It wasn’t quite a lights-to-flag win for Hanson, who was jumped by fellow front-row starter Michael Caruso (Ash Seward Motorsport Alfa) at the start.
But it didn’t take long for the Melbourne Performance Centre Audi to get past, Hanson breezing past Caruso down the front straight at the start of the second lap.
He was then able to quickly pull a small gap over Caruso, who in turn found himself fighting to hold onto second place with Liam McAdam (Forza Brakes Motorsport Audi).
The Caruso/McAdam battle turned physical on just the third lap, McAdam punting Caruso off at Honda.
He copped a drive-through for his efforts while Caruso dropped to the back of the field.
That was all good news for Hanson, who was left well and truly in control of the race. All he had to do was manage the gap back to Jordan Cox (Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot), who popped up in second to secure a 1.7s victory.
“That was absolutely awesome,” said Hanson. “No one knew what the tyres were going to do then, it…
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