Van Gisbergen tops Supercars Practice 1 in Townsville - Speedcafe
Shane van Gisbergen. Photo: Ross Gibb Shane van Gisbergen has set the pace in Practice 1 for Event 7 of the Repco Supercar Championships at the NTI Townsville 500. In a rather clever opening session at the Reid Park Road Circuit, the Red Bull Ampol Racing championship-leading 1:13.6883s in the second lap proved the fastest time of the session. Kick start was delayed for 20 minutes to fix a loose road plate, before a court containing 25 cars was freed for half an hour of practice. David Reynolds (#26 Penrite Mustang) was quickest after the first pamphlet at 1:14,1926, before van Gisbergen (#97 ZB Commodore) moved to first place on the next occasion. With the hard tire compound returning after a series of super or super soft events this year, and the soft event in Townsville, there were many set-up changes made during the session. However, the screen time barely changes after the first round is over. Andre Heimgartner jumped from 10th to second fastest with seconds remaining before the ...