David Wall has ended the opening day of practice for the Carrera Cup with the fastest time on the streets of Adelaide.
After Alex Davison set the pace in the opening lunchtime session to head Wall and Nick McBride, it was the Sydney racer who stepped-up the pace over the final minutes of the faster second session.
Wall’s time of 1:21:7133 just 0.2-sec off the lap record pf Shae Davies from 2014. He headed McBride and Davison in the second session.
Despite the hot conditions, drivers reported track conditions to be very good and the times reflected that pace.
Qualifying will be held in the relatively cooler morning hours and the qualifying record could come under threat.
With rookies including Jaxon Evans and Simon Ellingham and returnees in the likes of Cameron McConville and Andre Heimgartner, the field also includes Porsche test driver Lars Kern who set the eight fastest time in Practice #2.
Both sessions ran incident-free with focus now set to switch to qualifying and the opening 20-lap race on Friday.
VIDEO: David Wall and Stephen Grove speak after practice
PRACTICE #1 : Carrera Cup Adelaide Parklands
| Pos | No | Driver | Class | Sponsor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 888 | Alex Davison | P | President Limo Australia | 1:23.3259 |
| 2 | 38 | David Wall | P | PAYCE/Wilson Security | +0.3098 |
| 3 | 77 | Nick McBride | P | Sonic/Bob Jane T-Marts | +0.4387 |
| 4 | 5 | Cameron McConville | P | Repair Management Australia | +0.6556 |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Almond | P | Repair Management Australia | +0.7913 |
| 6 | 777 | Andre Heimgartner | P | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sonic | +0.9468 |
| 7 | 7 | Jaxon Evans | P | Hungry Jacks | +1.0088 |
| 8 | 88 | Dylan O’Keeffe | P | APB Group/President Limo Australia | +1.1474 |
| 9 | 8 | Lars Kern | C | Porsche Centre Melbourne | +1.3508 |
| 10 | 54 | James Abela | P | Horsley Park Gunshop/Strathbrook Industrial Services | +2.1113 |
| 11 | 9 | Marc Cini | C | Hallmarc | +3.3857 |
| 12 | 4 | Stephen Grove | C | Grove Group | +3.5050 |
| 13 | 33 | Simon Ellingham | P | Peak Marketing | +3.8986 |
PRACTICE #2 : Carrera Cup Adelaide Parklands
| Pos | No | Driver | Class | Sponsor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 38 | David Wall | P | PAYCE/Wilson Security | 1:22.7133 |
| 2 | 77 | Nick McBride | P | Sonic/Bob Jane T-Marts | +0.1613 |
| 3 | 888 | Alex Davison | P | President Limo Australia | +0.3530 |
| 4 | 777 | Andre Heimgartner | P | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sonic | +0.3920 |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Almond | P | Repair Management Australia | +0.4017 |
| 6 | 5 | Cameron McConville | P | Repair Management Australia | +0.4560 |
| 7 | 88 | Dylan O’Keeffe | P | APB Group/President Limo Australia | +0.5280 |
| 8 | 8 | Lars Kern | C | Porsche Centre Melbourne | +0.6189 |
| 9 | 7 | Jaxon Evans | P | Hungry Jacks | +0.6654 |
| 10 | 54 | James Abela | P | Horsley Park Gunshop/Strathbrook Industrial Services | +1.0739 |
| 11 | 4 | Stephen Grove | C | Grove Group | +2.1883 |
| 12 | 9 | Marc Cini | C | Hallmarc | +2.2453 |
| 13 | 33 | Simon Ellingham | P | Peak Marketing | +3.0723 |
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