Thursday, 23 November 2006
NSR PR

With the SSS travel bug firmly instilled, Nathan Smee Racing took to the road last Saturday for Round three of the Speedcar Super Series. A hotly contested competition, the team were chasing valuable points at Victoria’s Avalon Raceway before an appreciative crowd.

 

Taking to the track for two intense laps against the clock, Smee steered the Speedcar 6 machine around the 390m raceway qualifying only 0.801 of a second off the leader.

 

Locked into second row starting positions, Smee began his night’s campaign working the track for essential positions. Wrestling the car into the corners Smee finished in 3^rd after several wheel to wheel battles on the highline. Out of fourth in his second heat, the strategy had changed with Smee working the lowline to move forward. Manoeuvring into 3^rd in the opening lap, and later sliding under a fellow racer out of turn 4, Smee had captured 2^nd spot in the 10 lap race.

 

Only four points short off the pole shuffle grid, it was a 10^th mid field starting position in the 30 lap A main. At the drop of the green the midgets roared into life only for the back end of the Speedcar to sag to the ground in the opening laps. Pulling to the infield, Smee exited the car and became a spectator for the night’s event.

 

“It’s frustrating, we worked hard adjusting the car all night to get it right and it felt good leading into the feature” Smee said after the event, “we stripped a bolt in the right rear suspension and that was it for us. It’s disappointing; we’re just not finishing where we want to at the away shows.”

 

With problems developing for many of the contracted drivers, the Nathan Smee Racing team are now 6^th in the Speedcar Super Series championship with 3 races remaining on the schedule.

 

Photos by Stephen Pickering

 

“There are couple of big shows over the next fortnight” said Smee “and I’ll be doing everything to get results for the team”

 

This weekend Nathan Smee Racing returns to their home track, Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway for the running of the 65^th NSW Speedcar Championship. As runner up to American Tony Elliott in February 2005; head to the track this Saturday night where Nathan Smee Racing has the chance to add their name to Australian Speedcar history books.  

 

QUICK RESULTS

TIME TRIALS	RESULT	FASTEST LAP TIME
	12	15.154 seconds

 

HEAT ONE	START POSITION	FINISH
	4	3

 

HEAT TWO	START POSITION	FINISH
	3	2

 

FEATURE	START POSITION	FINISH
	10	dnf

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