Title Time at Archerfield This Weekend
More than 30 Sprintcar drivers from four states will gather at Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway this weekend to contest the 2016/2017 Hungry Jack’s Queensland Sprintcar Championship. To be decided over two nights of competition on Saturday (April 23) and Sunday (April 24) evenings, the title showdown will bring a star-studded field together in a battle for a $5000 first prize and the honour of being crowned state champion.
Leading the interstate contingent looking to take the trophy out of the sunshine state are two former national championship winners in Dave Murcott and Robbie Farr. Both Murcott and Farr have enjoyed considerable success at Archerfield throughout their careers, they both possess a never-say-die attitude in their quest for victory and the fact that they are both racing for Queensland-based team owners will make only serve as extra motivation to secure a Queensland Championship trophy. Interestingly, Murcott is yet to win a Queensland Championship, while Farr has won the event on five occasions and remains the defending champion following the cancellation of last season’s event. The problem facing both men though is the fact that there are another 30+ drivers equally determined to take the title, ensuring that should either of them prevail, a hard-earned victory it most certainly will be.
The man who deserves to carry the mantle of pre-race favourite in recognition of his six feature race wins at Archerfield so far this season is Andrew Scheuerle. After a whirlwind start to the season that produced five wins on the trot, Scheuerle followed up with a series of strong results to clinch the Supercheap Auto Championship before scoring his sixth feature race win during round two of the East Coast Logistics Crispy Memorial Series on April 9, a perfect precursor to his championship campaign.
Luke Oldfield has consistently been the fastest car on track in recent weeks, clocking the fastest lap in qualifying on several occasions. At the April 9 event, Oldfield again set fast time and emerged as top qualifier after the heats before finishing third in the feature race. Defending track champion Bryan Mann is another who has been in very good form of late, while Kevin Titman, Darren Jensen, Mitchell Gee, Peter Lack, Brandon Rawlings and Paul Morris have all featured on the podium so far this season and are expected to be championship contenders.
In what will be a huge weekend of racing, the Australian Modlite Championship will also be decided. Current titleholder Terry Leerentveld has been unbeatable in feature race competition at Archerfield so far this season and it is going to take a mighty effort to upstage the defending champion come Sunday night’s championship final. So, who is most likely to step up and lower Leerentveld’s colours in the biggest race of their season? Scott Lehfeldt, Aaron Prosser, Luke Whitehill, Sean Butcher and Aaron Seton seem the most likely candidates to fight it out for the minor placings and seize any opportunity that might present should Leerentveld strike trouble at any stage throughout the weekend.
Saturday night’s program will also feature Formula 500’s, Compact Speedcars and Wingless Sprints, while Sunday night will include racing from Lightning Sprints and Formula 500 Juniors PLUS Monster Trucks and a fireworks extravaganza as part of a huge night of family entertainment.
Gates open at 4.00pm on both nights (although online ticketholders will be admitted from 3.30pm on Sunday), with early racing from 4.45pm. Sprintcars will hit the track at 6.00pm, with adult tickets just $28.00 for Saturday and $30.00 for Sunday. For more information about any event at Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway, or to purchase online tickets, visit www.brisbanespeedway.com.au or stay tuned to Archerfield Speedway on Facebook for news and updates in the lead-up to each race meeting.
Hungry Jack’s Queensland Sprintcar Championship nominations: Allan Woods, Andrew Marks, Andrew Scheuerle, Anthony Lambert, Anthony Vanderreyden, Ben Hilder, Brad Ayers, Brandon Rawlings, Brent Aprile, Brent Kratzmann, Bryan Mann, Callum Walker, Clem Hoffmans, Darren Jensen, Dave Fanning, Dave Murcott, David Whell, Jake Tranter, James Grady, Kevin Titman, Kristy Bonsey, Luke Oldfield, Mark Pholi, Mitchell Gee, Paul Morris, Paul Rooks, Peter Lack, Peter Milnes, Richard Morgan, Rob Hamilton, Robbie Farr, Scott Doyle, Steve Greer, Steven Johnson
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Two to go for KRE Sprintcar Series
By Jodie Bell
Two to go for KRE Sprintcar Series
It’s the penultimate round of the KRE Race Engines Sprintcar Series this Saturday night at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway and Toowoomba’s Andrew Scheuerle is poised to round things up on top of the leader board for a second year in a row. Australian Sprintcar champion Dave Murcott may prevent Scheuerle from amassing the ultimate points package this weekend but for Scheuerle to win another KRE Series, first he must finish.
Andrew Scheuerle
The Ausdeck Patios and Roofing #25 team have raced hard week-in and week-out and now have an impenetrable lead in the KRE Series. Scheuerle’s plans of a clean sweep of both the KRE Series and the Queensland Club championship have been revived.
Scheuerle now leads the KRE Series by 144 points and leads the Queensland Club championship by 68 points. With two rounds remaining, something major would have to go wrong for him to lose from here.
Things didn’t go well for Scheuerle at two rounds of the Easter Tri-City Shootout which allowed Luke Oldfield to close the gap to within 3 points of Scheuerle’s lead in the Queensland Club championship.
Even though Oldfield finished third in the Queensland Title, Scheuerle strengthened his point’s standing in the Club championship and now has 1102, Oldfield remains in second on 1034 and Kevin Titman holds third with 842 points.
The KRE Race Engines Series top 5 remains unchanged – Scheuerle (1013), Oldfield (869), Titman (720), Darren Jensen (705), Danny Riedy (601).
Although absent from the nomination’s list, Danny Reidy is said to be racing this weekend. The two-time Queensland championship runner-up is set for a top five finish in both the KRE series and the Queensland Club championship. It was a disappointing result for Reidy a fortnight ago when the throttle jammed wide-open in the Desert Palms Resort #5 during the formation laps of the Queensland Title feature race at Archerfield. He masterfully muscled the car away from others but the mechanical failure relegated him to the infield before the green flag dropped.
Surely lady luck will be on Murcott’s side this time ‘round at Archerfield. He won the preliminary feature race on night 1 of the Queensland Sprintcar Title and was in the lead of the feature on night 2 when his engine just died.
Nominations for round 14 of the KRE Race Engines Sprintcar Series stand at 26. Support divisions on Saturday night include the Modlites who will stage round 3 of the chase in the Western Landscape Supplies/David Grose Real Estate Driver to America Series. The Compact Speedcars are also on the schedule as are the Wingless Sprints, Formula 500’s and the SSA Juniors.
Pit gates open at 3pm, spectator gates open at 4pm and there will be early racing from approximately 5pm with the main program commencing at 6pm. Check www.brisbanespeedway.com.au for prices and facebook.com/archerfieldspeedway for updates.
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