Soutar suffered his issue in the first leg of qualifying while Brown befell the same fate late in the second portion.<\/p>\n
Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2023 SpeedSeries.<\/strong><\/em> All the action streaming ad-free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Moments earlier Brown had put his car on pole position for the season-opener.<\/p>\n Although not ruling themselves out of the weekend entirely, neither driver will contest the first race.<\/p>\n It's understood there are no spares of that specific part in the country.<\/p>\n "It's pretty disappointing," said Brown.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Young superstar' turns heads in Super Rugby opener<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Joey's ominous warning to struggling star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: \ufeff<\/strong>Cummins out of third Test to be with mum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n ULTIMATE GUIDE:<\/strong> Spirit of Dick Johnson's 'Tru-Blu' racer revived<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "We're not smiling down there. The input shaft has broken off and we just don't have any parts.<\/p>\n "They've been on order for six months trying to get the new parts for the car.<\/p>\n "It's probably, at this stage, going to put us out for the weekend and probably won't be able to compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n "We're trying to see if we can weld some stuff up, and do all that, dodgy it up a bit. If not I'll probably be having a beer up on the hill with everyone."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1629336272996290561<\/a><\/p>\n Nevertheless, Brown was upbeat, despite looking like he'll miss the first three races of the season.<\/p>\n "I won it (the title) by a round in 2019, so anything's possible really," said Brown.<\/p>\n "I'll be going back out there and trying everything I can for the rest of the season."<\/p>\n With Brown out, Josh Buchan was to have inherited pole position. However, he was relegated to the rear of the grid after receiving a penalty for excessive turbo boost.<\/p>\n Bailey Sweeny moved into pole position and streaked away with the win. <\/p>\n Last year's champion Tony D'Alberto started second and finished second while Kody Garland snagged his first TCR Australia Series podium finish.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedSeriesAU\/status\/1629358213178200064<\/a><\/p>\n Stan Sport will carry live, ad-free, and uninterrupted coverage on Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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