Sport
4 November, 2024
Local driver wins another crown
MAREEBA driver John Magro has secured the 2024 North Queensland LS Sprintcar Series after his final round held on home soil.
Over the past six years, Magro has secured a total of five motorsport series crowns, which includes the 2019 Australian Formula 3 Championship in circuit racing, along with the MAD Formula 500 Series on three occasions on the speedway in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and now this year’s North Queensland Series in LS Sprintcars.
“It’s a huge honour to win the North Queensland Series in only my second full year of LS Sprintcar racing, and this year hasn’t been without its challenges, but I’ve been able to enjoy a consistent second half to the year, and it has rewarded me with the series win,” the 39-year-old said.
Magro finished in second place on the night, behind Brodie Davis but won on points for the series crown.
“The LS Sprintcar competition up in North Queensland is currently enjoying a bit of a resurgence, and we have great support between our two local tracks in Cairns Speedway and Mareeba Speedway, which is really helping the class’s growth,” he said.
“From a personal point of view, it makes winning the North Queensland Series all the more satisfying.”
Magro and his team will now head south to compete in LS Sprintcar race meetings at Toowoomba and Maryborough and then return to Toowoomba Speedway on January 10, 11 and 12 for the annual Red Hot Summer Shootout for 410 Sprintcars to win $20,000.
“The main goal for travelling down south is to simply get some laps during our off-season up here and learn as much as possible along the way,” Magro said.
