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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin Cindric in the #5 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang at Sandown Raceway. Image: Race Project<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin Cindric in the #5 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang at Sandown Raceway. Image: Race Project<\/p>\n
Off the back of the Sandown 500, Tickford Racing took the opportunity to unveil the NASCAR star\u2019s #5 Armour All Ford Mustang that he will race at the BP Adelaide Grand Final.<\/a><\/p>\n Cindric joined Tickford co-drivers James Moffat and Lochie Dalton for the ride day.<\/p>\n The American completed a handful of solo laps before spending the rest of Monday taking passengers around the Melbourne circuit.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the first chance for Cindric to get his taste behind the wheel before a proper test at The Bend Motorsport Park ahead of the Adelaide season finale.<\/p>\n Speaking with select media after his first laps, Cindric labelled the circumstances \u201creally weird\u201d but enjoyable.<\/p>\n \u201cI would have figured the team would have jokingly told people that they\u2019re getting in a car with somebody who\u2019s driven five laps,\u201d Cindric told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019ve given up on trying to even scare people in that sense. It\u2019s become normal enough to where I have to remind myself that I have somebody sitting next to me, so you only really realise it until like, \u2018Oh, I missed that apex. I wonder if they noticed\u2019. It\u2019s cool to see the reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Cindric said the Supercars are friendlier than the NASCAR Cup Series stock cars he\u2019s accustomed to.<\/p>\n The current Gen3 car weighs 1335kg whereas the Next Gen that Cindric races week in, week out weighs 1450kg.<\/p>\n \u201cIt drives a lot better,\u201d Cindric said of the Gen3-sped Supercar.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s got more overbody downforce \u2013 just even by looking at the car. It\u2019s a lighter car, grippier tyre, so all the things it does better.<\/p>\n \u201cIt does combined loading better, but a lot of the similar concepts as far as limitations of the car, the rear grip under braking and a number of other things, but yeah, it\u2019s comparable.<\/p>\n \u201cThe current generation Cup car is a lot more rigid. Like I\u2019ve really had to talk myself into using the kerb as much as I can with this car.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has a bigger effect on the driver, but the car still stays gripped up, whereas if I hit some of these kerbs in the Cup car, I\u2019d be in the blue tent.\u201d<\/p>\n
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