Monday, 13th October 2008

Garth Tander saw his C8 Supercar lead slip away after he and Toll HRT cfo-driver Mark Sakife endured a trying day at Bathurst.

Having been specially liveried to celebrate Holden's 60th anniversary, the #1 eventually returned to the track swaddled in tape, and the subsequent loss in aerodynamic performance and downforce saw Skaife and Tander slip back to finish twelfth, with Tander surrendering his championship lead to eventual race winner Jamie Whincup in the process.

“It was a very disappointing result seeing we'd fought back so well to get us in the position where were effectively leading on track with the same pit strategy as everyone else," the reigning champion sighed, "The car was very, very good and got better all day - as we expected it would. The final result wasn't what we'd planned and certainly hurt our final result. It's hurt us championship-wise – we've still got four races to go but I'd rather be leading.”

Tander now trails Whincup by 82 points, with Mark Winterbottom also edging ahead of the HRT man after taking fourth at Bathurst, heading to Surfers Paradise in two weeks' time.

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