Brims Edges Pascoe in NSSS Opener
30/12/08…NASR/SSA Media Release
New South Wales Super Sedan champion Wayne Brims scored a thrilling victory in the opening round of the 2008/2009 Carline Mufflers National Super Sedan Series, executing a late-race pass on Matt Pascoe to snatch victory in a highly entertaining 35-lap feature race at Brisbane International Speedway.
In a race described by track promoter John Kelly as the best Super Sedan race he has ever seen, Brims slipped his Brims Transport Pontiac underneath Pascoe with three laps remaining to secure an early points advantage in the championship chase.
Pascoe (Duce Windows and Doors Dodge) was valiant in defeat, having assumed the front running on lap five with an outside swoop around pole qualifier Gary Pagel (Southside 4×4 Dodge) immediately after a restart on lap five. Pascoe surged clear of the field, establishing a lead of almost half a lap at one stage, only to have his advantage negated by a final restart with six laps remaining. Brims pounced at the resumption, surging to the front and edging out Pascoe in a thrilling finish.
Queensland champion Darren Kane (Ian Boettcher Race Parts Mazda) started alongside Pagel on the front row and the duo engaged in a fantastic race-long scrap that also included Tasmania’s Jarrod Harper that proved the highlight of the race, race three-wide at times in a terrific display. Pagel ultimately finished in fourth spot, with Harper annexing fifth.
Australian champ Jamie McHugh advanced from position eight to finish sixth, with defending champ Michael Doblo securing seventh spot ahead of Ian Brims, Michael Nicola, Ron Pyne and Super Sedan rookie Michael Halley, who was the last car on the lead lap in an impressive initiation to NSSS competition.
Lachlan Onley, Dave Gartner, Bill Miller, Dale Christensen, Shane Best and Daniel Miller completed the finishers, with Michael Hickey and Steve Pearce the only starters from the 19-car field who failed to go the distance.
Heat winners: Darren Kane, Dave Gartner, Wayne Brims, Michael Doblo, Michael Hickey, Jamie McHugh, Gary Pagel, Jarrod Harper, Shane Best
B Main: 1. Lachlan Onley, 2. Michael Nicola, 3. Steve Pearce, 4. Brad Smith, 5. Gavin Northfield
Feature Race: 1. Wayne Brims, 2. Matt Pascoe, 3. Darren Kane, 4. Gary Pagel, 5. Jarrod Harper, 6. Jamie McHugh, 7. Michael Doblo, 8. Ian Brims, 9. Michael Nicola, 10. Ron Pyne, 11. Michael Hally, 12. Lachlan Onley, 13. Dave Gartner, 14. Bill Miller, 15. Dale Christensen, 16. Shane Best, 17, Daniel Miller, DNF – Steve Pearce, Michael Hickey
Contingency Winners
Oval Express Best Presented Car and Crew
Darren Kane
Shock Doctor Lucky Sevens
Michael Doblo
The 2008/2009 Carline Mufflers National Super Sedan Series is proudly supported by the following sponsors:
Carline Mufflers, Bergmeier Engineering, American Racer Tyres, Shock Doctor, Oval Express Magazine, Art by Mickey, APCO Warrnambool, Comfort Inn and Suites Robertson Gardens, Rocky Resort Motor Inn, Comfort Inn on Raglan, National Association of Speedway Racing (NASR), Speedway Sedans Australia (ASCF)
