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Radisich Recovers From Deep in the Valley
Staff, Saturday May 12, 2001.
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Shell Helix Racing star Paul Radisich drove a storming first race at Hidden Valley (Darwin) today, to put himself in strong contention for victory in the fourth round of the Shell Championship Series.Starting 16th after a troubled practice and qualifying that included an engine change, Radisich charged through the field to be 10th at the end of the opening lap, and sixth when the chequered flag fell 16 laps later.
“I got a good start and then had to bide my time behind Perkins and Lowndes, who were having red hot go, so I hung back and let them sort themselves out and once they were out of the way it was pretty straight forward,” Paul Radisich said.
“It was a case of keeping out of trouble and going for the best possible result. Roll on tomorrow.”
Shell Helix teammate Steve Johnson had a far less happy time in today’s sprint race, after he too struggled in get enough pace from his Ford Falcon XR8 and started 18th.
Johnson also made a storming start, up to 14th at the end of lap one, then going five better to be ninth by lap two.
That’s as far forward as he got, however, as a fuel pickup problem had the Shell Falcon dropping power and positions, as Johnson struggled on gamely.
“Because the engine wouldn’t run cleanly there was just nothing I could do, I tried to protect my line through the corners as much as I could but every time we got to a straight bit the others just flew by me, it wasn’t much fun,” Steve Johnson admitted.
“I had the problem right from the start but it slowly got worse, I think maybe it was temperature related because it’s incredibly hot here today.”
Johnson finished 19th and will be hoping for a better run tomorrow in the two 35 lap mini enduros.
On a lighter note, Shell Helix Racing ‘Den Mother’, Jill Johnson, donned her racing suit for a second time in a Ford Laser match race with Natalie Lowndes.
In a repeat of the duel that saw the pair fight it our for victory in their motor racing debuts in Adelaide, Johnson and Lowndes swapped the lead several times during a four-lap sprint that had the crowd on its toes.
A daring outside pass at turn one looked to give Johnson the win but in a drag race down Hidden Valley’s long main straight Lowndes edged ahead, the two Lasers crossing the finish line as one.
“That was hard work out there, it was so hot four laps felt like 20, and I had these three drink bottles rolling around on the floor throughout the race as well, so I was pretty busy,” Jill Johnson said.
“It was a lot of fun though, but after tomorrow I think I might hang up my helmet for good!”
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