accolade that rewards consistency and average finishing position over the season. All in all, after a shaky start to the year, 2019 has ended with the MTAQ Racing Team becoming one of the top teams in the state and a very serious contender for 2020 honours. “We are a genuine race-winning contender now,” said a clearly elated driver and team leader David Wood. “The weekend ended with us collecting our second consecutive podium finish and another nice trophy for our collection. It was a solid way to complete our championship year and showed that our last round result was no fluke. “Our points haul from the last two events saw us rocket into 4th in the final standings for the Queensland Championship, just a few points shy of 3rd. Considering we were languishing in 9th only two rounds back, it is a very good recovery and our best
seasonal position by a long way. “Winning the Queensland Racing Drivers Association (QRDA) Championship for Excels, which is the 'championship within a championship', is very special,” he added. “The QRDA is the main association involved in state-level motorsport and has represented all classes and drivers for more than 40 years. Each class has its own drivers’ championship and it is a very prestigious prize to win.” As for the final weekend of racing at Warwick, things were looking good even during the build-up. Some input from CNJ Motorsport resulted in engine tuning gains and extra power which proved vital. A solid qualifying session saw David grab 3rd spot on the grid, although the performance of the car was good enough that there was some frustration that snaring pole was just out of reach. “Qualifying was slightly disappointing as November 2019 Motor Trader | 23