Western Australian driver Tony Ricciardello won the Clem Smith Cup for Sports Sedans in Round Four of the Shannons Nationals at Mallala Motor Sport Park in South Australia.
Ricciardello took his six litre Chev powered Alfa Romeo to victory in the marquee race of the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, the Clem Smith Cup.
The win gave Ricciardello his second Clem Smith Cup, after he won the inaugural Cup in 2007.
"We had some problems with the car early on, but after we got that sorted it was perfect, it didn’t miss a beat," Ricciardello said.
"Winning the Clem Smith Cup again is an honour, big thanks go to Clem for his support of the race and Sports Sedans."
Ricciardello and reigning champion Melbourne's Darren Hossack in an Audi A4/Chev continued their fierce rivalry, which spilt over as the pair clashed in Race One and Race Three.
NSW driver Des Wall in a Trans-Am Corvette avoided the trouble to win the two races and the round; Ricciardello claimed a second and a ninth in the other two races, Hossack an 11th and a fifth.
Queensland driver Bob McLoughlin in Commodore had a consistent weekend and was rewarded with an outright fourth place for the weekend. Tasmanian Bruce Banks in a Mazda RX7 was next just in front of Victoria's Michael Robinson in his Monaro (Pontiac GTO).
It was a disappointing turn-out for the big Sports Sedans with only 13 cars fronting the starter for the first race on Sunday.
Local drivers finished first and second in Round Two of the Shannons V8 Touring Car Series.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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