The 2026 Hi-Tec Oils Super Series is underway
The 2026 Hi-Tec Oils Super Series is underway with some exciting action on Day 1 of the season at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park.
TFH Hire Legend Cars Australia, Hankook Australian Drivers’ Championship and Formula RX8s all had their first races of the season.
TFH Hire Legend Cars Australia
The pocket rocket Legend Cars have seven races across the three days, the first two of which took place this afternoon.
The first race of the season was interrupted by pace cars. The encounter was won by Ruben Dan, the youngster driving for CXC Racing did not have things easy, he had to fight his way through the pack late in the race.
Riley Skinner finished second on the road, however post-race was docked a position promoting Robert Hogan into the runner-up position.
Dylan Thomas and pole sitter Chais Tippett rounded out the top five.
Race 2 saw a CXC Racing 1-2 finish with Dan getting the better of team owner Thomas by just over 0.3s.
It was incredibly tight at the end, less than 0.5s separated Thomas in second and Tippett in fifth.
Thomas in p2 lead home, Hogan, Skinner and Tippett.
Formula RX8
It was a highly action-packed Formula RX8 race in which debutant Cadel Ambrose took the victory.
It was a closely fought affair, Stiaan Kriel pushed hard but ended up less than 0.25s off the race win.
There was a two second gap back to the next pair, the experienced Jackon Rice and reigning series winner Matthew Boylett fought hammer and tongues for third. It was Rice that prevailed at the end of the 10-lap race.
Justin Lewis was unable to match the duo and brought his car home a lonely fifth.
Hankook Australian Drivers’ Championship
Reigning champion Damon Sterling started off his title defence with a victory in the opening race of the season, but he did not waltz off into the distance.
Competing in just his second race meeting, Harry Strik started from pole position but in the tow, Sterling was able to slingshot his way by into Turn 1.
Strik was muscled out through the first corner and lost a lot of ground to Sterling ahead. Throughout the race Strik closed in but in the end ran out of time. He ended up just 0.25s away from his maiden win in the series.
Behind Bradley Smith continued to show his strong pace and finished third ahead of Zac Catlin and Justin Yuen.
Australian IRC Series
Although the Innovation Race Cars Series did not race today, they did qualify on two occasions.
Pole position in the first session was taken by Lee Stibbs, while the inaugural Series winner Geoff Emery pipped Stibbs to pole in the second qualifying.
In the first session Stibbs ended up 0.28s clear of Emery, with category owner Danny Stutterd a further 1s back in third.
In session two, not only did Emery beat Stibbs to pole by 0.092s, but John Goodacre also got the better of Stutterd to start from third place.
TA2 Muscle Car Series
The TA2 Muscle Car Series competitors did not drive the track today, they will be out for there first practice session first thing tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow’s action will be broadcast from 1pm-5pm AEDT on Kayo and SBS. Additionally, the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series YouTube channel will showcase all the on-track action from 10.30am-12.30pm and 5.00pm-6.00pm AEDT.