{"id":408464,"date":"2026-05-02T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/408464\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:21:18","slug":"ta2-news-buckley-and-slade-complete-flawless-saturday-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/408464\/","title":{"rendered":"TA2 news: Buckley and Slade complete flawless Saturday sweep"},"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 and Tim Slade dominated day one of the TA2 Tag Team Enduro, sweeping all three races on Saturday. Image: Richard Gresham<\/p>\n

The Chevrolet Performance #150 Camaro led the first 40-minute enduro of the weekend from lights to flag, leading home Ben Gomersall\/Will Davison in second.<\/p>\n

Brodie Kostecki\/Nash Morris rounded out the podium, with the Norwell Motorplex entry battered and bruised.<\/p>\n

Buckley led Pip Casabene away at the start as Kostecki dropped back to fourth place in the opening laps.<\/p>\n

Chaos erupted behind lap after lap, starting with Des Collier being spun at high speed on the exit of Turn 2.<\/p>\n

The TFH Mustang slid through the grass towards the inside wall, with Collier able to recover with no damage.<\/p>\n

Supercars co-driver Jack Smith was not able to turn a lap after nephew Tommy picked up significant rear suspension damage in the opening laps.<\/p>\n

In a double blow for Matt Stone Racing, the #39 of Chris Smerdon\/Oscar Targett did not start the race due to mechanical issues.<\/p>\n

Prior to the pit stop window opening, Casabene was shuffled back through the top five as Gomersall raced through to second.<\/p>\n

Buckley pitted from the lead and allowed Slade to keep control at the front.<\/p>\n

In the closing laps, Ryan Wood spun on the kerb exiting Turn 2, parked precariously on the road with the driver\u2019s door facing traffic.<\/p>\n

Wood was unable to get the car going, drawing the yellow flag to recover the stricken Mustang.<\/p>\n

During the pace car intervention, Chase Hoy was side-lined with mechanical issues behind the wheel of Jackson Rice\u2019s car.<\/p>\n

Ayrton Hodson was running solidly in the top five until the closing laps, when rear contact from Morris forced the Super2 driver wide.<\/p>\n

Hodson dropped to seventh on the final lap as a result.<\/p>\n

Tim Brook flew under the radar coming home in fourth with Tyler Cheney.<\/p>\n

Joel Heinrich\/Max Vidau rounded out the top five ahead of Brock Paine\/Brad Gartner.<\/p>\n

Hodson and Kody Garland were seventh ahead of Jarrod Hughes\/Caleb Byers.<\/p>\n

The speedway pair of Robbie Farr\/Jason Pryde finished ninth, and Thomas brothers Diesel and Josh rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

The TA2 Muscle Car Series returns for the first of three more races on Sunday at 10:40am AEST.<\/p>\n


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