{"id":407976,"date":"2026-05-02T06:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/407976\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T06:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:33:18","slug":"ta2-news-buckley-dominates-ta2-queensland-raceway-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/407976\/","title":{"rendered":"TA2 news: Buckley dominates TA2 Queensland Raceway opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlice Buckley dominated Race 1 of the TA2 Tag Team Enduro at Queensland Raceway. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

Continuing her dominant form at Queensland Raceway in TA2, Buckley qualified on pole position for the opening sprint, starting alongside Ben Gomersall.<\/p>\n

The Chevrolet junior led from the front, checking out to a 2.7s margin over Gomersall, who held off a charging Brodie Kostecki in the Norwell Motorplex entry.<\/p>\n

Cameron McLeod charged through to second place on the opening lap before being helped off the road at Turn 4.<\/p>\n

Kostecki appeared to make contact with Kody Garland at the tight left hander, who in turn forced McLeod into a spin.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, Chris Smerdon ran off at Turn 4, running across the grass and almost into the tyre wall.<\/p>\n

McLeod and Smerdon were both able to continue without damage, and the race stayed under green flag conditions.<\/p>\n

As Buckley ran away at the front, Tyler Cheney and Pip Casabene battled for fourth and fifth, remaining in that order at the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

Brock Paine came home in sixth ahead of former Aussie Racing Cars champion Joel Heinrich.<\/p>\n

Championship leader Jackson Rice was next in eighth spot ahead of Josh Thomas.<\/p>\n

Despite the Lap 1 incident, McLeod battled back through the field to finish 10th.<\/p>\n

Speedway veteran Robbie Farr ran inside the top 10 for the majority of the race from a 17th place start, but a mistake in the closing laps saw him drop to 14th.<\/p>\n

The TA2 Muscle Car Series returns for the second sprint race \u2013 for Driver B \u2013 at 1:30pm AEST.<\/p>\n

Race 2 will be broadcast free-to-air on SBS \/ SBS On Demand, or streamed on Kayo Sports.<\/p>\n


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