Mark Brown continued his reign on the Speedcar Super Series by taking out the opening round of 08-09 at Brisbane International Speedway on Saturday night, after a vicious on-track war of attrition.

“It’s always good to get a win early in the series” said Browndog after the event. “Basically I think you’ve got to be smart and think of the overall points for the series… But then you have to remember the other guys are out there trying to do the same thing!”

Starting the stampede from pole position after locking away the Revolution Racegear Pole Shuffle victory; Brown lost the early lead to fellow New South Welshman Nathan Smee from position two, and Queenslander Todd Wanless who slipped past on the low line for 2nd through the first corner.

Brown fought back into second two laps later followed swiftly by West Australian Dene McAllan into 3rd, whilst Smee shot away to a five car length lead on the pack behind him. But it was lapped traffic that saw the lead drastically change as Brown shot to the high line on Smee’s low run behind a lapped car, with twenty-two laps remaining.

Misfortune struck seconds later as Smee came unstuck amidst the heavy traffic and spun before the field, unfortunately sending both himself and South Australian John McKay into a tumble. After climbing from his car, Smee admitted to the crowd that his arm restraint had gotten caught on the gear lever restricting his turning power.

Thankfully both drivers walked away unharmed and despite the height of McKay’s roll; the SA5 machine was relatively unharmed. TheSpeedwayShop.com.au QuickTime winner Brendan Palmer and McAllan also retired from the race during the resulting stoppage.

Meanwhile Queensland’s Grant Draney was on the move, having slipped past Wanless, followed by Victorian Harley Bishop, QLD’s Brock Dean and NSW’s Mark Cooper and Matt Young.

Draney and Wanless fought an impressive battle for a number of laps before Wanless, having retaken 2nd place through turns one and two; drove hard into turn three and backed the Fox Team Racing NSW9 machine into the wall, forcing his retirement from the event.

But as the chequered flags waved it was Grant Draney who was caught in a Rinkin Motorsports sandwich with Brown taking the win in the bright pink Aggressor machine to Draney & fellow Rinkin team-mate Harley Bishop rounding out the podium placings.

“I guess all those guys who have been calling me ‘Barbie Doll’ because of my paint scheme, should think twice & get in their own pink car!” said an elated Brown after the event. “I’m still the Browndog!”

Heat wins were taken out by Tony Abson (NSW), Smee (NSW), Cooper (NSW), Peter Bourke (NSW) and McAllan (WA). The B-Main was won by John McKay (SA) ahead of Peter Ghent (VIC) & Mick Harders (QLD) after New Zealand’s Jimi Quin and South Australian newcomer Mark Harrington were sent rear after an on-track incident.
 

SPEEDCAR SUPER SERIES RESULTS

TIME TRIALS sponsored by www.TheSpeedwayShop.com.au

1 - Q41 - Brendan Palmer - 13.558
2 - N69 - Mark Brown - 13.665
3 - Q15 - Grant Draney - 13.69
4 - N32 - Anthony Brien - 13.842
5 - N67 - Matt Young - 13.935
6 - N68 - Harley Bishop - 13.945
7 - S16 - Neville Lance - 13.953
8 - Q5 - Stevie Walsh - 13.959
9 - Q99 - Brock Dean - 14.004
10 - Q29 - Dene McAllan - 14.033
11 - S5 - John McKay - 14.044
12 - N26 - Tony Abson - 14.052
13 - N9 - Todd Wanless - 14.061
14 - V3 - Peter Ghent Jnr - 14.119
15 - N78 - Troy Jenkins - 14.173
16 - Q55 - Brad Sloan - 14.182
17 - S6 - Mark Harrington - 14.223
18 - N6 - Nathan Smee - 14.264
19 - Q8 - Sean Burrows - 14.354
20 - N7 - Mark Cooper - 14.406
21 - N21 - Peter Bourke - 14.438
22 - Q81 - John Lennon - 14.54
23 - Q18 - Ross Mason - 14.727
24 - Q82 - Neale Tobin - 14.807
25 - S9 - Ben Dillon - 15.152
26 - Q11 - Zack Howell - 15.324
27 - Q13 - Brett Foreman - 16.146
28 - Q21 - Bill Foreman - No time
29 - Q69 - Jimi Quin - No time
30 - Q14 - Michael Harders - No time
 

HEAT 1: Tony Abson, Brock Dean, Troy Jenkins, Sean Burrows, Grant Draney, Zack Howell, DNF Harley Bishop (roll), John Lennon, Brett Foreman, Jimi Quin.

HEAT 2: Nathan Smee, Mark Brown, Peter Bourke, Peter Ghent, John McKay, Mark Harrington, DNF Stevie Walsh, Ben Dillon (roll), Ross Mason, Matt Young.

HEAT 3: Mark Cooper, Todd Wanless, Brad Sloan, Anthony Brien, Brendan Palmer, Neville Lance, DNF Neale Tobin, Dene McAllan, Bill Foreman, Michael Harders.

HEAT 4: Peter Bourke, Mark Brown, Troy Jenkins, Brock Dean, Grant Draney, John Lennon, Peter Ghent, Mark Harrington DNF Jimi Quin, Stevie Walsh.

HEAT 5: Dene McAllan, Brad Sloan, Harley Bishop, Anthony Brien, Michael Harders, Tony Abson, Sean Burrows, DNF Zack Howell, Brett Foreman, Neale Tobin, Stevie Walsh (ROF wrong heat).

HEAT 6: Nathan Smee, Mark Cooper, Todd Wanless, John McKay, Brendan Palmer, Matt Young, Neville Lance, Ross Mason DNF Ben Dillon, Bill Foreman.

B MAIN: John McKay, Peter Ghent, Michael Harders, Zack Howell, John Lennon, Sean Burrows, Ross Mason, Mark Harrington, Jimi Quin, DNF Stevie Walsh, Brett Forman, Neale Tobin, Ben Dillon, Bill Foreman.

POLE SHUFFLE sponsored by www.RevolutionRacegear.com.au

Tony Abson vs Todd Wanless = Todd Wanless

Todd Wanless vs Brock Dean = Todd Wanless

Todd Wanless vs Nathan Smee = Nathan Smee

Nathan Smee vs Grant Draney = Nathan Smee

Nathan Smee vs Anthony Brien = Nathan Smee

Nathan Smee vs Brendan Palmer = Nathan Smee

Nathan Smee vs Mark Brown = Mark Brown

A MAIN: Mark Brown, Grant Draney, Harley Bishop, Mark Cooper, Matt Young, Peter Bourke, Troy Jenkins, Brock Dean, Michael Harders, Zack Howell DNF Todd Wanless, Peter Ghent, Tony Abson, Brendan Palmer, Dene McAllan, John McKay (roll), Nathan Smee (roll), Brad Sloan, Neville Lance, Anthony Brien.

SPEEDCAR SUPER SERIES RACE DATES:

22 NOV - Charlton Raceway, QLD
29 NOV - Maryborough Speedway, QLD
20 DEC - Avalon Raceway, VIC
10 JAN - Lismore Speedway, NSW
17 JAN - Speedway City, SA