A well-timed lap helped Thomas Randle to top spot in opening practice for the Adelaide 500. RepcoSC
driver timed his run to perfection in the happy hour at the end of the half-hour session, as everyone came to grips with the new track surface.clattered into the wall at Turn 8 and rolled to a stop at Turn 9.
That brought out the red flag with a minute left to run, race control opting to not restart the session."The red flag definitely came out at a good time, straight after I did my lap," said Randle."I don't know how many people did a lap."A lot has changed. The layout hasn't changed, but the grip levels [have], and we started with a bit of oil on the track.
"The hardest thing for me was braking for the hairpin. You start braking on the old surface and half way through it changes to the new surface. That's somewhere I need to step up the marker.ended up fourth having spent two stints on top earlier in the session. He was among the drivers who didn't get a chance to improve due to the red flag.
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