THE move into Sprintcar racing is a massive step, but third generation speedway racer Koby Noonan is currently finding his feet during his first full 360 LS Sprintcar season. After spending the past three seasons in the state-based VSC Sprintcar class, which included winning last season’s VSC Sprintcar Club Championship point standings, the 23-year-old from Bairnsdale in Victoria has this season moved into the 360 LS Sprintcar class and is improving with every outing.

“I’m really enjoying the 360 LS Sprintcar class and being able to travel to the country’s biggest tracks, such as Premier Speedway, and being able to improve as a racer up against regular strong competition,” expressed Noonan, who is a third generation speedway racer with his dad Mark being a former Sprintcar racer and his pop Ray competing in A Grade
Sedans in the 1970s.

“The 360 LS Sprintcar class is gaining more and more momentum around the country, and with our team running the budget friendly LS engine, it’s allowing us to be competitive but
not breaking the bank in the process.” Noonan and his team made their first interstate trip and took on the 410 Sprintcars at Canberra’s ACT Speedway last Saturday night, and he well and truly stood up to be counted by taking out a heat race win, which earned him a spot in the top six stars dash and then he completed the night with a top 10 finish in the feature race.

“It was a lot of fun running with 410 guys for the first time, and it was helped along by the fact I was running at a small track like ACT Speedway, where it wasn’t all about
horsepower,” he said. “To be able to win my first heat race win in SCCA competition and also come away with a top 10 finish in the feature race gave me a massive confidence boost, and something I’d like to do a bit more in the future.”

Currently sitting inside the top 10 of the Victorian 360 LS Series point standings, Noonan has a busy end to his 2024-25 season campaign. “There are half a dozen race meetings left to the season, and my goal is to get to maintain my top 10 spot in the Victorian Series with consistent runs to finish out the season,” Noonan commented. “From now until the middle of May, I’ll only have a couple of weekends off, so I’m excited about getting plenty of track time and being able to continue my learning curve in Sprintcar racing.”

The next event on Noonan’s season schedule is going to be the Victorian 360 LS Sprintcar Title at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway on the Saturday night of March 29.
Remaining 2024-25 season schedule:

March 29 - Premier Speedway (Warrnambool) - Victorian Title
April 5 - Southern 500 Speedway (Portland) - Victorian Series
April 12 - Redline Raceway (Ballarat) - Victorian Series
April 24 - Avalon Raceway (Geelong) - Digger’s Cup
April 26 - Blue Ribbon Raceway (Horsham) - Victorian Series
May 3 - Western Speedway (Hamilton) - Victorian Series
May 11 - Heartland Raceway (Moama) - Victorian Series
Koby Noonan would like to thank his 2024-25 season supporters:
 KZS Auto Works
 Sondra's Hairdressers
 Wayne Trinder Plumbing & Gasfitting
 Gippsland Grain Store
 Riviera Tyre Service
 Vortex Simsport
 Your Own Way
 Eastern Signs & Design
 Grae's Automotive & Marine
 Riviera Trailers
 Queensland Speedway Spares
 Bairnsdale Radiators
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