NYORA RACEWAY: McDONALD WINS DIRT MODIFIED FAST 50

Feature photo by: MIchael Bowers Photography… Fifty lap V8 Dirt Modified feature race winner, Zac McDonald.

By Dean Thompson DMT Speedway Media For Nyora Raceway Inc

Victoria’s Nyora Raceway put on another terrific show for fans on April 20 with Dirt Modifieds and Ladies Standard Saloons the feature classes supported by Junior Standard Saloons, Sports Sedans, and Standard Saloons.

Drivers from interstate entered the Dirt Modified events featuring a 50-lap main event won by Zac McDonald.

Starting the qualifying action for the Dirt Modifieds Daryl Hickson from the Mornington Peninsula got the best of Victorian Champion David Clark who had travelled from Queensland. A margin of ..262 seconds separated the two at the line whilst Clark scorched around in the fastest ever Nyora lap for the class with a time of 14.359 seconds. Shane Ardley then won heat two leading all the way to win a close won in front of his brother Michael by just .422 of a second.

Michael Ardley then picked up his first win of the night when he finished .187 of a second in front of Clark in heat three. Zac McDonald then made it four different winners from four races when he pocketed victory in heat four with an eight- lap record of 1:58.079. The first driver to secure a second win was Hickson in heat five when he once again beat Clark by the smallest of margins, this time .274 of a second. Marcus Reddecliffe closed out the qualifiers that included a rollover by Shane Ardley with his own victory in heat six.

Time trials to determine the feature race starting spots went the way of McDonald who put down a 14.410 second time just a little faster than Clark with 14.432. Hickson secured third spot with Michael Ardley, Warrick Taylor and Reddecliffe rounding out the top six. Eleven drivers began the fifty-lap feature event with McDonald leading lap one across the line. At the ten-lap mark McDonald led Clark, Hickson, Marcus Reddecliffe and Michael Ardley. No change in the top five spots at the twenty-lap mark however Matt Reddecliffe had secured sixth spot with thirty laps to go.

Marcus Reddecliffe become the first of the top six to drop out of the race on lap twenty-seven whilst Taylor had passed Matt Reddecliffe and moved into fifth. With ten laps to go McDonald had not yet been passed, whilst certainly being challenged by Clark in second. Hickson remained in third spot with Michael Ardley and Taylor the top five. As the fifty-lap mark was reached McDonald passed the chequered flag half a second ahead of Clark, Hickson, Michael Ardley, and Taylor.

 Elise Halliday (#45) took out the Ladies Standard Saloon series round. Photo: Steve Mitchell – Image Worx.

Ladies Standard Saloon competitors would compete in their Victorian series in round five supported by Gippsland Metal Recyclers.

The main event was won by Elise Halliday. Other main event winners were: Braiden Webster (Sports Sedans), Tom Braz (Junior Standard Saloons), Wayne Sheerman Standard Saloons.

Nyora Raceway returns to action once again on May 18thwith a huge Demolition Deby and Wingless Sprints featuring on the variety card.