyes, who spun
the #8 racer in turn two of the final lap of the race. Steven Johnson did not
finish the event.

Heat four started with Steven White from pole position
and Peter Lack alongside. White got the jump first time around, but officials
were not happy with the way the leading pair crossed the line and brought the
race under caution so the boys could try for a more even start. Second time
around was much better, and although White still secured the race lead when the
race got underway, Lack had a better start than he had had the first time around
and settled into second ahead of Brad Ayres. David Muir made short work of
moving past Kevin Titman and Brad Ayres to slip into third by the end of the
first lap, while Andrew Scheuerle began to work his way forward from the back of
the field. White built up a sizable led and was never challenged for his
position, but it was the battles that raged behind him that captivated the
crowd. David Muir took to the highline on Peter Lack, the pair putting on a
spectacular show for race fans, while further back in the field Rico Abreu was
trying to work the highline on Andrew Scheuerle. Steven White went on to take
the win in the #96 racer, with Peter Lack crossing the line in second and
leading David Muir, Andrew Scheuerle, Rico Abreu, Kevin Titman, Clem Hoffmans
and Brad Ayres across the line.

Heat five started with Steven Johnson
and Brett Thomas sharing the front row and Johnson getting the better start,
securing the race lead as the leading duo headed through the opening corners.
Donny Schatz got a brilliant start and had moved into second by the end of lap
two, relegating Dan Murray back to third. Murray however was not about to
surrender his position without a fight and came back hard on the low line
through turn four. The yellows then came on for Melissa Boyes who had spun the
#8 racer in turn two, the car not handling quite right after her contact with
the concrete wall during qualifying. With seven laps left to run Steven Johnson
led the restart with Donny Schatz and Dan Murray close behind. Schatz wasted no
time in blasting around the outside of Johnson to secure the race lead by the
end of the second corner, while Brett Thomas had a big moment further back in
the field, spinning onto the infield and out of the race. Unfortunately for
Brett it would also be the end of his night of racing. Donny Schatz was way out
in front while Steven Johnson and Dan Murray held down second and third
respectively, but it was all eyes on Todd Wanless and Bryan Mann as they fought
over fourth place, with Mann eventually pulling off a beautiful inside passing
move on Wanless through turn four. Donny Schatz went on to take the win, with
Steven Johnson doing a magnificent job in second ahead of Dan Murray in third.
Bryan Mann crossed the line in fourth and lead Todd Wanless, Darren Jensen and
Melissa Boyes home. Brett Thomas did not finish the race.

The sixth and
final heat of the evening saw Paul Rooks and Paul Morris share the front row for
the start. Rooks got the jump on the start with Morris in second ahead of
Anthony Lambert and Luke Oldfield. Shane Stewart however was making his move
early, moving his way closer to the front of the field, and edging his way past
Oldfield, Morris and Lambert before setting his sights on Rooks and the race
lead. Cameron Gessner and Paul Morris did battle mid-field, with Gessner
eventually emerging in front, as Shane Stewart pulled off a brilliant slide job
on Paul Rooks through turn two to steal the race lead in the closing laps of the
race. Luke Oldfield and Anthony Lambert had a nail-biting race to the chequered
flag with Oldfield ultimately securing third on the final lap. Shane Stewart
went on to take the win, with Paul Rooks home in second ahead of Luke Oldfield,
Anthony Lambert, Cameron Gessner, Brock Dean, Darrell Hodges and Paul Morris.


The six-lap Dash was a sight to see – Donny Schatz and Shane Stewart
shared the front row, with Rico Abreu and Cameron Gessner hot on their tail
tanks and Bryan Mann and Andrew Scheuerle bringing up the rear. Schatz got the
jump when the lights went green and immediately set about opening a sizable lead
over the rest of the field. Shane Stewart settled into second while Bryan Mann
got a brilliant start and slipped quickly into third. Cameron Gessner and Rico
Abreu had a thrilling battle, neither willing to surrender the position, while
Andrew Scheuerle pulled out of the event with an engine issue that saw the
Ausdeck Patios crew change the engine in the #25 racer before the start of the
A-Main. Donny Schatz went on to take the win in the Dash event, with Shane
Stewart second ahead of Bryan Mann, Rico Abreu and Cameron Gessner. Andrew
Scheuerle did not finish the race.

At the beginning of the racing season
Sprintcars Queensland announced a new addition to the competition called the
Kratzmann Challenge. The winner of the Dash event may, if he or she chooses,
invert the top 14 starters in the A-Main event, and, if they choose, have the
option of increasing the race distance by five laps to make it a 35-lap feature.
If they chose to invert and then go on to win, or the competitor who then starts
from position 13 wins, they will receive an extra cash bonus kindly supplied by
Kratzmann Caravans. It was widely speculated from the start that few would
accept the challenge, the competition on the local scene is far too intense for
most to willingly give up a front row start in the A-Main, but come this time of
year, Donny Schatz might just be the man to do it. After winning the Dash,
Schatz, to the roar of the crowd, accepted the challenge, and put Anthony
Lambert and Steven White off the front row of the A-Main, and increased the race
distance to 35-laps.

Still, before the A-Main could hit the track, there
were another four names that needed to be added to the starting order and to get
those four names the 12-lap B-Main race had to be run. Peter Lack and Kevin
Titman shared the front row, with Lack getting the jump on the start and Titman
settling into a strong second. Neither were challenged for their position, but
it was the battle behind that captivated everyone’s attention. Steven Johnson
and Paul Morris argued over the fourth and final transfer to the A-Main, with
Morris eventually getting past and setting out after Brad Ayres in third.
Contact between Morris and Ayres left Ayres stranded in turn two with seven laps
to run. Ayres restarted at the rear of the field as Lack, Titman and Morris lead
the way. One lap in and Melissa Boyes had a spin in the #8 racer in turn one,
bringing out the yellows once more. Peter Lack went on to take the win with
Kevin Titman, Paul Morris and Steven Johnson all securing transfer positions to
the A-Main. Brock Dean finished fifth ahead of Paul Rooks, Clem Hoffmans and
Melissa Boyes, with Brad Ayres, who spun the #79 racer in turn two of the final
lap, the last official finisher of the event.

With the field mostly
inverted and the fastest cars coming from deep in the field, the A-Main was
never going to be anything but exciting. Anthony Lambert and Steven White shared
the front row with Dan Murray and Darrell Hodges close behind. Todd Wanless,
Darren Jensen, Luke Oldfield, David Muir, Andrew Scheuerle (with a new engine in
the car), Cameron Gessner, Rico Abreu, Bryan Mann, Shane Stewart, Donny Schatz,
Peter Lack, Kevin Titman, Paul Morris and Steven Johnson rounded out the
starters for the 35-lap affair. When the lights went green it was Dan Murray
from position three who got the best start – seeing his opportunity before the
first corner and immediately slipping by both Lambert and White to steal the
race lead, with Lambert and White settling for second and third respectively.
Todd Wanless also got a great start and quickly moved into third after finding a
way past both Darrell Hodges and Steven White. Luke Oldfield followed suite,
while Wanless found his way past Lambert and into second. Steven White and
Darrell Hodges were battling it out for minor placings while further back in the
field the battle was heating up between Cameron Gessner and Paul Morris. Shane
Stewart and Donny Schatz had begun to slowly work their way forward when the
yellows came on for Luke Oldfield who had stopped on the main straight.
Unfortunately for Oldfield his race was over and it was Dan Murray who led the
restart as Shane Stewart and Rico Abreu inched closer to the front end of the
field. Towards the back end of the field Bryan Mann and Darren Jensen were
holding nothing back, as Darrell Hodges found a way past Todd Wanless to steal
second. Shane Stewart was not far off though, quickly relegating Wanless another
position further back and then finding a way in front of Hodges, as Donny Schatz
moved into fourth. Stewart put the pressure on race leader Dan Murray,
eventually securing the race lead and leaving Murray to fend off the advances of
Hodges, Wanless and Schatz. Schatz came on strong as the laps wore away, slowing
working his way past Wanless, Hodges and then, finally, Murray. Bryan Mann too
seemed to pick up the pace in the closing stages of the race, getting by both
Steven White and Anthony Lambert in a matter only a few laps. Lambert and White
had been involved in a race long battle, and despite the pair both fading from
their positions at the front of the field, the battle between them never let up.
With the white flag in the air, contact between the pair in turn two left
Lambert stranded on the track and White bouncing a little down the back
straight. Shane Stewart, driving for Brent Kratzmann, took the win, and, having
started from position 13 after the inversion, walked away with the winner of the
Kratzmann Challenge as well. Donny Schatz finished second with Dan Murray the
best of the locals in third. Murray was elated with the result, and even though
he has not claimed a feature race win to date, the form he is in at the moment
indicates that the elusive win might not be too far off. Bryan Mann crossed the
line a very credible fourth, ahead of Darrell Hodges, Rico Abreu, Todd Wanless,
Steven White, Andrew Scheuerle, Paul Morris, Steven Johnson, Cameron Gessner,
David Muir, Peter Lack, Darren Jensen and Kevin Titman with Anthony Lambert the
last official finisher. Luke Oldfield was the only starter who did not finish
the 35-lap event.

Sprintcars Queensland will return to SuperCheap Auto
Archerfield Speedway on Wednesday night, 04 January 2012. The locals will be
joined by some of the World Series Sprintcars stars, including James McFadden
who has now won six of the eight contested rounds of World Series Sprintcars,
and our American guests for the Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar Cup. See you
there!

#1 of 2012.

#2

They brought out Freddy out about 5 years ago ,Seem to have a association with Freddy ,Also last night in Perth the MADMAN was spanking a field ,and blew a tyre with a lap to go