{"id":381708,"date":"2026-04-16T01:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381708\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:53:19","slug":"supercars-news-last-minute-changes-to-ruapuna-pit-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381708\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Last-minute changes to Ruapuna pit lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Supercars-Christchurch-PreEvent-063.jpg\" alt=\"Last-minute changes to Ruapuna pit lane\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErebus conducting pit stop practice in front of the medical centre. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>A number of teams were impacted by a decision on Wednesday to shuffle pit bays to ensure better spacing in what is a tight pit lane.<\/p>\n<p>Early analysis of pit bay markings triggered a discussion about spacing and a paddock-wide agreement that changes needed to be made.<\/p>\n<p>While pit booms are usually directly in front of each team garage, the changes have created some oddities, such as Erebus hanging its boom off a temporary building used as the medical centre, Dick Johnson Racing\u2019s boom being in front of the Dunlop tyre garage and Triple Eight\u2019s boom in front of the Supercars scales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce all of the teams set up their booms and pit boxes [on Wednesday] we started having dialogue with a few of the teams,\u201d Supercars motorsport boss Tim Edwards told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically you wouldn\u2019t see the Triple Eight boom in front of the Supercars scales garage or the DJR boom in front of the Dunlop garage, we usually put them right in the middle of their bay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we all felt, collectively, if we spread it all out and even the gaps up \u2013 and yes it displaces some people, but it would just be better for everybody. So that\u2019s what everybody did last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4cq9M8W\" style=\"color:#f06d25;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here <\/a>to see what it takes to build the Gold Coast street circuit <\/p>\n<p>Edwards praised the collective thinking of the teams, particularly the likes of Erebus and DJR that had clear runs into their pit bays anyway.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7861.png\" alt=\"A Dick Johnson Racing pit boom\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>DJR\u2019s boom is in front of garages allocated to Dunlop and Supercars Media. Image: Speedcafe<\/p>\n<p>That is because Erebus is the first garage at pit entry, due to its place in the teams\u2019 championship, while DJR was situated next to garages allocated to Dunlop and Supercars TV assets such as the Hino Hub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe set it up, everyone put their markings down and some said, \u2018that\u2019s going to be tight, that\u2019s going to be an issue getting in and out if your neighbour is in\u2019,\u201d explained Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great. I spoke to every team last night when we were workshopping it. People were fine about it, they saw that they would get a better run in and out, it would be more seamless and not compromise race strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot one team didn\u2019t agree with it. And the teams that had good run-ins, like Erebus and DJR, they could have said, \u2018no, I\u2019m not moving\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut everybody agreed for the greater good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Supercars-Christchurch-PreEvent-055.jpg\" alt=\"A Triple Eight pit boom at Ruapuna\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Triple Eight\u2019s boom is in front of the Supercars Technical garage. Image: InSyde Media<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/296619\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/296619.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Erebus conducting pit stop practice in front of the medical centre. 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