AARON Cameron’s hairy side-by-side moment with Chaz Mostert that afforded him vital track position was inspired by Richie Stanaway.

The #3 driver stood tall to deliver a much-needed seventh-place result for the Blanchard Racing Team in the Sunday contest at the Perth Super440.

Along the way was an eye-catching manoeuvre where Cameron got all crossed-up while pressing on in combat with Mostert as the latter exited the pits to start Lap 21.

Cameron eventually finished one place behind Mostert, but credited that moment as crucial in not losing time.

“Watching the replay, I think I had more room than I thought to Chaz,” he reflected to V8 Sleuth.

“I wasn’t sure if he was going to try to squeeze me and having wheel-to-wheel contact there would have been disastrous, so I went a bit more left.

“I took inspiration from Richie Stanaway last year, if anyone remembers he went all four wheels over the gravel passing someone.

“I only got two wheels, so not as good, but I am trying to be more like Richie Stanaway.

“That is genuinely where I got it from, I watched it last year and was like ‘that was pretty cool’.

“It was a lot more over the kerb when I landed, the steering wheel was not facing the right way when I landed, so that was minorly scary, but it sort of had to happen, otherwise we would have lost two or three seconds behind him on the out lap and the next laps coming.

“That sort of stuff shapes your race.

“Once he got to me later, I just let him go and happy days.”

Pic: Supplied/Mark Horsburgh

Stanaway will compete for BRT in the upcoming enduros with Cameron’s teammate James Golding. The Kiwi last year drove full-time for PremiAir Racing.

Cameron, who was under the weather at Wanneroo, is now responsible for both of BRT’s top 10 race finishes in the past four rounds.

“It’s nice to feel like you’re making progress in the tyre life department,” he said.

Also on the up is his race craft, after an incident-laden start to the year.

“I knew everything that was happening at the start of the year was going to eventually stop, and make some better decisions, and sometimes have a bit more respect from some guys,” he said.

“I think we’re in a pretty good spot now. I love racing someone like Chaz, because he has obviously got lots of experience, I have an understanding of the way he wants to race, so it’s really good. We to’d and fro’d a bit in that race and didn’t battle too hard and it was good for both of us.”