DENE McAllan claimed the 2nd annual Magic Man 34 Speedcar Spectacular
Perth Motorplex PR, Perth Aust. November 9, 2008 - In a dominating performance McAllan won the tribute race to the late, great Michael Figliomeni from inaugural winner Mark Brown (NSW) and Scott Glazebrook and along the way pocketed the $12,000 prize purse.
McAllan was the early leader from Brown and Young but then lost ground in pits bend and a second later Paul Robinson flipped in the same spot and Keith Giles also crashed in what was a disastrous weekend for him.
Giles and the crew had only just repaired the car from an incident earlier in the show. On the restart the battle was on at the front of the pack with Brown taking the lead and looking strong for his second successive win.
American Davey Ray, who was suffered a broken driveline in an earlier heat race, was forced to start from seventh in the main event and had moved up to fifth in the first handful of laps.
McAllan was involved in a great duel with Brown and ran a higher line for several laps before taking the lead with 28 laps to go.
Glazebrook and Matt Young were also involved in a good battle for third as they drove different lines, looking for the on-track advantage.
Ray slowly edged his way onto the back of Young and pulled off a massive wheel stand on the approach to the main straight with 18 laps remaining, taking fourth three laps later.
McAllan enjoyed a good buffer over Brown for much of the second part of the race and was very good in lapped traffic.
Brown did try desperately to get his nose underneath McAllan a couple of times but the local driver proved way too good on his home track in the biggest-paying speedcar race in the country.
But it was McAllan's race and he didn't hold back on his excitement when he stepped out of the #21 machine after the gruelling 34-lap encounter.
The event started on the Friday night for the speedcars where they had to qualify and were then seeded into two heats each.
Ray was the quickest in time trials with a 15.840 second lap, well faster than Brown and McAllan who ran 16.318 and 16.429 seconds respectively.
Ray then won the first heat from McAllan and Glazebrook while heat two went to Brown from Rick Geneve and Giles.
Ray's dominance continued in heat three from Geneve and Young. The final heat went to Brown from Glazebrook and McAllan.
Several cars didn't make it to the second night of racing. Ross Heywood was one of those after he rode out a big flip in pits bend in the #2 machine.
Neville Lance also had a major blow up in his new motor in the #14 machine.
In the first heat on Saturday night there was contact between front runners Geneve and Giles with Giles' ride turning right and hitting the concrete in the first turn.
Geneve was sent to the rear of the field for his part in the incident.
On the restart Brown had an easy win while there was a good battle for the minor places between Watson and Geneve.
Ray thread the eye through the needle in the first lap of heat six, charging from the rear of the field to second, and not long later was in clear air.
Unfortunately after setting up a commanding lead Ray's blue #71 machine pulled up late the race, handing the lead and the win to McAllan, who won from Glazebrook and Tammy Telenta.
Speedcars: Time Trials: Davey Ray 15.840, Mark Brown 16.318, Dene McAllan 16.429, Tom Watson 16.431, Chris Telenta 16.473, Keith Giles 16.478, Scott Glazebrook 16.485, Matt Young 16.520, Michael Hamon 16.675, Neville Lance 16.803, Paul Robinson 16.850, Rick Geneve 16.888, Jason Roser 16.901, Dean Beagley 17.165, Glen Mears 17.206, Dayne Kingshott 17.285, Tammy Telenta 17.419.
Heat 1: 1st Davey Ray, 2nd Dene McAllan, 3rd Scott Glazebrook, 4th Paul Robinson, 5th Glen Mears, 6th Dayne Kingshott, 7th Jason Roser, 8th Tammy Telenta, 9th Chris Telenta.
Heat 2: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Keith Giles, 4th Dean Beagley, 5th Matt Young, 6th Tom Watson, 7th Scott Matherson.
Heat 3: 1st Davey Ray, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Matt Young, 4th Jason Roser, 5th Chris Telenta, 6th Scott Matherson, 7th Paul Drayton, 8th Tom Watson.
Heat 4: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Scott Glazebrook, 3rd Dene McAllan, 4th Dayne Kingshott, 5th Paul Robinson, 6th Dean Beagley, 7th Glen Mears.
Heat 5: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Tom Watson, 3rd Dean Beagley, 4th Rick Geneve, 5th Matt Young, 6th Scott Matherson, 7th Paul Drayton.
Heat 6: 1st Dene McAllan, 2nd Scott Glazebrook, 3rd Tammy Telenta, 4th Paul Robinson, 5th Dayne Kingshott, 6th Jason Roser, 7th Glen Mears.
Pole Shuffle: Geneve d Robinson, Glazebrook d Geneve, McAllan d Glazebrook, McAllan d Young, McAllan d Brown.
Feature: 1st Dene McAllan, 2nd Mark Brown, 3rd Scott Glazebrook, 4th Davey Ray, 5th Matt Young, 6th Chris Telenta, 7th Dayne Kingshott, 8th Dean Beagley, 9th Tammy Telenta, 10th Scott Matherson.
Perth Motorplex PR, Perth Aust. November 9, 2008 - In a dominating performance McAllan won the tribute race to the late, great Michael Figliomeni from inaugural winner Mark Brown (NSW) and Scott Glazebrook and along the way pocketed the $12,000 prize purse.
McAllan was the early leader from Brown and Young but then lost ground in pits bend and a second later Paul Robinson flipped in the same spot and Keith Giles also crashed in what was a disastrous weekend for him.
Giles and the crew had only just repaired the car from an incident earlier in the show. On the restart the battle was on at the front of the pack with Brown taking the lead and looking strong for his second successive win.
American Davey Ray, who was suffered a broken driveline in an earlier heat race, was forced to start from seventh in the main event and had moved up to fifth in the first handful of laps.
McAllan was involved in a great duel with Brown and ran a higher line for several laps before taking the lead with 28 laps to go.
Glazebrook and Matt Young were also involved in a good battle for third as they drove different lines, looking for the on-track advantage.
Ray slowly edged his way onto the back of Young and pulled off a massive wheel stand on the approach to the main straight with 18 laps remaining, taking fourth three laps later.
McAllan enjoyed a good buffer over Brown for much of the second part of the race and was very good in lapped traffic.
Brown did try desperately to get his nose underneath McAllan a couple of times but the local driver proved way too good on his home track in the biggest-paying speedcar race in the country.
But it was McAllan's race and he didn't hold back on his excitement when he stepped out of the #21 machine after the gruelling 34-lap encounter.
The event started on the Friday night for the speedcars where they had to qualify and were then seeded into two heats each.
Ray was the quickest in time trials with a 15.840 second lap, well faster than Brown and McAllan who ran 16.318 and 16.429 seconds respectively.
Ray then won the first heat from McAllan and Glazebrook while heat two went to Brown from Rick Geneve and Giles.
Ray's dominance continued in heat three from Geneve and Young. The final heat went to Brown from Glazebrook and McAllan.
Several cars didn't make it to the second night of racing. Ross Heywood was one of those after he rode out a big flip in pits bend in the #2 machine.
Neville Lance also had a major blow up in his new motor in the #14 machine.
In the first heat on Saturday night there was contact between front runners Geneve and Giles with Giles' ride turning right and hitting the concrete in the first turn.
Geneve was sent to the rear of the field for his part in the incident.
On the restart Brown had an easy win while there was a good battle for the minor places between Watson and Geneve.
Ray thread the eye through the needle in the first lap of heat six, charging from the rear of the field to second, and not long later was in clear air.
Unfortunately after setting up a commanding lead Ray's blue #71 machine pulled up late the race, handing the lead and the win to McAllan, who won from Glazebrook and Tammy Telenta.
Speedcars: Time Trials: Davey Ray 15.840, Mark Brown 16.318, Dene McAllan 16.429, Tom Watson 16.431, Chris Telenta 16.473, Keith Giles 16.478, Scott Glazebrook 16.485, Matt Young 16.520, Michael Hamon 16.675, Neville Lance 16.803, Paul Robinson 16.850, Rick Geneve 16.888, Jason Roser 16.901, Dean Beagley 17.165, Glen Mears 17.206, Dayne Kingshott 17.285, Tammy Telenta 17.419.
Heat 1: 1st Davey Ray, 2nd Dene McAllan, 3rd Scott Glazebrook, 4th Paul Robinson, 5th Glen Mears, 6th Dayne Kingshott, 7th Jason Roser, 8th Tammy Telenta, 9th Chris Telenta.
Heat 2: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Keith Giles, 4th Dean Beagley, 5th Matt Young, 6th Tom Watson, 7th Scott Matherson.
Heat 3: 1st Davey Ray, 2nd Rick Geneve, 3rd Matt Young, 4th Jason Roser, 5th Chris Telenta, 6th Scott Matherson, 7th Paul Drayton, 8th Tom Watson.
Heat 4: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Scott Glazebrook, 3rd Dene McAllan, 4th Dayne Kingshott, 5th Paul Robinson, 6th Dean Beagley, 7th Glen Mears.
Heat 5: 1st Mark Brown, 2nd Tom Watson, 3rd Dean Beagley, 4th Rick Geneve, 5th Matt Young, 6th Scott Matherson, 7th Paul Drayton.
Heat 6: 1st Dene McAllan, 2nd Scott Glazebrook, 3rd Tammy Telenta, 4th Paul Robinson, 5th Dayne Kingshott, 6th Jason Roser, 7th Glen Mears.
Pole Shuffle: Geneve d Robinson, Glazebrook d Geneve, McAllan d Glazebrook, McAllan d Young, McAllan d Brown.
Feature: 1st Dene McAllan, 2nd Mark Brown, 3rd Scott Glazebrook, 4th Davey Ray, 5th Matt Young, 6th Chris Telenta, 7th Dayne Kingshott, 8th Dean Beagley, 9th Tammy Telenta, 10th Scott Matherson.