Cameron Waters set the pace in practice for the final round of Dunlop Series at Sydney Olympic Park.
Waters, Paul Dumbrell, and Ash Walsh each had turns at the top of the timesheets in the second of two 30-minute sessions before the former settled the matter in the closing stages.
The Ford Performance Racing driver saved his best until the dying seconds of the session with a committed 1:29.2780s lap.
Waters’ effort relegated Practice 1 fast man Dumbrell to second place barely a hundredth of a second adrift.
The new champion had lowered the benchmark on consecutive laps with five minutes remaining, before catching a slide that saw him nearly make the Turn 1 tyre wall on his tenth and final tour of the circuit.
Walsh, who will attempt to hold off Waters for second position in the series this weekend, had been the first man to dip under the 90-second mark on his eighth lap, but grazed the tyre wall at the Turn 2/3/4 chicane while attempting to respond in the dying stages.
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Erebus Motorsport’s new signing also experienced a nervous moment on an earlier fast lap when Dan Day made a dangerous re-entry after losing control of his Commodore at the Turn 5 sweeper.
That was one of three spins in the afternoon session for Day, who caused the first red flag when he hit the wall on his out lap in Practice 1.
The returning Taz Douglas caused the opening session’s other red flag when he brought his Image Racing Falcon to a halt after sustaining damage over the kerbs.
Debutant James Golding necessitated the sole stoppage of the second session when the Formula Ford front-runner found the wall in the Dragon Motor Racing Commodore.
Chris Pither and Garry Jacobson rounded out the top five, Aaren Russell’s morning best stood up for sixth as he failed to set a time in Practice 2, while Andre Heimgartner, Taz Douglas, Andrew Jones, and Paul Morris made up the top ten.
Dunlop Series qualifying will commence at 1235 (local time) tomorrow, ahead of the 23-lap Race 1 at 1550.
Dunlop Series Practice 2 Results
| 1 | TEAM ENZED FPR | Cameron Waters | Ford Falcon FG | 1:29.2780 | |
| 2 | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:29.2884 | 0:00.0104 |
| 3 | Infants Friend Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon FG | 1:29.7934 | 0:00.5154 |
| 4 | Icebreak Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:30.1155 | 0:00.8375 |
| 5 | Eggleston Motorsport | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:30.6245 | 0:01.3465 |
| 6 | Finance Ezi / MWM | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Falcon FG | 1:30.6661 | 0:01.3881 |
| 7 | Ozbreaks / Lubrimaxx | Taz Douglas | Ford Falcon FG | 1:30.7083 | 0:01.4303 |
| 8 | Freightliner | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:30.7546 | 0:01.4766 |
| 9 | United Racing | Paul Morris | Ford Falcon FG | 1:30.8474 | 0:01.5694 |
| 10 | Eggleston Motorsport | Ant Pedersen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:30.9743 | 0:01.6963 |
| 11 | R&J Batteries | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:31.3509 | 0:02.0729 |
| 12 | Tecalemit Racing | Todd Hazelwood | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.3546 | 0:02.0766 |
| 13 | Rockstar Racing | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:31.6561 | 0:02.3781 |
| 14 | St George Foundation | Shae Davies | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.8114 | 0:02.5334 |
| 15 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Ford Falcon fg | 1:31.9209 | 0:02.6429 |
| 16 | Pacific Hoists/Simplex | Brett Hobson | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:31.9968 | 0:02.7188 |
| 17 | Wynn’s | Josh Kean | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.1851 | 0:02.9071 |
| 18 | Dragon Motor Racing | James Golding | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.3696 | 0:03.0916 |
| 19 | Challenger | Tim Macrow | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.8260 | 0:03.5480 |
| 20 | Forpark/Aust Custom Moulders | Matt Hansen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.9234 | 0:03.6454 |
| 21 | MW Motorsport | Kurt Kostecki | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.6153 | 0:04.3373 |
| 22 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.6220 | 0:04.3440 |
| 23 | Street Fighter | Dan Day | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8695 | 0:04.5915 |
| 24 | Mocomm Communication | Jim Pollicina | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.9698 | 0:04.6918 |
| 25 | Evolution Custom Industries | Paul McKinnon | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.5359 | 0:05.2579 |
| 26 | Battery World | Aaron McGill | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.8258 | 0:05.5478 |
| Fitness Plus / Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon FG |
Dunlop Series Practice 1 Results
| 1 | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:30.2461 | |
| 2 | Infants Friend Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon FG | 1:30.5855 | 0:00.3394 |
| 3 | Fitness Plus / Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon FG | 1:30.6559 | 0:00.4098 |
| 4 | TEAM ENZED FPR | Cameron Waters | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.0561 | 0:00.8100 |
| 5 | Ozbreaks / Lubrimaxx | Taz Douglas | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.3796 | 0:01.1335 |
| 6 | R&J Batteries | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:31.7074 | 0:01.4613 |
| 7 | Finance Ezi / MWM | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Falcon FG | 1:31.8598 | 0:01.6137 |
| 8 | Freightliner | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.0235 | 0:01.7774 |
| 9 | Eggleston Motorsport | Garry Jacobson | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.1966 | 0:01.9505 |
| 10 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Ford Falcon fg | 1:32.2776 | 0:02.0315 |
| 11 | Icebreak Racing | Chris Pither | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.3132 | 0:02.0671 |
| 12 | Eggleston Motorsport | Ant Pedersen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.4370 | 0:02.1909 |
| 13 | Pacific Hoists/Simplex | Brett Hobson | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:32.6603 | 0:02.4142 |
| 14 | Tecalemit Racing | Todd Hazelwood | Ford Falcon FG | 1:32.7766 | 0:02.5305 |
| 15 | St George Foundation | Shae Davies | Ford Falcon FG | 1:32.8888 | 0:02.6427 |
| 16 | United Racing | Paul Morris | Ford Falcon FG | 1:33.1425 | 0:02.8964 |
| 17 | Dragon Motor Racing | James Golding | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.8957 | 0:03.6496 |
| 18 | Rockstar Racing | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:33.9189 | 0:03.6728 |
| 19 | Challenger | Tim Macrow | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.4281 | 0:04.1820 |
| 20 | Mocomm Communication | Jim Pollicina | Ford Falcon FG | 1:34.7288 | 0:04.4827 |
| 21 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:34.7935 | 0:04.5474 |
| 22 | Battery World | Aaron McGill | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:35.4807 | 0:05.2346 |
| 23 | Wynn’s | Josh Kean | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:35.5869 | 0:05.3408 |
| 24 | Forpark/Aust Custom Moulders | Matt Hansen | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:36.1264 | 0:05.8803 |
| 25 | MW Motorsport | Kurt Kostecki | Ford Falcon FG | 1:36.1876 | 0:05.9415 |
| 26 | Street Fighter | Dan Day | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:36.7507 | 0:06.5046 |
| 27 | Evolution Custom Industries | Paul McKinnon | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1:37.0044 | 0:06.7583 |
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