Tasmania Super 440 – Qualifying (Race 11 & 12) & Race (11 & 12) Results
Will Brown – Car #1
Qualifying (Race 11) – 4th (50.7873)
Qualifying (Race 12) – 13th (50.9657)
Race 11 – 5th
Race 12 – 11th
“Car felt good this morning, fast and good to get it up the front in qualifying for that first race. We had a good first race, got up to second and was ready to bring it home behind Broc (Feeney). I was feeling very confident and then unfortunately, just a little mishap in the pits, which set us back a few places and we came out behind Cam (Waters) and others. The boys did such a fantastic job, it’s very unheard of for us to make a mistake during a race in pit lane like that but we press on and kept going to get the best finish we can. A little bit disappointed we didn’t get a podium there.”
“I didn’t qualify the best and then had a very tough race after that. Got caught up in some mid-field racing, at one point there I wasn’t meaning to hit Chaz (Mostert), but everyone was running into each other at the hairpin while the pack was so tight. I think he got a bit unhappy and then sent me at turn one. Then all of a sudden, I’m back to 15th and eventually ended up 11th. So yeah, a tough one, overall just a bit of a disappointing day.”
“Hopefully, we come back stronger tomorrow. I think the key is qualifying up the top end tomorrow. Knowing how hard it is to pass here and how hard everyone is racing, you don’t want to be back in the middle of the field. Watching Broc – we know the car is fast, and if you’re up there at the front, you put yourself in a good position to compete. It’s all about qualifying, to be honest. It’s nearly impossible to pass here unless someone makes a mistake, and you can’t rely on things like that.”
Broc Feeney – Car #88
Qualifying (Race 11) – 2nd (50.7057)
Qualifying (Race 12) – 1st (50.8368)
Race 11 – 1st
Race 12 – 1st
“Those first two qualifying sessions were pretty hectic. I mean, they’re back-to-back and with different tires, and to be honest, I was pretty disappointed with the first one. I felt like we had the speed for pole, but we just had a few things going on behind the scenes that made it a bit more difficult to get there. But to get two front row starts and one of them being pole, which was for my 100th, that was awesome, and I was super proud that we could do it out front without looking around for a tow, which can be so big here. We just had a really fast car, and that set us up for a good day overall.”
“Starting from the front row in that first race, I didn’t get the best start, so I just tried to slot in behind Tom (Randle). Then Will (Brown) went around the outside, Cam (Waters) hit me up the back, then Will was there and we were rubbing sides… I’m like, oh, no, but we got through that all without any issues, which was good. Then I sort of just waited, bit my tongue and waited for my time to get by Tom, once I made that move, I was able to drive away. That was a pretty solid race, I mean to win by seven seconds at Tassie is pretty special in the fifty (lap) race.”
“The second race was probably a little more chaotic for me. We were able to gap everyone at the start, but then by doing four tires we put ourselves in not the best track position, and a lot of guys slotted out in front of us. So then I had a great battle with Nick from where he came out. Once again, we’ve got a super-fast car. We probably didn’t need to take that risk with the tyres, but it worked out and we got the win in my 100th, which is super special.”
“Tomorrow it’s about turning up and doing the same things, no mistakes, it’s just about executing. We know we’re fast, we’ll probably have to still make some tweaks overnight, but it’s just about doing our job tomorrow and not relying on today’s results. Go out and do it all again.”
