Fletch Crowned King Of Kingaroy

20150125 Podium — Justin Drew (2nd), Kings Royal winner Gavin Fletcher and Brett Baxter (3rd)
(Photo: Denise Keelan Photography)

20150125 Ben Stead — Kingaroy driver Ben Stead, who was injured on January 17 at Lismore, was a spectator at Kingaroy on Saturday night with his girlfriend Kirsten Knox who has barely left his side since the crash; Ben, who was wearing a full-body brace, injured his back in a spectacular collision with the wall in a 4 Cylinder race

January 27, 2015

Heavy rain, mud, the loss of a night of racing and then a blackout on Sunday night couldn’t stop the massive Kings Royal speedway meeting being a huge success in Kingaroy over the Australia Day long weekend.

Racing had been scheduled to start on Friday night and after heavy rain overnight, officials were hoping the track would dry out in time to allow heats to begin.

But just before it was due to roar into action, more rain at the track put paid to any racing on Friday.

Not to be deterred, the South Burnett Speedway Club rescheduled the Friday night program to Saturday with the racing starting earlier.

The crowd that packed into the track enjoyed two nights of racing crammed into one, with the action continuing to almost midnight with the only break being for a fireworks display earlier in the evening.

Sunday night’s racing was also popular with plenty of action and spectacular crashes in the Kings Royal heats and final.

The winner of the Kings Royal, who walked away with a cheque for $10,000, was Brisbane-based driver Gavin Fletcher who also won $250 for taking out the Kings Royal shootout.

There was also plenty of action in the 4 Cylinders, Juniors and Street Stocks.

[Photos by southburnett.com.au and Denise Keelan Photography]