The TekworkX Motorsport team are headed to Shell V-Power Motorsport Park this weekend for the second round of the season in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge and Monochrome GT4 Australia.

In Sprint Challenge, Hamish Fitzsimmons enters the weekend fourth in the outright points after a breakout weekend at Phillip Island. The 18-year-old claimed a front row start for Race 1, going on to finish the opening race in second place. An extremely tightly contested Race 2 was the scene for Fitzsimmons’ maiden race victory in the category.

“It’s important to just do what I normally do and build into the weekend. I haven’t been in the car since round one, but we’ve got the experience at the track under our belt,” said Fitzsimmons.

“After the first round It’s good to know we have that speed in our hands, but it hasn’t come at the click of a finger. We’ve been working on it for a year now, and the team rolled out a really strong car which was always in the right window during the weekend.

“The new layout will introduce a bit more passing, the longer layout we used last year doesn’t really add any overtaking zones, so it just reduced the amount of opportunities you have.

“We’re just looking to have a consistent weekend, keep the nose clean and come away with some good points for the round,” concluded Fitzsimmons.

In the Pro-Am class, Danny Stutterd will also be picking up from some great form at the season opening event. The 2018 Champion marking his full-time return to the category with a race win and two runner-up results to take a 17-point lead in to the second round.

Team Owner Rob Woods bolsters the team’s line-up in the one-make category in his first event for 2024. The experienced Porsche racer most recently contested two rounds in 2022, which included a podium result at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Joining the Sprint Challenge trio at the track is Zoe Woods in her Porsche 718 GT4, competing in the Silver Class of GT4 Australia as a solo driver. Woods transitioned to GT4 racing strongly at Phillip Island with results of seventh and ninth in the weekend’s two races.

“The opening round really exceeded my expectations, it was my first round in the GT4, and I think overall I did well and I was really happy with my qualifying positions,” said Woods.

“Definitely learnt when to hold my ground within the category and racing, this is something I’ve had to learn and coach myself through and I felt like I really got involved in the second race at Phillip Island.

“I’m taking all the positives from that weekend into The Bend. It’s a shorter layout than usual, but I really love the track. Not many people would’ve done the West Circuit so we’ll all be in the same boat. It’ll make for some great racing and the extra practice on Thursday will be really helpful,” concluded Woods.

Round two for both Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge and Monochrome GT4 Australia takes place from May 31-June 2 at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries. Coverage is via 7plus from 10:00am to 4:30pm local time on Saturday and Sunday.