McAukley, Steele and McLaughlin shine at Shinju Matsuri Stampede at speedway

Speedway racers from across the country revved up their engines to compete in Broome Speedway’s Shinju Matsuri Stampede last weekend. In the Productions, Jack McAukley took first place, followed by Jorj Park in second and Mitch Bowman in third. The Modifieds saw Jeff Steele cross the line first, with Ray Clifton securing second and Jono Smith in third. Dylan McLaughlin claimed victory in the Modlites event, with Warren Minshull and Chriss Kounis rounding out the top three. Phil Barton dominated the Super Sedans, taking the win, while Jeff Steele followed closely behind in second. In the Wingless event, Rod Snellin emerged victorious, with Luke Priddis coming in second. The Junior Quarter Midgets event was won by Asha Smith, and Makayla McMahon claimed the top spot in the Junior Go Karts, followed by Luke Morey, Jake Taylor and Jaimi Morey. Harry Sadler took first in the Junior Go Karts “5 motor” event, with Fletcher Lane and Scotty Taylor completing the podium. Braxton Hardy triumphed in the New Star Juniors, with Lincoln Hoath, Brinley McGaffin Jnr and Tyler Bowman in second, third and fourth respectively. Joel Bowman secured the win in the Top Star Juniors, while Harrison Riegert, Jett Downs and Max Lang finished second, third and fourth. Clint Morey took home the win in the Go Karts Seniors event, followed by Dan Harris and Philip Lockhart. Lenny Bates emerged victorious in the Street Stocks, with Peter Herbert, Jake Hoath, Jim Dixon, Aaron Doust and Jesse Curley finishing in the top six. Braxton Hardy earned the award for junior with the highest points, while Dylan McLaughlin was the senior with the highest points. Prue Plowright finished with the highest points among the female competitors, and Jeff Steele claimed the prestigious Modified Perpetual Trophy.