HE may not have had the pace he wanted, but an impressive stint from Brad Shiels helped the AMAC Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan into seventh at the final round of the Australian GT Endurance Championship.
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Competing in the season-ending Highlands 501 – New Zealand’s longest endurance race - Bathurst racer Shiels and his fellow driver Andrew Macpherson found things tough in qualifying.
Not only were they competing against quicker McLarens, Audis and Mercedes’, the duo were driving in a field which included the likes of Shane van Gisbergen, Steve Richards, Tony D’Alberto and Dom Storey.
While Storey clocked a track record, Shiels and Macpherson were unable to force their way into the top 10 shootout.
“We just don't have the pace this weekend in the Lamborghini,” Shiels said.
The AMAC entry started Sunday’s 501 kilometre race from the rear of the grid with Macpherson behind the wheel.
He very nearly came to grief early on when rival Scott Hookey lost control of his Mercedes-AMG at Forest Hairpin, Macpherson narrowly avoiding contact.
He then handed over to Shiels, who drove his way into seventh.
The pair were three laps down on victors Max Twigg and D’Alberto, but it was still an impressive effort. Shiels’ best lap saw him average 157.634km/hr.
“Once again the AMAC crew shone by their consistent and professional efforts. Brad Shiels drove the wheels off our over restricted, under powered Huracan,” the team posted on Facebook.