SON OF A GUN
Aaron Seton: Son of a Gun – Photo: InSyde Media
Bursting onto the national scene in 2016 through the Toyota 86 Race Series, Aaron Seton was identified as an early title contender, but luck always appeared to desert him at critical moments.
Three years on, the third-generation racer has now dabbled in three national classes with success, demonstrating his versatility.
Seton’s latest achievement is winning the Australian TA2 Series, edging out the experienced George Miedecke to seal the title at the Ipswich Classic meeting held at Queensland Raceway.
Driving the Craig Harris-owned Ford Mustang, he overcame an incident in Race 1 which heavily damaged the car, to come back the next day and clinch his first national title.
His journey in TA2 began after having not driven a race car for an extended period, having pulled out of the Toyota series at the end of the 2017 season.
“It’s a very enjoyable series and I really enjoy driving that style of car. I can’t thank Craig Harris enough, it’s definitely been good for my driving. I’ve improved a lot since I joined the category. For example, if you look back at my qualifying last year compared to this year, I’m 0.5s faster at Queensland Raceway.
“It was a good series for me after jumping out of Toyotas. I spent a couple of years there racing at Supercars meetings, which was good. But I was ready for a change.”
For Seton this appears to have worked. Despite missing the opening two rounds of Touring Car Masters, Seton finished a close second in the Pro-Am points driving the Leo Tobin-owned 1969 Ford Mustang. It was an impressive display that also included two outright victories against the likes of John Bowe and Steve Johnson.
“It’s completely different to any other car I’ve driven before,” Seton emphasised. “It has plenty of old school technology with that leaf spring rear-end, high horsepower and it’s quite heavy.”
The 21-year-old has one of the best mentors in the business in father Glenn – a multiple Australian Touring Car champion – but also has a loyal band of supporters who enable Seton to compete at the pointy end of the field.
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