AASA Combine concludes

The final day of the AASA Combine has concluded at Winton Motor Raceway, ending the inaugural Australian Auto-Sport Alliance pre-season test.

The two-day test featured cars from the TA2 Muscle Car Series, Yokohama Tyres AASA Australian Ford Championship, Australian Drivers’ Championship and Formula RX8.

Prizes were on offer today within each category, the best combined time from yesterday’s one lap shootout was combined with the average time of the four-lap ‘Indy Style’ qualifying format determined the winner.

The prize, five free tests at Winton Motor Raceway.

In the TA2 Muscle Car Series, the prize went the way of Cameron Laws in his Castle Railing & Gates sponsored Camaro.

Hamish Leighton took the win behind the wheel of the Hyper Racer X1 in the Australian Drivers’ Championship category steering the Stoke Foiling #19.

There was a great battle in the Yokohama Tyres AASA Australian Ford Championship, with two drivers locked in combat for the top spot.

It looked as though it was going to go the way of Guisseppe Imbrogno, however on the final lap of the Indy Style shootout he ran wide at the sweeper and fell off the road.

This allowed the ultra-consistent Hunter Salvatore to take the win; his four laps were all within 0.4s of each other.

In the overall times at the end of the day the top five Formula Fords were split by just 0.8s.

Oli Wickham was fastest from Tabitha Ambrose, the margin was just 0.12s, Jamie Rowe ended up in third. Rookie Rio Campbell was fourth ahead of Hunter Salvatore.

Formula Ford graduate Lachlan Evernnett was fastest of the TA2 runners today.

With official timed testing done, the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series and AASA Short Track Nationals competitors turn their attention to Round 1.

Round 1 of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series takes place at The Shell V-Power Motorsport Park from March 13-15.

While the inaugural round of the Short Track Nationals takes place on the ANZAC day long weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park.