Herzog Steel Ford Mustang driver Josh Haynes has claimed the 2024 TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by Hytek Steel Framing title for 2024 at the season finale at One Raceway. 

Sam Bates from the famous Bates family and son of former TA2 Masters Champion Nick Bates had a tremendous sprint race debut weekend finishing 2nd overall. Bates showed class and pace through out the entire weekend, finishing well ahead of some of the more experienced competitors. 

NSW Dodge Challenger pilot Hayden Jackson completes the weekend podium after a storing battle with Bates in the final race. Jackson and Bates ran nose to tail through out race 4 but just couldn’t get the pass done at the flag.

In only his second event for the year, Tempest Solutions Chevrolet Camaro driver Zach Loscialpo had a strong weekend and was awarded the Hypercoil Hard Charger Award. Mark Crutcher in the #4 Crutcher Development’s Ford Mustang finished the weekend taking out his second Masters Championship even after contact in the final race with Aaron Prosser which ended his race prematurely. 

Brad Garter came into the round as a championship contender but unfortunately suffered mechanical gremlins all weekend putting pay to any any Championship aspirations. The Hi Tec Oils Driver finished 8th for the weekend but 2nd overall for the Championship. 

Speedway Legend Robbie Farr was awarded the Circo Masters Award for the weekend after being involved in battles all weekend,

The championship winners will be officially crowned at the 2024 TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by Hytek Steel Framing Awards Night on November 29th on the Gold Coast. 

QUOTES

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang 
“We’ve worked 3 years for this so it means the world to me and my family. I’m still lost for words. If I didn’t have my team I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. To also be able to set the lap record at the end of the race I'm really stoked. It took me three attempts to get a skid started but once it got going it was quite good. Huge thank you again to everyone involved.”

Mark Crutcher, #4 Crutcher Development's Ford Mustang, Circo Master Class Champion
"It’s been such a great season. Thanks to Paul Hadley and his team, Rhett and Coxy have been great today. Thank you to my family for their support and my beautiful wife Melissa. I will keep going for the next 5 years I reckon. I love the TA2 family it’s magnificent."

Danny Reidy, #5 Desert Palms Alice Springs Chevrolet Camaro, Racetech Australia Rookie of the Year 
"It's been an up and down year for us. It’s all about learning and seeing all these tracks for the first time. This weekend was tough for us but we had a bit of fun and it made the weekend worth it. We are going to be back next year bigger and better. Thank you to all my sponsors."

Josh Haynes driver of the #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang has taken pole position for this afternoons first race of the TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series by Hytek Steel Framing at the One Raceway in Goulburn, NSW. 

Haynes scored his fourth Kubota Pole Position in the Top 8 Shootout, 0.04 seconds from Brad Gartner in the Hi-Tec Oils Camaro. Rookie Sam Bates achieved his best TA2 qualifying result with third place, while Zach Loscialpo and Mark Crutcher rounded out the top five.

Speedway legend Robbie Farr threw away his fast lap at the exit of turn 1 in the shootout with a mis shift causing a compression lock up but managed to finish the lap in eighth. 

Race one saw Haynes lead the way from Sam Bates, before a safety car was called on lap one after Aaron Prosser and Danny Reidy made contact at turn four, resulting in a DNF for both drivers. A post race penalty was given to Prosser of 15 championship points for causing the incident. 

Championship contender Brad Gartner missed second gear off the start and dropped back to eighth while Farr was given a five second penalty for passing before the control line on the re start. 

Mark Crutcher in the Crutcher Developments Ford Mustang was under attack from Hayden Jackson and Brad Gartner through out the journey, and while Crutcher survived for fourth, Gartner and Jackson traded  places on multiple laps before Jackson finally prevailed in fifth. 

The TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by Hytek Steel Framing returns for Race two at 10:50AM, Race three at 1:15PM and Race four at 3:40PM Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s action can be viewed online with a live stream at 10:00Am on the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Facebook and YouTube Page, and then from 1:00PM live on SBS, Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES 

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang 

“We had a really good start for Race 1 here at One Raceway. It’s still early days, we have 3 more races tomorrow but it’s super exciting to win at race in front of my home crowd and sponsors. I am looking forward to the 3 races tomorrow and the Herzog Steel Ford Mustang is a jet. It’s going to be good racing tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it.”

Sam Bates, #24 Bates Motorsport Ford Mustang

“Thank you to all my sponsors they made the car really fast. It was a good race, I was chasing Josh around. He’s too fast for me but P2 is pretty good for me. I managed the gap to Zach Loscialpo but I've got to save the tyres. I am looking forward to tomorrow and seeing what we can do again.”

Josh Haynes, driver of the Herzog Steel Mustang continued his strong form at the reborn One Raceway today for Round 6 of the TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by Hytek Steel Framing. 

Brad Gartner in the #22 Hi-Tec Oils Chevrolet Camaro was the first driver to crack a 59.6106 which he completed in practice 3. 

Sydney’s Zach Loscalpio, driving the #21 Tempest Solutions Chevrolet Camaro, made his return to the field for the first time this year and consistently stayed in the top three during all three practice sessions.

Mark Crutcher in the #4 Crutcher Developments Ford Mustang was pushing to find the limits at the newly reconfigured track leaving the circuit on multiple occasions.

Cam Sendall, driver of the #42 PBR Distributions Ford Mustang, was mistakenly released from pit lane into the path of Sam Bates in the #24 Ford Mustang coming down the main straight. Both cars suffered minor damage but will be ready for Kubota qualifying in the morning. 

Josh Haynes has a comfortable lead in the 2024 TA2 Muscle Car Series, 82 points ahead of Graham Cheney who will not be participating in this round due to other commitments, which opens the door for Brad Gartner to put pressure on the Herzog Steel Mustang in an effort to claim his first Championship win. .

With three practice sessions complete, all eyes now turn to tomorrow with qualifying at 10:30am, plus a Top 8 Shootout at 1:10pm and Race 1 at 4:20pm. Catch all the action Saturday and Sunday live on SBS, Fox Sports and Kay Sports.

QUOTES

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang

“This track is really cool, I love it. Obviously the new facilities are amazing, and it is so cool to be here at One Raceway after so many years. The track is still pretty technical especially in one of these big TA2 cars. There is still some learning to be done, it is early days and we have to try a lot of different things. There are a lot of tight corners and different lines to take on this track which makes it interesting.”

“Everything went well for me today in the #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang. I am really looking forward to the rest of the weekend and hopefully by the end of it we’ll have the 2024 Championship wrapped up.”

The TFH Hire Muscle Car Series - framed by HYTEK Steel Framing has come down to the wire with four drivers technically still in the points for the 2024 championship heading into the final round at the reborn One Raceway this weekend, October 25-27. 

 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang driver Josh Haynes holds a 82 point lead over driver Graham Cheney in the #51 PHD Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro. Hi-Tec Oils Mustang driver Brad Gartner, who is also in title contention for the 2024 championship sits 25 points behind Graham Cheney in third, with 240 points up for grabs across the weekend. 

Due to the event clashing with the GC 500, championship contender Graham Cheney and team mate Paul Hadley will not be on track as Cheney is supporting his sixteen year old son Tyler, who is racing in the Toyota GR Cup, while  the TFH Hire team of Josh Thomas and Des Collier will also  be racing  Aussie Race Cars on  the Gold Coast.

Sydney’s Zach Loscalpio will be returning in the #21 Tempest Solutions Chevrolet Camaro for the first time this season whilst new TA2 Queensland based rookie Mark Spencer will debut a brand-new Dodge Challenger.

Sam Bates, son of reigning Circo Master Class Champion Nicholas Bates will be stepping in the Mustang for the final round, following a strong run in the enduro driver event at The Bend until damage in Race 3 took them out.  

Mark Crutcher is looking to take home the Circo Master class championship this weekend sitting with a comfortable 97-point margin ahead of PHD Motorsport driver Paul Hadley in second, and still an outside chance for the overall title if Haynes and Gartner have major issues.

Danny Reidy in the #5 Desert Palms Alice Springs Chevrolet Camaro is looking to take home the Racetech Australia Rookie of the Year award, with a healthy 139 point lead to Domain Ramsay in the #71 C&H Trucking Chevrolet Camaro. 

Hayden Jackson, Michael Coulter, Aaron Prosser and Hi-Tec Oils Robbie Farr will round out the field for the grand finale of the 2024 TA2 Muscle Cars, the speedway legend having just his second run on the bitumen.

The TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by HYTEK Steel Framing will have 4 races across the weekend at One Raceway. Friday will feature three practice sessions, with Qualifying, a Top 8 Shootout and Race 1 all held on Saturday and three races on Sunday. 

Catch all of Saturday and Sunday’s action live streamed on the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Facebook and YouTube pages from 10:00AM As well as live and free to air from 1:00PM on SBS, simulcast on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang 

“I am really excited to be returning back to One Raceway, it is my home track and I haven’t been there for three years. To finish the championship on the front foot in front of my sponsors, family and friends would be really cool. We still don’t know what way we will be running direction wise around the track and there is a few new corners that will make it very interesting for everyone. It is going to be a really exciting round, we just have to make sure we finish every race, and don’t do anything stupid because this is the most important time of the year”

“We have had a really good year with the Waltec Team, we had one DNF at Morgan Park earlier in the year which was pretty tough but at the same time it was only a minor setback in our pretty consistent year. We have has some really good results and pole positions including one at my home track in Sydney. It has been really good to promote the sponsors and category with how quickly everything has been growing and I am looking forward to some more good results this weekend at One Raceway.”

Brad Gartner, #22 Hi-Tec Oils Chevrolet Camaro
"I am approaching the weekend with nothing to loose, the mentality has been I can't win it off anything unless something goes wrong for Josh Haynes, but I don't wish that on him, he has had an amazing year and deserves to win it. My mindset is to go into this weekend and win as many races as we can, with nothing to loose."

"Joining the Hi-Tec Oils team at the beginning of the year has been really good for me. Obviously the season got of to a very rough start for myself with a couple DNF's and then we caught our way back up at Morgan Park and I think with myself Tim Brook, and Adam within the team we have managed to build something within the Hi-Tec Oils Racing team. Adding Robbie Farr to the team at Winton has really upped the teams portfolio and has really grown the whole atmosphere of Hi-Tec Oils Racing."

"I can't wait to head to One Raceway this weekend, hopefully have a great finish to the end of the year and build for a big one next season."

ENTRY LIST
#4 Mark Crutcher, Crutcher Developments, Ford Mustang 

#4 Danny Reidy, Desert Palms Alice Springs, Chevrolet Camaro 

#7 Robbie Farr, Hi-Tec Oils, Chevrolet Camaro

#11 Michael Coulter, Turps Tippers, Ford Mustang

#21 Zach Loscialpo, Tempest Solutions, Chevrolet Camaro

#22 Brad Gartner, Hi-Tec Oils, Chevrolet Camaro

#24 Sam Bates, Bates Motorsport, Ford Mustang

#37 Josh Haynes, Herzog Steel, Ford Mustang

#42 Cam Sendall, PBR Distributions, Ford Mustang

#44 Mark Spencer, Spencer Racing, Dodge Challenger 

#81 Hayden Jackson, Maitland Glass and Windscreen, Dodge Challenger

#91 Aaron Prosser, Security of Supply Group, Ford Mustang

SCHEDULE ALL TIMES IN AEDT

Friday: 
Practice 1- 11:10am 20 Mins

Practice 2- 1:20pm 20 Mins

Practice 3- 4:10pm 20 Mins

Saturday:
Qualifying - 10:31am 20 Mins

Top 8 Shootout - 1:10pm 20 Mins

Race 1 - 4:20pm 15 Laps

Sunday:
Race 2- 10:53am 15 Laps

Race 3- 1:15pm 15 Laps

Race 4- 3:55pm 20 Laps

BROADCAST
Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Facebook, Hi-tec Oils Super Series Youtube & Speedcafe

Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm SBS, Viceland, Sox Sports, Kayo Sports and Sky NZ

The final round of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series will be the first national car racing event to launch the reborn ONE Raceway—formerly known as Wakefield Park Raceway in Goulburn NSW next weekend, October 25-27.

Headlining the event will be the TFH Muscle Car Series - framed by HYTEK Steel Framing shaping up as a grand final showdown between Josh Haynes in the Herzog Steel Mustang and Brad Gartner’s Hi-Tec Oils Camaro. The TA2 series last raced at Wakefield Park in 2018 with Aaron Seton and Ashley Jarvis sharing the race wins.

In March 2023, Steve Shelley purchased Wakefield Park, situated two hours south of Sydney, adding to his portfolio which also includes the Pheasants Wood circuit at Marulan. With a background in motorsport, Shelley saw his son Jake developing a keen interest in racing so to  support this passion, they acquired a couple of Mazda MX5s, which they raced in events like Super TT and the Wakefield 300.

While the venue is now known as ONE Raceway, a  number of modifications have been made to enable the circuit to run in both directions, including the addition of new run-off areas and an extension of pit lane, which is now 400m long. The old pit exit point (which will also function as pit entry on the Shelley circuit) has been relocated towards the old Turn 2, which will make entering and exiting the track safer, while there is also a gate in pit wall that can be opened to allow easy entry and exit to the main straight for pit crew and officials just prior to race starts, along with the efficient removal of stranded vehicles

Most of the existing buildings remain however have undergone extensive renovations. New doors have been installed on the pit garages, a new concrete base has been laid down in the paddock area and the toilet blocks have also been upgraded, with further improvements still underway. International grade lighting panels, advanced timing systems  and other major investments have been made to ensure the 2.35 kilometre circuit has the latest technology to ensure safe competition.

Drivers are keen to sample the new track which has a re-designed final corner leading onto the main straight and a camber bank added to Turn 2.

Round 6 of the TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by HYTEK Steel Framing kicks off at One Raceway October 25-27. Fans can catch Saturday and Sunday’s action live on SBS, Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang 
" I am super excited to be returning to One Raceway next weekend. Obviously it's my home track and haven't been there for a few years now so it is really good to see it open and I can't wait to see all the changes that have been made. 

I have all my sponsors, family and friends coming out to watch, there is going to be some awesome racing and close battles. It is going to be a great weekend, really looking forward to it."

Mark Crutcher, #4 Crutcher Developments Ford Mustang 
" One Raceway is my home track, it's where I learnt to drive and where I did my first ever race. From what I have heard the new owner Steve Shelley has spent a lot of money and made some great improvements to the track and we need it. We need Goulburn to be successful, we need that country track. I am really looking forward to next weekend."