Sport
1 August, 2024
Local crowned King of Kerribee
LOCAL Brodie Davis took on some of the nation’s top drivers to be crowned the 2024 “King of Kerribee” at Saturday’s B & B Fibreglass, Paint and Panel Mareeba Speedway.
Brodie earned the highest points on the night after competing against teams from Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland as well as New Zealander Allen Woods.
The V8-powered “Big Things with Wings” prestige event had race fans on their feet as Brodie scraped into first place with the Leigh Holman-owned AERO6FOUR No. 51NQ. He just defeated Perth’s Ryan Farrell in the Tulloch Performance Product Q1, with Victorian’s Ryan Davis in the Davis Haulage No. 95 in third.
Organisers were thrilled with the number of families who attended on the night, with the ‘Christmas in July’ theme a huge hit with children who enjoyed the five-hour fun-filled action on and off the track.
In the support classes, a growing division under the mentoring of former Super Sedan Champion Peter Wright, saw the Junior Sedan Division put on their usual great racing. Cairn’s youngster Bailey Chandler won the Central Tyre Service/ HDPT final with Townsville’s Paige Jordan second and Jaydyn Hawkins third.
The new division of Wingless Sprints did a demonstration with Richie Robb, Samantha Jones and Toni Chapman, proved this class is a great entry level and cost-effective way to get into speedway.
A new smaller track built by Vice-President Cameron Lowe in the infield suited the gearing of the smaller Formula 500 class. It was the very in-form Kaydon Everson from Townsville, who took out the AERO6FOUR Feature Final, with Anthony Gunell, also from Townsville, in second, and Mareeba’s Cameron Lowe third.
The Central Tyre Services Super Street Sedans once again provided the race fans with plenty of close racing and thrills and spills with Cairns’ Jay Naylor first home in the CTS Feature Final and Brandon Wyatte in second, and Edward Smith in third.
Mareeba Speedway President Scott said the season was really drawing the crowds with the stripped-back format.
“Being a non-for-profit community, volunteer-based club, we have cut back race meeting numbers to just five for the season but we are making those meetings special, like the Christmas in July event. It’s really working,” he said.
“Our next race meeting will be the 21st of September, which includes a round of the 2024 North Queensland Sprintcar Championship and a Family Fun theme of ‘Disco’, so we hope to see you here.”
