Internationally acclaimed freight and transport logistics specialists, Crisis Transport & Logistics, has signed on as the final sponsor for the 2024 Pitcher Partners#Sydney300.
Situated in Sydney’s famous Sutherland Shire, CTL Event Management- Transport Logistics joins the party as the backer of Division D, for the signature event of the Motor Racing Australia season.
Crisis Transport & Logistics not only specialises in freight and transport logistics for events, conferences, exhibitions, and trade shows right around the world, but also tours, films and productions.
CTL also has an automotive sector, with many years of expertise in car shows, trade shows, and (of course) competition Motorsport, along with the capacity to source car parts from near and far, in order to get your car back on the road.
Already supporting Matthew Birks and the IPRA NSW – Improved Production Racing Association NSW in 2024, we thank Rod Matthews and his team, for expanding their commercial footprint in state and grassroots motorsport, with their investment and involvement in the 5th running of the Pitcher Partners Sydney 300.
For more information about Crisis Transport & Logistics, visit their Facebook page, or their website: https://www.ctl.com.au/.
As for the division itself, cars representing nine different manufacturers have contested Division D in the previous four editions of the Sydney 300.
Statistically, it’s the middle-range division, the third biggest in terms of competitor participation, with fields ranging between eight and ten entries since the event debuted on the Motor Racing Australia calendar in 2019.
Like Divisions B, C, and E, Division D has produced four different winners in as many years at Sydney Motorsport Park (remembering the event wasn’t staged in 2020, due to the COVID pandemic).
Two winning Division D combinations, namely Charlie Viola and Ben Hanrahan (2019), and Michael Ricketts and Josh Haynes Motorsport (2022), have gone on to enjoy success in other divisions, after conquering Division D. For Viola and Hanrahan, it was victory in Division C in 2021, while Ricketts and Haynes were first past the post in Division E last year.
When it comes to manufacturer success, Nissan has had a great presence within this division, thanks to the trusty Pulsar, and it’s enjoyed the most success in Division D, with two wins (2021 and 2022), while Honda and Mazda have netted one each.
Last year, Matthew and Jaxon Fraser notched up their first division win in a Pitcher Partners Sydney 300, and Mazda’s sixth overall (its first in Division D). The Fraser duo recorded the biggest winning margin for Division D in the short history of the event (1 Lap), and equalled the highest overall finish for a Division D entry (11th), which was first achieved by the Viola/Hanrahan combination in 2019.
Parry Anastakis (Racing Peugeot Australia), a veteran of the concept, who’ll line up for his 26th ‘300’ start next weekend, scored his only Sydney 300 division podium finish in Division D, driving with Angus Lithgow, in the trusty Peugeot 206RC in 2021, placing second in class, and 17th outright.
Brianna Wilson – one of only a few women to have competed in a Sydney 300 – remains the only female driver to stand on the podium in the short history of this race, after she finished 14th outright, 3rd in Division D, here at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2019, driving alongside Nathan Stephens, in a Nissan Pulsar.
The prize pool for the 2024 Pitcher Partners Sydney 300 now stands at $11,250. Division D will be fighting for $2250 of that, starting with qualifying, where $500 will be up for grabs, thanks to LenDrive Lendrive Finance, for the best-placed Division D entry on this capacity grid. In the race itself, Crisis Transport and Logistics have put $1750 on the line – $1000 for first, $500 for second, and $250 for third – for the podium finishes in Division D.
EVENT INFO: https://motorrace.com.au/event/2024-round-2/
