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He's consistently been the fastest New Zealand driver in the Supercars series and now he's cracked the Top Ten Shootout at Bathurst

He's consistently been the fastest New Zealand driver in the Supercars series and now he's cracked the Top Ten Shootout at Bathurst

11 October 2025

But the Aussie media only rate Ryan Wood as a dark horse to win the Great Race tomorrrow at Mount Panorama, with local co-driver Jayden Ojeda.

However, Wood says he's all about horsepower, not horsing around.

The Top Ten Shootout starts at 5 past 7 tonight ... defending Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki has provisional pole.

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11 Oct: Brodie Kostecki will start last in today's top 10 shootout for the Bathurst 1000 after setting a lap record in a razor tight qualifying session

10 Oct: The first practice for Sunday's Bathurst 1000 has seen New Zealanders Ryan Wood, Matt Payne and Andre Heimgartner sit first, fourth and eighth respectively

09 Oct: Jaxon Evans has reflected on the lure of racing at Panorama ahead of his fourth Bathurst 1000 on Sunday

08 Oct: Supercars driver Ryan Wood is taking in the lessons from his first Bathurst 1000 ahead of his return to Mount Panorama this afternoon

07 Oct: A Nascar champion with a rich heritage in the sport reckons Shane van Gisbergen is revolutionising the series

06 Oct: Kiwi motor racing driver Shane van Gisbergen is stoked he made the difficult decision to leave Supercars Down Under to chase glory in America

05 Oct: Surprise pole-sitter George Russell has had a sneaky dig at McLaren for underperforming in qualifying for Formula One's Singapore Grand Prix

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