THE South East Automobile Club held its final round of the season at SEAC Park recently.
The day/night event proved promising as the track was dusty and firm before the start of proceedings.
Kevin Raedel drew the number one and was the first car on track.
His Falcon rally car took on the track with plenty of flair.
Nicholas Cagney put his Toyota 86 around the course for a fast time of 1:46.12, which was the quickest in the opening round.
He was followed by Geoff Wilson, who cranked out a good lap of 1:48.56.
Jayden Edwards rounded out the top three for the first round with a time of 1:48.93.
Damien Wilson found good pace to be next home with a tidy 1:49.00 and closely followed by the in-form Damien Brand, who stopped the clock at 1:50.44..
John Whitehead’s Phoenix Buggy came in next with a time of 1:51.00, while Dion Becker put himself in a good position early on with a time of 1:51.72 to take seventh spot.
Always one to watch, Gary Brown had the Falcon sideways at every opportunity and stopped the clock at 1:52.43.
Another with plenty of sideways action, Barry Edwards pushed his Commodore as hard as conditions would allow and returned home with a time of 1:52.62.
Young Corey Brand has learned how to drive a car quickly from his father Trent and Uncle Damien.
This was shown with excellent car control and claimed 10th place on the first run with an impressive time of 1:53.07.
Dale Cagney let loose in Rond 2 and looked to make up for a poor first run after a popped tyre.
He set the place alight with a time no one could match at 1:42.96.
Nicholas Cagney put in a similar time to his first run, with a 1:46.53 and finished one second ahead of the third-placed Damien Wilson.
Becker claimed fourth place on the second run with a time of 1:48.38, which was three seconds ahead of his time in his first stint.
Matt Kirby improved on his first lap by five second to claim fifth place with a time of 1:49.72.
Kirby narrowly edged out Barry Edwards, who stopped the clock at 1:49.91.
The were marginally faster than Damien Brand and Max Gartner, who finished seventh and eighth.
Jayden Edwards could not match his opening lap and had to settle for ninth place, while Brown rounded out the top 10 with a time of 1:52.13.
The third stint saw Dale Cagney almost match his previous lap as he stopped the clock at 1:43.85 seconds to hold out his son Nicholas, who was just under two seconds back with a time of 1:45.47.
Wilson’s time of 1:47.38 was enough to claim third place, while Becker’s consistency continued as he claimed fourth spot.
Matt Kirby rounded out the top five when he came home with a time of 1:48.69.
Jayden Edwards found a better line than the last run to finish at 1:49.28, while Damien Brand was next after a time of 1:49.7.
Barry Edwards, Mark Jennings and Max Gartner rounding out the top 10 in the third run.
After a break for tea, racing resumed as darkness took over the circuit.
Dale Cagney was again the benchmark of the competition as he set the pace with a well-driven lap to cross the line at 1:43.47.
He was closely followed by Nicholas Cagney who stopped the clock at 1:46.81, while Damien Wilson rounded out the top three.
Jayden Edwards improved on his previous outing to put in a solid lap for a time of 1:47.37.
Becker claimed fifth place with a time of 1:50.34, ahead of Damien Brand – who stopped the clock at 1:50.81.
Barry Edwards claimed second place with a time of 1:50.84 seconds, while Gartner, Bailey Perryman and Brown rounded out the top 10.
The last run for the evening saw Dale Cagney finish off the day with a 1:43.81 lap to hold out a big effort from runner-up Damien Brand.
Nicholas Cagney’s 1:45.22 was enough to claim third place ahead of Damien Wilson in fourth.
Becker continued to show his consistency as he came home in fifth place with a time of 1:48.41.
Jayden Edwards stopped the clock at 1:49.53 ahead of Barry Edwards, who set a time of 1:50.29 seconds.
The hard-charging Brown sealed eighth place with a time of 1:50.34, while Matt Kirby’s Laser set a time of 1:50.44.
Geoff Wilson, nursed his Peugeot into the final place in the top 10 with a time of 1:51.47
Dale Cagney recovered well from his flat tyre first round to hold on to the first place overall with a total of 8:49.59 from Nicholas Cagney with his consistent day at 8:50.15 for second spot.
Damien Wilson enjoyed his birthday outing, to claim third place with a time 8:57.75.
Damien Brand pinched the points for fourth outright, with his rapid final run enough to clinch the edge out Becker in fifth.
Jayden Edwards’ total of 9:07.65 seconds was good enough for sixth place, while Barry Edwards was next with a time of 9:13.78.
It was a mixed day at the wheel for Matt Kirby who drove his Laser well enough to claim eighth spot with a total time of 9:18.35 seconds.
Brown set a respectable time of 9:19.59 seconds to finish ninth, while Bailey Perryman rounded out the top 10 with a time of 9:20.32 seconds.
Class Winners:
Class W: Dale Cagney
Class D: Nicholas Cagney
Class E: Dion Becker
Class B: Gary Brown
Class A: Bailey Perryman
Class J: Max Gartner
Class L: Teresa Lipscombe
