After a strong start to his Interstate assault, West Australian, Gary Higgs will face possibly his toughest test on Thursday and Friday night, when he contests the Super Sedan Summer Slam at the uniquely shaped Mothar Mountain Speedway, Gympie, Queensland.

To be contested over three consecutive nights, Higgs will face two nights at the Gympie venue, before moving back to the Ausdeck Patios, Archerfield Speedway on Saturday night.

Without turning a lap in a brand new car, Higgs finished fourth at the Archerfield venue before finishing fifth at Kingaroy in the Queensland Title.

The Gympie layout though, will be something totally foreign to Higgs, who will need to adapt rapidly to be competitive against Matt Pascoe, Darren Kane, Sean Black, Wayne Randall, Gary Pagel and Matt Williams.

“Yeah I’ve been to Gympie but we’ve never raced there. I think I will get used to the track after a couple of laps. We love a good challenge, a track that Matt Pascoe does well on. He’s already given us a few ideas with set up. After last round we’ve seen that our set up is slightly different to his”, Higgs said.

With a tight schedule after three nights of racing, the team will only have a few hours after the meeting to wash the car before returning to Perth, so most of the preparation will be done before the racing commences.

“We are fairly prepared for the three nights and shouldn’t have too much of an issue”, he added.

With twenty six drivers entered for the Boxing night event, Higgs will need his best to qualify well for the A Main.

After the three nights in Queensland, Higgs will then move to Tasmania to contest all of the big events including the Grand Prix and the Grand National in January 2020.

Nominations (26)
A1 Matt Pascoe
Q2 Craig Hammond
RK3 Matt Williams
BW3 Leigh Williams
G5 Gary Pagel
Q12 David Musch
M16 Sam Grundy
Q20 Nicholas O'Keefe
Q26 Sean Black
Q29 Darren Saunders
C33 Wayne Randall
N33 Mark Towers
Q36 Darren Kane
W36 Phil Barton
GL39 Bob McCosker
Q41 Kyall Fisher
N47 Daryl Moon
Q47 Barry Craft
B51 Zac Pascoe
N57 Tyson Moon
G77 Dempsie Pails
C77 Sam Roza
W81 Gary Higgs
SB84 Brendon Kelly
C96 Josh McLaren
C98 Michael Hally

Gary Higgs is proudly supported by:
Marri Park Tavern & Golfcourse
Higgs Organic Blends
Ford Transit Specialists WA
Empire Graphics

Photo courtesy of 44Photography

Gary Higgs in full swing at Kingaroy. Photo courtesy of 44Photography