Max Dumesny started his career on motorbikes and it was generally believed that he would go on to a national scrambles career, but fate intervened on a dark night not far from home when riding his motorcycle he struck a cow that had wandered onto the road.
13 Facts About Max Dumesny
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In 1984, Max Dumesny linked with Melbourne based motor and racing expert John Sidney, driving for Sidney's OTR and started driving an Australian made OTR Defender Sprintcar with instant success, winning both the Victorian and South Australian championships.
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Max Dumesny has won multiple state titles around the country, including eight Victorian championships, as well as the South Australian, New South Wales, and Queensland championships.
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Max Dumesny added a second and third national Sprintcar title in 1998 and 2002 respectively.
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Max Dumesny finished second behind American Tim Kaeding in the 2014 Classic.
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Max Dumesny has won 32 feature races in the Easter Sprintcar Trail, a three event series held annually on the Easter long weekend at the Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier, South Australia, and various tracks in Victoria, usually the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, and the Avalon Raceway in Lara near Geelong.
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Early in his Sprintcar career, Max Dumesny travelled to the United States to race in selected World of Outlaws events as well as the famed Knoxville Nationals.
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Max Dumesny would remain competitive in NASCAR, later switching to drive a Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
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Max Dumesny raced a JSR prepared Ford Falcon in the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship.
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Max Dumesny finished the championship in 16th place and raced the Falcon to 12th place in the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 partnered with Kerry Baily from Tasmania.
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Melinda Max Dumesny is the daughter of Australian Sprintcar Driver Sid Moore.
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Max Dumesny Motorsport is the official agent of Continental AG's speedway tyre division in Australia.
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In 2015, the Speedway Racing Association of Victoria granted Life Membership to Max Dumesny and allocated his racing number "V5" to be only used by a "Dumesny".