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Bricknell Stars in Latrobe WSS Round 18-12-2007 |
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In what was only his seventh ever race meeting in a Sprintcar and only his second appearance at the Mountain Dew Ice International Speedway (Latrobe TAS) track, youngster Jamie Bricknell put in a stunning performance, well beyond his years, to record a sensational sixth place finish, which also saw him the third Tasmanian based car home, on Saturday night during the eighth round of the World Series Sprintcar (WSS) Championship. After starting the feature race from position 12 due to his sixth place finish in the B Dash, Bricknell managed to charge his way forward, and in the process managed a pass on former Australian Champion and last WSS round winner Robbie Farr, to record a sixth place finish. Bricknell’s feature race birth was on the back of a strong qualifying time, sixth quickest out of the 28 car field, and a pair of seventh place finishers in his two heat races.
“I couldn’t be happier with how the night panned out, as I just managed to pass cars, and the car was great to drive and allowed me to achieve such a strong result,” expressed a very pleased Bricknell. “Although I’m very happy, I’m a bit shocked because if someone had said to me that I would be finishing sixth in the feature race at the beginning of the night I would have said they were kidding themselves. “The whole aim heading into the night was just to make and finish the feature race, and anything after that was going to be a bonus.”
“I have gained a lot of confidence from this result, and it would be crazy if I didn’t, as I was racing up there with some of the best drivers in Australia,” the 18-year-old remarked. “Racing with some of the best drivers in Australia gives you a lot more trust when racing alongside those sorts of drivers, and they give you racing room to a certain degree.” Also on the night Bricknell was awarded the WSS Hoosier Hard Charger Award after he managed to pass a total of six cars on his way to a sixth place finish. The weekend before, at the Hobart International Speedway, for the seventh round of the WSS Championship Bricknell didn’t have the best of runs after he crashed into the wall during his second heat race of the night due to getting tangled up with another car. After qualifying 22nd, Bricknell led the majority of the opening heat race only to slip back to third in the closing stages behind Robbie Farr and Brooke Tatnell, but ahead of Max Dumesny. Due to failing to finish the second heat, Bricknell started in the B-main and missed out on top six transfer spot into the feature race after he finished eighth. Bricknell will next be in action on Boxing Night (December 26) at his home track of Carrick Speedway. Bricknell is sponsored for the 2007/08 season by: Precision Autos Altegra Instant Marquees Mark’s 4X4 - Launceston Repco Auto Parts – Launceston PM Race Engines
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Saying
that Bricknell has gained a large boost in confidence
from the weekends result would be a large understatement.
