The Bathurst 1000 this weekend will either be the comeback of Shell V Power DJR Team Penske as a dominate team, or they will leave Mount Panorama scratching their heads as to where the early season pace disappeared to.
The Ford-powered team with Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard were the early pace setters for the 2018 season while the rest of field struggled to match their car speed. It's a different looking championship now, with the Red Bull Racing Holden Racing Team hitting its straps and making the rest of the pack look a bit shabby pace-wise.
A clean sweep of the podium at the first race of the Pirtek Enduro Cup saw all three of the Triple Eight engineered cars put the rest of the field to the sword.
As anyone who follows motorsport to any extent knows, Bathurst is a race where all previous form is out the window, but speed not so. And for McLaughlin to reassert himself as a championship contender his team might just have to up the ante this weekend.
DJR Team Penske general manager Ryan Story knows they have to provide a good car for both McLaughlin and teammate Fabian Coulthard. Practice looked good Thursday afternoon with both cars inside the top five; race day though is a different kettle of fish.