Slade takes out World Time Attack crown

Supercars star Tim Slade smashed the time attack lap record to claim the World Time Attack Challenge title at Sydney Motorsport Park.

The Brad Jones Racing driver proved the class of the field behind the wheel of Murray Coote’s MCA Suspension Nissan Silvia time attack weapon.

Slade twice reset the time attack lap record before eventually lowering the target to a 1:22.19s, which proved to be 1.58s quicker than the winning time posted by Tilton Racing’s Garth Walden last year.

Such was the South Australian’s dominance, his nearest rival Barton Mawer was 0.8s adrift in the RP 968 Porsche 968.

The Australian GT racer’s time eclipsed last year’s lap record by 0.7s which highlighted the rate of lap time progression at the event.

“This win is well deserved,” said World Time Attack Challenge CEO Ian Baker.

“Murray (Coote) and his team have worked so hard all those years and much like Under Suzuki, they stood on the second and third podium many times.

“This year they really managed to put it all together and achieve that one perfect lap.”

Scorch Racing’s Under Suzuki surpassed his Sydney Motorsport Park personal best by two seconds to complete the podium in his Nissan Silvia, just 0.1s shy of Mawer.

Tekno Autosports Australian GT driver Nathan Morcom took out the Open Class title with a new lap record.

Morcom posted a 1:29.26s aboard the Team Sparta Mitsubishi Evo 9 but faced strong competition from Matt Longhurst (Nissan GTR R34), who was 0.19s shy.

Michael Sigsworth topped the times in the Pro-Am class, while BYP Racing’s Daniel Meredith headed the Clubsprint category.

Result: Pro Class

Result: Open Class

Result: Pro-Am Class

Result: Clubsprint class