Nathan Macdonald started the season off with a win in the East Coast A Grade QLD Title held at Kingaroy Speedway, which was held in conjunction with the Kingaroy Peanut Festival.  The win was a fitting present which topped off Macdonald's week after just turning 21 years old on Thursday.

After a few cars did not show up, the race format was to be 4 heat races for the night with a 15 lap feature.

Heat 1 saw Nathan Macdonald take control, starting from pole and leading the entire race.  Shane Hollyman come through from 5th place up into 2nd, with Troy Richards coming in for 3rd.

Paul Ledgerwood returned to the track in his Holden Torana.  Paul had raced in A Grade a few seasons back and is now keen for some more dirt slinging action.  Known as "Ledgie", Paul started from pole position in heat 2 along side Peter Campbell.  Chris Duffel started from position 3, followed by Nathan Macdonald, Troy Richards, Dick Waugh, Stuart Fricker and Shane Hollyman.  Chris Duffel drifted high in turn 1 and clouted the wall in a big fashion, as his car rode the fence the back rear of the car was thrown higher than the top of the wall.  The action was thick and fast in heat 2 as Peter Campbell and Paul Ledgerwood battled for first place,  as the battle went on Nathan Macdonald made his move around the outside of both cars and into the lead.  Shane Hollyman showing good form once again come through the pack into 2nd place with Peter Campbell 3rd.

The two V8 commodores of Peter Campbell and Nathan Macdonald started off the front row in heat 3 respectively.  Both cars were neck and neck into turn 1, as Campbell drove to the lead Macdonald slipped into 2nd.  Nathan was pushing for that 3rd heat win, trying the high and low lines.  Macdonald made a move on the outside in turn 1, as he looked to have the lead Macdonald got hung out too wide and Campbell drove straight back into the lead on the inside.  The surprise of the night, the #25 Cortina of Stewart Fricker then charged up the inside of Macdonald into 2nd place.  Stu then pressed on to challenge Campbell for the lead, on the last lap getting up the inside but wasn't enough to take the win.

The fourth heat found Troy Richards on pole with Dick Waugh on the outside, followed by Paul Ledgerwood and Shane Hollyman.  Shane Hollyman had the start of his career when he jumped from 4th to 1st on the outside in the first turn.  The #7 racer didn't look back and led the entire race.  Stu Fricker's night come to an end after suffering engine dramas.  Ledgie ran a solid third place while Nathan Macdonald finished in 2nd place. 

The feature race saw high point scorer Nathan Macdonald start from pole for the main event, with Troy Richards having a consistent run to start on the front row beside Macdonald.  Shane Hollyman started from 3, followed by Paul Ledgerwood, Peter Campbell, Chris Duffel and Dick Waugh.  As the 15 lap feature got underway, Macdonald jumped straight into the lead with the always hard charging Shane Hollyman finding a way past Richards into 2nd place.  Peter Campbell put in a stellar effort to come into 3rd.

Nathan Macdonald led from start to finish with Shane Hollyman finishing 2nd and Peter Campbell 3rd.

The new calendar will be updated shortly, as we set our race dates for the season.  Also look out for a new look website for Nathan in coming weeks.

The car will be re-painted in the next few weeks ready for the next race, so keep checking back for photos and news etc.