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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Wood and Pip Casabene finished fourth in the sole TA2 Tag Team Enduro practice session. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Wood and Pip Casabene finished fourth in the sole TA2 Tag Team Enduro practice session. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n
Wood combines with Walkinshaw Foundation Academy junior Pip Casabene in the #19 Casabene Group Mustang in the TA2 Tag Team Enduro.<\/p>\n
Having only completed a handful of test laps in the lead up to the event, Wood noted the \u201craw\u201d nature of the machine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did a couple of laps last week and yeah, it wasn\u2019t much, but enough to feel half acclimatised,\u201d Wood told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very different, it\u2019s very raw. It\u2019s one of those cars that I feel like teaches you what a real race car driver needs to work for, which is really working overtime on the wheel and trying your hardest.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s good fun, you earn your keep and I\u2019m really enjoying that side of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFeels like a really, really great category in between 86s to Super 2, I feel like it fills that void really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Supercars star delves into the world of driver mentorship at Queensland Raceway, assisting Walkinshaw junior Casabene.<\/p>\n
In the only practice session of the weekend, the pair finished fourth fastest, with a quickest lap of 1m12.496s.<\/p>\n
Wood noted that the car was having clutch issues during the session.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about trying to make sure Pip goes forward this weekend and he started really well,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s super impressive for him to go out there and drive the car with no clutch and do the lap time he did, it\u2019s pretty impressive.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a real good kid and I\u2019m looking forward to just trying to give him a little bit of guidance over this weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the end of the weekend if he\u2019s faster than me, I\u2019ll be stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wood\u2019s own laps were not without trouble, having found the gravel at Turn 3.<\/p>\n
Despite the off-track excursion, Wood was still upbeat about his progress in a foreign car.<\/p>\n
\u201cHad a few dramas, did more grass cutting than laps on the track down to Turn 3, but nice to show a little bit of speed,\u201d Wood explained.<\/p>\n
The Supercars star expressed his excitement to race alongside fellow Supercars guns in different machinery, including fellow front-runner and notably hard racer Brodie Kostecki.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited for the rest of the weekend, a couple of fast boys, Brodie [Kostecki], Sladey [Tim Slade], you know, all the people you think were going to be fast.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, yeah, I\u2019ve got to step up my game.\u201d<\/p>\n
TA2 returns on Saturday morning for two back-to-back qualifying sessions, one for each driver, at 9:00am AEST.<\/p>\n
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