Ian Brims
scored his second Ian Boettcher Volkswagen Super Sedan Series
victory of the season on Saturday night March 01, leading all but
one lap of the thirty lap Feature event to lead home Wayne Brims
and Craig McGeorge and move himself into third place in the Series
standings. Wayne Brims extended his overall lead in the Series
when his closest rival in the points chase Jamie McHugh failed to
finish.
Back to back
victories for Ian Brims, he also won the previous Round in Lismore
on Australia Day, has given an extra element of spark to the
Series after the opening half of the season was dominated by Wayne
Brims and Jamie McHugh. With John Leslight in his corner turning
the spanners, Ian Brims' successive Round wins has given notice to
the leaders that the Series is far from over with six Rounds
remaining.
Adding
to the intrigue of how the points chase will eventually pan out,
McHugh's failure to finish at Archerfield has given Wayne Brims
probably the biggest point break he has held over his rival all
season, 1542 - 1410. Ian Brims sits in third on 966 points
followed by McGeorge (934), Pearce (717), Barry Craft (664),
Darren Kane (446), Chris Albert (417), Des Korn (356) and Geoff
Phillips completing the top ten with 335 points.
Round
12 of the Series took it's toll on a number of drivers, with less
than half the field completing the distance in a race of survival
and heavy, one lane track conditions throughout most of the night.
Jack Childs, Barry Craft, Trent Wilson, Frank Armstrong, Steve
Pearce, Wayne Randall, Chris Albert, McHugh, Mark Pagel and Rodney
Croft all registered DNF's in the Feature race. Blair Granger also
crashed heavily during the qualifying Heat races, flipping a
number of times before emerging shaken but uninjured from his car.
Grainger took no further part in the night's racing.
Heat
race wins went to Wayne Brims (2), McHugh, McGeorge, Randall, Ian
Brims, Mark Pagel, Gavin Northfield and Tony Brinkman. Ian Brims
won the Dash from Wayne Brims, Pearce, McGeorge, Northfield and
McHugh. Wayne Randall posted the fastest time of the night with a
14.497s lap during Heat 4, with Wayne Brims (14.562) and McHugh
(14.572) the next two quickest cars on the night.
With
a break in the schedule to allow for the running of the Australian
Super Sedan Championship this weekend in Mildura, the Ian
Boettcher Volkswagen Series moves to Gympie for the next Round on
Saturday night March 15, ahead of the now annual two night Easter
show at Charlton Raceway in Toowoomba on March 22/23. The Division
1 Series will share the billing in Toowoomba with the AS Concrete
Pumping Service Development Series which is currently being led by
Alex Jenner.
Ian
Boettcher Volkswagen Series Schedule - Remaining Dates:
15.03.2008: Round
13, Gympie Speedway
22.03.2008:
Round 14, Charlton Raceway Toowoomba (two night show)
05.04.2008:
Round 15, Brisbane international Speedway
12.04.2008:
Round 16, Rockhampton Speedway
26.04.2008:
Round 17, Lismore Speedway
17.05.2008:
Round 18, Maryborough Speedway
Super
Sedan Association Inc.
Series Sponsors
And Supporters:
Ian
Boettcher Volkswagen
A.S.
Concrete Pumping Services
Ian Boettcher Race Parts
Australian Garages and
Carports
UMR Engines
Racer Pro
Art by Mickey
Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Miami Smash Repairs
AFCO Shock Doctor
Sport Engines
Hoosier Racing Tire