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'Sketchy' conditions blur Bathurst pecking order
The Supercars field was met with “sketchy” track conditions at Mount Panorama, with a dicey first day of action muddying the competitive order ahead of Friday qualifying.
While Jarrod Hughes’ off at Hell Corner in Practice 1 was the only genuine incident, several drivers had moments they may look back on, and count themselves lucky.
A dry lead-in to the race weekend translated into plenty of dust sitting offline, with dust and sand being brought onto the track across a busy day of categories.
Prior to Practice 2, which was for co-drivers only, Ayrton Hodson crashed heavily in final DUNLOP Super2 Series practice.
Teen’s horror crash stops Bathurst as Supercars star fumes over track ‘disgrace’
The journey to the Great Race has begun, with Thursday’s uneventful Supercars practice hampered by complaints over the Bathurst track surface.
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But the biggest moment of the day would come late as Victorian teen Jake Santalucia was lucky to walk away from a horror smash that saw Porsche Carerra Cup qualifying red flagged.
Santalucia had already secured pole but was still flying down the mountain when he lost control, hit the wall and became airborne before slamming into the concrete on the opposite wall.
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Supercars news: Teams dealt brake curveball at Bathurst 1000
Drivers complained of poor braking performance from early in the first session, leaving teams to switch between pads, bleed hydraulic systems and even adjust pedal positions.
Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton told Speedcafe that the culprit appeared to be the latest batches of pads.
“We’re still trying to work it out,” Dutton told Speedcafe following Practice 2.
“There’s two different batches of pads that you can race on, so we’re trying to ascertain; is there a difference, what is that difference, and what is the feel of those?
“Your braking can affect the handling of the car, so you’ve got to be mindful that you’re setting the car up with representative pads.
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