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Australian GT News

The Vodka O Australian GT Championship is expecting a significant boost in numbers for the GT Challenge Class at the next round of the Championship at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, October 6-9.


The class, specifically designed as a home for the older model GT race cars, has received plenty of interest from potential competitors over the past few weeks which current GT Challenge Class leader Peter Boylan said was exciting and good news for the series.


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AUSTRALIAN GT: Phillip Island problems for Moslers
The round at Phillip Island was full of unfulfilled promise.  Dean Grant was set for a long awaited return in his Mosler, complete with new sponsors, Rocking Angel Bourbon, and Klark Quinn who came into the weekend topping the Championship, all out to defend his lead.  NSW Ash Samadi who is also campaigning a Mosler in the Corse Motorsport Team Mosler looking to consolidate his steady collection of points.  Unfortunately, double trouble for both Dean and Klark as both Moslers suffered terminal engine problems during the practice sessions.


Still, for Klark Quinn dad to the rescue!  With the rear main bearing seal of the Chevvy LS7 engine letting go during the practice session, the team were faced with either repairing the seal, but unsure of how much damage had been done to the engine, or changing the engine completely.  This would put pressure on the preparation time for the Aston Martin that Tony Quinn was driving.  Quinn senior made an executive decision to help the team and his son's chances of gaining valuable points in the championship, and offered Klark the chance to co-drive the Aston with him.  The only problem?  Klark hadn't driven the Aston before....

Not surprisingly, he found the front-engined 6-litre V12 coupe quite different from the rear-engined 7-litre V8 supercar he usually drove.


"The biggest difference is that Aston Martin doesn't have the Mosler's rear end grip," Klark said.  "The tyres break traction more easily when you put your foot down, so more smoothness is needed coming out of corners.

"It also doesn't have the Mosler's downforce through high-speed corners, which you really notice on a circuit like Phillip Island.


Still the boy came good, and with a good second place in the first race he is still in contention for the  Championship.


Unfortunately the Aston Martin a broken diff put them out in the second, but thanks to the generosity of his father, Klark has kept in touch for the Championship by hauling in 53 points from the weekend.