Bricknell Returns to Form in South Pacific Classic                                                    10-3-2009

Over the two nights of the South Pacific Classic Bricknell ended up finishing in a strong second during Saturday night’s feature race behind winner Jason Dawkins and then backed up that result the following night by just finishing off the podium during the feature race in fourth place.

For Bricknell and his team the South Pacific Classic was a return to form and one of the major contributors to this was the fact that they reverted back to their 410ci powerplant after spending the past few shows with their 372ci engine.

“Last month we tried an experiment by going back to our 372ci engine and as it proved we didn’t get the result that we were after, as we thought maybe less [power] would be more and it was certainly a lesson that we learned,” explained the driver of the TAS # 55 Giraffe Civil Contracting supported Maxim. “It was great to get back into my 410ci engine and straight up we produced better results and we now know that there is no substitute for horsepower no matter what the track conditions are.”

Photo Damon Kingshott

Throughout the two nights of the South Pacific Classic Bricknell was one of the quickest cars in the field and on the opening night he qualified second highest point scorer heading into the feature race and that was where he ended up finishing. In his two heat races on the opening night Bricknell finished with a victory and a fourth place. During his latter heat race on the opening night his fourth place was achieved after starting from the rear of the field. The second night saw Bricknell continue his good form despite some errors with the setup during the heat races that resulted in him finishing fourth and sixth respectively.

The feature race for the South Pacific Classic on the final night resulted in Bricknell starting from position four and at one stage during the 30-lap event he had moved into third place and was involved in a good and clean dice with Adrian Redpath before moving back to fourth. Fourth place was where Bricknell ended up finishing and this was still a pleasing result considering the company he battled with.

Bricknell will now take a weekend off before he returns to the track on Saturday night, March 21 at Hobart International Speedway for the latest round of the Farmers Union Series.

In the meantime, Bricknell will spend this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra (A.C.T) as part of the NASR Junior Driver Development program.   

For the 2008/09 Season Bricknell is proudly supported by the Following Organisations:

Giraffe Civil Contracting

A.B.E.L Landscape Supplies

Precision Autos

Altegra Pit Tents and Marquees

Longford Bodyworks

JAX Quickfit Tyres – Launceston

Exide Batteries

JF Machinery

Radiators Plus

BP Top Drop Service Station

Snap-On Tools – Launceston

Central Wholesale Wreckers

Dragway

Phillip Davey Sheetmetal

Jail House Grill

Launceston Powder Coating

All Sorts of Treats

Glen’s Gardening and Property Maintenance

DOC Signs

PM Race Engines