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Hansford Torana wins TCM Race 1 at The Bend

Damion Smy
Damion Smy
19 Aug 2023
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19 Aug 2023
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Hansford Torana wins TCM Race 1 at The Bend

Hansford and Fisher stormed to the front from the second row. Image: InSyde Media

Ryan Hansford has won Race 1 of the Touring Car Masters at The Bend Motorsport Park.

Yesterday’s non-points Trophy Race winner Joel Heinrich started from pole – having ended Steven Johnson’s domination – but still shared the front row with Johnson, with Ryan Hansford in third alongside Andrew Fisher.

The rolling start saw the Holden Toranas of Hansford and Fisher jump both Johnson and Heinrich, the pole-siter dropping to sixth.

The end of Lap 1 saw Hansford lead by almost a second from Fisher, who had Johnson breathing down his neck, with a 1.4s gap back to Buzadzic’s XD Ford Falcon, a recovering Heinrich and Zukanovic – who was passed by John Bowe for sixth at Turn 6 early on the second lap.

Buzadzic made the move back the next lap, the Torana looking like it lacked the straight-line speed of the Falcon, Bowe then succumbing to Zukanovic.

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Karanfilovski – who’d led yesterday’s Trophy Race – had a moment at on Lap 4, dropping the left-rear in the grass and losing it between Turn 11 and 12, spinning across the track.

He carried on, but moments later he came off at Turn 1 after a dramatic lock-up, ending up in the gravel trap to prompt a Safety Car.

At Turn 17, the XY Falcon of John Adams came to a stop, while the Torana of Williams ended up on the grass – the latter recovered, while Adams’ race was over.

The order as the Safety Car was deployed was Hansford from Fisher, Johnson, Heinrich, Buzadzic, Zukanovic, Bowe, Tilley, Fane and Palmer in tenth.

A one-lap dash as the Safety Car session ended at the end of Lap 6 saw Heinrich try Johnson on the outside into Turn 1, battling through to Turn 6, where Heinrich made down the inside before the Mustang came back – both Johnson and Heinrich all over Fisher as the battled.

Yet a 1.3s gap by halfway around the lap let Hansford off the hook, with Fisher attacked by Johnson repeately until the final turn in a dramatic finish that saw Heinrich alongside Johnson as the chequered flag was waved – but the positions remained unchanged.

Hansford won by 2.3s from Fisher, Johnson, Heinrich, Buzadzic, Zukanovic, Bowe, Tilley, Fane and Palmer in tenth.

The Touring Car Masters return to the track for Race 2 at 12:30 local time/13:00 AEST today.

Results: 2023 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters – Race 1
Saturday August 19, 2023

Pos Car Competitor/Team Driver Vehicle
1 6 Multispares  Racing Ryan Hansford Holden Torana A9X
2 15 Jesus  Racing Andrew Fisher Holden Torana A9X
3 33 Tyrepower NSW  /Toronto Hotel Steven Johnson Ford Mustang  TransAm
4 95 Daimler Trucks  Adelaide/Ausblu Joel Heinrich Chevrolet Camaro RS
5 3 Western General Body works Danny Buzadzic Holden Torana  A9X
6 71 Action Motor Industries Marcus Zukanovic Ford Falcon XD
7 18 Rare  Spares /Apex  Steel/Mobil John Bowe Holden  Torana
SL/R  5000
8 60 Anglomoil Superior Lubricants Cameron Tilley Valiant  Pacer
9 85 Daimler Trucks Adelaide/Ausblu Geoff Fane Chevrolet Camaro  SS
10 62 Palmers Sales and Marketing Jason Palmer BMW E30
11 12 Depulu Wheel Reconditioners Go Peter Burnitt Holden  Torana  A9X
12 77 SNB Berryman Racing Warren Trewin Holden Monaro HQ
13 30 Chris Meulengraaf Chris Meulengraaf Porsche  IROC
14 70 Hagen Zerk Hagen Zerk Ford  Falcon XA  GT Hardtop
DNF 75 Williams  Outdoor Adam Williams Holden  Torana
DNF 88 TIFS Third Party Logistics Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang  TransAm
DNF 55 Bullet Trailers Racing John Adams Ford  Falcon  XY  GT
DNF 4 Northside Taxis Allan Hughes Holden  Torana

 



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