Anderson’s Hard Charging Classic Result    

In a result that he was more than pleased about, Grant Anderson managed to charge his way from the rear of the field to finish one spot shy of the podium in last weekend’s Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway.

After dropping his opening heat race on the second night of the Grand Annual Classic, due to an electrical issue, and then bouncing back with a hard charging second place finish in the fourth and final heat race, Anderson was sentenced to qualify for the feature race via the B-main. Capturing the second last transfer spot, third place, he started from position 19 and it was a case of laying it all on the line. Anderson found the groove on the track early on and was able to use his to his advantage to progress forward in a rapid fashion. In what was a fantastic drive, he fell short of finishing on the podium and ended up in fourth.

Although disappointed to not have finished higher, the VIC # 37 Wagga Mobile Cranes & Heavy Haulage supported Foster driver was very pleased with his performance that earned him the event’s hard charger award.

“We were really moving forward in the feature race and that was due to picking the right setup, which is a credit to the hard work of my wonderful and hardworking team,” expressed Anderson, who had earlier in the weekend qualified ninth in the first group of time trials, and then placed third and fifth in his two heat races, and finished off the opening night with a 13th place in the preliminary feature race after transferring via the B-main. “Although it was pleasing end result, it’s hard not to think about what might have been had we started further up in the field.”

This pleasing Grand Annual Classic result is now the perfect lead up to this weekend’s Australian Title at Speedway City in South Australia for Anderson and the team, and they are confident of being able to better last season’s fourth place result in the event. Anderson will also run the Prelude to the Championship at the Speedway City track this Wednesday night (January 25).    

Grant Anderson and the Anderson Motorsport team are proudly supported during the 2011/12 season by the following organisations:

Wagga Mobile Cranes & Heavy Haulage

Latrobe Valley Bandag

Fuchs Lubricants

Bockman Batteries

D&F Racing Products

Foster Chassis

Townsend Service Centre