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The fact that Wilson Brothers
Racing will have a pair of BA Falcon XR8 utes on the grid this weekend can only
be considered a miracle.
The team’s number 45 entry, with
Rhys Hansford behind the wheel with the support of QR Hire Karts, is practically
a new car after severe damage incurred at the previous round at
Hidden Valley.
Paul Williams, who has driven the
car at the previous two rounds had shown strong form and some quick lap times,
was the unfortunate victim of a first corner melee in the first of three races,
which hindered the car all weekend long.
With an incredibly short turn
around between rounds, the WBR team has been hard at work completely rebuilding
the engine, gearbox and drive shafts, as well as replacing all of the body work
from front to rear.
Team principal Cam Wilson has been
right behind his troops as they weave a magic wand over the
ute.
“It has been a major effort by all
of the boys, especially with the engine, as the last and most important parts
only arrived at 3pm on Wednesday, so there has been an all night effort put in
to get the car ready,” said Wilson.
Hansford will be pumped for the
round, having competed earlier in the season at the Clipsal 500 and Eastern
Creek.
Hansford will once again be joined
by the Coopers Faclon of Jack Elsegood.
Elsegood is looking forward to a
strong result, after setting chart topping practice times at
Hidden Valley, before an electrical gremlin
struck, slowing his progress throughout the weekend.
With those dramas well behind him,
Elsegood will be looking at getting back onto the podium.
Cam Wilson will himself be a busy
boy over the course of the weekend, running a Race Car Rentals Mazda MX5 in the
support races.
Wilson said that while his stock
standard production car won’t be an outright threat, it should provide plenty of
entertainment.
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