17-18/10/2009
The
fifth and final round of the Australian Off Road
Championship, the Gundy 400 started with blue skies, a
slight breeze mixed with dust and flies. First up Saturday
was prologue, every thing went smoothly with Clayton placing
1st in Production 4WD and Robert and Leila 3rd and 8th
respectively in Extreme 4WD.
With
a good mix of fast straights and the notorious Gundy melon
holes, the 75km track was a sure test for man and machine.
Section 1 on Sat afternoon consisted of two
laps. Due to the times of the 2nd lap being dropped,
Robert's 3rd place became 5th in class and Leila 8th.
Clayton came in 1st in class. Sat night the pit crew
replaced Claytons broken rear spring and repaired Leila's
broken shock mount, to be ready for Sunday. Being unable to
replace Roberts broken front diff meant he had to race on
Sunday in rear wheel drive only.
Sunday
consisted of three laps for the national competitors and
only two laps for the Qld championship competitors. On the
1st lap Rob had a radiator hose rub through but managed to
save any major engine damage and on getting back to pits,
the hose was replaced and he was back out racing. Clayton
having no more issues finished in first place in class,
which rounded up the National Production 4WD class
championship in first place. Robert came 5th in class, and
he is now placed 2nd in the Extreme 4WD Class of the
National Championship. Leila who was competing in the Qld
round only, placed 1st in class and 13th outright. This
concluded a successful weekend for the team with all 3
vehicles finishing the race with no major damage, a feat in
itself.
