19/05/2025
That was a completely new experience for me on Saturday Night as Crew Chief, hats off to you all that setup & support race drivers on their quest to be at the top of this sport.
Firstly a big thank you to Kayden Barker and family for the massive effort in their part, travelling across the Tasman to sunny Qld, to contest the 2024-25 Qld Compact Speedcar Title.
Not the smoothest start to the night with a throttle percentage issue straight out of the gate for Hot Laps, this was Kayden's chance to get a feel for the car, setup & track. No matter how much prep you put in prior to race day, some things you can just never foresee such as an ECU fault.
First Race: Heat 2
Started 5th - finished 4th. Going in blind to this, Kayden held his composure on a rough track and banked some points.
Second Race: Heat 3
Started 6th - finish 5th. ,
With a heat that had all the hot shots in it and starting in front of us, Kayden bagged more valuable points in a car still not quiet suited to the track conditions.
Feature race:
Started 9th โ Finished DNF.
With a descent break till the feature we had a chance to get some Shock Absorber Therapy advise and discuss car setup. Changes done along with the track work, this guy had me excited in the first few laps. Challenging for P3 with in the same amount of laps we had turned an average night into a promising one, until contact broke a steering heim on lap 5. Race over unfortunately.
Kayden's words, "we had a bit of a rocket ship" .
Can only say, practice night is done and dusted. Lets Send It at the next one Kayden Barker Motorsport.
Thanks to all the teams that made the trip up the range. Thanks to , O'Neill Motorsport and crew for a massive effort and making the racing so much fun. Kevin Clout, Chris Foreman, John Coonan & Clifford Mcdonald your support at every race meeting and hard yards is so appreciated.
As always, a massive shout out to and thanks to our sponsors
R&J Batteries
FUCHS Lubricants Australasia
MasterMac2000
Riktek Fabrication
I couldnโt perform and present the car as well as I do without your ongoing support.