Sides Takes Round 3 In Hobart - Dec 5, 2010
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American Jason Sides won the third round of World Series Sprintcars at Mountain Dew Ice Raceway in Hobart on Saturday night.
The Krikke Motorsport pilot led all the way in the 30-lapper to claim victory from fellow front-rower David Murcott and another American Jason Johnson (in his first round of the series).
Subbing for defending series champion Brooke Tatnell, who is still in America with family commitments, Sides was ninth in qualifying with a 13.838-second lap before gathering strong points with a fourth and fifth in his heats.
It was obvious Sides and crew chief Pete Caporn had the car dialled into the slick Hobart track, being second quickest in the Bronze Top Eight Shootout before then dominating the Silver and Gold Shootouts to start on pole for the first of the two Tasmanian rounds.
The driver of the Toyota Genuine Parts Cool chassis was never troubled in the main event with Murcott and the rest of the pack not able to make any serious moves, even on the two restarts, both caused by a spinning Bryan Mann who was sent to the infield after the second misdemeanour.
"It just shows how good this team is," Sides said after the win.
"We just had to fine tune it a bit for our driving style.
"First up I have to thank Shane Krikke for giving up this opportunity."
Sides will be in the car for one more round before Tatnell returns to Australia for round five in Adelaide on Boxing Day.
"I hope I don't tear it up between now and the time he comes back."
Sides also paid tribute to the entire Krikke team and said the race track suited their driving style "and fortunately we came out on top".
For the third week in a row Murcott started on the front row, lining up on the outside of Sides after being the polesitter in the earlier rounds.
Fortunately for the driver of the Mainline Dynolog Dynamometers Eagle chassis this time around he converted a good start into a good finish.
"The car ran really nice," Murcott said.
"The start was everything."
He said to get Sides he needed to strike early but was unable to make the telling move.
"He got the start and just rolled around and drove the perfect race...full credit to Jason.
Murcott started his night with third quickest in qualifying and then claimed an eighth and a sixth in the heats.
Once again he proved to be the master in the shootouts, winning the Bronze round before being second to Sides in the Silver and Gold bouts.
"Hopefully we put on a good show for the crowd...we hope to see you all at Latrobe next week."
Johnson returned to the Haynes Labour Hire Maxim chassis driven so well by substitute Matt Reed in the first two rounds.
He said they missed the set-up after officials reworked the track.
The popular American said the series was getting tougher each year.
"It's a lot of fun to race with this calibre of drivers," Johnson said.
Ian Madsen finished fourth and was followed over the line by Jamie Bricknell, James McFadden, Tyler Walker, Max Dumesny, Trevor Green, Matt Reed, Steven Lines, Matt Egel, Robbie Farr, Danny Reidy, Shaun Dobson, Adrian Redpath, Ricky Maiolo and Malcolm Lee with Mann and Tim Hutchins out after 17 laps.
Bricknell gave Tasmanian fans something to cheer about early when he set quick time with a 13.522-second lap, edging out Dumesny in his new car in a 13.540 and Murcott in 13.627.
Madsen won the first heat from Johnson and Jamie O'Neill, after charging through from sixth, crossing the line in spectacular fashion with an oil flare up.
Reed raced from fifth to win heat two from Walker and Maiolo while local driver Mark House took full advantage of his outside front row start to win heat three from Lee and Dobson.
Green inherited the lead late in heat four after Jason Redpath spun around while out on front.
Redpath recovered for second with Farr third.
Rowett won the fifth heat after starting on the front row, crossing the line ahead of Madsen (out of fifth) and Lee (out of fourth).
Maiolo claimed the final heat (after starting out of fourth) from polesitter House and Reed (out of sixth).
Egel won the B Main from Hutchins and Dobson.
Round four of World Series Sprintcars will be held at Bendigo Bank Arena in Latrobe next Saturday night.
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