Super Black Racing has enjoyed a number of small victories in their Prodrive Racing prepared Ford Falcon FG driven by young rookie Andre Heimgartner at the official V8 Supercar (V8SC) test held in Sydney over the weekend.
The new team, who debuted as full V8SC championship contenders at the event,made huge progress with the car dubbed "The Dark Horse" and are confident in making gains at the opening round in Adelaide in two weeks time.
Heimgartner said: "We made some great progress with the car today and it was really good to get a few laps in as it has been a while since I last drove this car."
The youngster was also guided throughout the weekend by his engineer Dilan Talibani and racing legend Paul Radisich, who he said provided him with valuable insight and guidance.
"Dilan [Talibani] and I are working really well together and I feel like we're able to build on a whole range of things during the season. I'm also very lucky to have Paul [Radisich] here for advice, especially around the driving side of things," explained Heimgartner.
Radisich is also optimistic about the team's future and said the foundations for a strong team are already there.
"After seeing how well the team worked together this weekend I'm happy that things are on the right track. We have faith in Andre and his abilities, along with the rest of the crew like Dilan [Talibani] and Kyle [Gregurke, head mechanic]," said Radisich.
The hot conditions at Sydney Motorsport Park also had an effect on times over the weekend but Heimgartner eventually finished the shootout this afternoon in 20th position with a time of one minute and 32 seconds.
Super Black Racing now turns their attention to the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on 26 February, in just over two weeks time where the 2015 V8SC Championship officially begins.
