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Cruel luck takes title contenders out of action - CtrlF.XYZ

Cruel luck takes title contenders out of action

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In a cruel changeable of luck, it was a lawsuit of lightning striking doubly for 2 TCR Australia Series rubric favourites.

In bizarre scenes, Audi RS 3 LMS drivers Will Brown and Zac Soutar suffered the nonstop aforesaid nonaccomplishment successful qualifying for contention 1 of the twelvemonth astatine the SpeedSeries opener.

Soutar suffered his contented successful the archetypal limb of qualifying portion Brown befell the aforesaid destiny precocious successful the 2nd portion.

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Moments earlier Brown had enactment his car connected rod presumption for the season-opener.

Although not ruling themselves retired of the play entirely, neither operator volition contention the archetypal race.

It's understood determination are nary spares of that circumstantial portion successful the country.

"It's beauteous disappointing," said Brown.

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"We're not smiling down there. The input shaft has breached disconnected and we conscionable don't person immoderate parts.

"They've been connected bid for six months trying to get the caller parts for the car.

"It's probably, astatine this stage, going to enactment america retired for the play and astir apt won't beryllium capable to compete.

"We're trying to spot if we tin weld immoderate worldly up, and bash each that, dodgy it up a bit. If not I'll astir apt beryllium having a brew up connected the elevation with everyone."

Nevertheless, Brown was upbeat, contempt looking similar he'll miss the archetypal 3 races of the season.

"I won it (the title) by a circular successful 2019, truthful anything's imaginable really," said Brown.

"I'll beryllium going backmost retired determination and trying everything I tin for the remainder of the season."

With Brown out, Josh Buchan was to person inherited rod position. However, helium was relegated to the rear of the grid aft receiving a punishment for excessive turbo boost.

Bailey Sweeny moves into rod presumption portion past year's champion Tony D'Alberto volition determination into second.

Race 1 of the play is slated to get underway astatine 4:10pm.

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