BIG ENTRY LIST FOR TOOWOOMBA DECEMBER 2

Feature photo by: Gary Reid…Darren Kane will race at Hi-Tec OilsToowoomba Speedway, December 2.     

Ultimate Pink night at Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway on December 2 is shaping up to be something special with plenty of interest in the event. 

Over 140 nominations have been received across Sprintcars, Speedcars Super and Modified Sedans catering for every Speedway taste from sedan to open wheel. For every ladies ticket purchased, $5 will be donated to the BreastScreen Queensland Toowoomba Service through the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.

The online auction is now open and some amazing donations have been received.  Dondex sheds have come onboard, kindly donating  A Lysaght 6m x 6m carport. Sedl Contracting have donated 1000 litres of diesel.

Jy Corbet has signed a top wing panel, likewise Jessie Attard has donated the front wing he will be using on the night signed by participating drivers.  Lachlan McHugh has autographed his gloves that he used in the 2022/23 season in Australia and his American campaign these gloves will come with a letter of authenticity as well as an Eldora Million Framed Photo set including actual dollar bills used on the podium.

Luke Oldfield has given all four tyres from his car used at the last ever race at Archerfield Speedway that he won. All his tyres are up for grabs individually and autographed by Luke.  Castrol Lismore Speedway has given to the fund raising efforts a Corporate Box Package to the $10,000 to win the Sprintcar show on Tuesday the 9th of January 2024. Brock Hallett has signed the 50th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic limited edition Helmet. This helmet comes in a display case with a certificate of authenticity also a limited edition Tania Smith Pink Night Race Suit that has been designed in honour of Tania’s mum and grandmother, and for those Aaron Reutzel fans a signed 1:64 Model Sprintcar. 

These are just some of the fantastic items up for grabs . A huge thank you to all those wonderful people in the Speedway family and beyond who have donated to the fundraising and understand the significance of Pink Night.  To place a bid in the auction go to   https://airauctioneer.com/2023-ultimate-pink-night-auction  and to see the full list visit the HI-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway Facebook page. 

Sprintcars are set to return to Hi-Tec-Oils Speedway and we have another impressive field set to put on a show and a record number of nominations in excess of 56 cars which include the current V8 Dirt Modified Australian Champion Mitchell Randall making his debut in a Sprintcar.  

The competition will be wide open, with a good mix of Open and Pro-Sprint contenders, and the racing is sure to be fierce around the high banks of Toowoomba Speedway. 

The Bohud Racing team with Michael Stewart driving the car are excited to reveal their ‘Ultimate Pink Night’ livery on Saturday night for round three of  the Queensland Speedway Spares Ultimate Sprintcar Championship.  Michael is an accomplished Speedcar driver  and has booked his seat for the Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa Expo Indoor Raceway in Oklahoma in January.

However the focus now is his 2023-24 Sprintcar season driving the Bohud Racing team 410 Sprintcar. Stewart has settled into the Sprintcar well and adapted with some impressive results so far in Toowoomba, finishing third in the feature race in round two and is aiming to back up that performance once again for a spot on the podium come feature race time.

The exciting news this week is that Cody Moroske has joined forces with Bill Mann and will drive the Queensland Speedway Spares Q16 for the rest of the season.  Cody certainly knows his way around Toowoomba Speedway and has had some impressive wins over his career in Toowoomba and is certainly one of the more exciting drivers to watch, never holding back while the green light is on. 

Speedcars are back in Toowoomba  with the running of the Danny Davidson Memorial. 

Danny is one of only three drivers to take out the Queensland Championship four times through his racing career, the first being in 1972 at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, with the subsequent titles being won at Toowoomba and Maryborough Speedway tracks in 1981, 1982 and 1991.

Danny sadly passed away in October, 2000, but his legacy in Speedcar racing is will always be remembered by many throughout the sport, and honours Danny each year with the perpetual Danny Davidson Memorial Trophy which again has attracted a quality field of 27 nominations from Queensland and interstate.  Leading the driver’s line-up for the race is Sydney’s Nathan Smee who has also won an Australian Championship and has raced in Toowoomba regularly over the last 20 years. New Zealanders Scotty Farmer and Michael Kendall also top the star-packed list of drivers.   Teenage driver Boyd Chaffey has impressed in his debut season  and has the equipment and determination to find himself on the podium.

 Round five of the  McCosker Super Sedan Series which is also round two of the Ultimate Super Sedan Championship is to be held on Saturday night. Darren Kane and Mick Nicola will be making the trip up the range and are no strangers to Toowoomba and could quite easily find themselves on the podium on Saturday night as could local star Sean Black and Warwicks  Mark O’Brien which brings us now to 24 cars. Add to the list Tania Smith and the current Queensland Champion Brad Pascoe  the racing will be fast and furious as they chase valuable series points.

Fresh from a win in Gympie last weekend will be Matt Pascoe and the popular Mitchell Gee along with JJ Hamilton who isn’t far from his first feature win in Toowoomba.  Steve Jordan has always shown plenty of speed at Toowoomba and a strong and exciting  showing from him can be expected. Dylan Barrow doing double duties also driving a Modified Sedan. There is an emerging talent of younger drivers too, with the likes of Hayden and Zac Brims, JJ Hamilton, and Zac Pascoe set to make an impression on Saturday night. 

Modified Sedans take to the track also for round two of their Smack Down Series, a whopping 41 entries have been received so far just prior to the close of nominations. Just to make the feature you will have to be on your A Game. The who’s of Australian Modified Sedan drivers converge to the garden city with the likes of the current Queensland Champion Matt Nelson from Victoria and Marybroughs Joel Berkley who won the West Australian title last season and the defending T-Bar Nationals Champion.

Berkley also leading the series with  Nathan and Shane MacDonald in second and third in the points. If you include Lismore’s Greg Worling, Rodney Pammenter and Victorian Dylan Barrow plus Adian Raymont it leaves you to wonder just who may win the feature race come Saturday night. One thing for sure it’s going to be well earnt and extremely entertaining.  

Toowoomba’s Brendan Kennedy is starting to find form after debuting a new car three meetings ago and will be one to watch on Saturday night. Other Toowoomba drivers include Nic Moncrieff, Shane and Mick Langton and Jordan Cunningham. Modified Sedan racing has a reputation of producing close and exciting  racing. Speedway fans will certainly get value for money this weekend as they raise much needed funds for a worthy cause. With racing from 4pm and a fireworks display is also on the program.