The 2010/2011 season has been run and won.       

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VSC Sprintcar Association Presentation Dinner

 Click on the link below to download nomination form for the Annual General Meeting    VSCA AGM

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The next meeting for the VSCA will be held at the Bairnsdale Speedway.
This meeting will be part of the Mini Series held by the Bairnsdale Club culminating at the Easter Saturday meeting where double points will be allocated to the cars competing. A track presentation will be made after the 25 lap final. The Bairnsdale Speedway and our association are putting an extra $50 to drivers to assist with accommodation and travel for the series

The final night on Easter Saturday will not only be for double points but there will be an additional $1000 prize money put up by the Westpoint Motor Company as an end of year finale with a BBQ afterwards.

The VSC Sprintcar Association would like to thank the Bairnsdale Speedway Club for putting on this series

Saturday night January 15th at Rosedale Speedway the VSC Sprintcars finest hit the dirt once more for a action packed event with Dennis Jones in the # 7 ‘DJE’ sponsored 335ci Mopar finding the finish line first in a dominate display ahead of Mal Siely and Mick Cook.
Drama plagued a number of drivers through the night not the least Dave Barker who slammed the wall coming out of turn four in his # 18 ‘Supaspray Smash Repairs’ Chev leaving him in an ambulance and on the way to hospital!

With four heat’s and then a feature racing got underway with Cook leading away the field in heat one with Barker and Peter Logue the chasing drivers. Darren Painter was charging early from 7th to 4th by lap three. Barker took command of the race on lap 5 by passing Cook in turn 3 underneath Cook and Logue soon roared past Cook (# 77 Trans All Motors – 327 Chev) down the back straight on the 6th lap. Barker marched on to win from Logue, Cook, Painter, Andrew Hughes, Shane Fisher, Rob Hunter and Mark Fitzpatrick (# 96 Pro- Ma Performance Products – 330ci Chev).

Siely and Jones began heat two on the front row and Siely began the better of the two as he led lap one from Jones, Cook and Logue (# 6 Morwell Cheap Tyres – 337ci Ford).  Jones worked hard to get past and by lap 3 managed to get the lead and scoot away. Logue wound up and moved ahead of Cook on the back straight on lap 6 before passing Siely in turn 2 on lap 7. Jones was too far in front and went on to win by some distance from Logue, Siely, Cook, Barker, Rod Bowman and Fisher. After two races new club member Ken Hutchins (# 49 Modern Stainless Steel – Chev 327ci) hadn’t finished either of his first two heats as he tried to work out mechanical issues in the engine bay.

Heat 3 started messy with a couple restarts before Painter blew a motor. It was only on the fourth restart that the field really got going with Jones leading the ‘Hughes Plant Machinery’ 336ci Chev of Hughes and Barker. Cook was showing strong form and passed Barker on the back straight then pole sitter Hughes who dropped back allowing Barker to pass him also, Jones took his second heat win from Cook, Barker, Hughes and Bairnsdale race driver Bowman driving the # 35 WestPoint Motor Company 330ci Chev.

The final qualifying heat gave the front row of Fisher (# 12 Sheppard’s Smash Repairs – 331ci Ford) and Hunter and from back in the pack in 6th spot Jones quickly assumed command of the field leading Logue and Hughes. Jones and Logue cleared away from the pack by some distance ahead of Hughes, Fisher and Bowman before Hughes spun and rejoined the field at the back of the pack without causing a stoppage. Bowman and Siely pushed forward and whilst the leaders were long gone they enjoyed their own stoush. Jones took the win with Logue, Bowman, Siely, Fisher, Hughes and Hunter (Hennessey Transport # 88 327 Chev) rounding out the field.

The grid lined up for the feature with Jones, Logue, Barker, Cook, Bowman, Hughes, Fisher, Siely (EastCoast Plumbtec # 87 327 Chev), Hunter and Allan Pitcher hitting the race track and Hutchins, Painter and Fitzpatrick all missing out due various mechanical concerns with their cars. When the green dropped lap one was dominated by Jones with Logue, Barker and Cook in tow. Pitcher who himself had been having engine issues that stopped him from completing any heat race pulled out of the feature on lap 2. By lap 4 Jones was pulling away from the field whilst Siely started to swave a path through the field.

Fisher spun and on the same lap Logue pulled infield leaving Barker in second and Cook, Siely and Hunter behind him. Towards the end of the race the guys at the back of the field started to shuffle around whilst Hughes just couldn’t get his car firing and languished at the tail of the field. With two laps to go Barker came out of turn four and collected the concrete wall with a decent clout. Enough of a clout that the ambulance took him for observation at the hospital. The race was declared and Jones announced as the winner with Siely, Cook, Bowman, Hunter, Fisher and Hughes all completing the race.

After the race Jones spoke about the win. “I’m really pleased with the effort of the whole team tonight, We won all 3 heats and the final and that’s a stark contrast to the roll-over we suffered last time we were here. To Barker I hope that he is ok and back at the track next meeting and to Siely and Cook it is great to see you both in podium positions, well done. We have some big events now with the SRA (Sprintcar Racers Association) in Melbourne to get through but look forward to being back soon to race against the guys here.”

Top five in the series points currently sits at Logue, Hughes, Jones, Bowman and Barker.

This season the VSC Sprintcars thank their current supporters including association point score sponsors:

Supaspray Smash Repairs – Dandenong

Westpoint Motor Company – Bairnsdale

Hennessy Transport – Langwarrin

Associate sponsors include:

Dennis Jones Engineering

Lucas Oil Products

Moe Engines

Victory Lane Racegear

Market Street Automotive

Torque gas

M & JM Cook Concreting

Trans All Motors

Modern Stainless Fabrications

U Pick Wreckers

Written By

Dean Thompson

VSC Sprintcar Media Rep

dmtmedia@speedway.net.au

 This Saturday night the roar of Sprintcar engines once again is set to shake Rosedale as they rock n’ rumble around the fast Central Gippsland circuit with their unique style of adrenalin packed entertainment.

 So far there has been no complete VSC Sprintcar meeting held this season since October the 23^rd back at Wangaratta Speedway and this is due to the inclement weather that has washed out events at Nyora and Bairnsdale and the drivers are all champing at the bit to get back out in the dirt and play!

 Way back at Wangaratta the 335ci Mopar powered ‘Dennis Jones Engineering’ # 7 driven by Jones himself led home Peter Logue in the feature race, both Jones and Logue will be back to do it all again at Rosedale. The reigning Victorian state champion Jones is once again proving he will be tough to beat in VSC Sprintcars this season whilst Logue (# 6 Morwell Cheap Tyres) a former Victorian champion himself will be working hard to reverse the order and to bring home victory for Ford fans.

 Last year’s Victoria # 3 Warrick Taylor with new sponsor ‘Banger Excavations’ is looking forward to getting back onto Rosedale Speedway the scene of his fantastic championship result last season after the aborted meeting at Bairnsdale last weekend wet his appetite in the one and only heat race he got to compete in whilst Andrew Hughes a rookie who performed well at Wangaratta in his first ever Sprintcar event is somebody else to watch out for this coming weekend with both drivers both in Chevrolets.

 Rod Bowman this year is powered by a fresh Chevrolet engine care of John Sidney race engines that makes over 500hp in the ‘Westpoint Motor Company’ team car and Bowman who is always entertaining is keen to rattle last season’s leading cars by sticking his car up the front come the all important feature race on Saturday night.

 Rob Sands, Rob Hunter, David Moore, David Barker and Mark Fitzpatrick are all in Chevrolet powered race cars looking to make a mark on the leader board this weekend with Barker in the ‘Supaspray Smash Repairs’ racecar the likely danger to the pointy end of the field after strong performances last season whilst Sands and Moore are handy steerers looking for a little more luck this season.

 Another ‘Ford’ in the hands of Shane Fisher will be looking to fly the flag along with Logue for the blue oval fans whilst hard chargers Mick Cook and Mal Siely will also be ones to watch as the laps click on during the feature.

 To get a closer look at the cars themselves head to ‘Bunning’s’ in Morwell where drivers including Logue, Jones and Fitzpatrick will all have their race cars on display at around 9.30am until just after lunch when they head out to the race track.

 This season the VSC Sprintcars thank their current supporters including association point score sponsors:

Supaspray Smash Repairs – Dandenong

Westpoint Motor Company – Bairnsdale

Hennessy Transport – Langwarrin

Associate sponsors include:
Dennis Jones Engineering
Lucas Oil Products
Moe Engines
Victory Lane Racegear
Market Street Automotive
Torquegas
M & JM Cook Concreting
Trans All Motors
Modern Stainless Fabrications
U Pick Wreckers

Written By

Dean Thompson

VSC Sprintcar Media Rep

dmtmedia@speedway.net.au

Getting ready for the 2010 Season

One team that is looking froward to the upcoming season is the Fisher Team

Shane and Lyn Fisher campaigned a car with the VSC Sprintcars a couple of seasons ago.Shane felt that he missed the class so much he and Lyn went ahead a took over the number 13 car .
This is the Ford powered car previously campaigned by the Philips family. Dale set up the car and drove for a couple of seasons , then son Michael was given the chance to have track experience as a sixteen year old. He did not take long to show his capabilities and now has been given the oportunity to compete in the 360′s.
This has given Shane the chance to get a proven car in the class. The only speedway experience Shane has had is his previous stint with the VSC Sprintcars. He did particularly well then and we are sure he and his team will be competative this season.
The car as shown is ready for the sign writer but has since been finished and I hear he will be giving the car a shake down at Bacchus Marsh shortly.

The Fisher Team car ready to race

Getting Sponsorship can be a great help to a successful sprintcar campaign.

At the beginning of the season when teams are preparing to race and are looking forward to a successful season, they will be estimating the costs that will be involved to run a campaign.

At the moment the committee is in the process of getting sponsorship for the class. This will help , along with payments the class receives from tracks on race day to cover some of the costs. However with each team getting their own sponsors would be of great benefit to them and spread the sponsorship dollar over a greater area.

What can the class offer a potential sponsor?

The VSC Sprintcars provide a lot of excitement for race fans at the tracks we run at. In fact this is a class has a good following and attracts fans to the track.

The class is growing and with 10 to 12 cars in a heat will provide good racing during the season.

The class has a high profile and gets good coverage from the media.

The teams take a lot of effort in presenting their cars in a professional manner and always look good on the track.

The teams are well organised and are ready to race when they are called and line and race in an orderly fashion.

The cars with their wings provide plenty of opportunity to dislay potential sponsors Logos etc.

Sprintcars have plenty of area to advertise.

What can you offer as a team?

It depends on your sponsor and what they require but you can always find a spot for a sticker.

You can have a logo on a wing or you may find a sponsor who would like to paint the car in their companies colours.

You can make your car available for displays that the sponsor may want to add to a promotion they may be running.

Getting sponsorship does require some ime and research, but will be worth it for the help it can bring the team to campaign the car during the season.

Who do you approach in getting sponsors?

There may be someone you hnow interested in the speedway and would like to be part of the team and be prepared to pay for the privilege.

You may be able to have  products that you use on your car donated or be able to get them at a reduced rate, for this the sponsor may be happy for you to have a sticker on the car.

If you are in the fortunate situation where you purchase products from a company for your business, this company may be happy to support you in kind or with a cash donation.

It is a matter of getting in touch and finding out what will suit both you and the supplier.

If you would like some information on getting sponsorship you could contact the class at vscsprintcars@ymail.com and we may be able to help . Also you could  Click Here! and have a look at “Winning Proposals” and get more help.

For more info on the VSC Spintcars go to http://www.sprintcarsvictoria.com.au