![]() ![]() ![]() “There is a real sense of achievement there, as my whole year of racing was focused on this one meeting and this one opportunity to present a record for my sponsors and we were able to do that. ![]() “We came back for a practice recently ahead of the Westerns, and then on the weekend it didn’t really look like things were falling into place for us to actually reset the markers – but in that semi-final loss I ran a 7.623s and that was the one percent to back up the faster time and secure what was the whole goal for this year – the national record. “Over the Winter break we set about developing more power with the aim of getting the national record, both ET and MPH. At the WA Grand Final we reset the track ET record to a 7.499s ET, but we couldn’t make the MPH record,” explained Althuizen. “The national record was our goal for this year – last year I missed out on the national record at the Westernationals but went on for the win. In the Modified bracket, the two-times Westernationals Modified winner Althuizen and his Ford Boss Hemi made it all the way to the semi-final, where a loss wasn’t all bad thanks to a record-setting ET. In three weeks’ time we will run at the Grand Final, and hopefully come home with the Gold,” Ioannidis said at the trophy presentation, while thanking Light Vehicle Solutions, Bullet Race Engineering and the whole team from SCM for their support. “We race together as a team and without them, I do nothing so, this is for all of us and I am absolutely stoked with what they do for me. ![]() We were happy with the weekend and to race Jim in the final – it was a good weekend overall.”įor Ioannidis, the record was the cherry on top of a strong weekend which played a vital role in his championship chase ahead of this month’s Grand Final event (Adelaide International Raceway, March 23-24). “We were just trying to do enough to win that race and didn’t expect to go that quick, but it was good to set the record. “It wasn’t really expected, normally at the Westernationals the conditions aren’t really that good (for record-setting) so you don’t really expect to go that fast,” Chaisty explained, while thanking A1 Hi-Performance, C&R Motorsport Developments, Motorsport Database and Applied Automotive for their support. While Ioannidis took the event win and Chaisty the runner-up honours, both racers claimed records. Two of the record-setters not only blitzed the time boards, but also the Super Stock ranks, hoisting the winner and runner up trophies in the bracket by the end of the weekend. No less than four new national records punctuated last weekend’s MacTrack Westernationals, with Jim Ioannidis (C/MSA – 9.555s), Jamie Chaisty (H/MSA – 9.249s), Phill Paton (DD/CB – 8.344s) and John Althuizen (A/MR – 7.555s) all rewriting the record books. ![]()
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