21/02/2026
Finished the NZ CTRA Midget Title in 5th place yesterday! And most importantly with a clean and straight car after racing on a treacherous and technical track.
In our first Heat, starting 8th out of 8 cars, just took the time to feel out the track and not risk anything, finishing in 7th. Second Heat, starting off the front row on a freshly tilled track was like driving on marbles. Made no mistakes, and finished in 2nd place.
This put us off grid 6 for the 10 car Feature. The turns were like motocross berms, trying to navigate those and keep all four tyres on the track was tough!
Got to 5th off the start and held that comfortably until after a restart, then dropped back to 6th. At one stage got all fours off the ground and stalled the engine, but had enough forward momentum to refire without losing position. In the end, got back up to finish in 5th after a late DNF in front of us.
Shootout to Stu, Corey and the Ellesmere team giving their all on trying to make a good racing surface, sometimes the track just doesn't go to plan.
Big thanks to Dad for all of the effort on the car and travel after four straight weekends of racing at four different tracks, looking forward to a couple of weeks break. Thanks also to Glenn Milroy for the accommodation, and to our supporters;
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