Archerfield Motorsport-Speedway

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Five Star Field at Archerfield

14/05/2014

Media Release

 

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                                            Current Australian V8 Dirt Modified champion David Clark

By Jodie Bell

The V8 Dirt Modifieds (V8DM) stage their Queensland championship this Saturday night at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway and it’s also the final round of their new Five-Star Series while the Modified Sedans return to revive the historic sedan event known as the Cannonball Cup.    

 

The V8DM Queensland championship has been running for over 20 years in some way, shape or form but it’s the first year for the Five Star Series which was introduced to bring a new element to the sport.

 

The first round of the series doubled as the National Title on Australia Day weekend and although David Clark claimed the title, Jai Stephenson won the round by 1 point. Defending Queensland champion Kevin Britten claimed the round 2 win in Rushworth, Victoria.  The series then headed over to Western Australia where Brandon Rawlings won round 3 and the WA Title at Mount Barker.  Lismore staged round 4 at Easter and two-time Australian champion Andrew Pezzutti claimed victory at the NSW track.

 

After 4 rounds Rawlings heads the leader board followed by Britten, young gun Mitchell Gee, Clark and Stephenson rounds out the top 5.

 

No doubt Aussie V8DM champ David Clark would like to add his name to the winners list in the in the inaugural year of the series, as would three-time Australian champion Mark Robinson.  All of the above are nominated this Saturday night and are joined by plenty of hard-chargers including the likes of Ray Klarich who has been making Archerfield his own at recent race meets; bringing the field to a total of 20 drivers.

 

The Modified Productions are back for a second appearance at Archerfield this season and this time they’ll stage the $1000-to-win Cannonball Cup.  Event organiser Ryan Harris is a Modifieds enthusiast and was keen to see the category return to Archerfield. “It’s an event name that’s steeped in Super Sedan tradition but we wanted to resurrect that and try to fit in nice event between Easter and the QLD title,” said Harris.

 

Queensland champion Shane McDonald heads the list of 31 Modified Production drivers this Saturday night. Harris said the drivers are excited about being back in Brisbane and after the success of the last event and promoter John Kelly is keen to support the category and see it return as a regular division at Archerfield.

 

The format for the Modified Productions will be slightly different this time with three rounds of heats so there’ll be plenty of excitement and action for the crowd.  Support divisions include Lightning Sprints, FordvHoldenvSigma and the ASCF four cylinder sedans. 

 

Pit gates open at 3pm, spectator gates open at 4pm and there will be early racing from approximately 5pm and the main program commences at 6pm. Check www.brisbanespeedway.com.au for prices and check www.facebook.com/archerfieldspeedway for updates.

 


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