Competitive Monochrome GT4 Australia field for Round 2 at The Bend
Strong Monochrome GT4 Australia field set to take on the Round 1-winning Ford Mustang at The Bend. Image: Supplied
With victory at Round 1 at Phillip Island in the world debut of the Ford Mustang in GT4 competition, George Miedecke and Rylan Gray will look to continue in the same vein this weekend.
The pair are expected to face competition from a strong field spread across six different car brands.
Outright honours will come from the Silver Cup teams which include the Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4s with Marcos Flack and Tom Hayman, and Nathan Morcom and Tom McLennan expected to rival the Mustang.
Sam Brabham scored the first pole of the season and with Bailey Love in the Love Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 are expected to factor, as will Production Car gun Jake Camilleri, also AMG mounted and driving solo.
Tim Leahey has been reclassified as a Silver after Round 1 in his BMW M4 GT4 G82. Also in a solo drive is TekworkX Motorsport's Zoe Woods in her Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR.
Reigning series title holder Shane Smollen had class wins in Pro-Am Cup, where he shared his Method Motorsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS with former TCR Australia privateer Lachlan Mineeff.
They will face competition from the DNA Racing Team McLaren Artura GT4 driven by Jason Yu and Josh Buchan, and Steve Jakic and his stepson Ryder Quinn in a BMW M4 GT4 G82.
There will also be the second Love Motorsport Mercedes of Rob Love and Antonio Astuti, Mark Cotterell and Jarrod Hughes in their Ginetta G55, and Tony Quinn who ran on his own last time, but will be joined by young New Zealander Jackson Rooney in their Mercedes.
Am Cup will be hotly contested, led by Mark Griffith in his AMG against two Randall Racing BMWs with Jacob Lawrence and John Bowe in the newer specification G82, and Peter Lawrence will be partnered by Jamie Augustine in the older F82. Vince Gucciardo adds a Porsche flavour in his GB Galvanising Racing entry.
The class will be bolstered by a brand-new G55 that will be shared by Scott Turner and Rob Rubis, with support from Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions. It recently arrived in Australia and has been tested by Turner at Queensland Raceway.
“Rob and I have mainly been in Production Cars where we are current Class B winners from last year,” said Turner.
“We decided to take a step up to race in more purpose-built cars and we think it's going to be the category to grow the most as it gets more coverage down the track.
“We've also got Blake Adamson helping us as our technical guy, who works with Cam Waters in Supercars, so we have a great little team behind us. We get a bit of help from Mark Griffith as he transports the car and can provide added support if needed.
“Testing has gone very well. Jordan Cox complemented the steering and braking of the Ginetta, so we know we're going in the right direction.”
As part of the Shannons SpeedSeries, Monochrome GT4 Australia will race on the West configuration for the first time on May 31-June 2 with live action broadcast on 7plus and 7mate.
Monochrome GT4 Australia Round 2 at The Bend, Entry List
No
Driver 1
Driver 2
Class
Team
Car
1
Shane Smollen
Lachlan Mineeff
Pro-Am Cup
Method Motorsport
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
3
Steve Jakic
Ryder Quinn
Pro-Am Cup
Thunder Buddies Racing
BMW M4 GT4 G82
12
Vince Gucciardo
Am Cup
GB Galvanising Racing
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR
17
Bailey Love
Sam Brabham
Silver Cup
Love Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG GT4
19
Mark Griffith
Am Cup
Team Nineteen
Mercede-AMG GT4
22
Tim Leahey
Silver Cup
Central West Prestige
BMW M4 GT4 G82
24
Nathan Morcom
Tom McLennan
Silver Cup
Method Motorsport
McLaren Artura GT4
25
Marcos Flack
Tom Hayman
Silver Cup
Method Motorsport
McLaren Artura GT4
26
Jason Yu
Josh Buchan
Pro-Am Cup
Zagame Autosport
McLaren Artura GT4
27
Rob Love
Antonio Astuti
Pro-Am Cup
Love Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG GT4
29
Scott Turner
Rob Rubis
Am Cup
Mackay Goodwin Lloyds Auctions
Ginetta G55 GT4
32
Jacob Lawrence
Am Cup
Randall Racing
BMW M4 GT4 G82
33
Peter Lawrence
Jamie Augustine
Am Cup
Randall Racing
BMW M4 GT4 F82
35
George Miedecke
Rylan Gray
Silver Cup
Miedecke Motor Group with Lubrimaxx
Ford Mustang GT4
36
Jake Camilleri
Silver Cup
Gomersall Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG GT4
101
Tony Quinn
Jackson Rooney
Pro-Am Cup
Game Over
Mercedes-AMG GT4
210
Zoe Woods
Silver Cup
TekworkX Motorsport
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR
750
Mark Cotterell
Jarrod Hughes
Pro-Am Cup
Mark Cotterell Motorsport
Ginetta G55 GT4
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