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A massive forty one SSA Super Sedans are coming from all across the country to Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway for the 10k to win Ian Boettcher Classic this weekend.
The field will be the biggest in the country so far this season, and include drivers from five states, with twenty nine Queenslanders, seven New South Welshmen, three Tasmanians, a Victorian, and a Western Australian in attendance.
The driver lineup includes five former National Super Sedan Champions including current and four time National Champion Matty Pascoe.
Pascoe has already tasted feature success on the Toowoomba high banks this season, and will be looking to take the 10k back to Sweet Chassis headquarters.
Pascoe will be joined by former National Champions Darren Kane and Steve Jordan from Queensland, Mick Nicola from Victoria, and Callum Harper from Tasmania all of whom will be hoping to take home the cash.
Local hero Sean Black won the last time the Super Sedans hit the track at Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway and will be looking to put on a show for his hometown fans.
Gary ‘Dusty’ Higgs has won the last three Western Australian Super Sedan Titles, and will be making the trip to Toowoomba all the way from Perth, in a bid to take home the 10k in the 1K.
The ‘Apple Isle’ is going to be well represented with three Tasmanians making the trek to Toowoomba. Callum Harper, Corey Smith and David Nichols will all be in contention to take the 10k back to Tasmania.
New South Wales hopes lie in the hands of the talented Brims brothers Hayden and Zac, as well as the ultra consistent Tyson Moon who will be hoping to bounce back following a big crash at the Victorian Title last weekend.
The massive field is further buoyed by an exciting format across both nights of racing. On the opening night drivers will tackle time trials to set the grids for the two heat races, which could have up to an eight car inversion.
Following the two rounds of heats the top sixteen will lock into the twenty five lap preliminary A Main, with positions seventeen through twenty coming from the B Main.
On night two the drivers will face a further round of heats based on the points standings from the opening night.
The top eighteen will lock into the thirty five lap main event, with the remaining drivers to tackle the B Main where the top six will transfer to lock in positions nineteen through twenty four.
All drivers in the top eighteen will have the opportunity to move further up the grid.
Qualifiers thirteen through eighteen will run a six lap B Dash with the winner moving on to the A Dash, and the remainder of the field being set in their positions.
The winner of the B Dash will join qualifiers eight through twelve, with the winner joining the top seven in the pole shuffle, and the remainder of the field being set in their positions.
The winner of the A Dash joins the top seven qualifiers in the pole shuffle, with drivers going one on one in a two lap sprint in a hope to move closer to the front of the pack for the thirty five lap main event.
The Ian Boettcher Classic is to sure to be an event that you will not want to miss!
Ian Boettcher Classic Nominations (41)
A1 Matty Pascoe
W1 Gary Higgs
GL3 Graeme Elliott (withdrawn)
Q3 Matt Williams (withdrawn)
T3 David Nichols
V3 Mick Nicola
Q4 John Sheehan
Q6 Ty Pascoe
T6 Corey Smith
N7 Wayne Dick
RK8 Michael Larsen
Q8 Rod Enman
Q10 Steve Jordan
Q11 Mitchell Gee
Q12 David Musch
Q15 Gavin Northfield
Q18 Brad Pascoe
N19 Dion Bennett
N21 Darren Anning
T22 Callum Harper
N23 Andrew White
Q26 Sean Black
Q27 Ryan Cats
Q28 Zac Pascoe
Q29 Darren Saunders
N29 Zac Brims
Q31 Brendan Doyle
Q33 Justin Randall
Q34 Wayne Randall
Q35 Michael Kendall
Q36 Darren Kane
Q42 Michael Taylor
Q44 Trent Wilson
Q47 Barry Craft
N57 Tyson Moon
Q65 Zak Hudson
Q71 Shayne Lau
N77 Hayden Brims
Q95 Bob McCosker
Q98 Michael Hally
Q99 Mark O’Brien
