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 The
Southern Ontario Sprints had a
double header planned for the
Canada Day Weekend but Mother
Nature had other plans. Saturdays
event at South Buxton Raceway was
washed out completely.
The stars and cars of the SOS
turned their attention to
Humberstone Speedway for their
first race at the Port Colborne
facility in two seasons. For Dick
Mahoney the night started off well
but ended with problems and was a disappointing
night.
In
the 8 lap qualifier Dick would
start on the outside of the front
row and quickly jump out to the
lead on the high side of turn one.
Son Warren who started right
behind Dick took the same line and
the two were battling for the
lead. The two put on a great race
for a couple laps before Warren
got by for good and took the heat
win. Rob Pietz would sneak by
Mahoney in the closing laps and
Dick would have to settle for a
third place finish.
In
the 20 lap A Main the #79 would
start on pole but he would not
hold the spot for long. Apparent
brake problems on the car forced
Dick back through the field where
he ended up with a 14th place
finish. Despite the lack luster
results 'The Pig' remains firmly
in the top ten in SOS points
sitting 7th and just 95 points
back of the leader and 62 points
out of the top five.
Dick Mahoney and the rest of the
Southern Ontario Sprints will be
back on the road on Saturday July
12th at the Brighton Speedway. For
more information visit www.southernontariosprints.com
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