7B Superstock

Name: Shane Mellsop

Occupation: Apprentice heavy fabrication Engineer

D.O.B 25/6/1987

Achievements: 2004/05 Best 1st year driver (6B)

2005/06 3rd HB Superstock club points, best presented car and crew.

2006/07 1st HB superstock points, 1st HB stockcar points, Mad Marty sheild best Stockcar driver, 3RD PlaceMakers Superstock round 1 Wellington, 1St Overall PlaceMakersSuperstock Shootout .

2007/08 2nd HB Superstock points, best car and crew HB speedway, 2nd East Coast champs, 3rd Opening night series HB, 2nd Overall PlaceMakers Superstock Shootout.

As a 5 year old boy going to speedway with Dad every Saturday night watching Shane Penn. As you can imagine Speedway came a big part of my life. It was my dream to drive a racing car, Now 13 years on Mum and Dad gave me the opportunity to drive a superstock. I started in a Ministock which i got for my 16th Birthday. A year later Dad offered me a chance to race a Kruiger Chev straight 6 car which i jumped at the chance. When Shane Penn told Dad he was going to sell his Gordge/ Hartley Nissan v8. Dad came home and asked me if i was enjoying racing a superstock and if i would like to drive the car. I was over the moon I as a 18 year old was going to be driving my childhood heros superstock which was 1 of the best in the country! Now after 4 seasons in the car with alot of ups and downs we are only now starting to get the results trust me its not as easy as it seems.

Thanks: Mum and Dad, Hayley,  Jeff, Howell, Shane and Bryce Penn, Robbie, Paul Ludeman, Brendon Rowlands, Gary and Heather Foley, Mike Zachan, Justin and Renee, Russal, Karen and Robert Rankin, Graham and Chief car cleaner William Ryan for all your help and Support (Much appriciated Advice)