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SWEENY CLAIMS THIRD PLACE OVERALL AFTER STELLAR ...

HMO Customer Racing TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has claimed the third place overall position, after a stellar break-out year in the 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championships.

SWEENY CLAIMS THIRD PLACE OVERALL AFTER STELLAR BREAK OUT TCR SEASON
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QUALY DONE - TOP 7 TCR AUS START FOR RACE 1 AT ...

Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series leader, Bailey Sweeny has come through qualifying unscathed and will start from P16, and P7 in the TCR Australia series, for Race 1 of the 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International. at Mount Panorama at Bathurst.

QUALY DONE - TOP 7 TCR AUS START FOR RACE 1 AT BATHURST
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SWEENY BUILDS LEAD AS FIELD CONDENSES HEADING ...

TRAILING by a single point entering the round, HMO Customer Racing’s Bailey Sweeny will take a 30-point series lead into the back-to-back final rounds of this year’s Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series. 

The big swing in title momentum came in a weekend that delivered Sweeny his first Astron Tech Pole Award and wins in two of the three races at Sandown last weekend.

SWEENY BUILDS LEAD AS FIELD CONDENSES HEADING TO WORLD TOUR ROUNDS
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SWEENY COMPLETES SENSATIONAL SUNDAY SWEEP AT ...

HMO Customer Racing’s Bailey Sweeny has placed himself in a very strong position to clinch his first Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series title after another dominant drive in Race Three at Sandown.

Sweeny was able to make his way by the fast-starting Peugeot of Aaron Cameron in the middle of the race and was able to pull away to claim his fifth win of the 2023 season, as the rest of the field engaged in an old-school touring car tussle at the historic Melbourne venue.

SWEENY COMPLETES SENSATIONAL SUNDAY SWEEP AT SANDOWN
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BAILEY SNARES POLE IN EPIC SANDOWN SHOOTOUT

One point off the series lead, Bailey Sweeney had taken his first pole for Round 5 of Supercheap Auto TCR Australia at Sandown International Raceway in the Shannons SpeedSeries.

BAILEY SNARES POLE IN EPIC SANDOWN SHOOTOUT

MOUNTAIN CLIMB BEGINS - SWEENY 6TH FASTEST ON DAY 1 - BATHURST

MOUNTAIN CLIMB BEGINS - SWEENY 6TH FASTEST ON DAY 1 - BATHURST

All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has finished Day 1 of practice for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Mount Panorama, Bathurst with a best time of 2.40.4 - a time which put him sixth fastest from the 30 car field - and just a second off fastest overall.

Later in the day, during practice 2 - Sweeny would set a similar time of 2.41.3

Qualifying is set for 14.40 tomorrow as a stand alone event with 3 races then to come.

Race 1 will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday and then Race 2 on Saturday at 13.30 - with Race 3 to come on Sunday at 08.35 - as part of the Repco Supercars Bathurst 1000 event.

All races and qualifying will be shown live on TV on Foxtel across the whole weekend.

WET + WILD - MONSOONAL RAIN SEES COURAGE IN FINAL RACE

WET + WILD - MONSOONAL RAIN SEES COURAGE IN FINAL RACE

Monsoonal rain has seen Races 2 and 3 start behind the safety car and ended with a string of non finishers on Day 3 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

In treacherous conditions, All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny moved up 7 spots to finish Race 3 in 16th.

After a massively encouraging run of form, with double podiums and battling seasoned V8 supercar household name drivers, Sweeny can have high hopes going into the Bathurst grand finale.

Earlier in Race 2, sitting in 4th and battling hardened veteran Warren Luff for 3rd, Sweeny lost traction on turn 4, with the spin dropping him down the order on the starting grid for the final race of the day.

SPIRITED DRIVE SEES TOP 4 RESULT IN SYDNEY - RACE 1

SPIRITED DRIVE SEES TOP 4 RESULT IN SYDNEY - RACE 1

All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has finished Race 1 in 4th place of the 26 car field, on Day 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Sweeny had earlier qualified his Number 33 Toyota in 4th place to start from row 2.

After a massive battle all race, Sweeny finished less than a second behind pro and invited driver - and multiple Bathurst V8 Supercar podium winner - Warren Luff, a vastly more experienced campaigner and a veteran of the Supercars championship.

Races 2 and 3 are to come on Sunday as part of the Repco Supercars Sydney SuperNight championship round.

All races and qualifying will be shown live on TV on Foxtel across the whole weekend.

BACK ON TRACK - SWEENY GOES TOP 4 - LESS THAN A SECOND OFF FASTEST - PRACTICE ON DAY 1

BACK ON TRACK - SWEENY GOES TOP 4 - LESS THAN A SECOND OFF FASTEST - PRACTICE ON DAY 1

All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has gone 4th fastest of the 26 car field, during opening practice, to be less than a second off the quickest time, on Day 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Sweeny finished the day at the pointy end despite a red flag cutting the second session short, clocking the Sydney circuit in a time 1:49.7 in the second session.

Qualifying and Race 1 continue on Saturday with Races 2 and 3 to come on Sunday as part of the Repco Supercars Sydney SuperNight championship round.

NO REST AFTER DOUBLE PODIUM - SWEENY TESTS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TCR CAR

NO REST AFTER DOUBLE PODIUM - SWEENY TESTS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TCR CAR

Fresh off the back of a double podium result at Sydney Motorsport Park on the weekend, there has been no rest for TGRA86 All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy young gun, Bailey Sweeny.

Sweeny has tested one of the latest championship winning TCR Hyundai cars from HMO Motorsport, at Wakefield Park in NSW.

After matching times of current TCR drivers, Bailey said after the test,

‘The cars were so good to drive and it was by far the fastest racecar I've driven”.

SWEET SUCCESS - BAILEY CELEBRATES WITH PODIUM IN SYDNEY

SWEET SUCCESS - BAILEY CELEBRATES WITH PODIUM IN SYDNEY

All 4 Mechanical, Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has shown his true character by fighting off constant pressure to claim his maiden podium, in Race 1, on Day 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Sweeny held on during a race long battle to claim 3rd overall and take out his first set of silverware in the championship.

Race 2 and 3 are scheduled on Sunday as part of the Repco Supercars championship round.

QUALIFYING - 3rd place SEES BEST EVER STARTING SPOT FOR SWEENY

QUALIFYING - 3rd place SEES BEST EVER STARTING SPOT FOR SWEENY

All 4 Mechanical, Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny will start Race 1 from the second row of the grid, going 3rd fastest in Qualifying, on Day 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

The position is the highest ever starting position in the championship for the Batemans Bay driver.

Facing overnight steering arm issues, Sweeny still clocked the Sydney circuit in a time 1:48.2, to miss pole by a mere 0.1 of a second.

Race 1 is scheduled for: 6.05pm tonight.

TOP OF THE FIELD - SWEENY GOES FASTEST OVERALL IN SYDNEY

TOP OF THE FIELD - SWEENY GOES FASTEST OVERALL IN SYDNEY

Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has topped the time sheets, going fastest of the field after the opening 2 practice sessions, on Day 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Sweeny led the 17 car field, clocking the Sydney circuit in a time 1:49.3 in the second session, which was nearly 2 seconds quicker than his earlier time and put him nearly have a second in front of the next best.

Qualifying and Race 1 continue on Saturday and Sunday.

FLYING START - BAILEY COMES OUT FAST IN FIRST PRACTICE IN SYDNEY

FLYING START - BAILEY COMES OUT FAST IN FIRST PRACTICE IN SYDNEY

Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has come out of the blocks fast for the opening practice session of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Sweeny finished the session 4th in the 17 car field, clocking the Sydney circuit in a time 1:51.4, missing the fastest time by a mere ‘zero point eight’ of a second.

Second practice session begins tonight under lights with Qualifying and Races over Saturday and Sunday as part of the Repco Supercars event.

DETERMINATION + PERSISTENCE BRINGS REWARDS AS BAILEY SHINES AT TOWNSVILLE

DETERMINATION + PERSISTENCE BRINGS REWARDS AS BAILEY SHINES AT TOWNSVILLE

In a true test of character, which had all the highs and lows that motorsport can throw at a competitor, Erebus Academy Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 driver Bailey Sweeny has come through an extraordinary break out weekend, as part of the NTI Supercars 500 weekend in Townsville, Qld

Across a National field, which included some of Australia’s most respected and well known ‘household name’ drivers, Sweeny has also been awarded the Dunlop Driver of the Day, recommended by Foxsports commentator Chad Neylon.

On Saturday night Sweeny’s car was literally in pieces on the workshop floor with the team working all night searching for a mechanical gremlin which had resurfaced and which had kept him out of even being able to take to the track at all in Qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday.

Yet on Sunday morning the sun finally shone in Townsville for the Batemans Bay driver.

BACK IN ACTION - BAILEY HITS THE STREETS OF TOWNSVILLE - DAY 1

BACK IN ACTION - BAILEY HITS THE STREETS OF TOWNSVILLE - DAY 1

After a long and frustrating wait, though restrictions and even race meeting cancellations, TGRA 86 driver Bailey Sweeny has finally gotten the chance to unleash his Toyota 86 on the streets of Townsville, during the opening 2 practice sessions, on Day 1, as part of the NTI Supercars Townsville 500.

Travelling from Batemans Bay to the far north Queensland location and with thanks to prime partners: All 4 Mechanical, Bayside Meats & Deli, Hip Pocket Work Wear, Onelife Gym, Pit Lane Media and Erebus Academy, Sweeny managed to lap the 2.86km walled street circuit in a time of 1:31.7799, to sit just 1 second off the fastest time of the day, in the 31 car field.

BAILEY MARCHES TO BOLIVAR FOR ROUND 3 OF AUSTRALIAN TITLES

BAILEY MARCHES TO BOLIVAR FOR ROUND 3 OF AUSTRALIAN TITLES

Australia’s highest level of kart racing, the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE, makes a long-awaited return to Adelaide at the Bolivar Raceway in South Australia on April 30- May 2

It is the first-time the venue has featured in the multi-round National Championship since 2014. With close to 300 entries, it is also the largest event at the venue in almost two decades.

SWEENY TEAMS UP WITH TEKWORKX

SWEENY TEAMS UP WITH TEKWORKX

Tekworkx Motorsport have moved to set up a technical alliance with a talented rookie to the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series, Bailey Sweeny.

The alliance creates a Satellite Team, under which Sweeny will run, this allows for information and mentorship to be shared between all the drivers including Rossi Johnson and the incoming Kai Allen and Andrew Shah who are set to join the Tekworkx team from the second round of the Championship.

BATHURST SCHEDULE - BAILEY RETURNS TO THE MOUNTAIN FOR ROUND 1 - TGRA86

BATHURST SCHEDULE - BAILEY RETURNS TO THE MOUNTAIN FOR ROUND 1 - TGRA86

TGRA 86 Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny will return to Australia’s most imposing racetrack - Mount Panorama at Bathurst - for Round 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Championships - on 26th February 2021.

The full schedule for the weekend round has been released.

Bailey will be racing on the same weekend and in the tyre marks of the Repco Australia Supercars Championship, ensuring national TV and media exposure at the high profile event.

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