Sleepless BRT not burnt by "disastrous" Sandown weekend
BRT crew had to repair three of its four cars after Saturday
Aaron Cameron escaped fiery Ford in early stages of Saturday race
Tim Blanchard has hailed his hard-working crew following a sleepless weekend at Sandown, headlined by repairs to three of the Melbourne team's four race cars.
Aaron Cameron's Ford went up in flames early in the Penrite Oil Sandown 500 opener on Saturday, just an hour after both Blanchard Racing Team Mustangs crashed in the DUNLOP Super2 Series race.
James Golding delivered a fine top five to bring some joy to the team, but attention quickly turned to saving the weekends of Cameron, Lochie Dalton and Bailey Sweeny.
It was those efforts that impacted BRT's co-owner most.
“What a weekend," Blanchard said.
"It was pretty disastrous in terms of results and Aaron Cameron had the fire on Saturday. But Jimmy Golding got into the top five on Saturday and showed we had speedy cars.
"The highlight for Sandown is how the whole team pulled together. We had damage to two Super2 cars and that meant only a few hours sleep, with no sleep for the main game crew as they worked on Aaron’s car.
"For me it’s not just the work but the attitude and approach."
Finishes of 17th and 21st for Golding and Cameron weren't what BRT was after on Sunday, but Dalton managed to keep his Super2 title dream alive with a charge to fifth.
Blanchard is now looking to Adelaide, where Cameron burst onto the scene with a stunning front row start for the Saturday, to finish the season strongly.
"Adelaide is where Camo started to show his speed last year so we’re keen to get back and we’ve had a pretty fast car recently," Blanchard said.
"So hopefully we can get something to show for it."
Track action in Adelaide commences on Thursday November 26.
