ECB SuperUtes Series leader Ryal Harris has set the pace in Practice 1 for Round 2 at the Pirtek Perth SuperNight meeting.
In the series’ first session at Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway, Harris got down to a 1:11.6727s on his fifth lap, having started off with a 1:12.2160s in the #1 Peters Motorsport Mazda BT-50.
Elliot Barbour briefly held the ascendancy with a 1:11.8419s in the #78 Sieders Racing Team Mitsubishi Triton which was ultimately good enough for second.
Tom Alexander improved with his final lap of the half-hour session but remained third in the #22 Ross Stone Racing Isuzu D-Max at 0.2502s off the pace, while Ben Walsh and Mick Sieders (#10 SRT Toyota Hilux) rounded out the top five.
Walsh brought out a red flag in the 24th minute when he came to a stop on the exit of Turn 1 with an apparent technical problem for his #8 Hilux.
Such was Harris’ confidence with his package, he did not bother to venture back onto the track when green flags flew again with three minutes remaining.
Last year’s series runner-up, Craig Woods, continued to struggle in the #64 Western Sydney Motorsport Hilux as he finished the session sixth fastest and 0.7529s slower than Harris.
A total of 10 cars took to the track after 13 were entered for Round 1 in Adelaide.
Practice 2, a 20-minute session, starts today at 1625 local time/1825 AEST.
Results: Practice 1
| Pos | Num | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Split |
| 1 | 1 | EFS 4×4 Racing | Ryal Harris | Mazda BT50 | 1:11.6727 | |
| 2 | 78 | Mitsibishi Motors Team Triton | Elliot Barbour | Mitsubishi Triton | 1:11.8419 | 0:00.1692 |
| 3 | 22 | Caltex Delo Racing | Tom Alexander | Isuzu D-MAX | 1:11.9229 | 0:00.2502 |
| 4 | 8 | Fat Freddy’s | Ben Walsh | Toyota Hilux | 1:12.1963 | 0:00.5236 |
| 5 | 10 | Sieders Racing Team | Michael Sieders | Toyota Hilux | 1:12.3072 | 0:00.6345 |
| 6 | 64 | Western Sydney Motorsport | Craig Woods | Toyota Hilux | 1:12.4256 | 0:00.7529 |
| 7 | 7 | Total Tools Team Triton Racing | Cameron Crick | Mitsubishi Triton | 1:12.4583 | 0:00.7856 |
| 8 | 49 | Allgate Auto Doors Racing | Christopher Formosa | Ford Ranger | 1:13.0476 | 0:01.3749 |
| 9 | 18 | ACDelco Racing | Peter Major | Holden Colorado | 1:13.0528 | 0:01.3801 |
| 10 | 17 | Tank World | Benjamin Falk | Holden Colorado | 1:13.7861 | 0:02.1134 |
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