The belated victory now means that Luciani can officially lay claim to have won 50 State Championships during his illustrious career in various classes.

The decision of the appeal by Luciani means that he remains undefeated in the Clubman Over 40s division at a State Championship level since 2006. During this time he has secured ten consecutive state crowns in the class.

"It is a big relief to have finally been awarded the win," said Luciani.

"The Officials of the meeting were doing their job and policing the rules that are in place, I respect them for that. There appears as though there was a ‘grey' area in a ruling on how it can be interpreted which is why it ended up at the tribunal.

"I believe that there are already measures being put in place to clean the wording of the rule up to ensure there can be no misinterpretation again."

As a father of three young children, Luciani understands the importance of role models and as the role model for many younger karters he is required to set an example.

"No matter who you are, you are never above the rules of the sport and if you are doing the wrong thing you should always be pulled up. As one of the role models in the sport I consider myself always very fair and someone that always adheres to the rules," said Luciani.

Remo continues to race around the country in the Clubman Heavy class (younger category) and the Over 40's class at major events. He will continue his fitness regime and race circuit training in readiness for the 2010 Victorian State Championships on 12-14 February and the Australian Championships which will be held at Puckapunyal at Easter on 2-4 April 2010.