Townsville Carrera Cup Preview

This weekend we hit the streets of Townsville for Round 4 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship!! It is our first street circuit of the year, and one of my favourite venues to race at.

In 2021 our trip to Townsville was a bit of a rollercoaster. We had plenty of speed, but a broken drive shaft on the first lap of Qualifying saw us start the first race from the back of the grid. We ended strong claiming two top 5 finishes after passing 15 cars in the first race! Best of all, we learnt a whole bunch of lessons last year that we can reflect on and build from this year.

The weather is looking great this weekend and our weekend format is pretty stock standard. Two practice sessions on Friday to get up to speed, then a 10 minute split Qualifying session on Saturday morning. It’s a really short circuit (only 2.86km long) so trying to fit 32 cars on the same piece of tarmac in Qualifying isn’t much fun for anyone and hence the split Qualifying is necessary. The only drawback is it gives us only two or three laps to set our grid order. Bring it on I say!

On Sunday morning we have a 45 minute endurance race which is going to be about tyre conservation and making sure we are right in the hunt during the final phase of the race. The other two races of the weekend are our normal 25 minute sprint races, so our objectives will be to get a good start, get our elbows out and fight for the win!

As always, Qualifying and the Races will be televised and streamed LIVE on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo. Check out the schedule below. If you’re spectating at the track I’d love to see you, so come say hi and check out the Hastings Deering Porsche GT3! On a side note, our 2022 Merch is now available on our Store. I hope you like it and don’t miss out!! Orders are required now to be included in our next batch.

Cheers!!
Harri

Weekend schedule *** AEST ***

FRIDAY (Kayo and Fox Sports 506)
Practice 1 - 0930 to 0955
Practice 2 - 1310 to 1335

SATURDAY (Kayo and Fox Sports 506)
Qualifying - 0825 to 0835
Race 1 - 1245 to 1310

SUNDAY (Kayo and Fox Sports 506)
Race 2 - 0830 to 0910
Race 3 - 1245 to 1310

Where to watch?

Catch the action LIVE on Fox Sports 506, Kayo!