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MTQ Engine Systems Griffith 700
Round 3 - 2010 Australian Off Road Championships
Round 4 - 2010 New South Wales Off Road Championship
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th, July 2010
Griffith, NSW
Commentary - Sunday 25th July 2010
Times listed are AEST.
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| 5:17pm |
We're waiting for the last cars to finish the final lap. They have 105 minutes from when Shannon Rentsch crossed the line to complete the lap they're on.
Matthew Coleman and Shawn Teagle have just come in sight of the speedway arena to complete their last lap.
That completes our typed commentary from the MTQ Engine Systems Griffith 700. Stay tuned for Round 4 of the Australian Off Road Championship to be held in September at Millicent, the Teagle Excavations ARB Pines Off Road Enduro.
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| 4:41pm |
Glenn Owen in car 30 pulled off his hat trick of griffith event wins.
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| 4:39pm |
Confirmed 1st place, Glenn Owen in car 30 (7:35:34:48); 2nd place is car 1, Shannon Rentsch (7:39:33:17) In 3rd position is David Fellows in Car 2 (7:42:54:38).
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| 4:32pm |
Refuel is now closed. Any car coming across the finish line will get the checked flag.
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| 4:24pm |
Car 277, David Middlemiss has just come in to refuel. Car 138, Anthony Fehlhaber out of the race - out of fuel. He was on his last lap.
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| 4:15pm |
First car home is car no 1, Shannon Rentsch.
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| 4:13pm |
Car 109,Alan Geradi is in for fuelso must have fixed his problems. And car 36, Joe Bulmer is also in for fuel.
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| 3:54pm |
Fatigue could be playing a major role in the later stages of this race as it is a true off road endurance race. The delay in the start of the race could cause some drivers to be out of time to finish the race.
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| 3:42pm |
Car 202, Darryl Smith is in for fuel. Car 405 Paul Grant has a broken steering rack and is out. Car 51, Jeff Thomas is in for fuel.
Car 809, Reg Owen in for fuel. Car 497, Des Harrington is in for fuel.
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| 3:39pm |
Car 570, Bernie Clohesy went to the pits. Is now continuing.
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| 3:35pm |
Local legend, Kel Williams in car 511, just coming into the Blue Dot Speedway arena finishing his first lap in a record time of 7 hours, 6 minutes and 32 seconds. The track runs through Kel's front yard so he stopped home for a roast lunch and afternoon nap, before completing his lap in the MTQ Engine Systems Griffith 700.
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| 3:27pm |
Confirmed car no. 3 the last of the Out of bounds racing team Travis Robinson reported out of the event with cv trouble.
Car 801, Colin Hunter is in for fuel.
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| 3:23pm |
Car 701, Clayton Chapman is in for fuel.
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| 3:23pm |
MTQ Engine Systems Griffith 700 competitors started were 79 and approximately 55 competitors still in the race. Lead cars just passed timing station on their last lap.
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| 3:19pm |
Car 304, Alisha Crowe is out of the bog and has rejoined the race.
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| 3:16pm |
Car 11, Terry Rose is in for fuel.
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| 3:15pm |
Car 15, Jason Corless is in for fuel.
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| 3:14pm |
Car 259, richard Harrington out with tyre problems. Car 110 Jan Kraatj is in for fuel.
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| 3:12pm |
Car 136, Michael Latimore is out, unknown problem.
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| 3:10pm |
Reports car 304, Alisha Crowe may be bogged.
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| 3:10pm |
Car 32, Michael Marson is in for fuel.
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| 3:07pm |
Car 8, Danny Auricht had a broken exhaust header. Decided to continue on. Is currently in 4th spot.
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| 3:06pm |
Car 87, Geoff Lloyd sighted with problems. Car 352, Grant Walker is in for fuel.
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| 3:02pm |
Car 55, Matthew Coleman is in for fuel.
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| 2:55pm |
Car 138, Anthony Fehlhaber is in for fuel.
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| 2:54pm |
Car 4, Buddy Crowe is in for fuel.
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| 2:51pm |
Car 8, Danny Auricht is in for fuel. Car 21, Mark Burrows is in for fuel. Car 62, Brendon Hall and Shayne Cheesman, is out with a clutch problem on lap 1.
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| 2:44pm |
The possibility of Glen Owen winning a back to back hat trick over a 7 year period is looking likely.
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| 2:41pm |
Glen Owen, car 30, has recommenced after going into pits to change tyres. Car 313, Josh Golsby-Smith in for fuel.
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| 2:34pm |
Car 5, Beau Robinson, is out with electrical problems.
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| 2:29pm |
Car 418, Robert Knott is out - hit a tree. Car 203, Jared Melville is in for fuel. Car 2 and car 401 is in for fuel. Car 1 has gone through without fuel stop.
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| 2:21pm |
Car 410, Greg Gartner and Jamie Jennings is out with a broken belt.
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| 2:21pm |
Car 335, Gary Hyde and car 30, Glen Owen going to refuel.
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| 2:19pm |
Car 204, Matthew Hanson has been reported as being under tow. Further details awaited.
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| 2:16pm |
Beau Robinson is apparently on foot returning to the Blue Dot Raceway Arena. Status of buggy unknown. That leaves one remaining buggy for the out of bounds racing trilogy of pro buggies, with youngest son Travis flying the flag for the WA based team.
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| 2:08pm |
Car 101, Justin Watt in to fuel.
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| 2:03pm |
Car 322, Jarrod Eveleigh into fuel. Stalled on entry into fuel lane.
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| 2:00pm |
Car 160, Jeffrey Marson is in for fuel.
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| 1:58pm |
Car 408, Dean Miller is in for fuel.
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| 1:54pm |
Car 277, David Middlemiss is in the pits.
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| 1:52pm |
Car 21, Mark Burrows has just reentered the race.
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| 1:51pm |
Car 201, Werner Zettl is in for fuel.
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| 1:50pm |
Car 8 - Danny Auricht/Grant Conelly crew currently out of the car with what they believe maybe engine problems.
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| 1:45pm |
Car 767, Simon Lennox, first New South Wales entry home, as this is a dual statis event.
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| 1:45pm |
Car 705, David Jameson is out of the race with front end problems.
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| 1:40pm |
Car 138, Anthony Fehlhaber is in for fuel.
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| 1:36pm |
Car 21 of Mark Burrows sighted having problems just on the side of the track in the arena of the Blue Dot Speedway.
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| 1:35pm |
Shannon Rentsch, car 1,is in the pits. He has changed rear tyres, greased his cv, wired up a loose exhaust. Rentsch just entered the track in the dust of David Fellows
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| 1:30pm |
Car 68, Michael Napier is in for fuel along with car 259, Richard Harrington, and car 702 Geoff Pickering was in the pits. He is back on track.
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| 1:21pm |
Car 1, Shannon Rentsch, has a broken exhaust on the back of the turbo going to pits at end of refuel. He has about 10 minutes up his sleeve from Fellows earlier pit stop.
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| 1:20pm |
Up-date on the Class 7 top 3. Car 701, Clayton Chapman is 4:29
Car 712, Les Siviour is 4:43. Car 702, Geoff Pickering, is 4:57. Clayton has just come out of refuel, followed closely by Siviour and Pickering. At this point, it is anyone's game.
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| 1:11pm |
Car 702, Geoff Pickering, is in for fuel.
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| 1:10pm |
Car 712, Les Sivious, is in for fuel at halfway point.
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| 1:09pm |
Car 1, Shannon Rentsch, is in for fuel.
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| 1:09pm |
Car 401, Chris Western just refuelled. Car 809, Reg Owen, in for fuel.
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| 1:01pm |
Car 36, Joe Bulmer, is in for a fuel stop.
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| 12:59pm |
Car 15, Jason Corless, coming in for fuel.
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| 12:57pm |
Car 87, Geoff Lloyd, is in for fuel. Car 701, Clayton Chapman, is in for fuel. Car 84, Brian Robinson is out hit a tree. Car 229, Adam Barnacoat is in for his first fuel stop.
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| 12:53pm |
Car 121, Matthew Martin, coming in for fuel. Car 32 also coming in for fuel.
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| 12:52pm |
Robinson bros playing cat and mouse with Travis currently ahead.
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