Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge returns to The Bend with big field
Three shared the points at Phillip Island with Caleb Sumich the round winner after his won the last race. Image: Supplied
Fresh from a competitive season opener at the Shannons SpeedSeries' Phillip Island round, the one-make, second tier category will race on the 3.41km West circuit.
Oscar Targett, Brock Gilchrist and Caleb Sumich head to South Australia tied on points after Sumich took the Round 1 outright and Pro class victory as he won the last race.
The series-within-a-series Jim Richard Enduro race also saw Hamish Fitzsimmons take his first Sprint Challenge victory. In the Pro-Am class, Danny Stutterd won Ramu Farrell and Lachlan Harburg, while Jacque Jarjo took out Class B.
Round 2 will feature 11 Michelin Junior drivers who are striving to climb the one-make Porsche Motorsport pyramid.
Additions for the second round include Pro-Am competitors Caspar Tressider and Travis Knipe.
South Australian squad Rennen Motorsport, headed up by local Porsche tuner Mark Buik, will field multiple entries for Emanual Palyaris, Pan Boyaci and Sprint debutant Keith Dano.
Twelve cars will compete in the Pro Class and 14 in Pro-Am, both in the 991.2 GT3 Cup Cars, while five will contest Class B for the first-generation 991 GT3 Cup Cars.
The Sprint Challenge has raced at the South Australian Circuit every year since the circuit was opened in 2018. Last year, Oscar Targett scored two race wins and Aron Shields the Enduro Cup race.
This year will be the first time that the series will race on the shorter West circuit, with three races as part of Shannons SpeedSeries. Coverage will be shown on 7plus and 7mate.
Round 2, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Round 2 Entry List
No.
Driver
Class
Sponsor/Team
3
Jonathan Gliksten
Pro-Am
Racing To Beat FA
4
Oscar Targett
Pro
Grove Racing / EBM
5
Jacque Jarjo
Class B
Jacque Fine Jewellery
6
Tyler Greenbury
Pro
Tyler Greenbury Racing
7
Slade Orsmond
Pro
AeroAscent / InnovationTANK / EBM
8
Brad Carr
Class B
Car Mods Australia
10
Brock Gilchrist
Pro
Team Porsche NZ / EBM
11
Eric Constantinidis
Pro-Am
Aera Cloud & Cyber Security Group
14
Caleb Sumich
Pro
ECO Resources
15
Clay Osborne
Pro
Fendt / Juicy Fest
16
Hamish Fitzsimmons
Pro
TekworkX Motorsport
18
Travis Knipe
Pro-Am
Favrte Racing / Pinnacle Road & Race Works
24
Pan Boyaci
Pro-Am
GRPB Racing
25
Ben Taylor
Pro
auticon / Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport
28
Ayrton Hodson
Pro
Polyflor / Eye Spy Secruity
34
Caspar Tresidder
Pro-Am
Hillcrest Merimbula
35
Indiran Padayachee
Pro-Am
Rentcorp Hyundai Forklift
37
Andrew Georgiadis
Pro-Am
Bondi Carpets / Team DNA
47
Stephen Moylan
Class B
Effect Buuilding Projects
55
Emanuel Palyaris
Class B
Rennen Motorsport
71
Conor Somers
Pro
Sonic / Hi Tech Field Services
84
Brett Boulton
Pro-Am
Bold Living / Clipsal
87
David Greig
Pro-Am
DW Motorsport
91
Lachlan Harburg
Pro-Am
The Cover Shop / EBM
99
Ross McGregor
Pro-Am
Westcoast Windows / Southern Star Windows
116
Aron Shields
Pro
Astrontech / DNA Autosport
290
Rob Woods
Pro-Am
TekworkX Motorsport
702
Daniel Stutterd
Pro-Am
TekworkX Motorsport
777
Jake Santalucia
Pro
Sonic / Vision One
888
Ramu Farrell
Pro-Am
Jones Motorsport / Kaldewelg Auto
911
Keith Diano
Class B
Rennen Motorsport
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