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Ojeda tops weather, red-flag filled opening practice at Mount Panorama
YOUNG GUN Jayden Ojeda has topped a weather-interrupted opening practice session for the 2023 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour this morning at Mount Panorama.
Commencing late following a lengthy morning red flag for fog on the Mountain, the session was run on a wet but drying circuit and was broken up by several red flag periods for vehicle recoveries.
As a result Ojeda’s 2m53.3986s best came on his sixth of just 7 laps completed in the session.
Ojeda will share a BMW M4 with Simon Hodges this weekend and the pair topped the overall and Class X (Ultimate Performance) runners this morning.
Second outright and first in the A1 (Extreme Performance, Forced Induction) class was experienced GT racer Brett Hobson aboard his RAM Motorsport Mercedes AMG A45, the hot hatch revelling in the conditions thanks to it’s all-wheel-drive grip.
Third outright and second in A1 was the Hadrian Morrall / Tyler Mecklem Mitsubishi Lancer EVO, while former race winner Beric Lynton was fourth in his BMW M3. Ben Kavich had the job of steering the GWR / Breast Cancer Trials M2 Competition and was fifth, with Cameron Crick sixth in his Mitsubishi.
The giant-killing Mazda 3 MPS of Jake Camilleri – always handy in the rain – was an outstanding seventh outright and first of the Class C runners.
Bathurst’s Inwood duo topped class B1 in their all-wheel-drive Subaru to finish eighth outright while Tony Levitt was first of the A2 runners aboard his Mercedes AMG, and ninth outright.
Rounding out the top 10 was Coleby Cowham in his Ford Mustang GT.
Class D was led by the Mitch Maddren / Lachlan Bloxsom Toyota 86 (32nd outright) while Cam Beller topped the Class E runners in his Mazda, scored in 44th outright.
57 of 58 cars took to the circuit in practice one, though six cars were unable to set a lap time.
A second, one-hour practice session will be held later this evening at Mount Panorama ahead of qualifying tomorrow and Sunday’s six-hour enduro.
RESULTS: Practice 1
| Pos | Car | Competitor/Team | Driver | Vehicle | CL | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 21 | Secure Wealth Advisers | Jayden Ojeda (NSW) | BMW M4 | X | 2:53.3986* | |
| 2 | 45 | RAM Motorsport | Brett Hobson | Mercedes AMG | A1 | 2:55.7053 | 0:02.3067 |
| 3 | 9 | Parramatta Vehicle Services | H.Morrall/T.Mecklem | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 2:56.5995 | 0:03.2009 |
| 4 | 23 | Bruce Lynton Service | Beric Lynton (Qld) | BMW M3 | X | 2:56.9660 | 0:03.5674 |
| 5 | 92 | Yellow Pages Race For A Cure | Ben Kavich (NSW) | BMW M2 Competition | X | 2:59.6199 | 0:06.2213 |
| 6 | 118 | D A Campbell Transport | Cameron Crick (NSW) | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 3:01.3552 | 0:07.9566 |
| 7 | 36 | Grand Prix Mazda Caboolture | Jake Camilleri (Qld) | Mazda 3 MPS | C | 3:01.7392 | 0:08.3406 |
| 8 | 143 | A1 Towing | H.Inwood/G.Inwood | Subaru WRX STi | B1 | 3:05.5282 | 0:12.1296 |
| 9 | 16 | Levitt Motorsports | Tony Levitt (Qld) | Mercedes W204 C63 | A2 | 3:06.9186 | 0:13.5200 |
| 10 | 25 | CK Motorsport | Coleby Cowham (Qld) | Ford Mustang GT | A2 | 3:07.0483 | 0:13.6497 |
| 11 | 40 | SpeedCafe | Karl Begg (Qld) | BMW M4 | X | 3:07.1402 | 0:13.7416 |
| 12 | 19 | Daimler Trucks Brisbane | Tom McLennan (Qld) | Mercedes A45 | A1 | 3:07.4236 | 0:14.0250 |
| 13 | 66 | Nova Employment / Full Gas Rac | D.Agathos/B.Wilson | Subaru WRX STi | A1 | 3:07.6576 | 0:14.2590 |
| 14 | 95 | Miedecke Motor Group | G.Miedecke/M.Ambrose | Ford Mustang | A2 | 3:07.8431 | 0:14.4445 |
| 15 | 96 | Fierce Racing | S.Turner/J.Cox/R.Rubis | BMW 135i | B1 | 3:09.6930 | 0:16.2944 |
| 16 | 24 | Syd Fab / GWR Australia | Tyler Everingham | BMW M3 | X | 3:10.8713 | 0:17.4727 |
| 17 | 26 | Infinium Advisory | Ben Wilkinson (Vic) | BMW M135 | A1 | 3:11.4339 | 0:18.0353 |
| 18 | 58 | Go-Karts-Go | Drew Russell (NSW) | BMW M3 | X | 3:12.5248 | 0:19.1262 |
| 19 | 90 | Kelair / DWE | Tony D’Alberto (Vic) | Holden VF GTS | X | 3:13.8327 | 0:20.4341 |
| 20 | 33 | Ranger | John Bowe | Ford Falcon GT-F | A1 | 3:14.3824 | 0:20.9838 |
| 21 | 42 | B&M Consulting/Cougar Powder C | J.Elliot/M.Ferns | Holden SSV 6.0 | B2 | 3:16.7668 | 0:23.3682 |
| 22 | 10 | RM Racing Cars | Brock Giblin (Qld) | Holden HSV Astra VX- | C | 3:17.4748 | 0:24.0762 |
| 23 | 27 | Sherrin Rentals | Grant Sherrin (Qld) | BMW M4 | X | 3:18.0220 | 0:24.6234 |
| 24 | 71 | TBA | Jude Bargwanna (NSW) | Audi TTRS Plus | A1 | 3:18.9425 | 0:25.5439 |
| 25 | 64 | BILSTIEN | Chris Lillis (WA) | Chevrolet Camaro | A2 | 3:19.2587 | 0:25.8601 |
| 26 | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Colin Osborne (NSW) | Renault Megane RS 26 | C | 3:19.4929 | 0:26.0943 |
| 27 | 57 | Hire Express | E.Kreamer/S.Thompson | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 3:19.8729 | 0:26.4743 |
| 28 | 51 | Lithostone Surfaces/LaRocca Ma | C.Holdt/D.Jenkins | Holden HSV Astra VRX | C | 3:21.6504 | 0:28.2518 |
| 29 | 221 | Century 21 Hazelbrook | C.Delfsma/R.Casha | Ford Mustang | A2 | 3:22.1247 | 0:28.7261 |
| 30 | 222 | Harding Performance | C.Yucel/I.Salteri | Volkswagen Golf R | A1 | 3:24.9030 | 0:31.5044 |
| 31 | 77 | Iolar/MRPS/AED Group | Patrick Navin (Qld) | VW Scirocco | C | 3:25.7482 | 0:32.3496 |
| 32 | 11 | Lone Star 11 Racing | M.Maddren/L.Bloxsom | Toyota 86 | D | 3:27.0234 | 0:33.6248 |
| 33 | 73 | Cable Source/Sunyeh/Singo’s Me | B.Edwards/C.McKay/ | ||||
| B.McDonald | Holden SSV 6.0 | B2 | 3:27.1608 | 0:33.7622 | |||
| 34 | 50 | MWM Racing | J.Keene/T.Needham | Mini Cooper S JCW | C | 3:27.1804 | 0:33.7818 |
| 35 | 171 | Team Buccini Racing | Paul Buccini (Qld) | BMW 0 | A1 | 3:27.6500 | 0:34.2514 |
| 36 | 14 | Forklogic Access & Forklift Hi | A.Holzl/D.Holzl | Mitsubishi Lancer EV | A1 | 3:28.4885 | 0:35.0899 |
| 37 | 7 | Local Legends | Tony Quinn (Qld) | Ford Mustang Mach 1 | A2 | 3:29.3553 | 0:35.9567 |
| 38 | 43 | Champ Group | S.McHugh/A.Sharma | Holden HSV VXR Astra | C | 3:31.4091 | 0:38.0105 |
| 39 | 62 | Mad Macks Racing | A.McMaster/D.Worrell | BMW 125i | D | 3:34.7985 | 0:41.3999 |
| 40 | 41 | TBA | Jim Manteufel (Qld) | Holden HSV R8 Clubsp | A2 | 3:36.5226 | 0:43.1240 |
| 41 | 81 | RX8 Cup | Jared Parmenter (NZ) | Mazda RX8 | D | 3:37.4672 | 0:44.0686 |
| 42 | 121 | Conroy Motorsport | Nicholas Agar (WA) | Honda Integra Type R | D | 3:38.4605 | 0:45.0619 |
| 43 | 39 | MDR Motorsport | Scott Aho (SA) | Subaru BRZ TS STI | D | 3:38.9596 | 0:45.5610 |
| 44 | 2 | BELLER Motorsport | Cameron Beller (Vic) | Mazda 3 SP25 | E | 3:39.6845 | 0:46.2859 |
| 45 | 35 | Road To Bathurst | P.Alexander/S.Doorey | Mazda 3 SP25 | E | 3:43.5912 | 0:50.1926 |
| 46 | 47 | MilkLab / OnTrack | J.Fitzgerald/P.Johnston/ | ||||
| A.Zerefos | BMW 130i | C | 3:44.8115 | 0:51.4129 | |||
| 47 | 49 | Vision Estate | Kyle Alford (Qld) | Ford Mustang Mach 1 | A2 | 3:47.0624 | 0:53.6638 |
| 48 | 86 | Heiniger Joinery/5th Gear Moto | C.Heiniger/D.Chapman | Toyota 86 GTS | D | 3:52.6675 | 0:59.2689 |
| 49 | 75 | Surfside Properties | Darryl Leslight (Qld) | VW Golf GTi | D | 3:54.4466 | 1:01.0480 |
| 50 | 30 | Gomersall Motorsport | J.Gomersall/A.Seton | Ford Mustang | A2 | 5:14.7711 | 2:21.3725 |
| 51 | 28 | Spinifex Recruiting | G.Mennell/M.Harris | BMW 335i | B1 | 5:56.3403 | 3:02.9417 |
| 52 | 29 | Boronia Towbars | Darren Forrest (Vic) | Holden HSV Clubsport | A2 | *:**.**** | *:**.**** |
| 53 | 31 | Osborne Motorsport | Jordan Sinni | Renault Megane RS 26 | C | *:**.**** | *:**.**** |
| 54 | 4 | Property Investment Store | Anthony Soole (NSW) | BMW M4 | X | ||
| 55 | 999 | Team Buccini Racing | Karlie Buccini (Qld) | BMW 135i | B1 | ||
| 56 | 48 | ASAP Marketing | Steve Owen (Qld) | Lexus RC F | A2 | ||
| 57 | 78 | PB Motorsport Services | Troy Derwent (NSW) | Holden Astra HSV VX | C | ||
| 84 | “AC Store, CP Dental, Performa | James Hay (Qld) | VW Scirocco | C | |||