who
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DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR?
Division Director
South Queensland
Divisional Council
South Queensland Division Director Wayne Downes was
recently voted onto the ANDRA Board at the Annual General
Meeting.
This new post joins a substantial list of positions held by the
long-time proponent of our sport.
“I am currently the SQ National Rules Committee
representative, the National Group 2 Classifier, a non-voting
member of the Index Review Committee, the Chief Steward
for South Queensland, a National Steward, and of course the
Division Director for South Queensland,” explained Downes.
“I may have to relinquish a few positions now that I am on
the Board and have moved from Alternate Division Director to
Division Director, and we will be confirming all of that after
Christmas.”
Downes is a qualified Auto Electrician, and employed as a Fleet
Condition Officer for the Brisbane City Council, overseeing the
condition of a fleet of 206 buses. He also has a Diploma in
Business Management. When not working hard in his ANDRA
roles, he can be found in the pit lane as crew chief for Kassidie
Malone’s A/DA Competition Dragster.
Wayne Downes
Email: [email protected]
South Queensland Council Members
Lance Ginbey
Darren Booth
Les Nagy
Varton Bedrossian
Sarah Langridge
Jason Murphy
David Roderick
Keith Suridge
The Rosewood resident’s love for drag racing started back in
the late 70s and early 80s, when he was introduced to the
sport by his parents when they took him to Surfers Paradise
Raceway.
“Later, I would race a few street meets and test and tunes at
Willowbank Raceway in my early twenties, before starting to
crew on a few cars for friends,” the 50-year-old explained.
“I would then go on to start as a steward in 2001, and then
spent a few years on the Division Council. I took a few years
off and the resumed as a steward and then re-joined the DC
around 2005. The rest is history I guess.
“As part of ANDRA, I am passionate about the sport and I
devote a lot of time to it. I really want to see Drag Racing
in Australia back under one sanctioning body and now that I
am on the Board of ANDRA I will be working hard behind the
scenes to try and make that happen.”
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