Super2 leader disqualified from Bathurst race due to engine breach

Jordan Boys has lost the lead of the Dunlop Super2 Series after being disqualified from Race 2 of Round 1 due to having a non-compliant engine.

The Image Racing driver clung on to victory in the latter encounter at Mount Panorama but has now been stripped of that result following a post-event technical inspection.

Tickford Racing’s Zak Best is the new series leader, with Boys dropping to 13th in the standings, while MW Motorsport’s Tyler Everingham is officially the Race 2 winner.

“On 7 April 2021 a Panel of Stewards conducted a Hearing into a Charge by the Race Director that Image Racing breached Rule G8.1.2 in that the engine used in Car #49 did not conform to an ESD,” read a stewards report.

“The Stewards upheld the Charge, found the breach established and imposed a Penalty of Disqualification of Car #49 from Race 2 and have directed that the Final Classifications for Race 2 be amended accordingly.”

The engine, supplied by Walkinshaw Racing (as opposed to Walkinshaw Andretti United) under an existing relationship, was found to have exceeded the Accumulated Engine Power (AEP) number for a VF Commodore engine.

Furthermore, it was found to not comply with the Engine Specification Document (ESD) which it was originally claimed to have complied with, namely SC-2-305, nor any other ESD which has been issued for Walkinshaw powerplants.

While an ESD does not specify an AEP, as the Stewards Decision document explains, an ESD would not be issued had the engine breached the AEP in dyno testing.

Furthermore, some components in the engine were inconsistent with those specified in the relevant ESD and no application had been made to vary the ESD.

Additionally, “Had such an application been lodged, it would have been rejected for reason that the changes yielded an AEP in excess of the approved maximum,” reads the Stewards Decision, in part.

While the recommended penalty for such a breach is disqualification, it should also be noted that a performance advantage, albeit small, was established.

“While the AEP of the subject engine when tested was not grossly in excess of the approved maximum, it exceeded it by a factor which yielded a performance advantage for Car 49,” explained stewards.

The disqualification does not apply to Race 1 as the engine was not tested at that time, and stewards “received no evidence from which we could conclude without hesitation that the engine when used in Race 1 exceeded the approved maximum AEP.”

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CLICK HERE for Walkinshaw Racing’s response

Results: Race 2 Updated

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Cls	Laps	Race time
1	27	Lowes Petoleum / MWM	Tyler Everingham	Nissan Altima	S2	12	28:37.7740
2	78	Best Leisure Industries	Zak Best	Ford Falcon FG/X	S2	12	28:39.0160
3	18	Cavalier Homes	Matthew Chahda	Ford Falcon FG/X	S2	12	28:39.4281
4	999	Image Racing / Rare Spares	Jaylyn Robotham	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:39.8935
5	54	Eggleston Motorsport	Matthew McLean	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:41.3367
6	777	Oz Property / MWM	Declan Fraser	Nissan Altima	S2	12	28:42.6187
7	31	Jayco / MWM	Jayden Ojeda	Nissan Altima	S2	12	28:42.6667
8	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Broc Feeney	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:43.2964
9	10	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Angelo Mouzouris	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:45.6088
10	30	Matt Stone Racing	Aaron Seton	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:46.3742
11	38	Eggleston Motorsport	Jack Sipp	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	28:54.2188
12	5	Anderson Motorsport	Michael Anderson	Ford Falcon FG	SC3	12	28:55.5831
13	69	Dial Before You Dig	Jon McCorkindale	Ford Falcon FG	CH	12	28:55.8844
14	75	Linc Scsffolding	Brendan Strong	Holden Commodore VE	SC3	12	28:56.3471
15	61	Image Racing	Reef McCarthy	Ford Falcon FG	CH	12	29:00.3579
16	7	Mocomm Motorsport Comms	Jim Pollicina	Holden Commodore VE	SC3	12	29:01.7996
17	22	Herron Todd White Valuers	Bradley Neill	Holden Commodore VF	S2	12	29:02.3967
18	35	Unit Racing	Jason Gomersall	Ford Falcon FG	SC3	12	29:05.1862
19	23	R.H.M	Ray Hislop	Ford Falcon BA	SC3	12	29:10.7971
20	4	Crusher Parts International	Tony Auddino	Ford Falcon BF	SC3	12	29:21.9075
21	67	Flash Bush Motorsport	Nash Morris	Ford Falcon FG	CH	11	29:08.3793
NC	11	Brema Group Racing	Zane Morse	Holden Commodore VF	S2	10	24:40.5795
NC	17	Resurrection Panel N Paint	Jason Foley	Ford Falcon BF	SC3	5	11:39.7790
NC	28	Natural Gas and Water / MWM	Josh Fife	Nissan Altima	S2	4	8:47.1788
NC	2	Page Bros Jayco	Steven Page	Holden Commodore VE2	SC3	4	10:15.4111
DSQ	49	Image Racing / Joss Group	Jordan Boys	Holden Commodore VF	S2

Series points: Super2 Updated

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Zak Best	258
2	Broc Feeney	240
3	Matt Chahda	225
4	Angelo Mouzouris	222
5	Matt McLean	213
6	Jayden Ojeda	207
7	Jaylyn Robotham	198
8	Declan Fraser	186
9	Tyler Everingham	150
10	Aaron Seton	141
11	Jack Sipp	141
12	Bradley Neill	135
13	Jordan Boys	129
14	Josh Fife	90
15	Zane Morse	72