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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngus Fogg on track in his Ford Mustang at the Townsville 500. Image: InSyde Media<\/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\tAngus Fogg on track in his Ford Mustang at the Townsville 500. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n
Nine New Zealand-based entries round out the full field, who are all regulars from the Central Muscle Cars series.<\/p>\n
Headlined by Angus Fogg and Lance Hughes, two regular TCM contenders this season, the Kiwi contingent also includes the likes of Triple Eight part-owner Tony Quinn in his #101 Pontiac.<\/p>\n
Returning to the series after what was initially supposed to be a one-off earlier in the year is GT4 championship contender George Miedecke.<\/p>\n
Miedecke returns with Whiteline Racing aboard its #85 Chevrolet Camaro, which he last piloted at the Muscle Car Masters event at Sydney Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n
The former TCM full-timer spent the 2022 campaign aboard the very same Camaro, and rejoins the squad with which his family has a strong connection.<\/p>\n
Miedecke\u2019s father Andrew notably raced for team owner Bob Middleton in AUSCAR, winning two titles in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on the cooldown after the last race at Sydney after we\u2019d won the weekend and Bobby was already on the radio trying to get me back,\u201d Miedecke told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it. It\u2019s a good refresher for me. We\u2019re at Bathurst twice next year with GT4.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bathurst 1000 is always an incredible event and it was sort of like a \u2018don\u2019t threaten me with a good time\u2019 kind of situation, so I\u2019m really looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miedecke has been in and out of V8-powered muscle cars of late, swapping the old-school Chevrolet Camaro for his contemporary Ford Mustang in GT4 Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should be in with a real shout. There could not be two more different cars, honestly,\u201d said Miedecke.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first couple of laps in the TCM car, I was at sea. At the end of the day, it\u2019s still a race car and luckily it\u2019s left-hand drive as well, which is good.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to attack the GT4 really aggressively. The TCM car is much more about finesse.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d go between whole corners without ever getting the full throttle by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun just because it\u2019s raw, it\u2019s got so much power and not much tyre, so it\u2019s a lot about balance and patience and extracting the speed out of it. It\u2019s pretty rewarding.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a good family environment and I\u2019m looking forward to getting back in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been decades that we\u2019ve been driving for the Middletons, and so going back to that environment it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another returning face is Jordan Cox with the fan-favourite Mazda RX7, having been absent from the previous round at The Bend.<\/p>\n
Steven Johnson enters the final round in the box seat to claim his fifth championship crown, and his second aboard the Russell Hancock-owned Brut Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n
A fifth title would put Johnson just one behind John Bowe\u2019s all-time record of six.<\/p>\n
Touring Car Masters hits the track at Bathurst on Thursday for practice (7:25am AEDT) and qualifying (9:55am), before the limited-points Trophy Race on Friday (8:05am).<\/p>\n
The series then returns for its three championship races across Saturday (8:30am and 2:25pm) and Sunday (7:30am).<\/p>\n
Entry list: Touring Car Masters, Bathurst 1000<\/p>\n
Num
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nModel
\nClass<\/p>\n
2
\nAdam Garwood
\nAMA Collisions
\nFord Capri Perana
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
3
\nDanny Buzadzic
\nWestern General Body works
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
6
\nRyan Hansford
\nMultispares Racing
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
7
\nJim Policina
\nMoComm Motorsport Coms
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Am<\/p>\n
9
\nAndrew Fisher
\nJesus Racing
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
10
\nJohn Bowe
\nBendigo Retro
\nHolden HQ Monaro
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
11
\nAngus Fogg
\nJ.A. RUSSELL LTD
\nFord Mustang
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
12
\nPeter Burnitt
\nDepulu Wheel Reconditioners
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
18
\nDavid Hender
\nPearcedale Plant Hire
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Am<\/p>\n
24
\nScott Fleming
\nMona Vale Smash Repairs
\nHolden HQ Monaro
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
25
\nBrayden Phillips
\nBrayden Phillips
\nChevrolet Monza
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
27
\nDavid Schramm
\nBlag Flag Designs
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
28
\nJamie Tilley
\nPro Lube Lubricants
\nFord XY GTHO
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
29
\nMartin Riseley
\nHeywoods Shepparton Motor
\nFord Mustang Coupe
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
32
\nJordan Cox
\nViola Private Wealth
\nMazda RX7
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
33
\nSteven Johnson
\nTyrepower NSW
\nFord Mustang
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
43
\nTony Galbraith
\nFluidex Transport
\nValiant Charger
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
53
\nTony Auddino
\nRightway Industrial
\nFord XY GTHO
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
58
\nTimothy Brook
\nDuggan Family Hotels
\nHolden Commodore
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
60
\nCameron Tilley
\nProLube
\nValiant Pacer
\nPro Am<\/p>\n
65
\nRod Cannon
\nCannon Trailers P\/L
\nFord XY GTHO
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
71
\nMarcus Zukanovic
\nR J Batteries P\/L
\nFord Falcon XD
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
75
\nAdam Williams
\nWilliams Outdoors
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
77
\nWarren Trewin
\nBerryman Products
\nHolden HQ Monaro
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n
78
\nJeremy Hassell
\nAIRTOWEL
\nHolden Torana A9X
\nPro Am<\/p>\n
81
\nHamish Frew
\nAkatrax Bike Park
\nChevrolet Camaro
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
84
\nLance Hughes
\nGilpin Cartage P\/L
\nHolden SLR5000
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
85
\nGeorge Miedecke
\nLUBRIMAX
\nChevrolet Camaro SS
\nPro Master<\/p>\n
90
\nPaul Kelly
\nPaul Kelly
\nPontiac Trans Am
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
95
\nScott Cameron
\nWhiteline Racing \/ Gusto Finance
\nChevrolet Camaro RS
\nPro Am<\/p>\n
101
\nTony Quinn
\nKeltic Racing
\nPontiac Trans Am
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
153
\nRob Lewis
\nBrian Scott Motors\/Mag & Turbo Warehouse
\nChevrolet Camaro
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
700
\nNick Ross
\nelf lubricants \/ C & R CONSTRUCTIONS
\nDodge Challenger
\nInvitational<\/p>\n
782
\nDave Casey
\nSeven82 Motors
\nHolden Commodore
\nPro Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angus Fogg on track in his Ford Mustang at the Townsville 500. Image: InSyde Media Nine New Zealand-based…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":910596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,6490,85,328920],"class_list":["post-910595","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-slot3","tag-sports","tag-touring-car-masters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910595","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=910595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}