"BRING on the last round, we are going to give it everything."
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That is the message from the Bathurst based Anderson Motorsport team following a disappointing conclusion to the penultimate round of the Super 3 Series at The Bend Motorsport Park last Sunday.
Michael Anderson, who stepped out from behind the wheel to manage the team this season, had watched on as driver Jayden Ojeda took the series lead on Saturday with back-to-back wins.
In race one Ojeda charged from the second row in the Falcon to take the spoils, then he backed that up with a lights-to-flag effort to hold out fellow title contender Broc Feeney by 0.1 seconds.
On Sunday a clean sweep looked possible when Ojeda grabbed the lead through the first three corners. But on turn 17 the fortunes of the Bathurst team took a blow.
Feeney forced the Anderson Motorsport Falcon wide and off the track while attempting a passing move. It dropped Ojeda to sixth.
"Like it shows on the TV right now, Jayden gave him room to go up the inside, Broc out-broke himself, hit the kerb and then pushed Jayden straight off the track," a frustrated Anderson said after watching a reply of the incident from the team garage.
"Literally Broc only just made the corner, running near off the road himself."
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However, Ojeda managed to work his way back up into fourth by the end of the 10-lap race, which handed him his third consecutive round win.
It also means he trails series leader Feeney by 11 points heading into the final round at Sandown in September.
"If you told me I'd win two out of three races coming into the weekend I'd have taken it in a heartbeat," Ojeda said.
"Two race wins is a really sold result, it closes the championship fight and puts us right in the fight for Sandown."
