RACE REPORT: CALDER PARK RACEWAY
GEDDES
CLAIMS
ON DEBUT
THE ROWE
Craig Geddes claimed the
prestigious Rowe Memorial
after taking victory in his new
Super Stock machine at Calder
Park Dragway on Saturday
November 25.
Geddes’ name is now inscribed on the
perpetual Rowe Memorial after he
took out the SuperComp class during
proceedings for round six of the Summit
Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.
Joining Geddes in the winners’ circle
were Graeme Spencer (Super Gas),
George Hatzi (Super Sedan), Jake Berias
(Summit Racing Equipment Junior
Dragster), Graeme Cooper (Denso Super
Street), Johnny Ireland (Modified Bike),
Jess Turner (Modified), Glenn Henley
(Top Sportsman) and Justin Russell
(Supercharged Outlaws). Tile Co-The Shower People, KC Tools and
Summit Racing.
Runners up were Alex Panagiotidis
(SuperComp), Colin Griffin (Super Gas),
Alex Gkroidis (Super Sedan), Baillie
Ponton (Summit Racing Equipment
Junior Dragster), Steve Cassy (Denso
Super Street), Shane Walker (Modified
Bike), Cory Dyson (Modified), Chris
Theo (Top Sportsman) and Tim Stewart
(Supercharged Outlaws). He then went on to enjoy a bye run in
the first eliminator before facing Shane
Baxter and Leo Vangelovski ahead
of taking on Panagiotis in the final.
Meanwhile, Panagiotidis had raced Jim
Ioannidis (round one) ahead of a bye
run, before taking the win over Nick
Karantonis in the semis.
Geddes’ victory followed what the
three-time and defending Competition
class champion called a dream run in
his new race car - a 2004 Cavalier with
a 320-cubic inch splayed valve Chev,
which runs an automatic transmission.
His day started well, taking out the Top
Qualifiers Medallion – sponsored by The
“This is terrific – it was our first time out
with the new car, and on debut it top
qualified and ran a dream. It has really
shocked us how well behaved it has
been, we couldn’t have asked for more,”
said Geddes, who had previously run a
dragster in the Competition bracket
and is the defending champion for the
category.