We look at the Porsche Carrera Cup from Bathurst

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We’re back after a bout of illness and we have a great gallery of the Carrera Cup from Bathurst.  With the Australian version of the Carrera Cup set to crown their Champion this weekend at the Gold Coast, it makes for an ideal time to look back at the last round.

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Craig Baird stole the show on Sunday morning, however, when the New Zealander took the lead of the final race from the start. Baird held his position at the front and maintained a gap to Luff throughout the race to take Race 3 victory, finishing ahead of Race 2 victor Luff. For Luff, second place was enough to secure the Professional Class round victory – his first round win of his Carrera Cup career.

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“It’s been a fantastic weekend. It would have been nice to tick off some of these boxes earlier in the season but to do it at Bathurst is obviously very special for me and the team. Hopefully we can carry this momentum into the Gold Coast in two weeks,” said Luff, who now sits 16 points ahead of Nick Percat in the standings in second place.

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Baird is now a firm favourite to take the 2013 Carrera Cup Australia title with a 104-point lead over Luff with one round remaining and 180 points on offer. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia will now visit the streets of Surfers Paradise for the final round of the 2013 championship, to be held at the Armor All Gold Coast 600.

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Percat then started Race 2 on pole position, however Luff managed to gain the lead at the opening corner. From there Luff pulled away from Percat, who was later passed by Baird after running wide at the exit of The Chase.

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Steven Richards finished a weekend-high result of third from Michael Patrizi and Elite Class race winner Gowans, who finished an impressive fifth in Race 3.

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“It’s great to get a good haul of points on Nick in that last race, but there’s still a lot of racing to be done at the Gold Coast. I knew that we were going to be competitive and have a great car this weekend. The team has done a fantastic job in preparing the car all year and we’ve been very unlucky on several occasions. To be able to get our maiden round win for the season is very special for me and the team.” Warren Luff

Photos by Brian Alder, October 2013, words – Carrera Cup PR

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“It’s great to get a good haul of points on Nick in that last race, but there’s still a lot of racing to be done at the Gold Coast. I knew that we were going to be competitive and have a great car this weekend. The team has done a fantastic job in preparing the car all year and we’ve been very unlucky on several occasions. To be able to get our maiden round win for the season is very special for me and the team.” Warren Luff