Supercars star Broc Feeney is eyeing a return to the top of the podium after setting the quickest laps in the opening practice sessions in Tasmania.
Left smarting after a frustrating weekend in New Zealand, the Triple Eight young gun first set the pace with a lap of 51.311 seconds in Friday's opening session at Launceston's Symmons Plains Raceway.
The 22-year-old then shaved off 0.223 seconds in the final session.
PremiAir Nulon Racing driver Richie Stanaway was second-fastest by 0.0991 seconds in Friday's later session, followed by Feeney's teammate Will Brown.
Feeney will be looking to return to his winning ways after failing to make the podium last round across the Tasman and dropping out of the top three in the series standings.
He is fourth behind Grove rival Matt Payne, who shot up the standings after winning two of the three sprints at Taupo International Motorsport Park.
"After NZ, to bounce back strong here is good," Feeney said.
"Considering the pace that we've had, especially the first two rounds, I want to try and get a few more wins and podiums and try and get back up right up the front in that championship."
Feeney was forced to settle for 15th in his last visit to Tasmania after being shunted late in the race.
Tickford rival Thomas Randle, in fourth place, had been trailing Feeney with a handful of laps remaining when he locked his wheels coming into the infamous hairpin and ploughed into the Camaro.
Randle finished 18th and incurred a 15-second penalty.
He was later barred by Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton from entering their garage to apologise to young speedster Broc Feeney after the race.
Feeney insisted he had moved on from the incident, saying it wasn't a motivating factor ahead of the weekend's three sprint races.
"That's last year. We're just trying to get back on top this year and try and get a few wins," Feeney said.
Defending champion Brown holds a 34-point lead over second-placed Tickford driver Cam Waters.
Waters was 12th then 10th fastest across the two practice sessions, among many drivers on Friday who journeyed into the gravel after locking up on the hairpin.
Drivers will return at 9.05am (AEST) on Saturday for back-to-back qualifying sessions, followed by two 120km races.
