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Round 8 & 9 Northline wrap up.

A double header this past weekend did not bring the change of fortune we were hoping for.

With four DNF's over the two nights, we're struggling to make the car go straight ahead at the moment.
There's plenty of speed at times. Sometimes too much! But something just isn't clicking at the moment and we're running out of ideas to remedy the situation.

With that said, this season will be the last for the team as we step away and take a break from racing.
Its a huge commitment to run one of these cars as many parents can attest, and there are a few factors that have led to this decision.

Ava will race the last meeting here in Darwin in a couple of weeks and the remaining few shows in Katherine starting this weekend. With the final meeting for the team being the Tennant Creek titles in late October.
Following that, everything will be put up for sale.

There'll be more to come as the meetings wind down and we go through and thank everyone that's helped us over the journey the last few seasons.
But for now, we're focusing on having some fun in the last few shows.

Cheers
Matt

Northline Rounds 5 & 6 wrap up.

Two weekends of racing at Northline Speedway saw some mixed results.
A disqualification from last weekends feature and a snapped steering rack end in last night's final from being unable to avoid a crash just in front of her, meant Ava watched the rest of both races from the sidelines.

There were some positives from last night though.
We took a big swing at the start of the night and changed quite few things. That, and a different approach in driving style seemed to make her more settled in the car.
So we'll see if we can put a full night together next meeting and hopefully finish the feature race!

Well done to Riley King for taking out the Darwin title last night in the Top stars, and to Kaleb Beurskens for winning the New stars class.

Thank you to everyone that contributes to getting the car out on the track each meeting and to the Northline officials and volunteers for making it all happy.

Moose Johnston and Dawn Johnston
Kylie Westbrook - Real Estate Central
Harker Haulage
Wombarra Civil Construction
PBI Haulage
EB Graphics

Special thanks to Miah and Mel for being down there to help as always.

Next meeting for us will be back at Northline on the 22nd of August

Northline Round 4 recap.

With 13 cars starting the night, Ava managed an 11th, 9th and 11th in the heats and 9th in the feature overall (3rd in New Stars).

Some over driving at times will require a fair bit of debriefing and watching of race replays before the next meeting.
On a positive note, speed isn't the issue!

Ava's new suit finally arrived. Thank you Emma from EB Graphics

Congratulations to Caiden Weaver for taking out the Top Star feature and Ryder Morgado for coming home first in the Newstars.

Thanks to all the DSRDA members and volunteers and supporters that make it all possible:

Kylie Westbrook - Real Estate Central
Moose Johnston and Dawn Johnston
Harker Haulage Rhianna Harker
Wombarra Civil Construction
PBI Haulage
Morrison Fabrication
EB Graphics

A few weeks off now to repair and regroup.

Round 3 of the Northline track championship was a torrid evening with quite a few cars needing some attention either throughout the night or before the next meeting.

Happy to report no major damage to the 44 other than a failed trailing arm bush and some fibreglass.

We changed a few things to try and make Ava more comfortable in the car. They seemed to work. Now its just more laps and experience.

Thank you to River Spitzbarth for jumping in and driving for the third heat to give us some feedback on the handling. Good job coming from the back to finish 3rd.

Glad to see Ryder Morgado walk away after getting tangled up in the feature and taking a heavy hit to the wall.

A huge thanks to Kylie Westbrook - Real Estate Central and Trav for coming down to support Ava.

As always, thank you to everyone that helps to make it happen.

Dawn Johnston Moose Johnston
Mel Clarke
Kylie Westbrook. Realestate Central
Harker Haulage
Wombarra Civil
PBI Haulage
Morrison Fabrication
TML Transport
EB Graphics

Round 2 recap.

Saturday saw the second round of racing at Northline Speedway.
Ava is still struggling with the feel of the new car and like Round 1, showed plenty of speed at times, but couldn't find a comfortable groove all night.

A bit of fibreglass to repair after a bingle in heat 1 that took out half the field and a flat tyre were the only things to repair before this Saturday.
We'll change a few things on the car that will hopefully make it easier to drive and see what happens.

Massive congratulations to Ryder Morgado for not only being the first the New star home, but for winning the junior feature outright! You drove beyond your years all night and thoroughly deserved it.

A big thank you to our sponsors:

Moose and Dawn
Kylie Westbrook - Real Estate Central
Harker Haulage
Wombarra Civil
PBI Haulage
Morrison Fabrication
EB Graphics

Unloaded and ready to go for night 2 at Northline Speedway.
Results to come tomorrow.

Night one done and dusted and the car is still straight.......although not for lack of trying to put it on its roof by jumping the infield!!!

Ava loves the difference in the new car and has found a huge amount of confidence and speed over the off season from somewhere. We just need to work on being consistently smooth now.

The results don't show how much quicker she was on Saturday night than last year, but her starts and lap times for the first few laps of each race were awesome.

Thank you Miah for helping to prepare the car and for being in charge of the tyres and pressures.

A couple of weeks off now until the next meeting at Northline.

A massive thank you to the supporters that have made this season possible in some way.
It's very much appreciated by all.

Kylie Westbrook - Real Estate Central
Harker Haulage Rhianna Harker
Wombarra Civil
Moose and Dawn Moose Johnston
PBI Haulage
Morrison Fabrication
EB Graphics
TML Transport