Bishop Slingshots to SSS Stardom!
SSS PR - Queensland, Aust. 30th November 2008 - Victoria’s Harley Bishop took a last lap opportunity on Saturday night at Queensland’s Maryborough Speedway to snatch the lead from Troy Jenkins and Mark Brown, and claim the third round of the unbelievably competitive Speedcar Super Series!
Indeed at the drop of the green, it was Jenkins who claimed the early lead from current SSS Championship point score leader Mark Brown, Bishop, QLD’s Brock Dean, New Zealand’s Jimi Quin, Nathan Smee of NSW, Mark George and Brendan Palmer both of the Sunshine state.
Immediately the front running duo of Jenkins and Brown raced away from the pack and set about delivering some of the finest wheel-to-wheel racing the city of Maryborough has witnessed! Lapped traffic also brought Bishop back into contention and as the race progressed through two yellow cautions for the stopped Stevie Walsh of New Zealand and later Brock Dean of Queensland; the Jenkins, Brown and Bishop trio fought over numerous laps for the victory position.
But as Jenkins continued to hold off the side by side onslaught of Brown down low and Bishop up high, it was a last lap maneuver that saw drastic change on the podium when Brown and Jenkins came together on turn two of the final lap; pushing both up-track and allowing Bishop to pounce into the first place position below them!
As an enthusiastic cheer erupted from the healthy Maryborough crowd who braved the threat of heavy rain throughout the region; Harley ‘Wild Child’ Bishop took the chequered flag to claim his maiden Speedcar Super Series victory in the KC Tools Rinkin Motorsports Aggressor machinery! Mark Brown claimed 2nd place ahead of Troy Jenkins, Jimi Quin, Nathan Smee, Mark Cooper, Mark George and Dene McAllan.
“The racing all night was wheel to wheel and every heat race was amazing to watch” said Maryborough Speedway commentator Ryan Harris. “The entire 30 lap feature race was sensational!”
Heats winners included Dene McAllan (WA), Brock Dean (QLD), Jimi Quin (NZ), Nathan Smee (NSW), Brendan Palmer (QLD) and Mark Brown (NSW).
Brown also claimed The Speedway Shop quick-time award and a new track lap record reducing the previous record of 13.993 by over a second to 12.933 seconds!
The night was marred by the viscous wreck of South Australia’s Mark Harrington during a qualifying heat which saw the Rookie Speedcar campaigner sent to hospital for further examinations. Mark is likely to remain in hospital for the following week with a full recovery expected.
RESULTS:
1 N68 Harley Bishop
2 N69 Mark Brown
3 N78 Troy Jenkins
4 Q69 Jimi Quin
5 N6 Nathan Smee
6 N7 Mark Cooper
7 Q67 Mark George
8 Q29 Dene McAllan
9 Q41 Brendan Palmer
10 V3 Peter Ghent Jnr
11 N21 Peter Bourke
12 Q55 Brad Sloan
13 Q14 Michael Harders
14 Q81 John Lennon
15 S9 Ben Dillon
DNF Q15 Grant Draney
DNF Q99 Brock Dean
DNF N67 Matt Young
DNF Q5 Stevie Walsh
DNF S5 John McKay
The next round of the Speedcar Super Series will be held Saturday December 20th at Melbourne's Avalon Raceway! Don’t miss it!
SSS PR - Queensland, Aust. 30th November 2008 - Victoria’s Harley Bishop took a last lap opportunity on Saturday night at Queensland’s Maryborough Speedway to snatch the lead from Troy Jenkins and Mark Brown, and claim the third round of the unbelievably competitive Speedcar Super Series!
Indeed at the drop of the green, it was Jenkins who claimed the early lead from current SSS Championship point score leader Mark Brown, Bishop, QLD’s Brock Dean, New Zealand’s Jimi Quin, Nathan Smee of NSW, Mark George and Brendan Palmer both of the Sunshine state.
Immediately the front running duo of Jenkins and Brown raced away from the pack and set about delivering some of the finest wheel-to-wheel racing the city of Maryborough has witnessed! Lapped traffic also brought Bishop back into contention and as the race progressed through two yellow cautions for the stopped Stevie Walsh of New Zealand and later Brock Dean of Queensland; the Jenkins, Brown and Bishop trio fought over numerous laps for the victory position.
But as Jenkins continued to hold off the side by side onslaught of Brown down low and Bishop up high, it was a last lap maneuver that saw drastic change on the podium when Brown and Jenkins came together on turn two of the final lap; pushing both up-track and allowing Bishop to pounce into the first place position below them!
As an enthusiastic cheer erupted from the healthy Maryborough crowd who braved the threat of heavy rain throughout the region; Harley ‘Wild Child’ Bishop took the chequered flag to claim his maiden Speedcar Super Series victory in the KC Tools Rinkin Motorsports Aggressor machinery! Mark Brown claimed 2nd place ahead of Troy Jenkins, Jimi Quin, Nathan Smee, Mark Cooper, Mark George and Dene McAllan.
“The racing all night was wheel to wheel and every heat race was amazing to watch” said Maryborough Speedway commentator Ryan Harris. “The entire 30 lap feature race was sensational!”
Heats winners included Dene McAllan (WA), Brock Dean (QLD), Jimi Quin (NZ), Nathan Smee (NSW), Brendan Palmer (QLD) and Mark Brown (NSW).
Brown also claimed The Speedway Shop quick-time award and a new track lap record reducing the previous record of 13.993 by over a second to 12.933 seconds!
The night was marred by the viscous wreck of South Australia’s Mark Harrington during a qualifying heat which saw the Rookie Speedcar campaigner sent to hospital for further examinations. Mark is likely to remain in hospital for the following week with a full recovery expected.
RESULTS:
1 N68 Harley Bishop
2 N69 Mark Brown
3 N78 Troy Jenkins
4 Q69 Jimi Quin
5 N6 Nathan Smee
6 N7 Mark Cooper
7 Q67 Mark George
8 Q29 Dene McAllan
9 Q41 Brendan Palmer
10 V3 Peter Ghent Jnr
11 N21 Peter Bourke
12 Q55 Brad Sloan
13 Q14 Michael Harders
14 Q81 John Lennon
15 S9 Ben Dillon
DNF Q15 Grant Draney
DNF Q99 Brock Dean
DNF N67 Matt Young
DNF Q5 Stevie Walsh
DNF S5 John McKay
The next round of the Speedcar Super Series will be held Saturday December 20th at Melbourne's Avalon Raceway! Don’t miss it!