Sport
18 November, 2024
Owen drives into club record book
AFTER an eventful competition season at Herberton’s Tepon Raceway, local man Owen Jonsson has now been crowned as “Driver of the Year” for the eighth time over the 14 years since his first win, making it a club record.
The Tableland Competition Car Club in Herberton recently held their end-of-year presentations that recognised the accomplishments and efforts of everyone involved in the club.
Among the many achievements was a new club record by Evelyn local Owen Jonsson, after he was awarded Driver of the Year for the eighth time, beating the previous record of seven wins by Barry Kane in the 1970s and1980s, and David Shade who still races.
Jonsson has been racing at the club since 2008 and has been racing his trusty Ford Cortina for the entire time.
“It means quite a lot to me to be the most successful at the club, we have a great club at Herberton actually and there’s a good bunch of youngsters coming through the ranks,” Jonsson said.
“I’ll be racing again next year and giving it a crack to try and extend the record, but we’ll see how we go.
“I got into racing because my family used to race here back in the days of Barry Kane, and I just love the challenge every race presents you with.
“They say racing is won in the workshop, and the old Cortina is still going on strong,” he said.
Other major awards on the night were Rookie of the Year which went to Justin Toohey, Sportsman of the Year which was given to Kirk Poole, and Best Presented Car awarded to Jono Duncan.
2024 Championship
Placings
A Grade – 1st Owen Jonsson, 2nd David Shade, 3rd Owen Rankine.
B Grade - 1st Josh Dotti, 2nd Edward Smith, 3rd Mick Schuch.
C Grade - 1st Dayne Ross, 2nd Emma Ross, 3rd Harrison Jonsson.
D Grade - 1st Justin Toohey, 2nd William Jonsson, 3rd William Jackson.
Best and Fairest Awards
A Grade - David Shade
B Grade - Edward Smith
C Grade - Harrison Jonsson
D Grade - Justin Toohey
