Triple Eight swings Will Brown engine change
Triple Eight detected issue on #888 Mustang during Practice 1
Brown sits third in points heading to Finals opener
Will Brown will commence Practice 2 with a new Ford engine, following a frantic change by Red Bull Ampol Racing.
The team detected a crank angle sensor issue during Practice 1, and opted to change the engine in the #888 Red Bull Ampol Ford ahead of final practice.
Brown, who sits third in the championship, ended up ninth in the session, which was topped by James Golding.
Ford homologation team Triple Eight opted to change the engine entirely, with engineer David Cauchi poring over the data in the lead-up to Practice 2.
The Repco Bathurst 1000 featured a raft of engine changes by teams, be it precautionary or in a bid to find answers to a lack of speed. Notably, Brodie Kostecki's Ford received a change before qualifying.
It’s the second time in as many events Triple Eight has changed an engine, with the motor on Broc Feeney's #88 Ford changed on the eve of the Great Race.
Feeney, who sits second in points, was seventh in Friday’s opening session.
Final practice commences at 1:50pm local, ahead of Boost Mobile Qualifying at 4:05pm.
