Bumper support card for NTI Townsville 500 Repco Supercars Championship Dunlop Super2 Series Support Categories
| By James Pavey
Next weekend s NTI Townsville will see a blockbuster line-up of support categories on the Repco Supercars Championship undercard.
With the Winton event being postponed, Townsville will host the second round of the 2021 Dunlop Series.
Super2 drivers will compete at the Reid Park venue for the first time since 2019, with Super3 runners again joining the grid.
Zak Best will enter the event as series leader, having assumed the points lead following the Race 2 disqualification of Jordan Boys.
The first series to hit the track on the Friday will be the Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia 86 Series.
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SVG does the double on the mountain Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
Shane van Gisbergen has completed a dominant sweep of the Repco Mt Panorama 500, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver cruising to victory in Race 2.
Van Gisbergen felt at home on the mountain when it mattered on the weekend, claiming two wins and a pole to assert himself as the 2021 championship favourite.
Waters out-dragged van Gisbergen off the line and edged into an early lead, but the #97 shadowed the #6 Monster Energy Mustang s every move.
Through lap 8, several midfield runners had made their first visits to BP Ultimate Pit Lane, including James Courtney.
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Who s who: Introducing the 2021 broadcast team Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey
The 2021 Repco Supercars Championship will feature some fresh faces and returning stars in TV land.
This year marks the return of Foxtel, with the Seven Network to cover the championship for the first time since 2014.
Jess Yates returning to skipper the coverage.
Yates has headlined the broadcast since 2015, with
Mark Skaife and Neil Crompton returning to call live coverage.
Skaife joined Crompton in the commentary box in 2009 following his full-time retirement, with the five-time series champion a regular feature since 2016.
Crompton, regarded as the voice of the sport, is part of the fabric of the sport, and was inducted into the Supercars Hall of Fame in 2017.