GT Evolution

We close out the 2025 NSW Supersprint Championship with a clean sweep — RR Class, P1 in every round.

For the return to daily duties, all it took was a swap back to Dixcel M Type low-dust brake pads, Icon Forged street spec wheels, the RS3 factory seat refitted and a wheel alignment.

A special thank you to our partners and supporters for helping us demonstrate that an overweight Golf is capable of outrunning the M cars 😅.

Bilstein B16 coilovers / Heasmans chassis setup
Icon Forged custom monobloc wheels
Dixcel Specom-B brake pads / Girodisc brake discs
Wagner Tuning Competition Evo X intercooler
Akrapovic OPF back exhaust

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World Time Attack Challenge 2025 | Open Class
Darren Bishop — P1 in Class | P8 Outright

There’s a complicated history behind this car and how it came to run under the GTE banner. We won’t go into specifics but here’s what matters:

- Two years ago, three separate Pro Class veteran drivers couldn’t go faster than a 1:32.

- In 2023, the car landed with us less than a month before WTAC. With limited time and budget, Darren still pulled off a 1:30 on a brand-new setup — no testing, no practice.

- In 2024, we skipped WTAC to focus on Aus Time Attack, double-entering with Brad Sheils. A gearbox failure cost us the win, leaving us P2.

For 2025, the Evo came back stronger with a fresh engine, gearbox, and aero. Darren’s stressed that he didn’t want a “time attack car” — but a track car capable of winning WTAC.

This year, that’s exactly what we delivered. The Evo ran flawlessly across all three days, thanks to the best team and partners we could ask for:

Trent Murphy — the backbone of our motorsport program. None of this happens without you.

Benchmark Solutions — crucial expertise under high circuit loads, especially with no spare engine or gearbox.

Voltex Racing — proof that efficiency beats size; the aero kept us competitive with a small turbo package.

Royal Purple Australia — protecting the powertrain year after year.

Congratulations, Darren — officially the fastest Open Class owner/driver in WTAC history!

WTAC 25 - Practice Day

A drama free day finished with Darren completing the run-in of his new engine & gearbox package. His pace gradually increased throughout the day and has put us in a comfortable window for Day 1.

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WTAC 25 - Day 0

This has got to be the closest we’ve ever been to NOT making it! Still a little rough around the edges, but we’re here once again ready to go!

Darren managed to put down a few sighting laps before the day’s end. Nothing fell off, nothing caught fire, nothing exited the engine that wasn’t supposed to - great success!

Thank you to all who helped get us here. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!
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Successful shakedown for Damo’s Supra leading up to WTAC

The EEP sauce did not disappoint!

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