MX-5 Cup Round 2
17 April 2019 / Words by Paul Nudd, Photos by Rob Wilkins
On Saturday 13 April, there was plenty of great close racing in the MX-5 Cup at Sydney Motorsport Park on the Druitt Circuit. Particularly in Class C (the slowest). Seen above are Kerry Smith, Rob Herrick and Rob Withers. The order changed by the finish line with Race 1 going to Rob Withers from Kerry Smith and Rob Herrick. Race 2 was Rob Withers again from Rob Herrick and Kerry Smith. Race 3 was Rob Herrick from Rob Withers and Kerry Smith. The three cars were never more than a car-length apart in all 3 races.
So obviously you don't need a highly modified MX-5 to have great fun close racing in The Cup. If you have a low powered MX-5 and can get around Wakefield in around 1:16 or better come and join us.
David Stone couldn't drive his MX-5 and his Mustang in the same race. He chose the Mustang and got to play with the MX-5s anyway as MX-5 Cup was combined with Group N Historic Touring Cars. This was due to only 11 entries in each category.
Provisional results Round 2
Fastest and first over the line in all three races was Ian Caldwell. Points winners on the day were Ian Caldwell and Stuart McFadyen both on maximum points of 24 with class wins in all three races. Next on 23 points was Rob Withers with two wins and a second in class C. Then came Rob Herrick with 21 points for 1, 2 and 3 in Class C and Paul Nudd with three seconds in Class A. Class C had 3 competitors with Rob Withers finishing first, Rob Herrick second and Kerry Smith third. Class B had no competitors. Class A had 4 competitors with Stuart McFadyen first, Paul Nudd second, Andy Boydell third and Craig Barney fourth. The Open Class had 4 competitors with Ian Caldwell first, Terry Johnson second, Jackson Copeman third and Curran Brennan fourth.
Final Results
| Competitor | Number | Points |
| Ian Caldwell | 288 | 24 |
| Stuart McFadyen | 98 | 24 |
| Robert Withers | 195 | 23 |
| Paul Nudd | 81 | 21 |
| Robert Herrick | 25 | 21 |
| Kerry Smith | 5 | 19 |
| Terry Johnson | 512 | 18 |
| Andy Boydell | 791 | 18 |
| Craig Barney | 151 | 15 |
| Jackson Copeman | 86 | 13 |
| Curran Brennan | 15 | 7 |
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