Weel Masters Wimmera Wingless Battle
Author : NSDAI
Simpson teenager Luke Weel claimed his second Parr Motorsports Super Six Series victory of the season in Saturday night’s final round at Blue Ribbon Raceway in Horsham.
While it was Weel who was victorious on the night, overall honours went the way of Winchelsea’s Phil Micallef, who capped off a consistent series with a fourth place finish in the closing event.
A slick, one-lane racetrack was harsh on tyres as cars fought for position on the pole line in the opening of an all-in 20 car, 20-lap feature event. High points man Lee Meade got the best of the start, while fellow front row occupant Micallef was shuffled back as far as fifth during the early going.
Meade paced the field during the opening laps before Weel made his move and set off with the lead. It was Meade who held down the second for three quarters of the race before running wide out of a turn and was freight trained underneath by Bradley Warren, Mark Walsh and Micallef.
In a green to chequer event, Weel took the win from Warren and Walsh, while Micallef crossed the line in fourth followed by Lee Meade, while Damien Meade put in a solid performance for sixth. Seventh went to Sam Wren ahead of Allansford’s Gary Bell, Andy Hibbert and Andy Caruana rounding out the top ten. Steve Hodder and South Australian Adam Sealey were next across the line, with Dan Dubois and Jye Saunders the final cars to remain on the lead lap. Rookie Greg Atkins was next home, followed by former Super Rod ace Greg Cockayne, Steve Munzel, Gary McCallum, Mick Rigby and Ray Klemm.
Heat race wins on the night went to Weel, Dubois, Warren and Walsh.
The top ten in series points was shuffled dramatically following the final round with many drivers making headway.
Parr Motorsports Super Six Series Final Points: V95 Phil Micallef 1029 V50 Luke Weel 897 V84 Bradley Warren 810 V22 Mark Walsh 779 V96 Andy Caruana 697 V21 Jye Saunders 669 V17 Andy Hibbert 660 V60 Lee Meade 658 V15 Gary Bell 646 V10 Damien Meade 609 V46 Steve Hodder 594 V1 Jeff Judd 464 V88 Steve Trigg 418 V19 Sam Wren 369 V33 Ashley Hawkins 320 SA18 Adam Sealey 319 V23 Mathew Balcombe 244 N17 Adam Butler 241 V35 Glenn Watts 232 V83 David McKay 223 V6 Gary Balcombe 217 A1 Rory Button 212 V28 Brendan Balcombe 204 V34 Steve Munzel 184 V27 Leigh Balcombe 171 V20 Dan Dubois 158 V31 Mick Rigby 157 V45 James Wren 134 V41 Scott Drew 133 V44 Michael Parry 128 V37 Gary McCallum 126 V2 Greg Atkins 126 V70 Sean McKeever 115 V99 Tim Fisher 107 V13 Heath Hunter 82 V91 Ray Klemm 79 V87 Paul Robilliard 78 V36 Trevor Bullock 70 V98 Greg Cockayne 68 V69 Robbie Paton 59 V92 Quentin Tanner 54 V72 Marlin Walsh 49 V26 Glenn Jones 22 V30 Phil Johnson 22 V81 Brydie Campbell 17 V61 Peter Green 12 V16 Steve Attewell 11 V56 Ashley Armistead 7 V77 Michael Doig 5
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