{"id":1418,"date":"2023-10-26T18:12:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dylanokeeffe.com\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:12:44","slug":"okeeffe-focused-on-endurance-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dylanokeeffe.com\/okeeffe-focused-on-endurance-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Keeffe Focused on Endurance Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Endurance Cup has emerged as a prize within Dylan O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s grasp, when the championship resumes at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 for the penultimate round this weekend.<\/p>\n

While he endured a difficult first half of the season, the Dexion Victoria Porsche driver was able to keep his points tally ticking over in the longer-distance races that featured at the Townsville, Tailem Bend, Sandown and Bathurst rounds, and now finds himself just 11 points behind Endurance Cup leader, Callum Hedge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first half of the season may not have gone according to plan in many ways, but I was at least able to score decent points in the endurance races, so I\u2019m in with a chance of taking out the Endurance Cup \u2013 it\u2019s definitely something I\u2019ll be thinking about this weekend,\u201d O\u2019Keeffe said.<\/p>\n

In terms of the overall championship, O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s upswing in form at the Sandown and Bathurst rounds has also moved him within striking distance of the top three, a result that barely seemed possible a few rounds ago when he was languishing outside the top 10 on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you had told me when I was parked on the side of the road with a smashed-up car at Tailem Bend, that I would be fighting for a top three championship position a couple of rounds later, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it,\u201d O\u2019Keeffe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s an absolute credit to the GWR\/RAM Motorsport team for turning our fortunes around \u2013 the work they did after Tailem Bend to not only fix my car, but come up with a package that allowed me to dominate the Sandown round was incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the Gold Coast is a street circuit, it has many similarities with Sandown including 90-degree corners and sections where you have to fire the car across kerbs, so our setup philosophy from Sandown should work well for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cQualifying is always a key part of the weekend, but it will be especially important this round because the concrete-lined Gold Coast track is very hard for overtaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can repeat the sort of raw car speed we had at Sandown, we\u2019ll be in good shape,\u201d O\u2019Keeffe concluded.<\/p>\n

On-track action starts on Friday with practice, ahead of qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday and Races 2 (the Endurance Cup race) and 3 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Event Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, 27 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:50am \u2013 Practice 1 (25 min)<\/p>\n

3:15pm \u2013 Practice 2 (25 min)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 28 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

10:45am \u2013 Qualifying 1 (12 min)<\/p>\n

11:03am \u2013 Qualifying 2 (12 min)<\/p>\n

3:25pm \u2013 Race 1 (16 laps)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, 29 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:30am \u2013 Race 2 (28 laps)<\/p>\n

1:55pm \u2013 Race 3 (16 laps)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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