Trans Tasman Racing have put on a dominant display of driving at the season concluding event held at Road Atlanta on Wednesday evening.

Qualifying saw a hotly contested session, with Madison Down solidifying his title charge with a commanding pole position over Evolution Racing Team’s Ethan Grigg-Gault. Title challengers James Scott & Brady Meyers would line up on row two, followed by Josh Anderson who would round out the top 5. Making up the remainder of the top ten saw Jake Burton in 6th, followed by Richard Hamstead, Tom Freer, Brenton Hobson & Ric Kuznetsov rounding out the top 10.

Contact on lap 1 between title contenders

Racing soon got underway, With Madison Down leading the field away on the approach to turn 1. A rough getaway for the #77 Trans Tasman Racing Commodore left Down vulnerable, with Ethan Grigg-Gault & James Scott adding pressure on the approach. Entering the corner three wide, down would loose out on the run towards the turn 2 & 3 complex, with Grigg-Gault & James Scott side by side racing for the lead. Contact between the two saw both cars exit the road, falling down the order handing the race lead back to championship favourite Madison Down. Josh Anderson would slot into second place after the turn 3 scuffle, with Brady Meyers moving into the final podium position.

Lap 15 saw the opening pitstops of the night begin, with Synergy Sim Racing duo Brenton Hobson & Tom Freer making the call to be the first to clear their opening compulsory pit stop of the night.

O'Shea with a motor detonation early in the race

Meanwhile on circuit, Dylan O’Shea’s top 10 championship hopes went up in smoke, suffering from a engine failure on lap 18 of the race entering the final chicane. With power out completely, O’Shea managed to nurse his ailing 9ine 5ive SimSports Mustang back into pit lane without bringing out the safety car. A night with promise coming to an end early, O’Shea will now look towards 2024.

With Madison Down continuing to lead the way, it would be James Scott peeling off to take service on lap 21 from 6th position in a bid to gain an early advantage, gaining back some of the track position he lost during his lap 1 incident with Ethan Grigg-Gault. James would re join in clean air, setting the pace.

Josh Anderson would be the next to pit, making move to the lane on the end of lap 29. He would be followed by Trans Tasman Racing Stablemates Madison Down & Brady Meyers only laps later, Down choosing to relinquish the lead on lap 30, with Meyers boxing on lap 31 also.

As the field cleansed, Josh Anderson would inherit the lead ahead of the early pitting Ethan Grigg-Gault with Meyers also jumping championship leader Madison Down. James Scott’s early stop worked well for the #088 gaining slight track position and putting his Synergy Sim Racing Commodore well and truely back in the fight.

TTR Team Mates make contact

Anderson would continue to lead the race comfortably throughout the middle stint of the event, consistently lapping inside the top 4 times while out front.

Behind, moves were starting to be made, notably Jake Burton would make some ground in this stint, passing teammate Richard Hamstead on lap 40, moving into the top five and continuing his charge. Others making good ground included Dylan Rudd, Andrew Gilliam, Jordan Ross & Wayne Bourke who all were finding a way to advance up the order and into contention for a great finishing position.

As Meyers cleared Grigg-Gault advanced towards the race lead on lap 45 moving into second, Anderson made his move to the lane, being the first to take their final pit stop if the night. Ethan Grigg-Gault would follow a lap later on lap 46 along with Jordan Ross & Brady Meyers pitting at the conclusion of lap 48. Burton would follow suit a lap later along with Gilliam & Wayne Bourke.

As race contenders re emerged and settled back into a rhythm, Down finally would put to make his final stop of the night on lap 53. Pitting from the lead, Down would enter back into the race in a comfortable 5th position, now setting his sights on doing what he has to do to claim the 2023 title.

Jake Burton finishes 2023 on a high note

It was a three way fight at the front however to close out the 2023 season, with Brady Meyers, Josh Anderson & Jake Burton throwing the kitchen sink at one another, all with the hope to claim the final victory of the season. An excellent move from Burton into turn 1 on lap 59 secured the lead for the #8, while Josh Anderson & Brady Meyers continued their battle trying to hold onto second. All would come undone only corners later for the pair, with contact being made firing Meyers off the road and out of contention. Anderson would hold onto second, while Meyers would tumble down the order promoting James Scott into a podium place.

No further movement would take place in the dying stages, with Jake Burton taking yet another commanding victory to round out his 2023 campaign. Anderson would finish the year off in style in second, with James Scott securing his runner up status with a solid podium to round out the year. Grigg-Gault ended a solid campaign in 4th position at road Atlanta, followed by Madison Down in 5th, finally securing the Motorsport Australia Logitech G Pro Invitational Cup title for 2023.

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In what was a remarkable turnaround of form for any driver in the pro series, Marcelo Rivera posted his best result so far this season, assumed team bragging rights and announced himself as a real podium threat for the remainder of the championship.

Qualifying 28th for a lowly finish of 23rd by his own standards at Round one, Marcelo stunned the field by jamming his ERT Commodore third on the grid for round two at Winton. It wasn’t exactly out of the blue, as everyone knows what Marcelo can do, but the turnaround in form and to be the leading ERT driver against class team mates was a huge statement for Marcelo.

Speaking with “Celo”, he maintained it was really no shock to him as he knew his Sebring result was out of the ordinary, but as soon as he good stuck into testing and tuning for round two, he stated “I just seemed to feel really comfortable in the car to be honest. I didn’t feel like I had to push like crazy to do a good lap time”.

Car #21 picked up a pair of seventh place finishes, netting him sixth place overall for the round and vaulting him up to 12th in the points.

The ERT cars have looked very pacey all year but may lack a little bit of tyre life, whilst Marcelo agrees Winton is a unique circuit, he thinks they may have found a better direction and will remain strong in the coming rounds.

We head to Red Bull Ring on June 29th, whilst draft and staying in a draft train is a big feature of the track, tyre life will also play an important role. We will be watching with interest to see if the ERT cars have found that little bit extra to keep their rubber. If they have, we're sure Marcelo will be right in the battle.

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The inaugural Logitech G Pro Invitational Qualifying Series concluded at Mount Panorama on the 22nd of February, Dylan Rudd coming out on top winning the championship and the final round in a dominant display of driving.

20 drivers secured their places for the 2023 Logitech G Pro Invitational series, so who impressed the most over the four round championship?

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