Pither sets Dunlop Series pace at Barbagallo

Chris Pither recovered from a fault to emerge quickest in practice for the 100th round of the Dunlop Series at Barbagallo Raceway.

The Ice Break Ford Falcon driver lit up the second of two practice sessions after being forced to sit out the opening hit out due to an electrical issue.

Pither scaled the top of the time sheets towards the end of an eventful session ending with a 57.8273s effort.

Series co-leader Cameron Waters trailed Pither by 0.0391s in the Prodrive Racing Australia run Ford Falcon.

Reigning Dunlop Series champion Paul Dumbrell was third fastest overall with the Red Bull Racing V8 Supercars co-driver quickest in the opening practice session.

Andrew Jones was fourth on combined times with MW Motorsport’s Jack Le Brocq in fifth position.

Drivers were faced with slippery conditions particularly in Practice 2, which saw several runners suffer off-track excursions with officials forced to deploy red flags twice.

Macauley Jones caused the first stoppage with his Brad Jones Racing Commodore buried in the gravel trap at Turn 7.

Renee Gracie brought the action to a halt with three minutes remaining after a spin at Turn 1.

Matthew Chahda was unable to post a time in either of the two sessions due to a problem with the left rear of his Holden Commodore.

Result: Dunlop Series Practice 2

Position	Team	Driver	Car	Time	Gap
1	Ice Break Racing	Chris Pither	Ford Falcon FG	0:57.8273
2	TEAM ENZED PRA	Cameron Waters	Ford Falcon FG	0:57.8664	00.0391
3	Wilson Medic One / NBS	Andrew Jones	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.0722	00.2449
4	MW Motorsport	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.0959	00.2686
5	iseek Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.1495	00.3222
6	Eggleston Motorsport	Paul Dumbrell	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.2327	00.4054
7	Davbridge Constructions	Shae Davies	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.2695	00.4422
8	Gippsland Body Building GRM	James Golding	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.3472	00.5199
9	Super Black Racing	Simon Evans	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.5158	00.6885
10	Eggleston Motorsport	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.5170	00.6897
11	United Racing	Paul Morris	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.5194	00.6921
12	Alphabet / Bursons Auto Parts	Josh Kean	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.5579	00.7306
13	THR Developments/SA Racing	Taz Douglas	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.6090	00.7817
14	Plus Fitness / Go Karts Go	Aaren Russell	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.6189	00.7916
15	Eggleston Motorsport	Ant Pedersen	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.6191	00.7918
16	Hayman Reese Racing	Jesse Dixon	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.7275	00.9002
17	PAYCE	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.7737	00.9464
18	Arcoplate / Penrite	Kurt Kostecki	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.0959	01.2686
19	Challenger / Simplex	Brett Hobson	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.3795	01.5522
20	THR Developments/SA Racing	Jason Leoncini	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.5538	01.7265
21	Fujitsu Racing	Renee Gracie	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.5828	01.7555
22	Matt Hansen Racing	Matt Hansen	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.6532	01.8259
23	Street Fighter Performance Upg	Dan Day	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.8457	02.0184
24	Middys Electrical	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore VE	1:00.5337	02.7064
25	Battery World Racing	Aaron McGill	Holden Commodore VE2	1:01.1205	03.2932

Result: Dunlop Series Practice 1

Position	Team	Driver	Car	Time	Gap
1	Eggleston Motorsport	Paul Dumbrell	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.01
2	TEAM ENZED PRA	Cameron Waters	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.03	00.0136
3	Wilson Medic One / NBS	Andrew Jones	Holden Commodore VE2	0:58.50	00.4894
4	MW Motorsport	Jack Le Brocq	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.54	00.5217
5	Super Black Racing	Simon Evans	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.88	00.8644
6	United Racing	Paul Morris	Ford Falcon FG	0:58.96	00.9505
7	Plus Fitness / Go Karts Go	Aaren Russell	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.02	01.0096
8	iseek Racing	Todd Hazelwood	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.04	01.0291
9	Hayman Reese Racing	Jesse Dixon	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.27	01.2534
10	THR Developments/SA Racing	Taz Douglas	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.28	01.2616
11	Alphabet / Bursons Auto Parts	Josh Kean	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.29	01.2729
12	Eggleston Motorsport	Ant Pedersen	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.30	01.2825
13	Street Fighter Performance Upg	Dan Day	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.36	01.3457
14	Davbridge Constructions	Shae Davies	Ford Falcon FG	0:59.46	01.4434
15	Gippsland Body Building GRM	James Golding	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.56	01.5427
16	Eggleston Motorsport	Garry Jacobson	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.56	01.5455
17	PAYCE	Macauley Jones	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.59	01.5743
18	Matt Hansen Racing	Matt Hansen	Holden Commodore VE2	0:59.92	01.9040
19	Challenger / Simplex	Brett Hobson	Holden Commodore VE2	1:00.25	02.2402
20	Arcoplate / Penrite	Kurt Kostecki	Holden Commodore VE2	1:00.36	02.3431
21	Fujitsu Racing	Renee Gracie	Ford Falcon FG	1:00.40	02.3866
22	THR Developments/SA Racing	Jason Leoncini	Holden Commodore VE2	1:00.51	02.4963
23	Middys Electrical	Bryce Fullwood	Holden Commodore VE	1:00.57	02.5605
24	Battery World Racing	Aaron McGill	Holden Commodore VE2	1:01.02	03.0094
	Ice Break Racing	Chris Pither	Ford Falcon FG	–
	Revtrans WA / Penrite	Matthew Chahda	Holden Commodore VE2	–