Reynolds fan of tweaked Perth format

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: May 17, 2024

David Reynolds is pleased to see the tweaked schedule for the Perth SuperSprint, as it avoids a “gun to your head” scenario.

Initially a single, standalone 90-minute session was pencilled in for Friday, but that was trimmed to 60 minutes.

This change as ensured extra 20-minute sessions can take place on Saturday and Sunday morning at Wanneroo.

Last year at Perth was the first time a solo, long practice session was seen and although Reynolds finished that on top, he is happy a repeat in 2024 will not occur.

“We’ve got a long practice on the Friday and then every day we have a practice session,” Reynolds said.

“So, normally we just roll up on a Saturday and it’s just straight into high pressure qualifying.

“Now the day starts a little bit earlier, more relaxed and you get to try a few things in your car and then go qualify, so, you don’t have a gun to your head when you wake up in the morning thinking about qualifying on fresh tyres.

“You can sort of ease yourself into the day. So, it’s probably good from a human standpoint and stress levels.

“It should be good for our team because the more testing work we can do in our team, the better data and better knowledge we can have, so it’s only a good thing for you.”

Last year Reynolds racing for Grove Racing was on the pace, collecting a podium for third place on the Saturday before finishing fourth in the finale.

However, it was a tough time for Team 18 with only one result higher than 17th.

The team also lacked pace at Taupo and is determined to bounce back.

“I love going to Perth. The track itself is quite short and always produces quite interesting racing,” Reynolds said.

“Last year my car was really fast there and I’ve got some pretty good results there over the past.

“Last time for us in New Zealand wasn’t the best showing, so I hope we can turn it all around and start heading further up the grid.”

Image: Mark Horsburgh

2024 Perth Supersprint

Friday, May 17

Practice 1: 16.20

Saturday, May 18

Practice 2: 11.15

Qualifying 14.00

Race 9: 17.45 (55 laps)

Sunday, May 19

Practice 3: 11.40

Qualifying: 14.00

Race 10: 17.45 (55 laps)

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Reynolds fan of tweaked Perth format

“We’ve got a long practice on the Friday and then every day we have a practice session,” Reynolds said.

“It should be good for our team because the more testing work we can do in our team, the better data and better knowledge we can have, so it’s only a good thing for you.”

“I love going to Perth. The track itself is quite short and always produces quite interesting racing,” Reynolds said.

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