It was a tough return in every sense of the word for Adrian Haywood on Friday night, when he took to the Perth Motorplex with the penultimate round of QSS Wold Series Sprintcars.

Haywood was very much aware that qualifying is key to a successful night, and generally this season, Haywood has performed well in the two laps that count so much towards having a good night at the office. Qualifying would not be kind to Haywood though on this occasion, with a Radius Rod Stud in the Steering breaking, putting the Plus Fitness Halls Head, Thorny Devil Craft Beer & Cider W88 into the fence, with Haywood then not able to record a second lap.

The team worked feverishly to have the car ready for the second heat of the first round, with Haywood starting off the front row. Despite a relatively good start, something was still wrong with the car, which then manifested into the same issue in the second round of heats, putting Haywood off the second back row in the B Main.

Haywood would finish the B Main, but still with steering issues, forcing the team into a late night and early morning to get the car ready for Grand Final night (Saturday).

“Not fun at all last night, but we be back to have a crack again tonight. The car was better for the B Main, but nowhere near where we needed it to be”, Haywood said.

Racing commences at 6.00pm, with Qualifying from 5.15pm.

SATURDAY OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS
1 Lynton Jeffrey
2 Kerry Madsen
3 Callum Williamson
5 Lucas Wolfe
8 Andrew Priolo
9 AJ Nash
11 Jason Kendrick
12 Daniel Harding
14 Jason Pryde
17 James McFadden
18 Trevor Jolly
20 Ryan Lancaster
20 Glen Sutherland
21 Troy Lawson
22 Jock Goodyer
25 Taylor Milling
26 Cory Eliason
40 Rusty Hickman
42 Ben Butcher
50 Tom Callaghan
51 Jamie Oldfield
53 Ben Ellement
55 Brooke Tatnell
63 Todd Davis
60 Brock Hallett
75 Ben Van Ryt
77 Brad Maiolo
79 Kris Coyle
80 James Inglis
83 Daniel Hartigan
88 Adrian Haywood
88 David Murcott
94 Matthew Cross
97 Mitch Wormall

Adrian Haywood is proudly supported by:
Plus Fitness 24/7 Halls Head
Thorny Devil Craft Beer & Cider
Performance Racewear
BoatLand Mandurah
Scardifields Smash Repairs
Watson Logistics & Transport
NCA Accounting
Jason Crowe Media

Photo courtesy of Mel Parker