Just when it looked like Shane van Gisbergen would depart Supercars without a parting shot, he landed the ultimate blow by winning the Bathurst 1000. The reigning Mount Panorama winner came into the ‘Great Race’ as a genuine unknown. Twelve months ago he was the overwhelming favourite. But this time, between his dislike of the Gen3 platform, the distraction of his impending NASCAR move and the rise of Erebus Motorsport, he was merely among the favourites. And probably not at the top of the list.
The first three days of the race meeting supported that theory perfectly. The Triple Eight Chevrolet was never far from the top, but it was far from a force to be reckoned with. That was in contrast to the Erebus Camaro piloted by series leader Brodie Kostecki and David Russell. As has been the case more times than not this season, Erebus rolled its cars out of the truck and right into the set-up window. On Thursday, the team’s Will Brown led
