Habul Blitzes Field in Final Friday Practice

Photo: Gruppe C Photography/SRO

Kenny Habul was quickest in the fourth and final practice session of the day for the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, in the second dedicated session for FIA Bronze-rated drivers or Silvers new to Mount Panorama.

The 75 Express team owner/driver stormed to a chart-topping 2:04.906 in his Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, outpacing the No. 55 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II of Brad Schumacher by more than six-tenths.

Habul’s time, his personal best around Mount Panorama, was just one second slower than Friday’s outright fastest lap produced by 2024 Repco Supercars champion Will Brown.

The No. 45 RAM Motorsport/GWR Australia Mercedes-AMG of Garth Walden was third quickest, while the No. 89 Team KRC BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Cunfan Ruan and the Johannes Zelger-driven No. 79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 GT3 R.

The 40-minute session ended with six minutes to go after Graeme Dowsett spun and slammed his No. 7 Team NZ Aston Martin Vantage GT4 into the wall at Reid Park after slight contact with the No. 21 Herberth Motorsport Porsche of Alfred Renauer.

Two one-hour all-skate practice sessions are on tap for Saturday prior to qualifying, with Practice 5 first up at 8:05 a.m. local time (Fri., 4:05 p.m. ET).

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