PRO DRIVERS AND F1 DISPLAY HEADLINE WORLD TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE

A slew of professional drivers will suit up for this weekend’s World Time Attack Challenge event at Sydney Motorsport Park, steering weird and wonderful machines from both past and present.

Kicking off today, World Time Attack Challenge returns to Sydney Motorsport Park after a two-year hiatus, featuring a strong talent pool of local competitors.

Supercars Championship driver and two-time victor Tim Slade will headline the field and contend for outright victory in the ‘Hammerhead’ S13, while TCR Australia Series driver Brad Shiels will also be around the mark in the Tilton Racing Mitsubishi Evo.

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship will also be represented at WTAC, frontrunner Harri Jones entering in the McLaren M8E which produces 850hp and weighs just 800kg.

That particular car has been waiting two years to grace a track since it last appeared at the Phillip Island Classic, and with a power to weight ratio better than modern Formula 1 car it is expected to reach 310kph down the main straight at SMP.

SuperUte racer Aaron Borg is also joining the party, fresh off a trio of podium finishes at Symmons Plains last weekend.

Aside from the action worth watching on the track, a special display of current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen’s 2020 Red Bull RB16 right next to his father Jos Verstappen’s 2001 Arrows A22 will draw eyes throughout the event. Both cars will be displayed side by side in a marquee across the weekend.

The Red Bull Racing RB16 was developed for the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship and carried Max to two race victories, eleven podium finishes, one pole position, and three fastest laps.

Jos Verstappen’s A22 Arrows entry competed in the 2001 Formula One season, debuting at the Australian Grand Prix. Verstappen himself drove in Formula 1 from 1994 until 2003 for various teams, and is now the manager and mentor for his son Max.