SWEET SUCCESS - SWEENY SECURES PODIUM + SILVERWARE IN TCR
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has stunned the field to grab a second place podium finish in Race 2 on Sunday, during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
On debut - at a track he has never competed on - in a new team - in a new car - and competing against some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport - 19 year old Sweeny came home just behind winner Jordan Cox.
THIRD ROW START FOR SWEENY ON SUNDAY AFTER SUCCESSFUL TCR DEBUT RACE 1
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny will start Race 2 on Sunday from the third row after a solid opening Race 1 saw him finish 15th overall, during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
On debut - at a track he has never competed on - in a new team - in a new car - and competing against some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport - 19 year old Sweeny stunned the vastly more experienced field in qualifying - at one stage leading the pack and on pole position with only 2 minutes to go.
SWEENY STARS IN TASMANIA - QUALIFYING - WILL START RACE 1 FROM 4TH ROW
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has stunned the field in qualifying - at one stage leading the pack and on pole position with only 2 minutes to go - during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
In what was the closest and most ferociously contested qualifying sessions ever in Supercheap Auto TCR Australia, it was Sweeny’s team mate, the Hyundai i30N TCR driven by Nathan Morcom who scored pole position for this afternoon’s season opener.
Eventualy, Sweeny would be relegated to the 4th row - by a mere 0.3 of a second - but the run was a stunning performance - on debut - at the track, in a new car and in a new team.
DAY 1 WRAP - 'LESS THAN A SECOND' COVERS TOP 17 RUNNERS - SWEENY TOP 10 - TCR TASMANIA
HMO Customer Racing TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has finished 10th fastest overall in the 20 car field, during the second practice session, on Day 1, of Round 1, of the Supercheap Auto TCR series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania. Earlier Sweeny went 8th fastest.
In perspective - in his first ever race event in the category - in a brand new car - in a new team - at a track he has never competed at before - it is a remarkable result.
The top 17 (of 19) cars finished the day with less than a second covering the entire 17 runners.
Sweeny finished less than half a second off the top spot - with just 0:00.4078 being the difference.
SWEENY FAST OUT OF THE BLOCKS - GOES 8TH QUICKEST - PRACTICE 1
HMO Customer Racing TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has gone 8th fastest overall in the 20 car field, during the opening practice session, on Day 1, of Round 1, of the Supercheap Auto TCR series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
Sweeny clocked the circuit in a time of 56.3029 to sit half a second off fastest overall.
The session was red flagged at one point due to the heavy crash by newcomer Cody Garland who escaped uninjured but who sustained severe car damage.
STRONGEST SUPERCHEAP AUTO TCR AUSTRALIA FIELD EVER ASSEMBLED TO CONTEST AWC RACE TASMANIA
The opening round of this year’s Supercheap Auto TCR Australia at Symmons Plains is guaranteed to be a hotly contested affair.
A field of 20 drivers representing seven different marques will open the season at AWC Race Tasmania.
Bailey Sweeny will race for HMO Customer Racing this season driving one of the team’s three Hyundai i30 N TCRs featuring expanded support from the Korean marque’s performance brand N Performance.
ANNOUNCEMENT - SWEENY JOINS TCR IN 2022 - CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM
Bailey Sweeny Racing is proud to announce that he will be racing for championship winning team HMO Customer Racing, in the brand new Hyundai I30 N, in the 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series.
The Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series is a domestic variant of the hugely successful Touring Car Racing formula adopted in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide, including the FIA WTCR World Touring Car Cup.
EPIC MOUNTAIN CLIMB CONCLUDES - BATHURST WRAP
Maybe not quite the ultimate finish we wanted but it was certainly cool racing around the mountain to finish off the year.
In the end, after a week of hard racing, we were just lacking a bit of engine power which hurt our result in the final race but overall we can be very proud of efforts and we will be back stronger next year.
MOUNTAINEERING MAYHEM - BAILEY AVOIDS CARNAGE AND SHINES IN 5TH - RACE 1
All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has grabbed spots, avoided a mid pack crash and come home in a strong 5th place - from the 30 car field - during Race 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Yesterday, in Qualifying, Sweeny set a time of 2.40.5 to start the race from 7th on the grid.
Race 2 will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 13.30 AEST - and Race 3 on Sunday at 08.35 - as part of the Repco Supercars Bathurst 1000 event.
BAILEY'S BATHURST - SWEENY QUALIFIES 7th - THOUSANTHS OF A SECOND SPLIT PACK
All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has QUALIFIED 7th fastest from 30 cars, for Race 1, on Day 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Sweeny clocked the 6km circuit in a best time of 2.40.5 which put him 7th fastest and literally just a second off pole, meaning he will start Race 1 from the top of row 4.
Places 5 to 7 were split by thousands of a second.
And only 8 drivers managed to get into the 2.40 times.
Yesterday, in practice, Sweeny set a time of 2.40.4 - one ‘tenth of a second’ different from today - which shows just how consistent he is and how much he is pushing the limits.
Race 1 will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday and is set as a stand alone event for the day, with 2 races then to come - Race 2 on Saturday at 13.30 - and Race 3 on Sunday at 08.35 - as part of the Repco Supercars Bathurst 1000 event.
All races and qualifying will be shown live on TV on Foxtel across the whole weekend.