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PRACTICE ONE
TIME: 9:35-10:05
CONDITIONS: Cold, windy
FINISHED: 14th - 1:16.1754
FASTEST: James Courtney - 1:15.4821
PRACTICE TWO
TIME: 11:00-11:30
CONDITIONS: Cold, wind
FINISHED: 9th - 1:15.5991
FASTEST: Scott McLaughlin - 1:15.2014
QUALIFYING – RACE 28
TIME: 13:25
CONDITIONS: Sunny, cold, windy
FINISHED: 18th - 1:16.1918
FASTEST: Scott McLaughlin - 1:15.1994
RACE 28 / 32 LAPS
TIME: 16:10
CONDITIONS: Cold, windy
FINISHED: 19th
WINNER: Scott McLaughlin
RECAP
A new challenge for Todd and the TRG Transport team, with the use of the shorter ‘west’ circuit this weekend. The TRG Transport Supercar suffered from a lack of rear grip in qualifying - something a lot of cars were also fighting with - and a few drops of rain made things even more difficult, Todd qualifying 18th for the first race of the weekend. Five sets of soft tyres available again but with the shorter circuit and valuable intel from last weekend, the blistering rear tyre issue wasn’t expected to rear its head today.
Lap one and Todd was in the thick of the action, jumping two positions in the classic Supercars opening lap rough and tumble! A scuffle for car #14 on lap five with Rick Kelly and Todd fighting over the same piece of road - Kelly spinning and Todd continuing in p15. As others pitted the TRG Transport Commodore rose through the field but a small off cost car #14 some valuable time, Todd eventually pitting on lap 18 from p5 for four fresh tyres and back out into the race, crossing the line in p19.
THE WORD FROM TODD
“The move was on with Rick for sure but I tell you what I’m really dirty at - my off a few laps later! It was the world’s slowest spin. I just locked it up, a young bloke trying a bit too hard! The car definitely has pace and that’s why we were disappointed in qualifying. Saturdays don’t seem to be our thing at the moment so hopefully we’ll tune it up and get it ready for qualifying tomorrow!”
COMING UP
SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
09:10-09:20 ACST (09:40-09:50 AEST) | Qualifying – Race 29
09:30-09:40 ACST (10:00-10:10 AEST) | Qualifying – Race 30
11:50 ACST (12:20 AEST) |Race 29 / 32 Laps
14:20 ACST (14:50 AEST) | Race 30 / 32 Laps
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