PALMERSTON NORTH STOCKCAR REVIEW:2009-2010 SEASON
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MANAWATU STOCKCAR CHAMPS
1ST 10p JOSH PRENTICE
2ND 581p JORDAN DARE
3RD 18p CRAIG HEALEY
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ROBIN PRATT MEMORIAL
1ST 557p DARREL WALLACE
2ND 31p GARY DAVIS
3RD 97p GRAEME WARD
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NEW ZEALAND STOCKCAR CHAMPS
1ST 3nzp PETER REES
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NORTH ISLAND STOCKCAR CHAMPS
1ST 3nzp PETER REES
2ND 15p ROB MIERS
3RD 557p DARREL WALLACE
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NEW ZEALAND SOCKCAR GP
2ND 15p ROB MIERS
3RD 5p BRETT HYSLOP
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POINTS CHASE
1ST 1nzp PETER REES
2ND 18p CRAIG HEALEY
3RD 581p JORDAN DARE
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 PALMERSON NORTH PUMA HAD A MIXED YEAR WITH MISSING OUT AGAIN AT THE STOCKCAR TEAMS CHAMPS BUT GETTING 2ND AT THE PETER BARRY MEMORIAL MANAWATU STEELERS,NOT A BAD SEASON WITH FINISHING 2ND AT THE TEAMS MEET AT HUNTLY,NEED A FEW MORE RACES EARLY ON AND WILL BE A GOOD TEAM
PALMERSTON NORTH STOCKCAR REVIEW:THE CARS AND DRIVERS
 PETER REES,WOULD HAVE TO BE HIS BEST SEASON YET,FROM 3NZ TO 1NZ,NORTH ISLAND CHAMP AND IN THE TOP 5 FOR THE GP,NEW TANK FOR THE SEASON,1ST NIGHT OUT GOT ROLLED AND THEN WON THE FEATURE JUST KEEPS ON GOING HAD THIS CAR READY INCASE THE TANK DESIGN DID NOT WORK OUT,RACED A FEW MEETINGS IN THIS CAR AFTER TANK WAS SOLD BRETT HYSLOP,OLD SUPERSTOCK CHASSIS HAD THIS CAR FLYING,IS FOR SALE NATHEN WARD,RACED THIS EX WELLINGTON CAR AT THE FINAL MEETING CAMERON/SCOTT RENWICK HAD SOME GOOD RACING DURING THE SEASON WAS INVOLED IN SOME GOOD BATTLES ASWELL GARETH EDWARDS,THIS DRIVER IS ONE TO WATCH,CAR IS FAST AND IS A STEELERS MEMBER JOSH PRENTICE,WHAT A SEASON FOR THIS EX MINISTOCK DRIVER,HAD A FEW WINS BUT THE BIGGEST WAS WINNING THE MANAWATU CHAMPS,KEEP AN EYE ON THIS GUY ROB TYSON,THE CAR WAS SEEN FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON BUT NOT MUCH SINCE,THINK IT IS FOR SALE  IKEY HAUTAPU,I WOULD SAY NOT HIS BEST SEASON,THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME MOTOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN HE HAD IT RIGHT IT WAS HAULING SECOND HALF OF THE SESAON AND IT WAS RED ROB MIERS,SOLID AND RELIABLE AS EVER,2ND IN THE GP AND 2ND AT THE NORTH ISLANDS,PUMA CAR ASWELL JUSTIN KINANE,ANOTHER YOUNG DRIVER SHOWING SOME GOOD FORM HOPE HE KEEPS IT UP CRAIG HEALEY,VERY FAST CAR AND KNOWS HOW TO USE THE BUMPER,HIM AND 67P HAVE HAD A SEASON LONG BATTLE GOING ON,3RD AT THE MANAWATU CHAMPS CHRIS HARRIS,ONLY SAW THIS CAR AT A FEW MEETINGS BUT IS A STRONG CAR CAN TAKE THE HITS FRED HOULT,NOT SURE IF FRED RACED IT MUCH,SEEMED TO HAVE A FEW DRIVERS,BUT IT WAS IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION A FEW TIMES,STRONG CAR ALLAN EAST,BACK AFTER A FEW YEARS AWAY AND LOST NONE OF HIS DRIVING SKILLS,LIKES TO STIR KEN MEEHAN,LEADER OF THE KB'S COWBOYS TEAM,RACED VERY WELL THIS SESAON,MADE THE FINAL 30 AT THE NZ CHAMPS DARREN CHAPMAN,NEW DRIVER THIS YEAR  GARY DAVIS,STRONG START TO THE SEASON WITH A 2ND IN THE ROBIN PRATT MEMORIAL,RACED FOR THE PUMAS BUT HAD A NASTY CRASH AT THE END OF THE SEASON WITH HIS KNEE CAP,HOPE YOU FEELING BETTER GEORGE FREAR,MISTER RELIABLE ONE OF PALMYS MANY DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN RACING FOR A WHILE,HAD A FEW BATTLES THIS YEAR THOUGH ONE WAS ROLLING PETER REES TANK ON OPENING NIGHT BRAD POWELL,ANOTHER DRIVER WHO NEVER GIVES UP,CAR IS FOR SALE AND A NEW ONE IS ON ITS WAY ROB MASON,IF HE MISSED A MEETING IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DAMN GOOD REASON,TRAVELLED A LOT ASWELL WAS ALMOST A REGULAR AT WANGANUI,FAST CAR AND A VERY GOOD DRIVER  KEN MACDONALD,DONT THINK KEN RACED HIS CAR BUT OTHER PEOPLE DID,CAR IS VERY FAST,WAS SOLD NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON. KARL SWENSON,ANOTHER NEW DRIVER.STARTED THE SEASON IN THIS CAR BUT BROUGHT A EX STRATFORD CAR NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON KARLS NEWER CAR DRIVER?.ANOTHER NEW DRIVER WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE,EX GISSY CAR NEIL COLEY,ALWAYS IN THE ACTION IT SEEMED AND LOVING IT,ANOTHER GUY WHO LOVES HIS RACING,STEELERS TEAM MEMBER GRAEME DUNN,ANOTHER NEW CAR TO TURN UP LATE IN THE SEASON GRANT WALSH,ANOTHER FAST CAR WHEN HOOKED UP,HOPE HE KEEPS AT IT JAMIE BAGULEY,ANOTHER NEW CAR AND DRIVER,ONCE HE GETS USED TO THIS CAR I THINK HE WILL BE A GOOD DRIVER DAVID PRESCOTT,CAN HAVE THIS CAR FLYING BUT SOMETIMES JUST THE SMALL THINGS PUT A STOP TO THAT STILL A GOOD CAR THOUGH BRAD LUCAS,SISTER CAR TO THE 45p HAS SHOWEN THAT IT CAN BE FAST ASWELL DAMIAN MULCAHY,GOOD STRONG CAR AND IS DRIVEN LIKE THAT ASWELL,TOP CAR AND DRIVER BEVAN SHANNON,ANOTHER DRIVER TO SHOW HE IS NOT WILLING TO BACK DOWN,HAD SOME GOOD BATTLES THIS SEASON JAMIE SOUTHEE,THIS IS A FAST CAR AND WHEN ITS GOING RIGHT FOR HIM HE WILL BE HARD TO STOP DEAN DINGWALL,WAS COOL TO SEE THIS CAR IN PALMY COLOURS BUT ONLY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON,HOPEFULLY IT WILL APPEAR MORE OFTEN NEXT SEASON. TODD O'DONNELL,THIS CAR IS A LITTLE ROCKET AND WITH TODD AT THE WHEEL HE HAS IT HAULING,IT IS FOR SALE AND HOPE HE COMES BACK NEXT YEAR GRANT HOLLYMAN,BROUGHT THE EX 35p CAR AND WHAT A RETURN TO RACING FOR HIM, AS HE WON HIS FIRST RACE THEN GETS ROLLED IN THE NEXT,GRANT HAS SHOWEN THAT HE WILL BE A DRIVER TO WATCH NEXT SEASON DANIEL CHARLTON,THIS IS MY DRIVER OF THE SEASON,HAS REALY STARTED TO MIX IT UP AND IS ONE DRIVER TO GO AFTER VISTING CARS AND TO MAKE SURE THEY DONT HAVE AN EASY RUN OF IT,ONE TO WATCH ADRIAN TIPENE,I WISH THIS DRIVER WOULD TURN UP EARLIER IN THE SEASON AS THIS CAR HAVING MORE TRACK TIME WOULD BE ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR,AND HAS ONE COOL PAINT JOB ON THE BONNET CAMERON MCDONALD,ANOTHER YOUNG AND UP AND COMING DRIVER,CAN MIX IT UP ASWELL WAYNE COLEY,NOT SEEN THIS CAR MUCH BUT GOES VERY WELL ALEC WILSON,ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR THIS YOUNG DRIVER,SEEMED TO HAVE A FEW BATTLES GOING ON THIS YEAR AND WAS IN THE POINTS HUNT RIGHT UP TO THE FINAL RACE OF THE SEASON,A FAST AND STRONG CAR GOT 3RD AT THE WEST COAST CHAMPS,ANOTHER ONE TO WATCH ,PUMA MEMBER NATHAN HARRIS,STRONG START TO THE SEASON BUT HAD A BIG HIT AND WAS OUT FOR AWHILE BUT FINISHED OFF THE SEASON WELL TONY NORMAN,A REAL BATTLER IN THE STOCKCARS WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM IN A FASTER CAR. GAVIN TANIWHA,ANOTHER DRIVER SHOWING HE'S NOT GOING TO GIVE UP WITH OUT A FIGHT,CAR IS REAL FAST
 EDDIE ARNOLD,DID NOT DO MANY MEETINGS THIS SEASON? JIMI SARICH,THIS CAR ONLY RACED ONCE ROBERT ANDERSON,ANOTHER DRIVER WHO HAS SOME BAD LUCK BUT KEEPS ON RACING HOPE TO SEE MORE NEXT SEASON BRETT LLOYED,STARTED THE SEASON OFF WITH A P ON THE CAR BUT FINISHED WITH A G,CAR IS VERY FAST AND WAS IN THE TOP 5 OF THE POINTS CHASE GRAEME WARD,UP AND DOWN SEASON FOR THE 97p WITH A 3RD IN THE ROBIN PRATT MEMORIAL EARLY ON BUT THEN MISSING OUT AT THE NZ'S,STILL A FAST CAR AND GREAT DRIVER BRIAN TANIWHA,ANOTHER NEW CAR AND A DRIVER TO WATCH. RON TYE,AND WE GET TO THE GUY WHO CANNOT DRIVE A CAR TO SAVE HIM SELF BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON IT ONLY TURNS RIGHT AND ONLY WHEN THERE IS ANOTHER CAR THERE,WHEN HE DRIVES OUT THE PIT GATE YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT NORMLY DO'ES,A GREAT DRIVER AND ENTERTAINER. ANOTHER COLOUR CHANCE,PUMA AND STEELERS MEMBER DARREL WALLACE,HAS HAD SOME GOOD RESULTS THIS YEAR AND SOME BAD LUCK,WON THE ROBIN PRATT MEMORIAL 3RD AT THE NORTH ISLANDS,WAS LOOKING GOOD AT THE NZ BUT HAD A NASTY CRASH AND ENDED HIS CHANCE'S,ANOTHER YOUNG GUY TO WATCH JORDAN DARE,ANOTHER EX MINISTOCK DRIVER SHOWING HIS CLASS WITH A GREAT DRIVE AT THE MANAWATU CHAMPS TO FINISH 2ND AND MAKING THE FINAL 30 FOR THE NZ'S,ALSO 3RD ON SEASON POINTS BRENDON TYE,ANOTHER NEW CAR BUT NOT DRIVER,ONCE THE BUGS ARE SORTED THIS CAR WILL FLY DARREN HICKS,DID A FEW MEETINGS AT THE START THEN I THINK WAS SOLD TO SHAUN PALMER WHO DID A FEW AT THE END OF THE SEASON
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