V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 - Page 4

**JoeT** · 10-08-2005, 03:40 AM

Lowndes Leads All Ford Front Row For Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000

Release Date: 08/10/2005
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Craig Lowndes heads an all-Ford front row of the grid for tomorrow’s Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

The Team Betta Electrical Ford driver continued his dominant form to grab pole position after being fastest in practice and qualifying, then recording a 2:08.59 in the Top-10 Shootout at Mount Panorama this afternoon.

The 30-year-old, who won Bathurst nine years ago, edged out V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing Ford) by .025 of a second.

Defending Bathurst champion Greg Murphy (Super Cheap Auto Holden) improved to third alongside Holden Racing Team’s Mark Skaife.

Lowndes, delighted with his team’s form, said a delay after Russell Ingall left the track with a mechanical failure helped his cause. The resulting delay after Ingall’s gears locked and he went into the sand at the end of the downhill mountain chase gave the track time to dry after light rain earlier in the day.

“We were lucky Russell put it in the gravel and allowed the track to dry more,’’ Lowndes said. “We are delighted as a team. The car is basically the same as it rolled out of the transporter.

“Conditions did not allow any records but the car was very good across the top of the mountain. Being fast in qualifying and racing 1000km are totally different things. The last half of the season has been the best for me in the last five years and I’m not prepared to let that go.’’

Lowndes, after trailing pace-setting Ambrose through the first sector, was a full half a second quicker than the next best across the mountain.

However Ambrose said he was more than happy with his performance.

“Craig was unbelievable today,’’ Ambrose said. “We choose to be a little conservative across the top. We didn’t expect to be on the top row. I would have been happy with a top six.’’

Murphy, the lap record holder with his brilliant 2:06.84 two years ago, was pleased with improvements to his car but disappointed with his effort in the shootout.

“It was a very average performance. I was too aggressive on top of the mountain and ran wide at the Chase so it was very disappointing,’’ Murphy said. “The track was fine. I couldn’t fault it. It was the nut behind the wheel.’’

Murphy said his team had made real gains in this morning’s practice where he was the fastest with a 2:07.87.

“The car was not bad at all this morning. Tomorrow will tell the story though.’’

Ingall is the only driver to face a testing time in tomorrow’s early practice after his gear lock-up with no other significant casualties today.

There are six Holdens in the top 10 on the grid which includes all the main pre-race favourites.

Garth Tander, stepping up to the No 1 driver with Rick Kelly still suffering from a virus, produced the fifth fastest time for the HSV Dealer Holden beside Steven Richards (Perkins Holden).

Jason Richards (Dodo Racing Holden) is seventh alongside Glenn Seton (Westport Ford) with the final spots on the top-10 filled by veteran and seven-time Bathurst champion Jim Richards in the second Holden Racing Team car and Ingall.

The 161-lap, 1000km Super Cheap Auto 1000 gets underway at 10am tomorrow.

Super Cheap Auto 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst
Race Day: Saturday, 15:40-16:25 Race Duration: 45 Minutes
Top 10 Shootout

Pos / Car No / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap
1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:08.5990
2 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:08.8571 0:00.2581
3 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.1834 0:00.5844
4 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.3787 0:00.7797
5 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.6648 0:01.0658
6 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 2:09.8170 0:01.2180
7 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:12.2092 0:03.6102
8 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:19.6014 0:11.0024
9 22 Holden Racing Team Jim Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:20.1202 0:11.5212
10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA

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**JoeT** · 10-09-2005, 04:49 AM

V8 Supercars Round 10 Results: Bathurst 1000 'The Great Race'

Release Date: 09/10/2005
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V8 Supercar racing’s most decorated driver Mark Skaife won his fifth Bathurst title and Todd Kelly his maiden in a Super Cheap Auto 1000 that will go down in history as one of the great classics.

The race will be recorded as another feast of unforgettable moments including a loose tyre that crashed through the windscreen of Craig Lowndes and a controversial penalty against current Champion Marcos Ambrose.

It also now presents a new Championship leader in Ambrose’ team-mate Russell Ingall and up to six contenders that can still win the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series crown.

Skaife had the legs on the Tasman Motorsport combination of Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup and the Triple Eight Ford team of Steve Ellery and Adam Macrow after a final 11-lap charge following the seventh safety car period of the day.

But an incident on lap 144 when Ambrose and Greg Murphy came together and ended their own races was by far the most spectacular. Apart from the carnage that involved around a dozen cars there was also a subsequent clash between the two drivers on the track.

That shouldn’t take away from the victory of Skaife and Kelly. It reconfirmed that Skaife is still amongst the very best in the business after a lean few years by his own lofty standards.

“It’s the best I’ve driven here today of all of my Bathurst drives. It’s my best win,” Skaife said.

“To win a fifth Bathurst and Holden win seven in a row is special. We were very conservative early in the day and didn’t fight when Murphy went past us early on. The car was going well and got better as the race went on.’’

Skaife set a new race lap record of 2:08.65 in the third driving stint, when he made a key break on Murphy who was forced into the pits early for fuel.

The Tasman Motorsport Holden pair worked their way through the field with Whincup claiming the lead for Richards to take over into the final stint. Skaife had too much speed though, re-taking the lead on lap 140 which he did not relinquish.

But the scene that captured the emotion of the race was dominated by Ambrose and Murphy. The aftermath of the crash was overshadowed by the ensuing clash between drivers. And neither gave any quarter after they had cooled down.

“It has destroyed our race, destroyed a lot of others too and now it might have destroyed my championship, who knows. He had the chance to avoid an accident and he did not. I guess we are going to have a great crack for the title,” Ambrose said.

With both guns blazing, Murphy fired straight back.

“We were racing for it and I expected he would do a proper job and give me racing room to go around the corner together,” Murphy said.

“He decided that I should have to give way and that is what happened. He pegged me into the wall and I catapulted him around … bloody stupid if you ask me.

“Marcos, as always, thinks he is in the right and thinks everyone should give way to him. I'm not going to play that game. He has got an ego problem, we all know about it and it's reared its ugly head again today.

“I'm pretty angry. I don't want to have to put up with him. He can take what I said and leave, I won't be crying about it."

Ambrose was also penalised for his co-driver not wearing a fireproof balaclava and then discovered he was also not wearing one which meant he had to come in again and don one. But the crash meant the drama had no ultimate impact on his result.

Lowndes incredible incident when the wheel of Paul Dumbrell’s Commodore smashed into his windscreen provided yet another Bathurst moment that will live on for years.

Lowndes came in and the team was unable to replace the screen, meaning he and co-driver Yvan Muller, the race favourites, spent most of the race without a front or rear windscreen as the rules require both to be removed to complete the race. Unbelievably they finished 15th.

Veteran Jim Richard’s 34th assault on the race ended prematurely when his young co-driver James Courtney, making his Bathurst debut, ended the second Holden Racing Team’s race on lap eight with a mistake going across the top of the mountain.

Courtney made no excuses about the mistake.

“I was running a lot quicker than the pack I was in and probably going too hard,” Courtney said.

“There was a problem with the steering. All of the lights on the dash were going crazy. I was trying to fix that problem as I was going around, probably not thinking too much about what I should have been doing.”

Steven Richards’ Championship hopes were in tatters when a broken rear axle that resulted in the Lowndes’ incident finished their race.

But Skaife and Kelly made Holden’s pain all the less.

Super Cheap Auto 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst
Race Day: Sunday, 10:00-17:45 Race Duration: 161 Laps
Race 1: The Great Race

Pos / Car No / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 2 Holden Racing Team T.Kelly/M.Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:17.0012 95 2:08.6515
2 3 Dodo Racing J.Richards/J.Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:19.4889 92 2:09.1327
3 88 Team Betta Electrical S.Ellery/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BA 161 06:37:32.8053 88 2:08.9931
4 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins C.McConville/A.Jones Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:36.5767 27 2:09.5000
5 9 Caltex Racing R.Ingall/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BA 161 06:37:37.7586 24 2:09.0974
6 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing O.Kelly/N.Pretty Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:38:08.0591 87 2:09.9690
7 12 Team BOC D.Brede/J.Cleland Ford Falcon BA 159 06:39:00.8857 24 2:10.8055
8 48 WPS C.Baird/D.Besnard Ford Falcon BA 158 06:37:35.5415 21 2:10.1210
9 18 Westpoint Racing D.Canto/G.Seton Ford Falcon BA 158 06:37:49.8209 29 2:09.2921
10 021 Team Kiwi Racing J.Faulkner/A.Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 158 06:37:52.6069 55 2:11.2976
11 45 WOW Sight & Sound M.Porter/K.Scott Holden Commodore VZ 158 06:38:34.2823 131 2:12.0877
12 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing A.Menu/M.Halliday Ford Falcon BA 157 06:38:17.2727 26 2:10.4994
13 8 WPS Racing M.Marshall/A.Tagliani Ford Falcon BA 155 06:37:57.8926 71 2:10.6724
14 6 Ford Performance Racing D.Brabham/J.Bright Ford Falcon BA 152 06:38:53.4640 16 2:10.3801
15 888 Team Betta Electrical C.Lowndes/Y.Muller Ford Falcon BA 151 06:37:33.2640 11 2:08.6969
16 16 HSV Dealer Team R.Kelly/G.Tander Holden Commodore VZ 149 06:37:37.2123 21 2:09.7156
17 52 Fujitsu Racing J.Fernandez/D.White Ford Falcon BA 148 06:39:40.5896 52 2:13.0988
18 5 Ford Performance Racing C.McLean/G.Ritter Ford Falcon BA 138 06:38:53.2377 75 2:09.5710
19 17 Westpoint Racing W.Davison/S.Johnson Ford Falcon BA 133 06:37:35.7264 20 2:09.8521
20 7 Autobarn Racing A.Davison/A.Simonsen Holden Commodore VZ 129 06:39:09.3490 67 2:10.3951
21 21 Team BOC J.Bowe/B.Jones Ford Falcon BA 125 06:38:00.4502 86 2:10.4473
DNF 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing G.Murphy/P.Weel Holden Commodore VZ 144 05:47:04.3026 25 2:08.7586
DNF 1 Pirtek Racing M.Ambrose/W.Luff Ford Falcon BA 144 05:47:04.6589 26 2:09.0244
DNF 25 Fujitsu Racing S.Owen/M.White Ford Falcon BA 136 05:27:39.5012 57 2:10.5350
DNF 33 Valvoline Cummins Holdsworth/Scifleet Holden Commodore VZ 136 05:47:09.1918 23 2:10.9304
DNF 11 Team Perkins Racing Coleman/D'Agostin Holden Commodore VY 135 05:33:53.0739 87 2:12.5147
DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Bargwanna/Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 122 05:47:10.3863 22 2:09.9982
DNF 23 Dodo Racing F.Coulthard/T.D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ 108 05:50:10.3035 70 2:11.4949
DNF 75 Toll Racing A.Tratt/T.Evangelou Holden Commodore VY 92 03:50:38.4615 16 2:11.1693
DNF 15 HSV Dealer Team Mark Noske Holden Commodore VZ 32 01:14:56.5657 26 2:10.0082
DNF 44 WOW Sight & Sound T.Longhurst/M.Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 32 02:23:15.4125 24 2:12.3789
DNF 24 Team Perkins Racing S.Richards/P.Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 28 01:02:59.8109 17 2:09.1517
DNF 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 26 57:17.1223 23 2:10.2535
DNF 22 Holden Racing Team James Courtney Holden Commodore VZ 7 17:06.8277 6 2:11.5800

V8 Supercars Round 10 Points & Championship Points

Championship Position / Driver / Round 10 Points / Championship Points
1 Russell Ingall 176 1,488
2 Marcos Ambrose 0 1,486
3 Todd Kelly 192 1,412
4 Steven Richards 0 1,367
5 Craig Lowndes 136 1,339
6 Mark Skaife 192 1,334
7 Jason Bright 140 1,206
8 Garth Tander 132 1,198
9 Glenn Seton 160 1,141
10 Cameron McConville 180 1,137
11 Rick Kelly 132 1,116
12 Steven Johnson 120 1,108
13 Jamie Whincup 188 1,067
14 John Bowe 112 1,055
15 Paul Radisich 164 0 1,022
16 Greg Murphy 0 1,008
17 Steve Ellery 184 1,000
18 Jason Richards 188 971
19 Paul Morris 164 0 839
20 Brad Jones 112 831
21 Craig Baird 164 804
22 David Besnard 164 752
23 Andrew Jones 180 733
24 Paul Weel 0 720
25 Jason Bargwanna 0 713
26 Paul Dumbrell 0 708
27 Max Wilson 0 663
28 Greg Ritter 124 649
29 Matthew White 0 523
30 Mark Winterbottom 0 490
31 Anthony Tratt 0 459
32 Steve Owen 0 434
33 Alex Davison 116 431
34 Simon Wills 0 403

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Bhodie · 10-09-2005, 07:59 AM

How lucky / unlucky was Lowndes with that tyre going through his windscreen!

chinamonty · 10-10-2005, 01:22 AM

Re Tv ratings and motorsport. It is probably just a matter of what else do you watch? Utter drivel or a race you don't really care for.

**JoeT** · 10-11-2005, 01:31 AM

Bathurst 24 Hour Too Good To Let Go: Brock

Peter McKay 11/10/05
www.drive.com.au

Peter Brock has decided to put his mind to resuscitating the Bathurst 24 Hour, a race the touring car legend believes "should be restored to the calendar". "We can't let it go - it's such a fantastic event," Brock declared.

The Bathurst 24 Hour was the brainchild of Queensland businessman Ross Palmer. It ran for two years, 2002-03, and was praised by local and international teams and drivers. But Palmer acknowledged he lost money on the event and despite the efforts of others, including Bathurst Council, to keep the idea alive, the race did not proceed in 2004.

Brock, who won in 2003 in a Monaro, remains a true believer and says local motor sport needs a counter-attraction to V8 supercars. He believes the race could grow into one of the world's great events.

Brock says he is sure Bathurst Council wants to see the Mount Panorama circuit used more than one weekend a year, particularly after the national and state governments each tipped in $10 million for a recent major refurbishment. "I'm sure there are enough influential people who love motor sport who we can encourage to get behind bringing back the Bathurst 24 Hour," said Brock.

David Richards, owner of the huge Prodrive motor sport organisation who visited Mount Panorama for the first time at the weekend, is also very supportive. "The new pit area is as good as many formula one circuits," enthused Richards, the former boss of the BAR F1 team and owner of the FPR Ford V8 supercar team.

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**JoeT** · 10-21-2005, 10:45 PM

Pole Winning Murphy Says He Has Nothing To Lose At Gold Coast
Indy 300 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge

Release Date: 21/10/2005
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Greg Murphy has nothing to lose at this weekend’s Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast and will launch an all out assault on the car-crunching Surfers Paradise track after snatching his first Pole position since the start of last season.

Murphy took Pole by more than half a second from V8 Supercar Championship Series contender Todd Kelly and says after a troubled season he is able to put everything on the line for a win.

The Kiwi ended his run at a third consecutive Bathurst win two weeks ago after a controversial crash with Marcos Ambrose, who qualified fourth on the Gold Coast, but that was now history and easily forgotten if he wins this round.

“That was great, it is good to finally get one,” Murphy said. “I knew the car was fast enough, and I knew if I didn’t make any errors we’d be there or thereabouts, and thankfully the errors I did make weren’t too big. I am pretty satisfied with that.

“The 2005 season has gone for us, we need to win races now and start thinking about 2006.”

Kelly moved into Championship contention when Murphy and Ambrose crashed out of the Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst and says to start on the front row is the perfect way to hunt down Series leader Russell Ingall.

“I’ve got to win races and rounds now, it is as simple as that,” Kelly said after the Shootout.” I need every point I can get from now if I am going to win the Championship. I can’t afford to be conservative at all.

“The front row is where you want to start, the only problem is that Murphy starts so well. I was pretty unhappy with that whole lap, I was a bit of a boofhead there, when the sun came out I just didn’t warm the tyres up enough.

“I think the car has a lot more speed than I showed then, so if we can get away well and stay out of trouble we can go out there and have a crack at winning.”

Kelly’s Holden Racing Team team-mate Mark Skaife, who will start third on the grid, was likewise unimpressed with his lap, but said that tomorrow will be an open book for these cars.

“It wasn’t the best lap I’ve ever done, but it was not a bad lap either,” he added. “When it is like that you are a pioneer at every corner, you really don’t know how much grip you’ve got.

“There’s a lot of other variable this weekend, the track is tough but now we’ve got two speed limits in pitlane which is going to be interesting. Pit entry and exit is going to more important than ever before.”

Ambrose will start the first race tomorrow alongside Skaife, and he echoed those thoughts as he tried to hunt down the Championship lead he lost at the last round. Ambrose tagged the wall lightly during his run, labelling the error as a personal stuff-up.

“There’s no much to say really, just a bit of a stuff-up really,” Ambrose said of the incident that knocked the driver’s side mirror of the car. “I just wasn’t 100% sure of the grip going into the corner, and I just touched the wall. It cost me maybe 1/10th of a second, but I certainly didn’t have enough speed to catch Greg today.

“But tomorrow is a new story, there’s no doubt people will run out of brakes, it is just a matter of when. If it is hot, there is no doubt brakes the story of the race will be brakes… and we had the best brakes we’ve ever had on the car at Bathurst, so I feel pretty good about them.

“[The second pitlane speed limit] will be a tough one to enforce, and it could change the Championship. Someone is going to get done for sure… you spend about 99% of your time in that bit looking at the dash and 1% making sure you are still on the track.”

Steve Richards was fourth quickest in the Shootout, lamenting a twitchy rear end as he battled the twisty bits near the end of his lap.

“You need to use as much of the track as possible here without shortening the car, but that we just lacked a little bit of rear grip in the closing stages,” Richards said of his Shootout run.

Craig Lowndes was sixth fastest and lucky to make the Shootout at all after hitting the wall during qualifying, while Championship leader Russell Ingall was seventh after steady run through the Shootout.

The final three spots in the Top 10 went to Steve Ellery, Cameron McConville and Jason Richards.

The first of three races for the weekend starts today at 3:35pm.

Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11
Race Day: Friday, 15:10-15:55 Race Duration: 20 Minutes
Qualifying

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap
1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 14 9 1:51.4299
2 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:51.4310 0:00.0011
3 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 13 12 1:51.5183 0:00.0884
4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 10 10 1:51.5904 0:00.1605
5 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 9 7 1:51.6660 0:00.2361
6 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:51.7126 0:00.2827
7 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 10 7 1:51.7854 0:00.3555
8 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 12 9 1:51.9185 0:00.4886
9 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 13 9 1:51.9688 0:00.5389
10 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 13 12 1:52.0232 0:00.5933
11 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.0654 0:00.6355
12 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 12 10 1:52.1061 0:00.6762
13 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.2881 0:00.8582
14 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 14 13 1:52.3243 0:00.8944
15 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 14 9 1:52.3765 0:00.9466
16 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 14 10 1:52.4495 0:01.0196
17 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 13 13 1:52.6916 0:01.2617
18 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:52.6930 0:01.2631
19 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 11 8 1:52.7778 0:01.3479
20 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 14 11 1:52.7830 0:01.3531
21 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.7945 0:01.3646
22 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 14 10 1:52.8030 0:01.3731
23 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 14 14 1:52.8320 0:01.4021
24 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 12 12 1:53.0202 0:01.5903
25 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:53.1750 0:01.7451
26 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 14 10 1:53.2020 0:01.7721
27 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:53.2403 0:01.8104
28 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 13 13 1:53.4175 0:01.9876
29 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:53.4826 0:02.0527
30 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 13 13 1:53.4941 0:02.0642
31 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:53.7102 0:02.2803
32 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 11 7 1:54.9099 0:03.4800

Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11
Race Day: Friday, 16:10-16:50 Race Duration: 40 Minutes
Top 10 Shootout

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap
1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.3434
2 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.8668 0:00.5234
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.9250 0:00.5816
4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.0418 0:00.6984
5 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 1:52.0458 0:00.7024
6 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.5147 0:01.1713
7 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.5421 0:01.1987
8 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:53.1342 0:01.7908
9 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:53.2375 0:01.8941
EXC 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA

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**JoeT** · 10-22-2005, 08:57 PM

Murphy Wins Again & Ingall Gains As Rivals Crash Out
At Gold Coast Indy 300 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge

Release Date: 22/10/2005
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Marcos Ambrose’ pain quickly became his Stone Brothers’ Racing team-mate Russell Ingall’s massive gain as the Championship Series turned on its’ ear after the first of three races in the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at Surfers Paradise today.

Ambrose failed to finish race one with what was a clutch breakdown, pulling off the side of the tight track after just one lap. In a further drama Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly also failed to finished with a massive engine failure.

Both remained second and third in the Championship but Ingall now has a handy 60-point lead with his fourth place today.

The out of Series contention Greg Murphy continued his love of the Gold Coast track by winning today’s first race while Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife, still slim Championship hopes, were second and third.

Another former Championship contender, Castrol Perkins’ Steven Richards, finished last with car problems moving him from fourth back into sixth position in the Championship race.

For Ingall, it was plain sailing to a handy Championship lead by maintaining his fourth position during the race without trying to challenge the leaders. He finished 10 seconds behind Murphy.

“Our whole approach to the last three rounds is to react on what is happening to the contenders,” Ingall said.

“When I saw, Marcos and Todd out and Richo in trouble I just took it back a peg and made sure we settled into a rhythm in fourth.

“I am not interested in spraying cheap champagne on the podium this weekend, we have our eye on the main prize.”

Ambrose lamented what could have been from fourth on the grid.

“That was pretty much a crash and burn for the championship, but we have to keep giving it our best shot,” Ambrose said.

“There are still eight races left in the championship and, as we saw today, anything can happen. “It was just one of those deals. Some days are good and some aren’t.”

Murphy’s second win of the year was gratifying given his up and down season. He also won this event last year and is well on track for another famous Gillette surfboard.

“It might have looked boring to you, but I can assure you it was hard work out there,” Murphy said.

“It started to hurt about six laps from the end, it was like there was some heat soak or something and it felt like the temperature went up by about 5 degrees.

“We’ve had to do a lot of work since we changed over engines and it has started to work. This weekend we have taken a few punts we wouldn’t have done if we’d been in a better Championship position and they seem to have worked.”

Murphy said the day was made harder by the amount of fireproof underwear the drivers had to wear now, but that without being able to change that he now had to concentrate on re-hydrating before tomorrow’s two 22-lap races.

“There is no doubt they’ll be easier, but they’ll still be really tough. In between races we’ll just have to try to do as little as possible and drink as much as possible.”

Lowndes said once he survived the first lap, he settled into a pace that wasn’t quick enough to challenge Skaife.

“I stayed out of it in the first chicane, Richo [Steve Richards] had a blinder and with Skaife we were three wide going into the chicane, so I had a look and around me and decided to stay out of it.

“At the end there I was going to be third unless one of them made a mistake, and Mark was nice enough to help me out. We had enough speed to stay ahead of Russell, but not enough to catch and put pressure on Mark.

“To be honest, the car was better than I was today. It was really tough out there, I can’t remember a tougher race.”

Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11
Race Day: Saturday, 15:40-16:55 Race Duration: 140 Klms
Race 1

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:16.9355 24 1:52.3270
2 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 31 59:20.6521 14 1:52.6233
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:21.9886 17 1:52.5390
4 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 31 59:26.5827 23 1:52.4816
5 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:28.2679 18 1:52.2280
6 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:29.1210 15 1:52.6298
7 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 31 59:35.6605 19 1:52.7647
8 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 31 59:59.7229 16 1:53.0851
9 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:01.4653 14 1:53.0399
10 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:02.0853 18 1:53.6379
11 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:02.7224 14 1:53.1316
12 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:03.0325 14 1:52.8586
13 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:03.7420 16 1:53.1265
14 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:04.1657 19 1:53.6361
15 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:04.6215 17 1:53.0928
16 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:07.3609 18 1:53.3545
17 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:08.6018 21 1:53.0834
18 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 31 01:00:19.7077 13 1:53.4950
19 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:20.9549 16 1:53.5858
20 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:21.5884 14 1:53.5539
21 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:29.9783 12 1:53.4495
22 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 31 01:00:30.4114 20 1:53.1876
23 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:41.8065 18 1:53.8856
24 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:51.7232 15 1:53.8799
25 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:52.3815 15 1:54.4873
26 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:58.9923 13 1:52.9401
27 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 28 01:00:10.4339 7 1:52.6032
DNF 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 26 51:01.5527 14 1:53.8681
DNF 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 21 41:09.2091 13 1:53.4811
DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 21 44:45.5520 16 1:53.2765
DNF 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 2:02.0102 1 2:02.0102
DNF 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 2:33.0736 1 2:33.0736

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**JoeT** · 10-23-2005, 03:02 AM

V8 Supercars Round 11 Results: Gold Coast Indy 300
Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge

Release Date: 23/10/2005
www.v8supercars.com.au

The V8 Supercar Championship Series is up for grabs for any of five drivers and teams with just two rounds remaining following the aftermath of yet another thriller at today’s Gillette V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast.

A meager 110 points separate Caltex Racing’s Russell Ingall (1610), Pirtek Racing’s Marcos Ambrose (1544), Betta Electrical’s Craig Lowndes (1529), Holden Racing Team’s Mark Skaife (1516) and his team-mate Todd Kelly (1500).

With the Ferodo Triple Challenge at Launceston in Tasmania (November 11-13) and the BigPond Grand Finale at Phillip Island (November 25-27), the Championship is set for a thrilling climax that is virtually certain of coming down to the ultimate event.

The big winner through the streets of Surfers Paradise was Lowndes who moved from fifth to third with his victory in the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge today. Skaife was third for the event while Super Cheap Auto Racing’s Greg Murphy second.

Ingall and Ambrose remained in their first and second places for the Championship but the field has made up considerable ground after a record crowd of 316,459 watched the Series unfold before them at the exciting and cavernous street circuit.

“The point structure of this Series is very, very good,” Lowndes said.

“I’ve always said that the Championship will really start to fire from this weekend and that’s exactly what has happened. We’ve always thought that we can do it but we still do need better results than Marcos and Russell.

“Having said that, they probably haven’t had great weekend's here. There are six races to go in the Championship and anything can happen.”

For Skaife to be in such contention after a less than stunning start to the season may well prove that the points system is doing the job. He strongly believes that he and Kelly can jump the three Fords in front of them with two rounds to go.

“It’s always such a changeable game with the points we have,” Skaife said.

“It will be very, very interesting from this point in. We have a great package to finish the season and I’m really looking forward to Tasmania and Phillip Island.

“The stage is really set for an incredible finish at two fantastic race tracks.”

And Murphy may well be the wildcard in the pack. He has nothing to lose but the very fact he will no doubt feature at the front of the field will make it all the more interesting.

“We are not going to get in the way of the Championship, it will take care of itself,” Murphy said.

“We are lucky to have a points system that will ensure a tight finish. I’m just going to keep my head down and try to win some races along the way.”

Series leader Ingall was hit with two drive-through penalties in each race today, one for a curb infringement and the other an infringement at entry to pit lane, while Ambrose never recovered from a broken clutch from the first race yesterday. They finished 11th and 24th respectively.

“I guess this is what you would call a day of highs and lows,” said Ingall.

“We got the job done in the first race today and Marcos had dramas so that extended our points lead to something like 94.

“All I had to do in the third race was have a reasonable result and we would have been in a very good position. Things could have certainly finished better for us today, but we still have a 68 point lead with two rounds remaining.

“We just need to ensure we keep our minds on the job and get the best results possible. I have won at both Symmons Plains and Phillip Island before, so it’s not as though I don’t know my way around the places.”

Ambrose was equally circumspect.

“The day started as a bit of disaster when I hit the wall while trying to get past (Paul) Morris in the opening race,” said Ambrose.

“My rear wing was basically pointing straight up and that can never be a good thing. I was starting towards the back again and Russell towards the front in the third race so things did not look that great.

“Then he (Ingall) had his drama and all of a sudden we had a sniff again. It was a pretty weird weekend all round and it would be nice to have a bit of sanity in the last couple of events.”

Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11
Race Day: Sunday, 11:05-12:05 Race Duration: 100 Klms
Race 2

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 22 42:02.6971 15 1:51.8389
2 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:05.4862 15 1:51.9475
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:06.2703 13 1:51.9317
4 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 22 42:10.5008 14 1:51.6246
5 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:19.2772 8 1:52.2521
6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:19.7789 13 1:52.5522
7 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:20.1694 16 1:52.1140
8 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 22 42:30.0155 10 1:52.7520
9 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:32.0979 14 1:52.5242
10 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 22 42:38.4102 14 1:52.6208
11 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 22 42:42.7527 11 1:53.4435
12 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 22 42:45.7399 12 1:53.3790
13 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:47.7838 12 1:53.3236
14 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:48.2522 9 1:52.1411
15 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22 42:48.9069 13 1:53.3507
16 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 22 42:49.6356 15 1:53.5170
17 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 22 42:50.0437 13 1:52.0568
18 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:53.8142 14 1:53.4273
19 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 22 42:54.6674 15 1:53.1676
20 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 22 42:58.0260 11 1:53.6135
21 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 22 43:08.6379 11 1:53.5101
22 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:09.8541 13 1:54.3410
23 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:10.8283 11 1:53.0860
24 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 22 43:13.1854 15 1:53.4053
25 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:14.9867 12 1:53.7012
26 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:15.2766 14 1:53.1870
27 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 22 43:17.4920 4 1:54.1917
28 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 22 43:19.0280 14 1:53.9022
29 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 22 43:24.9561 16 1:53.2110
30 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 22 43:30.8899 14 1:53.4863
DNF 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 16 31:00.3472 14 1:52.3546
DNF 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 16 43:15.7132 11 1:53.7913

Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11
Race Day: Sunday, 15:55-16:55 Race Duration: 100 Klms
Race 3

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 22 43:41.7737 21 1:51.6328
2 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:44.3204 11 1:51.9042
3 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:46.0829 12 1:52.1777
4 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:48.5826 5 1:52.3981
5 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:49.0487 5 1:52.2081
6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:50.2143 10 1:52.1074
7 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 22 43:50.4891 11 1:52.2555
8 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:50.7234 11 1:52.1392
9 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 22 43:51.3967 6 1:52.1606
10 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:52.0610 12 1:52.9460
11 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 22 43:52.4029 12 1:52.0859
12 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 22 43:53.5300 12 1:52.8579
13 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:54.0935 9 1:52.5319
14 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:54.7199 11 1:52.6471
15 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 22 43:56.2654 11 1:52.6306
16 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:56.8605 15 1:52.6045
17 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22 43:57.2869 10 1:52.9960
18 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 22 43:57.7346 8 1:51.9448
19 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:00.0134 10 1:52.8860
20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 22 44:01.5043 10 1:52.8629
21 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 22 44:02.6556 19 1:53.1292
22 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 22 44:03.5934 9 1:52.7184
23 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:06.1158 5 1:53.8245
24 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 22 44:06.2566 11 1:51.7175
25 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:06.8882 14 1:53.2171
26 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 22 44:07.9163 10 1:53.3550
27 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:31.5921 11 1:53.0812
28 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 21 44:40.3530 10 1:52.9132
29 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 20 44:08.3015 11 1:53.2323
30 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 20 44:52.4052 9 1:53.3424
DNF 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 10 20:25.7752 8 1:53.8411
DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 5 9:59.3506 3 1:53.6527

V8 Supercars Round 11 Points & Championship Points

Championship Position / Driver / Round 11 Points / Championship Points
1 Russell Ingall 122 1,610
2 Marcos Ambrose 58 1,544
3 Craig Lowndes 190 1,529
4 Mark Skaife 182 1,516
5 Todd Kelly 88 1,500
6 Steven Richards 52 1,419
7 Garth Tander 162 1,360
8 Jason Bright 146 1,352
9 Cameron McConville 166 1,303
10 Rick Kelly 158 1,274
11 Steven Johnson 124 1,232
12 Glenn Seton 66 1,207
13 Jamie Whincup 132 1,199
14 Greg Murphy 186 1,194
15 John Bowe 102 1,157
16 Steve Ellery 156 1,156
17 Paul Radisich 92 1,114
18 Jason Richards 82 1,053
19 Brad Jones 76 907
20 Craig Baird 94 898
21 Paul Morris 58 897
22 David Besnard 72 824
23 Paul Dumbrell 74 782
24 Paul Weel 56 776
25 Jason Bargwanna 28 741
26 Greg Ritter 90 739
27 Andrew Jones 0 733
28 Max Wilson 68 731
29 Matthew White 28 551
30 Mark Winterbottom 46 536
31 Anthony Tratt 36 495
32 Alex Davison 38 469
33 Steve Owen 0 434
34 Simon Wills 0 403

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**JoeT** · 10-24-2005, 02:12 AM

V8 Supercars Complete The Puzzle For Bahrain

Release Date: 22/10/2005
www.v8supercars.com.au

The Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series was the final piece of the puzzle in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s thirst for world class Motorsport and the ultimate compliment to Formula One, according to Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa who is visiting this weekend’s Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast.

Shaikh Salman, a member of the Bahrain Royal Family, and a forward party from Bahrain Television are attending this weekend’s Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast ahead of the debut of V8 Supercars in Bahrain in November of next years.

“It is a great honour for us to be in Australia with the great hospitality and the kindness of the Australian people who have been so generous to us in the last few days,” Shaikh Salman said.

“We have a brand new facility in Bahrain but building a circuit is one thing and getting great racing is another. We brought Formula One and many other types of Motorsport to Bahrain but getting the Australian V8 Supercars is the final step.

“We wanted a number of things in a complete package. What V8 Supercars offer to the fans is exactly what we want to offer to the people of Bahrain. V8 Supercars do an outstanding job giving to the people.”

The Bahrain round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit from November 22-24. It will be hosted by the King of Bahrain, His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The event will be held from Wednesday November 22 through Friday November 24 as these days coincide with Bahrain’s public holidays or weekend as it is known in Australia.

It is hoped that the three-race format for the Bahrain event will be broadcast live back into Australia on Thursday and Friday nights.

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**JoeT** · 10-30-2005, 11:04 PM

Courtney Replaces Champion Ambrose In Plum Drive

AAP 31/10/05
www.drive.com.au

Young gun and former Formula One test driver James Courtney will be announced as the driver to replace defending V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose in the SBR Falcon.

Ford has again snatched a potential champion from under Holden's nose with James Courtney to be confirmed as the replacement for departing two-times V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose.

Courtney's signing to drive for Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) alongside 2005 series leader Russell Ingall ends fevered speculation since Ambrose announced at the start of season he would join the NASCAR series next year.

Nearly every off-contract driver in the V8 Supercar series has been linked to SBR through the year, including high-profile Holden pair Todd Kelly and Steven Richards.

But SBR will announce on Monday it's Courtney, an endurance driver with the Holden Racing Team this year, who'll fill the seat.

It is the third high profile driver snatch Ford has made from Holden in recent years.

Three-time champion Craig Lowndes' switched camps in 2001 while Ingall followed in 2003.

As expected SBR have secured the best available driver for the best seat.

A test driver for Jaguar in the Formula 1 in 2000, Courtney has one of the most impressive resumes of any Australian driver.

A world junior kart champion at 15, Courtney has won the British Formula Ford championship (2000) and Japanese Formula 3 championship (2003) and finished runner up in the British Formula 3 championship (2002).

At 25 he will be a breath of fresh air in the ageing ranks of Supercar drivers.

With obvious driving talent, and poster-boy looks to attract female motorsport fans, Courtney is the ideal driver for the high profile SBR team.

His defection will be a bitter pill for Holden to swallow.

Courtney was on their books for this year's endurance races and would have learned plenty from his mentors at Holden Racing Team (HRT).

Courtney teamed with seven times winner Jim Richards in the 2005 Bathurst 1000 won by their HRT owner Mark Skaife.

Just last week Skaife confirmed a verbal agreement for Courtney to return for endurance drives next year, believing he would continue in the Japan GT Championship.

"We have a verbal agreement for him to continue to drive the long distance races next year," said Skaife on the Gold Coast.

"Nothing is signed but indications are that is what he wants to do.

"I think he has major negotiations in Japan. He wants to continue there and I would think that is a pretty good avenue."

Courtney's switch will also disappoint Holden legend Peter Brock who suggested at Bathurst that Courtney could be the red lion's best chance at winning a V8 championship.

"There is one young kid out there (Courtney)... who could do the job for Holden if they ever got him," Brock said then.

There were suggestions the Courtney deal was already done at that stage but SBR maintains the fine detail of the deal has been rushed through recently.

With bids from another big-money V8 team and multi-national car-makers, SBR did well to secure Courtney.

With one piece of the driver jig-saw in place for 2006, attention turns elsewhere.

The best seat available is undoubtedly alongside Craig Lowndes at the improving Triple Eight team who have not renewed Steve Ellery's contract.

"I hope to be able to sit down with (team manager) Roland (Dane) and have discussions soon," said Lowndes who wants an input into the decision.

"There's very few drivers out there we would like to put in the car, we just have to find the right one."

Of the drivers available, Bathurst runner-ups Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup seem genuine prospects in what would be yet another Holden defection.

Stone Brothers Racing Announce Two Major Coups
For The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series

Release Date: 31/10/2005
www.v8supercars.com.au

In a major coup, leading touring V8 Supercar team Stone Brothers Racing (SBR), today announced the signing of one of the world’s most exciting young racing car drivers, James Courtney to their team and the V8 Supercar Championship Series in 2006.

The announcement that Courtney has teamed up with SBR is coupled with news that the team has also secured a co-naming rights sponsor in JELD-WEN, inc; replacing the long and highly successful partnership with Pirtek, and joining Ford and Caltex as the major sponsors of the two-car operation.

The precociously talented James Courtney, 25, has turned his back on a lucrative racing career in Japan to return to Australia and replace current V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose in the Ford Falcon of Stone Brothers Racing.

JELD-WEN is the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors headquartered in Klamath Falls in the USA. Commencing operations in 1960 as a small Oregon millwork plant, JELD-WEN has grown into a global company with more than 150 divisions and more than 20,000 employees worldwide.

JELD-WEN was the only window or door manufacturer to be named 2003 ENERGY STAR “Partner of the Year” by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency with eight JELD-WEN product lines earning the Good Housekeeping Seal.

In Australia, JELD-WEN’s interests include the Stegbar, Corinthian, Airlite and Regency businesses, brands that are well known by Australian builders, homeowners, architects and designers for the supply of a range of quality windows, doors, showerscreens and wardrobes in every state. The sponsorship delivers an unbeatable platform for those brands to develop and strengthen key relationships with customers and suppliers in the building and construction sector.

“It is well known that supporters of the V8 Supercar series are loyal to the sport. This sponsorship gives JELD-WEN an immediate captive audience and will help to make that brand a recognisable entity in our key markets,” said Managing Director for Stegbar Mr Nigel Lapping.

“The V8 Supercar Series is broadcast to a national and international audience and gains wide coverage not only in sporting publications and television programs, but state and national newspapers, magazines and online publications and the exposure this generates for the JELD-WEN brand across a diverse audience makes this sponsorship a sound investment.”

For Courtney timing has proved everything and the signing is a coup for Stone Brothers Racing as he had been courted by many V8 Supercar Championship Series teams plus had international offers on the table.

“This last couple of weeks has been amazing as I had some incredible offers both in Japan and Australia for 2006 onwards so the pressure was really on to decide where I would go. It was only on Thursday that the decision was actually made and the contract signed,” said Courtney, a dual World Karting Champion and Jaguar Formula One test driver.

“Having raced around the world, I’m now really looking forward to racing in my own country. The timing was spot-on; the championship is great, the team is great, the car is great and it certainly ticked all the right boxes for me.

“The offer from both SBR and Ford was one that I simply couldn’t refuse. Like me, Ross and Jimmy Stone are real racers through-and-through and always produce the goods. It’s a whole new era for SBR with a new team sponsor in JELD-WEN, a brand-new car with the BF Falcon and myself as the new driver. I know that together, we can really achieve something.”

“Courtney became a priority signing for the team soon after he made his debut at the Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst earlier this month. It was during one of the early practice sessions that Jimmy (co-owner Jimmy Stone) and I were keeping a close eye on the lap times of all the drivers. Very early in the first session James’ lap times flashed up and Jimmy and I turned to each other and without saying a word we both knew that James had to be a priority signing for us,” said Stone Brothers Racing boss Ross Stone.

“To run the way he did so early at such a difficult track proved the caliber of driver he is. Marcos is a very hard driver to replace and leaves a great legacy but we believe that James can match his feats in the years to come.”

JELD-WEN has established a strong association with Stone Brothers Racing as a result of subsidiary Stegbar’s sponsorship of Marcos Ambrose and the SBR team over the past four years.

“During this time, we have established and built a relationship with SBR to produce the number one race team and driver on the V8 circuit. From a business perspective for Stegbar, we’ve leveraged the sponsorship strategically across our operations and it has proved to be a winning formula both on and off the track. The announcement of this increased level of sponsorship will play a key role in building awareness for the JELD-WEN brand here in Australia and the Asia Pacific Rim with the V8 Supercar Series delivering a presence every fortnight across these regions,” said Nigel Lapping.

“Like the JELD-WEN business, SBR is a family business that shares a like minded vision focused on winning and they don’t mind pushing the envelope to achieve that. Anyone with a focus on competing and winning would want to be aligned with Ross and Jimmy Stone and we are looking forward to working more closely with them to build on our already successful partnership.”

Lapping said the recruitment of James Courtney fitted perfectly with the company’s plans.

“I met James for the first time this week and I’ve been impressed with his young clean image, his competitive drive, modesty and humility. He is a fresh face ideally suited to launch the JELD-WEN brand in Australia and I am extremely confidant that he has the driving ability, track record and potential to go all the way to the top of the ladder in the series. I’m looking forward to watching the success of this extraordinary young man,” he said.

Equally the partnership with JELD-WEN adds another dimension to Stone Brothers Racing and the Series in that another non-traditional Motorsport company has seen the great value in backing a leading V8 Supercar team.

“Bringing JELD-WEN on board gives the team an entire new dimension, adding to our already strong and successful partnership with Caltex. JELD-WEN is a leading global company that we are very proud to have on board and we look forward to building a fantastic mutual relationship that will span many years to come,” said Ross Stone.

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**JoeT** · 11-02-2005, 04:30 AM

Formula One Ace Mark Webber To Get A Taste
Of V8 Supercars At Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge

Release Date: 02/11/2005
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Australian Formula One ace Mark Webber is coming down under for a look at the world’s toughest touring car category, the V8 Supercar Championship Series, at the Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge on Sunday week.

Webber is making a flying visit to Australia and will spend Sunday week (November 13) at the Symmons Plains racetrack along with a host of other celebrities including Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and former Test and one-day international kind Michael Bevan, who will experience V8 Supercars first hand on Friday.

For the Formula One ace it will also be a chance to catch up with many of his former racing colleagues that include former Jaguar Formula One test driver and open wheel champion James Courtney who has just signed to drive V8 Supercars with Stone Brothers Racing, replacing hometown hero Marcos Ambrose.

The BMW Williams driver is a fan of V8 Supercars when he gets the chance to watch on television in Europe.

“What’s absolutely clear whenever you watch V8 Supercars is just how competitive it is,” Webber says.

“Of course, the Ford versus Holden rivalry is part of Australian motoring and sport folklore and this has played an important role in helping to shape and ensure the continuing success of the category.

“I haven’t been to Symmon’s Plains for 10 years - the last time was when I raced Formula Fords there in ’95 but of course I’ve been to Tasmania much more recently - in 2003 when we organized the Mark Webber Challenge.

“I can’t remember much about Symmons but I’m sure it’ll all come flooding back when I get there! Tasmania is one of the most untapped places in the world - that’s what makes it so special. I’m absolutely fascinated by its remoteness and rugged coastlines and generally how quiet and spacious it is. I really enjoy going there.

“The Australian V8 Supercars have certainly proved popular overseas in recent years, especially in countries that don’t have a deep-seated motorsport heritage and tradition (such as China and Bahrain).

“There, I’m sure the fans find it much easier to identity with the kind of the cars they may see on the road and own themselves, rather than purpose-built open-wheelers.

“My schedule makes it very difficult to follow what’s going on in any other category but I am looking forward to having a relaxing week watching everyone else do the work on-track! I’m sure the racing will be very, very tight with more than its fair share of spills and thrills.”

Webber will hold a press conference on Sunday morning at the event, join Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon for a pit walk, be a guest in the Government facility and commentate the second of three V8 Supercar races for the weekend in the Network Ten commentary box with Neil Crompton and Leigh Diffey.

Bevan and Ponting will be at the track on Friday to be hosted by D

ck Johnson’s Westpoint Racing and Tasman Motorsport. Bevan will share a ‘hot lap’ with Glenn Seton while Ponting will ride with rising star Jason Richards.

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**JoeT** · 11-11-2005, 12:31 AM

Championship Up For Grabs At Symmons Plains

AAP 10/11/05
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With the top three drivers in the V8 Supercar championship it is hard to believe Ford could finish 2005 without a single trophy.

But that is the situation as the series heads to the penultimate round at Tasmania's Symmons Plains this weekend.

While the blue oval team could not be better positioned for a third successive driver's title and back-to-back manufacturer's award, opposition Holden are lurking ominously behind ahead of its two strongest circuits.

Russell Ingall, Marcos Ambrose and Craig Lowndes lead the closest series race in a long time with Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly snapping at their heels with 110 points separating the top five.

In the manufacturers' title race Ford lead Holden with six round wins to five.

A win in Tassie or the final round at Phillip Island would seal that silverware for Ford.

But Holden hold a 75 per cent win ratio at Symmons Plains and 70 per cent at Phillip Island - the testing track for HRT.

Series leader and defending Tassie champ Ingall says ideally Ford will seal the manufacturers' title this weekend and he will head to Melbourne in two weeks with only his blue oval teammates to worry about.

"It's a great situation for Ford, having the fight amongst the three of us," said Ingall.

"It's important that we don't give away anything to the opposition. That includes championship points or race wins. The best way to decide the championship is by having all three of us at the front.

"I'll be more than happy for Ford to win the Manufacturers' Championship in Tassie. I'd like it even more if it's the Caltex car that makes it happen."

Holden has already won the coveted Bathurst 1000 title and fifth-placed Kelly, a winner of three rounds this year, isn't giving up hope of completing a red robbery.

"Anyone who thinks this championship is done and dusted is kidding themselves," he said.

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**JoeT** · 11-12-2005, 06:24 AM

Devil Racer Closes Gap On V8 Supercar
Championship Series Lead At Symmons Plains

Release Date: 12/11/2005
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Tasmania’s favourite son Marcos Ambrose closed the gap on team-mate Russell Ingall in the V8 Supercar Championship title fight after the first race of the Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge today.

It proved a Holden trifecta in the opening race of the penultimate round of the V8 Supercar Championship at Symmons Plains, won by Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) ahead of Steven Richards (Team Perkins Holden) and Rick Kelly (HSV Dealer Team).

The real interest remains in the battle for the Championship with series leader Ingall finishing in eighth in race one and retaining his lead. Launceston-born Ambrose gained eight points after finishing fourth, closing the gap to 58 points with 320 points still up for grabs the last two events.

Craig Lowndes (Betta Electrical Ford) remains in third place in the championship after finishing fifth in today’s race. He has improved his overall position with the Bathurst winning Holden Racing Team pair of Rick Kelly and Mark Skaife the main losers.

Kelly spun twice at the hairpin on his way to finishing 15th while five-times V8 Supercar Champion Skaife spun at the same corner in front of Lowndes who was unable to avoid the collision.

Skaife limped home in 26th position and is now a distant 130 points from leader Ingall in the championship race.

Tander showed the benefit of slick pit work to help him to his second race win of the year, following his victory in the final race at Darwin in July

After trailing Richards of the front row of the grid, Tander opted to come in early on lap seven and a brilliant pit stop resulted in him taking the lead after Richards pitted two laps later.

Richards, who repeated his poll position of last year at Symmons Plains, drew within striking distance of the battle for third place in the championship after his second placing today.

Earlier Richards repeated his effort of last year in Perth by grabbing poll for the opening race. He triumphed after an incident-filled qualifying with four red flag stoppages in the combined session.

Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12
Race Day: Saturday, 11:50-12:35 Race Duration: 20 Minutes
Qualifying

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap
1 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 15 14 0:51.9962
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 24 24 0:52.0163 0:00.0201
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 18 18 0:52.0482 0:00.0520
4 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 18 14 0:52.0754 0:00.0792
5 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 17 0:52.0792 0:00.0830
6 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 18 0:52.0864 0:00.0902
7 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 23 11 0:52.0880 0:00.0918
8 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 21 21 0:52.1052 0:00.1090
9 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 25 18 0:52.1293 0:00.1331
10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 24 21 0:52.2331 0:00.2369
11 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 24 18 0:52.2389 0:00.2427
12 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 26 23 0:52.2607 0:00.2645
13 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 25 25 0:52.2620 0:00.2658
14 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 25 25 0:52.2678 0:00.2716
15 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 25 22 0:52.2934 0:00.2972
16 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 28 24 0:52.3545 0:00.3583
17 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 28 24 0:52.3958 0:00.3996
18 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 26 26 0:52.4107 0:00.4145
19 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 22 0:52.4763 0:00.4801
20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 27 19 0:52.5034 0:00.5072
21 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 23 23 0:52.5196 0:00.5234
22 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 20 0:52.5969 0:00.6007
23 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 27 19 0:52.6062 0:00.6100
24 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 26 23 0:52.6132 0:00.6170
25 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 28 19 0:52.6430 0:00.6468
26 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 26 26 0:52.6571 0:00.6609
27 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 29 19 0:52.7002 0:00.7040
28 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 25 17 0:52.8849 0:00.8887
29 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 29 25 0:52.9220 0:00.9258
30 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 23 19 0:52.9326 0:00.9364
31 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 27 27 0:52.9485 0:00.9523
EXC 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ

Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12
Race Day: Saturday, 12:50-13:20 Race Duration: 30 Minutes
Top 10 Shootout

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap / Time / Gap
1 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:52.0726
2 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.0803 0:00.0077
3 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.2226 0:00.1500
4 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.2425 0:00.1699
5 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.2905 0:00.2179
6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:52.2954 0:00.2228
7 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.3467 0:00.2741
8 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.4617 0:00.3891
9 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.5360 0:00.4634
10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.6624 0:00.5898

Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12
Race Day: Saturday, 15:35-16:20 Race Duration: 42 Laps
Race 1

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:37.9265 9 0:52.1863
2 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 37:38.9493 11 0:52.3162
3 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:42.4512 11 0:52.2840
4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 42 37:43.2359 14 0:52.5118
5 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 37:50.1054 11 0:52.5792
6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 37:51.9739 10 0:52.7679
7 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 37:54.1833 12 0:52.5793
8 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 37:55.0807 39 0:52.7950
9 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 37:56.3272 40 0:52.6631
10 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 38:06.2982 11 0:52.8263
11 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:07.3771 11 0:52.5498
12 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:07.8124 18 0:52.9076
13 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:08.2805 23 0:52.7701
14 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:08.8475 20 0:52.9865
15 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:09.0489 21 0:52.4103
16 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:09.6500 18 0:52.9108
17 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 38:11.4260 14 0:53.0081
18 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:15.1429 10 0:52.9878
19 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 42 38:15.6299 24 0:53.0440
20 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:16.3512 12 0:52.8658
21 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 38:16.8437 23 0:52.9986
22 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 38:17.1045 19 0:52.8662
23 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 38:17.4483 42 0:53.1587
24 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 42 38:19.1968 14 0:53.1787
25 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 42 38:26.4451 39 0:53.1667
26 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:26.8967 17 0:52.5795
27 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 42 38:27.1184 42 0:53.1877
28 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 38:29.7617 28 0:53.1740
29 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 41 37:41.2832 12 0:53.0921
30 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 41 37:42.8661 26 0:53.5139
31 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 34 38:19.4569 20 0:52.8421
DNF 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 20 18:32.4621 9 0:52.8839

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**JoeT** · 11-13-2005, 04:30 AM

V8 Supercars Round 12 Results: Symmons Plains
Ferodo Triple Challenge

Release Date: 13/11/2005
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The V8 Supercar Championship race will go down to the wire with six drivers still in the hunt after the penultimate round in Tasmania today.

Queensland driver Russell Ingall (Caltex Ford) could only manage seventh in the Ferodo Triple Challenge at Symmons Plains. This reduces his championship lead to just 49 points from Craig Lowndes as the pack closes up ahead of the Bigpond Grand Finale at Phillip Island in two weeks.

The Ferodo Triple Challenge proved a Holden benefit with Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) winning all three races for the first time in his career to take the honours ahead of Steven Richards (Team Perkins Holden). Tander’s team-mate Rick Kelly was third.

Launceston native Marcos Ambrose drops to third overall and 86 points behind his Stone Brothers Racing team-mate Ingall after a major mishap in the second race this morning.

The Holden Racing Team pair of Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife are fourth and fifth respectively while Richards moves up to sixth and still has a chance of claiming the title at Phillip Island.

It proved a superb weekend for the HSV Dealer team with Tander dominant and team-mate Rick Kelly finishing third. Tander jumped pole-setter Richards in the pits in Saturday’s opening race and won from the gun in both races today to bag his first round win since Bathurst in 2000.

Richards was also pleased with another strong performance from the Team Perkins Holden and is looking forward to Phillip island to hopefully push into the top-five in the championship.

While there was little between the top cars this weekend, Richards admitted the HSV team were too slick in the pits.

Lowndes enjoyed a solid weekend for the Betta Electrical Ford team with a fifth and two third placings to keep up his strong challenge for the championship in the final round.

Ingall said his Stone Brothers Racing team had a tough weekend.

Ambrose, the sentimental favourite in his final race on his home track, saw his best chance of moving up on Ingall disappear when he spun and suffered major tyre issues in race two, limping home in 27th place.

The final round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship takes place at the BigPond Grand Finale Phillip Island on November 25-27.

Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway - Round 12
Race Day: Sunday, 12:20-13:10 Race Duration: 42 Laps
Race 2

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:01.6956 16 0:52.4250
2 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 42:02.7158 13 0:52.3600
3 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 42:09.8762 16 0:52.5179
4 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:10.5926 12 0:52.6403
5 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:13.5152 31 0:52.6620
6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 42:15.2440 14 0:52.7053
7 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 42:16.9741 28 0:52.8407
8 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:17.2345 17 0:52.7788
9 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 42:17.6409 31 0:52.7076
10 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:18.0503 17 0:52.9429
11 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:18.5232 13 0:52.7543
12 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:19.1924 14 0:52.8787
13 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 42:20.9906 15 0:52.6814
14 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:21.1852 29 0:52.7717
15 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:23.8907 29 0:53.1011
16 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:24.1326 40 0:52.9461
17 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 42:24.3893 40 0:52.6920
18 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 42 42:28.3735 29 0:53.0747
19 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 42:28.9219 31 0:52.9329
20 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:34.7589 32 0:53.1712
21 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 42:35.6989 27 0:52.6587
22 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 42:42.5240 33 0:52.8033
23 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 42:44.7065 35 0:52.7376
24 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:45.0036 12 0:52.8889
25 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 42 42:45.1534 28 0:53.1420
26 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 42:50.1383 28 0:53.0195
27 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 40 42:18.0286 28 0:52.5476
28 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 40 42:33.6208 33 0:53.1251
29 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 38 42:29.2837 24 0:52.6990
30 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 35 42:47.9437 9 0:53.3196
31 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 32 42:27.1759 19 0:52.8872
DNF 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ

Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway - Round 12
Race Day: Sunday, 15:20-16:25 Race Duration: 42 Laps
Race 3

Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time
1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:27.6869 13 0:52.0645
2 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:28.9664 15 0:52.1239
3 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 37:35.4204 16 0:52.2866
4 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 37:37.5607 11 0:52.0170
5 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:40.7427 24 0:52.4952
6 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 42 37:41.2304 33 0:52.4259
7 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:43.3004 25 0:52.4841
8 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 37:47.8380 23 0:52.6956
9 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:48.0143 24 0:52.6909
10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 37:48.6761 28 0:52.5747
11 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 37:50.3282 29 0:52.6180
12 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:50.6610 11 0:52.7783
13 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:57.7355 22 0:52.7539
14 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:57.9561 22 0:52.7210
15 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:59.4296 21 0:52.7741
16 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 38:01.3883 14 0:52.6355
17 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:02.0809 21 0:52.8127
18 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 38:06.9303 29 0:52.6165
19 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 38:09.1692 12 0:52.6879
20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 38:10.4342 17 0:52.8709
21 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:13.7106 12 0:52.9985
22 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 38:15.1174 24 0:52.5996
23 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:19.0246 21 0:52.9033
24 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 38:32.7154 25 0:52.6079
25 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 38:40.5956 12 0:52.8381
26 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:42.5125 25 0:52.7325
27 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 41 37:33.7170 21 0:52.8965
28 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 41 37:39.5154 15 0:52.9108
29 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 41 37:42.9369 24 0:53.0334
30 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 41 37:44.6860 21 0:52.7398
31 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 41 38:05.7806 35 0:52.9186
32 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 41 38:09.6784 15 0:52.7672

V8 Supercars Round 12 Points & Championship Points

Championship Position / Driver / Round 12 Points / Championship Points
1 Russell Ingall 144 1,754
2 Craig Lowndes 176 1,705
3 Marcos Ambrose 124 1,668
4 Todd Kelly 132 1,632
5 Mark Skaife 106 1,622
6 Steven Richards 182 1,601
7 Garth Tander 192 1,552
8 Jason Bright 118 1,470
9 Rick Kelly 180 1,454
10 Cameron McConville 106 1,409
11 Steven Johnson 148 1,380
12 Greg Murphy 138 1,332
13 Glenn Seton 76 1,283
14 Steve Ellery 118 1,274
15 Paul Radisich 130 1,244
16 Jamie Whincup 36 1,235
17 John Bowe 38 1,195
18 Jason Richards 132 1,185
19 Brad Jones 84 991
20 Paul Morris 74 971
21 Craig Baird 56 954
22 Paul Dumbrell 152 934
23 David Besnard 38 862
24 Paul Weel 82 858
25 Max Wilson 108 839
26 Jason Bargwanna 44 785
27 Greg Ritter - 739
28 Andrew Jones - 733
29 Matthew White 48 599
30 Mark Winterbottom 62 598
31 Anthony Tratt 16 511
32 Alex Davison - 469
33 Steve Owen - 434
34 Simon Wills - 403
35 Dean Canto 54 312
36 David Brabham 38 210
37 Owen Kelly 28 200

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heals120 · 11-13-2005, 03:33 PM

Wish I could go see one of the races.

10-08-2005, 03:40 AM	#46 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Lowndes Leads All Ford Front Row For Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Release Date: 08/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au Craig Lowndes heads an all-Ford front row of the grid for tomorrow’s Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. The Team Betta Electrical Ford driver continued his dominant form to grab pole position after being fastest in practice and qualifying, then recording a 2:08.59 in the Top-10 Shootout at Mount Panorama this afternoon. The 30-year-old, who won Bathurst nine years ago, edged out V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing Ford) by .025 of a second. Defending Bathurst champion Greg Murphy (Super Cheap Auto Holden) improved to third alongside Holden Racing Team’s Mark Skaife. Lowndes, delighted with his team’s form, said a delay after Russell Ingall left the track with a mechanical failure helped his cause. The resulting delay after Ingall’s gears locked and he went into the sand at the end of the downhill mountain chase gave the track time to dry after light rain earlier in the day. “We were lucky Russell put it in the gravel and allowed the track to dry more,’’ Lowndes said. “We are delighted as a team. The car is basically the same as it rolled out of the transporter. “Conditions did not allow any records but the car was very good across the top of the mountain. Being fast in qualifying and racing 1000km are totally different things. The last half of the season has been the best for me in the last five years and I’m not prepared to let that go.’’ Lowndes, after trailing pace-setting Ambrose through the first sector, was a full half a second quicker than the next best across the mountain. However Ambrose said he was more than happy with his performance. “Craig was unbelievable today,’’ Ambrose said. “We choose to be a little conservative across the top. We didn’t expect to be on the top row. I would have been happy with a top six.’’ Murphy, the lap record holder with his brilliant 2:06.84 two years ago, was pleased with improvements to his car but disappointed with his effort in the shootout. “It was a very average performance. I was too aggressive on top of the mountain and ran wide at the Chase so it was very disappointing,’’ Murphy said. “The track was fine. I couldn’t fault it. It was the nut behind the wheel.’’ Murphy said his team had made real gains in this morning’s practice where he was the fastest with a 2:07.87. “The car was not bad at all this morning. Tomorrow will tell the story though.’’ Ingall is the only driver to face a testing time in tomorrow’s early practice after his gear lock-up with no other significant casualties today. There are six Holdens in the top 10 on the grid which includes all the main pre-race favourites. Garth Tander, stepping up to the No 1 driver with Rick Kelly still suffering from a virus, produced the fifth fastest time for the HSV Dealer Holden beside Steven Richards (Perkins Holden). Jason Richards (Dodo Racing Holden) is seventh alongside Glenn Seton (Westport Ford) with the final spots on the top-10 filled by veteran and seven-time Bathurst champion Jim Richards in the second Holden Racing Team car and Ingall. The 161-lap, 1000km Super Cheap Auto 1000 gets underway at 10am tomorrow. Super Cheap Auto 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst Race Day: Saturday, 15:40-16:25 Race Duration: 45 Minutes Top 10 Shootout *Pos / Car No / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap* 1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:08.5990 2 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:08.8571 0:00.2581 3 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.1834 0:00.5844 4 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.3787 0:00.7797 5 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:09.6648 0:01.0658 6 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 2:09.8170 0:01.2180 7 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:12.2092 0:03.6102 8 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 1 1 2:19.6014 0:11.0024 9 22 Holden Racing Team Jim Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 2:20.1202 0:11.5212 10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 10-08-2005 at 01:40 PM.

10-09-2005, 04:49 AM	#47 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 V8 Supercars Round 10 Results: Bathurst 1000 'The Great Race' Release Date: 09/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au V8 Supercar racing’s most decorated driver Mark Skaife won his fifth Bathurst title and Todd Kelly his maiden in a Super Cheap Auto 1000 that will go down in history as one of the great classics. The race will be recorded as another feast of unforgettable moments including a loose tyre that crashed through the windscreen of Craig Lowndes and a controversial penalty against current Champion Marcos Ambrose. It also now presents a new Championship leader in Ambrose’ team-mate Russell Ingall and up to six contenders that can still win the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series crown. Skaife had the legs on the Tasman Motorsport combination of Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup and the Triple Eight Ford team of Steve Ellery and Adam Macrow after a final 11-lap charge following the seventh safety car period of the day. But an incident on lap 144 when Ambrose and Greg Murphy came together and ended their own races was by far the most spectacular. Apart from the carnage that involved around a dozen cars there was also a subsequent clash between the two drivers on the track. That shouldn’t take away from the victory of Skaife and Kelly. It reconfirmed that Skaife is still amongst the very best in the business after a lean few years by his own lofty standards. “It’s the best I’ve driven here today of all of my Bathurst drives. It’s my best win,” Skaife said. “To win a fifth Bathurst and Holden win seven in a row is special. We were very conservative early in the day and didn’t fight when Murphy went past us early on. The car was going well and got better as the race went on.’’ Skaife set a new race lap record of 2:08.65 in the third driving stint, when he made a key break on Murphy who was forced into the pits early for fuel. The Tasman Motorsport Holden pair worked their way through the field with Whincup claiming the lead for Richards to take over into the final stint. Skaife had too much speed though, re-taking the lead on lap 140 which he did not relinquish. But the scene that captured the emotion of the race was dominated by Ambrose and Murphy. The aftermath of the crash was overshadowed by the ensuing clash between drivers. And neither gave any quarter after they had cooled down. “It has destroyed our race, destroyed a lot of others too and now it might have destroyed my championship, who knows. He had the chance to avoid an accident and he did not. I guess we are going to have a great crack for the title,” Ambrose said. With both guns blazing, Murphy fired straight back. “We were racing for it and I expected he would do a proper job and give me racing room to go around the corner together,” Murphy said. “He decided that I should have to give way and that is what happened. He pegged me into the wall and I catapulted him around … bloody stupid if you ask me. “Marcos, as always, thinks he is in the right and thinks everyone should give way to him. I'm not going to play that game. He has got an ego problem, we all know about it and it's reared its ugly head again today. “I'm pretty angry. I don't want to have to put up with him. He can take what I said and leave, I won't be crying about it." Ambrose was also penalised for his co-driver not wearing a fireproof balaclava and then discovered he was also not wearing one which meant he had to come in again and don one. But the crash meant the drama had no ultimate impact on his result. Lowndes incredible incident when the wheel of Paul Dumbrell’s Commodore smashed into his windscreen provided yet another Bathurst moment that will live on for years. Lowndes came in and the team was unable to replace the screen, meaning he and co-driver Yvan Muller, the race favourites, spent most of the race without a front or rear windscreen as the rules require both to be removed to complete the race. Unbelievably they finished 15th. Veteran Jim Richard’s 34th assault on the race ended prematurely when his young co-driver James Courtney, making his Bathurst debut, ended the second Holden Racing Team’s race on lap eight with a mistake going across the top of the mountain. Courtney made no excuses about the mistake. “I was running a lot quicker than the pack I was in and probably going too hard,” Courtney said. “There was a problem with the steering. All of the lights on the dash were going crazy. I was trying to fix that problem as I was going around, probably not thinking too much about what I should have been doing.” Steven Richards’ Championship hopes were in tatters when a broken rear axle that resulted in the Lowndes’ incident finished their race. But Skaife and Kelly made Holden’s pain all the less. Super Cheap Auto 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst Race Day: Sunday, 10:00-17:45 Race Duration: 161 Laps Race 1: The Great Race *Pos / Car No / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time* 1 2 Holden Racing Team T.Kelly/M.Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:17.0012 95 2:08.6515 2 3 Dodo Racing J.Richards/J.Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:19.4889 92 2:09.1327 3 88 Team Betta Electrical S.Ellery/A.Macrow Ford Falcon BA 161 06:37:32.8053 88 2:08.9931 4 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins C.McConville/A.Jones Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:37:36.5767 27 2:09.5000 5 9 Caltex Racing R.Ingall/L.Youlden Ford Falcon BA 161 06:37:37.7586 24 2:09.0974 6 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing O.Kelly/N.Pretty Holden Commodore VZ 161 06:38:08.0591 87 2:09.9690 7 12 Team BOC D.Brede/J.Cleland Ford Falcon BA 159 06:39:00.8857 24 2:10.8055 8 48 WPS C.Baird/D.Besnard Ford Falcon BA 158 06:37:35.5415 21 2:10.1210 9 18 Westpoint Racing D.Canto/G.Seton Ford Falcon BA 158 06:37:49.8209 29 2:09.2921 10 021 Team Kiwi Racing J.Faulkner/A.Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 158 06:37:52.6069 55 2:11.2976 11 45 WOW Sight & Sound M.Porter/K.Scott Holden Commodore VZ 158 06:38:34.2823 131 2:12.0877 12 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing A.Menu/M.Halliday Ford Falcon BA 157 06:38:17.2727 26 2:10.4994 13 8 WPS Racing M.Marshall/A.Tagliani Ford Falcon BA 155 06:37:57.8926 71 2:10.6724 14 6 Ford Performance Racing D.Brabham/J.Bright Ford Falcon BA 152 06:38:53.4640 16 2:10.3801 15 888 Team Betta Electrical C.Lowndes/Y.Muller Ford Falcon BA 151 06:37:33.2640 11 2:08.6969 16 16 HSV Dealer Team R.Kelly/G.Tander Holden Commodore VZ 149 06:37:37.2123 21 2:09.7156 17 52 Fujitsu Racing J.Fernandez/D.White Ford Falcon BA 148 06:39:40.5896 52 2:13.0988 18 5 Ford Performance Racing C.McLean/G.Ritter Ford Falcon BA 138 06:38:53.2377 75 2:09.5710 19 17 Westpoint Racing W.Davison/S.Johnson Ford Falcon BA 133 06:37:35.7264 20 2:09.8521 20 7 Autobarn Racing A.Davison/A.Simonsen Holden Commodore VZ 129 06:39:09.3490 67 2:10.3951 21 21 Team BOC J.Bowe/B.Jones Ford Falcon BA 125 06:38:00.4502 86 2:10.4473 DNF 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing G.Murphy/P.Weel Holden Commodore VZ 144 05:47:04.3026 25 2:08.7586 DNF 1 Pirtek Racing M.Ambrose/W.Luff Ford Falcon BA 144 05:47:04.6589 26 2:09.0244 DNF 25 Fujitsu Racing S.Owen/M.White Ford Falcon BA 136 05:27:39.5012 57 2:10.5350 DNF 33 Valvoline Cummins Holdsworth/Scifleet Holden Commodore VZ 136 05:47:09.1918 23 2:10.9304 DNF 11 Team Perkins Racing Coleman/D'Agostin Holden Commodore VY 135 05:33:53.0739 87 2:12.5147 DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Bargwanna/Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 122 05:47:10.3863 22 2:09.9982 DNF 23 Dodo Racing F.Coulthard/T.D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ 108 05:50:10.3035 70 2:11.4949 DNF 75 Toll Racing A.Tratt/T.Evangelou Holden Commodore VY 92 03:50:38.4615 16 2:11.1693 DNF 15 HSV Dealer Team Mark Noske Holden Commodore VZ 32 01:14:56.5657 26 2:10.0082 DNF 44 WOW Sight & Sound T.Longhurst/M.Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 32 02:23:15.4125 24 2:12.3789 DNF 24 Team Perkins Racing S.Richards/P.Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 28 01:02:59.8109 17 2:09.1517 DNF 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 26 57:17.1223 23 2:10.2535 DNF 22 Holden Racing Team James Courtney Holden Commodore VZ 7 17:06.8277 6 2:11.5800 V8 Supercars Round 10 Points & Championship Points Championship Position / Driver / Round 10 Points / Championship Points 1 Russell Ingall 176 1,488 2 Marcos Ambrose 0 1,486 3 Todd Kelly 192 1,412 4 Steven Richards 0 1,367 5 Craig Lowndes 136 1,339 6 Mark Skaife 192 1,334 7 Jason Bright 140 1,206 8 Garth Tander 132 1,198 9 Glenn Seton 160 1,141 10 Cameron McConville 180 1,137 11 Rick Kelly 132 1,116 12 Steven Johnson 120 1,108 13 Jamie Whincup 188 1,067 14 John Bowe 112 1,055 15 Paul Radisich 164 0 1,022 16 Greg Murphy 0 1,008 17 Steve Ellery 184 1,000 18 Jason Richards 188 971 19 Paul Morris 164 0 839 20 Brad Jones 112 831 21 Craig Baird 164 804 22 David Besnard 164 752 23 Andrew Jones 180 733 24 Paul Weel 0 720 25 Jason Bargwanna 0 713 26 Paul Dumbrell 0 708 27 Max Wilson 0 663 28 Greg Ritter 124 649 29 Matthew White 0 523 30 Mark Winterbottom 0 490 31 Anthony Tratt 0 459 32 Steve Owen 0 434 33 Alex Davison 116 431 34 Simon Wills 0 403 V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 10-23-2005 at 02:55 AM.

10-09-2005, 07:59 AM	#48 (permalink)
Bhodie 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 315	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 How lucky / unlucky was Lowndes with that tyre going through his windscreen!

10-10-2005, 01:22 AM	#49 (permalink)
chinamonty 6.0 Liter L76 V8 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Caulfield (Melbourne) Australia Drives: Ford AU Fairmont Wagon (work car) Posts: 2,451	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Re Tv ratings and motorsport. It is probably just a matter of what else do you watch? Utter drivel or a race you don't really care for.

10-11-2005, 01:31 AM	#50 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Bathurst 24 Hour Too Good To Let Go: Brock Peter McKay 11/10/05 www.drive.com.au Peter Brock has decided to put his mind to resuscitating the Bathurst 24 Hour, a race the touring car legend believes "should be restored to the calendar". "We can't let it go - it's such a fantastic event," Brock declared. The Bathurst 24 Hour was the brainchild of Queensland businessman Ross Palmer. It ran for two years, 2002-03, and was praised by local and international teams and drivers. But Palmer acknowledged he lost money on the event and despite the efforts of others, including Bathurst Council, to keep the idea alive, the race did not proceed in 2004. Brock, who won in 2003 in a Monaro, remains a true believer and says local motor sport needs a counter-attraction to V8 supercars. He believes the race could grow into one of the world's great events. Brock says he is sure Bathurst Council wants to see the Mount Panorama circuit used more than one weekend a year, particularly after the national and state governments each tipped in $10 million for a recent major refurbishment. "I'm sure there are enough influential people who love motor sport who we can encourage to get behind bringing back the Bathurst 24 Hour," said Brock. David Richards, owner of the huge Prodrive motor sport organisation who visited Mount Panorama for the first time at the weekend, is also very supportive. "The new pit area is as good as many formula one circuits," enthused Richards, the former boss of the BAR F1 team and owner of the FPR Ford V8 supercar team. V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today!

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10-21-2005, 10:45 PM	#51 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Pole Winning Murphy Says He Has Nothing To Lose At Gold Coast Indy 300 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge Release Date: 21/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au Greg Murphy has nothing to lose at this weekend’s Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast and will launch an all out assault on the car-crunching Surfers Paradise track after snatching his first Pole position since the start of last season. Murphy took Pole by more than half a second from V8 Supercar Championship Series contender Todd Kelly and says after a troubled season he is able to put everything on the line for a win. The Kiwi ended his run at a third consecutive Bathurst win two weeks ago after a controversial crash with Marcos Ambrose, who qualified fourth on the Gold Coast, but that was now history and easily forgotten if he wins this round. “That was great, it is good to finally get one,” Murphy said. “I knew the car was fast enough, and I knew if I didn’t make any errors we’d be there or thereabouts, and thankfully the errors I did make weren’t too big. I am pretty satisfied with that. “The 2005 season has gone for us, we need to win races now and start thinking about 2006.” Kelly moved into Championship contention when Murphy and Ambrose crashed out of the Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst and says to start on the front row is the perfect way to hunt down Series leader Russell Ingall. “I’ve got to win races and rounds now, it is as simple as that,” Kelly said after the Shootout.” I need every point I can get from now if I am going to win the Championship. I can’t afford to be conservative at all. “The front row is where you want to start, the only problem is that Murphy starts so well. I was pretty unhappy with that whole lap, I was a bit of a boofhead there, when the sun came out I just didn’t warm the tyres up enough. “I think the car has a lot more speed than I showed then, so if we can get away well and stay out of trouble we can go out there and have a crack at winning.” Kelly’s Holden Racing Team team-mate Mark Skaife, who will start third on the grid, was likewise unimpressed with his lap, but said that tomorrow will be an open book for these cars. “It wasn’t the best lap I’ve ever done, but it was not a bad lap either,” he added. “When it is like that you are a pioneer at every corner, you really don’t know how much grip you’ve got. “There’s a lot of other variable this weekend, the track is tough but now we’ve got two speed limits in pitlane which is going to be interesting. Pit entry and exit is going to more important than ever before.” Ambrose will start the first race tomorrow alongside Skaife, and he echoed those thoughts as he tried to hunt down the Championship lead he lost at the last round. Ambrose tagged the wall lightly during his run, labelling the error as a personal stuff-up. “There’s no much to say really, just a bit of a stuff-up really,” Ambrose said of the incident that knocked the driver’s side mirror of the car. “I just wasn’t 100% sure of the grip going into the corner, and I just touched the wall. It cost me maybe 1/10th of a second, but I certainly didn’t have enough speed to catch Greg today. “But tomorrow is a new story, there’s no doubt people will run out of brakes, it is just a matter of when. If it is hot, there is no doubt brakes the story of the race will be brakes… and we had the best brakes we’ve ever had on the car at Bathurst, so I feel pretty good about them. “[The second pitlane speed limit] will be a tough one to enforce, and it could change the Championship. Someone is going to get done for sure… you spend about 99% of your time in that bit looking at the dash and 1% making sure you are still on the track.” Steve Richards was fourth quickest in the Shootout, lamenting a twitchy rear end as he battled the twisty bits near the end of his lap. “You need to use as much of the track as possible here without shortening the car, but that we just lacked a little bit of rear grip in the closing stages,” Richards said of his Shootout run. Craig Lowndes was sixth fastest and lucky to make the Shootout at all after hitting the wall during qualifying, while Championship leader Russell Ingall was seventh after steady run through the Shootout. The final three spots in the Top 10 went to Steve Ellery, Cameron McConville and Jason Richards. The first of three races for the weekend starts today at 3:35pm. Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11 Race Day: Friday, 15:10-15:55 Race Duration: 20 Minutes Qualifying Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap 1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 14 9 1:51.4299 2 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:51.4310 0:00.0011 3 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 13 12 1:51.5183 0:00.0884 4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 10 10 1:51.5904 0:00.1605 5 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 9 7 1:51.6660 0:00.2361 6 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:51.7126 0:00.2827 7 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 10 7 1:51.7854 0:00.3555 8 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 12 9 1:51.9185 0:00.4886 9 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 13 9 1:51.9688 0:00.5389 10 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 13 12 1:52.0232 0:00.5933 11 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.0654 0:00.6355 12 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 12 10 1:52.1061 0:00.6762 13 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.2881 0:00.8582 14 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 14 13 1:52.3243 0:00.8944 15 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 14 9 1:52.3765 0:00.9466 16 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 14 10 1:52.4495 0:01.0196 17 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 13 13 1:52.6916 0:01.2617 18 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:52.6930 0:01.2631 19 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 11 8 1:52.7778 0:01.3479 20 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 14 11 1:52.7830 0:01.3531 21 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:52.7945 0:01.3646 22 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 14 10 1:52.8030 0:01.3731 23 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 14 14 1:52.8320 0:01.4021 24 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 12 12 1:53.0202 0:01.5903 25 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 13 13 1:53.1750 0:01.7451 26 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 14 10 1:53.2020 0:01.7721 27 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 11 11 1:53.2403 0:01.8104 28 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 13 13 1:53.4175 0:01.9876 29 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:53.4826 0:02.0527 30 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 13 13 1:53.4941 0:02.0642 31 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 12 12 1:53.7102 0:02.2803 32 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 11 7 1:54.9099 0:03.4800 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11 Race Day: Friday, 16:10-16:50 Race Duration: 40 Minutes Top 10 Shootout Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap 1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.3434 2 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.8668 0:00.5234 3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:51.9250 0:00.5816 4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.0418 0:00.6984 5 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 1:52.0458 0:00.7024 6 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.5147 0:01.1713 7 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 1 1 1:52.5421 0:01.1987 8 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:53.1342 0:01.7908 9 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 1:53.2375 0:01.8941 EXC 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. 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10-22-2005, 08:57 PM	#52 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Murphy Wins Again & Ingall Gains As Rivals Crash Out At Gold Coast Indy 300 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge Release Date: 22/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au Marcos Ambrose’ pain quickly became his Stone Brothers’ Racing team-mate Russell Ingall’s massive gain as the Championship Series turned on its’ ear after the first of three races in the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at Surfers Paradise today. Ambrose failed to finish race one with what was a clutch breakdown, pulling off the side of the tight track after just one lap. In a further drama Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly also failed to finished with a massive engine failure. Both remained second and third in the Championship but Ingall now has a handy 60-point lead with his fourth place today. The out of Series contention Greg Murphy continued his love of the Gold Coast track by winning today’s first race while Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife, still slim Championship hopes, were second and third. Another former Championship contender, Castrol Perkins’ Steven Richards, finished last with car problems moving him from fourth back into sixth position in the Championship race. For Ingall, it was plain sailing to a handy Championship lead by maintaining his fourth position during the race without trying to challenge the leaders. He finished 10 seconds behind Murphy. “Our whole approach to the last three rounds is to react on what is happening to the contenders,” Ingall said. “When I saw, Marcos and Todd out and Richo in trouble I just took it back a peg and made sure we settled into a rhythm in fourth. “I am not interested in spraying cheap champagne on the podium this weekend, we have our eye on the main prize.” Ambrose lamented what could have been from fourth on the grid. “That was pretty much a crash and burn for the championship, but we have to keep giving it our best shot,” Ambrose said. “There are still eight races left in the championship and, as we saw today, anything can happen. “It was just one of those deals. Some days are good and some aren’t.” Murphy’s second win of the year was gratifying given his up and down season. He also won this event last year and is well on track for another famous Gillette surfboard. “It might have looked boring to you, but I can assure you it was hard work out there,” Murphy said. “It started to hurt about six laps from the end, it was like there was some heat soak or something and it felt like the temperature went up by about 5 degrees. “We’ve had to do a lot of work since we changed over engines and it has started to work. This weekend we have taken a few punts we wouldn’t have done if we’d been in a better Championship position and they seem to have worked.” Murphy said the day was made harder by the amount of fireproof underwear the drivers had to wear now, but that without being able to change that he now had to concentrate on re-hydrating before tomorrow’s two 22-lap races. “There is no doubt they’ll be easier, but they’ll still be really tough. In between races we’ll just have to try to do as little as possible and drink as much as possible.” Lowndes said once he survived the first lap, he settled into a pace that wasn’t quick enough to challenge Skaife. “I stayed out of it in the first chicane, Richo [Steve Richards] had a blinder and with Skaife we were three wide going into the chicane, so I had a look and around me and decided to stay out of it. “At the end there I was going to be third unless one of them made a mistake, and Mark was nice enough to help me out. We had enough speed to stay ahead of Russell, but not enough to catch and put pressure on Mark. “To be honest, the car was better than I was today. It was really tough out there, I can’t remember a tougher race.” Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11 Race Day: Saturday, 15:40-16:55 Race Duration: 140 Klms Race 1 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:16.9355 24 1:52.3270 2 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 31 59:20.6521 14 1:52.6233 3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:21.9886 17 1:52.5390 4 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 31 59:26.5827 23 1:52.4816 5 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:28.2679 18 1:52.2280 6 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 31 59:29.1210 15 1:52.6298 7 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 31 59:35.6605 19 1:52.7647 8 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 31 59:59.7229 16 1:53.0851 9 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:01.4653 14 1:53.0399 10 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:02.0853 18 1:53.6379 11 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:02.7224 14 1:53.1316 12 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:03.0325 14 1:52.8586 13 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:03.7420 16 1:53.1265 14 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:04.1657 19 1:53.6361 15 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:04.6215 17 1:53.0928 16 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:07.3609 18 1:53.3545 17 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:08.6018 21 1:53.0834 18 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 31 01:00:19.7077 13 1:53.4950 19 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:20.9549 16 1:53.5858 20 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:21.5884 14 1:53.5539 21 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:29.9783 12 1:53.4495 22 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 31 01:00:30.4114 20 1:53.1876 23 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:41.8065 18 1:53.8856 24 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 31 01:00:51.7232 15 1:53.8799 25 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 31 01:00:52.3815 15 1:54.4873 26 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 30 59:58.9923 13 1:52.9401 27 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 28 01:00:10.4339 7 1:52.6032 DNF 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 26 51:01.5527 14 1:53.8681 DNF 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 21 41:09.2091 13 1:53.4811 DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 21 44:45.5520 16 1:53.2765 DNF 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 2:02.0102 1 2:02.0102 DNF 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 2:33.0736 1 2:33.0736 V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. 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10-23-2005, 03:02 AM	#53 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 V8 Supercars Round 11 Results: Gold Coast Indy 300 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge Release Date: 23/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au The V8 Supercar Championship Series is up for grabs for any of five drivers and teams with just two rounds remaining following the aftermath of yet another thriller at today’s Gillette V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast. A meager 110 points separate Caltex Racing’s Russell Ingall (1610), Pirtek Racing’s Marcos Ambrose (1544), Betta Electrical’s Craig Lowndes (1529), Holden Racing Team’s Mark Skaife (1516) and his team-mate Todd Kelly (1500). With the Ferodo Triple Challenge at Launceston in Tasmania (November 11-13) and the BigPond Grand Finale at Phillip Island (November 25-27), the Championship is set for a thrilling climax that is virtually certain of coming down to the ultimate event. The big winner through the streets of Surfers Paradise was Lowndes who moved from fifth to third with his victory in the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge today. Skaife was third for the event while Super Cheap Auto Racing’s Greg Murphy second. Ingall and Ambrose remained in their first and second places for the Championship but the field has made up considerable ground after a record crowd of 316,459 watched the Series unfold before them at the exciting and cavernous street circuit. “The point structure of this Series is very, very good,” Lowndes said. “I’ve always said that the Championship will really start to fire from this weekend and that’s exactly what has happened. We’ve always thought that we can do it but we still do need better results than Marcos and Russell. “Having said that, they probably haven’t had great weekend's here. There are six races to go in the Championship and anything can happen.” For Skaife to be in such contention after a less than stunning start to the season may well prove that the points system is doing the job. He strongly believes that he and Kelly can jump the three Fords in front of them with two rounds to go. “It’s always such a changeable game with the points we have,” Skaife said. “It will be very, very interesting from this point in. We have a great package to finish the season and I’m really looking forward to Tasmania and Phillip Island. “The stage is really set for an incredible finish at two fantastic race tracks.” And Murphy may well be the wildcard in the pack. He has nothing to lose but the very fact he will no doubt feature at the front of the field will make it all the more interesting. “We are not going to get in the way of the Championship, it will take care of itself,” Murphy said. “We are lucky to have a points system that will ensure a tight finish. I’m just going to keep my head down and try to win some races along the way.” Series leader Ingall was hit with two drive-through penalties in each race today, one for a curb infringement and the other an infringement at entry to pit lane, while Ambrose never recovered from a broken clutch from the first race yesterday. They finished 11th and 24th respectively. “I guess this is what you would call a day of highs and lows,” said Ingall. “We got the job done in the first race today and Marcos had dramas so that extended our points lead to something like 94. “All I had to do in the third race was have a reasonable result and we would have been in a very good position. Things could have certainly finished better for us today, but we still have a 68 point lead with two rounds remaining. “We just need to ensure we keep our minds on the job and get the best results possible. I have won at both Symmons Plains and Phillip Island before, so it’s not as though I don’t know my way around the places.” Ambrose was equally circumspect. “The day started as a bit of disaster when I hit the wall while trying to get past (Paul) Morris in the opening race,” said Ambrose. “My rear wing was basically pointing straight up and that can never be a good thing. I was starting towards the back again and Russell towards the front in the third race so things did not look that great. “Then he (Ingall) had his drama and all of a sudden we had a sniff again. It was a pretty weird weekend all round and it would be nice to have a bit of sanity in the last couple of events.” Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11 Race Day: Sunday, 11:05-12:05 Race Duration: 100 Klms Race 2 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 22 42:02.6971 15 1:51.8389 2 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:05.4862 15 1:51.9475 3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:06.2703 13 1:51.9317 4 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 22 42:10.5008 14 1:51.6246 5 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:19.2772 8 1:52.2521 6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:19.7789 13 1:52.5522 7 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:20.1694 16 1:52.1140 8 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 22 42:30.0155 10 1:52.7520 9 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:32.0979 14 1:52.5242 10 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 22 42:38.4102 14 1:52.6208 11 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 22 42:42.7527 11 1:53.4435 12 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 22 42:45.7399 12 1:53.3790 13 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:47.7838 12 1:53.3236 14 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:48.2522 9 1:52.1411 15 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22 42:48.9069 13 1:53.3507 16 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 22 42:49.6356 15 1:53.5170 17 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 22 42:50.0437 13 1:52.0568 18 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 22 42:53.8142 14 1:53.4273 19 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 22 42:54.6674 15 1:53.1676 20 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 22 42:58.0260 11 1:53.6135 21 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 22 43:08.6379 11 1:53.5101 22 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:09.8541 13 1:54.3410 23 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:10.8283 11 1:53.0860 24 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 22 43:13.1854 15 1:53.4053 25 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:14.9867 12 1:53.7012 26 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:15.2766 14 1:53.1870 27 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 22 43:17.4920 4 1:54.1917 28 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 22 43:19.0280 14 1:53.9022 29 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 22 43:24.9561 16 1:53.2110 30 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 22 43:30.8899 14 1:53.4863 DNF 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 16 31:00.3472 14 1:52.3546 DNF 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 16 43:15.7132 11 1:53.7913 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300, Round 11 Race Day: Sunday, 15:55-16:55 Race Duration: 100 Klms Race 3 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 22 43:41.7737 21 1:51.6328 2 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:44.3204 11 1:51.9042 3 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:46.0829 12 1:52.1777 4 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:48.5826 5 1:52.3981 5 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:49.0487 5 1:52.2081 6 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:50.2143 10 1:52.1074 7 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 22 43:50.4891 11 1:52.2555 8 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:50.7234 11 1:52.1392 9 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 22 43:51.3967 6 1:52.1606 10 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:52.0610 12 1:52.9460 11 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 22 43:52.4029 12 1:52.0859 12 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 22 43:53.5300 12 1:52.8579 13 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:54.0935 9 1:52.5319 14 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:54.7199 11 1:52.6471 15 5 Ford Performance Racing Greg Ritter Ford Falcon BA 22 43:56.2654 11 1:52.6306 16 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 22 43:56.8605 15 1:52.6045 17 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22 43:57.2869 10 1:52.9960 18 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 22 43:57.7346 8 1:51.9448 19 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:00.0134 10 1:52.8860 20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 22 44:01.5043 10 1:52.8629 21 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 22 44:02.6556 19 1:53.1292 22 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 22 44:03.5934 9 1:52.7184 23 7 Autobarn Racing Alex Davison Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:06.1158 5 1:53.8245 24 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 22 44:06.2566 11 1:51.7175 25 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:06.8882 14 1:53.2171 26 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 22 44:07.9163 10 1:53.3550 27 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 22 44:31.5921 11 1:53.0812 28 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 21 44:40.3530 10 1:52.9132 29 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 20 44:08.3015 11 1:53.2323 30 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 20 44:52.4052 9 1:53.3424 DNF 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 10 20:25.7752 8 1:53.8411 DNF 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 5 9:59.3506 3 1:53.6527 V8 Supercars Round 11 Points & Championship Points Championship Position / Driver / Round 11 Points / Championship Points 1 Russell Ingall 122 1,610 2 Marcos Ambrose 58 1,544 3 Craig Lowndes 190 1,529 4 Mark Skaife 182 1,516 5 Todd Kelly 88 1,500 6 Steven Richards 52 1,419 7 Garth Tander 162 1,360 8 Jason Bright 146 1,352 9 Cameron McConville 166 1,303 10 Rick Kelly 158 1,274 11 Steven Johnson 124 1,232 12 Glenn Seton 66 1,207 13 Jamie Whincup 132 1,199 14 Greg Murphy 186 1,194 15 John Bowe 102 1,157 16 Steve Ellery 156 1,156 17 Paul Radisich 92 1,114 18 Jason Richards 82 1,053 19 Brad Jones 76 907 20 Craig Baird 94 898 21 Paul Morris 58 897 22 David Besnard 72 824 23 Paul Dumbrell 74 782 24 Paul Weel 56 776 25 Jason Bargwanna 28 741 26 Greg Ritter 90 739 27 Andrew Jones 0 733 28 Max Wilson 68 731 29 Matthew White 28 551 30 Mark Winterbottom 46 536 31 Anthony Tratt 36 495 32 Alex Davison 38 469 33 Steve Owen 0 434 34 Simon Wills 0 403 V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 10-23-2005 at 05:02 AM.

10-24-2005, 02:12 AM	#54 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 V8 Supercars Complete The Puzzle For Bahrain Release Date: 22/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au The Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series was the final piece of the puzzle in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s thirst for world class Motorsport and the ultimate compliment to Formula One, according to Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa who is visiting this weekend’s Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast. Shaikh Salman, a member of the Bahrain Royal Family, and a forward party from Bahrain Television are attending this weekend’s Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast ahead of the debut of V8 Supercars in Bahrain in November of next years. “It is a great honour for us to be in Australia with the great hospitality and the kindness of the Australian people who have been so generous to us in the last few days,” Shaikh Salman said. “We have a brand new facility in Bahrain but building a circuit is one thing and getting great racing is another. We brought Formula One and many other types of Motorsport to Bahrain but getting the Australian V8 Supercars is the final step. “We wanted a number of things in a complete package. What V8 Supercars offer to the fans is exactly what we want to offer to the people of Bahrain. V8 Supercars do an outstanding job giving to the people.” The Bahrain round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit from November 22-24. It will be hosted by the King of Bahrain, His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The event will be held from Wednesday November 22 through Friday November 24 as these days coincide with Bahrain’s public holidays or weekend as it is known in Australia. It is hoped that the three-race format for the Bahrain event will be broadcast live back into Australia on Thursday and Friday nights. V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today!

10-30-2005, 11:04 PM	#55 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Courtney Replaces Champion Ambrose In Plum Drive AAP 31/10/05 www.drive.com.au Young gun and former Formula One test driver James Courtney will be announced as the driver to replace defending V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose in the SBR Falcon. Ford has again snatched a potential champion from under Holden's nose with James Courtney to be confirmed as the replacement for departing two-times V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose. Courtney's signing to drive for Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) alongside 2005 series leader Russell Ingall ends fevered speculation since Ambrose announced at the start of season he would join the NASCAR series next year. Nearly every off-contract driver in the V8 Supercar series has been linked to SBR through the year, including high-profile Holden pair Todd Kelly and Steven Richards. But SBR will announce on Monday it's Courtney, an endurance driver with the Holden Racing Team this year, who'll fill the seat. It is the third high profile driver snatch Ford has made from Holden in recent years. Three-time champion Craig Lowndes' switched camps in 2001 while Ingall followed in 2003. As expected SBR have secured the best available driver for the best seat. A test driver for Jaguar in the Formula 1 in 2000, Courtney has one of the most impressive resumes of any Australian driver. A world junior kart champion at 15, Courtney has won the British Formula Ford championship (2000) and Japanese Formula 3 championship (2003) and finished runner up in the British Formula 3 championship (2002). At 25 he will be a breath of fresh air in the ageing ranks of Supercar drivers. With obvious driving talent, and poster-boy looks to attract female motorsport fans, Courtney is the ideal driver for the high profile SBR team. His defection will be a bitter pill for Holden to swallow. Courtney was on their books for this year's endurance races and would have learned plenty from his mentors at Holden Racing Team (HRT). Courtney teamed with seven times winner Jim Richards in the 2005 Bathurst 1000 won by their HRT owner Mark Skaife. Just last week Skaife confirmed a verbal agreement for Courtney to return for endurance drives next year, believing he would continue in the Japan GT Championship. "We have a verbal agreement for him to continue to drive the long distance races next year," said Skaife on the Gold Coast. "Nothing is signed but indications are that is what he wants to do. "I think he has major negotiations in Japan. He wants to continue there and I would think that is a pretty good avenue." Courtney's switch will also disappoint Holden legend Peter Brock who suggested at Bathurst that Courtney could be the red lion's best chance at winning a V8 championship. "There is one young kid out there (Courtney)... who could do the job for Holden if they ever got him," Brock said then. There were suggestions the Courtney deal was already done at that stage but SBR maintains the fine detail of the deal has been rushed through recently. With bids from another big-money V8 team and multi-national car-makers, SBR did well to secure Courtney. With one piece of the driver jig-saw in place for 2006, attention turns elsewhere. The best seat available is undoubtedly alongside Craig Lowndes at the improving Triple Eight team who have not renewed Steve Ellery's contract. "I hope to be able to sit down with (team manager) Roland (Dane) and have discussions soon," said Lowndes who wants an input into the decision. "There's very few drivers out there we would like to put in the car, we just have to find the right one." Of the drivers available, Bathurst runner-ups Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup seem genuine prospects in what would be yet another Holden defection. Stone Brothers Racing Announce Two Major Coups For The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series Release Date: 31/10/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au In a major coup, leading touring V8 Supercar team Stone Brothers Racing (SBR), today announced the signing of one of the world’s most exciting young racing car drivers, James Courtney to their team and the V8 Supercar Championship Series in 2006. The announcement that Courtney has teamed up with SBR is coupled with news that the team has also secured a co-naming rights sponsor in JELD-WEN, inc; replacing the long and highly successful partnership with Pirtek, and joining Ford and Caltex as the major sponsors of the two-car operation. The precociously talented James Courtney, 25, has turned his back on a lucrative racing career in Japan to return to Australia and replace current V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose in the Ford Falcon of Stone Brothers Racing. JELD-WEN is the world’s leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors headquartered in Klamath Falls in the USA. Commencing operations in 1960 as a small Oregon millwork plant, JELD-WEN has grown into a global company with more than 150 divisions and more than 20,000 employees worldwide. JELD-WEN was the only window or door manufacturer to be named 2003 ENERGY STAR “Partner of the Year” by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency with eight JELD-WEN product lines earning the Good Housekeeping Seal. In Australia, JELD-WEN’s interests include the Stegbar, Corinthian, Airlite and Regency businesses, brands that are well known by Australian builders, homeowners, architects and designers for the supply of a range of quality windows, doors, showerscreens and wardrobes in every state. The sponsorship delivers an unbeatable platform for those brands to develop and strengthen key relationships with customers and suppliers in the building and construction sector. “It is well known that supporters of the V8 Supercar series are loyal to the sport. This sponsorship gives JELD-WEN an immediate captive audience and will help to make that brand a recognisable entity in our key markets,” said Managing Director for Stegbar Mr Nigel Lapping. “The V8 Supercar Series is broadcast to a national and international audience and gains wide coverage not only in sporting publications and television programs, but state and national newspapers, magazines and online publications and the exposure this generates for the JELD-WEN brand across a diverse audience makes this sponsorship a sound investment.” For Courtney timing has proved everything and the signing is a coup for Stone Brothers Racing as he had been courted by many V8 Supercar Championship Series teams plus had international offers on the table. “This last couple of weeks has been amazing as I had some incredible offers both in Japan and Australia for 2006 onwards so the pressure was really on to decide where I would go. It was only on Thursday that the decision was actually made and the contract signed,” said Courtney, a dual World Karting Champion and Jaguar Formula One test driver. “Having raced around the world, I’m now really looking forward to racing in my own country. The timing was spot-on; the championship is great, the team is great, the car is great and it certainly ticked all the right boxes for me. “The offer from both SBR and Ford was one that I simply couldn’t refuse. Like me, Ross and Jimmy Stone are real racers through-and-through and always produce the goods. It’s a whole new era for SBR with a new team sponsor in JELD-WEN, a brand-new car with the BF Falcon and myself as the new driver. I know that together, we can really achieve something.” “Courtney became a priority signing for the team soon after he made his debut at the Super Cheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst earlier this month. It was during one of the early practice sessions that Jimmy (co-owner Jimmy Stone) and I were keeping a close eye on the lap times of all the drivers. Very early in the first session James’ lap times flashed up and Jimmy and I turned to each other and without saying a word we both knew that James had to be a priority signing for us,” said Stone Brothers Racing boss Ross Stone. “To run the way he did so early at such a difficult track proved the caliber of driver he is. Marcos is a very hard driver to replace and leaves a great legacy but we believe that James can match his feats in the years to come.” JELD-WEN has established a strong association with Stone Brothers Racing as a result of subsidiary Stegbar’s sponsorship of Marcos Ambrose and the SBR team over the past four years. “During this time, we have established and built a relationship with SBR to produce the number one race team and driver on the V8 circuit. From a business perspective for Stegbar, we’ve leveraged the sponsorship strategically across our operations and it has proved to be a winning formula both on and off the track. The announcement of this increased level of sponsorship will play a key role in building awareness for the JELD-WEN brand here in Australia and the Asia Pacific Rim with the V8 Supercar Series delivering a presence every fortnight across these regions,” said Nigel Lapping. “Like the JELD-WEN business, SBR is a family business that shares a like minded vision focused on winning and they don’t mind pushing the envelope to achieve that. Anyone with a focus on competing and winning would want to be aligned with Ross and Jimmy Stone and we are looking forward to working more closely with them to build on our already successful partnership.” Lapping said the recruitment of James Courtney fitted perfectly with the company’s plans. “I met James for the first time this week and I’ve been impressed with his young clean image, his competitive drive, modesty and humility. He is a fresh face ideally suited to launch the JELD-WEN brand in Australia and I am extremely confidant that he has the driving ability, track record and potential to go all the way to the top of the ladder in the series. I’m looking forward to watching the success of this extraordinary young man,” he said. Equally the partnership with JELD-WEN adds another dimension to Stone Brothers Racing and the Series in that another non-traditional Motorsport company has seen the great value in backing a leading V8 Supercar team. “Bringing JELD-WEN on board gives the team an entire new dimension, adding to our already strong and successful partnership with Caltex. JELD-WEN is a leading global company that we are very proud to have on board and we look forward to building a fantastic mutual relationship that will span many years to come,” said Ross Stone. V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? 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11-02-2005, 04:30 AM	#56 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Formula One Ace Mark Webber To Get A Taste Of V8 Supercars At Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge Release Date: 02/11/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au Australian Formula One ace Mark Webber is coming down under for a look at the world’s toughest touring car category, the V8 Supercar Championship Series, at the Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge on Sunday week. Webber is making a flying visit to Australia and will spend Sunday week (November 13) at the Symmons Plains racetrack along with a host of other celebrities including Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and former Test and one-day international kind Michael Bevan, who will experience V8 Supercars first hand on Friday. For the Formula One ace it will also be a chance to catch up with many of his former racing colleagues that include former Jaguar Formula One test driver and open wheel champion James Courtney who has just signed to drive V8 Supercars with Stone Brothers Racing, replacing hometown hero Marcos Ambrose. The BMW Williams driver is a fan of V8 Supercars when he gets the chance to watch on television in Europe. “What’s absolutely clear whenever you watch V8 Supercars is just how competitive it is,” Webber says. “Of course, the Ford versus Holden rivalry is part of Australian motoring and sport folklore and this has played an important role in helping to shape and ensure the continuing success of the category. “I haven’t been to Symmon’s Plains for 10 years - the last time was when I raced Formula Fords there in ’95 but of course I’ve been to Tasmania much more recently - in 2003 when we organized the Mark Webber Challenge. “I can’t remember much about Symmons but I’m sure it’ll all come flooding back when I get there! Tasmania is one of the most untapped places in the world - that’s what makes it so special. I’m absolutely fascinated by its remoteness and rugged coastlines and generally how quiet and spacious it is. I really enjoy going there. “The Australian V8 Supercars have certainly proved popular overseas in recent years, especially in countries that don’t have a deep-seated motorsport heritage and tradition (such as China and Bahrain). “There, I’m sure the fans find it much easier to identity with the kind of the cars they may see on the road and own themselves, rather than purpose-built open-wheelers. “My schedule makes it very difficult to follow what’s going on in any other category but I am looking forward to having a relaxing week watching everyone else do the work on-track! I’m sure the racing will be very, very tight with more than its fair share of spills and thrills.” Webber will hold a press conference on Sunday morning at the event, join Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon for a pit walk, be a guest in the Government facility and commentate the second of three V8 Supercar races for the weekend in the Network Ten commentary box with Neil Crompton and Leigh Diffey. Bevan and Ponting will be at the track on Friday to be hosted by Dck Johnson’s Westpoint Racing and Tasman Motorsport. Bevan will share a ‘hot lap’ with Glenn Seton while Ponting will ride with rising star Jason Richards. V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 11-02-2005 at 05:19 AM.

11-11-2005, 12:31 AM	#57 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Championship Up For Grabs At Symmons Plains AAP 10/11/05 www.smh.com.au With the top three drivers in the V8 Supercar championship it is hard to believe Ford could finish 2005 without a single trophy. But that is the situation as the series heads to the penultimate round at Tasmania's Symmons Plains this weekend. While the blue oval team could not be better positioned for a third successive driver's title and back-to-back manufacturer's award, opposition Holden are lurking ominously behind ahead of its two strongest circuits. Russell Ingall, Marcos Ambrose and Craig Lowndes lead the closest series race in a long time with Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly snapping at their heels with 110 points separating the top five. In the manufacturers' title race Ford lead Holden with six round wins to five. A win in Tassie or the final round at Phillip Island would seal that silverware for Ford. But Holden hold a 75 per cent win ratio at Symmons Plains and 70 per cent at Phillip Island - the testing track for HRT. Series leader and defending Tassie champ Ingall says ideally Ford will seal the manufacturers' title this weekend and he will head to Melbourne in two weeks with only his blue oval teammates to worry about. "It's a great situation for Ford, having the fight amongst the three of us," said Ingall. "It's important that we don't give away anything to the opposition. That includes championship points or race wins. The best way to decide the championship is by having all three of us at the front. "I'll be more than happy for Ford to win the Manufacturers' Championship in Tassie. I'd like it even more if it's the Caltex car that makes it happen." Holden has already won the coveted Bathurst 1000 title and fifth-placed Kelly, a winner of three rounds this year, isn't giving up hope of completing a red robbery. "Anyone who thinks this championship is done and dusted is kidding themselves," he said. V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. Come down to the 'Holden and Australian Automobile Industry Discussion' page, in the 'All V8 Supercars Discussions Here' thread __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today! Last edited by JoeT : 11-12-2005 at 06:29 AM.

11-12-2005, 06:24 AM	#58 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 Devil Racer Closes Gap On V8 Supercar Championship Series Lead At Symmons Plains Release Date: 12/11/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au Tasmania’s favourite son Marcos Ambrose closed the gap on team-mate Russell Ingall in the V8 Supercar Championship title fight after the first race of the Tasmanian Ferodo Triple Challenge today. It proved a Holden trifecta in the opening race of the penultimate round of the V8 Supercar Championship at Symmons Plains, won by Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) ahead of Steven Richards (Team Perkins Holden) and Rick Kelly (HSV Dealer Team). The real interest remains in the battle for the Championship with series leader Ingall finishing in eighth in race one and retaining his lead. Launceston-born Ambrose gained eight points after finishing fourth, closing the gap to 58 points with 320 points still up for grabs the last two events. Craig Lowndes (Betta Electrical Ford) remains in third place in the championship after finishing fifth in today’s race. He has improved his overall position with the Bathurst winning Holden Racing Team pair of Rick Kelly and Mark Skaife the main losers. Kelly spun twice at the hairpin on his way to finishing 15th while five-times V8 Supercar Champion Skaife spun at the same corner in front of Lowndes who was unable to avoid the collision. Skaife limped home in 26th position and is now a distant 130 points from leader Ingall in the championship race. Tander showed the benefit of slick pit work to help him to his second race win of the year, following his victory in the final race at Darwin in July After trailing Richards of the front row of the grid, Tander opted to come in early on lap seven and a brilliant pit stop resulted in him taking the lead after Richards pitted two laps later. Richards, who repeated his poll position of last year at Symmons Plains, drew within striking distance of the battle for third place in the championship after his second placing today. Earlier Richards repeated his effort of last year in Perth by grabbing poll for the opening race. He triumphed after an incident-filled qualifying with four red flag stoppages in the combined session. Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12 Race Day: Saturday, 11:50-12:35 Race Duration: 20 Minutes Qualifying Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap Time / Gap 1 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 15 14 0:51.9962 2 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 24 24 0:52.0163 0:00.0201 3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 18 18 0:52.0482 0:00.0520 4 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 18 14 0:52.0754 0:00.0792 5 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 22 17 0:52.0792 0:00.0830 6 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 22 18 0:52.0864 0:00.0902 7 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 23 11 0:52.0880 0:00.0918 8 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 21 21 0:52.1052 0:00.1090 9 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 25 18 0:52.1293 0:00.1331 10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 24 21 0:52.2331 0:00.2369 11 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 24 18 0:52.2389 0:00.2427 12 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 26 23 0:52.2607 0:00.2645 13 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 25 25 0:52.2620 0:00.2658 14 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 25 25 0:52.2678 0:00.2716 15 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 25 22 0:52.2934 0:00.2972 16 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 28 24 0:52.3545 0:00.3583 17 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 28 24 0:52.3958 0:00.3996 18 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 26 26 0:52.4107 0:00.4145 19 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 22 22 0:52.4763 0:00.4801 20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 27 19 0:52.5034 0:00.5072 21 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 23 23 0:52.5196 0:00.5234 22 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 22 20 0:52.5969 0:00.6007 23 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 27 19 0:52.6062 0:00.6100 24 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 26 23 0:52.6132 0:00.6170 25 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 28 19 0:52.6430 0:00.6468 26 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 26 26 0:52.6571 0:00.6609 27 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 29 19 0:52.7002 0:00.7040 28 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 25 17 0:52.8849 0:00.8887 29 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 29 25 0:52.9220 0:00.9258 30 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 23 19 0:52.9326 0:00.9364 31 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 27 27 0:52.9485 0:00.9523 EXC 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12 Race Day: Saturday, 12:50-13:20 Race Duration: 30 Minutes Top 10 Shootout Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Fastest Lap / Fastest Lap / Time / Gap 1 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:52.0726 2 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.0803 0:00.0077 3 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.2226 0:00.1500 4 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.2425 0:00.1699 5 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.2905 0:00.2179 6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:52.2954 0:00.2228 7 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 1 1 0:52.3467 0:00.2741 8 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.4617 0:00.3891 9 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.5360 0:00.4634 10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:52.6624 0:00.5898 Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway, Round 12 Race Day: Saturday, 15:35-16:20 Race Duration: 42 Laps Race 1 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:37.9265 9 0:52.1863 2 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 37:38.9493 11 0:52.3162 3 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:42.4512 11 0:52.2840 4 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 42 37:43.2359 14 0:52.5118 5 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 37:50.1054 11 0:52.5792 6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 37:51.9739 10 0:52.7679 7 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 37:54.1833 12 0:52.5793 8 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 37:55.0807 39 0:52.7950 9 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 37:56.3272 40 0:52.6631 10 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 38:06.2982 11 0:52.8263 11 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:07.3771 11 0:52.5498 12 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:07.8124 18 0:52.9076 13 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:08.2805 23 0:52.7701 14 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:08.8475 20 0:52.9865 15 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:09.0489 21 0:52.4103 16 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:09.6500 18 0:52.9108 17 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 38:11.4260 14 0:53.0081 18 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:15.1429 10 0:52.9878 19 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 42 38:15.6299 24 0:53.0440 20 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:16.3512 12 0:52.8658 21 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 38:16.8437 23 0:52.9986 22 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 38:17.1045 19 0:52.8662 23 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 38:17.4483 42 0:53.1587 24 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 42 38:19.1968 14 0:53.1787 25 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 42 38:26.4451 39 0:53.1667 26 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:26.8967 17 0:52.5795 27 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 42 38:27.1184 42 0:53.1877 28 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 38:29.7617 28 0:53.1740 29 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 41 37:41.2832 12 0:53.0921 30 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 41 37:42.8661 26 0:53.5139 31 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 34 38:19.4569 20 0:52.8421 DNF 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 20 18:32.4621 9 0:52.8839 V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. 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11-13-2005, 04:30 AM	#59 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: V8 Supercars News & Results 2005 V8 Supercars Round 12 Results: Symmons Plains Ferodo Triple Challenge Release Date: 13/11/2005 www.v8supercars.com.au The V8 Supercar Championship race will go down to the wire with six drivers still in the hunt after the penultimate round in Tasmania today. Queensland driver Russell Ingall (Caltex Ford) could only manage seventh in the Ferodo Triple Challenge at Symmons Plains. This reduces his championship lead to just 49 points from Craig Lowndes as the pack closes up ahead of the Bigpond Grand Finale at Phillip Island in two weeks. The Ferodo Triple Challenge proved a Holden benefit with Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) winning all three races for the first time in his career to take the honours ahead of Steven Richards (Team Perkins Holden). Tander’s team-mate Rick Kelly was third. Launceston native Marcos Ambrose drops to third overall and 86 points behind his Stone Brothers Racing team-mate Ingall after a major mishap in the second race this morning. The Holden Racing Team pair of Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife are fourth and fifth respectively while Richards moves up to sixth and still has a chance of claiming the title at Phillip Island. It proved a superb weekend for the HSV Dealer team with Tander dominant and team-mate Rick Kelly finishing third. Tander jumped pole-setter Richards in the pits in Saturday’s opening race and won from the gun in both races today to bag his first round win since Bathurst in 2000. Richards was also pleased with another strong performance from the Team Perkins Holden and is looking forward to Phillip island to hopefully push into the top-five in the championship. While there was little between the top cars this weekend, Richards admitted the HSV team were too slick in the pits. Lowndes enjoyed a solid weekend for the Betta Electrical Ford team with a fifth and two third placings to keep up his strong challenge for the championship in the final round. Ingall said his Stone Brothers Racing team had a tough weekend. Ambrose, the sentimental favourite in his final race on his home track, saw his best chance of moving up on Ingall disappear when he spun and suffered major tyre issues in race two, limping home in 27th place. The final round of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship takes place at the BigPond Grand Finale Phillip Island on November 25-27. Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway - Round 12 Race Day: Sunday, 12:20-13:10 Race Duration: 42 Laps Race 2 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:01.6956 16 0:52.4250 2 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 42:02.7158 13 0:52.3600 3 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 42:09.8762 16 0:52.5179 4 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:10.5926 12 0:52.6403 5 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:13.5152 31 0:52.6620 6 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 42:15.2440 14 0:52.7053 7 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 42:16.9741 28 0:52.8407 8 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:17.2345 17 0:52.7788 9 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 42:17.6409 31 0:52.7076 10 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:18.0503 17 0:52.9429 11 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:18.5232 13 0:52.7543 12 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:19.1924 14 0:52.8787 13 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 42:20.9906 15 0:52.6814 14 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:21.1852 29 0:52.7717 15 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:23.8907 29 0:53.1011 16 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:24.1326 40 0:52.9461 17 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 42:24.3893 40 0:52.6920 18 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 42 42:28.3735 29 0:53.0747 19 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 42:28.9219 31 0:52.9329 20 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:34.7589 32 0:53.1712 21 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 42:35.6989 27 0:52.6587 22 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 42:42.5240 33 0:52.8033 23 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 42:44.7065 35 0:52.7376 24 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 42:45.0036 12 0:52.8889 25 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 42 42:45.1534 28 0:53.1420 26 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 42:50.1383 28 0:53.0195 27 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 40 42:18.0286 28 0:52.5476 28 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 40 42:33.6208 33 0:53.1251 29 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 38 42:29.2837 24 0:52.6990 30 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 35 42:47.9437 9 0:53.3196 31 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 32 42:27.1759 19 0:52.8872 DNF 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway - Round 12 Race Day: Sunday, 15:20-16:25 Race Duration: 42 Laps Race 3 Pos / Car / Team / Driver / Vehicle / Laps / Race Time / Fastest Lap / Fastest Time 1 16 HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:27.6869 13 0:52.0645 2 15 HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:28.9664 15 0:52.1239 3 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 37:35.4204 16 0:52.2866 4 24 Team Perkins Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 42 37:37.5607 11 0:52.0170 5 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:40.7427 24 0:52.4952 6 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 42 37:41.2304 33 0:52.4259 7 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:43.3004 25 0:52.4841 8 17 Westpoint Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 37:47.8380 23 0:52.6956 9 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:48.0143 24 0:52.6909 10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 37:48.6761 28 0:52.5747 11 11 Team Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 42 37:50.3282 29 0:52.6180 12 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:50.6610 11 0:52.7783 13 67 Sirromet-Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:57.7355 22 0:52.7539 14 3 Dodo Racing Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:57.9561 22 0:52.7210 15 45 WOW Sight & Sound Max Wilson Holden Commodore VZ 42 37:59.4296 21 0:52.7741 16 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 42 38:01.3883 14 0:52.6355 17 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:02.0809 21 0:52.8127 18 88 Team Betta Electrical Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 38:06.9303 29 0:52.6165 19 21 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 38:09.1692 12 0:52.6879 20 18 Westpoint Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 42 38:10.4342 17 0:52.8709 21 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Paul Weel Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:13.7106 12 0:52.9985 22 52 Fujitsu Racing Matthew White Ford Falcon BA 42 38:15.1174 24 0:52.5996 23 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:19.0246 21 0:52.9033 24 5 Ford Performance Racing David Brabham Ford Falcon BA 42 38:32.7154 25 0:52.6079 25 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 38:40.5956 12 0:52.8381 26 7 Autobarn Racing Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 42 38:42.5125 25 0:52.7325 27 8 WPS Racing Craig Baird Ford Falcon BA 41 37:33.7170 21 0:52.8965 28 100 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 41 37:39.5154 15 0:52.9108 29 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 41 37:42.9369 24 0:53.0334 30 23 Dodo Racing Jamie Whincup Holden Commodore VZ 41 37:44.6860 21 0:52.7398 31 48 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 41 38:05.7806 35 0:52.9186 32 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 41 38:09.6784 15 0:52.7672 V8 Supercars Round 12 Points & Championship Points Championship Position / Driver / Round 12 Points / Championship Points 1 Russell Ingall 144 1,754 2 Craig Lowndes 176 1,705 3 Marcos Ambrose 124 1,668 4 Todd Kelly 132 1,632 5 Mark Skaife 106 1,622 6 Steven Richards 182 1,601 7 Garth Tander 192 1,552 8 Jason Bright 118 1,470 9 Rick Kelly 180 1,454 10 Cameron McConville 106 1,409 11 Steven Johnson 148 1,380 12 Greg Murphy 138 1,332 13 Glenn Seton 76 1,283 14 Steve Ellery 118 1,274 15 Paul Radisich 130 1,244 16 Jamie Whincup 36 1,235 17 John Bowe 38 1,195 18 Jason Richards 132 1,185 19 Brad Jones 84 991 20 Paul Morris 74 971 21 Craig Baird 56 954 22 Paul Dumbrell 152 934 23 David Besnard 38 862 24 Paul Weel 82 858 25 Max Wilson 108 839 26 Jason Bargwanna 44 785 27 Greg Ritter - 739 28 Andrew Jones - 733 29 Matthew White 48 599 30 Mark Winterbottom 62 598 31 Anthony Tratt 16 511 32 Alex Davison - 469 33 Steve Owen - 434 34 Simon Wills - 403 35 Dean Canto 54 312 36 David Brabham 38 210 37 Owen Kelly 28 200 V8 Supercars Live Videostreaming & Round Highlights http://v8supercar.bigpond.com/flash/V8_2005_promo.html If you want to discuss any V8 Supercars news or just have a question to ask other fans, Don't post here. 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11-13-2005, 03:33 PM	#60 (permalink)
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