Australia’s oldest and largest motorsport news publication Auto Action has run a significant feature on young gun Bailey Sweeny, following his success at Bathurst.
See the article and feature story here.
A STAR IS BORN - BAILEY'S BREAKOUT BATHURST WEEKEND SEES MORE SILVERWARE
HMO Customer Racing TCR Australia driver Bailey Sweeny has broken through with a stunning weekend, walking away with a win - and following that up with a second place - and a lap record - during Round 3 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia championship at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
19 year old Sweeny obliterated the field in Race 2 to take the victory by 11 seconds and his first race win in the TCR Australia championship.
On Sunday the Bateman’s Bay local continued his strong weekend at Australia’s toughest track and against household name drivers with a second place and more silverware for his HMO Customer Racing Hyundai team.
EVEREST - ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN - BAILEY WINS AT BATHURST
HMO Customer Racing TCR Australia driver Bailey Sweeny has broken through with a storming drive to win Race 2 of Round 3 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia championship at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
19 years old Sweeny obliterated the field to take the victory by 11 seconds and his first race win in the TCR Australia championship.
BATHURST DAY 1 - KNIFE'S EDGE - BAILEY ON TOP 5 PACE BUT THE MOUNTAIN CAN BITE (video)
HMO Customer Racing TCR Australia driver Bailey Sweeny has gone 5th fastest overall in the morning and found the teeth of Australia’s most demanding circuit, during practice on Day 1 of Round 3 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia championship at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Sweeny came out of the box strongly lapping the world famous 6 km mountain course in a time of 02:17.3 in the morning to go fifth fastest overall.
A clip of one of the many Bathurst walls put paid to an early finish during practice 2 however Bailey was unhurt and Saturday sees Qualifying and Race 1 with all races televised live nationally on Stan Sport.
BATHURST SCHEDULE CONFIRMED
An action-packed Saturday for Supercheap Auto TCR Australia headlines its role as support to the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour across the Easter weekend on April 15-17.
After making its long awaited debut at the fabled Mountain at the corresponding event last year where reigning Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series winner Chaz Mostert took a clean-sweep in an entertaining battle with Team Valvoline GRM’s Aaron Cameron, Supercheap Auto TCR Australia action commences with two 30-minute practice sessions on the Friday starting, the first starting at 8:50am and the second at 2:00pm.
COURAGEOUS DRIVE SEES BAILEY HOME IN RACE 1
HMO Customer Racing TCR Australia driver Bailey Sweeny has come through with a courageous drive to claim 14th spot, during Race 1 of Round 2, of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Phillip Island.
In a race of attrition for the fancied runners, Sweeny kept his cool and fought the majority of the race in a battle for the coveted top 10 position, at times switching between 9 and 11 every lap.
Eventually, Sweeny finished the race in 14th overall from the 21 runners and tomorrow’s Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series event at Phillip Island continues, with Race 2 at 1:05pm AEDT live and uninterrupted on Stan Sport. Sweeny will start from the 7th row.
FAST AND FURIOUS - SWEENY QUALIFIES ON 6TH ROW FOR RACE 1 AT PHILLIP ISLAND
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N driver Bailey Sweeny will start Race 1 from the 6th row of the grid, after qualifying 13th, in the 21 car field, during Round 2 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia championship at Phillip Island.
Sweeny clocked the fast and flowing 4.4km circuit in a best time of 1.37.3 and will line up alongside fellow HMO Customer Racing teammate Nathan Morcom.
Race 1 gets underway at 4.10pm local time with all races shown live on TV through Stan Sport.
ISLAND ATTACK - SWEENY HITS THE FAST FLOWING PHILLIP ISLAND ON DAY 1
HMO Customer Racing TCR Australia driver Bailey Sweeny has launched out of the blocks and hit the track for practice, on Day 1, of Round 2, of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Phillip Island.
In a tight field of 21 drivers - which includes some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport - Sweeny finished the day to sit just outside the Top 10 - clocking the fast and free flowing Victorian circuit in a best time of 1.37.6918 in his Hyundai I30N TCR car - eventually settling in at 14th overall.
When combined over the 2 sessions, Bailey sits 15th with Qualifying and Race 1 to come tomorrow.
TCR ROUND 2 - PHILLIP ISLAND SCHEDULE RELEASED
Following a thrilling first round of Supercheap Auto TCR Australia at AWC Race Tasmania, the schedule has been released for the next stop on the calendar at Phillip Island on March 18-20.
The Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series headlines a bumper seven category program for the first Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships round of the season at Phillip Island, where the category makes its third appearance.
SWEENY HOME IN 4th AS MONSOONAL RAIN SLAMS SYDNEY
All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has come home in a strong 4th place - from the 34 car field - during the final race of the opening round of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship, at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Conditions throughout the whole weekend can only be described as soaking wet.
So much rain fell during the course of the weekend that Race 2 was set to be cancelled, with both the circuit and the pit area completely under water in parts, however after a delayed start it was run.
Sweeney showed true courage to bring the car home in 4th after battling with Bathurst 1000 podium legend Warren Luff.
SWEET SUCCESS - SWEENY SECURES PODIUM + SILVERWARE IN TCR
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has stunned the field to grab a second place podium finish in Race 2 on Sunday, during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
On debut - at a track he has never competed on - in a new team - in a new car - and competing against some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport - 19 year old Sweeny came home just behind winner Jordan Cox.
THIRD ROW START FOR SWEENY ON SUNDAY AFTER SUCCESSFUL TCR DEBUT RACE 1
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny will start Race 2 on Sunday from the third row after a solid opening Race 1 saw him finish 15th overall, during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
On debut - at a track he has never competed on - in a new team - in a new car - and competing against some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport - 19 year old Sweeny stunned the vastly more experienced field in qualifying - at one stage leading the pack and on pole position with only 2 minutes to go.
SWEENY STARS IN TASMANIA - QUALIFYING - WILL START RACE 1 FROM 4TH ROW
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has stunned the field in qualifying - at one stage leading the pack and on pole position with only 2 minutes to go - during Round 1 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
In what was the closest and most ferociously contested qualifying sessions ever in Supercheap Auto TCR Australia, it was Sweeny’s team mate, the Hyundai i30N TCR driven by Nathan Morcom who scored pole position for this afternoon’s season opener.
Eventualy, Sweeny would be relegated to the 4th row - by a mere 0.3 of a second - but the run was a stunning performance - on debut - at the track, in a new car and in a new team.
DAY 1 WRAP - 'LESS THAN A SECOND' COVERS TOP 17 RUNNERS - SWEENY TOP 10 - TCR TASMANIA
HMO Customer Racing TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has finished 10th fastest overall in the 20 car field, during the second practice session, on Day 1, of Round 1, of the Supercheap Auto TCR series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania. Earlier Sweeny went 8th fastest.
In perspective - in his first ever race event in the category - in a brand new car - in a new team - at a track he has never competed at before - it is a remarkable result.
The top 17 (of 19) cars finished the day with less than a second covering the entire 17 runners.
Sweeny finished less than half a second off the top spot - with just 0:00.4078 being the difference.
SWEENY FAST OUT OF THE BLOCKS - GOES 8TH QUICKEST - PRACTICE 1
HMO Customer Racing TCR driver Bailey Sweeny has gone 8th fastest overall in the 20 car field, during the opening practice session, on Day 1, of Round 1, of the Supercheap Auto TCR series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
Sweeny clocked the circuit in a time of 56.3029 to sit half a second off fastest overall.
The session was red flagged at one point due to the heavy crash by newcomer Cody Garland who escaped uninjured but who sustained severe car damage.
STRONGEST SUPERCHEAP AUTO TCR AUSTRALIA FIELD EVER ASSEMBLED TO CONTEST AWC RACE TASMANIA
The opening round of this year’s Supercheap Auto TCR Australia at Symmons Plains is guaranteed to be a hotly contested affair.
A field of 20 drivers representing seven different marques will open the season at AWC Race Tasmania.
Bailey Sweeny will race for HMO Customer Racing this season driving one of the team’s three Hyundai i30 N TCRs featuring expanded support from the Korean marque’s performance brand N Performance.
ANNOUNCEMENT - SWEENY JOINS TCR IN 2022 - CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM
Bailey Sweeny Racing is proud to announce that he will be racing for championship winning team HMO Customer Racing, in the brand new Hyundai I30 N, in the 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series.
The Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series is a domestic variant of the hugely successful Touring Car Racing formula adopted in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide, including the FIA WTCR World Touring Car Cup.
EPIC MOUNTAIN CLIMB CONCLUDES - BATHURST WRAP
Maybe not quite the ultimate finish we wanted but it was certainly cool racing around the mountain to finish off the year.
In the end, after a week of hard racing, we were just lacking a bit of engine power which hurt our result in the final race but overall we can be very proud of efforts and we will be back stronger next year.
MOUNTAINEERING MAYHEM - BAILEY AVOIDS CARNAGE AND SHINES IN 5TH - RACE 1
All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has grabbed spots, avoided a mid pack crash and come home in a strong 5th place - from the 30 car field - during Race 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Yesterday, in Qualifying, Sweeny set a time of 2.40.5 to start the race from 7th on the grid.
Race 2 will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 13.30 AEST - and Race 3 on Sunday at 08.35 - as part of the Repco Supercars Bathurst 1000 event.
BAILEY'S BATHURST - SWEENY QUALIFIES 7th - THOUSANTHS OF A SECOND SPLIT PACK
All 4 Mechanical Erebus Academy driver Bailey Sweeny has QUALIFIED 7th fastest from 30 cars, for Race 1, on Day 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 championship round at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Sweeny clocked the 6km circuit in a best time of 2.40.5 which put him 7th fastest and literally just a second off pole, meaning he will start Race 1 from the top of row 4.
Places 5 to 7 were split by thousands of a second.
And only 8 drivers managed to get into the 2.40 times.
Yesterday, in practice, Sweeny set a time of 2.40.4 - one ‘tenth of a second’ different from today - which shows just how consistent he is and how much he is pushing the limits.
Race 1 will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday and is set as a stand alone event for the day, with 2 races then to come - Race 2 on Saturday at 13.30 - and Race 3 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.