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Carrera Cup ready for record-setting weekendPorsche Carrera Cup Australia lines up for highly anticipated Rennsport event
Unprecedented one-make racing: This weekend’s
A record-high of 42 drivers will set their sights on Sydney Motorsport Park for the
For the first time, a
Joining the regular
V8 Supercars drivers Alex Davison and David Wall will return to the one-make category, while Tim Slade will make his
While four V8 Supercars drivers were originally slated to race in the
While the Erebus Motorsport V8 driver won’t line up for the two
“I was really looking forward to teaming up with someone from the V8 Supercar series, and especially Lee who is one of the class drivers of that field. However it's great to be able to get Jonny on board; he’s a great driver in these cars and is more than capable as a Rennsport co-driver,” said Elite Class driver Loccisano, who is looking forward to the new event format.
“It's great that new elements - two co-driver one-hour races - are added this weekend's
One of the last combinations to be announced was that of reigning champion Craig Baird and his Kiwi countryman John Penny, with the former suggesting that the Rennsport round will be crucial for the championship title hunt.
“It's not a round where you can win the championship, but it's certainly a round where you can lose the championship,“ said Baird.
“I'll go there and give it 110 per cent, but obviously we are all reliant on co-drivers. For me, my choice of co-driver in John Penny was not so much for outright speed, but someone who could deliver the car back to me preferably in one piece and collect some good points.”
“This event is great because it provides an opportunity for some of the businessmen in our category who support
The third round of the 2013
The entire
The third round of the
Saturday May 25, 2013
8:51am Practice 1 30 minutes
11:06am Practice 2 30 minutes
2:00pm Qualifying – Professional Class 20 minutes
3:19pm Qualifying – Elite Class 20 minutes
4:35pm Sponsor Rides
Sunday May 26, 2013
8:30am Sponsor Rides
10:52am Race 1 60 minutes
2:19pm Race 2 60 minutes
Car # Driver Co-Driver
1 Craig Baird John Penny
4 Stephen Grove Earl Bamber
6 Tony Walls James Davison
7 Warren Luff Geoff Emery
8 Max Twigg Luke Youlden
9 Marc Cini Tim Slade
10 Michael Loccisano Lee Holdsworth
12 Steven Richards Theo Koundouris
13 James Bergmuller Dale Wood
19 Damien Flack David Wall
20 Duvashen Padayachee Jeff Bobik
21 Shae Davies Adam Gowans
24 Tony Bates Alex Davison
29 Michael Patrizi Troy Bayliss
34 Richard Muscat Simon Middleton
47 James Koundouris Steve Owen
50 Matt Kingsley John Goodacre
55 Renee Gracie Peter Hill
56 Shane Smollen David Russell
88 Andrew Jones Xavier West
222 Nick Percat Rodney Jane
24/5/2013