22 Car TA2 Field Set to Light Up Sydney Motorsport Park 

A stacked 22-car TA2 field will take to Sydney Motorsport Park under lights this weekend for round three of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, July 17 - 18. 

Alice Buckley leads the Championship over Tyler Cheney by a slender four points after dominating at Queensland Raceway at round two, while Cheney, a local NSW driver will be looking to continue his consistent form and close the gap. 

Adding further depth to the grid, Dunlop Super 2 star and PremiAir Supercars Co Driver Nash Morris will make his first solo TA2 start of the 2026 season this weekend, after teaming up with Supercars Champion and DJR driver Brodie Kostecki in the TA2 enduro, and will do so in a brand new Ford Mustang. 

Former GR Cup front runner Hayden Hume returns to the TA2 Muscle Car Series in the #45 Total Parts Pro Ford Mustang, another brand new car while Gomersall, Paine, Garland, Collier, Rice and Tommy Smith all return to continue building their championships.  

After sitting out round two, another local Kiara Zabetakis returns to a circuit well known to her as will Novacastrian Cam Laws which makes seven NSW based drivers in the field. 

Fresh from competing in Townsville, Aussie Racing Cars driver Scott Dornan will make the step up into TA2 competition this weekend after purchasing an ex TFH Mustang, joining forces with another championship front runner Joel Heinrich, with Dornan eligible for both the Circo Masters Class and the Rookie class, in which he will compete with Patrick Neville. 

Ben Kavich will make his solo TA2 debut this weekend in the #92 Team Thryv Race For A Cure Chev Camaro, after competing in the TA2 enduro back in May alongside former Trans Am driver Ben Grice.

The largest Circo Master Class for 2026 will assemble this weekend with Robbie Farr, Clinton Rayner, Chris Smerdon being joined by Kavich, Dornan and veteran TA2 driver Paul Hadley 

Round three of the 2026 TA2 Muscle Car Series will feature four races across the weekend starting  on July 17-18. Fans can catch all the action live and free on SBS, SBS on Demand, SBS Viceland and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES
Alice Buckley #150 Chevrolet Racing, Chev Camaro 
"I'm heading into Sydney this weekend with a lot of confidence after winning the TA2 enduro back in May. I'm currently leading the championship, so that gives me a real boost heading into this round."

"Sydney is similar to Queensland Raceway for me in a lot of ways, and I'm lucky to have already driven my Super 2 car there earlier this year. I'm expecting the competition to be tough, but I love racing at this track. I've never raced a TA2 car here before, and doing it under lights should be a really cool experience and hopefully we can come out of it still holding the championship lead."

Hayden Hume, #45 Total Parts Pro, Ford Mustang 
"I'm really excited to be heading to Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend. We had a strong season in the Toyota GR Cup Series last year, and it felt like the right time to take the next step. We’ve got a brand-new Ford Mustang that we've spent a lot of time testing and developing, so I'm looking forward to finally getting it on track.”

"I've never driven a TA2 car at Sydney Motorsport Park before, let alone under lights, so it's going to be a fantastic experience. It'll be a big learning curve, but I'm excited to see where we stack up against such a competitive field.”

"We've also got a new team around us this weekend, with Mirko De Rosa coming on board as my engineer. He's got a wealth of experience, so I'm looking forward to working with him and learning as much as I can throughout the weekend."