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Race Report by Ari Bakla
Largest entries for the 2018 season so far were at NSW PROLINE Challenge, no rain and plenty of racing. We had a revised forecast for this round, 10 min Qualifiers and 45 minute A-Main for some much needed prep for the worlds.

The ACT facility is one of the best in Australia and the track layout and surface is awesome! Track was grooved within the first 2 hours and just got better and better.

GP Buggy was also a 2 horse race, Ari Bakla picked up TQ after winning all 3 Qualifiers, local fast guy Shane Kelly had some super fast lap speed and was 2nd with Craig Laughton in 3rd. Ari pulled a little gap but would be closed after the first pit stop, for the next 25 minutes Ari and Shane were never more than 2-3 seconds apart, switching the lead until Shane had a large crash in one of the worst areas of the track for a marshal to get too. This gave Ari a large lead which he would protect and cross the line with the win.

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1/8 IC Buggy Results
1. Ari Bakla – XRAY XB8
2. Shane Kelly
3. Craig Laughton

E Buggy ran 7-minute qualifiers and 3 A-Mains. Shane Reid took TQ, Lhor was 2nd and Michael Stone in 3rd. It was a 2 way battle for the mains as Lhor had gear mesh issues. Shane had a nice lead after Michael had a long crash, but once Mic settled in he was able to crawl back the 10 Second gap to the Shane, taking the lead on the last lap and the win in A1. A2 was almost a carbon copy, but with a smaller gap this time around. Michael was able to take the lead with a couple of minutes to go and never looked back.

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1/8 E Buggy Results
1. Michael Stone XRAY XB8E
2. Shane Reid
3. Austin McMahon

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