7B Superstock

Friday night: Race 1 drew grid 12 out of 13 cars, Shane really knows how to make it tough for himself. Lap 1 with the track been watered got a good start and up to about 5th red lights were activated as 41B Michael Pryor has rolled. Green goes and 8B Craig Owens leaves the door open and Shane moves into 3rdnd and that is how race 1 finished. 1St 16B Steve Jude 2nd 7B Shane Mellsop, 3rd 7P Shane Penn. behind 16B Steve Jude and 55B Tony True. Shane manages to get past Tony and into 2

Race 2 Grid 5 next to Shane Penn. Lap 1 and the 2 Shane’s manage to get out in front and probably one of the highlights of Shane Mellsops racing career to date was getting up beside Shane Penn. A fairly uneventful race. 1St Shane Penn, 2nd Shane Mellsop, 3rd the ever consistant 31P Andy McCabe.

Race 3 grid 5. First corner and Shane Penn’s bonnet on the Silver Bullet goes flying, the reds are activated and 7P Shane Penn is taken off. Again an uneventful race.

1st 31P Andy McCabe, 2nd Shane Mellsop and 3rd Tony True.

The points after first night: Shane Mellsop 78points

Andy McCabe 74 points

Tony True 68 Points

Saturday morning with not much to do to the car it’s a quick wash and a nut and bolt check, Paint and polish and 7B’s ready to go.

Saturday Night: Race 1: Grid 9 another back grid. Shane manages to make his way up to 3rd in behind 31P and 5G managing to stay in 3rd for the rest of the race another good result.

Race 2: Grid 3 with nobody on 1. Shane gets the jump and into the lead unfortunately making a few mistakes 16B Steve Jude gets underneath Shane. Unfortunately 6K Kerry Remnant has a poke at Shane and half spins him losing a few positions to Andy McCabe and Tony True. So Shane gets on the pace again chases Tony just before catching Tony that 6K has another poke and gives Shane a flat right tyre with a lap to go. Shane comes home in 7th place.

Race 3: Grid 9 again with only 7 cars still going Shane needed a good race. Green lights on and Shane is up to 4th before the 1st corner. Knowing he had to beat 16B Steve Jude, Steve got abit crossed up in front of Shane and Shane manages to just clip him and turn him around. 5G Joe Faram starts giving Shane a couple of taps from behind and gets up the inside. Red lights are activated to tow 98P Clive Elliot. Shane manages to set his car up abit better for the restart than Joe and gets the jump with a lap to go Shane brought 7b home in 3rd.

Back to the pits and with the 6 race format we dropped our worst which was a 7th leaving 3 x 2nds and 2 x 3rds.

31P Andy McCabe taking out the 2008 East Coast Superstock champs and very well deserved. Andy is always consistently on the pace anywhere he races. Shane Mellsop won a trophy in his 1st year in Superstocks “Best 1st year driver” Andy won that very trophy in 1987- The year Shane was born.

7B Shane Mellsop taking 2nd which we are very pleased with.

55B Tony True getting home in 3rd 1 point in front of Steve Jude. Tony has had an up and down racing career with back injuries. If you are ever looking for Speedway engineering to be done Tony is the man for the job.

16B Steve Jude is back racing after a 6 year holiday and is racing extremely well in the Gordge copy Nissan V8.

Also we must mention these young guys racing at HB Speedway

6B Adam Groome: who drove His Dad Mikes car as his diff was not ready.

For someone in their 1st half season Adam drove very well all weekend

improving every race. Adam you did yourself, Family and friends proud.

10B Sam Bartholomew: Sam is driving his Dads ex Superstock. This being Sam’s 1st season racing he is showing some real promise. Keep it up Sam.

So Hawkes Bay Superstocks are starting to look good for the future. Because we all want to win that Teams Champs.

We would like to Thank our sponsors for all your support it is very much appreciated. Also our fans that support us week in week out.

Thank you.

Superstock 7B Team

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