Jock Baker is all smiles. I met him in the workshop and up high is a Trophy Cabinet that is full. He tells me he has a pool room at home that has quite a collection as well.
Jock’s pretty good at this speedway thing. He is the current Victorian Title holder for the Limited Sportsman class. Number 1 in Victoria and Number 2 in South Australia, due to a mistake that put Jock into the wall, but he still bounced back to come Second.
Jamie, the Rev-headed nerd. The maverick, who has something different out on the track. Most people race Commodores and Falcons, but Jamie wanted to have something a little different.
Jamie has a Nissan Skyline racing in Street Stocks. The rule book allowed for it, so over two years he built one. He purchased a car that was partly built, but Jamie being the perfectionist he is, changed things to make sure it was the way he wanted it to be.
I wasn’t sure if I was at the right address; but as I walked further towards the workshop I could see a collection of Falcons and Commodores, either waiting their turn or had their turn on the track!
Richard and Emma currently share a VY Commodore in the Street Stock class. The Street Stock class basically means it is pretty much the same car that is driven on the road. The body is stripped bare, and all safety cages and equipment installed, but the engine and running gear is ‘street stock.’
It seems that Luke, or Redda as he is known – just can’t get enough of trucks! He spends his working week driving a fuel tanker and carting grain then spends his weekends racing his boss’ V8 race truck. Redda is on fire this season, the 1956 Ford with a 327 Chev is yet to be beaten.
Brendan is a Mack man… He loves them! The diesel mechanic jumps behind the wheel of his father in law, Richard Wilken’s International with 318 dodge every race meeting.
His truck is a bit of a blank canvas, he has had plans for quite a while to paint it up, but being a mechanic, he spends most of his spare time keeping the other trucks and cars on the track for the Wilken’s team.