NSW GRAND PRIX MIDGET CLUB EXCITED FOR NATIONAL TITLE

NSW GRAND PRIX MIDGET CLUB EXCITED FOR NATIONAL TITLE

This Saturday night February the 6th the NSW Grand Prix Midget Club & 

Goulburn Speedway Club host the national title for Grand Prix Midgets at 

what is the NSW GP Midget club’s home track & the locals cannot wait to 

get on track & keep the title in their home state.

Seven New South Wales drivers will compete against six Victorians with 

the home club drivers including Cory Tatarko, Stuart McMahon, Keiran 

Macklyn & Tyrin Haynes very much looking at having standout 

performances in front of local friends and family.

Sydneysiders Scot Moir, Janelle Saville & Ron Scheers Jnr don’t mind if 

they take the title back home with them to the big smoke whilst the 

Victorian contingent has brothers Paul & Trevor Perry, Lisa Chalcraft & 

Louis Rodriguez all from the Goulburn Valley, Geelong’s Chris Fowler & 

Melbourne racer Jason Crawford with plans to spoil the party.

Pundits in the media and on the hill believe that the best chances of a 

victory or podiums in this title include Goulburn’s Cory Tatarko. Tatarko 

currently leads the NSW point score having won every feature race so far 

this season.

Scott Moir being a previous winner (2006) is always a chance & if he has 

overcome mechanical issues that have plagued his racing this season then 

he is likely to figure in the results, whilst also having mechanical issues is 

Janelle Saville whose Father, Brother and Uncle have all won the title and 

if her and her car owner can get on top of those on race night she is a 

proven big time racer.

Almost all the top Victorian drivers have entered this meeting and there is 

no doubt that Jason Crawford in the Mark Shiells owned machine will be 

figuring in the final tussle, however Trevor Perry is the driver with most 

experience at Goulburn having competed there this season more than 

once to get used to every nook and cranny only to finish behind Tatarko.

Fowler, Rodriguez, Chalcraft & Paul Perry are proven more than capable 

drivers behind the wheel and would have set themselves at worst result a 

podium finish as a goal whilst they might be considered dark horses when 

it comes to being out of the top four chances.

Other dark horses for the title win from New South Wales include Keiran 

Macklyn who has been switching between another division of competition 

and the Midgets this season, mind you as has Rodriguez another New 

South Wales dark horse is Stu McMahon who won races towards the end 

of last season and has started strongly this year.

Grand Prix Midget New South Wales secretary Ian Emslie shares his 

thoughts on what should be a very close title event. “The last few 

Australian titles have seen one or two drivers totally dominate the whole 

night, however this year I believe we have the tightest field ever & any 

one of five or six drivers could take the number one plate home. I’m 

really looking forward to seeing this year’s event.”

Contact number for Ian Emslie of the NSW Grand Prix Midgets for details 

is 0410 150 614 or ian@nswgpmidgets.com

The club would also invite everybody to purchase T Shirts acknowledging 

the title for $30 plus postage of $10 you can contact Ian or talk to the 

club at the venue on Saturday night.

NSW 2 – Janelle Saville (Ron & Steph’s Signs & Nicole’s Hair Paradise)

NSW 3 – Cory Tatarko (Maximum Action Photography & Bo’s Sign Worx)

NSW 5 – Ron Scheers Jr (Westcrete Concreting & Diablo Racecars)

VIC 6 – Paul Perry (Paul Perry Racing Chassis)

NSW 11 – Scott Moir (A-Ok Trophies & Decoglaze)

VIC 13 – Chris Fowler (Ballistic Performance Parts & RMG Signs)

VIC 15 – Lisa Chalcraft (Freers Panel Works & Oil Hydraulics Shepparton)

NSW 22 – Stuart McMahon – (Fitzroy Falls General Store)

NSW 38 – Keiran Macklyn – (Marulan Auto Spares)

VIC 47 – Louis Rodriguez – (D Mac Property Services & John King Signs)

VIC 50 – Jason Crawford – (Pitstop Mowers & R & P Stainer Grinding)

VIC 55 – Trevor Perry – (Perry Bros Racing Chassis)

NSW 76 – Tyrin Haynes – ( Haynes Racing)

Written by

Dean Thompson

DMT Sports Media

For New South Wales Grand Prix Midgets Racing Association Inc

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