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At the MacTrack
Westernationals and the
ANDRA Grand Finals, two
very deserving racers
were recognised with
prestigious Crow Cams
Best Engineered Awards.
ANDRA would like to congratulate Keys Family Motorsport and
Steve Norman on receiving these special accolades in Perth and
Adelaide respectively.
For Keys Family Motorsport, the Crow Cams Best Engineered
Award was a perfect ending for the race debut of its brand-
new AA/AP-Top Doorslammer Camaro, which contested the Pro
Slammer bracket at the MacTrack Westernationals.
“To receive the Crow Cams Best Engineered Award at the
MacTrack Westernationals was a very pleasant surprise,”
explained Wayne Keys, who thanked Applied Automotive Race
Engines, Perth Diving Academy, RJ Metals and Dale Signs for
their support of Keys Family Motorsport.
“While we were building the car it wasn’t a conscious part of our
wish list (to receive the award), but we did set out to build a very
well-engineered car, a nice car, and we have been able to do that.
It is a good example of what can be done at home with help from
a small but dedicated group of friends.
“The car has worked right out of the box, it is going straight and
showing good performance – we are a little way off yet but now
that we know the car will do down the track, we can adjust things
accordingly and make it go quicker.
“The feedback we have gotten so far has been amazing. We are
not a ‘look at me’ kind of team, we are a family-based operation
and self-funded, however, it has been very nice to hear the
appreciation of the car from everyone – from those on the hill to
the other racers and to the offi cials and ANDRA, they all seemed
to love it!” grinned Wayne.
“It was cool being the fi rst of the late model breed of Camaros
to get out there as well – we didn’t expect that to happen as we
knew of a few others that were underway, so we thought they
would beat us to it – it was a steady 13-14 month build from start
to fi nish; every available moment that I wasn’t at work, you could
fi nd me in the shed!”
At the ANDRA Grand Finals, Steve Norman not only took out the
SuperComp victory for the fi nal round of the 17/18 Summit Racing
Equipment Sportsman Series, but also the Crow Cams Best
Engineered Award.