{"id":807820,"date":"2026-07-18T08:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807820\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:02:14","slug":"supercars-news-radio-reveals-townsville-team-orders-and-blows-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/807820\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Radio reveals Townsville team orders and blows-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cam-Waters-Ryan-Wood.jpg\" alt=\"Radio reveals Townsville team orders and blows-ups\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCam Waters leads Ryan Wood in Townsville. Image: InSyde Media <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/2026-oil-survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/survey-oil-728x90-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the second consecutive event, a leading team found itself in an awkward team orders scenario involving a late-race switch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-darwin-radio-exchange-will-brown-broc-feeney-triple-eight-team-orders-anger-full-transcript\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After Triple Eight was caught out by a Safety Car finish in Darwin<\/a>, Tickford Racing was left to apologise for serving Thomas Randle a \u201cshit sandwich\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Randle was told to allow teammate Cam Waters through in the closing stages of the Saturday race, freeing Waters to chase down Brodie Kostecki for a podium.<\/p>\n<p>Waters was unable to nab Kostecki but was not subsequently asked to redress with Randle, which <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2026-townsville-500-tickford-racing-thomas-randle-cam-waters-team-orders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickford explained was due to the close proximity of Will Brown behind.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the transcript of the radio transmissions released by Supercars.<\/p>\n<p>Cam Waters: He\u2019s holding me up.<\/p>\n<p>Complete our motor oil survey for your chance to win 1 of 5 Supercheap Auto $100 gift cards.<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #de482e;\" href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/2026-oil-survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Take the short survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#6 engineer Sam Potter: I know mate, but you\u2019re just gonna have to race.<\/p>\n<p>#55 engineer Chris Stuckey: Cam behind has four lap fresher tyres, eight lap fresher than Brodie, we don\u2019t need to be holding him up.<\/p>\n<p>Randle: Do you want me to let him through or what do you want to do mate?<\/p>\n<p>Stuckey: Let him go, Turn 2. Let him go, Turn 2.<\/p>\n<p>Randle: I\u2019ve got like half a second on him.<\/p>\n<p>The overtake occurred with five laps remaining and, with Waters still fourth just prior to the finish, Randle picked up the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Randle: Are we gonna stay like this?<\/p>\n<p>Stuckey: I don\u2019t know if we can swap it back mate, Brown is right up your arse.<\/p>\n<p>Randle: OK, I\u2019ll leave it with you.<\/p>\n<p>Stuckey: I know it\u2019s a shit sandwich mate, apologies, but it\u2019s too risky.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable radio moments from Townsville included two meltdowns from Walkinshaw TWG Racing\u2019s Ryan Wood.<\/p>\n<p>The first occurred after contact with Kai Allen in the Saturday race and the second when chasing teammate Chaz Mostert on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to all the radio highlights from Townsville below.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cam Waters leads Ryan Wood in Townsville. 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