Broc Feeney – Car #88
Qualifying – Seventh (1:11.6374)
Top Ten Shootout– Third (1:12.0008) Race 1– First
Shane van Gisbergen – Car #97
Qualifying – Third (1:11.4358) Top Ten Shootout– Sixth (1:12.0421)
Practice 3 – First
Broc Feeney – Car #88 “It was so cool to get this result for the team who have put in so much work over the last two-to-three years, and to have Jeromy (Moore, Technical Director) up on the podium with us, I’m sure it also means a lot to him. The amount of hours that not only him, our team, but every team in pit lane has put in over the last few years and specifically over the last few months has been absolutely crazy. To have a one-two finish today is great, but by the looks of it every car ran quite well out there today so that’s a testament to the category. The first race of the year is always going to be very tough. I’ve been working hard in the off season to try and prepare for this season, and these cars are certainly a handful. Heat has been a factor in these cars, but luckily it cooled down quite a bit towards the end of the race. There’s a couple of sore spots on the body but we’ll rehydrate overnight and come back tomorrow. I’m definitely in a different mindset coming into the year than I was last year just because I’ve had 12-months of experience. I obviously ended last year well, but we’re all starting from zero this year and we’re all working very hard to fight for wins and podiums.”
Shane van Gisbergen – Car #97 “Today was a huge day for the team. The amount of effort that not only our team has put into building these cars but the whole category has been amazing. For us to get a team one-two is amazing, and it’s so special for the team because they’ve all worked so hard and the cars have run really well. We had a few issues that we’re struggling with, but I guess most teams are in the same position. It was just an awesome way to start the season in these new cars. Tomorrow will be really hard to back up – I’m a bit sore but there looked like there were a few other guys who were quite cooked – it was a really tough race. I had a shocking top ten shootout lap which was disappointing today, but we’ll work on improving that tomorrow.”
