Wanganui driver Aimee Barnes has continued her smooth transition from youth to adult racing with victory in the West Coast Adult Ministock at Oceanview Speedway on Saturday evening.
Barnes, the 2012 NZ Youth Ministock Competitor of the Year, won the title after a runoff with Kelly Shearer (35s), while Scott Penn (55p) was also going to be part of the runoff but could not make it out on track in time and was awarded third.
A field of 25 cars took part in the three-race competition, including many competitors from Stratford and Palmerston North.
In race one, Barnes started from grid 23 and got up to ninth, then finished second in the next two races after starting from grids 11 and 3 respectively.
That left her tied with Penn and Shearer on 65 points, necessitating the four-lap runoff.