Bakla & Stone win at NWS Pro-Line Challenge

The Australian ACT track recently played host to the NSW Pro-Line Challenge with the largest entry for the 2018 season. The event was held in several classes and using 10-minutes qualifiers and 45-minutes A-mains. Nitro Buggy was a 2-horse race, as Ari Bakla picked up TQ after winning all three Qualifiers, while local fast guy Shane Kelly had some super fast lap speed and was 2nd with Craig Laughton in 3rd. In the main Ari pulled a little gap but would be closed after the first pit stop, for the next 25 minutes Ari and Shane were never more than 2 to 3 seconds apart, switching the lead until Shane had a huge crash in one of the worst areas of the track for a marshal to get to. This gave Ari a large lead which he would protect and cross the line with the win from Shane Kelly 2nd and Craig Laughton 3rd.

E-Buggy ran 7-minute qualifiers and triple A-mains. Shane Reid took TQ, Lhor was 2nd and Michael Stone in 3rd. It was a 2-way battle for the mains as Lhor had gear mesh issues. Shane had a nice lead after Michael had a long crash, but once Mic settled in he was able to crawl back the 10-second gap to the Shane, taking the lead on the last lap and the win in A1. A2 was almost a carbon copy, but with a smaller gap this time around. Michael was able to take the lead with a couple of minutes to go and never looked back. Ultimately it was Michael Stone with the overall from Shane Reid 2nd and
Austin McMahon 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]