A huge crowd of fans have turned out to see Supercars drive on the streets of Hobart for the first time, just two days out from the Tasmanian SuperSprint.
Before teams make the trip to Symmons Plains, drivers including the in-form Chaz Mostert, former Champions Mark Winterbottom and James Courtney and rookies Aaron Love and Ryan Wood took their Supercars to the streets at the famous Princes Wharf while hundreds of keen fans watched on.
The Tasmanian SuperSprint is the final event before Supercars season defining Endurance campaign – and drivers say qualifying and the Symmons Plains hairpin corner will be the critical factors in deciding who wins this weekend.
Mostert has cut the deficit of Repco Supercars Championship leader Will Brown to just 105 points heading into this weekend, and on the back of two wins in Sydney and consistent trips to the podium, the two-time Bathurst winner is fully focused on the job at hand in Tasmania.
The 2015 Supercars champion and 2013 Bathurst 1000 winner has not missed a race since June 2005, when the championship raced in Shanghai.
It is a record unlikely to be broken, in fact, Winterbottom is one of only three drivers in Supercars history have made 600 starts in total.
On the other end of the experience spectrum, 20-year old Kiwi Wood is making just his 17th and 18th race starts this weekend. The New Zealand-born rookie was just 18 months old when Winterbottom last missed a Supercars race.
Launceston-based fans will have the chance to meet all 24 Supercars drivers Thursday afternoon at SuperFest, held at the National Automobile Museum of Tasmania, with a signing session beginning at 4:30 p.m.
On-track action begins Friday, with Races 17 and 18 of the 2024 season to be held on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
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