Debutants Blake Tracey and Joel Heinrich have completed Round six of the TFH TA2 Muscle Car Series Presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts at Mallala Motorsport Park in impressive fashion by taking second and third in final race resulting in Tracey taking the overall honours for the round from Heinrich in second and veteran racer Paul Morris in third.
 
Tracey has been in strong from in recent times, this being back to back round victories after recently winning the Trico Trans Am round at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park. 
 
Heinrich was left to wonder what might have been as the Ashleigh Jarvis Racing Team were chasing an electrical gremlin all weekend that saw the #44 often drop to 7 cylinders making Heinrich and the teams results even more impressive only missing the round victory by 2 points. 
 
Former Supercars driver Paul Morris put together a solid weekend of results, and despite receiving a 15 second penalty for a late hit on Tom Davies that saw the #42 spin off the road in race two, Morris put in a blinding effort in qualifying two on Sunday morning to take fifth position and keep the Flair Dancewear Mustang at the front of the field. consistent results seeing the veteran take third outright for the weekend and also the Masters title. 
 
2025 Champion elect Jarrod Hughes battled sickness all weekend but suffered a mechanical failure in race one that couldn’t be fixed for race two on Saturday however Sunday was all his, taking pole position and two wins but the damage was done and after a dominant season didn’t feature in the outright results.

Round seven of the 2025 TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series - Presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts will take place at Winton Motor Raceway October 31 - November 2. This will be the final round of the 2025 season, and it's looking to be a big one.


Quotes
 
Blake Tracey, #66 Hi-Tec Oils, Chevrolet Camaro

“It was a pretty cool weekend. We started the weekend off strong, we just missed out on pole by three-thousands of a second behind Hughesy. I took out both race wins on Saturday and this morning I was actually struggling a bit with some brake issues, but we got that sorted for the last race. Super happy to take out the race win for my first solo race in TA2.”

 
Joel Heinrich, #44 Ashley Jarvis Racing, Ford Mustang

“I had an absolute ball this weekend for my first time in TA2. These guys were mega to race with, first time racing with Paul in a few years so he gave me a hard time early in the weekend. I really enjoyed myself. A huge thank you to the Ashley Jarvis Racing crew, they worked tirelessly to keep the car on song. Super stoked to come away with second place for the weekend and well done to Blake and Paul for the rest of the podium.”
 

Paul Morris, #67 Flair Dancewear, Ford Mustang

“An awesome weekend here at Mallala, we started off pretty cool and just kept making the car better and better so to get a podium here is very rewarding. I had people I’ve raced with for a long time come and help me out, and to come to such iconic track and come away with a trophy is pretty cool. Thanks to everyone for making it such a great weekend, definitely put this on your calendar next year is was very cool, awesome track, awesome cars and I’ll have a big smile on the way home.”
 

TA2 Muscle Car debutant Joel Heinrich has topped combined practice for the three sessions on day one of the Mallala Masters at Mallala Raceway Friday 26^th of September.

Heinrich was closely followed by the Thomas brothers (Josh and Diesel)  from TFH Racing with Hughes, Tracey, Gartner, Davies, Morris, Cheney and Brock Paine rounding out the top 10.

Championship leader Jarrod Hughes was a notable absentee from the first two sessions with the Supercars aspirant suffering a bout of food poisoning but was able post the fourth fastest time in the one session he completed.

Qualifying begins tomorrow morning at 9.30 am

Joel Heinrich

"Pretty cool day here, first time in a TA2 car at Mallala Motorsport Park. We were on the pace early in the day and we’ve come away fastest in the last session. It’s pretty different to what I’m used to driving, they’re big cars and move around a lot. These things are mega and I’m super excited to go racing tomorrow."

Josh Thomas

"Good day at Mallala. We managed to top two of the practice sessions and then unfortunately got beaten by Joel in the last one but we’re P2 overall for the day. The cars got some good pace, the tracks awesome and we’re looking forward to tomorrow."

Aussie Racing Car Champion and local South Australian motorsport identity Joel Heinrich will be joining the TFH TA2 Muscle Car Series Presented by Maritmo Luxury Yachts this weekend behind the wheel of an Ashley Jarvis Racing TA2 Mustang as the series heads to Mallala Motorsport Park September 26-28th.

Currently leading the TCM Championship, Heinrich said he’d been toying with the idea of TA2 for a few years and with the series coming to Mallala it was an opportunity he didn’t want to miss.

“We’ve been looking at TA2 since before Covid and I’ve been to a few rounds here and there, but the timing has worked out well for this year and being Mallala, between myself and a few of my partners we’ve made it happen”, he said.

“I’ve done lots and lots of laps at Mallala over the years which is good because it’s a pretty technical track, in fact we use it like a bit of a test track for us so it’s great to go there and race in such awesome cars.”

Although Heinrich has plenty of Mallala experience, his time behind the wheel of a TA2 car has been limited but was recently able to experience a few laps thanks to the team at TFH Racing. With the latest Trico Trans Am event being held at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park only a week ago, some of the teams have stayed in SA taking the opportunity to test at Mallala giving Heinrich the opportunity to get a head start for this weekend.

“There’s no doubt they’re fast but the biggest thing for me to get used too is how much they move around and slide but having said that, they do a lot of things far better than what I was expecting”, said Heinrich.

“My aim is to stay out of trouble, improve with every session and if I can be somewhere at the back of the top five by the end of the weekend, I’ll be pretty happy.”

The final entry list for Round 6 of the TFH TA2 Muscle Car Series will be release tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd September) and kicks of with 3 practice sessions on Friday followed by a qualifying session and two races on Saturday plus a second qualifying session and two races on Sunday.

The Hi-Tec Oils Super Series can be seen live and free both Saturday and Sunday on SBS, plus simulcast on Kayo and Fox Sports.

Backing up their great run yesterday, 18-year-old Alice Buckley and co -driver Tim Slade won the TA2 Muscle Car Tag Team Enduro despite a nail-biting last lap effort to make the chequered flag at Queensland Raceway during Rd 5 of the TFH Muscle Car Series - presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts.

Slade opened the account with by finishing second to Nathan Herne in the co-drivers sprint race Sunday morning, after the twice national Trans AM title winner made the move around the outside of Slade at Turn 5. Todd Hazelwood finished in 3^rd for TFH Hire ahead of Nash Morris who had a blinder going from 22^nd to 4^th in the Mustang he’s sharing with Diesel Thomas to take out the Hyperco Hard Charger Award. Brodie Kostecki rounded out the Top 5. 

The main series drivers 14 lap sprint race saw Buckley jump away from Lachlan Evennett, Jarrod Hughes, Clay Richards, Ben Gomersall, Diesel Thomas and Paul Morris.

Evennett claimed the lead through Turns 4 and 5 while Hughes also passed Buckley to move into second, from Gomersall, Diesel Thomas and Clay Richards in the Mustang he’s sharing with Ben Bargwanna. Josh Webster was a non-finisher with electrical issues in the Marcos Ambrose Motorsport Mustang.

The grid for the 45-minute mini enduro final was set on the combined points of all races with Buckley/Slade on pole from Evennett/Golding, with Morris/Kostecki  and the Tom Davies/Nathan Herne Camaro 4^th.

Buckley led early, while Morris took Evennett for 2^nd at Turn 5 allowing Hughes to also move  through as well, taking the lead from team mate Buckley, before dropping back to 4^th in the RAS Suspension Camaro. Danny Reidy was the first into the gravel at Turn 6, setting off a safety car just as the 20-minute pit window for the compulsory driver change was called.

Hughes, Gomersall and Davies were first to pit under the short safety car period, while Buckley pitted under green a lap later to hand over to Slade, still rejoining in the lead from the Evennett/ Golding Mustang, then Kostecki/ Morris, Hughes/Lowndes, Gomersall /Seton and the Herne/Davies Camaro. 

The Evennett/Golding entry slipped off the road at Turn 6 just as the leading Buckley/Slade started to smoke heavily with oil pressure issues and Slade pulled off on the infield, before returning to the pits under safety car for a quick assessment. 

Herne moved to second on the re start in the Tom Davies Camaro while Mark Crutcher was taken out by George Miedecke under brakes at Turn 6.  With the Morris/Kostecki Mustang now in the lead from Davies/Herne, Hughes/Lowndes and Thomas/Hazelwood, Tim Blanchard fired into Turn 6 all locked up slamming into the Hayden Jackson/Declan Fraser Challenger.

The Slade/Buckley Camaro made it out after repairs just in time for the last lap, to claim 17^th overall and enough points to take the Tag Team Enduro from Morris/Kostecki and Evennett/Golding, while Morris/Kostecki, Herne/Davies and Hughes/Lowndes claimed the final race podium.

Jarrod Hughes continues to dominate the overall championship point score, while Paul Morris won the Circo Master Class for the weekend.  Ben Bargwanna picked up the AC Delco Power of Love Award after an all-night rebuild last night while Nathan Herne and Tom Davies won the Wilwood Big Braker Award for a strong 4^th place overall.

Rd 6 of the TFH TA2 Muscle Car Series - presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts will head to Mallala September  26-28  as part of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series.

Eighteen-year-old Alice Buckley again proved her first win in a TA2 car at Queensland Raceway last round wasn’t a one-off performance, by backing up with two race wins during the TA2 Tag Team Enduro at Queensland Raceway today.

Driving the GM Performance backed Camaro, Buckley won her individual sprint race in a flag  to flag win, then combined with mentor Tim Slade to win the 45-minute mini enduro with a compulsory driver change mid race.

Buckley took the sprint victory from Lachlan Evennett in the Ashley Jarvis prepared Ford Mustang, team mate and series leaser Jarrod Hughes, Clay Richards, son of Steven in his newly acquired Mustang with veteran racer and Bathurst winner Paul Morris rounding out the top 5.

The co-drivers also had their own 14 lap sprint race, which was red flagged after a Turn 1 incident involving Brodie Kostecki and Jordan Cox which triggered a chain reaction that claimed Diesel Thomas and Ben Bargwanna.

On the re-start, James Golding led from pole, from Slade in the car he is sharing with Buckley, then Kostecki, Nathan Herne and Declan Fraser giving the Hayden Jackson’s Challenger a strong run.

Todd Hazelwood fell back at the start and was carrying damage from the earlier incident, while Craig Lowndes was an early  retirement in the Jarrod Hughes Camaro.  Golding went on to win from Slade by just under two seconds.

The combined points from both drivers finishing positions in the sprint races determined the grid positions for the 45-minute Tag Team Enduro,

Buckley again led from the flag withstanding pressure from Evennett and Jarrod Hughes, while the Jackson/Fraser Dodge went off at Turn 4. The compulsory pit stop was called at the 20 minute mark with Buckley handing over to Slade, while Josh Webster for Marcos Ambrose Motorsport short cut the pit stop time by 10 seconds and was handed a penalty.

The Kostecki/Morris Norwell Motorplex Mustang was also looking stout with Kostecki moving into second over the final few laps after 3^rd placed Craig Lowndes in the Jarrod Hughes Camaro was locked in 4^th gear, although still finished on the podium.

While Hughes moved further ahead in the TA2 Muscle car series standings, each driver will again have a sprint race tomorrow, with the results of all races determining the grid for another 45-minute Tag Team Enduro, televised live on SBS and simulcast on Fox Sports/Kayo.

QUOTES

Alice Buckley #150 Chevrolet Racing, Chev Camaro 
"We just wrapped up the day here at Queensland Raceway, and I’m feeling great, I managed to come out on top in both races I competed in today. A huge thank you to my whole entire team, I could not of done this without you guys. I am really excited for tomorrow to see where Tim and I end up tomorrow."

Tim Slade #150 Chevrolet Racing, Chev Camaro 
"Alice did an amazing job so my race was pretty easy. It was good we actually made a setup change from Alice’s first race to my race and the car was really good. It’s nice to be able to cruise around and still have really good pace. The car is amazing, big thanks to the team"