Furler Goes Further Ahead

Furler Goes Further Ahead

By Phil Michell Motorsport Media

Rylan Furler consolidated his points lead in the 2023/24 TiBills Wingless Sprint Race Series with victory in Round 4 at the Sunline Speedway at Waikerie last weekend. Despite the car not running on all cylinders during the heats Furler still managed to make the top 6 dash and he received a slice of good luck as Jack McCarthy inverted the top six with Furler going on to secure pole. From there he was able to stay out the mayhem behind him as he went on to win by a big margin ahead of last year’s series Champion Keke Falland and Matthew Kennedy.

Unfortunately, the race proved to be a tough event for a majority of the field with less than half of the initial starters finishing the gruelling feature event. Fourth across the line was local Barossa Valley resident Jesse Alexander with Tickford Racing driver Brad Vaughan rounding out the top five. The only other drivers to complete the journey were Matthew Tyler, Thomas Walkom and rookie Steven Winwood.

Some of the notable drivers who failed to finish included last round winner Jack McCarthy, who rolled after being caught up in a multi-car incident on first lap, that also claimed “The Prez” Darryl Sloan, while a second pile-up later in the race saw the likes of William Caruso, Jenna Kervers and Caleb Evans take no further part.

Former South Australian Champion Tyson Martin had a torrid finale after being disqualified as the primary cause of two stoppages.

With 17 cars present two rounds of two heats were conducted with Jack McCarthy, Tyson Martin, Matthew Kennedy and Keke Falland each taking a heat win.

Major Sponsors for Round 4:

Naming: TiBills Injectors and Race Parts

Round: First National Gawler

Contingency Award Winners for Round 4:

BP Gambier West – S54 Alan Saint

Quintech Performance – S82 Caleb Evans

First National Gawler Lucky 7’s – S92 Thomas Walkom

Revolution Racegear – S10 William Caruso

Phil Michell Motorsport Media – S18 Jenna Kervers

JD Raceparts – S8 Darryl Sloan

Murdie Bros Hard Charger – S80 Brad Vaughan

The Top 10 (of 61) in points following Round 4 of the Ti-Bills Wingless Sprints SA Race Series 1. Rylan Furler 413, 2. Jack McCarthy 314, 3. Tyson Martin 300 4. William Caruso 292, 5. Jenna Kervers 284, 6. Alan Saint 272, 7. Matthew Tyler 243, 8. Caleb Evans 242, 9. Jesse Alexander 241, 10. Tate Cowie 183.

This Saturday night the Wingless Sprints will be in action for the third consecutive week with a round of the Track Championship at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway. The nomination list will see several drivers return to the driver’s seat after missing the event at Waikerie with the official list consisting of 26 drivers.

The Track Championship round this Saturday night will be the final event before the annual 60 Lapper at Murray Bridge on Saturday March 9, 2024. With nominations still open the current list stands at 27.

Next Event – Saturday 17th February 2024, Murray Bridge Speedway: Nominations 26 – S6 Tyson Newton, S7 Melissa Crouch, S8 Darryl Sloan, S14 Matthew Tyler, S15 Kaitlin Vickers, S18 Jenna Kervers, S19 Michael Spoljaric, S21 Matthew Kennedy, S23 Jack McCarthy, S33 Lachlan Evans, S38 James Rodda, S41 Bronson Mauro, S47 Anthony Tapley, S49 Darryl Knuckey, S53 Nicole Southby, NT55 Robert Heard, S55 Mason Merritt, S57 Kirra-Lee Pitcher, S58 Nate Trewin, S66 Sam Martin, S71 Brett Ireland, S82 Caleb Evans, S84 Jesse Alexander, S89 Slade Petry, S92 Thomas Walkom, S97 Leanne Turner.