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Rocket Racing was previously a 1 car deal with Brad Lane behind the wheel of Modified 119H until last season when Brad’s sister Samantha Lane joined the Modified class in 199H both are contracted to the Huntly Speedway. Both Samantha and Brad started their racing career in the Ministock Class which is a youth class for 12 to 17 year olds.
Our first meeting of the 2022/23
season was at our home track Huntly International Speedway, with Brad looking to start the season strong and Sam putting in some good laps
while getting familiar with the car.
During the season Brad travelled
the North and South Island to tracks in Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wellington,
Wanganui and Christchurch while Sam mainly kept to the local tracks in Auckland
and Huntly to get seat time and become one with the car. Brad had some mixed results with Equipment
failures and getting caught up in incident but still coming away with some good
results.
The NZ Modified Champs were to
be held at Huntly Speedway over 2 nights, but again the rain played its part
with only getting 1 race in on the first night which meant the balance of the
qualifying races, Repercharge and the final being held over 1 night. Brad had a
fantastic drive with winning 5 out of his 6 qualifying heats which put him top
qualifier for the final race, Sam also had a good run in her heats with
managing to get into the Repercharge which saw her come home with her first Win
in a Modified and securing a position in the Final winner takes all race. Unfortunately, Sam ended up on the infield
with a DNF in the final but Brad continued his form on the night to secure the
NZ Modified Title for the second Time.
Both Drivers headed to Stratford
for the Taranaki Champs meeting that was held in April, resulting in Brad coming
home with the cup in 1st place and Sam getting on the podium in 2nd
place.
Overall both drivers had a successful
seasons and are ready for the upcoming season starting in Huntly on the 21st
October.
Brad and Sam managed to pick up some trophies at the Huntly International Speedway!
Sam – Most Improved
Brad – 1st in heats
Brad – 1st feature
Brad – 1st points overall
Brad – Competitor of the year
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