Qualifying set-up was the priority this weekend and with two top-five starting positions at Townsville Jason Bright seems to have come a long way in the Trading Post Racing Commodore.
Brighty was threatening for a podium right until the last few laps of today’s race but, with the chequered flag in sight, disaster struck as the engine temperatures soared.
The car limped home in 18th but Brighty is looking to the positives, saying the lessons learnt at this track will be invaluable for the planned test before the next race meeting at Phillip Island on September 10.
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Engine temperatures ground Trading Post Racing to a halt today when Jason Bright had to retire from a strong sixth place after qualifying a season-best fourth.
Brighty survived several tricky situations during the 200km Townsville race, the most memorable of which was James Courtney running into team-mate Steve Johnson directly in front of him during the opening laps.
Bright was right on the bumper of Courtney at the time, almost being taken out himself, and has now called for the stewards to take action.
Qualifying for tomorrow’s race begins at 11am
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Sixth place in today’s practice at Townsville has given Jason Bright confidence for this weekend’s racing, although he says the team is still chasing the perfect qualifying balance.
Bright has excelled at high-grip circuits in the past and says Townsville should suit him very well in the Trading Post Racing Commodore.
Qualifying for tomorrow’s race begins at 10.50am
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Brighty's fine tuning in fast-forward thanks to team-mates. Brighty’s mission to find the perfect qualifying set-up for his Trading Post Racing Commodore will go into overdrive at Townsville this weekend, when both team-mates join him in the hunt.
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Dissappointed by qualifying, awesome in race
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Car a top-ten contender but needs qualifying 'edge'
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Trouble off the start line, in the pit stop and on track cost Jason Bright at least 30 seconds at Winton Motor Raceway today, but he still popped up in 12th at three-quarter race distance.
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Defensive driving has characterised Jason Bright’s V8 Supercar races so far this year, but not today at Winton Motor Raceway in a foresight of things to come. The Trading Post Racing driver scythed a path through the field, quickly making up ground from 12th to seventh and keeping the opposition under pressure for the entire 40 laps.
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Disparity in tyre choice made today’s V8 Supercar practice session at Winton impossible to unravel according to Jason Bright, who opted to save his new tyres for qualifying tomorrow.
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