Lines Kicks off the New Year with WSS Podium Result

2-1-2008

The past four rounds of the World Series Sprintcar (WSS) Championship has seen Steve Lines finish in fifth place, but last night (January 1) saw him break that trend after recording a second place finish behind Max Dumesny for the 13th round of the WSS Championship at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway in Victoria.

After winning the B Dash, Lines started the feature race from outside the front row and throughout the 30-lap distance held down second place and ended up recording his very first podium finish in WSS competition.

“The thrill of fifth place was starting to wear a little thin, and to finish second is a fantastic result and a great way to kick off the New Year,” expressed Lines.

“For the feature race the track was pretty rough, and to be honest, I liked it, and my car was setup well, as I was able to maintain consistent speed, and ride through the bumps without much of a hassle.”

Despite not progressing forward too much in his two heat races, with a sixth and a ninth place, Lines still managed to qualify for the B Dash on the back of his sixth place result in qualifying time trials. Starting the B Dash from position four, Lines was able to move to the head of the field and record victory and this result earned him a front row start in the feature race, and this set him up for his podium result.

“I didn’t make much progress in our heat races, but as long as I stayed where I was I knew I would be in Dash due to my strong qualifying result,” Lines explained.

“One of the highlights of finishing on the podium in WSS competition was the fact that I did it by finishing ahead of the likes [Brooke] Tatnell and [Jason] Johnson, and I didn’t achieve the result by default.”

Loaded with confidence, Lines, aboard his # 45 Holla-Fresh supported J&J, will next be in action for the $50,000 to win event at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway this weekend (January 4 and 5).

In the 2007/08 season Lines is proudly supported by the following organisations: Holla-Fresh, Ad Trans, Maxwill Race Engines, BR Motorsports, Torque Power, Cascade Cleaning Solutions, KTM Australia, and Spy Eyewear & Clothing.