For the third time this month the Esperance AMCAs took to the clay on the GWN Metabo, Modifieds and the Super Sedan Stampede night with an extremely challenging track. A Grader breakdown caused a no maintenance night for the track, resulting in a very hard, black, rough slick surface, a condition that we are not used to here in Esperance of late. On examination of the track the next morning, we found that if cars get out of the mindset of going low and causing one lane racing, a very good lane could have been made by a few cars heading north on the track and sweeping the surface could have resulted in some two lane racing. However, the more powerful the division, the less risk they seem to want to take and play follow the leader around the curb line. A lesson I do not want to see the AMCAs learn.

Anyhows… Heat 1 was probably the best track with a three way battle between the top three spots through out the race ending in a second last lap under pass from Craig Morris on Churchy and a last corner challenge from Mad Mick on Churchy with Churchy piping Mick at the post by a nose cone. The Eventual finish was 1/ Electrifying Morris, 2/ Churchy Walker, 3/ Mad Mick

Heat 2 saw an absolute magical charge from Greg Turbo Thornton to grab a very convincing lead on an already slick surface, however, luck is not on last years club champions side this year, with a broken axle putting him back on the trailer for the remainder of the night. The eventual line honors went 1/ Mad Mick, 2/ Electrifying Morris, 3/ Churchy Walker in a pretty uninspiring race.

Heat 3… they sent the water truck out to wet the slick surface at half time, then put the AMCAs out…but hey that’s racing and to truly know your car, you need to race all surfaces. The whole race saw a great tussle between “His Madness” and “Mr Electric Frying” with the latter throwing it away on the last lap with a spin in turn three, possibly a mechanical fault… or was it driver error… we will argue that one over the bar. But with the spin out it allowed “His Madness” to take the win, followed by Pete Walker with a JD Punisher Champion in the final top three placing.

Come to the final, we actually asked to be left out of the programme, with track conditions and time constraints, but the club saw it fit to put us out there on a track that would suit a motor cross show… but we all race on the same track, Mick Roost blasted the pack with a gap that was never bridged by Craig in second and Churchy in Third.

Round 6 feature winner Mad Mick Roost

The end points saw 1/ Mad Mick Roost 2/ Craig Electrifying Morris 3/ Peter Churchy Walker. JD the punisher Champion put in a sterling effort but a Diff ratio change I feel was not the best choice as the car, although quick was slow off the corners. Bill “SMURF” Govans has changed his nickname by his daughters deed pole but was off the pace on the night with suspension issues. All in all a good night, but a bit of homework needed by us all for a slick track set up that actually works, although the rate of take off and speed thrown by Greg in the Starting laps of the second heat shows that he may have the set up.

So on to Collie, then back for the Formula 500 night here in Esperance, then Joy of Joys… two weeks off after 5 weeks on the trot for those that did Collie.