Brad Jones Racing V8 Supercar driver Tim Slade topped the pre-season V8 test on Winton’s new surface, which was attended by most Victorian main-game teams along with a number of Dunlop Series teams.
Slade’s best time was a 1:21.2608, set on the Dunlop soft compound tyres.
“It’s the perfect way to start the year and I’m really enjoying working with this team,” Slade said.
“We surprised ourselves with the time we did with those softs at the start because they were about a year old.
“The car felt really good later in the day, even though the times were a bit slower because of the track temperatures.”
