IT’S a feat that has only happened on a handful of occasions over the years, but in last night’s Krikke Boys Shootout for the Limited Sprintcars at the Perth Motorplex, the Keens Race Team brought home a 1-2 finish in the feature race. After taking control of the lead in the closing laps, following the misfortune of leader Chad Pittard crashing out, Michael Keen was able to go on and take out his fourth feature-race win of the 2023-24 season in the Limited Sprintcars, and he was joined on the podium by his older brother, Daniel Keen, in second place to make it a 1-2 finish for the Keens Race Team. “The team and I have been having a tough run of late following a wide range of car issues that a lot of the time has been just plain bad luck, so to get back into the winner’s circle was a fantastic feeling, not only for me, but for the whole team, and it’s also the best kind of reward for all of the team’s continued hard work,” expressed Michael Keen, who had started the feature race from pole position aboard the # 95 Boyanup Cellars / Keens Truck Driver Training supported Maxim. “To have my brother join me on the podium in second was just the best possible result for the whole team and what made it even better was the fact it was at a prestigious event like the Krikke Boys Shootout.” Equally as excited as winner Michael Keen was his brother Daniel in the team’s # 94 Boyanup Cellars / Keens Truck Driver Training supported Maxim. “If I was ever going to finish second to someone, I’m glad it was to Michael, and if someone had said to me at the beginning of last night that this was where we were going to finish, I simply wouldn’t have believed them,” said Daniel Keen, who over the years has had numerous 1-2 finishes with Michael in both Sprintcar and Wingless Sprint competition. “This was only my second outing of the season, and we weren’t even sure if we were going to make last night’s show, as we had to do a quick engine swap the morning of the race meeting, but my whole team dug deep and made it happen, so to then go on to finish the night on the podium was an outstanding achievement.” While Michael had qualified on pole position for the feature race by virtue of a second and a first, Daniel, who had started the feature race from position six, finished his two heat races in sixth and third. Heading into last night’s Krikke Boys Shootout, the Keens Race Team weren’t riding high on confidence; however, by night’s end, they had well and truly got their mojo back and they are hoping this is the beginning of finishing their 2023-24 season campaign on a solid note. The Keens Race Team’s next appearance will be on March 23 at Moora Speedway for the 10th round of the Western Australian Limited Sprintcar Series, which doubles as the second running of the President’s Trophy. The Keens Race Team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:  Boyanup Cellars  Keens Truck Driver Training  Higg Built Race Engines  D&R Machining  Southwest Auto Detailing  Donnybrook Panel Beaters  Holly & Wick  CB Graphix To find out more about Keens Race Team, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Keens Race Team. -ENDS-