Waters opens up on 2024 'rollercoaster'
Supercars
03 Aug
Cam Waters opens up on 2024 "rollercoaster"
Waters is fourth overall, having been 15th after Round 3
Tickford star has won two races, claimed five poles
In seven rounds, Cam Waters has battled illness, lost a wheel, crashed out of the lead, been taken out off the line from pole, and won twice.
It has been some season for the Tickford Racing star, who has labelled his 2024 campaign to date a “rollercoaster."
Heading to Tasmania, Waters is now an outside chance at winning the championship, sitting 386 points behind with 1510 still to win.
Tickford headed into 2024 off the back of two wins in the final four races for Waters, with the team downscaling to two cars.
Waters and Thomas Randle battled for consistency, with Waters put into a new car at the Grand Prix, only to crash disputing the lead with Ford rival Matt Payne. It was later revealed that that incident was one catalyst for Ford management calling drivers for calm.
Since that crash, Waters has 10 top 10 finishes in 11 starts, with five podiums and wins in Perth and Townsville.
“I look back at the start of the year and I think it was just an influence of a lot of things happening,” said Waters, who has committed to Tickford for 2025.
“I was sick at Round 1, car set-up probably wasn't where it needed to be and you create your own luck. So if you're racing back in the pack, things are bound to happen.
"I think for us, it's just focusing on having faster cars, being closer to the front, or at the front, you make your own luck."
Waters and Randle are fourth and seventh overall, and have pushed Tickford to second in the teams’ championship. This time last year, they were seventh and 18th.
The Monster Ford driver says his team has got his car into a “happy spot” where he can be competitive at all tracks, and believes they can keep the momentum going into the business end of the season.
Waters, like Randle, also cited the team's shift to two cars as being an influence on performance.
“This year has definitely been a rollercoaster for us,” said Waters, who turned 30 on Saturday.
“Downscaling to two cars, a few personnel changes and things like that. We finished last year quite strong, but they changed the aero in the off-season. A couple of little things influenced us being rocky at the start of the year.
“We’ve learned so much about our car over the first three rounds, and I think we've kind of got a bit of a happy spot for it now. It's been pretty consistent at different tracks, which has been great.
“I’d like to think we can keep that momentum going now. I think we've got to find a little bit more car speed, but won a couple of races and got podiums and stuff, which has been great."
The 2024 Repco Supercars Championship will resume at the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint on August 16-18. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
Live coverage can be found on Foxtel, with live streaming available on Kayo. Highlights will be shown on the Seven Network and 7plus. International viewers can follow all the action on Superview.
