{"id":923033,"date":"2026-10-10T12:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923033\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:36:11","slug":"national-news-mount-panorama-blocked-amid-touring-car-masters-melee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923033\/","title":{"rendered":"National news: Mount Panorama blocked amid Touring Car Masters melee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-10-at-8.34.38-pm-copy.jpg\" class=\"sc-hero-img\" alt=\"Mount Panorama blocked amid Touring Car Masters melee\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngus Fogg sits sideways at The Cutting as the field comes to a halt behind. Image: Fox Sports<\/p>\n<p>On the opening lap of the second TCM race, the Kiwi veteran was tagged into a spin at the Cutting by Adam Garwood, bringing several cars to a halt as he attempted to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Casey was the first casualty, having come to a stop during Fogg\u2019s spin but was unable to get the car moving again, drawing the safety car.<\/p>\n<p>Fogg took the win in tricky damp conditions in Race 1 on Saturday morning, beating Steven Johnson in a last lap battle following a late safety car.<\/p>\n<p>George Miedecke rounded out the top three, leading home Garwood in fourth and Andrew Fisher in fifth after the group battled for several laps.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Zukanovic found the gravel trap at Turn 1 at the midpoint of the race, drawing the race-defining safety car.<\/p>\n<p>By banking solid points, Johnson moves one step closer to securing his fifth TCM crown.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson bounced back to win Race 2 ahead of a hard-charging Miedecke, as drama struck Fogg on the opening lap.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson comfortably held the lead at the restart, while further down the order Rob Lewis\u2019 Camaro started to develop a large amount of smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis came to a stop at the top of the mountain on the next lap.<\/p>\n<p>With just two laps to go, Scott Cameron\u2019s charge through the field came undone at Forrest\u2019s Elbow.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron had made up significant ground having started at the rear due to a mechanical issue in the opening race.<\/p>\n<p>He spun on the entry to the corner and was tagged by Brayden Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Touring Car Masters returns for the third and final race of the weekend on Sunday at 7:30am AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia GR Cup<\/p>\n<p>Liam Gerges took his first ever GR Cup win in Race 2 of the weekend on Saturday afternoon after a blockbuster mid-race battle.<\/p>\n<p>Having been denied his first win in Race 1, the Walkinshaw junior hit back in stunning fashion, taking the lead after losing it momentarily in a spirited battle with Romeo Nasr and Ben Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart held on to second place, while Will Thompson fought his way through to third.<\/p>\n<p>Nasr was forced to settle for fourth, and Lachlan Gibbons rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n<p>While the battle for the lead was intense, back in the pack was another level.<\/p>\n<p>The race was called one lap early due to a pair of incidents on both sides of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Kade Davey came together with Jack Szewczuk on the run out of The Cutting, sending Szewczuk into the outside wall, coming to a stop further down the road.<\/p>\n<p>On the same lap, Kobe McInerney came to a halt at The Dipper after making contact with the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Championship contender Brock Stinson drove from 27th on the grid up to 14th after crashing on Friday, steadying the gap to leader Cooper Barnes \u2013 who only finished ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota GR Cup returns for its final race of the weekend on Sunday at 9:00am AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>Tyrepower V8 SuperUte Series<\/p>\n<p>Adam Marjoram took victory in Race 2 of the V8 SuperUtes on Saturday morning after his teammate Aaron Borg was handed a post-race penalty for tagging David Sieders into a spin on the final lap.<\/p>\n<p>Rossi Johnson was elevated to second position as a result, Justin Ruggier rounding out the top three.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Norris was fourth, ahead of Craig Woods in fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Borg crossed the line first, but dropped to 14th position as a result of the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Sieders led the race from the start after beating Johnson off the line, while back in the pack Richard Mork was tagged into a spin at The Cutting by Matt Nolan, catching out Chris Formosa.<\/p>\n<p>The following lap, Grant Johnson found the wall at The Esses after trying to run side-by-side with Jensen Engelhardt and losing the rear, drawing the safety car.<\/p>\n<p>Sieders held the lead over Marjoram on the restart until The Chase when Marjoram pushed for the lead, setting up a multi-car battle in the top five for several laps.<\/p>\n<p>The battle culminated in a fight between the two Motion utes and Sieders, resulting in Borg spinning Sieders on the final lap.<\/p>\n<p>V8 SuperUtes returns on Sunday for Race 4 at 8:00am AEDT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/bathurst-1000-news-2026-porsche-carrera-cup-australia-start-crash-video-issue-reaction-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Crazy stuff\u2019: Porsche race stopped amid Bathurst start mayhem<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angus Fogg sits sideways at The Cutting as the field comes to a halt behind. 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