Mareeba's Mango Men make their mark on Mini Challenge

  MINI CHALLENGE 2010. BE PART OF IT.
 
Mango Farmers John and Kain Magro are set to make their debut as a two-car team in the 2010 Hertz MINI Challenge – delivered by Pizza Capers at this weekend’s Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway.

While Kain has never competed behind the wheel of a MINI R56 Challenge car, brother John raced at Sandown during last season, and in very competitive fashion. Together the brothers will enter under the Magro Motorsport banner and will contest this weekend’s round along with the Sucrogen Townsville 400 plus hope to contest the remaining rounds, pending budget allocations.

At just 24 and 22 respectively, John and Kain are no slouches behind the wheel and will be giving it their all in search of a round win in the series. Both drivers are previous Formula Ford and Speedway State Champions with John currently running 4th in the Formula Ford National Australian series.

Hailing from Mareeba in far-north Queensland, the youngsters will be looking to make a name for themselves as the fastest brothers in MINI Challenge history when they take their just4wd.com.au MINIs to the track this weekend.

This will be a fine test for the pair given the pedigree of brotherly racing in past Australian MINI Challenge seasons which has seen four separate brother-combinations compete in the same round (Aaron/Nathan Caratti, Iain/Michael Sherrin, Paul/Todd Fiore and Karl/Chris Reindler).


MINI Challenge driver John Magro said:

“It’s great to be heading to these two V8 Supercar rounds and running in the MINI Challenge series against some of the country’s top drivers. So far both Kain and I will be contesting the Ipswich and Townsville events thanks to strong support from our new sponsor just4wd.com.au. Last time I was out in a MINI I had no tools and one mechanic who was a friend, and we managed to finish 4th for the weekend. Hopefully Magro Motorsport can get me all the way to the top of the standings. Kain has never driven a front-wheel-drive racecar before but he is a very competent driver and I have no doubt he will do well especially with his motorsport background.”

Round 3 at Queensland Raceway will see a 4-race format next Saturday and Sunday with two practice sessions on Friday. The first competitive lap will take place 09.00am Saturday morning when MINI Challenge competitors take to the paperclip track for qualifying.

Hertz MINI Challenge – delivered by Pizza Capers is the most exciting, premium single-make series in the world. The seven round series runs as an official support category of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.


Ipswich 300 – Entry List
       
1      Paul Stokell        QLD      
3      Chris Wootton    QLD      
5      Luke Youlden      VIC      
6      Dean Canto        VIC      
7      John Magro        QLD      
8      Kain Magro        QLD      
9      Chris Alajajian    NSW      
11    Gavin Yortt          NZ      
13    Peter McNiven    VIC      
15    McElrea Racing  TBA           
19    McElrea Racing  TBA            
25    Brendan Cook    QLD      
28    Sean Carter        VIC      
50    Steven Brabury   VIC      
68    Stephen Butcher NSW      
95    Matthew MacKelden    QLD    


MINI Challenge Points Table after Round 2
          

 1      ALAJAJIAN, Chris     Jack Hillermans Smash     264
 2     CARTER, Sean     Plan4Growth     218
 =     McNIVEN, Peter           Nulon/Supercharge Batteries     218
 4     McLAUGHLIN, Scott        Fujitsu     203
 5     STOKELL, Paul                 DecoRug Racing     197
 6     WOOD, Dale        Eagle Fuels/Best Tractor Parts     193
 7     MANSON, Scott         Yournextcar.com.au     176
 8     YORTT, Gavin        Squawking Magpie Wines     149
 9     CANTO, Dean        Stuntdrivingschool.com.au     121
 10     COOK, Brendan         Transquip Hire/ABC Autogear     103
 11     SETON, Glenn        Kickass Racing     92
 12     DOULMAN, Grant        Doulman Automotive     90
 13     MACKELDEN, Matt         DecoRug Racing     89
 14     WOOTTON, Chris        Thesupporterclub.com     83
 15     NEWMAN, Sam         Pizza Capers     71
 =     ZEREFOS, Aaron         Fiji Water/Bulla Dairy Foods     71
 17     MADDISON, Robbie         Pizza Capers     67
 18     THOMAS, Dylan         CXC     58
             
For more information please visit www.minichallenge.com.au


Gus Burrows