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"

A stacked grid of 26 cars will take to Queensland Raceway for the TA2 Tag Team Enduro this weekend August 15 - 17, which will mark the highest profile event in history of the TA2 Muscle Car Series. 

Championship leader Jarrod Hughes will be backed up by seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Craig Lowndes this weekend and is determined to bounce back after a crash in last week’s Super2 Series that has left him with a shoulder injury.

18 year old Alice Buckley returns to the TA2 Muscle Car Series for her second outing in a Chevrolet Camaro, teaming up with Supercars co-driver Tim Slade. Buckley stunned the paddock on debut at the previous round dominating the Sunday with a pole position and two race wins.

Supercars team owner Tim Blanchard is set to make his TA2 debut this weekend, partnering with New Zealand driver Jon Udy and while this marks his first appearance in the TA2 Muscle Car Series, Blanchard is no stranger to these cars having previously competed at Round 3 of the Trans Am Series in Darwin.

Rookie Eric Ebert makes his series debut this weekend, teaming up with former Toyota 86 driver Luke Vanna in a Chevrolet Camaro. Ebert and Vanna are previous QLD Production Sports Champions and are looking forward to a new challenge.

2024 Supercars Champion Brodie Kostecki and Bathurst Triple Crown winner Paul Morris will drive together for the first time ever in an event, while Morris’s son and newly named PremiAir Supercars enduro Co driver Nash Morris will form part of the powerhouse TFH Racing team that includes current Trans Am series leader Todd Hazelwood, Matt Stone Racing Co-Driver and former TA2 Champion Aaron Seton. 

Other two-driver combinations include Father and Son combo Graham Cheney/Tyler Cheney, Connor Roberts/Ryan Casha, Paul Hadley/Hugh McAllister, Danny Reidy/Charlie Parker, Brandon Madden/Scott Andriske, Steve Wilson/Nick Lange, Mark Crutcher/Jordan Cox and Brock Paine/Dan Jilisen. 

Sons of guns Jason Bargwanna and Steven Richards have also made the journey North from their Melbourne base, Benny Bargwanna and Clay Richards combining for their first at TA2 competition. 

The format will see a sprint race for each of the team drivers both Saturday and Sunday while two 45-minute enduro races will feature a compulsory driver change mid race with the team that has accumulated the most points over all 6 races declared the winner of the 2025 QLD Raceway TA2 Tag Team Enduro. Grid positions for the mini enduro races will be determined on how each driver performs in their own individual sprint races. 

Round five of the TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts is the headline act for the Hi-Tec Super Series and kicks off August 15-17 at Queensland Raceway. Saturday and Sunday’s action can be watched live and free to air on SBS Free to Air, SBS On Demand and simulcast to Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

QUOTES
Matt Mackelden, TA2 Racing Australia Category Manager 
“Reading through the entry list is somewhat surreal with the caliber of the drivers and co drivers competing and I couldn’t be more proud of the work the HCC team have undertaken to make this event into what is by far the most competitive and talented field ever to line up in at a TA2 event.”

“When you look at last weekends event at QR and the crowd it attracted, it’s clear that the motorsport fans of South East QLD have given QR the big tick and while we understand we won’t get that kind of a roll up, I hope we get lots of people to the track to watch the cars and the stars in a bit more of a relaxed environment this weekend.” 

As the TA2 Tag Team Enduro approaches, one of the final teams to be confirmed is young Racing Academy driver Cameron Laws and former RX8 and Australian Mod Lights Champion Aaron Prosser who will be making his second appearance for 2025 in the TA2 Muscle Car Series at Queensland Raceway this weekend August 15-17. 

Laws who currently sits ninth in the TA2 Championship and 27^th in Trico Trans Am said this weekend was all about the tyres and patience and is looking forward to the different format. 

“I’ve been fortunate enough to spend quite a bit of time on the Goodyears this year so hopefully that puts us in a good position but the competition is also really strong and I doubt it will take long to get their heads around it” says Laws. 

“I love the way TA2 has an enduro event as part of its calendar and although I can’t commit to the whole TA2 season, getting the opportunity to partner Aaron in his Mustang was too good to refuse.”

Prosser who has had limited time in the car in 2025 said that driving at his home event at Queensland Raceway and teaming up with young gun Laws was something he couldn’t miss. 

 “Work has been so busy this year that getting to track has been difficult but with QR down the road and with Cam being available, I just couldn’t sit at home and watch it on television,” said the two Time Australian Racing Champion.  

“I can’t believe the depth of the talent that’s signed up for the event and to be frank I reckon it will be super cool just to be competing with the likes of Lowndes, Kostecki and Golding.”

The format will see a sprint race for each of the team drivers both Saturday and Sunday while two 45-minute enduro races will feature a compulsory driver change mid race with the team that has accumulated the most points over all 6 races declared the winner of the 2025 QLD Raceway TA2 Tag Team Enduro. Grid positions for the mini enduro races will be determined on how each driver performs in their own individual sprint races. 

Round five of the TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts is the headline act for the Hi-Tec Super Series and kicks off August 15-17 at Queensland Raceway. Saturday and Sunday’s action can be watched live and free to air on SBS Free to Air, SBS On Demand and simulcast to Fox Sports and Kayo Sports. 

Hi-Tec Oils Motorsport will field reigning TA2 Champion Josh Haynes alongside Trans Am rising star Blake Tracey and Trans Am and Speedway identity Jason Pryde for this week’s TA2 Tag Team Enduro at Queensland Raceway, taking place August 15 -17.

Josh Haynes dominated last year’s TA2 Series to claim the championship title before stepping up to the Trico Trans Am Series in 2025, though he was forced to miss the last round at Sandown due to budget constraints.

Haynes said he’s looking forward to teaming up with Stibbs as he’s got plenty of experience in the cars and he’s looking forward to getting back to the TA2 grid for the enduro. 

"It’s shaping up to be a really exciting event, with a stacked field, plenty of racing, and some big names but the key will be staying out of trouble and being there at the end of those long races to hopefully bring home some silverware.”

“I’m really looking forward to teaming up with Stibbs, he’s got plenty of experience. I’ve driven on the Hoosier tyre many times before, but the Goodyear tyre in TA2 will be something new but like all the drivers, we’ll need to adapt quickly, but I’m sure it’ll come together after a few laps.”

At just 18 years old, Blake Tracey is currently competing in the Trico Trans Am Series, and despite a challenging start to the season, Tracey had a break out event at Sandown running at the front of the field and will team up with Brad Gartner in the #22 Hi-Tec Oils Chevrolet Camaro for this weekend’s event.

Blake said he's looking forward to the different format for the weekend and driving against some of the biggest names in the sport.

"I'm really looking forward to the TA2 Tag Team Enduro this weekend and working closely with Brad and the team. He’s a top driver and it’s a tough field with so many big names on the grid, but it’s going to be exciting,” said Tracey

“Like Josh the Goodyear tyre will be a first for me. It might take a bit of time to adapt, but I’m excited to take on the challenge and learn as much as I can.”

Speedway legend Robbie Farr will be joined for his first TFH TA2 Tag Team Enduro by fellow Speedway start Jason Pryde in the Hi-Tec Oils Chevrolet Camaro for the Tag Team Enduro.

Pryde is no stranger to TA2 but like many of the Co Drivers will be experiencing the Goodyear tyre for the first time. 

“I’m in the same boat as most of the others, but driving against so many big names and experienced campaigners will be the biggest challenge and I can’t wait to get started on Friday to see where we’re at.” 

Round five of the TFH Hire TA2 Muscle Car Series presented by Maritimo Luxury Yachts is the headline act for the Hi-Tec Super Series and kicks off August 15-17 at Queensland Raceway. Saturday and Sunday’s action can be watched live and free to air on SBS Free to Air, SBS On Demand and simulcast to Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.