Race Tasmania: Aaron Seton following in his famous dad Glen’s tracks
A veteran of 209 supercars races, 54 podiums, 40 race wins and two championships will be supporting his son at Baskerville this weekend.
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SUPERCARS champion Glenn Seton raced in the last touring car event ever held at Baskerville Raceway, fittingly called The Last of the Big Bangers.
It was his debut in Frank Gardner’s Nissan team, and Seton claimed pole position only to be run off the road and hit a rock, which tore the fuel tank out of his Bluebird.
A veteran of 209 supercars races, 54 podiums, 40 race wins and two championships, Seton, 55, of Queensland, is back with more big bangers this weekend, supporting his son Aaron, 22, who will race a thundering Ford Mustang in the Trans Am Ten Thousand around the oldest continually-operated circuit racing track in Australia.
After an action-packed three days at Symmons Plains, Baskerville is hosting round two of Race Tasmania, which features 16 Trans Ams, S5000 V8-powered open wheelers, and the frenetic TCR two-litre turbo touring cars.
“It’s such a great venue with the natural amphitheatre viewing area and I remember the crowd was great and it was a good atmosphere — they love their motorsport here in Tasmania,” Glenn said.
“They will love the Trans Ams — they make lots of noise, they look ‘fat’, they are fast, it’s going to be super-exciting.
“Aaron adapts easily to any circuit and the one area that he might find tricky is the blind crest at the top of the hill, because you’ve got to turn before you see the apex of the corner.”
In a field that included Tasmanian Owen Kelly, Aaron won the opening race in his Ford Mustang at Symmons on Australia Day, and hopes to greet the chequered flag and collect the $10,000 winner’s purse at Baskerville.
“It was really close racing between the top five at Symmons so I’m looking forward to doing well at Baskerville.
“The Trans Ams are really fun to drive and it has been really good for my driving development.
“Dad has helped me a lot. It’s very special to work with dad.
“He’s got a lot of experience to draw from, and that’s very cool.”
The track action starts on Friday with practice, followed by non-stop racing action on Saturday and Sunday.
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