Runaway Supercars series leader Scott McLaughlin has sounded an ominous warning, setting a new lap record on an incident-packed opening day of practice for the Bathurst 1000.
Ford gun McLaughlin made it clear he was hungry to claim a maiden Bathurst title, clocking a blistering two minutes, 03.77 seconds on Thursday.
It was 0.06 of a second faster than McLaughlin's old mark set in 2017.
Defending series champion McLaughlin topped the time sheets in the third and final practice session of the day ahead of Holden's four-time Bathurst winner Jamie Whincup and Ford young gun Cam Waters.