Modified Dirt Cup

The Modified Dirt Cup Championship was scheduled to run over two nights. However, after a committee meeting it was decided to limit the meeting to one night, Saturday 3 February.

21 of New Zealand’s top Modified driver’s from around New Zealand came up to Auckland to contest the Modified Dirt Cup.

The cars were split into 2 groups and each group was given two 15 lap points races. The top 6 cars from each group would then contest a flying lap shootout to confirm the starting grid positions for the 25 lap Dirt Cup Race.

Allan qualified through to the Top 6 shootout with ease. The shootout saw Allan get the fastest lap time which meant he would start on a front grid, which was grid 2.

The start of the race was a bit of a shambles for Allan, which resulted in him being passed by a number of cars, but he managed to pass them all again except 3nz, who came home first and Allan finished 2nd .

The race itself went without any cautions, however I feel there should have been two orange light cautions, one to move 38a who was only just off the track in pitbend and the other to move 4s off the wall in cemetery bend with 2-3 laps left to run under green.

A good night and a good result coming home 2nd.