Post by James Selwyn on Jan 8, 2010 2:04:10 GMT 12
Was not the best track (all but Kevin Swindell running the bottom) but always a good night when the American drivers come down & put on a show.
Good size crowd, lots of cheering throughout all 4 night racing.
Jerry's car owner [Danny Lendich] has been a car owner for 3 (or four) decades & was car owner for all 9 of Sleepy's "50 lap world Championship" titles.
This is without doubt the Southern Hemisphere's most prestigious Midget race.
Here are a selection of shots I took on the night....
QUALIFYING
The lone Australian Brendon Palmer
Jody Vincent
Shane Snookes (Dave Darlands car owner in same car Darland drove last season)
Lance Beale
Brad Mosen
Tony Elliott
Dave Kerr
Scott Buckley
Michael Pickens
Jerry Coons Jnr.
The Crowd & Stadium
Dash Action
Michael Kendall, Mosen & Coons Jnr.
Beale leads
50 Lapper
Kevin & his Australian/Kiwi crew push the Aussie [Barry Graham] owned #1Australia Spike /Hawlk on track
The first Midget to ever win a race in NZ is used as the pace car
Four wide
The green flag
Top 3 (pictured at rear of shot) get into traffic
Pickens drops out of 3rd[or 2nd] place when his driveline lets go
Pickens broken rear end caught in restart cones rope
Jerry Wins!!
Post race
Top 3 Kevin Swindell (2nd), Jerry Coons Jnr. (1st) & Michael Kendall (3rd)
The winning team
Hope you like the photos.
James Selwyn
james@jamesselwynphotos.com
Good size crowd, lots of cheering throughout all 4 night racing.
Jerry's car owner [Danny Lendich] has been a car owner for 3 (or four) decades & was car owner for all 9 of Sleepy's "50 lap world Championship" titles.
This is without doubt the Southern Hemisphere's most prestigious Midget race.
Here are a selection of shots I took on the night....
QUALIFYING
The lone Australian Brendon Palmer
Jody Vincent
Shane Snookes (Dave Darlands car owner in same car Darland drove last season)
Lance Beale
Brad Mosen
Tony Elliott
Dave Kerr
Scott Buckley
Michael Pickens
Jerry Coons Jnr.
The Crowd & Stadium
Dash Action
Michael Kendall, Mosen & Coons Jnr.
Beale leads
50 Lapper
Kevin & his Australian/Kiwi crew push the Aussie [Barry Graham] owned #1Australia Spike /Hawlk on track
The first Midget to ever win a race in NZ is used as the pace car
Four wide
The green flag
Top 3 (pictured at rear of shot) get into traffic
Pickens drops out of 3rd[or 2nd] place when his driveline lets go
Pickens broken rear end caught in restart cones rope
Jerry Wins!!
Post race
Top 3 Kevin Swindell (2nd), Jerry Coons Jnr. (1st) & Michael Kendall (3rd)
The winning team
Hope you like the photos.
James Selwyn
james@jamesselwynphotos.com
