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McLaughlin vows to regain Supercars lead

The message from Ford gun Scott McLaughlin to Shane van Gisbergen after the Holden star snatched away his Supercars series lead at Tailem Bend, South Australia was simple - bring it on.

Van Gisbergen turned an 89 point deficit into a 19 point lead at The Bend track, an hour's drive from Adelaide, after a dream weekend for his Red Bull Racing team.

The Kiwi stormed to victory in Saturday's 120km opener before finishing second behind RBR teammate and reigning Supercars champion Jamie Whincup in Sunday's 200km finale at the $110 million circuit.

McLaughlin could only manage sixth and 10th respectively after never getting his head around the demanding 18-turn, 4.