lucky enough that we got through and beat
some really good guys in the field.”
For Adrian McGrotty in Super Gas it was a case
of back to back victories after the Mill Park
(VIC) racer also took victory at September’s
Sunset Strip Nationals. McGrotty and Jason
Wilson faced off in the final after having
earlier dispatched Graeme Spencer and
Darryl Stephen; and Warren Bull and Charlie
Saraceno respectively.
Another back-to-back winner was Alex
Panagiotidis, who took out SuperComp ahead
of Rob Dekert after having earlier emerged
victorious from battles against David Roberts
(round two) and Mick Simis while enjoying
a bye to the final. Dekert meanwhile had
faced off against Mark Newman (round one),
Steven Athans and Adrian Vella to book his
ticket to the final.
Yet another racer taking consecutive victories
in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman
Series was Modified racer Kenny Stewart. The
Tarneit (VIC) racer took on Jess Voigt in the
final after having earlier faced Top Qualifier
Adam Munday, Les Mills and Rob McKay
while Voigt enjoyed a bye to the final after
having defeated Derek Wills, Matt Ponton
and Bradley Hicks across the day.
In Super Sedan, Chris Lioulios took victory
over former champion George Tipoukidis after
having earlier faced Michael Milasiewicz,
Rob Evans, Stephen Griffin and Alex Gkroidis
across the day while ‘Tipo’ had enjoyed a bye
to the final after having raced Top Qualifier
Rob Camilleri and Enio Marrocco.
The Roxby Downs (SA) racer took out the
Super Sedan victory during the series’ last
visit to Portland and was pleased to go back-
to-back at the venue.
“It felt good. I really enjoy coming here, I enjoy
the race track, it is great, and the friends that
I have got here,” Lioulios said while thanking
his crew Jim and Alannah, Mick Yafo, and his
wife Natalie for their support.
“It was a pretty hard weekend, the car was a
bit up and down during qualifying and every
race was a hard race. It wasn’t an easy one all
the way through so to come away with a win
was pretty good.
“We are hoping to come back to Portland for
South Coast 660 in January but my wife is
pregnant and due around then, so we have
our fingers crossed!”
In the Supercharged Outlaws rankings it was
Jason Keily who would take the win after
having faced off against Mike Evans and
Top Qualifier Justin Russell to go to the final
against Mark Hunt. Hunt meanwhile had
emerged victorious from battles against Paul
Stephen and Doina Day.
David Willis took victory over Rob Cassar in
Competition Bike, while in the Modified Bike
bracket it all came down to Jake Hamilton
and last-round winner David McGinn in the
final. Hamilton had earlier faced off against
Dan Dycer, Nat McKay and Derryn McGregor
while McGinn had raced against Mario Baker,
Nick Thompson and Michael Cristoforo.
ANDRA thanks South Coast Raceway and
all of its volunteers and sponsors for an
outstanding race track and a well-run event.
For full results from the South Coast
Nationals, please click here.
Round five of the 18/19 Summit Racing
Equipment
Sportsman
Series,
the
Goldenstates, will be held at the Perth
Motorplex on December 1. For more
information on that event, please visit www.
andra.com.au or www.motorplex.com.au
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