DETERMINATION + PERSISTENCE BRINGS REWARDS AS BAILEY SHINES AT TOWNSVILLE
In a true test of character, which had all the highs and lows that motorsport can throw at a competitor, Erebus Academy Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 driver Bailey Sweeny has come through an extraordinary break out weekend, as part of the NTI Supercars 500 weekend in Townsville, Qld
Across a National field, which included some of Australia’s most respected and well known ‘household name’ drivers, Sweeny has also been awarded the Dunlop Driver of the Day, recommended by Foxsports commentator Chad Neylon.
On Saturday night Sweeny’s car was literally in pieces on the workshop floor with the team working all night searching for a mechanical gremlin which had resurfaced and which had kept him out of even being able to take to the track at all in Qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday.
Yet on Sunday morning the sun finally shone in Townsville for the Batemans Bay driver.
BACK IN ACTION - BAILEY HITS THE STREETS OF TOWNSVILLE - DAY 1
After a long and frustrating wait, though restrictions and even race meeting cancellations, TGRA 86 driver Bailey Sweeny has finally gotten the chance to unleash his Toyota 86 on the streets of Townsville, during the opening 2 practice sessions, on Day 1, as part of the NTI Supercars Townsville 500.
Travelling from Batemans Bay to the far north Queensland location and with thanks to prime partners: All 4 Mechanical, Bayside Meats & Deli, Hip Pocket Work Wear, Onelife Gym, Pit Lane Media and Erebus Academy, Sweeny managed to lap the 2.86km walled street circuit in a time of 1:31.7799, to sit just 1 second off the fastest time of the day, in the 31 car field.
SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR TOWNSVILLE
The TV and running schedule has been released for the TGRA86 championship round at Townsville in Qld on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of July, 2021
The TGRA86 series will form part of the Repco Australia Supercars weekend.
Please see schedule below.
'GET TO KNOW BAILEY' VIDEO RELEASED AHEAD OF TOWNSVILLE RACE
An in depth profile video piece has been released, featuring ‘Get to Know’ Bailey Sweeny, ahead of the upcoming TGRA 86 race at Townville in Queensland.
Watch the video here.
SWEENY KEEPS STRIVING WITH DETERMINED ATTITUDE
After a disappointing opening round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia series, Bailey Sweeny is determined to see more positive results at next month’s race.
“I’ve been driving my car at Wakefield, which is our local track,” he said.
“Testing has been going well, it’s been good to get in the car again after a long break.”
BAILEY MARCHES TO BOLIVAR FOR ROUND 3 OF AUSTRALIAN TITLES
Australia’s highest level of kart racing, the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE, makes a long-awaited return to Adelaide at the Bolivar Raceway in South Australia on April 30- May 2
It is the first-time the venue has featured in the multi-round National Championship since 2014. With close to 300 entries, it is also the largest event at the venue in almost two decades.
SWEENY TEAMS UP WITH TEKWORKX
Tekworkx Motorsport have moved to set up a technical alliance with a talented rookie to the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series, Bailey Sweeny.
The alliance creates a Satellite Team, under which Sweeny will run, this allows for information and mentorship to be shared between all the drivers including Rossi Johnson and the incoming Kai Allen and Andrew Shah who are set to join the Tekworkx team from the second round of the Championship.
SWEENY ACHIEVES IN EXCELS AT SYDNEY
Batemans Bay local Bailey Sweeny has shone through in his Hyundai Excel to claim 3rd postilion from 31 cars during Qualifying for the MRA State Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The race features Bathurst 1000 Supercars legend Russell Ingall who took pole position.
BATHURST SCHEDULE - BAILEY RETURNS TO THE MOUNTAIN FOR ROUND 1 - TGRA86
TGRA 86 Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny will return to Australia’s most imposing racetrack - Mount Panorama at Bathurst - for Round 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Championships - on 26th February 2021.
The full schedule for the weekend round has been released.
Bailey will be racing on the same weekend and in the tyre marks of the Repco Australia Supercars Championship, ensuring national TV and media exposure at the high profile event.