Bricknell Continues Good Start to 2008/09 Season                                             18-11-2008

Although he is yet to break through for that elusive feature race victory or another podium finish so far in the 2008/09 season, Tasmanian teenager Jamie Bricknell has certainly made an impressive start to his second season in Sprintcars.

Last Saturday night (November 15) at Carrick Speedway Bricknell made his second appearance of the 2008/09 season and he was definitely unlucky not to come home with at least a podium finish.

After he had started the 30-lap feature race from outside the front row alongside Adrian Redpath, Bricknell blasted to the lead from the opening turn and went about building up a handy buffer over the field. Nearing the half race distance Bricknell’s # 55 TAS Maxim fell back into the clutches of pole sitter Redpath and on the 14th lap he was passed for the lead by the multiple Tasmanian Champion.

With the setup going away, Bricknell fought on gallantly and was locked in a battle with Jason Dawkins for second spot only for him to drift up into the top end of the track in turn four on the 23rd lap and execute a ‘360’ spin. Despite not stopping the yellows were brought out and Bricknell was able to restart in third place. As the laps trickled away, Bricknell sat in third place up until losing the final spot on the podium to Kurt Luttrell on the final lap. Bricknell ended up finishing in fourth place.

“The car was magic at the start and looking back maybe it was a little too good,” remarked Bricknell who had finished his three heat races with a pair of second place finishes and a third. “As the race wore on the looser the car got and that allowed the cars behind me to catch up and towards the end I was doing all I could to finish on the podium but I fell just short.”

So far in the 2008/09 season Bricknell has shown that he has stepped it up a notch or two and he is certainly knocking on the door for a breakthrough victory.

Bricknell next Saturday night (November 22) makes his first appearance of the season at Latrobe International Speedway.  

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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

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BP Top Drop Service Station

Snap-On Tools – Launceston

Central Wholesale Wreckers

Dragway

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Jail House Grill

Launceston Powder Coating

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DOC Signs

PM Race Engines