TA2 Title chase amps up at Winton this weekend

The TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by HYTEK Steel Framing has reached the pointy end of the season with the penultimate round of the championship kicking off at Winton Motor Raceway this weekend headlining Round 5 of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 

A strong field will take to the track this welcoming Speedway legend Robbie Farr who will join forces with Brad Gartner in a two-car Hi-Tec Oils backed effort.

Josh Thomas and Des Collier will lead the TFH Hire Ford Mustang team, Josh delivered a strong performance during the last round at the The Bend, finishing third in race three alongside his co-driver, Todd Hazelwood.

Veteran Steve Coulter, father of Michael Coulter, will take the wheel of the #11 Turps Tippers Ford Mustang, while Trans Am competitor Mark Bailey makes his return to the grid for the first time since Queensland Raceway, driving the #12 Jax Tyres and Auto Chevrolet Camaro. TA2 King of the West Champion Brett Niall and Jason Pryde will make the journey from Perth and will join the grid for the weekend. 

Melbourne racer John Holinger will rejoin the field this weekend in the #23 Holinger Engineering Chevrolet Camaro, following a strong performance at The Bend Motorsport Park alongside 20-year-old West Aussie driver Chase Hoy. 

Regular series competitors Graham Cheney, Paul Hadley, Hayden Jackson, Domain Ramsay, Steve Wilson, Danny Reidy and Aaron Prosser will all return for the Winton event, Ramsay and Reidy adding to the strong speedway contingent already represented by Robbie Farr and Jason Pryde.

Championship leader Josh Haynes, driving the #37 Herzog Steel Mustang, aims to maintain his title momentum at Winton Raceway, with 240 points on the line throughout the weekend.

The Circo Master Class is gearing up for an exciting battle, as Mark Crutcher in the #4 Crutcher Developments Ford Mustang holds a slender 69-point lead over PHD Motorsports driver Paul Hadley who has been consistent all year. 

The TFH Hire Muscle Car Series framed by HYTEK Steel Framing will have four races across the weekend at Winton.  On track action kicks off on Friday for practice, before Qualifying on Saturday at 10.10 am followed by a Top 10 Shootout at 1.10 pm , televised live.

Fans can catch all of Saturday and Sunday’s action live streamed on the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Facebook and Youtube Page and telecast  live on SBS, Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES

Josh Haynes, #37 Herzog Steel Ford Mustang 

“I am really excited to be heading back to Winton this weekend. We obviously had a really good round at The Bend from a drivers championship perspective, we bagged a heap of points coming into the final two rounds.”

“The Herzog Steel Mustang has always been really quick around Winton and we are really looking forward to it. I just have to do my thing, stay out of trouble and as well as bagging points across the whole weekend that will put ourselves in a good position heading into Wakefield Park.” 

ENTRY LIST

#3 Steve Wilson, Wilson Auto Sport, Chevrolet Camaro

#4 Mark Crutcher, Crutcher Developments, Ford Mustang 

#5 Danny Reidy, Reidy Racing, Chevrolet Camaro 

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

#11 Steve Coulter, Turps Tippers, Ford Mustang

#12 Mark Bailey, Jax Tyres and Auto, Chevrolet Camaro

#14 Jason Pryde, JPM Motorsport, Chevrolet Camaro

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

#23 John Holinger, Holinger Engineering, Chevrolet Camaro

#37 Josh Haynes, Herzog Steel, Ford Mustang

#42 Cam Sendall, PBR Distributions, Ford Mustang

#50 Paul Hadley, PHD Motorsport, Chevrolet Camaro

#51 Graham Cheney, PHD Motorsport, Chevrolet Camaro

#54 Brett Niall, STR / Tribridge Holdings, Chevrolet Camaro

#71 Domain Ramsay, C and H Trucking, Chevrolet Camaro

#81 Hayden Jackson, MGW / Team RSG, Dodge Challenger

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

#111 Des Collier, TFH Hire, Ford Mustang 

#169 Joshua Thomas, TFH Hire, Ford Mustang 

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 

Practice 1 - 20 mins

Practice 2 - 20 mins

Practice 3 - 20 mins

SATURDAY 

Qualifying 10:10AM - 20 mins

Top 10 Shootout - 1:10pm

Race 1 - 3:30PM (10 laps)

SUNDAY 

Race 2 -10:05AM (10 laps)

Race 3 - 1:10PM (12 laps)

Race 4 - 3:35PM (12 laps)
 

FREE TO AIR

October 5: 1300 to 1700 AEST: SBS / Viceland

October 6: 1300 to 1700 AEST: SBS / Viceland
 

SUBSCRIPTION
October 5: 1300 to 1700 AEST: Kayo / Fox Sports / Sky NZ

October 6: 1300 to 1700 AEST: Kayo / Fox Sports / Sky NZ
 

STREAMING

October 5: 1030 to 1700: Super Series / Speedcafe

October 6: 1030 to 1700: Super Series / Speedcafe