The return of racing following the forced lay-off could not have been more exciting, playing support category to the big boys in the Supercar Championship.

After a long lockdown RAM Motorsport is gearing up for a super-sized return to racing, set to appear in support categories for the Repco Supercars Championship across consecutive weekends.

Michael Sheargold and Garth Walden have shaken down the GWR Australia-prepared RAM Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 at Sydney Motorsport Park yesterday, both drivers expressing their satisfaction with the car’s performance.

Whilst the racing this year has been a lot quieter than expected RAM Motorsport have put the extra time to good use. Preparations have ramped up for a massive year in 2022 where the team plans to make the big step up from state to national level competition in not one but three categories.

Saturday morning qualifying was delayed as thick fog hung over the track at Wakefield Park. When action commenced it was still very cold and slippery, especially on slicks. It took 8 laps to get the tyres up to temp but grip was still very limited however Ryan set a qualifying time that was good enough for 2nd in class.

After a somewhat last minute decision to run in the Sydney 300 enduro we were keen to get out for practice to get a feel for the new Yokohama tyres we planned to run, which we had never run on the car before. Right from the start the car felt good and we were P12 and P11 in 1st and 2nd practice respectively.

In Q1 Mike started off strong getting within a few tenths of a PB on his best flyer to come in P4. A short turnaround and a fresh set of tyres for Q2 helped set up a solid run and shave 8 tenths of his PB but still came in P4 as most of the competition also found some more time.