After
heavy rain the night before, the granite surface of Yandina
was set to be a very rough track. Nathan Macdonald was to
start out of position 5 for heat 1. Macdonald advanced
through to 3rd place after 2 laps, and made a move on Pat
Dennis up the back straight, only to have under steered up
to the wall and brush the wall with the back of the car,
Dennis then got back underneath Macdonald into 2nd. On the
last lap, Macdonald had no drive, after breaking a right
hand rear axle, but was able to cruise over the finish in
4th place. Martin Cross took the heat win out, with Pat
Dennis 2nd and Shane Hollyman 3rd.
1st-Martin Cross 2nd-Pat Dennis
3rd-Shane Hollyman
A new axle was put in the #32 car to
get it mobile again, ready for the next heat. A reverse
grid from the first heat, Macdonald started from pole
position, beside Shane Hollyman. Macdonald drove his VS
commodore into the first corner to take the lead, when the
yellow lights come on after Shane Hollyman and Travis
Hollyman come together up the back straight which saw Travis
pull out after hitting the wall with suspension damage. The
restart got underway again, with Macdonald taking the lead,
while Luke Hollyman had a good run coming from 6th place
into 2nd. Pat Dennis found a way past Luke Hollyman to take
2nd place, and started to reel in the leader, Macdonald, but
wasn't enough as Nathan won heat 2. Luke Hollyman finished
3rd, and Shane Hollyman 4th. Shane Hollyman was out for the
night after developing engine troubles.
1st-Nathan Macdonald 2nd-Pat Dennis
3rd-Luke Hollyman
For the final, Pat Dennis was highest
qualifier, starting from pole position, followed by
Macdonald on the outside, then Martin Cross, Luke Hollyman
and Travis Hollyman. An even start up the front straight,
eventuated in Pat Dennis moving into 1st place around turn
1, Macdonald slipping into 2nd place. After a few laps,
Macdonald right on Pat Dennis's tail, Dennis had a loose in
turn 2, which allowed Macdonald to go straight into the
lead. Pat managed to hold 2nd place, with Luke Hollyman in
3rd. The race was then red flagged after Luke Hollyman
punched a hole through the Yandina wall, right near the
flagman. A steering arm had come loose on his car, steering
him straight into the concrete barrier, the wall having as
much damage as the car. The wall was repaired as best as
possible, while Hollyman had to put the car to rest on the
infield, bending the front of the car severely. The race
got underway again. Macdonald stretching out a handy lead
over Pat Dennis, and crossed the line in first place. Pat
Dennis come in for 2nd while Travis Hollyman and Martin
Cross battled for 3rd spot. Martin Cross was 3rd over the
line and Travis Hollyman come in for 4th. 1st-Nathan
Macdonald 2nd-Pat Dennis 3rd-Martin Cross