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June 9, 2022
The Northern Rivers Times
SPORT 77
BIVIANO AND SHELFORD SHARE NSW TITLE SPOILS Photo: Courtesy of Butcher Photography
When it came to the at Hessions Auto Parts Grafton Speedway, there were plenty of big battles – and that was just with the threatening wet weather. However, when it came to the racing action on the track, it was Lismore’s Jordan Biviano and Queenslander Mick Shelford who came away with NSW Title glory. Leading up the last there was quite a lot of wet weather that affected the Grafton Speedway facility, but the promotion team, which were helped along by the wonderful support of volunteers and sponsors, didn’t let it deter them and they pushed ahead. Despite the wet weather interrupting the race meeting at one stage for an hour, they pushed on and were able to get the
race meeting completed. Although the wet weather affected the track, it certainly didn’t stop the competitors from putting on a show and full credit must go to them for playing their part in getting the race meeting in. The headlining acts were the NSW Titles for Production Sedans and it resulted in the wins going to Biviano and Shelford respectively. In the NSW Title for Production Sedans, Biviano, who had started from pole position for the feature race, was amongst the front runners for the entire 30-lap distance. Biviano chased after pole sitter and long-time leader Michael Mason and took control of the lead on lap 17, and from there, he was never headed and scored the win.
Joining Biviano on the podium was Mason in second and current Queensland Champion Daniel Henshaw in by defending NSW Champion Joel Berkeley, who was guest driving for the Lester Motorsport team, and Dakota Laverty. As the current Queensland Champion, Shelford headed into Sedan Title as one of the favourites. Shelford, the last running of the NSW Title, didn’t let the pressure of being amongst the favourites get to him. In what was a hard-fought featurerace battle, Shelford was able to stay out of harm’s way and moved into the lead on lap 23, when he took the lead away from front-row
starter and leader Shane MacDonald after he had made a driver error and collected the wall. Once out in front, he went on to greet the chequered Shelford was fellow Queenslanders Shannon Blackburn in second and Shane MacDonald aboard his damage car in third. To say that the NSW Title deciding feature race was a challenging one would be quite the understatement, and it saw several the favourites, including Kye Walters, Max Clarke (suspension damage), pole sitter and long-time leader Darran Lester (mechanical woes) and Nathan MacDonald (car damage), fall to the wayside in their attempts to capture the NSW Title honours. The most spectacular of
MacDonald, who rolled over on lap 13 while attempting to make his way to the front of the In the support class action, David Putsey Northern Rivers Rumble Series round for the RSA Street Stockers ahead of Luke Gray and Connor Reeves. The Northern Rivers Rumble Series point score was picked up by Connor Reeves after he action in third place. The other feature-race winners at the season (RSA Four Cylinder Sedans), Jeremy Wade (RSA Junior Sedans), Harry Fowler (SSA Junior Sedans) and Colin Crepin (Legend Cars). The Grafton Speedway promotion team would like to thank everyone, including race fans,
for helping make the 2021-22 season a successful one. The team is now preparing to work on making the 2022-23 season even better. Grafton Speedway would like to thank Hessions Auto Parts for all their support throughout the 202122 season. Based in Grafton, along with their nearby Coffs Harbour location, Hessions Auto Parts stock a wide range of parts and accessories at competitive prices. Hessions Auto Parts, contact them on 0266 423 085 (Grafton) and 0256 456 361 (Coffs Harbour) or visit their website at www. hessionsautoparts.com. au.
Speedway results May 28, 2022. RSA 4 Cylinder Sedans. Heat 1: Brodie King 1, Dave Putsey 2, Ryley Smith 3. Heat 2: Shanae Smith 1, Dave Putsey 2, Brodie King 3. Feature: Brodie King 1, Dave Putsey 2, Nathan McGregor 3. RSA Street Stockers Northern Rivers Rumble Gavin Wade 1, Adrian Williams 2, Greg
Dickinson 3. Heat 2: Connor Reeves 1, Toby Hunter 2, Dave Putsey 3. Heat 3: Brock Armstrong 1, Luke Gray 2, Dave Putsey 3. Feature: Dave Putsey 1, Luke Gray 2, Connor Reeves 3. SSA Junior Sedans. Heat 1: Harry Fowler 1, Levi Payne 2, Indi Butcher 3. Heat 2: Jayden Hancock 1, Sophie Santin 2, Brodie Hollyman 3.
Heat 3: Harry Fowler 1, Brodie Hollyman 2, Indi Butcher 3. Feature: Harry Fowler 1, Brodie Hollyman 2, Indi Butcher 3. SSA Production Sedans NSW State Title. Heat 1: Chris Pagel 1, Dakota Laverty 2, Zac MacDonald 3. Heat 2: Jordan Biviano 1, Ash Graham 2, Travis Hutchison 3. Heat 3: Jim Cowley 1, Lindsay
Clapham 2, Michael Mason 3. Heat 4: Daniel Henshaw 1, Joel Berkley 2, Jordan Biviano 3. Heat 5: Zac MacDonald 1, Demi Clarke 2, Neil Keldoulis 3. Heat 6: Aaron Hall 1, Stephen Freeman 2, Michael Mason 3. Heat 7: Travis Hutchison 1, Lindsay Clapham 2, Zac McDonald 3. Heat 8: Neil Keldoulis 1, Matt Vicary 2, Aaron Hall 3.
Heat 9: Richard Cook 1, Joel Berkley 2, Michael Mason 3. Feature (NSW Title): Jordan Biviano 1, Michael Mason 2, Daniel Henshaw 3. NSW State Title. Heat 1: Darran Lester 1, Kye Walters 2, Max Clarke 3. Heat 2: Shane MacDonald 1, Steven Quirk 2, Shane Langton 3. Heat 3: Shane MacDonald 1, Shannon
Blackburn 2, Jason Beer 3. Heat 4: Darran Lester 1, Shane Langton 2, Michael Shelford 3. Heat 5: Michael Shelford 1, Nathan MacDonald 2, Kye Walters 3. Heat 6: Max Clarke 1, Shannon Blackburn 2, Stevie Love 3. Feature (NSW Title): Michael Shelford 1, Shannon Blackburn 2, Shane MacDonald 3.
