Round 4 - Timaru - Race 3

Some racing carnage unfortunately took it's toll on Dale and the Stabicraft Ford Falcon today, as he was caught up in a huge crash at the start of the 2nd lap of the race.  Much of the front-running cars were involved, and Dale's 14th place start had him just behind the incident.  As he slowed down to pass by the crash he was hit from behind by faster-moving traffic.  With a bent diff, leaking oil, Dale made it through most of the race, but the diff eventually ceased with only three laps to go.

That's Dale's first and only DNF for the season so far, so while it's a real shame, the team has been lucky to make it through relatively unscathed to date.  A bit of a sour end to an otherwise great weekend's racing, but Dale and all the SCG Racing team go into next weekend's 5th round in a positive state of mind, knowing that the Stabicraft Ford Falcon has the speed to keep up with the best.

Dale's fastest lap was 1:09.175 in lap 11.  He completed 17 of the 20 laps of the race.

The race results and lap times are available here.

Round 4 - Timaru - Race 2

Dale put in another great performance this morning at Timaru, on another overcast day.  After starting well Dale got mixed up with Andy Knight and dropped back from his starting 9th position to 12th.  Dale put in a great drive though, finishing in 11th place, and putting in the 7th fastest lap time of the race.

Dale's fastest lap was 1:07.822 in lap #10.  His finishing time was 21:28.227 (10th was 21:25.799, 1st was Kayne Scott with 21:10.454).

The lap times are available here.

Round 4 - Timaru - Race 1

Dale finished Race 1 in 9th place after yet another great race for him, the Team SCG Racing crew and the Stabicraft Ford Falcon.  Dale started really well, up from 14th place on the grid to 10th or 11th straight off the line.  He drove really well from then, putting in another consistent drive and delivering another top-10 result.  

The race results and lap times are available here.

Dale's best time was 1:07.590 (in lap 3).  His race time was 13:40.303 (8th was 13:39.011, 1st was Kayne Scott with 13:25.528).

Round 4 - Timaru - Qualifying

Dale has qualified in 14th place after a close-run session in Timaru this morning.  He was running about 9th place when first a broken gear stick and then a rear sway bar slowed things down.  The times were tight with many drivers placing within a second of each other.

We're looking forward to the first race this afternoon at 4PM.  It should be a good one.

The 2nd Round (Top 20) Qualifying times are available here.

Dale's best time was 1:07.655.  

All times/results from this weekend's racing are available here.