Shane Vella Racing

Pos		Driver	Total
1		Rhys Coles	104
2		Shane Vella	84
3		Damien McKenzie	80
4		Bob trask	79
5		Craig Truslove	46
6		Anthony McEnally	28
7		Gavin Bricker	6





Pos		Driver	Total
1		Shane Vella	490
2		Rhys Coles	335
3		Craig Truslove	321
4		Damien Mckenzie	278
5		Anthony McEnally	260
6		Jon Tsaccounis	196
7		Dean Trickey	187
8		Bob Trask	116
9		Gavin Bricker	58
10		Todd Boaer	44


	Round 1 - Geelong VIC 26th - 27th April Round 2 - Toukley NSW 24th - 25th May Round 3 - Newcastle 14th - 15th June Round 4 - Port Macquaire 12th - 13th July (TBC) Round 5 - Gold Coast QLD 23rd - 24th August Round 6 - Penrith SIRC 18th - 19th October Round 7 - Gold Coast 1st - 2nd November

Updated Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:57 AM

Gold Coast- Sunday race day
Early start to the day the team where ready to complete the last round for the 2008 year. Qualifying was fast Shane drove very well but unfortunately this time not the fastest on track. Pole 3 beside, Rhys Coles & Bob Trask,

Race 1 - Shane got a great start 1st to the turn but Rhys went around in front of him; settled straight into an awesome rhythm. A very comfortable 2nd place was at our fingers tips. The water conditions were near perfect for racing. Lap 15 was called and SV took home 2nd place for race 1

Race 2 - Another line up off the beach, Shane got the jump 1st again but a very close field into the 1st turn once again SV settled quickly, The start boat was on the course in lap one which Shane had to back of the gas to avoid running into them This allowed Rhys to get a few good boat lengths on the SVR team the boys were happy with the boats set up and bought home another comfortable 2nd.

Race 3 - time to try a few things different with the championship in the bag
“Why Not” tried a bigger propeller and this clearly didn’t work. Down on Revs and speed, this clearly was the wrong choice. Shane was in 4th place which is where he ended up for race 3 which placed the SVR team 2nd overall for the Gold Coast event.

The proceeding of the days presentation was closely followed to the last race. The team packed up for the year and went home to prepare for the end of year presentation to be held tonight.

This is where we will be crown 2008 Australian Formula 1 Champions “Oh yeh”

Friday media day the people were turning up in car loads the UIM yearly meet has bought the attraction to this weekend’s event. Shane had Jason’s help for set up and the motor from Penrith has now been repaired. The team all arrived and we attended the series function, a good night was had by all.

Saturday practice
Shane & the team were ready for an action packed day of practice test and tune. The weather continued from yesterday the Gold Coast certainly turned it on.

Practice one went off well, the wind was up, SV was reasonably happy but was also happy to make some changes for the next practice section. The yella fella was the fastest on the track with a close McKenzie in 2nd.

A short break due to some inconsiderate people not obeying the safety rules of the series. The QLD Water police where soon on to them and made sure they now obeyed the rules in place so the day’s proceedings can continue.

Practice two was going off well and Shane turned some consist laps to this mornings times. Fellow competitors joined the session and gave SV some laps to turn under race conditions. This gave SV and the team enough for the day and the boat was washed and prepared for race day.

The wash up of times for the day was Rhys, Gavin than The Shane Vella Team.

Come say hi tomorrow and keep your eyes peeled for tomorrow’s results.






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2008 Championship Winners
Its official the Shane Vella Racing Team are the 2008 winners. With enough points at completion of the Penrith event we can’t be beaten. The Gold Coast round would have had an enormous amount of pressure but now we can just run our own race. The season win is a credit to the entire team and a well deserved 1st Place.

Penrith- Home Town Event
Friday usual media day only minus the Spurs Ribs & Panarottis Pizza’s.
Set up came easily as we didn’t have to travel.
Saturday Practice
All was going well SV comfortable in the seat as its been a few months since the last race. The boys trying different things and all seemed to go to plan. Than disaster struck and a replacement power head was being fitted for practice 2.
This meant no spare engine for the entire weekend. SV and McKenzie where the 2 fastest boats on the track for the day with a close Gavin Bricker in 3rd.
The Bricker racing team was kind enough to lend us a spare engine if need be for the rest of the weekend. The final practice of the day went smoothly and all pack away ready for Sunday race day.

Sunday race Day,
1st practice for the day seen some very fast lap times being produced by all teams. Shane was 2nd fastest for practice than came qualifying. The SVR team went straight to the top on pole with a very close Gavin bricker behind by 100th of a second.

Race 1
A great start by Shane and a few consistent first few laps. A close race was settling until a boat rolled over and back to the dock for a restart we came. The start went exactly to plan and SV kept a very constant speed to take the race.

Race 2
Another line up with the Yella Fella in pole 1 and the guys pumped. Race start went off again in style straight to the front and this time the boys were pegging Shane by the intercoms pushing him hard. Half way into the race another boat went over and this time a pole boat restart. The flag dropped and SV got the leap with a very close Truslove behind. A strong finish for SV made it 2 from 2.

Race 3
Minus a few starters by this late stage of the day the F2 had joined in for the final race. SV made a jump and found himself out in front yet again. The round win was lingering but more importantly the Season win. The boys were happy just to bring it home in 1st position to wrap up the event.

3 from 3 a great effort team and a well deserved trophy yet again.

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