PAUL CLARKE, STAR Writer

Western Bureau:

After a superb showing at Sunday's Emancipation of Speed race meet, Doug 'Hollywood' Gore expressed pleasure with the performance of his purpose-built race car.

He also had glowing words for the track and is looking forward to breaking the track record in his next race meet there.

"When we rebuilt the car after the last crash, we

knew this car would be very fast, especially with all the aerodynamics built into it," Gore said.

"Cornering with this car is great at high speed. It is built for the speed. The improvements done to the car makes it really better than before," he added.

Gore and his Audi were in a no-nonsense mood from the onset, posting 1:07.28 in qualifying, a full three seconds faster than archrival, David Summerbell, in his Evolution 8.

Summerbell logged 1:10.03 seconds, with Chris Campbell third in a time of 1:11.45 seconds.

Meanwhile, Summerbell was not at his best, as he had to contend with low power output from his car, which only made him good enough for three fourth-place finishes behind Gore in the Thundersport Two races.

Gore was equally devastating in the second Thundersport Two race, thrilling the fans once again. He took the flag ahead of Campbell in a smart 1:08.64 seconds.

Campbell returned a time of 1:10.4 with Peter Rae copping third place in his Mazda RX7.