Arentz/Burrey take ATRC title at Lake Mountain Sprint
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November 2012
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With a third placing at the Lake Mountain Sprint, TMR clients Clinton Arentz/Peter Burrey have won the outright Modern category of the Australian Tarmac Rally Championship, run by Mountain Motorsports.
This four-round championship takes in challenging tarmac roads on Australia's East Coast, culminating this year with 11 runs up the Lake Mountain access road over November 24-25.
Arentz/Burrey drove their TMR-prepared Winston Development Services Mitsubishi Evo X to the final step of the podium behind victors Hendy/Sibley (Nissan Skyline GT-R R34) and the Evo IX of Traverso/Kulhanek, which the TMR crew assisted back onto the road after it experienced gearbox issues; a display of true camaraderie amongst competitors. After easing into the weekend, Arentz/Burrey dipped under the five minute mark for the first time on SS3 and then rattled off consistent times around the 4 minute 55 mark, with a best of 4.52.70. Their SS11 time of 4.54.70, was fastest overall for that stage.
The points gained from the Lake Mountain Sprint gave Arentz/Burrey a total of 2687 championship points, enough to take the flag from Traverso/Kulhanek (1500 points) and the experienced Hendy/Sibley (1422).
"We're extremely pleased with the progress and maturity Clinton has shown throughout the tarmac rallying season," said TMR boss Alan Heaphy. "They were fast and consistent, which is exactly what you need in the tarmac rally discipline. Our congratulations go to him and Peter."
The 2013 Australian Tarmac Rally Championship opens with the Mt Baw Baw multi-stage event on March 2-3, 2013.