The front left brake change did not go to plan for Anton De Pasquale in a 67s stop, and the same issues occurred for the Matt Chadha Caltex wildcard, who lost a lot of time after a trouble-free run.Īt the halfway mark Tander led Russell by 8s as the pair enjoyed a 23s to Whincup, Moffat and Mostert.įinally enjoying some clear air Mostert lit up the timesheets, besting the fastest lap by four tenths with a 2:06.74, and hunted down Matt Payne. The lap 77 incident did not require a safety car, but sparked a chain of pit stops with the drivers staying in and brake rotors being changed. “When I came down to Forrest’s Elbow I just mistimed the down change, it rejected the second gear change, went back to third and from then on I was just trying to recover it and not to be.”
“Bathurst is annoying because the car was the best I have ever had here,” Percat said. Nick Percat was going strong in the top four, but came unstuck on the run up to the Elbow hitting the fence hard on both sides.
James Golding progressed to the top five but vibrations with a flappy front splitter and had to pit twice in as many laps to attend to it costing valuable track position. Will Davison pressed hard to work the muddy #17 back to the top 10 behind Fabian Coulthard and Craig Lowndes, while Jake Kostecki served his penalty for spinning #51. Tyler Everingham hit the fence at McPhillamy Park and went off into the gravel, which proved costly dropping from 7th to 22nd. The four-time Bathurst winner pumped out quick laps, going half a second quicker than the pack to pull way from David Russell, who was able to stay in touch despite battling some engine issues. Finally the sun was shining on The Mountain as Garth Tander continued to lead during a blistering stint during the halfway mark of The Great Race.
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