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SUPERCHARGED OUTLAWS
PAUL STEPHEN
RUNNER-UP: MARK HUNT
Hometown: Raby, New South Wales
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Champion status: First-time Champion
2018/2019 event wins: South Coast 660 and ANDRA Grand Final
2018/2019 event runner-ups: Nitro Up North
Sponsors: Atlantic Oils, Bob Reishel at Smart Fuels, Macarthur Garages, John Williard of Flatout Services,
Craig’s Automatics.
“Taking out the Championship is a culmination of god knows how many years, going back to when I was a
teenager. It was something that we set out to do at the start of the year and I think I am still coming to grips
with it now that we got it done,” Stephen said.
“Committing is the hardest part – it is a lot of time off work, we worked out it came to around two months away
all up, and a lot of kilometres, we drove 38,600km in the bus across the season!
“Another big moment of the season was the Chris Stewart Memorial – there was a ANDRA Christmas Tree for
me at that event as well but it was almost secondary on that occasion to the plaque going up on the wall. We
don’t lose many – and it still chokes me up a bit, but it definitely has pride of place in my trophy cabinet and
even if we did nothing else, we will get back to South Coast Raceway and defend that title.”
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