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[WSS] Dobson's shock departure..!
by Speedway Australia
Dobson Leaves Titan Racing Team
1 January, 2012
Shaun Dobson has withdrawn from the Titan Racing Team. The livewire Tasmanian teenager spoke with the team this morning and advised that he would no longer be steering the #36 Titan Garages / Oven U Maxim, effective immediately.
“I just don’t think it was working out for anyone involved,” Dobson explained moments ago, “I’m disappointed that we couldn’t see the season out and I’m very grateful for the opportunity that Reeve (Kruck) and Bingo (crew chief) gave me, but I think I’m better off doing my own thing.”
Titan Racing crew chief Bingo Jenkins was nonplussed.
“I don’t think we were necessarily surprised that Shaun made this decision, but I think it would have been good if he’d finished up Speedweek before he left. It leaves us with not much time to fill the seat tonight for Warrnambool but we’re working on that right now. We wish him well for the remainder of the season anyway.”
One of those eleventh hour options for Titan tonight could well be “Mr. Speed” Matthew Reed.
Reed is currently sitting out the season with his own car due to budget constraints and is helping crew on the Michael Cunningham #74 PRP car in Victoria.
He’ll be in the pits tonight at Sungold Stadium.
“I’m available for tonight. It’s tricky because I have my race seat and my gear spread between Warrnambool, Perth and Melbourne but it might be possible,” said Reed just now.
As for Shaun Dobson, his immediate plans are to return to the #77 Dobson family car and map out the rest of the season in the days ahead.
“We don’t have any specific plans,” he concedes, “right now I think I just need to stand back from this and see what options we have. It hasn’t been easy making this decision but I think it’s the right one.”
Dobson’s decision to leave the team is perhaps not a surprise to people within the industry.
The results have not been encouraging since the Series began back in November at Archerfield so perhaps both parties had considered the parting might be an option.
Not ones to sit on their hands, the Titan Racing Team are already in negotiations with American drivers to take up the ride for Archerfield Speedway’s three nights next week.
The question is, will the Titan #36 line-up tonight, and if so, who will be behind the wheel?
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