A second placing outright at the Bathurst 6 Hour may appear like a good result, but given the potential the Sherrin brothers had in their BMW, it was more a case of hard luck for the 2018 champions.
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Iaian and Grant Sherrin started the weekend solidly recording the fastest times across two of the three practice sessions and then set the third fastest time in qualifying, before a technical infringement saw them forced to start from the rear.
After starting 44th, the #1 BMW proved its pace once again as it charged to the front and was placed in second by lap 20.
A dogfight between the pole-sitting Leahey/Lynton BMW looked likely, however a badly timed safety car, pit stop errors and tyre degradation ended their likely charge to the front.
Their race looked promising for the first hour, charging through the field and setting fastest laps, but was hurt badly in the first safety car period of the day.
That saw them drop from second to fourth, putting them back almost a lap behind, and was compounded with a drive through penalty due to a pit stop infringement served under the safety car.
The Sherrins eventually losing a lap to the Leahey/Lynton entry, which never relinquished the lead, and the #23 BMW M3 was always too far up the road.
The Sherrin entry made seven trips down pit lane, with the race ending in a very lonely second position in what was a weekend to forget for the Queenslanders.
"The weekend was tough from practice two onwards. We were behind the eight-ball especially on understanding the tyres," Grant Sherrin said.
Whilst second is not what they were looking for, Grant Sherrin said that it is a good result for them to add to their strong history at the Bathurst 6 Hour.
"I always want P1, but it is a good result getting three podiums in the four years of this event, including our old car, which finished just off the podium in fourth," Sherrin said.
"[Starting from the back] was a bit of fun, but also a bit nerve-wracking coming up upon slower cars. It was also good listening to my radio with the team telling me how far I was going up the field."