{"id":654293,"date":"2026-05-06T23:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/654293\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:20:14","slug":"mid-season-street-circuit-test-vital-for-finals-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/654293\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-season street circuit test vital for finals hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR the second year of the Supercars Championship running to the Finals format, emphasis will be placed on the mid-season NTI Townsville 500, with the street circuit hit-out providing an important form guide for the season-ending races.<\/p>\n

While a total of seven events will be contested prior to the Bathurst Ryco Enduro Cup cut-off, the Reid Park Circuit is set to give prospective finalists a yardstick with regard to Surfers Paradise, the opening event in the finals series, plus the Adelaide Grand Final.<\/p>\n

Reigning champion Chaz Mostert<\/a> now admits that his Walkinshaw TWG Racing squad used Townsville last year as a test bed for the team\u2019s successful title tilt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unique here, especially for us in mid-year, being a street circuit and thinking about the last three races and how they form our final series,\u201d Mostert said in Townsville for the event\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a key track to really try and make sure we nail a good setup\u2026 a lot goes into those last three rounds of the base car we would run.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, there were points we were testing stuff this time last year here (in Towsville), which definitely helped us at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all roundabouts. We definitely learned some stuff from here to take it at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Last year in North Queensland, Mostert went home with results of sixth, second and third, while on the Gold Coast, he won both races, before a trio of second-place finishes in Adelaide sealed the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I\u2019d learnt how to qualify (in Townsville last year), it would have made my life a bit easier,\u201d said Mostert.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, our race car was amazing last year, and it really shows this style of track, how cool it is for racing, the opportunities to pass around here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe degradation, all that kind of stuff, and trying to find different grooves at different points over the other drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of scope here for this track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve still never been able to win here at the Townsville Circuit, so if I gave myself half a shot to start a bit forward in the race, maybe I might have been able to stand on the top step.\u201d<\/p>\n

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