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Post by Speedway & Motorsport Media on Mar 28, 2021 9:39:16 GMT 12
30 Competitors Lined up for the 2021 Garage 16 NZ Modified Champs at Koken Woodfordglen The Top 16 on points went straight through to the final, Due to 21h Gary Parker & 21s Newton Gordge pulling out due to car issues 5 drivers went through from the repechage 32gm Iain Whyte , 10c Nathan Astle ,69c Andrew Naven 11c Cassandra Massey ,59c Allan Haigh. The 30 Lap Final on a very slick track was the Highlight of the night with 3nz Luke Brown taking the win from 2nz Blair McPhee in 2nd with 11a Jamie Fox crossing the line in 3rd spot but was later excluded from the result and 18 year old Jacob Mitchell in the 18c car promoted to 3rd spot and crowned 3nz. 4th place went to the 4c Mike Gourley                  Final Placings 1 3NZ Luke Brown 2 2NZ Blair McPhee 3 18C Jacob Mitchell 4 4C Michael Gourley 5 67S Bunter Pierce 6 5GM Brandon Parkinson 7 12S Jason Kalin 8 88T Jason Scott 9 22C Hayden Corbett 10 99C Ralph Godwin 11 10C Nathan Astle 12 9C Garry Lennon 13 32G Iain Whyte 14 59C Allan Haigh 15 11C Cassandra Massey DNF 1NZ Brad Lane DNF 71S John Jackson DNF 63A Daniel Crumpe DNF 69C Andrew Naven EXC 11A Jamie Fox |
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Post by Tapped on Mar 28, 2021 10:55:53 GMT 12
do we know why was 11a excluded?
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Post by skulls on Mar 28, 2021 11:09:48 GMT 12
It's because he didn't stay in indian file for the restart
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Post by gravelspreader on Mar 28, 2021 15:14:42 GMT 12
And no way there was anywhere near 30 starters for NZ Modified Champs where was 24s Paul Hinton 22s Aiden Crawford 71c Jake Ackers more like 20 odd starters but yes congrats to young and new 3nz/18c Jacob Mitchell
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Post by Speedway & Motorsport Media on Mar 28, 2021 16:41:19 GMT 12
And no way there was anywhere near 30 starters for NZ Modified Champs where was 24s Paul Hinton 22s Aiden Crawford 71c Jake Ackers more like 20 odd starters but yes congrats to young and new 3nz/18c Jacob Mitchell Originally there was 36 entries but hinton, crawford, brian mcPhee, Ferguson all withdrew after the date changes Jonas England pulled out with engine problems.and Jake Ackers had sold his car leaving 30 entries, 6 groups of 5 cars each which was cut to 28 on Night 2 after 82c had to withdraw after the car sustained alot of damage from hitting the wall on night 1 and Dan Rae copping a 22 day stand down after his incident with Newton Gordge also on night 1 |
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Post by spuddy on Mar 28, 2021 16:56:50 GMT 12
And no way there was anywhere near 30 starters for NZ Modified Champs where was 24s Paul Hinton 22s Aiden Crawford 71c Jake Ackers more like 20 odd starters but yes congrats to young and new 3nz/18c Jacob Mitchell I sat there and watched 30 of them |
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Post by d1dazza on Mar 28, 2021 17:39:15 GMT 12
And no way there was anywhere near 30 starters for NZ Modified Champs where was 24s Paul Hinton 22s Aiden Crawford 71c Jake Ackers more like 20 odd starters but yes congrats to young and new 3nz/18c Jacob Mitchell obviously maths isn't your strong suit. But great meeting and a great result for 18c |
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Post by screaminV8 on Mar 28, 2021 19:21:30 GMT 12
It's because he didn't stay in indian file for the restart Wouldn’t they normally orange light it, and go again with the re-start - rather than exclude the offender after the flag? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 20:41:57 GMT 12
How many podiums has the 18c chassis had now? Being the ex Glen Leech car?
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Post by spuddy on Mar 28, 2021 21:02:46 GMT 12
Some amusing reading from commenters on Facebook that it only happened coz they wanted a South Island car on the podium or it was the letter on his car haha
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Post by BarryB on Mar 28, 2021 21:08:05 GMT 12
Some amusing reading from commenters on Facebook that it only happened coz they wanted a South Island car on the podium or it was the letter on his car haha Have those FB commenters considered that the referee was from Auckland? |
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Post by skulls on Mar 28, 2021 21:47:34 GMT 12
18C in his first year of modifieds was phenomenal so young yet so fast and just knows when to make the moves and far more often than not manages to pull them off was alot of fun watching him flying around making numerous passes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 3:28:59 GMT 12
18C in his first year of modifieds was phenomenal so young yet so fast and just knows when to make the moves and far more often than not manages to pull them off was alot of fun watching him flying around making numerous passes. 2nd season. Destroyed his last car, this one is the replacement, and what a car 😉 |
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Post by nakifans on Mar 29, 2021 4:43:09 GMT 12
While a lot of attention has been on 18C Jacob Mitchell getting 3NZ and rightly so he deserves all the accolades he is getting, remember the new 1NZ Luke Brown is also a youngster{ not a teenager } and has been on the championship podium a few times now [ 3 seasons in a row, 1 NZ, 3NZ, 1NZ].
When Luke and Brad Lane hit the tracks I recall posting on here that they were champions in the making.
With Waikaraka getting a new 30 yr lease they will as old as some of current competitors when the lease expires.
It is good to see the youngsters entering the sport but those oldies don't gift the championship to them on a silver platter, they have to work for it.
Long live speedway and the modified class.
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Post by mod46c on Mar 29, 2021 6:38:07 GMT 12
It's because he didn't stay in indian file for the restart Not convinced an exclusion is the appropriate penalty for this offense, actually not even convinced that the Indian file rule should be in the rule book  Good weekends racing, with the three podium finishes all well deserved rewards for their efforts over the weekend. |
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Post by Speedway & Motorsport Media on Mar 29, 2021 9:52:23 GMT 12
Jacobs Modified has a very good record when it comes to championship events having previously been owned by Glen leech who got 2x 2nz and 1x 3nz and 4 South Island titles in it.  |
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Post by mod46c on Mar 29, 2021 11:27:01 GMT 12
Jacobs Modified has a very good record when it comes to championship events having previously been owned by Glen leech who got 2x 2nz and 1x 3nz and 4 South Island titles in it. Where does Ralph's wagon fit into the Leech back story? |
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Post by mod46c on Mar 29, 2021 11:50:01 GMT 12
Some amusing reading from commenters on Facebook that it only happened coz they wanted a South Island car on the podium or it was the letter on his car haha Have those FB commenters considered that the referee was from Auckland? Also a video review was undertaken immediately after the race, hence why four cars where sent to the infield. |
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Post by spuddy on Mar 29, 2021 12:41:00 GMT 12
It's because he didn't stay in indian file for the restart Not convinced an exclusion is the appropriate penalty for this offense, actually not even convinced that the Indian file rule should be in the rule book Good weekends racing, with the three podium finishes all well deserved rewards for their efforts over the weekend. Agreed with the punishment not fitting the crime, should just be a couple of spots relegated. While I can understand the ruling on the Rae scenario, personally that’s over the top for me as well. Think back to Colin Cameron being tossed from the Stockcar finals because he didn’t hear the message for drivers briefing, and personally I think there needs to be a rethink on the penalties for these instances |
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Post by BarryB on Mar 29, 2021 16:21:39 GMT 12
It's because he didn't stay in indian file for the restart Not convinced an exclusion is the appropriate penalty for this offense, actually not even convinced that the Indian file rule should be in the rule book Good weekends racing, with the three podium finishes all well deserved rewards for their efforts over the weekend. But it is in the rule book. He also went before the green, according to the referee's explanation in the comm box, so he could have gotten him on that as an alternative. |
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