Davison’s late crash meant his teammate and brother Alex’s record of finishing every start at Bathurst came to an end. Mostert finished second and pole-sitter Waters third, as Holden capped a dream farewell on the mountain with two of three cars on the podium. Yes there is some risk – especially with the rally stuff - but I think it makes me a lot better.” Driving so much it just keeps you sharper. “But right from Thursday I felt on it in the car. “Tomorrow morning I’m going to be feeling worse,” he joked. When asked of any signs of fatigue, the 33-year-old was coy.
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Sunday’s win also marks the ninth Bathurst title for Triple Eight Racing.Īfter van Ginsbergen secured a podium place in the recent New Zealand World Rally Class Two Championship last week, he went straight into preparation for another crack at the mountain. He has room to extend his record with legs at the Gold Coast and Adelaide to come.īut even having had a 525 point lead before the race, van Gisbergen will need to wait till the next round to wrap up the championship as Waters’ podium finish means he is still mathematically in the hunt for the season title. Triple Eight Racing’s terminator has won almost two thirds of races this year and 10 of the last 12 since the July NTI Townsville 500.
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The next highest win by any driver in 2022’s competition is three, shared by Mostert, Waters and Davison. He now has the most wins in a season with 19, eclipsing the previous record of 18 by Scott McLaughlin. The win was record-setting for van Gisbergen and cements the most dominant season ever in Australian Touring Cars and Supercars history. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Garry Jacobson and Richie Stanaway crash at turn one.
The New Zealander heroically defended his slim margin ahead of 2021 winner Mostert, who hounded him to the final corner, crossing for his his 73rd career victory and Tander’s fifth at Bathurst. Van Gisbergen had previously enjoyed a 12.3-second margin aided by teammate Tander before Hazelwood’s incident triggered Sunday’s seventh safety car, then Davison went into the wall two corners after his final pit stop. He veered across the track and was smashed into by Dale Wood’s Holden, and Matt Campbell’s Ford Mustang joined the pile-up. When racing resumed on lap five, Zane Goddard’s Mustang left the track as he attempted to overtake and lost control re-joining the tarmac.
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Zac Best’s car was the mountain’s first casualty, towed off the circuit after veering into the barriers. Drive the best Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors cars, upgrade and also perform feats in dynamic real life locations in solo or multiplayer mode.
When it came our in 1986, the Porsche 959 was immediately identified as the world’s fastest street-legal production car. The car was initially developed to function solely as a B rally car. It followed a chaotic start at Mount Panorama after four cars were retired in two separate incidents. Porsche's first supercar was the Porsche 959 was developed and manufactured by Porsche from 1986 to 1993. “It’s hard to put into words but it’s pretty cool.” “It’s a privilege to add to the tally of Holden wins,” van Gisbergen said. The reigning Supercars champion beat a desperate chasing field in what transformed into a 39 lap sprint, then a 16 lap gallop home after Todd Hazelwood and Will Davison forced two late safety cars after six had come earlier in the 1000 kilometre classic.
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