Rhys Lagos Motorsport

Solid hit-out from Rhys at the Winton test day Saturday. Completed 42 laps, felt more comfortable in the car, and improved his times consistently throughout the day. He learnt heaps about the track, thanks Akurra Motorsport, and now feels more prepared and excited for Round 5 at Winton, Oct 2 - 4. www.unitedcarriers.com Chris Lebon Team 639 Vinage Customs www.tonyfarrugia.com.au

Winton Test Day underway ..

We had a mix of conditions over the weekend for Round 4 at Sandown, and overall it was a very successful mission.
Rhys had 3 practise sessions, then qualified 16/22 at his first-ever event and first time on the track.
Had a few issues getting off the start in the races, had a couple of spins, but still ended up posting some good times.
He got a good amount of time behind the wheel, made some classic overtakes in Race 3, and most importantly had a ball. He is itching to get back in the seat.
Next, August 22 Test Day at Winton before Round 5, October 2 - 4 again at Winton

Starting in reverse didnt help 🙃

QUALIFYING WRAP

With a Victorian state title on the line this weekend, Andre Curin has given himself a boost towards retaining the title with pole this morning - with a healthy four tenths margin to title leader Ash Quiddington. Blake Purvis carried over his recent good form in South Australia with a solid 3rd place.

Nathan Jones posted his best qualifying result of the season with 4th, ahead of Mallacai and Ash Clifford. Brock Hamilton might be second in the state standings behind Quidda, but will have some work to do starting from 7th this afternoon.

Grant, Mitch Quiddington and Cameron Bell round out the top 10 qualifiers ahead of a gaggle of cars from Akurra Motorsport, including newcomer Rhys Lagos for his first event of the season. Declan Collison spent several minutes in the pits during qualifying and didn't set a properly representative lap, so expect him to move forward from 19th.

A healthy field of 22 vees are set for race 1 at 1:17pm this afternoon.

Akurra Motorsport is racing this weekend! The team has an ambitious 6 cars entered at Sandown International Motor Raceway for this round of the 2026 Trophy Tour. Come visit us over the weekend at pit garages 28-30! 👋😁 Rhys Lagos returns and our newest driver Matt Gangi will be racing at his first race weekend with Akurra Motorsport. Drivers: 88 Mallacai Windsor @mallacai88 44 Darren Power 81 Jason Kay @racingjason81 75 David Temme @dee_tee_75 22 Matt Gangi @gangi.matt 23 Rhys Lagos Rhys Lagos Motorsport Akurra Motorsport offers: ✅Arrive & Drive packages ✅Owner-Driver support 🔧Find out more about our services at: akurramotorsport.com.au 🔔Subscribe to AKURRA Motorsport on YouTube #formula #formulavee #formulaveevictoria #motorsport #racing #racecar #openwheeler The Akurra Motorsport team thanks our sponsors for their support and sponsorship: - Pitman Truck Sales - Euro Truck Spares - Tuned Exhausts - Eurojap Autowerks - Torin Big Red - Showman Auto Styling

Big SHOUT OUT and thanks to Adrian and team at Vinage Customs who have come onboard as a major sponsor to support Rhys's Motorsport journey.
Vinage do distinctive design, print and signage solutions from their Tullamarine HQ.
They have done an awesome job on a custom wrap for the Vee (pics to come) and do some amazing work, check out their social pages.
Rhys has gone next level with Team 639 on his strength and conditioning training.
Recent testing showed Rhys to be in top 15 % of kids his age for force production statically on a mid-thigh pull.

3 weeks to go ...