Cooper Murray, Car #888
“I’m feeling really good. Both Craig and I are in a good space, and both are very comfortable with the car. We are giving the same feedback as well, which is always a positive in these endurance events. So, I’m ready to crack on with Sandown. I’m enjoying the improvement in myself, especially after having more laps in the car at Darwin. I feel a lot more comfortable than I was heading into Darwin than for Sandown next weekend, which is really positive. Me and Craig were able to get through some good driver change practices as well, so we feel quite comfortable with them as well. I’m honestly just looking forward to enjoying my first Supercar endurance race. It’s going to be my first enduro with the team and Craig so it’s going to be an extra special weekend, so I just want to make sure I enjoy it as much as wanting to get a good result.”
Craig Lowndes, Car #888
“I’m really confident the test day has gone well. Something that we needed to do to get the fundamentals right. Pit stop practice has been improving and I think that that’s probably something that we need to work on a little bit more. But, it’s the first time Cooper has made any sort of driver changes, and we are getting there. I think it’s simply getting into a routine more than anything. However, the actual testing of the car has been sensational. Both Cooper and I have been reading the car the same and responding the same. We like the car the same, which is even better. So those are massive positives from today. So, I’m confident about what we’ve got out of today, and looking forward to getting forward to Sandown. The best and most beneficial thing for Cooper was doing the Darwin round. I think it grew a lot of confidence coming from that. Extremely keen and a very determined driver. He’s got a great ability. He just needs to put it all together. And at the moment we are putting him under all the pressure we can that he’s probably going to face over the next couple of meetings and he’s responding well. He’s learning a lot and he’s taking everything on board. I love being back in the car. I think it’s something that I’ve missed a little bit. It is nice to be back in it. I think that we will have a good, strong, showing over the course of Sandown and Bathurst, and I’m really pumped to try and give Cooper the best result we can. The best result has been eighth so far in this Supercheap Auto Racing program, and we want to better that. I’m pumped, I’m feeling comfortable in the car, and the ergonomics are great in the car – getting in and out of it’s a little bit different – but it was the same last year. So, all in all, really pumped.”
