Competitors burn rubber on pad

Near-record numbers turned out to lay some rubber on the upgraded burnout pad at Nickol Bay Speedway at the weekend.

The new portion of the pad proved slippery to begin with, but by the end of the night, the fresh concrete was barely visible beneath skid marks from the 16 competitors.

Several first-timers came out to test the pad, including Amon Jacob, who said he was looking for a legal way to get his vehicle sideways.

"You don't have to worry about the cops here, so you can have a lot of fun," he said.

"I'm definitely going to come out and do it again."

Ben Moore is a seasoned campaigner on the burnout pad and placed second at the meet.

Moore said he was looking forward to having a crack at the $10,000 prize money at the North West Nationals next month.

"I can't wait," he said.

"There are a few minor little issues to fix here and there (with his car) but it's all just trial and error really.

"The pad was a bit slippery tonight, so you get stuck in spots you don't really want to, but its good fun."

Andy Hoare took out first place on the night and Troy Kelly rounded out the top three.

Event organiser Clark Smith said he was expecting an even bigger turnout at the nationals next month.

"We will be triple this turnout for nationals easily," he said.

"We've just had six cars confirmed from Perth and surrounding areas, so it's going to be a good turnout."

The sprint cars will return to the speedway this weekend before North West Nationals on October 11.