Scotty still too hot for rivals on the track
SCOTT McLaughlin continued his stellar Supercars run by claiming a practice win in Perth yesterday.
Following on from the Phillip Island clean sweep that handed him the championship lead, the DJR Team Penske star edged out fellow Ford flyer Cameron Waters to continue his charge towards the title.
McLaughlin topped the time sheet with his last-ditch lap at the death keeping Ford on top while his teammate Fabian Coulthard powered home to finish third and make it an all-Falcon three.
“I didn’t get much of a banker before that final lap so I was pretty nervous,’’ McLaughlin said.
“I only had one chance left at the end so I just tried to bring it home. I think there is a lot more in both myself and (teammate) Fabian (Coulthard). But it is great to see both of us up there and in the hunt tomorrow.’’
McLaughlin hit back last round to show the Falcon can beat the all-new Commodore ZB with the season’s most dominant display.
The young gun is out to continue his march this weekend when he resumes his war with reigning champion Jamie Whincup.
“It was a great job by everyone in the team,’’ McLaughlin said. “It was a big job today to go from a race run in practice to getting another three seconds in the end to post a time.
“It is quite hard to throw a set of greens at it but we managed to get through and we are on pole again.’’