The event, also featuring the Wakefield 301 production car endurance race along with the final rounds of the APRA Series (Nissan Pulsars) and Series X3 NSW (Hyundai Excels), was particularly well-attended by families, and Wakefield Park operations manager Dean Chapman thanked all the attendees for supporting the venue.

“The Super Trucks normally draw a decent crowd, but this weekend our attendance was particularly strong, which is a credit to our staff for their work on marketing the event, and also reflects the beautiful weather conditions,” Mr Chapman said.

“Thanks to everyone who came out to support the venue, a large proportion of visitors travelled from out of the area, which was definitely a boost to the local economy.”

The spectators were certainly treated to an entertaining show. In the Super Trucks, Steven Zammit secured his sixth Australian title with a race win on Saturday afternoon, but was made to work hard in the remaining three races.

Barry Butwell and Shannon Smith both finished ahead of Zammit in Race 2, before Zammit reasserted himself in Race 3 with another win. The fourth and final race was taken out by Robbie Fern, who scored his first driver’s championship win in the category.

The Wakefield 301 format placed emphasis on class honours, with cars grouped into five different divisions based on their qualifying times.

Despite their Mazda MX5 being jammed in fifth gear for much of the closing stint, Michael Hall, Daniel Deckers and Luke Otten took honours in Class A after the leading BMW of Simon Hodges/Ian Salteri retired with a driveshaft failure just a few laps from the finish. The Class B win went to the father-and-son combination of Urs and Tom Muller in their Mitsubishi Evo (which was also the first car to cross the finish line outright).

There were no classified finishers in Class C; 18-year-old apprentice mechanic Maisie Place teamed up with veteran Phil Alexander to win Class D in a Mazda MX5, and Class E was taken out by Adam Hughes and Scott Walker in their BMW 318i.

The APRA Series and Series X3 races were hotly-contested, with championships decided in both categories.

Josh Heath was promoted to first place in Saturday afternoon’s APRA Series race after the first two cars across the line, brothers Josh/Jamie Craig and Daniel Smith, were penalised for pit stop infringements. The Craig brothers bounced back to win the Sunday race, Smith wrapping up the championship with a third-place finish.

The father-and-son combination of Steve and Tom Dalziel executed a winning strategy in the Series X3 NSW race; they took advantage of an early Safety Car to complete their compulsory pit stop with minimal time loss, and emerged victorious ahead of David Lo- Iacono/Glen Ormorod. Wayne Vinckx (partnered by Phil Bunter) secured the title by finishing third in the 90-minute Excel marathon.