Sprintcars break drought in Canberra

AFTER an absence of about twenty-seven years, sprintcars have returned to Canberra!

At the ACT Speedway over the weekend, Collector local, Michael Stewart, won the Regional Rumble Series fifth round.

The 28-year-old Bohud Racing team member started the 30-lap feature race from position three, passing Jackson Delamont and Brendan Scorgie during laps seven and 12 respectively.

“It was great to have sprintcars return to Canberra, as it had been a long time coming, and to cap it off by getting into victory lane made it all the more special,” Stewart said.

“The ACT Speedway crowd really embraced the return of the sprintcars by showing up in large numbers and hopefully this is the beginning of Sprintcars running at the track a few times a season.”

Although they turned things around, Stewart said the night of racing didn’t kick off well for the Bohud team.

“I struggled out there in the opening heat race and nearly crashed out, but the team and I worked hard on getting a hold of things with the car’s setup for the rest of the night,” he said.

Sprintcars have broken their drought in Canberra after decades away, and with the weekend’s win secured by Collector local Michael Stewart, the return was meaningful and rewarding. Image: WE LOVE OUR CARS PHOTOGRAPHY

“With Sprintcars having not raced around the ACT Speedway track before and its tight nature, it took a bit for us to get used to.

“However, as the night went on, the better we got, and it showed in the feature race, as I was able to move through traffic very well and it was one of the keys to my win.”

Last weekend’s success mark’s Stewart and Bohud Racing’s third feature win as a partnership.

“It’s been a big past month of travelling on the road and the whole Bohud Racing team has been working very hard, so to be able to pick up our latest win makes it all the more rewarding,” said team owner Scott Jones.

“Michael and the team did a great job throughout the night, as there was a bit of pressure on Michael being the local driver at ACT Speedway, but he took it all in his stride being the consummate professional that he is.

“There was a massive crowd out at ACT Speedway, and they really got behind the return of Sprintcars to the region, which was something really good to be a part of.”

Regional Rumble Series sprintcar action heads to Sydney International Speedway track on Saturday night, 23 March.

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