BETTER RESULTS AROUND THE BEND FOR BOYS
By Dan McCarthy
Date posted: 15 June 2022
Jordan Boys came away from his debut solo Supercars Championship race weekend disappointed he was unable to show more.
At Winton Raceway, Boys made his solo Supercars Championship debut as a Wildcard with Super2 outfit Image Racing – however a pit stop problem in Race 1 and an early off-track excursion in Race 2 after contact hid what was some strong pace for Boys.
When asked if he was satisfied with the weekend he replied at the time: “At times, but for me, I wanted to put some good results together and just do a good job consistent job and I think that I’ve made to too many errors; so I wouldn’t say that I’m stoked on how I’ve done the weekend.
“Overall, it’s been frustrating for sure but I guess that’s why we do these things to try and learn and try to get that sort of stuff together.
“Qualifying for me has been frustrating but our race has been pretty positive. The second race I stuffed the front tyres, with big flat spots, and then from there you are a bit of a passenger for the rest of the race.”
The multiple-time Super2 race winner is confident he would have finished inside the top 20 without a pitstop bungle in Race 1.
“For me, I would have been really happy with that result,” he said. “So that was pretty gut wrenching. In saying that, everyone’s trying their best and they’ve given me a good car.”
Boys admitted that he would have likely performed stronger if he was able to race Super2 this year – but he is more confident about his second Wildcard at The Bend next month.
“It would have been ideal if I’d done Super2 this year and come in with racing miles under my belt, but that obviously wasn’t an option,” he said.
“It definitely doesn’t help that these guys get to do this once or twice a month, and I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for six months… but that’s what I signed up for.
“The biggest, best thing about doing my first one at Winton is I’m a little bit familiar, so when we go to the second one, at Tailem Bend, I’ve done so much learning now, hopefully I climb up the ladder a little bit further.”
This weekend Jordan Boys will be racing in the final round of the Australian S5000 Championship in Darwin.
For more of the latest motorsport news pick up the current issue of Auto Action.
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