JackSprat 947 Report post Posted May 20, 2018 With 10 weeks of the season left, the question has changed from "Will Blair win his first drivers title?" to "Will Blair break Dexters NZ record for wins?" If he maintains his current strike rate though until seasons end he's on target to set a new national record of about 233 wins for the year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted May 20, 2018 Good point Jack, an obstacle may be that racing in the deep south has begun to taper off and that is where he has got quite a few wins this season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackSprat 947 Report post Posted May 20, 2018 44 meetings left in the season, 31 of which he always drives at. Throw in the odd trip north for an "end of season dash" and he's realistically only got to win one race per meeting to break the record - and he's been doing better than that all season! I think there's a better than even money chance that we'll have a new record holder by seasons end. Fartoomuch and richie 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackSprat 947 Report post Posted May 22, 2018 5 more at today's Manawatu meeting, and all of a sudden the question has changed again ... from "will he break the record?" to "how much will he break it by?" He only needs 3 winners per week from here on to set a new record, and with Palmy (Thursday), Invercargill (Saturday), Addington (Saturday night), and Rangiora (Sunday), still to come this week, the asking rate could be quite a bit less come next week.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted May 22, 2018 Great performance yesterday Jack. On some good cattle but gets the job done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,962 Report post Posted May 23, 2018 Dexter is off to the states to drive for a few months....good luck to him..top driver should do well there. Iraklis, Fartoomuch and Thejanitor 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted May 23, 2018 13 hours ago, scooby3051 said: Dexter is off to the states to drive for a few months....good luck to him..top driver should do well there. Heading for some sun to evade the cold stuff down south, smart move Thejanitor 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,720 Report post Posted May 24, 2018 There will no doubt be a scramble for Blair's services for the winter/spring meetings. An opportunity for a keen young driver to get established. Fartoomuch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...