After two attempts to hold a race meeting have been curtailed by weather this season already, West Gippsland motorsport fans are hoping it can be third time lucky and we get in a race show this Saturday from mid afternoon and into early evening at Drouin Speedway.
With round one of the Wingless Sprints Gippsland Series and the Standard Saloon 'Sally Memorial' the two headline events, supported strongly by local stars in women's, junior Standard Saloons, and the junior 1200cc sedans.
Wingless Sprint entries include drivers from right across Gippsland along with some welcome travellers from out of town. Wayne Logue and his father Peter from Morwell are two drivers with a rich racing history and Wayne has been a winner in the past few seasons at the Drouin Speedway track.
Thomas McDonald, Latrobe Valley racer Ricky Mills, Drouin local Scott Irons, Tyler O'Leary, Aron Lawrence, Kim-Loong Gosling, Ben Hodge, Bunyip's Travis Evans, Bairnsdale racer Dillon Siely and newcomer to the class and a highly credentialed Dirt Kart racer Liam Aunger all the way from Mildura will be in action.
The six-cylinder open-wheel class get around Drouin Speedway with plenty of sideways thrills and round one of the Gippsland Series is a tipster's nightmare with the talent on offer.
The co-main event of the day is the 'Sally Memorial' for Standard Saloons, a now popular annual event for the Standard Saloon class made up of Fords and Holdens and mostly Falcons and Commodores with a mixture of six-cylinder and eight-cylinder engine power. The class has had some specification changes in the off-season so this will be the first opportunity to really see how the cars performance changes. There is likely to be thirty cars on Saturday trying to win this event.
Some of the frontrunning competitors include defending champion Shane Stewart from Morwell, Jeff Blencowe from Bunyip, Leigh Gooding, Mark Miles, Jack Yeomans, Chris Miles, Matt Leek and Andrew Dike.
The track is located at 140 Main Jindivick Road, Jindivick. Gates open from 10:00am. Racing from 1pm.
Entry will cost $20 for an adult, aged and invalid pensioner and children 12 to 16 is $15 and children under 12 years of age are free. A family ticket for two adults and two children aged 12 to 16 will cost $50.
General enquiries can be made to 0422 289 133.