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Warming up the key in chilly Tassie for Waters 

Waters

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: July 30, 2024

Battling the cooler temperatures in Tasmania will be one of the biggest challenges next round according to Cameron Waters.

Having been held towards the start of the season since 2012 and at the end of the year beforehand, the 2024 edition of the Tasmania SuperSprint will be held in an untraditional window.

The pre-enduros August window sees Supercars head to its southernmost circuit in the heart of winter.

Freezing temperatures are predicted with today’s forecast having an overnight low of -2 and high of 11 degrees.

Tickford star Waters said ensuring key elements such as the SuperSoft tyres stay warm could be the determining factor of the weekend.

“There are definitely some challenges from an engineering aspect trying to get the tyres up to temp for one lap which will be very different to Darwin and Townsville,” he said.

“It is another challenge for us to deal with, which is part of the fun. Whoever deals with it the best will win.

“We are already thinking about the weather and what we need to do differently because of it.”

Despite Waters never winning and Tickford not tasting success at Symmons Plains since 2012, the #6 driver enjoys the door to door style of racing at the historic layout.

“I like racing at Symmons Plains,” he said.

“Obviously it is a shorter lap, but it lends itself to really good racing.

“You have two long straights into the tightest hairpin on our calendar so it is always entertaining when we are trying to go in there side by side.

“Always fun and lots of passing and qualifying is super tight.”

After a tough start to 2024, Waters has bounced back brilliantly with wins at Perth and Townsville to be fourth in the standings.

He believes Tickford has found a “happy spot” in the set-up of the Monster Mustang and believes it can work once again in Tasmania.

“This year has been a rollercoaster for us and a couple of little things influenced us being a bit rocky at the start,” Waters said.

“We have learnt so much about our car over the first three rounds and have found a bit of a happy spot now which has been great.

“It has been fast over a number of tracks so I would like to think we can keep the momentum going and just need to find a bit more car speed.”

The Tasmania SuperSprint is not until August 16-18.\

Photo by Mark Horsburgh / LAT Images

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