Perfect timing for Brett Loveridge ... equally as good as some of his memorable hits produced while racing for the Meeanee Maulers stockcar team.
Loveridge, Hawke's Bay's top stockcar driver and one of the country's best last summer, has recovered from his broken foot and will race for the Maulers as they defend their Peter Barry Memorial Teams title at Hauraki Meeanee Speedway on Saturday night.
Loveridge, 23, collected the injury while representing the Maulers at the Huntly Teams Champs in November during a tussle with Rotorua's Damian Orr.
"I probably should be taking it easy for another couple of weeks but there was no way I was going to miss this meeting," Loveridge said of the prestige the fourth annual event has on the national teams racing calendar. It is raced in memory of Central Hawke's Bay businessman Peter Barry, who died in 2009 following a speedway accident in Palmerston North.
Loveridge has predicted he is likely to be targeted this season after winning the East Coast, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne Classic, Huntly Speedfest, Kuru Cup and Peter Barry titles in the last. He is expecting similar treatment on Saturday night to that he received in Huntly.