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2006/2007
Kingaroy Speedway- 17th February
2007
Monday, 19
February 2007
Nathan
Macdonald won back to back Queensland Titles at Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday
night. Rain threatened the event early on but a light shower was not enough to
stop the racing. Macdonald made a clean sweep of the night winning all three
heats and the 15 lap feature. Peter Rogers crossed the line in 2nd and new
comer Mark Lester in 3rd.
To start the night off heat one saw
Paul Ledgerwood and Peter Rogers off the front row, followed by Darran Lester,
Mark Lester, Nathan Macdonald, Stewart Fricker and Anthony Pearse. Ledgy got
away to a good start, breaking free and opening up a handy lead. Mark Lester
Moved around the outside of Peter Rogers with Nathan Macdonald following suit.
Macdonald then made a move on the outside of Mark Lester into 2nd and started to
chase down Paul Ledgerwood. Macdonald found a line around Ledgy and into the
lead. Macdonald crossed the line in first place with Ledgy in 2nd and Darran
Lester coming through for 3rd.
Stewart Fricker and Mark Lester were
to start off the front row in heat two, followed by Paul Ledgerwood and Nathan
Macdonald on row two and Darran Lester and Peter Rogers on row three. Fricker
jumped straight to the lead as Macdonald started to move his way into 2nd
place. Macdonald and Fricker were battling for the lead, when Macdonald got up
the inside down the back straight, the two cars come together which then saw
Fricker spinning out. Macdonald went on to win heat 2 with Darran Lester
finishing in 2nd and Peter Rogers 3rd.
Heat three would see a showdown
everyone was waiting for, with Nathan Macdonald to start from pole position with
current Australian champ Darran Lester on the outside. Macdonald had the better
run on the pole line and jumped to the lead with Lester slotting into 2nd after
slight contact between the two. Macdonald was untouched all race and lead from
start to finish. Lester greeted the checkered flag in 2nd and Peter Rogers 3rd.
With three heat wins to his name
Macdonald would start from position 1, with Darran Lester to start from 2. But
Lester had engine problems which would force him not to contest the final. This
made way for Ledgy to start from 2, with Peter Rogers out of 3, Mark Lester 4
and and Stewart Fricker out of 5. Macdonald surged ahead into the lead with
Ledgy into 2nd. Macdonald ran away from the rest of the field as Ledgy and
Rogers battled for 2nd. Rogers found a way past after a mistake from Ledgy.
Stewart Fricker pulled out after a few laps with engine dramas. Ledgy was then
under siege from Mark Lester. This being Mark's first race at the Kingaroy
venue. Ledgy ran wide with one lap to go and brushed the wall which then let
Lester through to 3rd. Macdonald greeted the checkered flag to reclaim his QLD
Title.
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of ASK (DVD) Productions
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