MEDIA RELEASE- For Immediate Release, January 28

THE FLY ON THE PACE HEADING INTO THE CLASSIC

Ian Lewis has bounced back from some recent tough races to record two extremely pleasing results, which lifts the Camden Neon Signs Racing team’s confidence heading into one of the biggest race weekends in the country, the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.

On Wednesday January 25, the Adtrans, Camden Neon Signs, J&J Auto Racing car hit Avalon Raceway for the Presidents Cup, where ‘The Fly’ was immediately on the pace and looked set for a strong showing in front of his local Victorian crowd.

After qualifying in seventh position, Lewis would start out of fourth in his heat race, where he was able to make up two positions to finish as the runner up behind Allan Barlee.

Lewis went on to finish second in the A Dash to put him out of third position for the A-Main. A good start followed and ‘The Fly’ was racing hard behind American youngster Brian Brown who led the race.

The Adtrans, Camden Neon Signs, J&J Auto Racing car kept getting stronger and Lewis steered the car right on to the tail of Brown and challenged him for the lead until he got caught out high on the track, which allowed Paul McMahan and Max Dumesny through, dropping Lewis to fourth.

A late restart saw Robbie Farr challenge and briefly pass Lewis for fourth, until ‘The Fly’ soon returned the favour and remained there until the race finished.

“It’s been a really good night for the team. We had a few tough races in the SRA series of late, so this is good for us heading into the Classic,” explained Lewis.

An ultra competitive Kings Challenge at Mount Gambier’s Borderline Raceway set the scene on Australia Day for the Camden Neon Signs Racing team, with Lewis putting in a strong showing in qualifying to record the twelfth fastest time.

‘The Fly’ started both his heats out of sixth position and finished second behind Phil March in his first heat, however was forced to avoid two spun cars ahead in his second heat race and effectively had to race from the back of the nine car field into seventh place.

The A-Main saw Lewis start out of eleventh position, where he remained on the lead lap on a black surfaced track with all the cars running a very fast race pace. ‘The Fly’ was able to pass Matthew Reed with two laps remaining and secured tenth.

“It was pretty fast out there, the right rear tyre was worn right down to the canvas. With the close times everyone was racing at, tenth is a solid result. We just have to keep up this speed we’ve got over the coming races.”

The team now prepares for two nights of racing at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway for the prestigious Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic on January 27 & 28.

Camden Neon Signs Racing is sponsored by Adtrans Truck Centre, Camden Neon Signs, J&J Auto Racing, Elf Race Fuels Australia, Cascade, Panna Cranes, The Metric Men and Transport Equipment Hire.