It's been a strong season for one of the regulars at the front end of the field.

Prior to the endurance season Scott had placed the #088 Lobs Esports Commodore in no worse than 5th spot, not including Sebring. Scott’s teammate Jarrad Filsell has certainly put in better finishes across that time period, but not by enough to convincingly separate the two drivers who have been the class of the 2024 driver base.

Then we get to the Truforce Endurance Cup.

This is probably the section of the championship you expect the experienced campaigners to shine. By and large the trends from the rest of the season has continued, Lobs Esports cars towards the front in terms of pace. Qualifying has been good for Scott as well, 4th at Interlagos and the pole from Sandown.

That, unfortunately, is where things started to go wrong. Trouble with being in the wrong spot at the wrong time in the late Safety Car at Interlagos put the #088 in a bad spot after strong performances during the co-driver stint early in the race.

Last time out at Sandown again, the #088 was running in 3rd with good strategy and looking set to take another big bank of points. Anton De Pasquale was behind the wheel of the Commodore on lap 106 when the engine expired on the run into the penultimate corner. Without enough momentum to carry De Pasquale up the hill and into the pitlane, the decision was made to park on the exit of the final corner with just enough room to leave the pit lane open right at the critical juncture of maximum consecutive lap counts for the bulk of the field.

So heading into Bathurst Scott now finds himself a distant 8th and 510 points off the lead of the championship, with only a maximum of 800 points left on the table. For the Lobs Esports driver to have a hope of a championship all of the drivers ahead of him would be required to DNF at least one of those races, preferably Bathurst with there being double points on offer for the endurance rounds.

From a 2023 championship hopeful that fell at the final hurdle, it seems as if the title race bloom we find ourselves in this Spring hasn’t blossomed for the #088.

Perhaps a back to back win at the Mountain might provide the boost he’s searching for.