second Supercars practice session at Queensland Raceway when his brand new Red Bull Mustang suffered a gearbox failure<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe problem was quickly diagnosed as terminal, Triple Eight springing into action to fit a new transaxle as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
The rush was due to a 25-minute sponsor rides session starting at 5pm local time, presenting an opportunity for valuable laps to check the replacement gearbox.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was super fast because we had to not only do that, but put the ride seat in as well,\u201d Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton explained to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a stop watch on it, but I think it was done in under an hour with the ride seats as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a cracker effort by the crew.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it was a bonus to get it done. We\u2019re confident we could put the transaxle in and go straight out for qualifying, but the fact you get it in for an extra session, even if it\u2019s rides, is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Dutton the car ran well during the rides session.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t done a full debrief yet, but no obvious problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Brown scored some bonus evening laps in Ipswich. Image: Speedcafe<\/p>\n