Crick snatches SuperUtes pole from Harris

Cameron Crick has bested Ryal Harris in a battle for pole position which went to the end of a wet Haltech V8 SuperUte Series qualifying session at The Bend.

Harris (Peters Motorsport) improved after the chequered flag with a 2:28.9430s but Crick (Sieders Racing Team) was setting even faster sector times behind him.

He broke the beam at almost half a second quicker, with a 2:28.4444s, while fellow SRT driver Aaron Borg consolidated third.

Rounding out the top six were Ben Walsh (Western Sydney Motorsport), Craig Woods (WSM), and Craig Dontas (SRT).

Crick led out as rain fell at the start of the 20-minute hit-out and, with several big slides along the way, banked a 2:35.4783s.

However, Harris was following, and therefore able to use the #7 machine as a reference, as he set a 2:34.6129s.

Crick chose to step aside as they commenced their second laps, with Harris going on to set a 2:33.3638s, before Borg moved up to second position with a 2:34.8764s on his third lap.

That set the tone for the session, with Harris and Crick seemingly the favourites for pole, but Borg a possibility of upsetting them.

Harris moved the benchmark to a 2:31.5971s on his fourth lap as Crick reclaimed second with a 2:33.2330s, before Walsh stuck his head up just past the quarter-hour mark with a 2:32.9441s.

On their fifth laps, Harris clocked a 2:30.7474s and Crick a 2:31.3863s, before they rolled out a 2:30.0711s and a 2:30.8622s respectively in the final minutes before the chequered flag.

With the rain having stopped by then, and the track therefore drying, Harris found almost two more seconds, but Crick gained even more than that at his last chance.

Borg had already reclaimed third spot when he improved with a 2:30.3757s near the very end of proceedings, rebounding from a couple of offs during the session.

Seventh through 10th was Gerard Maggs (SRT), Christopher Formosa (Allgate Racing), Wayne Williams (SRT), and Jaiden Maggs (SRT).

Race 1 at the OTR SuperSprint, an eight-lapper, starts at 14:20 local time/14:50 AEST.

Results: Qualifying

Pos	Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Vehicle	Fastest lap	Split
1	7	Team Triton /SRT	Cameron Crick	Mitsubishi Triton	2:28.4444
2	58	EFS	Ryal Harris	Mazda BT-50	2:28.9430	0:00.4986
3	4	SRT	Aaron Borg	Toyota Hilux	2:30.2757	0:01.8313
4	8	Western Sydney Motorsport	Ben Walsh	Toyota Hilux	2:32.1039	0:03.6595
5	64	Western Sydney Motorsport	Craig Woods	Toyota Hilux	2:32.6992	0:04.2548
6	45	Ryco / Team Triton	Craig Dontas	Mitsubishi Triton	2:33.9345	0:05.4901
7	68	SRT	Gerard Maggs	Mitsubishi Triton	2:37.9361	0:09.4917
8	49	Allgate Racing	Chris Formosa	Ford Ranger	2:38.1437	0:09.6993
9	88	SRT	Wayne Williams	Toyota Hilux	2:39.1943	0:10.7499
10	96	SRT	Jaiden Maggs	Mitsubishi Triton	2:39.9079	0:11.4635
11	19	George Gutierrez Racing	George Gutierrez	Holden Colorado	2:40.6234	0:12.1790
12	50	Craig Jenna Racing	Craig Jenner	Mazda BT-50	2:57.1503	0:28.7059
13	94	Allgate Racing	Michael Formosa	Ford Ranger	2:59.0299	0:30.5855