Seventeen Speedcars turned out for the first official practice at the Perth Motorplex last night. With some cars finished in their new livery and some still waiting to be sign written. One immediate standout that was sporting a new paint scheme was Neville Lance; he immediately went to work and was on the pace from the onset. With the Ford powerplant Lance had the Murphy running the high line whilst others chose to run low. “I was pretty happy with the run tonight, the car seems strong so we will see what happens on Saturday night”. Said Lance.  Another strong runner was East Coast driver Matt Young running the Rinkin backed mount. Young had a small fuel issue in his first run and got that sorted to come out and really stretch his legs in the second and third run. “We tried different lines for each run and it got better as the night went on”. Young Said. Young has also picked up a local sponsor whilst in Perth for the Weekend in Watsons Transport; the company not only brought the car over but also have supplied a great crew for the weekend to help Matt out. “I can’t thank Watsons enough, they have been awesome in their support and I hope we can give them a good result on Saturday night”.  It was great to see the “Jive Man” Keith Giles back in action behind the wheel of a midget, Giles is running the Wayne Cover owned car in the Magic Man 34 this weekend and if he runs in the race anything like he was at practice he is going to be a threat.  Nathan Smee had a mixed bag in the Steven Graham owned car, having a few handling issues in his first and second run, Barry and Steven (Graham) made a few changes on the car which allowed Smee to show some very good pace. “I wasn’t sure what was causing the problem I just couldn’t get it around the turns, I left it to the Grahams to change it around and the car just got better after that, those Hawk engines have some horsepower that’s for sure”  Dene McAllen appeared to be playing his cards close to his chest all night, running consistent but not explosive.  Emotions were running high for a number of driver’s last night one being Rick Geneve who is Michael’s (Figliomeni) cousin. Getting the nod from car owner John Bryant to run the car in the race, the Sprintcar star put a heap of laps under his belt to get comfortable in the car and by the end of the night was lapping well on the pace.  Local Robert Harvey donned the race gear for the first time since his horrific crash last year, Harvey was caught in a fireball and was airlifted from Narrogin to Royal Perth Hospital to receive urgent medical attention on his burns. It’s nearly twelve months on and Robert is still recovering but he was determined to make the race. “I don’t know what’s happening after this race but I wasn’t going to miss this race”. Harvey Said.