Sensational six: SVG dominates Tassie opener Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
Shane van Gisbergen has claimed a record-equalling sixth straight win in 2021 in an assured performance at Symmons Plains.
Van Gisbergen’s bid for victory came after he managed to recover from a poor start to regain the lead from Cameron Waters early on.
Waters led the early stanza of the race, only to be overtaken at Turn 6 by the championship leader.
The Tickford Racing driver battled to sixth, with Jamie Whincup making it a Red Bull Ampol Racing one-two.
The early laps suggested van Gisbergen’s winning run would be halted, with Waters forcing his way into an early lead.
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The Supercars championship was welcomed back to Bathurst this weekend for the beginning of a new season, making for back-to-back visits to the Mountain after the series ended 2020 at the epic Mount Panorama circuit.
For the first time since 1993 sprint racing was top billing at Bathurst with a pair of 250-kilometre single-driver races to raise the curtain on the 2021 championship season.
Bold new colours and fresh team line-ups always give a good thrill at the start of a new season, but it was the on-track action that produces the real talking points.
SVG does the double on the mountain Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
Shane van Gisbergen has completed a dominant sweep of the Repco Mt Panorama 500, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver cruising to victory in Race 2.
Van Gisbergen felt at home on the mountain when it mattered on the weekend, claiming two wins and a pole to assert himself as the 2021 championship favourite.
Waters out-dragged van Gisbergen off the line and edged into an early lead, but the #97 shadowed the #6 Monster Energy Mustang s every move.
Through lap 8, several midfield runners had made their first visits to BP Ultimate Pit Lane, including James Courtney.