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Kane increases Lead in Championship
SSA Media
Release
Darren Kane was in ominous form at Brisbane International
Speedway on Saturday night (February 19), cruising to victory in
the sixth completed round of the Ian Boettcher Proton Super
Sedan Championship Series. On a night when courtesy and common
sense were in short supply, Kane was smooth and fast every time
he took to the track and was subsequently rewarded with a
flag-to-flag victory in the 30-lap feature.
With Kane untroubled
out front and Steve Pearce seemingly secure in second spot, all
interest centered on a sensational scrap for third between
rookie Sean Black and NSSS champ Matt Pascoe that eventually
fell in favor of the latter, whose perseverance with the
highline eventually paid dividends after starting from position
seven. The Sweet-mounted duo raced side-by-side for 20 laps
without incident and when Pearce expired with just 3 laps
remaining, Pascoe pounced from the ensuing restart, charging
around the outside of Black through turn two to secure the
runner-up position. For Black, a third-place finish is
testimony to his talent and demeanor, refusing to concede to his
more experienced rival in another polished performance that has
moved him into the top ten in the championship standings.
After an inglorious
start to the night, Rockhampton’s Craig Torr bounced back to
finish fourth overall and keep his championship hopes alive.
Having been sent to the rear on the opening lap, Ian Brims
finished fifth ahead of Lenny Black. Such was the rate of
attrition during the event, another rookie in John Tischler was
the only other driver to go the distance.
The heat racing was
riddled with crashes and chaos that brought a premature end for
several fancied contenders, including Queensland champ Matt
Williams and series contenders in Des Korn, Darren Lester and
Jason Campbell. Wins fell in favour of Kane (x2), Sean Black,
Lenny Black, Brims and Mackay’s Scott Galea.
The pole shuffled
brought few surprises with Kane downing Brims to secure pole
position for the AOK Towing/Pennant Commercial
Equipment-sponsored feature race. Pearce and Galea were next,
with the father/son Black duo sharing row three. Kane
ultimately opted to start from position two in the feature, a
decision that proved prophetic as he raced into the lead,
leaving Brims to the clutches of the pursuing pack. When contact
from Galea sent Brims spearing infield, the first of several
restarts ensued. A few laps later, Galea’s race ended when he
smote the concrete in the main straight. Whilst early
encounters with lapped traffic allowed Pearce to challenge Kane,
the lead expanded as the field dwindled and Kane remained in
complete control, expanding his series lead.
Results
Heat
1 - 1. Darren Kane, 2. Lenny Black, 3. Darren Lester, 4. Des
Korn, 5. Matt Pascoe, 6. Tim O’Shea, 7. Scott Galea. DNF -
Matthew Williams
Heat 2 - 1. Sean Black, 2. 76 Ian Brims, 3. Steve Pearce, 4.
Mark O’Brien, 5. Jason Campbell, 6. Dale Christensen, 7. Chris
Albert. DNF - Craig Torr, Jack Childs.
Heat 3 - 1. Scott Galea, 2. Matt Pascoe, 3. Darren Kane, 4. Sean
Black, 5. Dale Christensen. DNF - Chris Albert, Tim O’Shea, Jack
Childs, Des Korn.
Heat 4 - : 1. Ian Brims, 3. Steve Pearce, 3. Jason Campbell, 4.
Darren Lester, 5. Craig Torr, 6. Lenny Black, 7. Mark O’Brien
Heat 5 - 1. Steven Pearce, 2. Lenny Black, 3. Ian Brims, 4.
Craig Torr, 5. Mark O’Brien. DNF - Darren Lester
Heat 6 – 1. Darren Kane, 2. Scott Galea, 3. Sean Black, 4. Matt
Pascoe.
Feature Race - 1. Darren Kane, 2. Matt Pascoe, 3. Sean Black, 4.
Craig Torr, 5. Ian Brims, 6. Lenny Black, 7. John Tischler. DNF
- Steve Pearce, Brendan Doyle, Michael Jenner, Grant Shaw, Dale
Christensen, Allen Schultz, Scott Galea, Mark O’Brien, Peter
Smith.
2010/2011 Ian Boettcher Proton Super Sedan Championship Series
progressive point score (top ten):
Darren Kane 1569, Craig Torr 1416, Darren Lester 1251, Des Korn
1221, Steve Jordan 1189, Jason Campbell 1173, Steve Pearce 1155,
Lenny Black 841, Sean Black 783, Wayne Brims 765
In the Send With Us
Series, Tischler emerged as the overall round winner over Grant
Shaw and Michael Jenner, although Peter Smith still leads the
points chase, albeit by reduced margin of just 15 points.
Only a small field
fronted and heat wins were recorded by Michael Jenner, Shaw and
Tischler. Kingaroy’s David Musch impressed in his first outing
for the season, using the outside to good effect on more than
one occasion.
2010/2011 Send
With Us Super Sedan Series progressive pointscore:
Peter Smith 865,
Grant Shaw 850, Brendan Doyle 672, Craig Shaw 358, Michael
Jenner 345, John Tischler 269, Paul Bauer 260, Allen Schultz
215, Kev Barkle 150, David Musch 125
The 2010/2011 Ian
Boettcher Proton Super Sedan Championship Series is proudly
supported by the following sponsors:
Ian Boettcher Proton
Send With Us
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Pennant Commercial
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