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Nichols Now Six Times A Speedway Legend
The Advocate ... 23-3-2009

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LAUNCESTON speedway driver David Nichols stepped into the realm of legends at the Bendigo Bank Arena at Latrobe on Saturday night when he won his sixth Tasmanian super sedan title.

In winning the Bruce Gowans Toyota Tasmanian V8 Super Sedan Championship, Nichols equalled the long-standing record of Coastal legend the late Neville Harper.


 

David Nichols in action at Latrobe.  Photo: Damon Kingshott


Fittingly, the victory for Nichols came after an early battle with Harper's son, Jarrod Harper, of Hellyer Beach, who qualified on the front row for the 30-lap final alongside polesitter Nichols.

Chasing his own fourth title, Harper led the race in the early stages, but was unable to maintain the pace and eventually slipped back to a disappointing fifth.

Hobart's Steve Latham finished a hard-charging second ahead of defending champion Kevin Purton, of Deloraine, who qualified on grid 10 after dramas in one of his heats, but drove an aggressive final to work his way onto the podium.

West Australian Joel Handford and Latham qualified on the second row with some consistent placings in their heats as well.

When the final started, Harper jumped away at the green light and led Nichols in the early stages.

But Nichols fought back and after only six laps was alongside Harper, with the pair embarking on a thrilling duel for several laps before Nichols completed the inside passing move two laps later.

Latham had also started well and powered away from Handford, taking the opportunity of Harper being caught out of position to follow Nichols through and snatch second from the Coastal driver.

As Nichols and Latham opened a gap, Harper came under challenge from Handford, with the West Australian eventually finding a way through 10 laps from the finish, taking Purton with him.

Meanwhile, Nichols and Latham continued their battle all the way to the chequered flag, with Purton stealing third place from Handford on the final lap to deny the young mainlander a podium finish.

Nichols said after the race he believed Harper had the championship after start.

"Once Jarrod won the start I was convinced I was going to finish second, but he started to come back to me after about six laps and I realised I had a better car set-up," Nichols said.

The six-times champ was also humble about his record.

"It's a real honour to equal Neville's record and I don't care if I don't get to beat it in years to come, because I don't think I'm in the same league as he was," he said.







 

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