{"id":531179,"date":"2026-03-10T14:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/531179\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:12:25","slug":"the-added-meaning-behind-randle-droughtbreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/531179\/","title":{"rendered":"The added meaning behind Randle droughtbreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

WILL Brown<\/a> wasn\u2019t the only driver lined up on the front row of the Sunday Supercars grid at Albert Park with a point to prove.<\/p>\n

While plenty has been made of how Brown\u2019s pole position represented a desperately needed qualifying breakthrough<\/a>, it also was significant for Randle in more ways than one for Randle to be starting second.<\/p>\n

Not only did it give him a sniff of that elusive maiden main game race win \u2013 something which ultimately evaded the Castrol man once more \u2013 but it laid the foundations for his first podium and indeed first top five finish since Symmons Plains last May.<\/p>\n

The result comes at a pivotal moment to gather some momentum in what is bound to be a wild fight for finals berths across the coming seven months, with Randle now up to 11th.<\/p>\n

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Adding meaning to the silverware was both the circumstances preceding the feat, and the stage it was achieved on.<\/p>\n

Randle\u2019s crew had to work overtime to get the #55 repaired after being punted by Ryan Wood<\/a> at Turn 5 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a really great way to repay the whole team because it was a late night for the guys and girls after getting taken out at Turn 5 (on Saturday),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just nice to bounce back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a crash, it\u2019s nice to get some laps under your belt ideally when it\u2019s repaired, but starting from the front row and the last time you were in it you were in the wall, you have just got to get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Pic: Supplied\/Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n

To stand on the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix rostrum \u2013 something which Supercars top-three finishers only get to do following the Sunday race \u2013 was also rather meaningful for the former open-wheel ace.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember being here 2006 with my dad, that was the first time I watched an F1 race live,\u201d he said, 20 years on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were on the Fangio stand, I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s still called that, right on the main straight. Back then you had earplugs in and then earmuffs because it was so loud.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo think now I\u2019m literally on the Sunday podium, it was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tickford Racing continues to lead the teams\u2019 championship heading into Taup\u014d, which will host the first half of Supercars\u2019 inaugural New Zealand doubleheader on April 10-12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game this year is going to be about getting consistent points, not just focusing on a single race weekend,\u201d said team co-owner Rod Nash.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the two drivers (Randle and Cam Waters<\/a>), they have been consistent and each scored a P3 result. It\u2019s strong racing out there and the name of the game is staying out of trouble.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve come away with straight cars so that makes it easier with only a week before we head to New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we got a lot of data out of the weekend that will help the guys back at the ranch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WILL Brown wasn\u2019t the only driver lined up on the front row of the Sunday Supercars grid at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-531179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}