It's all systems go getting ready for the rapidly approaching 2014-15 racing season for the Cowara Motorsport Team.
Team owner Steve Duggan is pleased to announce that the 2012-13 AHG Sprintcar Series Champion Cameron Gessner will be back behind the wheel again, with the very experienced Keith Giles continuing as the crew chief.
"We will have three brand new cars plus last years' car," said Duggan. "We want to have one car to race, one in the trailer as a spare, plus two more sitting in the shed."
The format for this season has been changed, with the final four round "Chase" scenario eliminated.
Instead there will be 13 rounds of racing for the title at the Perth Motorplex and Quit Bunbury Speedway.
This change should suit the Cowara Motorsport #41 team as consistency over the entire series will determine the major placegetters.
The former Queensland Sprintcar Champion Gessner is renowned for his ability to get the most out of the car and to finish races.
The team is still to decide whether they will venture over to the east again to contest some of the major shows.
The Australian Sprintcar Championship will be staged at the Bunbury venue on February 13 and 14, and is high on their list of priorities, as Gessner has finished third in the national title on two previous occasions.
Crew chief Keith Giles, who joined the team in the latter part of last season, is currently flat out getting all of the cars completed for the season opener at Perth Motorplex on Saturday October 18.
"I'm working hard getting all of the cars ready," said Giles. "We are still waiting for a few parts to arrive. "It's a whole new deal for me, but I'm looking forward to it."
The Grand Opening Showdown meeting at Kwinana on October 18 provides the Cowara Motorsport Team with an opportunity to create some more Speedway history.
Last year Gessner won the opening event of the season for the second time in a row - the first time ever a driver had gone back to back on opening night.
Now he has the chance to make it a hat-trick.
Following his victory in the 2012-13 AHG Sprintcar Series competition, Gessner again proved competitive in every single outing last summer.
He led the pointscore after the 13 round preliminary section of the competition, and also after the first of the four rounds of the "Chase".
A crash in the third round put him out of contention - but it was still a very successful season - with two race victories in WA, plus taking out the four round Southern Thunder Series at Bunbury, finishing third in the King's Royal event at Mount Gambier, and a creditable twelfth (out of a record 118 drivers including 20 Americans) in the Grand Annual Classic event at Warrnambool.
Expect the Cowara Motorsport team to be firing on all eight cylinders when the green flag drops at the season opener at Perth Motorplex on Saturday October 18.
2014-15 AHG Sprintcar Series Calendar October 18 – Grand Opening Showdown – Perth Motorplex November 1 – The Magic Man 34 – Perth Motorplex. November 8 – Battery Alltypes Southern Thunder Series – Quit Bunbury Speedway November 22 – Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings – Perth Motorplex November 29 – Battery Alltypes Southern Thunder Series – Quit Bunbury Speedway December 6 – 53rd WA Sprintcar Championship – Perth Motorplex December 26 – Sprintcar Christmas Cup – Perth Motorplex December 27 – Battery Alltypes Southern Thunder Series – Quit Bunbury Speedway January 3 – 11th Annual Sprintcar Muster – Perth Motorplex January 24 – Australia Day Weekend show – Perth Motorplex February 7 – World Series Sprintcars – Perth Motorplex February 21 – World Series Sprintcars Grand Final – Perth Motorplex March 14 – Sprintcar Westernapolis – AHG Series Grand Final – Perth Motorplex
The Cowara Motorsport Team wishes to acknowledge the support of their loyal sponsors who enable us to keep on racing. Many thanks to – Cowara Contractors, Jak Civil, Australind Pre-Mix, J&S Drilling, RJ Vincent, Titan Plant Hire, Perkins Builders, Westrac, Margaret River Sign Co, MJB Industries, McMahon Services, Fergy’s, Coastal West Extinguisher Supplies, Allwest Transport, FMC West, Ledge Finance, Passmore Automotives, Penrite Oils, Maxwill Motors, Prestige Panel and Paint, The Scrappy Cow, Full of Beanz Coffee, Range Equipment, City & Regional Fuels, T & M Mechanical.
Press Release Prepared for Cowara Motorsport By Ken Brown 0421 173 271
