A “pretty uneventful night” paved the way for Bannockburn driver James Aranyosi to take out back-to-back Victorian Formula 500 titles at Portland’s Southern 500 Speedway on Saturday night.
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The 24-year-old said his night went to plan, finishing second in his first heat – having started in third – before climbing from 10th to fourth in the second and maintaining the lead throughout his final heat.
The results saw him starting out of third for the A-main in the high-quality field.
“I dropped back to fourth after the first couple of laps and then I changed my line and went up a bit higher,” he said.
With a handful of laps remaining, he took the lead, managing to hold out Simpson driver Matty Symons, while Geelong’s Terry Rankin was third. Aranyosi was “pretty pumped” to defend his crown, saying the race meant a lot to him.
