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Davison returns to Porsches for busy Bathurst round

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By Thomas Miles

Date posted: 2 October 2023

After skipping Sandown, Alex Davison and Ashley Stewart Motorsport return to the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia field for a busy weekend at Bathurst.

Davison was a reluctant absentee during the trip to Sandown due to his #222 car being too serenely damaged from the turn one chaos at The Bend.

This allowed the veteran to pour all of his attention into Supercars at the first Sandown 500 in four years.

However, it will be a different story at the more gruelling Bathurst 1000 as Davison completes double duties jumping between the Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup car and the #17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang he is sharing with brother Will.

He will be one of five driving doing the same alongside Fabian Coulthard, David Russell, Dale Wood and Dylan O’Keeffe.

The task is not a new experience for Davison, who has previously competed in both Carrera Cup and Supercars on the same Bathurst weekend on five occasions.

The driver who took the round honours at Townsville with a 48th career Carrera Cup triumph is well aware of the challenge on and off the track this weekend.

The Porches only have one practice session before things get serious with three races on the cards.

“It was disappointing not to be competing in Carrera Cup at Sandown, but we were always set to do the last three rounds,” said Davison.

“With the double duty I treat the two categories completely separately. 

“On one side the extra seat time can help keep you sharp for the Supercar, but when I race Carrera Cup I’m doing it because I want to win and get the best results I can. 

“It’s a great field this weekend, with some top competitors from all over the world, it’s going to be super competitive.

“The single practice session is going to put a much bigger emphasis on rolling out of the truck with a car that is already fast. 

“Ideally you want to spend that session getting up to speed as a driver and making a couple small tweaks to the car. If you’re battling with setup right out of the gate, it’s going to be very difficult to get on top of it before qualifying.

“Swapping between the cars can be tricky, but the biggest aspect in the past has been the off track stuff. 

“There’s a very busy schedule outside of the car in Supercars, so you need to ensure you’re giving yourself enough time to prepare properly. 

“That said, it’s certainly doable and I’m ready to get the weekend started.”

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