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PRACTICE ONE TIME: 08:55-09:25 CONDITIONS: Patchy cloud, hot FINISHED: 14th - 1:06.8049 FASTEST: Scott Pye - 1:06.2401
PRACTICE TWO TIME: 10:05-10:35 CONDITIONS: Patchy cloud, hot FINISHED: 22nd - 1:07.2553 FASTEST: Scott McLaughlin - 1:06.2487
QUALIFYING – RACE 16 TIME: 11:25 CONDITIONS: Patchy cloud, hot FINISHED: 23rd - 1:07.1311 FASTEST: Jamie Whincup - 1:06.1381
TIME: 13:50 CONDITIONS: Mostly sunny, hot FINISHED: 16th WINNER: Scott McLaughlin
Unlike last weekend’s Triple Crown, there’s only soft tyres all weekend and with just 5 sets on offer, teams had to be smart about when to use the fresh rubber. Seven days ago the Brut Military Grade Commodore rolled out of the garage and was straight on the pace but today there were handling issues that affected Todd and the team through the two morning practice sessions and qualifying. From 23rd on the grid Todd survived a typically frenetic start before climbing up the field – gaining 11 spots to sit 12th by lap 10. Playing the late pitstop strategy, Todd was in on lap 20 for 2 tyres on the right side of the car and rejoined in 20th for the run home. The car wasn’t great but Todd battled hard to drag #14 up to 16th by the end. A tough day at the office but some typical hard racing from Todd. Hopefully the team can pinpoint the issues with the Brut Military Grade Commodore and get it up there tomorrow for the two races.
"Pretty up and down day and really hard to understand what the issue was. We just lacked a lot of pace both with the chassis and outright speed and it’s a bit of a mystery. We made quite a lot of changes for the race but it’s still really hard to know if we’ve made a big or small improvement but at least we’ve got a lot to look at. Considering where we started and finished, we’ll definitely take P16 today. We’ll work hard tonight and keep building for tomorrow."
SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST 10:20-10:30 ACST (10:50-11:00) AEST) | Qualifying – Race 17 10:35-10:45 ACST (11:05-11:10 AEST) | Qualifying – Race 18 12:00 ACST (12:30 AEST) |Race 17 / 38 Laps 14:25 ACST (14:55 AEST) | Race 18 / 38 Laps |
