Gary Higgs did some remarkable things on Saturday night at the Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway, when the West Australian contested round four of the McCosker Super Sedan Series.

Considering the car had not seen daylight until late yesterday afternoon (Friday), the Higgs team were on the pace from the very opening heat at the Brisbane venue.

In the opening heat, despite finishing fifth, Higgs was only 1.695 seconds off of second place, after having an interesting battle with Barry Craft for the duration of the ten lap heat.

Heat three would provide Higgs with a heat win, almost unbelievable, considering that the car virtually rolled off the factory floor only 24 hours earlier. Higgs had a great battle with three-times National Champion, Darren Kane, making an excellent passing move to take the lead on lap two. Kane then hounded Higgs for the remainder of the race, but Higgs held firm for a narrow victory.

The top eight drivers then draw for positions in the A Main, with Higgs drawing position five.

Higgs would stay in fifth place through the opening laps, before dropping to sixth place, as a result of a move by Darren Kane.
Despite the racing being close, Higgs remained in sixth position until lap 22, which saw the demise of Justin Randall who was in second place at the time, which elevated everyone up one position. At the same time, Higgs passed Bob McCosker to move to fourth. Higgs found himself in a late battle with Trent Wilson, while having to hold off the fast finishing Sam Roza who started from the back row.
Wilson would hold off Higgs by 0.380, while Higgs held off Roza by just 0.019 in a thrilling finish.

The race would be won by Matty Pascoe, who has now won 55th career A Mains since 2010.

“The car went without and issue all night. Took him (Gary Higgs) a bit of time to get used to the steering set up. The new KRE engine was superb, extremely happy with it and how the new car bites forward”, said car owner Dustin Higgs.

Higgs will next compete in the Queensland Super Sedan Title at the Kingaroy Speedway, on Saturday, 14 December 2019.

RESULTS

Heat 1, 10 Laps: 1. Q44 Trent Wilson, 2. Q33 Justin Randall, 3. A1 Matty Pascoe, 4. Q26 Sean Black, 5. W81 Gary Higgs, 6. Q47 Barry Craft, 7. Q2 Craig Hammond. Time: 2.35.684, Winning Margin: 5.510, Fastest Lap: 15.220 Q44 Trent Wilson

Heat 2, 10 Laps: 1. Q39 Bob McCosker, 2. Q77 Sam Roza, 3. N3 Tania Smith, 4. Q63 Justin Smithwick, 5. Q36 Darren Kane, 6. Q91 Ed Doherty, 7. Q51 Zac Pascoe (3 laps), 8. Q7 Colin Kaine (3). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 0.385, Fastest Lap: 15.120 Q36 Darren Kane

Heat 3, 10 Laps: 1. W81 Gary Higgs, 2. Q36 Darren Kane, 3. Q26 Sean Black, 4. Q77 Sam Roza, 5. Q39 Bob McCosker, 6. Q63 Justin Smithwick, 7. Q51 Zac Pascoe. Time: 2.36.873, Winning Margin: 0.529, Fastest Lap: 15.226 Q26 Sean Black

Heat 4, 10 Laps: 1. A1 Matty Pascoe, 2. Q91 Ed Doherty, 3. Q33 Justin Randall, 4. Q44 Trent Wilson, 5. N3 Tania Smith, 6. Q47 Barry Craft, 7. Q2 Craig Hammond, 8. Q7 Colin Kaine (3 laps). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 0.943, Fastest Lap: 15.771 Q47 Barry Craft

A Main, 30 Laps: 1. A1 Matty Pascoe, 2. Q36 Darren Kane, 3. Q44 Trent Wilson, 4. W81 Gary Higgs, 5. Q77 Sam Roza, 6. Q39 Bob McCosker, 7. N3 Tania Smith, 8. Q63 Justin Smithwick (29 laps), 9. Q91 Ed Doherty (29), 10. Q2 Craig Hammond (29), 11. Q51 Zac Pascoe (29), 12. Q33 Justin Randall (24), 13. Q47 Barry Craft (20), 14. Q7 Colin Kaine (3), 15. Q26 Sean Black (0). Time: No Time, Winning Margin: 1.111, Fastest Lap: 14.996 A1 Matty Pascoe

Gary Higgs getting set for Action on Saturday Night