The 20-minute session was effectively a two-way battle for pole between Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Golding and reigning Gold Star winner Joey Mawson.
The pair traded fastest times in the mid-48s throughout the session, before Golding landed the hammer blow with a 48.389s with five minutes to go.
That pole-winning time didn’t just lower the unofficial lap record for S5000, but is now the fastest time ever set in any car at the Tasmanian circuit.
“Fantastic,” said Golding. “We had some good pace through practice yesterday and it was about converting it. We didn’t get too ahead of ourselves and made sure we did a good job.
“It was tricky out there, the sun really makes it difficult on the tyres so you’ve got to maximise – but it only takes a little smidge to go over the top.
“I’m super stoked, thanks to the team.”
Mawson will start on the outside of the front row, the final gap between him and Golding just six-hundredths of a second.
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