Farrell Dominates Wa Championship Showdown
Author : Ken Brown
Ryan Farrell burnt up the Bunbury City Speedway circuit on Saturday February 16 to score a brilliant fourth WA Sprintcar Championship in a row.
The 46th running of the coveted event saw Farrell untroubled to lead all the way over Mark Wells, American Chad Blonde, Kris Coyle and Jamie Maiolo - who started out of position 19 in the field after coming through the B Main.
To put things in perspective - no other driver has ever reeled off three successive victories in the state title - let alone FOUR on the trot!!
And now Farrell has a total of five WA crowns alongside his name - only one behind the legndary "Mr Sprintcar" Alf Barbagallo.
Twenty-eight cars ran against the clock with Farrell notching a sizzling 13.79 second circulation to beat Wells (13.90), Ben Ellement (13.96) and Luch Monte (13.99).
Kalgoorlie's Scott Milling was never headed during heat 1 with Farrell taking second spot off Shaun Bradford - however later Farrell was relegated two spots for having more than two wheels over the inner kerb.
Marshall McDiarmid showed the way in heat 2 until a couple of cars spun on turn 2.
Coming up to them McDiarmid looped to avoid them and was sent to the rear.
Jamie Moon went on to win the event over Queenslander Bryan Mann and Wells.
David Priolo cleared out from Chad Blonde and Mick Goode in the third heat.
McDiarmid was never headed during heat 4, with the minor placings going to Mann and Goode.
Moon scored his second straight heat success in the fifth preliminary by keeping out in front of Ian Woodes and Luch Monte.
Milling also became a double winner by annexing the sixth event over Jason Kendrick and David Priolo.
The A Dash went to Farrell over Monte and Mann.
Wells went flag to flag in the B Dash to defeat brothers Ben and David Ellement.
The B Main saw Greg Hall and youngster Kendrick both slam into the wall in separate incidents.
Goode scored the win over Pino Priolo (back for a skid after several years on the drag strip), Maiolo, Woods and Allan Nash.
At the green in the A Main it was Farrell over Wells and Ben Ellement.
Blonde slipped by David Ellement for fourth spot.
Then on lap 14 several cars came together on Pits Bend.
Monte and Kent Roberts were sidelined with David Priolo and David Ellement able to rejoin the race.
Farrell cleared out from Wells and was nearly half a lap in front - and showing brilliant form through the traffic.
With only two laps remaining Pino Priolo brought on the tyellow lights when a rear tyre let go.
Farrell had Wells right on his tailpipe, with a gap back to Blonde (the first US driver to run a place in the WA title), Coyle, Maiolo, Ben Ellement, Bryan Mann, Bradford, David Ellement and Moon.
A great race - and a great result!
Next outing for the AHG Sprintcar Series is next Saturday night (February 23) as a support section for the running of the Australian Speedcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex.
AHG SPRINTCAR SERIES POINTSCORE (After Round #11)
1. Carl Dowling 1379
2. Kris Coyle 1376
3. Ben Ellement 1350
4. Luch Monte 1183
5. David Hall 1168
6. Jamie Moon 1109
7. David Ellement 1062
8. Greg Hall 1055
9. Scott Milling 1042
10. Shaun Bradford 1031
11. David Priolo 1022
12. Kent Roberts 983
13. Allan Nash 969
14. Jamie Maiolo 965
15. Wayne Russell 924
16. Ryan Farrell 880
17. Mark Dobmeier 869
18. Mick Goode 843
19. Scott Reilly 704
20. John Liddelow 667
21. Jason Kendrick 638
22. Mark Wells 557
23. Peter Sinagra 539
24. Marshall McDiarmid 526
25. Greg Fisher 511
26. Brooke Tatnell 473
27. Mat Muir 472
28. Dave Murcott 450
29. Max Dumesny 442
30. Robbie Farr 434
31. Trevor Green 426
32. Danny Reidy 420
33. Daryl Clayden 403
34. Bryan Mann 394
35. Jason Johnson 391
36. Kanne Manuel 372
37. James McFadden 360
38. Todd Davis 336
39. Donny Schatz 314
40. Chad Blonde 305
41. Ian Woods 288
42. Russell Minchin 275
43. Peter Lack 274
44. Ricky Maiolo 265
45. Trevor Reynolds 256
46. Rick Geneve 255
47. Dan Morton 238
48. Allan Haynes 230
49. Kerry Madsen 225
50. Troy Lawson 166
51. Domain Ramsey 163
52. Robert Watson Jr 154
53. Greg Roberts 153
54. Rob Adley 135
55. Jodi Waldron 122
56. Keith Giles 117
57. Pino Priolo 101
58. Ian Stewart 100
59. Jamie Oldfield 100
AHG SPRINTCAR SERIES STATISTICS (2000-2008)
2007-08 SEASON FEATURE WINS
2 – Luch Monte, Ryan Farrell
1 – Brooke Tatnell, Kerry Madsen, Peter Lack, Mark Dobmeier, Mick Goode, David Priolo, Ben Ellement
ALL-TIME FEATURE WINS
28 – Ryan Farrell
14 – Jamie Maiolo, Michael Figliomeni
9 – Max Dumesny
8 - Luch Monte
6 – Donny Schatz, Robbie Farr
5 – Dean Jacobs
4 – Paul McMahan, Ken Sartori
3 – Mark Wells, Brooke Tatnell, Kerry Madsen
2 – Terry Cutts, Jeff Leisk, Carl Dowling, Mick Goode
1 – Trevor Green, Brad Furr, Jason Meyers, Shane Murphy, Keith Kauffman, Pino Priolo, Daryn Pittman, Greg Wilson, Jason Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Jesse Hockett, Shaun Bradford, Allan Nash, Scott Milling, Peter Lack, Mark Dobmeier, David Priolo, Ben Ellement
2007-08 SEASON FAST TIMES
2 – Jason Johnson, Ben Ellement, Kris Coyle, Ryan Farrell
ALL-TIME FAST TIMES (2000-2008)
13 – Jamie Maiolo
9 – Ryan Farrell
6 – Max Dumesny, Donny Schatz
5 – Michael Figliomeni, Jeff Leisk
4 – Ken Sartori, Ben Ellement
3 – Luch Monte, Dean Jacobs, Jason Johnson
2 – Brad Furr, Robbie Farr, Garry Brazier, Paul McMahan, Brock Mayes, Kris Coyle
1 – Skip Jackson, Phil March, Alan Haynes, Daryn Pittman, Pino Priolo, Veronica McCann
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