No Trans Am for Kostecki
The planned return of Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki to the Trans Am field at The Bend this weekend has been delayed due to car complications.
Anticipation was building ahead of this weekend’s SpeedSeries round at The Bend thanks to the presence of Kostecki at TFH Racing.
The 2023 Supercars champion was in line to steer a third TFH Racing Ford Mustang alongside Todd Hazelwood and younger Josh Thomas.
However, “car faults” have surfaced on the Mustang and with not enough time between now and the race weekend, TFH Racing has taken the difficult decision of delaying the entry.
Despite not having a car to drive, it has been confirmed Kostecki will still be in the garage, using his expertise to help the team chase Trans Am success.
“After testing the brand-new car at QR earlier in the month, some car faults found on the day could not be fixed” said TFH Owner Brett Thomas.
“After further investigations and discussion, both Brodie & the TFH Racing team have agreed that the car itself is not ready and have decided to withdraw from this event and postpone Brodies return to Trans Am.”
In addition to Trans Am, TFH Racing will also field cars in the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series round at Morgan Park Raceway in the Formula RX8 Series this weekend.
Kostecki was in line to cut his first racing laps in Trans Am since his cameo appearance in 2022.
But fans will have to wait with only a 19-car field taking on The Bend’s West Circuit this weekend.
James Golding is the current championship leader by 22 points over James Moffat.
Also racing at The Bend will be GT World Challenge Australia, TCR, GT4, Porsche Sprint Challenge, Precision National Sports Sedans and Australian Production Cars.
Image: Mark Horsburgh
Trans Am The Bend entry list
|
Car # |
Class |
SPONSOR |
DRIVER |
SURNAME |
|
|
1 |
3 |
Outright |
ICL Racing PL / All American Driveline and Auto Parts |
Ben |
Grice |
|
2 |
9 |
Outright |
The Racing Academy |
Jordan |
Boys |
|
3 |
19 |
Outright |
The Racing Academy |
Elliott |
Cleary |
|
4 |
23 |
Pro Am |
Holinger Racing |
John |
Holinger |
|
5 |
29 |
Outright |
BlueGold Industries/NHR |
Nathan |
Herne |
|
6 |
34 |
Outright |
Team Valvoline GRM |
James |
Moffat |
|
7 |
24 |
Outright |
Breeze Racing |
Tim |
Slade |
|
8 |
31 |
Outright |
CTE Custom Transport Equipment |
James |
Golding |
|
9 |
42 |
Outright |
Team GRM |
Tom |
Davies |
|
10 |
116 |
Outright |
Team Valvoline GRM |
Edan |
Thornburrow |
|
11 |
111 |
Outright |
TFH Hire Services |
Todd |
Hazelwood |
|
12 |
75 |
Outright |
Pioneer DJ |
Elliot |
Barbour |
|
13 |
7 |
Outright |
Dream Racing Australia |
Jackson |
Rice |
|
14 |
200 |
Pro Am |
Dream Racing Australia / Auto Fix |
Joshua |
Webster |
|
15 |
67 |
Outright |
Supercheap Auto Racing |
Nash |
Morris |
|
16 |
8 |
Pro Am |
Wealth Rite Racing |
Chris |
Pappas |
|
17 |
12 |
Pro Am |
JAX Tyres & Auto |
Mark |
Bailey |
|
18 |
69 |
Pro Am |
TFH Hire Services |
Joshua |
Thomas |
|
19 |
66 |
Outright |
Arrow Financial Services |
Lee |
Stibbs |
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