TODD Hazelwood’s Trico Trans Am title defence is off to a flying start, after cruising to victory in the weekend’s second race from Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania at Symmons Plains Raceway. Subsequent to claiming pole position and the Saturday race win, the reigning Bathurst 1000 victor was seldom troubled in the 25-minute-long race. “Jimmy (Golding) was on my tail, so I was trying to manage the tyres and gap as best as I could,” said Hazelwood. “I had to sacrifice a tyre yesterday, so we are essentially one tyre down in our tyre bank, so I was just trying to

TODD Hazelwood has made a dream start to his Trico Trans Am Series title defence, capitalising on a mechanical gremlin for early race leader James Moffat, as the capacity field turned on the action at Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania from Symmons Plains Raceway. Hazelwood himself had an action-packed race, with multiple issues seeing his result ultimately saved by a late safety car. “Oh man, I had to fight for that, it wasn’t easy!” said Hazelwood. “We had a slow right-front puncture from contact with Moff at the start. “I was struggling to pull it up under brakes, and I lost

TRANS Am rookie Chase Hoy walked away from a qualifying session-ending crash at Symmons Plains Raceway, as reigning series champion Todd Hazelwood claimed the $1,000 Trico Pole Award. Hoy ran wide coming onto the pit straight, hit the barriers, and came to rest in the middle of the circuit, with the cleanup cutting the 10-minute-long session short by 4 minutes. The Holinger Racing squad now face an uphill battle to return the Mustang to the circuit this weekend. The session started in sensational circumstances, with the top 16 cars from practice slowly crawling around the circuit, trying to find clean

JAMES Moffat has fired a warning shot early in the Trico Trans Am Series season, topping the lone practice session ahead of this weekend’s Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania at Symmons Plains Raceway. The LMCT+ Mustang driver put a clear 0.2116sec over Nathan Herne (BlueGold Industries Mustang), with the pair of former champions quick throughout the 30-minute-long session. Supercars driver James Golding was third aboard the CTE Mustang, just ahead of Todd Hazelwood (TFH Racing Mustang) and series newcomer Jordan Cox (Schaeffler Mustang). Another rookie in the form of Lachlan Evennett (CAMM Racing Mustang) was highly impressive in sixth, ahead of

REIGNING Trico Trans Am Series champion Todd Hazelwood will be looking to get his title defence off to a flying start this weekend at Symmons Plains Raceway for Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania. Now leading an expanded TFH Racing squad, which is fielding six entries in the event, the 29-year-old Bathurst 1000 champion is aware of the step up in competition for the new season. “This year coming into the series there is obviously a stacked field, I think everyone has seen the growth of the category, and how good this category is for the future development of young talent,” said

Perennial Trico Trans Am frontrunner Ben Grice is back and fighting fit following an interrupted 2024 season. After an extended mid-season stint on the sidelines, Grice returned to the Trans Am Series at the season finale on the streets of Adelaide, where he promptly finished third. However, heading into the new season with numerous new cars entering the category, Grice is under no illusions regarding the challenge ahead, with round one to be hosted at Tasmania’s Symmons Plains Raceway this weekend. “There are 15 guys that can really win the race in Tasmania, and I reckon I’m one of them,

The biggest V8 field in 20 years is set to descend on Tasmania’s Symmons Plains Raceway this weekend in the Trico Trans Am Series, with a star-studded field set for the opening round of the category’s sixth season. An entry of 32 cars, a category record, will headline Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania, with a combination of experienced Trans Am competitors going head-to-head with an influx of new competitors eager to make their mark. Leading the entry list are six cars from TFH Racing, which is fielding machines for reigning series champion Todd Hazelwood, Supercars endurance co-driver Jack Smith, Super2 rookie

TFH Hire Services has grown its involvement in the Trico Trans Am Series, with the company signing on as an official series partner, joining a growing number of blue-chip brands involved with the class. The Australian-owned business is a specialist in temporary fence hire and hire equipment for construction, events, and civil projects, having grown its involvement across multiple motorsport classes in recent years. All cars competing in the seven-round series will carry branding on both front guards and the rear window, extending upon TFH Hire Services’ first foray into sponsorship of the class, which commenced with the Bathurst and