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NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS FOR ALACH |
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SECOND GENERATION DRIVER SHAYNE ALACH TOOK OUT THE NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP AT WESTERN SPRINGS SATURDAY NIGHT.WHAT STARTED OUT AS A WET SLIPPERY TRACK SOON TURNED DRY AND SLICK UNDER THE HOT AUCKLAND SUN.
DRIVING THE BSL RACING SPIKE ALACH WAS TOP QUALIFIER THROUGH THE HEATS LINING UP ON THE FRONT ROW FOR THE 25 LAP MAIN EVENT ALONG SIDE DAVE GICK IN HIS BREKA.
THE SECOND ROW WAS FILLED WITH A PAIR OF AGGRESSORS, SCOTT BUCKLEY ON 3 AND HUNTLY'S MICHAEL BRUNT ON 4.
ALACH LEAD AWAY FROM THE START OPENING UP A COMFORTABLE LEAD WHILE THE BATTLE FOR THE OTHER TWO PODIUM SPOTS CONTINUED BEHIND HIM. PICKENS WHO STARTED OUT OF 5TH ON THE GRID HAD A GREAT RACE WITH MICHAEL BRUNT.
BRUNT GOT TO 2ND WHILE PICKENS MADE HIS WAY TO 3RD . THE PAIR BATTLED IT OUT FOR A NUMBER OF LAPS BEFORE PICKENS MADE THE PASS ON BRUNT ONLY TO HAVE THE DETERMINED HUNTLY DRIVER TAKE THE SPOT BACK .
NEXT LAP PICKENS REGAINED 2ND AND BEGAN TO HUNT DOWN ALACH GETING WITHIN A FEW CAR LENGTHS BEFORE THE CHEQUERD FLAG FLEW.
BRUNT HAD A GEAT RUN COMING HOME IN 3RD SPOT.
THE WIN MAKES IT 4 FEATURES IN A ROW FOR YOUNG ALACH WHO LEADS THE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ONE RACE OF THE SEASON TO RUN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. |
