Supercheap Auto driver Chaz Mostert will once again be fighting for the top step of the podium this coming weekend as the Supercar Championship makes its return to the Hidden Valley Racetrack in Darwin.
Chaz may have enjoyed a break from the world of Supercars, but the likeable young Aussie competed in and won a production car race last weekend and as such he is confident that he is well prepared ahead of the challenging conditions he will face in the country's top end.
"It'll be good to get back into it. I had a good weekend at Winton in the Focus RS production car, taking the overall win so I'm keen to get back into the Supercar now. The test day was really good for us as well,” he said. “I think we've found a few little things so I'm really just keen to get up north.”
“It's an awesome event. It's hot, the people are awesome, the crowds are always great and the atmosphere is even better. The track itself is really fun to race on but it's tough for us out there with temperatures in the car getting up to 55 degrees or hotter. We got a podium there last year and I think if we can line everything up again we'll have a good shot at standing up there again this year.”
Surface-wise Winton and Darwin are quite similar but temperature-wise they're polar opposites. As such they believe they have made improvements but they also have to keep in mind that the two main teams, Red Bull Holden and DJR Team Penske, also had their test days over the break so there are no guarantees, just pure grit and determination, things Chaz has an abundance of.
