Bricknell Finishes Second Overall in 2008/09 Season Tasmanian Club Championship 20-4-2009

A fourth place feature race finish in his final outing of the 2008/09 season at Carrick Speedway last Saturday has seen Jamie Bricknell secure a second place finish in the overall Tasmanian Sprintcar Club Championship point score behind winner Jason Dawkins.

On a basically one lane, hooked up Carrick Speedway track, where passing was kept to a minimum, Bricknell started from the inside of the second row in the feature race and fell back to fourth at the start and that was where he stayed through to the finish.

“There wasn’t much passing in the feature race as the track was pretty one lane and that made passing difficult,” Bricknell explained. “At the beginning of the feature race the outside row got the run and that left me back in fourth and I was unable to advance any higher as the drivers ahead of me didn’t make any mistakes and drove a pretty good consistent race.”

Bricknell qualified his TAS # 55 Giraffe Civil Contracting backed Maxim as the fourth highest point scorer for the feature race after he finished second and fifth during his two heat races.

Not only did Bricknell finish second in the Tasmanian Club Championship, he also finished in the Carrick Speedway Sprintcar Track Championship in second place too.

In what is his second season of Sprintcar racing, Bricknell has certainly developed into one of the most promising young drivers going around Australia and there is no doubt that that reputation was enhanced by his fifth place finish overall in the recent Easter Trail over on the mainland.

Photo Damon Kingshott

“I really enjoyed my two trips over to the mainland as I learned a lot and will be better off due to those experiences,” Bricknell said. “One of the highlights of the season was the Top five result at the Easter Trail and my feature race win at Carrick Speedway earlier this year and any other time I have managed to finish on the podium in a feature race.”

Bricknell would like to say a big thanks to all his sponsors, family and friends for all their valued support throughout the 2008/09 season.

“It has been a really good season and one that wouldn’t have been at all possible without the support from all my sponsors, family, friends and of course all my crew that consists of crew chief Cash, Nev, Steve, Lovey, Kyle, Jay, Sam, Nick and Stridey for all his presentation expertise,” added a very grateful Bricknell.

The Bricknell Motorsport team will now spend the off season preparing for next season and securing sponsorship.  

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