The Crimson Bull-backed squad shook down each of its Camaros at Queensland Raceway final week with Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney banking important operating within the new vehicles.
The unique plan was for T8 to return to QR tomorrow for the primary of 4 correct check days with the Camaros, nevertheless the workforce has opted to postpone till later within the month.
Which means the following time the T8 Camaros will hit the observe would be the all-in, official pre-season check at Sydney Motorsport Park on February 22.
Below revised testing guidelines for the primary season of Gen3, the postponed check day will have to be used forward of the primary spherical of the season in Newcastle on March 10-12.
Groups have been given an extra check day for this season with the allocation growing from three to 4.
Certainly one of them is the SMP check, whereas one other needs to be used earlier than Newcastle.
The opposite two can be utilized all through the season.
As has been the case in previous seasons, rookie drivers – which covers first- and second-year drivers – have an extra three days of testing which can be utilized on the nominated ‘dwelling’ circuit plus one further circuit.
T8 was set to have these three days given Broc Feeney is heading into his second yr, nevertheless a tweak to the rule means he’s now ineligible as he completed inside the highest 10 within the factors in 2022.
Which means Thomas Randle, Declan Fraser (each Tickford Racing) and Matt Payne (Grove Racing) are the one three drivers to have the rookie check days.
Randle is in motion at Winton immediately shaking down his new Castrol-backed Ford Mustang.
Erebus Motorsport can be shaking down the primary of its Coca-Cola Camaros with Brodie Kostecki behind the wheel.
