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Porsche Carrera Cup resumes with Top End trip

By Timothy Neal

Date posted: 16 June 2023

The Porsche Carrera Cup Australia season will get on a roll for Round 2 at Darwin this weekend after 10 weeks on the sidelines.

The Top End resumption at Hidden Valley Raceway is a welcome return for the premier one-make category following early April’s AGP Albert Park hit-out.

The 28 car 911 GT3 Cup field heads to Darwin with Jackson Walls and Max Vidau sharing the early outright lead.

Walls is fresh from scoring two Pro Am podiums in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia round at the Bend, and will be eager to add to his maiden series victory from the Grand Prix in the #11 McElrea Racing 911.

Max Vidau sits equal top with Jackson Walls heading into round two of the Carrera Cup. Image: Mark Horsburgh

With Fabian Coulthard recently announced return to the Carrera Cup, there will be three former champions taking on Darwin, including David Wall and Alex Davison – who is the only driver to have recorded multiple round wins in Darwin (2004/2016).

Marc Cini returns from racing at the centennial 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, whilst it’s a big round for Callum Hedge, with the third placed and highly talented Kiwi every chance to put a win on the board after his pole at the AGP.

In the Pro Am class, Adrian Flack heads to Hidden Valley as the frontrunner, with Rodney Jane another racer that’s returning from a trip to Le Mans in second over Dean Cook.

Dale Wood will notch up his 100th Carrera Cup race in Race 3 at Hidden Valley. Image. Mark Horsburgh

Dale Wood will also mark up his 100th Carrera Cup Australia race this weekend in Race, becoming the 26th driver to make it to the one-make ton, and will be hoping to add to his four pole positions at the Top End track.

The Melbourne Performance Centre squad will also be making a comeback to the championship this weekend after more than a decade out of the championship, with the GT WCA winning outfit fielding three drivers in Cini, Nick McBride, and Matt Belford.

Qualifying will be held in two parts – for Pro and Pro Am runners – on Saturday morning before Race 1 on Saturday afternoon.

Races 2 & 3 will be held on Sunday, with the first and third races of the weekend to be shown live on the Seven Network around Australia.

All three days of racing will be broadcast, with action commencing on Friday with a pair of two practice sessions.

A delighted Jackson Walls took his maiden Carrera Cup win at the AGP. Image: Mark Horsburgh

ENTRY LIST – ROUND 2

1 Pro 2 Wall Racing / MOUTAI Luke King

2 Pro 3 Porsche Centre Melbourne Fabian Coulthard

3 Pro 5 TekworkX Motorsport Thomas Maxwell

4 Pro-Am 7 Miles Advisory Partners Tim Miles

5 Pro 8 Porsche Centre Melbourne / BWT Nick McBride

6 Pro-Am 9 Hallmarc Marc Cini

7 Pro 11 Objective Racing Jackson Walls

8 Pro-Am 13 The Bend Motorsport Park Sam Shahin

9 Pro-Am 14 ID Land Matthew Belford

10 Pro 17 Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM Callum Hedge

11 Pro-Am 20 Agas National Adrian Flack

12 Pro-Am 22 Dexion / RAM Motorsport Dean Cook

13 Pro-Am 23 TekworkX Motorsport Daniel Stutterd

14 Pro 28 Hall Finance / Insurance Solutions Bayley Hall

15 Pro 32 Porsche Centre Melbourne / BWT Courtney Prince

16 Pro 38 Wall Racing David Wall

17 Pro 42 Coca-Cola Racing powered by EMA Chris Pither

18 Pro 72 TekworkX Motorsport / Tyrepower Max Vidau

19 Pro 74 EMA Motorsport Garnet Patterson

20 Pro 76 VCM Performance / HP Tuners Christian Pancione

21 Pro-Am 77 Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts Rodney Jane

22 Pro 88 Dexion / RAM Motorsport Dylan O’Keeffe

23 Pro 99 Earl Bamber Motorsport David Russell

24 Pro 101 Local Legends Ryder Quinn

25 Pro 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Alex Davison

26 Pro 777 Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts / Bremtech Simon Fallon

27 Pro 992 Porsche Centre Brighton Motorsport / EBM Dale Wood

28 Pro 999 Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts / Pitbox Angelo Mouzouris

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