Moulden Receives the Perfect Birthday Present                                                   11-12-07

There was no better way Jessica Moulden could have imagined celebrating her 20th birthday, when she claim her very first feature race victory in the Formula 500 ranks during the opening round of the Victorian Stampede Series on Saturday night at Simpson Speedway.

Having been there and done it before in Junior Sedans, Moulden was naturally thrilled with her very first feature race victory, especially considering it was her 20th birthday, in what is only her second season in Formula 500s.

“I had set the aim for this season to win a feature race, but to do it so early in the season has came as quite a pleasant surprise,” expressed a jubilant Moulden.

“The car was great all night, except for a small fuel pump issue, which was fixed thanks to Shane Van Duynhoven for lending one to me for the feature race. I ended up the highest point scorer going into the feature race and started from pole position and managed to stay out in front until the end.”

Moulden was making only her third appearance in her newly built SWIFT car and made her first appearance with a new Yamaha R6 engine prepared by Stephen Bell from Jettco Developments.

“We used a borrowed engine at the Jack Willsher Cup a fortnight ago, so it was good to come out with my new engine and take the win first night out,” she remarked.

“Full credit must go to both Belly [Stephen Bell] and Molly [Darren Mollenoyux] for giving me such a competitive package, and I’m hoping to achieve similar results as the season progresses.”

After recording a third, fourth and first (from the rear of the grid in all three) during her heat races, Moulden was the highest point scorer, and she then went on to taking a convincing feature race victory by leading the entire 15-lap distance.  

It was a historic night for Moulden as she not only became the first female driver in Victoria to win a Formula 500 feature race, but she also scored SWIFT chassis constructor Darren Mollenoyux his first Victorian Stampede Series feature race victory.

Moulden carries winning form into the upcoming Oval Express Series, which is set to kick off on Thursday Night, December 27 at Blue Ribbon Speedway in Horsham Victoria.

“I couldn’t have hoped for better form heading into the Oval Express Series, but I’m well aware that it’s going to be a different ball game and I will need to step up to another level,” Moulden commented.

“With that said, I know that the car and engine package is capable of running up front and if I can be amongst the top five or ten then I’ll be very happy.”

 Moulden is supported in the 2007/08 season by: Race Shirts 4 U, McDonald Excavations, SWIFT Racing Products, Mt. Noorat Freighters, Jettco Developments, Design Effects Signage and Warrnambool Powder Coating.

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