Bathurst underway for the Holden Racing Team

The Holden Racing Team has commenced their on-track preparations for the 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with three sessions of practice today at Australia’s famous Mt Panorama circuit.

Garth Tander and Nick Percat cycled through their practice schedule with both drivers providing constructive feedback in relation to the driveability of car #2.

Practice one saw Tander take the driving duties and gave the HRT Car of the Future its first run around the 6.2km circuit. With improved car performance the priority, Tander and his crew worked through a number of set-up combinations until the first 50-minute session concluded.

Percat took over for practice two and continued to work through the team’s chassis tuning program. He made good progress as he circulated on older Dunlop control tyres – the exercise acting also as important race simulation for the 2011 Bathurst Champion.

The final session of the day saw Tander resume control to put the finishing touches to the day’s program with both drivers and crew pleased with the progress made throughout today’s practice sessions.

HRT teammates James Courtney and Greg Murphy also had a positive start to their weekend.

Courtney circulated with good pace in practice one and Murphy contributed positively to the performance development of car #22 during the co-drivers only second session.

The Courtney / Murphy entry finished just outside the top10 at the conclusion of practice three with both drivers eager to get back out on track when the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 resumes tomorrow morning with the fourth practice session of the event commencing at 9:40am.

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