Myrtleford's own looking to be ARC champion

MYRTLEFORD'S Australian Rally Championship (ARC) driver, Jason Lennane, loves pushing himself and his Proton Sataria to the absolute limit on some of the most challenging tracks across the country. After taking on the Forest Rally – which ran through the beautiful south west of Western Australia in Bunbury and Nannup – Lennane sits fifth overall on the Shamrock Haulage 2WD Driver's Cup after a strong showing in the west, where he finished on the podium. He wants to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming an Australian champion one day. Lennane has had a passion for motorsport since he was young, following his Dad and his co–driver around to different rallies. "After many years of putting my head down and working I thought I needed a break so I bought a rally car, and have been doing it for 12 years now," he said. "I wanted more of a challenge so I thought I'd step up to the national level. "Rally gives a taste of the unknown with every track being different at any stage of the weekend...you could crash out one day but go there the next day and the corner is completely different. "When you are on a track each corner you hit is the same every lap but when you are on gravel or other terrains everything changes." The unpredictability of rally driving can be incredibly dangerous, with obstacles around every corner. Lennane has to trust his co–driver Wangaratta local Matt Whitten to make sure the car and them finish the stage. "There is an unknown trust there which you can't describe, to have someone tell you the corner is what he is saying it is and you commit," he said. Motorsport is an expensive sport, with parts for the vehicle and travel all adding up. "I'm hoping to making the next event in Tassie in five weeks but with all the costs involved it is going to cost too much as I fund most of the work I do," Lennane said. "I get support from different businesses around the area with Myrtleford Tyre and Batteries supplying me with tyres for my races and doing the wheel alignments for me which is great. "By having the support from them it shows me how important having sponsors are and it would be great if any other business wants to jump on board to let me know." With the Launceston meet potentially off the radar for Lennane, he is hoping to back on track when the ARC heads to Gympie in Queensland on Saturday, July 23, before racing at his home meet in Gippsland on August 27.

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