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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBroc Feeney during the Perth Super440. Image: Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBroc Feeney during the Perth Super440. Image: Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n
The team came into the weekend staring down the barrel of breaking its podiumless streak, which stood at eight races from the 2006 season.<\/p>\n
Feeney ended a six-race run with his win on Saturday in Race 2 at Wanneroo Raceway and almost went back-to-back in Race 3.<\/p>\n
However, an undercut by the Grove Ford ultimately denied the Triple Eight Mustang victory as Payne passed Feeney coming out of the pits.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously it would be very easy to be stoked with the amount that we\u2019ve closed this weekend but I\u2019m gutted,\u201d Feeney said on the Fox Sports broadcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cCame that close to winning a race, so I\u2019m pretty disappointed with that one.<\/p>\n
\u201cProud of the effort. We\u2019ve been nowhere for a couple of rounds. To be in the fight today is awesome, but I\u2019m reeling that one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeney labelled Grove Racing the cream of the crop in Supercars.<\/p>\n
Their pace and strategy nous was evident for Payne\u2019s teammate Kai Allen, who rose from second-to-last all the way to fifth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re still not as fast as these guys,\u201d said Feeney.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe car is obviously so much better than what it has been and I think the super softer was probably better for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously has a fair bit of speed in that last stint but really struggled in the back end of those first two stints.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to thank the team. They\u2019ve done a great job to put us in this position.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you feel like you have a win not too far away, to not get it is a bit disappointing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I said, super proud of the gap that we\u2019ve closed, but the racer in me wants to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be back. We\u2019ve made a big jump in one round, so no doubt we can keep getting close to these boys next to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeney tempered his disappointment with a positive assessment of the team\u2019sgains.<\/p>\n
Triple Eight team principal Jamie Whincup told Speedcafe on Saturday that a reallocation of resources was behind the team\u2019s uptick.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, anything less than winning won\u2019t make Feeney happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s funny \u2013 coming second or eighth doesn\u2019t make much difference, you just want to win,\u201d Feeney laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have made a huge jump . There\u2019s no doubt about that. As a team, we\u2019re back in the fight this weekend, we\u2019ve felt super competitive since Practice 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know how this series works these days. You\u2019ve got to be strong at the back end of the year and I think this is the first round where we can positively say we\u2019ve been pretty competitive since the start of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge steps forward. Still a long way to go. Obviously the important race is coming up, so looking forward to getting back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n