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