Toowoomba’s sprintcar show postponed
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 8 January 2025
Forecast rain and thunderstorms have seen the 2025 edition of the Red Hot Summer Shootout at Toowoomba get postponed.
Across two days, 41 of the biggest names in Sprintcars, plus Compacts, Lightning Sprints, Formula 500s and Speedcars were set to go racing in the biggest annual event at Hi-Tec Oils Speedway.
Nominations included Australian champion Lockie McHugh, Brock Hallett, Chase Randall, Jock Goodyer, Jamie Veal and more.
But with at least a 70 percent chance of heavy rain on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, organisers feared it would be a wash out and elected to postpone it.
However, racing is still possible with the event moved to April 11-12.
“Trust me when I say I’m gutted about this decision, because everyone has put so much work into it,” Events Manager Ryan Harris said.
“But its not only us, it’s all the people that have taken annual leave and paid for flights and all the teams that have committed and built their season calendars around attending this cool race meeting.
“But given the forecast and given it’s been a genuine wet season up here of late, its not fare on anyone to take that kind of gamble, particular given the cost associated with everything right now.
“I can’t expect people to tear up thousands of dollars on a very low chance we can get this race meeting in – that’s not fair on anyone.”
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