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It's been a see-sawing race so far, with the #88 Triple Eight car, the #97 Triple Eight car and the #99 Erebus Motorsport Camaro.

Erebus have claimed the opening two practice sessions of the Bathurst 1000 after co-driver David Russell backed up Will Brown's early speed at Mount Panorama.

Van Gisbergen rocked the NASCAR world when he won on debut in the inaugural Cup race at the Chicago Street Course in July, driving the Project91 entry for Trackhouse Racing.

Kostecki was largely untroubled in the final 20-lapper of the weekend, a challenge from Cam Waters persistent, but at no point overly dangerous.

Kostecki had to out-last a race-long attack from Randle, the gap between the pair barely getting over a second.

Fresh off the back of a first solo Supercars podium yesterday, Randle continued his rich form with an impressive pole for race 2 in the first of two back-to-back sessions.

The half-hour session was a rare showing of strength from a range of Ford teams, with the Blue Oval locking out the top five spots.

The series will make the first of two trips to South Australia with what has become an annual trek to Tailem Bend.

Van Gisbergen’s exit from Supercars was all but a formality, with Triple Eight managing director Jamie Whincup stating in July that he won’t stand in the way of the Kiwi after he revealed his intention to make a full-time move to NASCAR in the wake of his Cup Series victory…