After a Friday to forget, Supercars star Chaz Mostert says he's heading into this weekend's Townsville 400 behind his rivals.
The Tickford Racing driver only ran five laps in a wet morning practice session before a mystery engine drama undermined his run in the day's second session.
It meant Mostert could only complete 10 laps in the half-hour session in the afternoon and finished 14th on the timesheets.
The Ford ace heads into the Townsville round 546 points off championship leader Scott McLaughlin and fourth on the standings.
He's also dealing with speculation over his future, with a deal beyond this year's championship at either Tickford or another team yet to be announced.