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CLOSE FIGHT DECIDES
          ENERGY RELEASE FOUR CYLINDER/ROTARY SHOOTOUT FINALISTS
The final qualifying round of the Energy Release Series for four cylinder and rotary powered cars was held at Willowbank Raceway on Saturday May 19th. Competition was intense as only the eight contestants topping the final points tally over the series will be eligible to compete in the Energy Release Shootout at the 11th Annual Four Cylinder and Rotary Jamboree on June 16th. At that event, all competitors will contest three rounds of shoot-out racing with the top two point scorers from those races fighting out a $1,000 �winner take all� final.
Ashley Mason went into the final qualifying event on top of the points in his RX7 Mazda but a first round loss saw him bumped back down the order. Rob Oberg's Porsche 924 damaged a gearbox in the second round leaving him level with Mason but John Nelson went as far as the third round in his Suburu WRX gaining enough points to edge past into the lead on 75 points.
A semi final finish by Rodney Taylor saw him jump from fifth to equal first but it was Peter Healy who gained the most. His runner up finish saw him move from outside the eight in eleventh to seventh securing a spot in the shoot out. The event was won by Andrew Smith in his VW Manx Buggy.
The eight finalists for the Energy Release Shootout on June 16th are
1.Rodney Taylor    75
2.John Nelson      75
3.Rob Oberg        70
4.Ashley Mason     70
5.Adam Foreman     60
6.Grant Fleet      55
7.Peter Healy      50
8.David Deem       50
Reserves will be Andrew Tynes 45 and Gavin Hall 40.The special award made to the driver recording the best start line reaction time of the event sponsored by Aluminium Radiators and Engineering (ARE) was Pete Tombs in his VW Golf.ARE has devoted a special section of their website (www.are.com.au) to the Energy Release Series with a large number of photos and detailed results. Information about Energy Release Products is available on the     Performance Wholesale website www.performancewholesale.com.au
For further information contact Willowbank Raceway on (07) 3849 6881 or at www.willowbank-raceway.com.au