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

JAMES Golding has claimed the opening race win for the Trico Trans Am Series at Mount Panorama, surviving a single-lap sprint to the finish after an action-packed 45 minutes of racing. Golding (CTE Mustang) controlled the race from the front, however, a late safety car setup a thrilling finish with Todd Hazelwood (TFH Racing Mustang) hot on his bumper at the chequered flag. For Golding, the result puts him on pole position again for tomorrow’s finale. “It was a great race for us, we did it from pole position, but it wasn’t so simple, we had to do a bit

JUST like the opening round of the Trico Trans Am Series at Symmons Plains Raceway, James Moffat has placed the LMCT+ Mustang on top of the practice timesheet at Mount Panorama, as a 41-strong field took to the circuit. Coming into the weekend fifth in the standings, Moffat is looking for a big weekend to get his championship chase back on track, with the multiple Bathurst 1000 podium finisher setting a benchmark time of 2:11.8440sec, some 0.1468sec clear of the field. Second in the session was Moffat’s GRM stablemate James Golding (CTE Mustang), ahead of Nash Morris (Norwell Motorplex Mustang).

Two-time Trico Trans Am Series champion Nathan Herne seeks a clean weekend of racing at Mount Panorama, as 41 of the V8-powered cars assemble at the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. With the Trans Am Series combined with the TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series Presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts, the record field is set for four sessions over the three-day event. Coming into the weekend fifth in the Trans Am point standings after the opening round in Tasmania, Herne is looking to push the BlueGold Industries Ford Mustang to the front.  “It’s been a big turnaround after Tasmania, we

A record entry of 41 cars is set to tackle Mount Panorama this weekend as the Trico Trans Am Series continues to grow at the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. For the event, the Trans Am Series will be joined on track by the Australian TA2 Muscle Cars Series, which sees the category expand from its previous high entry, which was 32 cars last time out in Tasmania. And that full field from the opener will be backing up for round two. Topping the point score heading to The Mountain is the defending series and Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood

FOLLOWING a hefty shunt at the end of the Symmons Plains round, Trico Trans Am rookie sensation Lachlan Evennett is set to return to action at Mount Panorama, with the Garry Rogers Motorsport crew completing a significant rebuild on his battered Mustang. Following contact with GRM stablemate James Moffat, the CAMM Racing Mustang spun to the left as the field ran towards the bridge on the opening lap of the fourth race for the weekend. The car subsequently made hard rearward contact against an unprotected concrete wall, with the boot crushed back to the rear window, while damage to the