McElrea Racing young gun secures fresh backing

Bayley Hall has secured the support of Xtreme Freight for the remainder of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship.

Hall had a tough start to his rookie season last month, failing to record a top 10 finish in any of the four races that made up Round 1 at Albert Park.

He was far from alone in having a ragged opening event, with experienced Supercars co-drivers Dale Wood and Luke Youlden only just ahead in the Pro standings.

Hall is now looking for more at Round 2.

“The Grand Prix was an awesome way for us to get the season underway,” said the 18-year-old.

“Heading to Winton, as a traditional circuit is more normal confines I guess you’d say.

“I’ve been there a few times now and looking forward to representing Xtreme Freight there.”

“The operation of Xtreme Freight is a family business, we also have a family business that allows us to do this, so we understand everything involved and it is great to have their support,” he added.

“Amanda [O’Brien, Xtreme Freight CEO] and her team are always pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the logistics area and we’re always looking for ways to continuously improve the way that we go about racing.”

All up, there will be 31 cars on the Carrera Cup grid in support of the Pizza Hut Winton SuperSprint.

Max Vidau of Tekworkx Motorsport sits atop the standings, holding a four-point buffer over 2017 title winner David Wall.

Entry list: Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Winton Motor Raceway

#	Name	Surname	Class	Sponsor
4	Stephen	Grove	Pro-Am	Grove Racing
5	Ryan	Suhle	Pro	SP Tools / EBM
6	Angelo	Mouzouris	Pro	Sonic / PitBox
7	Tim	Miles	Pro-Am	Miles Advisory Partners / N2C
8	Nick	McBride	Pro	Porsche Centre Melbourne
9	Marc	Cini	Pro-Am	Hallmarc
11	Jackson	Walls	Pro	Objective Racing
12	Harri	Jones	Pro	Hastings Deering / Mackellar Group
13	Sam	Shahin	Pro-Am	The Bend Motorsport Park / OTR
14	Matthew	Belford	Pro-Am	ID Land / Porsche Centre Melbourne
17	Callum	Hedge	Pro	Team Porsche NZ / EBM
20	Adrian	Flack	Pro-Am	AGAS National / EBM
22	Dean	Cook	Pro-Am	Zonzo Racing
25	Michael	Almond	Pro	The PSA Group
27	Liam	Talbot	Pro-Am	Wash It / Paynter Dixon
28	Bayley	Hall	Pro	Printech
38	David	Wall	Pro	Monochrome / Paynter Dixon
45	Duvashen	Padayachee	Pro	Rentcorp Hyundai Forklifts
48	Geoff	Emery	Pro-Am	Force Accessories / MJR
53	Luke	Youlden	Pro	TekworkX  / Hire A Hubby
72	Max	Vidau	Pro	TekworkX / Tyrepower
74	David	Russell	Pro	EMA Motorsport
76	Christian	Pancione	Pro	VCM Performance / HP Tuners
77	Rodney	Jane	Pro-Am	Bob Jane T Marts /Sonic
86	Drew	Hall	Pro-Am	Wall Racing
88	Dylan	O’Keeffe	Pro	Dexion / RAM Motorsport
100	Dale	Wood	Pro	Timken Racing
101	Tony	Quinn	Pro-Am	Local Legends
222	Scott	Taylor	Pro-Am	Scott Taylor Motorsport
333	Brad	Shiels	Pro	Royal Purple Racing
777	Simon	Fallon	Pro	Bob Jane T Marts / Bremtech