Opening night at the Springs saw seven cars take the grid.  On the start Ryan Barry came through the pack to take and early lead followed closely by Hayden Guptill.  After a couple of laps of close battling it was all for nothing as the officials had kept the yellow light on and the flags stayed green.  On the restart Ryan again went to the front but this time Hayden suffered a mechanical failure joining Nathan Howard on the infield.  Ben LeCren chased Ryan to finish second with Breyton Davison coming through from the back row to come in third followed by Melissa Baker and Morgan McHugh.

Race two saw Hayden take an early lead and Ryan quickly pulled in behind.  They continued like this for the entire race with Ryan making up ground on the last lap but Hayden managed to hold on for his first ever win.  They were followed again by Breyton who drove well to again come from the back was third follwed by Ben, Melissa and Morgan.  Nathan managed to make repairs to the 71 car but was a few seconds to late to make it out the gate.

With the return of Andrew Hanson next weekend to add some compitition over a double header weekend which begins at the Springs.  It concludes with the opening appearance of the quartes at Waharoa on Sunday.

After half a dozen cars practiced at the Springs on Saturday it was off to Rosebank on Sunday.

 A beautiful day dawned as four cars took on Rosebank Rd again.  With Breyton unable to race and Hayden Guptill at his first race meeting of the year after a couple of practices.

 Race one saw Hayden take off from the fornt row until half way through the race he was turned around by Ryan Barry which sent Hayden to the rear of the field for the restart.  Ryan took the win followed by Ben LeCren, Nathan Howard and Hayden.

 Race two saw Ryan take off from the front row to be followed home by Nathan, Ben and Hayden.

 Race three saw a great battle with Ben getting a great start.  From this moment on a great battle developed with Ben holding a typical LeCren line on the pole and Ryan trying everything to get by. He was unable to do so and Ben took the win followed by Ryan, Nathan and Hayden.

 The feature saw Nathan again unstoppable off the front row.  Ryan chased him home followed by Ben who made a last lap pass to secure the final podium place from Hayden.

 With opening night at the Spring next Saturday some of the closeness of the cars at the final practice we should see some good racing.

 See you all the Springs next Saturday for opening night.

Huntly practice is now confirmed for this Saturday.  Be there by 4pm for a 5pm start.  

Also Waihi Beach is also added to the calendar on December 19.  After what Ryan Jarrod and Hayden showed them last yeart will be great to take down a full field for the day to really put on a show.   

With rain and the grader causing the Springs practice to be abandoned and rain not allowing Waharoa to open last weekend,  everyone will be looking forward to some running this weekend.

Friday night has a Rosebank training night.  There will be sound testing for all quarter midgets on this night.  Nathan Howard,  Breyton Davison and Ryan Barry will I'm sure get some more laps under their belts and Hayden Guptill will debut the newly numbered and coloured 27 car. 

This night is open to all quarter midget to ensure everyone meets the required sound limits.

We are working with Huntly in order to try to attend their practice on Saturday night, this is now a go.  If able to this will run from 5pm to 8pm.  I
Next weekend we have the first practice at the Springs on Saturday.  You will need to be there for drivers briefing at 1pm.  Practice gets underway at 2pm. 

The next day brings us back to the Rosebank for their second meeting of the year.  There should be another couple of cars ready so some good racing should follow after the great day had on opening day.

Look forward to seeing more cars get ready over the next couple of weeks.

 

With Ryan Barry showing his experience all day the day was highlighted by wins to Nathan Howard and Breyton Davison.  These two achieved their very first wins in quarter midgets on a day that passing was very difficult.  Ben Le Cren also started to get back into the groove with a solid days racing.  With a fastest off the back format for the day it allowed everyone an opportunity to shine.

Race one saw Nathan and Breyton start off the front row.  Ben and Ryan were off the back.  Nathan quickly took off from the front and despite challenges from Ryan stayed in front to gain his first win.  he was followed home by Ryan, Breyton and Ben.

A week only until the opening meeting of the year at Rosebank Road.  Ryan Barry has been the only car to run so far.  Breyton Davison, Nathan Howard and Ben Le Cren are also ready but the weather has kept them off the dirt to date.  Hayden Guptill is facing a battle against the clock to get to the opening meeting but has his fingers crossed that everything will come together for a last minute greensheet to get him there.  Mitch Watts, Mellisssa Baker and Morgan McHugh are all still a few weeks away from appearing.   With Andrew Hanson choosing not to appear at Rosebank this year hopefully we will see him at the first Springs practice on October 17.

With works on the training car a couple of weeks away form completion we hope to have the first couple of people through the car by the end of October.

So if you are looking forward to your first fix of racing for the year we will see you all on Sunday October 11 at Rosebank Rd.  Racing starts at 1pm. 

With three cars greensheeted and one having run on Rosebank today the new season has arrived.  

Ryan Barry has had his first Rosebank run in the ex Taylor Clarke car looking sharp in its new colours.  With Nathan Howard and Breyton Davison also having their cars greensheeted and ready, race time is here.  The Ben LeCren car is back from the signwriters and off for some modifications.  Hayden Guptill in his big brothers old car is part way through the reassembly.  Mitch Watts car is stripped down ready for a rebuild.  Andrew Hanson is slowly having his car reassembled.  Morgan McHugh will be back in the ex Troy Kete car that has had a major rebuld and will be barely recognisable.  With Mellissa Baker having some minor changes to her car as well.  With young Nicholas Wells just waiting for signwriting to happen so he can get going at Waharoa.   Also keep a lookout at the speedshow this weekend for the Breyton Davison Quarter Midget on display in all its glory.  

With only the Waihi Beach and Huntly dates to be confirmed the calendar is in place ready for the new season.  With a couple of runs already organised for the training car, which is also getting a freshen up with thanks to Harris Racecars and Elf Lubricants, hopefully we will see some of these keen youngsters in the driving ranks very soon.

Any further cars requiring greensheeting can contact Andrew Watts to organise this.  There is also an opourtunity for all drivers to get liscensed either online or on this Tuesday night at Western Springs.

There is also an oppourtunity to get noise tested at Rosebank on Saturday 26 Spetember from 1pm.  All cars will be required to be noise tested at Rosebank to ensure they comply to the SNZ noise limits.

Heres looking forward to another great seasons racing by our future champions.