SpeedSeries racer Ben Grice has made the most of his chance to roast his rivals, opening old wounds a year on from a questionable move.
In 2022, controversy erupted when allegations of cheating broke out in the National Trans Am Series.
Some teams were found to be loosening parts of the roof structure – a move which was subsequently banned – allowing it to cave and thus reduce aerodynamic drag.
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The discovery was made at the season-opener at Symmons Plains but didn't come to a head until midway through the year at Queensland Raceway.
In the wake of that controversy, Grice offered fans three percent off merchandise when using the code "ROOFDEFLECTION" on his website.
Grice doubled down on the cheeky remark, taking his chance to take a shot at his rivals following qualifying at the first SpeedSeries round of the year at Symmons Plains.
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"Yeah, whack! What a pisser. I fairly sent her in there," said Grice, who took pole position for the first race of the year.
"A big thank (to the team), I'm really proud. Look, it's just nice to be on pole without a floppy roof.
"So cop that."
It was a case of winding back the clock in Tasmania as Grice led James Moffat in qualifying.
Their fathers, Allan Grice and Allan Moffat, were stalwarts of the Australian Touring Car Championship in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.
Grice twice won the Bathurst 1000 in 1985 and 1990 while Moffat won it outright four times in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977.
"It is pretty cool," Grice Jr said of their family legacy continuing.
"I guess the story's not over hey."
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Grice ultimately couldn't keep his pole position, losing the lead to Moffat off the start of the race. Tim Slade was the big mover, climbing from seventh to third.
The opening SpeedSeries round of place on February 24-26 at Symmons Plains.
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