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Championship leader suffers Huge Crash in Qualifying! Vaughan on Pole

Dunlop Series Champion has HUGE crash in Qualifying while Vaughan scores pole position.

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Brad Vaughan was the man to beat after setting a blinding lap to land himself in pole position for this afternoon’s race however, drivers were robbed of a last minute run after Championship leader, Kai Allen crashes hard into the wall at turn 7.

In the final moments of a 20-minute practice session, Allen’s Holden ZB Commodore skidded sideways while approaching Reid Park. Despite his efforts to regain control, he collided with the outside wall and came to a stop near McPhillamy Park, resulting in a red flag and ending the session prematurely.

Now, Eggleston Motorsport is racing against time to evaluate the damage and decide if the car can be repaired for Race 9 on Friday afternoon. Due to the massive crash, Dick Johnson Racing have decided to sit Allen out for Practice 3 of the main game which will see Will Davison run the whole session.

As a result of the incident, Allen’s best lap time was disqualified, leaving him 15th in the session, while his closest title contender, Zach Bates, finished 13th. Currently, Allen leads the Super2 Series standings with 1,032 points, while Bates trails with 906 points.

Brad Vaughan dominated the practice, clocking a time of 2:04.7537, nearly breaking the lap record from the previous year and finishing six tenths ahead of Jobe Stewart. Vaughan, also competing in the Matt Chahda Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro wildcard, was the only driver to break into the 2:05s.

Following Vaughan and Stewart in the top five were Rylan Gray and Lochie Dalton from Tickford Autosport, with Aaron Cameron rounding out the top five for Kelly Racing. The full top 10 included Max Vidau, Jarrod Hughes, Jordyn Sinni, Campbell Logan, and Reuben Goodall.

Race 9 of the Dunlop Series is set to take place at 3:20 PM AEDT

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Dunlop Series

Cameron takes championship fight to Sunday, Allen falls

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November 16, 2024

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Aaron Cameron has led from start to finish in Super2 Race 1 of the weekend as he took off from the grid to lead into Turn 1 and never looked back to beat rival Zach Bates by 0.829 of a second.

Meanwhile down in the pack on lap 1, Mason Kelly and Matt Charda made contact at Turn 5 which caused no damage, but then came Thomas Maxwell who hit the front of Matt Charda who then couldn’t move.

After this restart, Max Vidau found himself making contact with the Turn 8 wall then parked up at turn at 13 with extensive steering damage, causing another safety car period.

Follwoing the next restart the race was green to the finish. With 2 laps to go, championship contender Kai Allen made a costly mistake from 3rd position at the final corner, he landed awkwardly from the Turn 13 curb which caused a lock up of both front wheels and ran wide, he returned to the track to finish in 7th spot.

Race 2 will take place tomorrow at 1:50pm local time

Race 1 results

PositionCar NoTeam NameDriverCar ModelEngine (cc)TiresLapsTotal TimeSectorBest Time
127Schramm Group RacingAaron CameronFord Mustang GT5000DS22240:20.0792131:21.6189*
225Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedZach BatesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:20.9090141:21.7249
392RM Racing Cars with Coca ColaCameron McLeodHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:26.8090171:22.0338
4118Image RacingJarrod HughesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:27.3840171:21.9062
555Tickford AutosportRylan GrayFord Mustang GT5000DS22240:27.9895141:21.8495
699Erebus MotorsportJobe StewartHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:29.3927141:21.7350
71Eggleston Motorsport/Coca-ColaKai AllenHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:30.1541161:21.7849
854Eggleston Motorsport/Car CityJordyn SinniHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:30.5724171:22.0584
92Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedCampbell LoganHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:32.6395161:22.0646
106AWCLochie DaltonFord Mustang GT5000DS22240:33.5066181:22.4441
1122Kelly RacingMason KellyFord Mustang GT5000DS22240:36.4139191:22.5739
129Coca-Cola RacingCody GillisHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:37.0310161:22.7294
1319Sync MusicElliott ClearyHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22240:37.7416171:22.7486
145Dormer HVAC ServicesBrad VaughanFord Mustang GT5000DS22240:39.4807161:22.3128
1588Eggleston MotorsportThomas MaxwellHolden Commodore ZB5000DS22241:04.3578141:23.1408
NC17Anderson MotorsportMax VidauFord Mustang GT5000DS2614:53.076961:24.5740
NC18Cavalier HomesMatthew ChahdaHolden Commodore ZB5000DS214:35.429914:35.4299

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Cameron secures Race 2 pole, ahead of Bates and Allen

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Race 2 on Sunday will see Aaron Cameron on pole position ahead of championship rivals Zach Bates and Kai Allen. The trio have once again locked out the top 3 positions for both races, only difference is Cameron got the better of Bates this time around.

In a much more calmer session then practice 2, the trio put their best foot forward.

It is really interesting to see all 3 championship contenders fighting so closely together. This trio were only seperated by 0.158 of a second with Cameron setting a time of 1:20.011, Bates with a 1:20.068 and Allen with a 1:20.170.

Qualifying for Race 2 results

PosCar #Team/DriverDriverCar ModelCapacityClassLapsPositionBest TimeTime Diff
127Schramm Group RacingAaron CameronFord Mustang GT5000DS2991:20.0116*–
225Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedZach BatesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21281:20.06840:00.0568
31Eggleston Motorsport/Coca-ColaKai AllenHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21291:20.17030:00.1587
499Erebus MotorsportJobe StewartHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21291:20.24210:00.2305
555Tickford AutosportRylan GrayFord Mustang GT5000DS212111:20.28780:00.2762
6118Image RacingJarrod HughesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21271:20.34630:00.3347
75Dormer HVAC ServicesBrad VaughanFord Mustang GT5000DS21391:20.41500:00.4034
854Eggleston Motorsport/Car CityJordyn SinniHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21181:20.46130:00.4497
992RM Racing Cars with Coca ColaCameron McLeodHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21281:20.47770:00.4661
1017Anderson MotorsportMax VidauFord Mustang GT5000DS213101:20.50630:00.4947
112Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedCampbell LoganHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21281:20.53800:00.5264
126AWCLochie DaltonFord Mustang GT5000DS212101:20.67910:00.6675
139Coca-Cola RacingCody GillisHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21281:20.79950:00.7879
1419Sync MusicElliott ClearyHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21291:21.03720:01.0256
1588Eggleston MotorsportThomas MaxwellHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21281:21.09460:01.0830
1618Cavalier HomesMatthew ChahdaHolden Commodore ZB5000DS21091:21.10720:01.0956
1722Kelly RacingMason KellyFord Mustang GT5000DS21291:21.19640:01.1848

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Dunlop Series

Bates secures Race 1 pole, major crash for Goodall

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The three Super2 championship contenders will have all locked in a top 3 grid position for tomorrow’s Race 1 of the weekend with championship leader Zach Bates taking pole position ahead of Aaron Cameron and Kai Allen on row 2 in 3rd position.

The session was halted due to a major red flag crash for Ruben Goodall having a monster incident at turn 4. He hit the outside wall at turn 3 which ripped out the wheel and suspension which led to him having no brakes for Turn 4 and he attemped to take to the escape road and knocking over a concrete wall in the process.

Qualifying for Sundays race will take place later today at 4:55pm

There are no Super 2 races today, the racing action will kick off tomorrow for Race 1 at 11:40am.

Qualifying Race 1 Results

PosCarCompetitor/TeamDriverVehicleCapDSLapsBest Lap TimeTime Difference
125Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedZach BatesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:19.8915*–
227Schramm Group RacingAaron CameronFord Mustang GT5000DS291:20.02510:00.1336
31Eggleston Motorsport/Coca-ColaKai AllenHolden Commodore ZB5000DS2101:20.19740:00.3059
4118Image RacingJarrod HughesHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.22420:00.3327
592RM Racing Cars with Coca ColaCameron McLeodHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.25690:00.3654
655Tickford AutosportRylan GrayFord Mustang GT5000DS2101:20.32840:00.4369
754Eggleston Motorsport/Car CityJordyn SinniHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.37750:00.4860
86AWCLochie DaltonFord Mustang GT5000DS291:20.42810:00.5366
95Dormer HVAC ServicesBrad VaughanFord Mustang GT5000DS2101:20.50960:00.6181
1088Eggleston MotorsportThomas MaxwellHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.55000:00.6585
1199Erebus MotorsportJobe StewartHolden Commodore ZB5000DS281:20.68110:00.7896
122Walkinshaw Andretti UnitedCampbell LoganHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.78460:00.8931
1318Cavalier HomesMatthew ChahdaHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:20.97500:01.0835
1419Sync MusicElliott ClearyHolden Commodore ZB5000DS281:21.09670:01.2052
1522Kelly RacingMason KellyFord Mustang GT5000DS291:21.11110:01.2196
169Coca-Cola RacingCody GillisHolden Commodore ZB5000DS2101:21.11460:01.2231
1717Anderson MotorsportMax VidauFord Mustang GT5000DS291:21.12950:01.2380
1820GtechniqReuben GoodallHolden Commodore ZB5000DS291:21.38120:01.4897

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