24 Jun Young gun joins Hi-Tec Oils APC Enduro Championship Round 2
Young gun Tom Hayman heads the list of impressive inclusions for Round 2 of the Hi-Tec Oils APC Enduro Championship, the QR Twilight 300 at the 2 Days of Thunder.
Hayman will join fellow Monochrome GT4 Australia competitor Mark Griffith in his venerable Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG taking on Class A1.
Bringing to the table experience in National Trans Am and a winner of the Silver Cup in last year’s Monochrome GT4 Australia Series, Hayman continues to elevate his name as a driver on the rise.
This season, Hayman leads the Silver Cup standings alongside Max Geoghegan in the Method Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4.
Griffith has been a regular staple of the Australian motor racing scene for more than a decade as a sponsor and competitor primarily in various Mercedes-Benz models.
Currently, Griffith leads his expanded three-entry Monochrome GT4 Australia team steering a Mercedes-AMG GT4 in Am Cup.
The Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG continues to be a proven package in Australian production car racing and won last time out at Sydney Motorsport Park in the hands of FG Motorsport, which took victory in Race 3.
A strong field of will contest the QR Twilight 300 at the 2 Days of Thunder alongside Hayman, with Bryce Fullwood returning, Porsche star Oscar Targett and young New Zealand ace Matt McCutcheon being part of the field.
QR Twilight 300 at the 2 Days of Thunder will form part of Round 3 for the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series at Queensland Raceway on June 27-29.
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Tom Hayman
#19 Grifcorp Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG
“I’ve never sat in a production car before and Friday will be when I stick my toe in the water to experience it for the first time,” said Hayman.
“I first met Griffo last year when I started in GT4 and we started chatting around the paddock.
“The relationship has grown from there where I’ll be sharing the Mercedes-Benz with Griffo this weekend.
“It’s going to be a pretty good weekend and the competition is going to be fierce. I know the Mercedes-Benz Griffo owns is a good thing and it will be competitive in the class.
“It’ll be pretty different to go racing at night in a production car compared to the Trans Am or GT4. I think it’ll be pretty cool to do one of these races at night and an awesome experience.
“It’s great to have some experienced drivers join the field and it’ll be good to go up against those guys to see how I compare.”