Brad Jones Racing's Nick Percat will look to continue his sublime start to the 2020 Supercars season when racing resumes at Darwin's Hidden Valley circuit this weekend.
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Percat sits fourth in the championship after a pair of wins at Sydney Motorsport Park in the previous two rounds.
His first podium for BJR came at Darwin back in 2017 and it's been a track that has treated him well during his career, despite a crash in qualifying last year.
This weekend will follow the same format as rounds three and four at Sydney Motorsport Park with the first of three races on Saturday, followed by two more on Sunday.
"It's nice to be on a different track. We've been on the same track for a few rounds so I think everyone will be looking forward to a few different corners," Percat said.
"I approach it the same.
"I did the whole race a few hours later (after last year's crash), so it's not like the last time I drove here I crashed or anything.
"Honestly, I'd completely forgotten about it until Supercars posted some footage of it.
"You don't really worry about a crash, it seems like a bigger deal than it is, unless it injures you."
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Percat couldn't have been any happier with the setup of his car the past two rounds and is hopeful the team can adjust to the challenging Darwin surrounds.
"We're coming to a different track with completely different conditions with how much hotter it is here and a different style of circuit, so hopefully it suits our cars," he said.
"Until you get them on track you don't exactly know.
"Hopefully we've done our homework well, we execute the strategy and the setup, but until you roll them out you don't really know."
Temperatures exceed a gruelling 60 degrees inside the cars at Darwin, pushing drivers to the limit.
"No-one really understands that side of it I guess, you're literally sitting in an oven," he added.
"During the race, that's the hard bit because it's generally a bit of a shock to the system.
"The layout itself is fun. It's one of the highest speeds into turn one, which is a massive braking zone.
"Making sure the car stops well down at turn one is probably key to having a good weekend.
"These short, sharp weekends are pretty fun and we come back a week later and do it all again."
Cars hit the track on Saturday morning for the first practice session in preparation for three 38-lap races.