by Dean Thompson
Racing at Drouin Speedway will take place again this Sunday from 11am with the main events on the schedule being for the sports sedan class and the women's standard saloons competing in a feature event and series round event respectively.
Both classes will be supported by great fields in the open standard saloons, junior standard saloons and junior 1200cc sedans.
Sports sedan competitors have nominated to try and earn a share of the $2000 prize money on offer, with some strong competition amongst the nominations.
Pakenham man Damien Miller is the top competitor representing the Drouin club with Troy Glassborow, Darwyn Lee, Gavan Dorain, and Joseph Otimi - also all Drouin members - in the field keen to figure in the final placings.
Visiting drivers from surrounding clubs that are likely to be running at the front of the class include Inverloch's Braidan Webster, Cameron Dike, Chris Aarts, Warragul racer Ray Gould, Bernie Franklin, Scott Angus and Albert Fell.
Hold on to your hats for this one.
The women's standard saloon state series third round is also being held with a great list of entrants.
Women set to compete in the latest state series round includes leading competitors Latrobe Valley racer Tahlia Campbell, Caroline Allen and Bree Walker and a host of other competitive racers that are keen on finishing up at the front of the field on Sunday.
Bronwyn Miles is more than capable of victory whilst Stacey Sheedy from Bunyip, Michelle George, Elise Halliday, and Kate Stuchbery are others that might just figure in the feature event.
Open standard saloon racing will be fierce with Jeff Blencowe flying the flag for the Drouin Speedway Club. Blencowe will duel with Mark Miles, Luke King, Chris Miles, Matt Leek, Moe based racer Jack Yeomans, Andrew Miles, and Kacey Ingram in terrific standard saloon racing with many of Gippsland's best drivers.
Chase Ingram and Hunter Carey lead the nominations in the junior standard saloon line-up for Sunday with both having recently won feature events.
Ingram won two weeks ago at Bairnsdale Speedway and Carey a week earlier at Nyora.
They will have Drouin member drivers such as Cooper Joynson, Cooper Irons, Bunyip driver Ella Sheedy, Dyclan Sweet, Bryce Leek, and Ashton Joynson to compete with, whilst Tyler McDermott has his sights set on a podium result.
Rounding out all the action is the junior 1200cc sedans.
Bryce Leek is Victorian champion in this category, and he will need to compete with the current Victoria two and three ranked race drivers of the class in Xander Baxter - who recently won at Nyora - and Riley Taylor who came flying through the field for a podium result in the same race.
Ella Sheedy and Chase Doherty will also represent Drouin Speedway in this event with Dayne Murdoch, and Brad Marshall other competitors who could figure in the final podium results.
Gates open from 8am. Racing from 11am.
Entry will cost $20 for an adult, aged and invalid pensioner and children 12 to 16yrs is $15 and children under 12 years of age are free. A family ticket for two adults and two children aged 12 to 16 will cost $50.
Track is at 140 Main Jindivick Road, Jindivick.
General enquiries can be made to 0422 289 133.