Podium finish still eludes Macdonald at BIS
Sunday December 3, 2006

Nathan had his chances of a podium finish dashed when his right rear tyre went flat whilst running 2nd.  After starting 3rd in the feature race Macdonald was right on the tail of the race leader when he was forced to pull out.

The first heat of the night Nathan started from 5th place. Macdonald had a slow start to the race, falling back to 7th place but moved through the field to finish in 3rd.

Nathan Macdonald was to start from pole position in heat 2, with Paul Ledgerwood on the outside.   Macdonald went wide in turn 1 and drifted back to 4th While Paul Ledgerwood took the lead and Terry Medcalf come into 2nd.  Medcalf found his way past Ledgie into the lead, while Macdonald and Martin Cross swapped positions several times, which saw the cars 3 wide at one stage with Paul Ledgerwood as well.  Medcalf took the heat win with Macdonald managing to finish in 2nd and Cross 3rd.

The third heat was an eventful one with Paul O'neil flipping his car after popping a right rear tyre into turn 1 after starting on the front row.  Macdonald was forced to pull out after the car got stuck in 2nd gear and a tyre rubbing after contact trying to avoid the roll over.  When the race got underway again Shane Hollyman and Terry Medcalf raced into turn 1, with Medcalf getting the better run on the outside and leading the race from start to finish.  Shane Hollyman and Paul Ledgerwood also pulled out with a flat tyre.  Martin Cross finished in 2nd.

Medcalf was highest point scorer starting from pole position, followed by Martin Cross on the outside, Nathan Macdonald in 3, Paul Ledgerwood in 4 and Shane Hollyman 5.  Medcalf went straight to the lead into the first corner, with Cross slotting into 2nd and Macdonald 3rd.  Macdonald transferred into 2nd as he got a good run up the back straight to pass Martin Cross.  Medcalf had a handy lead, but Macdonald began to reel in the leader, as he caught up to the back of the Falcon, but Macdonald pulled infield when his right rear tyre went flat.  Medcalf went un-challenged for the rest of the race and took out his 3rd consecutive victory at BIS.  Martin Cross finished in 2nd with Shane Hollyman coming in for a solid 3rd.