WONDERFUL WOFFY WINS DAD’S RACE

PINJAR PARK WRITE UP – Saturday 14^th December 2019

Tai Woffinden, the boy who grew up in Western Australia to win three World Titles returned to Pinjar Park to defend the race named in honour of his late father, the Rob Woffinden Classic, and didn’t put a foot wrong all night.

He was imperious in winning his four heats and then dominated the Final. Others to impress on the night included fellow Englishmen Drew Kemp, Jack Smith and Leon Flint.

Locals Dan Winchester, Doug Scoble, Kale Ballantyne and Frank Smart were also in the mix but it was Tai Woffinden who the big crowd came to watch.

Woffinden who elected to run out of gate three in the Final was superb. It was a treat to watch him run the still very new WA venue. Earlier he had recorded the best time on the night with 60.08 secs for the four-lap journey. The fastest ever around the venue.

The B Final was a race of drama when both Smith and Ballantyne fell, but both were OK and the referee decided to allow Jack and Kale to contest the re-run.

Sidecar racing was of a high standard with former Australian and WA Champion Russell Mitchell winning the program. Along with passenger Morgan Cornwall he won his four qualifying heats and was too good in the final.

Earlier in the night Chromie Holmwood had fallen from the side of the Boujos sidecar during a first corner collision. Tough as chrome he re-joined his partner to take third in the Final.