Harris quickest in SuperUtes Practice 2

Ryal Harris was quickest in another rainy Practice 2 for the ECB SuperUtes Series at Bathurst after Craig Dontas’ late challenge fizzled due to a spin at The Chase.

Harris improved on almost every single lap in the #58 Peters Motorsport Mazda BT-50 and moved the mark to a 3:05.3750s after the chequered flag.

Practice 1 fast man Dontas was following on-track at the time and threatening to take over the mantle as he went fastest to each of the first two sectors.

However, he spun the #87 Sieders Racing Team Mitsubishi Triton at The Chase and remained second, 0.8604s off the pace.

Dontas nevertheless has the fastest combined time having been over a second faster in Practice 1, which was also weather-affected.

Series leader Craig Woods was third for the entire session in the #64 Western Sydney Motorsport Toyota Hilux at 1.4595s off than the fastest lap.

Harris’ team-mate Aaron Cameron was twice as far away in fourth in the #95 BT-50 while Ben Walsh (#8 Western Sydney Motorsport Toyota Hilux) rounded out the top five.

Last year’s V8 Utes Series winner Kim Jane (#1 Steve Wilson Racing Isuzu D-Max) was sixth and his predecessor David Sieders 10th in the debuting Ford Ranger (#34 Ranger Racing).

Matt MacKelden backed into the wall on approach to The Dipper when he lost control halfway through the 20-minute session.

The #99 SRT Hilux first made rear-end contact with the wall before slapping the concrete side-on as it dropped down the hill.

MacKelden returned to the paddock and took no further part in practice.

Armor All Qualifying takes place tomorrow at 0725 local time/AEST.

Results: Combined Practice

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Sess.	Fastest lap	Split
1	87	Team Mitsubishi Triton	Craig Dontas	Mitsubishi Triton	P1	3:04.3385
2	58	EFS 4×4 Racing	Ryal Harris	Mazda BT50	P2	3:05.3750	0:01.0365
3	64	Western Sydney Motorsport	Craig Woods	Toyota Hilux	P1	3:05.6484	0:01.3099
4	95	Bushranger Racing	Aaron Cameron	Mazda BT50	P2	3:08.3815	0:04.0430
5	45	Total Tools/Team Mitsubishi	Michael Sieders	Mitsubishi Triton	P1	3:09.0613	0:04.7228
6	8	Car City	Ben Walsh	Toyota Hilux	P2	3:09.0817	0:04.7432
7	1	WIL-TOW	Kim Jane	Isuzu D-MAX	P2	3:10.7574	0:06.4189
8	22	SP Tools	Tom Alexander	Holden Colorado	P2	3:10.8204	0:06.4819
9	99	Kubota Tractors Australia	Matthew MacKelden	Toyota Hilux	P1	3:12.5139	0:08.1754
10	34	Allgate Auto Doors	David Sieders	Ford Ranger	P2	3:13.8276	0:09.4891
11	18	AC Delco Racing	Tomas Gasperak	Holden Colorado	P2	3:16.1955	0:11.8570
12	49	Allgate Auto Doors	Christopher Formosa	Ford Ranger	P1	3:17.4598	0:13.1213
13	52	Western Sydney Motorsport	Charlotte Poynting	Toyota Hilux	P2	3:22.2424	0:17.9039