4wd Day

Overnight there was a light shower which made conditions first thing in the morning quite humid. With an expected top temperature of 26 degrees, it will be cooler than yesterday and there should be more cloud cover to block out the harsh afternoon sun.

The track has started to dust up but is still holding together really well. The club patched a number of holes and some of the jump faces overnight.

All eyes will be on Josh Pain to see whether he can take out the double in the modified class.

Today also sees the running of 4wd Seniors which is a demonstration class. The class is very popular here in WA and hence why it has been included on the program.

Modified Class

Qualifying

Josh Pain started off where he finished yesterday, laying down a 14 lap run to take Q1 from Jarred King and Darren Johnston in third. Josh was around 5s ahead of Jarred.

Pain pulled out a PB to take Q2 with another 14 lap run. Second went to Chris Bozich who was 7s adrift with Brent Thomas in third.

Pain registered another PB to take Q3 by 6s from Chris Bozich in second and Brent Thomas in third. Fourth was Jarred King following a few roll overs with Darren Johnston in fifth.

Taking a clean sweep of qualifying, Pain banked a slighty slower 14 lapper to take the win from Jarred King in second by 3s. Third went to Michael McDonnell with a 14 lap PB.

The grid for Modified A looks like this: 1st Josh Pain, 2nd Chris Bozich, 3rd Jarred King, 4th Brent Thomas, 5th Josh Taylor, 6th Darren Johnston, 7th Michael McDonnell, 8th Leigh Cheeseman, 9th Dale Smulders, 10th Logan Symes.

Finals

Most of field got away cleanly althought there was some early carnage in the middle of the field. The early front runners were Chirs Bowich, Josh Pain and Jarred King with the three swapping the lead on several occasions. The top three had a great dual all the way and were the only drivers to get the extra lap. With nothing in it, King attempted a move on Pain over the doubles which didnt come off, handing back second place to Bozich and the win to Pain.

After a clean first lap, Pain had a crash on the second lap, handing the lead to Jarred King. King opened up a good lead over the field leading for the next 8 laps. Pain caught King on lap 10 and made the pass however on lap 11, the two came together and got stuck against the pipe, allowing Johnston and Thomas through. Thomas held his position for the final three laps to take the win with Pain catching and passing Johnston on the last lap to take second.

With the result still undecided and at least three drivers still with a chance of the title, tensions were high. Pain went out hard and was never really headed, leading from start to finish taking the win by 19s (lapping the majority of the field). There was a good battle for second between Bozich and Thomas with Bozich prevailing. Fourth went to Darren Johnston.

1. Josh Pain - 20

2. Josh Taylor - 18

3. Chris Bowich - 18

4. Jarred King - 16

5. Darren Johnston - 14

6. Dale Smulders - 12

7. Brent Thomas - 9

8. Leigh Cheeseman - 9

9. Michael McDonnell - 8

10. Logan Symes - 8

Stock Class

Qualifying

Local gun Kai Jaeger set the early pace with a blistering 13 lap run to take provisional TQ from John Watkins, Neil Fraser and Jeff Primmer inn fourth. The round was not without controversy when John Watkins transponder stopped working at lap 9 and his race time was calculated based on his average lap.

Kai Jaeger continued to hand out the medicine with a PB in Q2, 20s out in front of Peter Hickey in second. Third went to Neil Fraser followed by Jeff Primmer in fourth.

Kai Jaeger continued his winning way with another win in Q3. Peter Hickey backed up his great result in Q2 to finish second with a PB just 1s off a 13 lap run. Third went to Glenn Flewers ahead of David Lawrance in fourth.

Kai Jaeger completed a clean sweep of qualifying with his fourth straight 13 lap run. Second went to Neil Fraser who had a great battle with Glenn Wilson in third all run.

The grid for Stock A looks like this: 1st Kai Jaeger, 2nd Peter Hickey, 3rd Neil Fraser, 4th John Watkins, 5th Jeff Primmer, 6th Glenn Wilson, 7th John Caval, 8th Glenn Flewers, 9th David Lawrance, 10th Alex Yapp.

Finals

The start was relatively clean with most drivers getting through the first lap without incident. Kai Jaeger settled in to first place with the minor positions changing behind him on a regular basis. Glenn Wilson worked his way up from sixth position to get into second with two laps to go but came together with Neil Fraser, dropping him back significantly. Jeff Primmer found his way through the carnage to get up into third with Peter Hickey consolidating for third.

With the title in his sights, Jaeger led the race from start to finish to take the win by 12s from Peter Hickey who recovered well after falling back to fifth on lap 3. Primmer wored his way through the field from sixth to third with a consistent drive. Wilson was in second place until his body came off and he was forced to pit to have it re-attached.

With the title wrapped up, Jaeger elected to still run in search of a clean sweep. He didnt disappoint with yet another 13 lap run after making a small mistake on lap 1 and temporarily losing the lead. Peter Hickey jumped the start and was penalised a lap, pushing him back to last place. John Watkins had a flyer, taking second place from Neil Fraser with Wilson in fourth.

1. Kai Jaeger - 20

2. Peter Hickey - 18

3. Jeff Primmer - 16

4. Neil Fraser - 15

5. John Watkins - 14

6. John Caval - 13

7. Glenn Wilson - 11

8. David Lawrance - 10

9. Glenn Flewers - 7

10. Alex Yapp - 5

Seniors Class

Qualifying

Doug Thompson jumped out of the blocks early to take Q1 from Paul Kluck by 7s. Third went to Ian Silfo ahead of Rex Johnson. Peter Suckling failed to finish.

Thompson put in an almost identical time to Q1 to take round 2 from Peter Suckling and Paul Kluck in third.

Paul Kluck put in a PB run to take Q3 from Paul Kluck by 8s. Third place went to Doug Thompson.

Doug Thompson pulled out a PB to solidify his TQ position and easily took the round win by 38s from Paul Kluck followed by Paul Aranyanak with a PB run.

The grid for Seniors A looks like this: 1st Doug Thompson, 2nd Peter Suckling, 3rd Paul Kluck, 4th Rex Johnson, 5th Ian Siflo, 6th Paul Aranyanak, 7th Lee Skipworth.

Finals

There was a great battle between Dale Thompson and Peter Suckling with a lead change on lap 4 however Thompson was too good and took the win by 4s. Suckling had a comfortable 12s break from Kluck in third.

This time around the battle was betwen Thompson and Kluck with Kluck taking the lead on lap 2. Thompson fought back to retake the lead on lap 6 and never looked back, taking the win and the title. Kluck held on for second some 3s adrift of Thompson with Skipworth in third.

With the title wrapped up, Thompson elected to sit the third final out, allowing Kluck to have a relatively easy win. Ian Siflo was second ahead of Skipworth.

1. Doug Thompson - 20

2. Paul Kluck - 19

3. Ian Silfo - 16

4. Lee Skipworth - 16

5. Peter Suckling - 15

6. Paul Aranyanak - 13

7. Rex Johnston - 11

Results

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