Supercheap Auto Bathurst wildcard - Day 1 review

The Supercheap Auto Bathurst wildcard of Russell Ingall and Broc Feeney have had their first hit-out at The Mountain with two practice sessions being held today.

The #39 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore had Feeney behind the wheel in the morning session, with Ingall at the wheel in the second of the sessions.

Ingall (57) and Feeney (19) have combined as the oldest and youngest members of the Bathurst 1000 field and will be looking to continue improvement tomorrow morning, in the hope of putting together a strong qualifying session in the afternoon.

Ingall has returned to the track competitively for just the first time since 2016 whilst Feeney is making his second appearance as part of the field.

The Bathurst 1000 race will take place this Sunday, starting at 12:15pm (AEDT).

As part of this wildcard entry, this team will carry the hashtag #EnforcerAndTheKid

Practice Session Times

Session 1: P17 – 2:05:9075

Session 2: P25 – 2:08:4438

Quote Board

BROC FEENEY – DRIVER

“it was a good hit-out today and I’m was happy to be out there and get some laps in.”

“It was a bit of a rush getting from the Super2 car into the Supercheap Auto car but I felt comfortable out there.”

“The team have done a great job on the car but we’ll review today and look to be better tomorrow. As you always do our of practice sessions.”

“It’s a very long weekend. The race isn’t until Sunday so we have time.”

“It’s a big day tomorrow, we’ll learn a few things from the two sessions tomorrow and get this thing ready for qualifying later in the day.”

RUSSELL INGALL – DRIVER

“It was good to get back in the car and get a feel for it.”

“Broc had a great session this morning and this afternoon for me was just about getting a feel for the car and the track again.”

“Tomorrow is a new day and the good thing is that the car is in great shape. We’ll look to do some solid work through practice and get the car ready for a strong qualifying session.”

“The team will review the data and when we arrive tomorrow I’m sure everything will be in great shape.”