CHE Racing’s Terga Australia BMW M2 Competition will start from the back row of the grid, taking away its hard earned pole position for the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.
Officials discovered a ride height technical rule breech after a brilliant qualifying session that saw Sargent stun the field with a blistering lap time that put the #147 BMW storm to the top spot.
At that point, it was the second quickest lap in Bathurst 6 Hour history.
However the post-qualifying checks found the car to be beneath the minimum mandated ride height, causing them to be excluded from the session.
The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour starts at 11:15am AEST and will be shown live, Ad-break free and and on demand on Stan Sport.
QUOTES
Cameron Hill
"They always say motorsport’s full of highs and lows, and we were definitely on the highest of highs with pole yesterday, then unfortunately we were disqualified when we failed ride height after the session.
"We were a little bit surprised. We’d passed [scrutineering] all weekend, but it was very cold and we think that caught us out. At the end of the day, the rules are the rules and it has all been fixed for today’s race.
"We know we’ve got an awesome car, Tom’s did a stellar lap and he’ll jump in for the first stint.
"We’ll take it as it comes and work our way forward.
Tom Sargent
"Unfortunately, we were disqualified due to an infringement in scrutineering, but today’s a new day and it’s a long race.
"We’ll be starting down the back, but the car’s really quick, the team’s got an awesome strategy.
"Between Cameron and I, we are really looking forward to a good race where we can move up positions to have a strong result at the end of the day.
