Carrera Cup field set for The Bend

A 23-car field has been confirmed for Round 6 of Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia at The Bend Motorsport Park.

The round is headlined by the resumption of the Endurance Cup with Race 1 of the weekend, to be run over 20 laps (99km), serving as the fourth of six races in the series within a series.

Dale Wood currently leads the Endurance Cup Pro class contest while Stephen Grove holds sway in the TAG Heuer Pro-Am enduro standings.

Jaxon Evans leads the series overall, although Dylan O’Keeffe closed the gap last time out at Sydney Motorsport Park thanks in part to a breakthrough race win.

A notable inclusion this weekend is Sam Shahin, executive director of The Bend Motorsport Park, who returns after missing the last two rounds of Carrera Cup.

Shahin already has official experience in Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery at The Bend having taken Pro-Am round honours in this year’s Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge opener at the South Australian circuit.

Carrera Cup track activity commences this Friday at the OTR SuperSprint with two 30-minute practice sessions.

Entry list: Round 6, The Bend Motorsport Park

Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Class
1	PAYCE/Wilson Security	David Wall	Pro
4	Grove Group	Stephen Grove	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
6	Miles Advisory Partners/Garage 1	Tim Miles	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
7	Morris Finance	Jaxon Evans	Pro
8	Porsche Centre Melbourne	Nick McBride	Pro
9	Hallmarc	Marc Cini	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
12	Garwood Motorsport	Adam Garwood	Pro
13	The Bend/htfu	Sam Shahin	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
14	Sonic/Totally 4×4	Peter Major	Pro
18	PAYCE/Wilson Security/JBL	James Moffat	Pro
19	Hallmark Homes	Anthony Gilbertson	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
20	Agas National	Adrian Flack	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
22	BMF/Pitman Racing	Dean Cook	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
23	JBS Australia	Roger Lago	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
35	Hyundai Forklifts Australia	Indiran Padayachee	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
77	Bob Jane T Marts/PSA	Michael Almond	Pro
80	WM Waste Management	Max Twigg	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
88	APB Group	Dylan O’Keeffe	Pro
100	Sonic/Polyflor	Dale Wood	Pro
111	BAXX Australia	Cameron Hill	Pro
131	Harcourts Williams	Graham Williams	TAG Heuer Pro-Am
777	Bob Jane T Marts	Jordan Love	Pro
888	Porsche Centre Brighton/Porsche Centre Doncaster	Glen Wood	Pro

Schedule: Round 6

Time	Session	Length/Distance
Friday 24 August
1000	Practice 1	30min
1420	Practice 2	30min
Saturday 25 August
1205	Qualifying	20min
1450	Race 1	20 laps
Sunday 26 August
0945	Race 2	8 laps
1235	Race 3	8 laps

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