Indipper
State Regular
Race 1: Albert Park, Melbourne
Report by Douglas Thornton-Smythe of the Nixontown Times & Guardian
It was a fine old Sunday afternoon in Melbourne when the CricketWeb Racing Series kicked off its first ever season, on foreign soil it has to be said. Attendance was not as strong as originally anticipated, Victorians too interested in the Footy I suppose. However, those who did turn up were very enthusiastic.
The race itself was a fine one, won by Heath Davis for Ford. Davis started at Number 7, but rocketed through the field and took the lead shortly before the end of the first lap. Despite all the efforts of Aloysius Carmody, who ran him rather close in the later parts of the race, Davis' mastery of the wheel was unmatched that day. Desmond Major finished third, taking the last place on the podium. Yesterday's polesitter Tony Harem only finished 9th, seemingly unable to to convert his brilliant form from the rainy qualifying to the dry race conditions.
As you can tell, I got lazy in the middle of writing this. If anyone wants flex his journalistic muscles get in touch.
Report by Douglas Thornton-Smythe of the Nixontown Times & Guardian
It was a fine old Sunday afternoon in Melbourne when the CricketWeb Racing Series kicked off its first ever season, on foreign soil it has to be said. Attendance was not as strong as originally anticipated, Victorians too interested in the Footy I suppose. However, those who did turn up were very enthusiastic.
The race itself was a fine one, won by Heath Davis for Ford. Davis started at Number 7, but rocketed through the field and took the lead shortly before the end of the first lap. Despite all the efforts of Aloysius Carmody, who ran him rather close in the later parts of the race, Davis' mastery of the wheel was unmatched that day. Desmond Major finished third, taking the last place on the podium. Yesterday's polesitter Tony Harem only finished 9th, seemingly unable to to convert his brilliant form from the rainy qualifying to the dry race conditions.
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Rank Started Name Racing Team Car Type
1st 7 Heath Davis Team Cortina Ford Falcon 'Cortina Special'
2nd 6 Aloysius Carmody Fusion Power Mercedes C-Class
3rd 9 Desmond Major Diamond BMW M5
4th 13 Claude de Rijk Ankeborg-$ Volvo S60
5th 15 Seidobald Sockenbruch Fishstix Audi A4
6th 22 Claudelle von Bierberg VisitUschtenheim Mercedes C-Class
7th 2 Mike Oxbig TED Racing Holden Commodore
8th 5 Greg Thomas Ankeborg-$ Volvo S60
9th 1 Tony Harem Fusion Power Mercedes C-Class
10th 10 Ross Onwye Team Cortina Ford Falcon 'Cortina Special'
11th 11 BB Seal Fishstix Audi A4
12th 21 Timo von Glimosteick Super Fast BMW M5
13th 12 Otto von Stirlitz VisitUschtenheim Mercedes C-Class
14th 8 Ho Di La Team Malaya Audi A4
15th 20 Walrus Hill Diamond BMW M5
16th 14 Victoria Hård af Segerstad Ankeborg-$ Volvo S60
17th 16 Mario Bandini Scuderia Bandini Alfa Romeo 166
18th 17 Jos von Verstappensteick Super Fast BMW M5
19th 19 Reinhard Richter Frosty Devils Ford FG Falcon
DNF 18 Massimo Generico Frosty Devils Ford FG Falcon
DNF 3 Bin Babe Team Malaya Audi A4
DNF 4 Gary Stokes Scuderia Bandini Alfa Romeo 166
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