Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   January 22, 2012. Joanne White It has been nearly three weeks since the last KRE Sprintcar Series round at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway, but last night the Sprintcar stars again rolled into the Brisbane venue, twenty-two cars ready to put on a spectacular show for the large crowd that was in attendance. In a feature event that saw several front runners come undone, including the always competitive Todd Wanless and current series leader Bryan Mann, it was David Muir who walked away with a much deserved and very popular win, with Darren Jensen in second and Darrell Hodges filling the final position on the podium. Lady racer Melissa Boyes crossed the line in fourth, after having started the race from position twelve, while Matthew Butler completed the top five in a breathtaking drive after coming through the B-Main.

Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   January 8, 2012. Joanne White There were clouds in the sky for most of the day, but that didn’t stop thirty-four Sprintcars turning at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway for the final night of competition in a weekend of racing that is simultaneously Round Nine of World Series Sprintcars and the annual Australian Sprintcar Open. American Rico Abreu stood atop the leader board heading into last nights events, but with three heats, a dash, mid-field scramble, and three mains ahead on the program, there was plenty of time for the other heavy-hitters to make their mark. In the end few were surprised to see American sensation Donny Schatz walk away with the win, and the $20,000 in prize money. The Aussies were well represented at the front of the field though, with Robbie Farr crossing the line in second ahead of James McFadden in third and David Murcott in fourth. Rico Abreu rounded out the top five finishers.

Kicking Up The Dirt Saturday   January 7, 2012. Joanne White It was a big field of thirty-seven Sprintcars who turned up at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night for the first night on competition in what is a two-night show that combines Round 9 of World Series Sprintcars and the annual Australian Open. Tonight’s feature event is $20,000 to win and some of the best in Australia have come to town to take on the local Sprintcar Queensland stars and some American guests in what is already set to be an intense weekend of racing action. Last night’s preliminary feature event, run over 20 laps, was won by Jason Johnson, with Donny Schatz across the line in second ahead of a very spectacular James McFadden in third. Brooke Tatnell and Rico Abreu rounded out the top five in a race that saw early leader Robbie Farr caught up in an incident with a lapped car and sent rear of field at half race distance.

Kicking Up The Dirt Thursday   January 5, 2012. Joanne White Thirty-five Sprintcars turned up at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night for the third annual Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar Cup, paying $10,000 to win. As World Series Sprintcars will have their next run in Brisbane this weekend, many of the World Series Sprintcars stars arrived in Brisbane early to contest last nights event and get a few extra laps around the Brisbane circuit under their belt ready for the action this weekend. American Donny Schatz came from position 10 in the A-Main, but despite his best efforts, and being right on the tail of the race leader when the chequered flag flew, he ran out of laps and Robbie Farr took the win, and the $10,000 prize, with Schatz forced to settle for second. Farr and Schatz were joined on the podium by Shane Stewart, who had a magnificent run in the Kratzmann Caravans U77 racer, while James McFadden and David Murcott rounded out the top five. Bryan Mann was the best of the locally-based and locally competing Queenslanders, crossing the line in eighth place with David Muir next across the line.

Kicking Up The 2012 Dirt Monday   January 2, 2012. Joanne White Happy New Year! Sprintcars Queensland celebrated the start of a new calendar year with the running of Round 8 of the KRE Sprintcar Series at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night. Twenty-two locals and three Americans took to the track to bring in the New Year in style, with a thrilling night of racing action. Dash winner Donny Schatz elected to make the A-Main event even more interesting, saying yes to the Kratzmann Caravans Challenge and inverted the top 14 starters in the feature event. He also had the option, which he also took, of increasing the race distance by 5 laps to give himself 35-laps to make it back to the front of the field. Shane Stewart, who started from position 13 after the inversion took the win, with Schatz across the line in second and an elated Dan Murray, the best placed local, officially third. Bryan Mann and Darrell Hodges rounded out the top five.

Kicking Up The Dirt – Kingaroy Style Saturday   December 31, 2011. Joanne White Twenty Sprintcars headed on up to Kingaroy Speedway ready to put on a show for the Kingaroy locals and speedway fans who had travelled to see them. It was only the second time in many years that Sprintcars have featured on the program at Kingaroy and many race fans took the opportunity to see the stars strut their stuff at a venue that many of the Sprintcar teams are still learning. American Shane Stewart flew into the country and headed straight to the Kingaroy Speedway where he broke the one lap record, set the fastest qualifying time and took the win in a nail-biting 30-lap feature race. Paul Morris proved just how good he has become in a Sprintcar, stealing second in the closing laps of the race in a series of spectacular outside passing moves. Darrell Hodges drove a magnificent race as well, several times challenging Stewart for the lead, but ultimately crossed the line in third, while David Muir, who passed most of the field, twice restarting from the rear and then working the highline beautifully to his advantage, came home in fourth with Peter Thorley rounding out the top five.

Kicking Up The Dirt Tuesday   December 27, 2011. Joanne White Twenty-Five Sprintcars turned up at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night ready to put on a spectacular show for the large boxing night crowd that gathered on the spectator hill. It was no surprise when USA Sprintcar racing sensation Donny Schatz clocked in the fastest qualifying lap, while fellow American Rico Abreu recorded the second quickest qualifying time after only a few laps experience on the tight Archerfield Speedway circuit. Schatz went on to take a popular, though not unexpected, win in the A-Man event, with David Muir the best of the locals, crossing the line in second and giving Schatz a run for his money. Cameron Gessner finished third with Bryan Mann and Rico Abreu rounding out the top five.

Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   December 18, 2011. Joanne White It’s the weekend before Christmas 2011 and last night 22 Sprintcars headed out set to put on a spectacular show at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway. There were a few light clouds hanging in the sky, but after last weekends wash out, each of the 22 drivers and their teams were keen for some track time. Peter Lack secured the fastest qualifying time, while Dan Murray and Steven Johnson managed to secure front row starts for the 30-lap A-Main event. Murray initially led the A-Main, but it was Darren Jensen who eventually took the win with Murray having a magnificent drive to finish second ahead of the ever-consistent Andrew Scheuerle. Bryan Mann and Kevin Titman rounded out the top five finishers.

Kicking Up The Dirt – W S S Opening Night – Take 2 Monday   November 28, 2011. Joanne White Almost everyone who attended last nights re-running the rain effected opening night of World Series Sprintcars at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway would agree that it was worth the wait. Disappointment from Saturday’s night forced abandonment was soon forgotten as the WSS contracted drivers and some interstate and North Queensland guests joined the local Brisbane Sprintcar stars to put on a show that will go down in the record books. It was the three-way war for the lead of the A-Main, between James McFadden, Jason Johnson and Robbie Farr, that captivated everyone’s attention, but the battles raged fierce right back through the 20-car A-Main event. In the end it was James McFadden who walked away with his first career WSS win, with Robbie Farr in second and David Muir having the drive of his life to pass both Trevor Green and Max Dumesny on the outside in the last four laps of the race to steal third in a very spectacular fashion. Dumesny and Green rounded out the top five finishers.

Kicking Up The Dirt – W S S Opening Night – Take One Sunday   November 27, 2011. Joanne White As most people are already aware, last night’s attempted running of the opening Night of World Series Sprintcars was abandoned due to light rain over the SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway circuit. Light rain began to fall during the last half dozen Sprintcars to take to the track for Qualifying, with the rain getting heavier as the last car, Queenslander Ron Hendrickson, hit the track. Gold Coast based James McFadden secured the fastest time in qualifying, but as the rain set in, continuing with the program looked unlikely. Archerfield Promoter John Kelly however held out hope, and waited until the rain had stopped before getting behind the wheel of the grader and getting to work trying to bring the racing surface into a usable condition. After half an hour it was clear that he would be able to get the racing underway again, but it would take a considerable about of time to finish the track preparation. With a strict 10.30pm curfew approaching, and not one lap of Sprintcar racing in the books, Kelly made the call he absolutely did not want to make – at around 8pm last night he postponed the racing until tonight. Rain, hail or shine, if there is a race meeting to run, John Kelly will do whatever he can to ensure that meeting gets run, but unfortunately sometimes Mother Nature has other ideas. The weather today is looking fantastic in Brisbane, and the forecast for tonight is, at this stage, looking perfect for World Series Sprintcars racing action. Tickets purchased for last night’s event can be used this evening, with proceedings kicking off one hour earlier than they did yesterday – with racing set to start at 5pm. See you Trackside.

Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   November 20, 2011. Joanne White Only one week before the World Series Sprintcars series kicks off in Brisbane, twenty-nine Sprintcars turned up at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway for one last run before the best in the country join them for the opening night of the national series. Round five of the KRE Sprintcar series got off to a good start, with Bryan Mann securing the fastest qualifying time, stealing it at the last minute from David Muir by only 0.004 seconds. It was a tough track and while many struggled with the slick surface, James McFadden walked away with the A-Main win after pinching the lead from Robbie Farr in a spectacular passing move only a few laps from the chequered flag. Farr finished second ahead of David Muir with Jeremy Cross and Darren Jensen rounding out the top five.

Kicking Up The Dirt – Maryborough Dash For Cash Sunday   November 13, 2011. Joanne White Sprintcars Queensland headed out to Maryborough Speedway last night for the annual running of the Dash for Cash that traditionally draws in a few extra big name nominations as well as a few North Queensland based drivers keen for a run with the Brisbane boys. Last night was no exception, with Robbie Farr, David Murcott and six North Queensland cars joining the field. It was a night of thrilling racing action, that proved to be simultaneously one of the most bizarre and most exciting nights of Sprintcar racing seen in South East Queensland in some years. Mark Pholi finished second in the B-main, started from position sixteen in the A-Main but a seven-car start-line pile up saw him start the A-Main from the front row. Pholi lead the first half of the A-Main race, but in the end Robbie Farr came through from the rear of the field, after rolling over before the race had even started, to take the win. Andrew Scheuerle finished second with David ‘Blingy’ Muir officially third. David Murcott and Mark Pholi completed the top five finishers.

Babies, Babies And More Babies Wednesday   November 9, 2011. Sprintcars Queensland Sprintcars Queensland is thrilled to announce the 2018 rookie of the year – Madeleine Quinn Thorley. Who came into the world at 12-44am on the 27th of October at the Mater Mothers. Parents Peter and Colleen are over the moon with their beautiful daughter, who went over the scales at 8lb 7oz. Both Colleen and Madeleine are going fine, and so is Peter, who will be sitting out a few race meetings, as he is in nappy training. We hope to see him back on the track soon.

Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   November 6, 2011. Joanne White Sprintcars Queensland returned to SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night for Round Four of the KRE Sprintcar Series. Twenty-Four contenders hit the track and while Steven White secured the fastest qualifying time, it was young David Muir who took the win at the end of the night’s 30-lap A-Main event. Andrew Scheuerle finished second with Darren Jensen filling the final podium position and Danny Reidy and Bryan Mann completing the top five.

Kicking Up The Dirt Sunday   October 23, 2011. Joanne White Round Three of the KRE Sprintcar Series was run at SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway last night, with 24 Sprintcar stars and their cars ready to put on a show for the race fans. Andrew Scheuerle was the quickest in time trials but misfortune stuck for the Ausdeck Patios racer later in the evening and it was Peter Thorley who took the win in the A-Main, with Bryan Mann and Kevin Titman rounding out the podium and Paul Morris and David ‘Blingy’ Muir completing the top five.

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