Reynolds fastest in final Bathurst practice
David Reynolds warmed up for his Top 10 Shootout appearance by setting the fastest time in final practice for the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
Teams focused on long runs for the majority of the 60-minute session which, apart from tomorrow’s brief warm-up, was the last chance to work on set-up improvements before the race.
Reynolds, who was second in yesterday’s qualifying, clocked 2:04.9948s in a Shootout simulation run at the 15-minute mark that proved unbeatable.
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“My car wasn’t too bad. It was a one-lapper on an old set of tyres, it wasn’t brand new,” explained Reynolds.
“For me to go a lot quicker we need that new tyre grip and new tyre feel in the rear, I just didn’t have it then.
“Overall it’s pretty good, then I did a race run and the balance was OK. I think we’ve got to tune it up for tomorrow, but it’s probably going to be wet anyway.”
not a very good lead-up to the race for us, we’ve got some work to do, but we’ll see how we go in the Shootout this afternoon.”
Completing the top 10 were Scott Pye, Jamie Whincup, Caruso and James Moffat, whose Commodore was rebuilt by Garry Rogers Motorsport last night after a qualifying crash.
Craig Lowndes, who qualified 19th, was once again down the order in 18th, but with no Shootout appearance to come, was among those solely focused on race runs.
“We’re now focusing on a race car. Obviously cambers are off, we’re full of fuel, reasonable tyres, just trying to get our heads around what the conditions are going to be tomorrow," he said.
"It’s hard to know because some people are still in Top 10 mode. For us the car is quite easy to drive. It’s moving around a bit on full tanks, but we’re happy with where the car’s at."
