A beneficial post-Townsville debrief has spurred Jaxon Evans on approaching the Panasonic Air Conditioning Sydney SuperNight on July 19-21. Evans continues his rookie Repco Supercars Championship season at a familiar venue, Sydney Motorsport Park.
Debriefing the Townsville round last week, Evans identified the need to improve tyre life during the course of a stint and has worked closely with his SCT Motorsport engineering team to find new techniques to quell this.
This was done by utilising onboard footage and data from the three other Brad Jones Racing entries, while Evans used his simulator to build on the driving techniques.
“There was certainly no hiding from the fact I struggled to hold onto my tyres in Townsville,” said Evans.
“We’ve had a deeper dive into the data and engineering reports to try to get a better understanding on what went wrong or how I can improve. “
Adjusting from GT tyres to the Dunlop rubber used in Supercars continues to be a learning curve and Sydney adds another new learning hurdle – night racing.
A high point in Townsville was Evans in qualifying and this is an area he is hoping to build on for the rest of the season, starting in Sydney this weekend.
“I’m excited, I think night racing is super cool. In the Supercar there are flames and glowing disc rotors, so I’m looking forward to it. From what I understand the track is well, so that side of things won’t be a challenge, but lower ambient and track temperatures, which will again broaden my knowledge in a Supercar.
“It’s been a few years since I’ve raced at Sydney, but the last time I drove was at night in Carrera Cup and I reflected on that, which made me excited for the event this weekend.”
The Panasonic Air Conditioning Sydney SuperNight is scheduled to commence on July 19-21.
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