A bumper field of 25 of Australia's fastest thundering V8 supers have entered, and if the racing seen by fans on the first leg at Latrobe Speedway is anything to go by, this meeting will be epic.

Organisers have adjusted the format to ensure that race fans will experience plenty of excitement from the big cars.

Matt Pascoe, Callum Harper and Darren Kane battled hard early in last weekend's final and it was Pascoe who came out victorious.

However he certainly did not have an easy run, finishing only just ahead of Kane.

Steve Latham of Hobart was certainly in the mix, finishing third from the hard-charging, likeable Queenslander Trent Wilson.

Wilson loves the long trip from North Queensland and rates the Tasmanian series as a season highlight.

But make no mistake, Wilson is not here to merely turn laps.

Victorian star Jamie Collins was last seen at Carrick in an AMCA and finished fifth in spectacular fashion last weekend after starting 19th.

Laura Davidson was another contender and she really loves the Carrick clay.

Sean Black from Queensland has some unfinished business after only completing a handful of laps in the final last weekend.

Matt Williams also failed to finish and will be out to change his fortunes this weekend.

Callum Harper's race ended in a most unexpected way and he is out for redemption.

Other mainland drivers to watch include Gary 'Dusty' Higgs of Western Australia as well as father and son combination Kemble Aylett and Lee Aylett.

Tyson Moon and Darren Anning of New South Wales should also feature prominently.

Popular South Australians Kym Jury and Michael Miler certainly showed plenty of pace and will be in contention.

Victorian veteran Mick Nicola loves Carrick and won his last Tasmanian super sedan title at this track as well as moving up ten places in last year's pole shuffle shootout.

There's another big support program including wingless, modifieds and the AMCAs with the running of the Mark Triffett Memorial.

A small field of wingless cars will still see tight competition regardless of the numbers and the Mark Triffett Memorial for AMCAs is always a hotly-contested race.

They have a 14-car field with Anthony Wagg and Nick Anderson in hot form and eager to challenge the regular front runners.

Modifieds will benefit from another race ahead of their Australian title at Carrick in less then two months' time.

With another pole shuffle and a 40-lap final for the big super sedans, Carrick Speedway is the place to be this Thursday night.

Gates open at 3pm with a free pitwalk from 4.30pm and racing from 6pm.

It promises to be a huge night of speedway action and entertainment.