RUSHWORTH Speedway this Saturday night will feature the Dirt Modifieds and SDAV Hot Rods when they come to share the dirt with Goulburn Valley’s best Sedan drivers.
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Local heroes among the Dirt Modifieds include the Tindal family, Craig Wicks and Steve Hopkins, while the Hot Rods from right around Victorian will compete in the annual Ray Welsh Memorial to honour a departed legend of the class and speedway in general.
Dirt Modified competition is run with a maximum 361ci capacity with 11.5 to 1 compression or with the American Dirtcar Spec 358 engines.
The front wheels are open and the car set up generally sees the front left tyres lift of the ground as they turn sideways through corners at either end of the track as the chassis contorts a little as the rear wheels gain traction.
The local contingent of competitors are likely to have their hands full with Mornington’s Daryl Hickson, Corowa’s Steve Milthorpe and south east Melbourne racer Lloyd Hobson all set on taking victory at Rushworth.
Dean West, last year’s Ray Welsh Memorial winner, leads the nominations in the SDAV Hot Rod division and is looking to go back to back in the memorial and for a third time since its inception in 2013.
Shepparton’s Steve Robertson could be an inclusion in the nominations with Stan Marco and Stan Marco Junior, who both have a long family competitive history against Ray Welsh looking to turn out a race car with distinctive honouring of Ray Welsh, look for that at the track.
Jamie May, Jason May, Shannon Meakins, Kali and Russ Hovey and Phil Jenkins are others that are likely to be at Rushworth attempting to take home that prized trophy.
Our local stars in their super cars resume battle for the season long point scores with interest in the GV Open Saloons back to the Phil Lamb versus Adam Box battle.
Box has two feature wins this season, while Lamb picked up the prized Paul Benton Memorial at our last show in his first win of the year.
Box will be keen to get back on top while Lamb is looking to use his momentum to bank another win, Peter Welch the Wicks Hyundai and the Simmonds family are among the challengers keen to upset the tipsters by taking what would be a big win.
The Ladies will no doubt continue to be a challenge for champion Chloe Lamb, with Jacquie Fitzpatrick a last start winner keen to continue on at the front of the field.
Racing begins at 4pm with entry costs adult $25, family of two Adults and two children $60, while any child under 12 is free. Aged Pension is $15.
