Slade replaces Coulthard in TCR Australia at Bathurst

Tim Slade will make his TCR Australia debut at Bathurst this weekend as a last-minute replacement for Fabian Coulthard in the Stan Sport Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R.

Following his success at Phillip Island where he scored two race wins, Coulthard has been forced to stand down and will not compete at Mount Panorama after testing positive to COVID-19.

Slade has prior experience in one of the TCR cars having tested an Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce in 2020 at Winton.

“I cut a few laps on Ash Seward’s Alfa at Winton in 2020, and I was looking at the potential of doing some races, but COVID put paid to that,” said Slade. “Now I’ve got the opportunity and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m a fan of the TCR category, and like any top tier category, I’ve kept an eye on it. TCR has only got stronger and it’s good to see a few different people up the front winning races.

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