THE race for the MPI ‘Up on the Wheel’ Award in the Trico Trans Am Series at Mount Panorama proved to be a case of zero to hero for Josh Haynes, who turned a qualifying mishap into a strong result. Presented to the driver who gained the most positions over the entire race weekend, the reigning TA2 Muscle Car Series champion gained an impressive 28 positions over the course of two races. The weekend started off inauspiciously for the Herzog Steel Mustang, when contact with the wall at The Cutting early in qualifying relegated the Sydneysider to the rear of

BLAKE Tracey’s breakthrough podium in the Trico Trans Am Series at Bathurst on Sunday came in trying circumstances, with the rookie driver checking himself out of the medical centre to compete in Sunday’s race. After a promising run at the season-opening round at Symmons Plains Raceway was cut short with a mechanical failure, Tracey finished seventh in the first race at Mount Panorama. In the second 45-minute-long race, a slick track saw several of the front-running cars caught out, with the Auto Openers Mustang driver one to thread the needle as cars scattered in The Esses. Following ratification of the

THE final race of the Trico Trans Am Series at Mount Panorama ended with a red flag, as a slick track on top of The Mountain claimed multiple drivers. Des Collier (TFH Racing Mustang) was the first to come unstuck when he hit the wall at the top of The Esses, with the track subsequently coated in fluid as he cleared the scene. When the leaders hit the slick, Jordan Cox (Schaeffler Mustang) swiped the wall, Adam Garwood (Garwood Motorsport Mustang) spun from the top five, with others coming to grief, including the GRM Mustangs of Tom Davies and Lachlan