Team owner Sean Griffiths and his swinger Mick Bryant proved competitive on a bike which was far less powerful than that of their rivals, while brothers Kai and Lync Frame won the final.

It was another impressive result for the Frames, who conceded experience to many of their rivals but dominated on their 900 FireBlade.

“It was an awesome night for them, they rode awesome all night,” Griffiths said.

“They placed first in every heat and got into the final. We really revved the crowd up and they went out there and won it.

“It was an exceptional effort given it was their first major open meeting.”

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With rounds to come at Albury and Tamworth over the next two months and the Frames planning to attend both, Griffiths feels they are a real chance to feature on the outright series podium.

“That was the second round of the series ... and I think that they’d be leading the series now,” he said.

“If they keep going the way they have been, I think they’re a really good chance of winning the whole thing.”

Griffiths and Bryant made it to the semi-final stage and while placing third, it was not enough to book them a spot in the decider.

Still, Griffiths was happy with how he and Bryant performed on their 750cc.

“Even though we missed out on the final, I’m still pretty happy. While 750s are capable of sticking with them, I’ve still got to take into account that I’m giving away 300ccs,” he said.

“The 900 and 1,000s, they get the starts because they’ve got more torque, so you’re chasing all night and they’re only three-lap races.

“[But] supporting the speedway series has really started to boost our sport and we were pumped.”

Still, there was one area in which Griffiths got the jump on his rivals. Tyre selection. 

“We were up against some of the best and conditions for tyre choice and race line were very critical. I chose to run a snow rally tyre and I think it paid off,” he said.

“When we came back int the pits they were all scrambling for rally tyres.

“With being under-powered we had a mistake in heat one starting in neutral and missing the start. But we made our way back around the outside for a third placing. In heats two and three we made better starts and held on for third place in both.”

Adding to what was a good night for Shadows Racing was the news that Griffiths and Bryant placed second in the Cowra Motorcycle Club’s sidecar premiership.

“As we were packing up we got some good news. The local championship we run in, Mick and I got second place on a countback,” Griffiths said.

“The others were Dusty Miller and Charlie White, they are a bit of a nemesis of ours. Dusty got me into the sport and helped me get my first outfit up and running.

“This year is the first time I’ve started beating him. I beat him at the Griffith Masters and at Newcastle, I beat him twice at Woodstock and he beat me twice at Woodtstock, which is why it went to a countback.”