Finke 2009 - pics and wrap up
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:03 pm
Well it is over again for another year. As most of you would already know, Brumbyrunner did extremely well - finishing the race 4th in class and 33rd out of a field of 76 starters.
It was a strange feeling being at a major race meet with next to nothing to do to the car except fiddle. Stuart was right on the pace for the first half of day one. His times dropped off due to him doing some pretty major damage to the vehicle. He managed to break the engine cross member and bend the drivers side radius rod quite badly.
There was a minor scrape with a buggy rubbing down the side of the ute. There is slight damage but it is all cosmetic thankfully.
Bruce Garland and his crew went out of their way to get Stuart, his navigator Jim and the ute racing the next day.
Again his times were right on the front runners in his class. Shearing the drivers side cv shaft cost him a fair bit of time on the last stage of day two.
They finished which is the main thing and they have the dog spike to prove it.
Well done fellas.
Here are a few random pics I took.
The car would have struck terror in some drivers as it was catching them. He only had one head light for some reason. Same as the pro class buggies.
You can view the slide show here.
Or view the album with larger and more pics here.
It was a strange feeling being at a major race meet with next to nothing to do to the car except fiddle. Stuart was right on the pace for the first half of day one. His times dropped off due to him doing some pretty major damage to the vehicle. He managed to break the engine cross member and bend the drivers side radius rod quite badly.
There was a minor scrape with a buggy rubbing down the side of the ute. There is slight damage but it is all cosmetic thankfully.
Bruce Garland and his crew went out of their way to get Stuart, his navigator Jim and the ute racing the next day.
Again his times were right on the front runners in his class. Shearing the drivers side cv shaft cost him a fair bit of time on the last stage of day two.
They finished which is the main thing and they have the dog spike to prove it.
Well done fellas.
Here are a few random pics I took.
The car would have struck terror in some drivers as it was catching them. He only had one head light for some reason. Same as the pro class buggies.
You can view the slide show here.
Or view the album with larger and more pics here.
