CASTROL LISMORE SPEEDWAY: KEVIN BRITTEN WINS V8 DIRT MODIFIED BRUCE MAXWELL CLASSIC   

Feature photo by: Tony Powell…Podium top three: Kevin Britten (centre) with runner-up Seiton Young (left) and third-placed David Clark.

Media release by: Dennis Newlyn.

Australian Champion Kevin Britten took out the 2025 V8 Dirt Modified Bruce Maxwell Classic at Castrol Lismore Speedway, Easter Sunday night, April 20.

It was a peerless performance from the national titleholder as led the previous night’s preliminary feature race winner Seiton Young to the chequered flag, while David Clark was third.

The race honoured former competitor and Lismore track co-announcer Bruce Maxwell who lost his life in a Thailand road accident on November 17, 2023 aged 79.

Britten, driving his American company Troyer chassis car, set the fastest time in the 40-lap main with a 13.628-second lap and a recorded speed of 105.665 km/h.

“It’s wonderful to win this race in honour of Bruce,” Britten said at the trophy presentation. “He was certainly a colourful character and likeable man. It was a tough race and I had to work hard for the win.”

Young set that pattern from the outset of the main event when, after he started at the front of the field, got the best of the start and held the advantage for the first lap before Britten then drove into the lead.

As the race unfolded, Young kept pace with Britten, though the event was marred by several restarts.

Kevin Britten – winner of the 2025 V8 Dirt Modified Bruce Maxwell Classic. Photo by Tony Powell.

On each occasion, Britten, who started from the pole position, got the better of the race resumption at the green and kept up the momentum at the head of the field. There were several exciting dices in the battle for positions, while Clark put on a show as he passed a number of cars after he started further back in the field.

Former national champion Scott Cannon battled with Brayd Stevenson, while Mark Robinson, Blake Everleigh, Dale Corbett, Josh Rose and Chris Corbett swapped positions mid-pack.

Robinson and Andrew Pezzutti then tangled at half distance ending their victory chances.

Britten maintained his grip on the lead and in the latter part of the race drew away from Young and his pursuers.

The top ten were rounded out by Marcus Reddecliffe, Scott Cannon, Blake Eveleigh, Josh Rose, Kyle Armstrong, Dale Corbett and Luke Dunn.

Clark, Phil McNamara and Robinson were heat winners, while Britten took out the pole shuffle to earn his starting position at the head of the field and Robinson was winner of the mid-pack dash. Clark certainly earned his place on the podium after he won the B-main that gave him a start in the Classic final. Brock Armstrong took out the last chance showdown event.

Other feature race winners were: Matt Hardy (AMCA), Matthew Layton (Production Sedan), Brodie King (RSA Sedan), Tyler Beer (SSA Top Stars Junior Sedan) and Patrick Moore (SSA – New Stars Junior Sedan).

Then next fixture scheduled at Castrol Lismore Speedway is May 3 featuring the running of the NSW AMCA Sedan Championship with support categories also programmed.   

WORDS BY DENNIS NEWLYN.