Shaffer To Chauffeur Titan #36 ( Jan 3,
2012 ) - Celebrated USA Sprintcar star Tim Shaffer will fly into Australia this Friday morning just in time to take the wheel of the #36 Titan Garages / Oven U Maxim for the two night Australian Open at Archerfield Speedway.
The Open, which is also Round Nine of the Hi-Tec Oils World Series Sprintcars Championship will see Shaffer slide into the seat for the first of several commitments with the team between now and The Warrnambool Classic.
“Tim is a great racer and we’re pleased he could come in at such short notice,” says Titan Team Principal Reeve Kruck, “he’ll do the next three nights of World Series with us plus the Kings Challenge and the Classic.”
Shaffer, the 2011 All Star (Circuit of Champions) Champion has previous racing history with the crew on the Titan #36 having driven for Bingo Jenkins’ (Titan crew chief) Dad Gene Jenkins in the J&M Racing #55 back in 1996.
He is best known however for his stirring win at the 2010 Knoxville Nationals – the biggest win of the 46 year old Aliquippa Pennsylvanian hard charger’s career to date.
Shaffer’s vast experience on the World of Outlaw and All Stars schedules will see him adapt quickly to the tighter Australian circuits he faces at Archerfield, Speedway City, Mt. Gambier and Warrnambool.
“Tim’s a professional racer and a hard charger, we’re excited to have him in the car for these shows,” says Titan Crew Chief Bingo Jenkins.
Beyond The Warrnambool Classic the team has no concrete plans, other than to contest the Australian Sprintcar Championship at Adelaide and WSS beyond that weekend.
“Right now we’re concentrating on Tim right now and the races we have in front of us,” says Bingo Jenkins, “we’re working on what we’re doing with our car in the lead up to this weekend. We’re not completely sure that we didn’t hurt the car a bit more than we first realised when Shaun (Dobson) got caught up in the wreck at Mt. Gambier.”
On New Year’s Day morning Shaun Dobson withdrew as driver of the Titan Racing Team, and Matthew Reed was subbed in to run that night at Warrnambool.
Tim Shaffer will now compete at the following locations:
Friday, January 6 Archerfield Speedway
Saturday, January 7 Archerfield Speedway
Saturday, January 14 Speedway City SA
Friday, January 20 Mt. Gambier SA
Saturday, January 21 Premier Speedway, Warrnambool
Sunday, January 22 Premier Speedway, Warrnambool
Ends release…
|
|
| |
|
A-Mains : |
2 |
|
Wins : |
1 |
|
Podiums : |
1 |
|
Top 5's : |
1 |
|
Top 10's : |
3 |
|
|
|
Sun Jan 22
The Classic
Premier Speedway |
Sat Jan 21
The Classic
Premier Speedway |
Fri Jan 20
Kings Challenge
Borderline Speedway |
|
| |
|
