{"id":124362,"date":"2025-09-07T00:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124362\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T00:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:42:11","slug":"bathurst-1000-winner-victorious-at-wtac-with-shootout-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124362\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathurst 1000 winner victorious at WTAC with shootout lap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTodd Hazelwood won WTAC with Tanuki Racing’s Nissan Silvia S13.<\/p>\n

Driving the Tanuki Racing Nissan Silvia S13, Hazelwood shattered the car\u2019s previous best efforts with a 1:18.1690s in the Emtron Pro Class.<\/p>\n

That was more than four seconds fastest than its nearest class rival, Alex Rullo in the modified Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX on a 1:22.7650s for IntelliSpatial Fleetcare Racing.<\/p>\n

Third in class was Tim Slade in the Scura Motorsport Lotus Exige with a 1:25.3920s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an absolute joy to drive this rocketship here behind me,\u201d said Hazelwood.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been one helluva journey joining the team. I only drove the car for the first time Friday last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had our gremlins, we had our challenges, and to get a taste of a (one minute) 18 is just an incredible feeling around this circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot thank the whole team here behind me enough. Big thank you to Wayne (Lee) from Tanuki Racing for the opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went through Turn 1 and the steering got real heavy and I had a big understeer \u2013 more than what I\u2019ve experienced all weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was a spirited lap. I had a proper crack then. We pushed everything to the limits. This thing has been scaring me all week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lap that I was pretty proud of. Probably overcommitted a little bit into the second-to-last sector but I think I got away with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust can\u2019t wipe the smile off my face. What an awesome day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In the new Pro Open class, Robert Nguyen defeated Slade with a last gasp 1:22.2860s in the Dream Projects Nissan Silvia S15.<\/p>\n

That was despite the tailshaft of the Nissan exploding as Nguyen crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n

Slade, driving the Xtreme GT-R Nissan Skyline R32 clocked a 1:22.8040s to be half a second off the class-winning time.<\/p>\n

Third in class was Nathan Morcom in a Mitsubishi Evo on a 1:25.1910s.<\/p>\n

Cameron McLeod could only manage a 1:27.5740s after his Nissan GT-R-powered Toyota 86 suffered a rear wing failure and spun at Turn 1 on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunate end to our World Time Attack Weekend,\u201d said McLeod.<\/p>\n

\u201cRear wing mounts cracking and bending down the straight meant I had rear wing lift into Turn 1 at 305 kph and went spinning into the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

International driver disqualified for WTAC pit lane burnout<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Other class winners included Adam Casmini, who won the Yokohama Advan Tuner Class in his Toyota GR Yaris with a 1:35.4850s.<\/p>\n

Alex Michalsky took out Haltech Clubsprint, setting a 1:30.7180s in his Mitsubishi Evo.<\/p>\n

Darren Bishop won GCG Turbos Open in his Mitsubishi Evo on a 1:26.8190s after Yuuki Kamakura was disqualified for his pit lane celebration antics.<\/p>\n

Feras Qartoumy of the United States won Plazmaman Pro-Am on a 1:23.2690s in his turbocharged Chevrolet Corvette C6.<\/p>\n

The new-for-2025 Hypercar class was won by James Golding in the Brabham BT62 on a 1:24.3210s ahead of Tim Slade in the Pagani Huayra R and Fraser Ross in the Pagani Zonda R.<\/p>\n

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