Tried again on Friday 1 November and
the car started running like a hairy goat. Craig
was tearing his hair out and replaced all the usual culprits like coil pack,
crank angle sensor, and throttle position sensor... then on race morning
discovered a loose earth wire under the dash. Problem solved.
With these problems behind us, the car didn’t miss a beat
all day. I qualified 3rd outright, which was 1st in class, and finished in the
same position in all 3 races - 4th outright, 2nd in the early model cars. That
was enough to clinch the 2013 state championship. Or so we thought, according
to the points that were published online all year during the series.
A rule change this year meant the
final results were recounted and reallocated after the racing was over, and I
finished 2nd in the SA Championship instead of 1st. I didn't find out about
this until a week after round 4. To say it's been a depressing experience is an
understatement - I think this is how it would feel to marry Patrick Dempsey and
then have him run off with his blonde secretary a week later. I still finished
with the highest points overall out of the 15 competitors who took part, so I
think that's an achievement to feel proud of. Congratulations to Mark Bryan for taking out the championship & Peter Holmes for finishing 3rd overall.
On the up side, this is my equal
best result in the South Australian Saloon Car Championship. In any other
circumstances I would have been very happy with it. We will put this behind us
and move on to better things in 2014. The new VT is slowly starting to take
shape and both Craig & I are keen to get it happening.
The Australian Saloon Car Series 2013
points have also been finalised. I finished in 35th place out of 47
cars. As I only competed in one round, I’m quite happy with that result.
Here's a short video from race 2, round 4:
Here's a short video from race 2, round 4:
As always, stay up to date on the Naomi Maltby - Saloon Car SA 91 Facebook page. See you again in 2014!
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