Tander and O’Keeffe impress on opening day of TCR at Phillip Island

| Photographer Credit: Daniel Kalisz

Garth Tander and Dylan O’Keeffe were the benchmark of the carsales TCR Australia Series field in the opening day of practice at the Phillip Island circuit today.

Driving his brand-new Audi RS 3, Tander blitzed the field in the opening session and held the top spot for the majority of the second session until the Alfa Romeo Giulietta of Dylan O’Keeffe put in a late flyer to secure the top time for the day.

CLICK HERE for results from Friday.

Andre Heimgartner finished the day with the third fastest time in his Subaru WRX, showing promising signs for the developing WRX racer.

Honda driver John Martin made it four different makes in the top four with his Honda Civic Type R, capping off a consistent day after finishing third in the first session.

The carsales TCR Australia Series returns to the Phillip Island circuit tomorrow for qualifying at 11:30am AEST, followed by Race 1 at 2:15pm.

You can watch the race live, free and in HD on SBS at 2pm AEST, or catch the livestream on TCRAustralia.com.

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