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Significant milestones for Carrera Cup Australia in SydneyCarrera Cup hits 200 at Sydney season finale
A brilliant double century:
The
The 2012 championship title was secured by Craig Baird at the penultimate Gold Coast round, leaving the fight for second in the points open to former champion Alex Davison and the hard charging Jonny Reid, who missed the opening round of the season in Adelaide.
Davison is hungry for success in Sydney following tough Bathurst and Gold Coast rounds, allowing Gold Coast round winner Reid to close within seven points of Davison in the standings. Daniel Gaunt and Steven Richards are also mathematical chances to move into third place in the standings at the Sydney round.
Celebrating his 100th
“We haven’t had the success that we had hoped for at the last two rounds; we had motor problems at Bathurst and a Race 1 incident at Gold Coast, so we’re really motivated to get some race wins in Sydney to finish the year,” said Davison.
“It would be a pity to drop back to third in the championship. My focus in Sydney is to win all three races, and if I do that the pointscore will take care of itself.”
Upon reaching his 100th
“I’ve spent a long part of my career racing
Elite Class points leader Max Twigg is another driver set to reach the impressive milestone of 100
Twigg will contest his 100th
“I’m proud to reach 100 race starts. I started
“I’ve had some phenomenal times. I remember my very first race start in
“Now for this weekend, I’ve just got to be careful in practice and qualifying so that I don’t do any damage to my car. If I do that and get through Race 1, I’m sure we can secure the Elite Class championship.”
A former regular of the
Also returning to the category is Queenslander Shae Davies, who successfully debuted in
In addition to racing in
28/11/2012