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Phillip Island 2015 Post Race Report

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Hi to all you V8 Supercars fans around the world.

Before the event started both the Pepsi Max Crew had to change the engine of Mark Winterbottom’s car and the Red Bull Racing Australia team had to bleed the brakes on Jamie Whincup’s car to make sure there was no air leaking from the brakes. Welcome back to James Courtney after his terrible accident at Eastern Creek… Meanwhile Paul Dumbrell is generously driving car 222 for Nick Percat…

Paul Dumbrell PI 2015
Jamie Whincup started on pole position alongside him was Scott McLaughlin on lap 1 of 14 Craig Lowndes started from 3rd position and got the jump on everyone else and led the whole race. With his teammate behind him, there were 3 cars out in the weeds Chris Pither, Dale Wood and Rick Kelly. Tim Blanchard and David Wall ran wide on the exit of the last turn.

On lap 2 Shane Van Gisbergen turned around David Reynolds and got a 25 point penalty as a result, which ruined his chances of increasing his total points…

On lap 3 everybody was settling down into a race rhythm, no incidents on this lap.

On lap 4 Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Scott McLaughlin were just pulling away from the rest of the pack.

On lap 5 Jamie Whincup was helping Craig Lowndes to close the gap on Frosty for 2015 V8 Supercars championship.

The top 3 cars were just pulling away on lap 6.

In the middle of the race Tim Slade and Todd Kelly were battling for positions 10th and 11th. Rick Kelly locked a brake while battling with Lee Holdsworth approaching MG Corner.

Towards the end of the race Todd Kelly and Tim Slade touched which sent Todd Kelly out into the boonies, but in the end no one could catch the top 3 cars of Craig Lowndes, Jamie Wnincup and Scott Mclaughlin.

Results for race 31
1st – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia
2nd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia
3rd – Scott Mclaughlin – Volvo Polstar Racing

In race 32 Scott Mclaughlin started on pole position alongside him was Jamie Whincup on lap 1 of 14. Jamie got the jump meaning he got a better launch and reaction time and his teammate Craig Lowndes had dropped down to 3rd. The 2 Holden Racing team Commodores of Garth Tander and James Courtney were side by side on approach to the Southern Loop turn 2.

Tim Slade was battling with Will Davison further back in the pack, but he was on the wrong side of the track for the hairpin at turn 4. Jason Bright had to get back the Nissan Altama driven by James Moffatt car 99, then Garth Tander passed Fabain Coulthard at turn 5, then he tried to do the same maneuver that Garth did 1 corner before. Towards the end of the first lap he and Cameron Waters made contact coming out of the 2nd last corner.

On lap 2 Todd Kelly, Dale Wood, Tim Blanchard and David Wall along with Paul Dumbrell were battling together near the back of the field James Moffatt gave Fabain Coulthard a little bump, just to remind him that he was there.

On lap 3 Scott Pye was battling with the two Nissans of Micheal Caruso and Rick Kelly, also on that same lap Jamie Whincup’s race start was under investigation.

On lap 4 Foxsports showed a replay of the start of the race and there was no one breach for him so that meant he could press on.
In the middle of the race Scott McLaughlin was chasing David Reynolds.

Towards the end of the race no one could catch the race leaders. That race win for Jamie Whincup took his career tally up to 95.

Results for race 32
1st – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia
2nd – Scott Mclaughlin – Volvo Polstar racing
3rd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia

In race 33 Mark Winterbottom started on pole position alongside him was Craig Lowndes on lap 1 of 45 Mark Winterbottom got the jump off the start line from position 1. Scott Mclaughlin got swamped by the two Red Bull cars. Dale Wood and Lee Holdsworth on the exit of turn 2. Rick Kelly ran wide at turn 4, he and Cameron Waters made contact on approach to Lukie height and they both went off as a result. Then when Cameron Waters rejoined he was limping around the track due to the damage that was on his car.

On lap 2 Jamie Whincup was the first of the two Red Bull cars to pit so that Craig did not have to double stack. In the pits,
Jason Bright got a drive thru penalty for an unsafe pit release by the car controller at Brad Jones Racing. Scott Pye also came in as well for his pit stop, along with David Reynolds, James Courtney, Tim Blanchard and also Cameron Waters and David Wall.

On lap 3 Frosty had a lead of 1.3 seconds over Scott Pye. Meanwhile Craig Lowndes was trying to getup close and personal to Scott McLaughlin to be able to pass him. At this time Jamie Whincup was doing a pit stop and his car dropped off the jacks the car controller at Red Bull had hold him so that he didn’t end up being released into oncoming traffic, in the fast lane. Tim Slade and Fabain Coulthard were battling for positions 9th and 10th.

On lap 4 Garth Tander and Shane Van Gisbergen were battling till Shane had to come into the pit lane for the first of his two pit stops that took them into lap 5.

Todd Kelly and Will Davison joined him as well, when he rejoined James Moffatt tried to come up the inside at turn 2 which he did. But then Shane Van Gisbergen tried to go around the outside which didn’t work.

On lap 6 Garth Tander came in for his pit stop along with Paul Dumbrell and Chris Pither. Chris Pither had damage on the front of Superblack racing Ford Falcon car 111.

On lap 7 James Courtney left space for Shane Van Gisbergen to go up the inside at turn 4. Lee Holdsworth was not a very happy chappy about the fact that he was out of race 33.

In the middle of the race Greg Murphy was talking to Mark Dutton about the Red Bull cars tyre lifespan and why Craig Lowndes appeared had good tyre life and how Jamie Whincup didn’t.

Towards the end of the race no one could catch the top 3, Craig Lowndes, Scott Mclaughlin and Jamie Whincup. Tim Edwards was not very happy with the move that Jamie put on Frosty.

Results for race 33
1st – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd – Scott Mclaughlin – Volvo Polstar racing.
3rd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.

Congratulations to Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Scott Mclaughlin for a fantastic weekend, No one could take these guys out…

The next and final event is the Coates Hire Sydney 500 on the 4th – 6th of December 2015. There is only 71 points now between the Pepsi Max Crew and Red Bull Racing Australia in terms of the teams championship and in terms of the drivers’ championship there is only 179 points between Mark Winterbottom and Craig Lowndes, there are now only 2 drivers left in contention.

Who will win the championship?

Lowndesy is now on 102 career wins. There are just 3 races left this season Red Bull took 60 point out of leader over the Phillip Island race weekend.
The commentators were Greg Rust and Neil Crompton, the pit reporters were Greg Murphy and Riana Crehan. 1 race meeting to go.

Pre Race Report

Phillip Island 2015 Pre race

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Hi to all you V8 followers around the world.

William in the garage

This weekend 20th November – 22nd November is the WD 40 Phillip Island Supersprint.

Last year dad and I traveled down to Phillip Island for the big race… We had a V6 engine in the Kia we hired from Freedom Motors Australia… Not quite a V8, but it was fun to have a faster car than the one we left at home… We were privileged enough to be at the back of the garage from practice to the races and be able to watch it on the screens from there… As you can see from some of my photos, I am in my own V8 wheelchair and sometimes it’s difficult to see past people who get in front of me. Dad does his best to make sure I can see what is going on, just doesn’t always work… We also had fun meeting everyone and getting autographs and photos. I have quite a collection now… I am not there this year, but next year 2016, I will be back…

In 2014 the race was called Plus Fitness Phillip Island 400 and this year it’s the WD40 Phillip Island 400. Now we can have a look at the excitement of last year’s races.

In race 33 Scott McLaughlin started on pole position alongside him was Craig Lowndes. On lap 1 of 23 Scott McLaughlin led the field the down to turn 1, Craig Lowndes tried to go around the outside of him, but he had to pull the nose back out. One of Dick Johnson’s cars driven by Scott Pye locked up in the back ground. Jamie Whincup was following his teammate trying to find a way to get passed him.
On lap 2 the cars were settling down into a race pace. While the leaders were pulling away. Scott McLaughlin was keeping the pack in check and kept the lead. Mark Winterbottom was chasing down Jamie Whincup, David Reynolds tried to pass Jason Bright at turn 4, while Nick Percat, Will Davison and Tim Slade were trying to get around the outside to gain pace at the Hay shed.

On lap 3 Todd Kelly was battling with Scott Pye and Rick Kelly. Mark Winterbottom ran wide at turn 1, which allowed Jamie Whincup and Chaz Mostert to pass him. Mark Winterbottom then had to go for a pit stop to remove some grass from his front grill, to avoid an issue of overheating…

Meanwhile Scott McLaughlin was being hunted down by the Red Bull boys, Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes. Lee Holdsworth was doing battle with Shane Van Gisbergen…
But in the long run and as much as Craig Lowndes was putting pressure on him, Scott McLaughlin, led from start to finish.
Let’s watch the video…

Results for race 33
1st – Scott McLaughlin – Volvo Polstar Racing.
2nd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia.
3rd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.

In race 34 Jamie Whincup started on pole position alongside Mark Winterbottom on lap 1 of 23. Mark Winterbottom got the jump off the start and led for the first couple of turns, Scott McLaughlin and Nick Percat were side by side through turn 3. Will Davison tried to go around the outside of Chaz Mostert but then Scott McLaughlin had to fan the throttle and pull back in behind Michael Caruso.

On lap 2 David Reynolds was a bit sideways coming onto the front straight. But he managed to save the slide and keep in front of Rick Kelly at turn 2 on that same lap he managed to get passed him, and hold position. Rick Kelly was very happy with the move that David Reynolds put on him so tried to get his spot back at turn 4. But he was on the wrong side of the track to maintain the spot. James Courtney was following Will Davison and Nick Percat going side by side through the hayshed.

On lap 3 Todd Kelly and Garth Tander were fighting it out for the same spots but Garth Tander had to relinquish that spot to Todd Kelly. But Garth Tander wasn’t going to give it up easily going down to the MG corner, Todd Kelly gave Garth Tander a bit of a helping hand. Which nearly open the door for Michael Caruso and Scott McLaughlin to have a look.

On lap 4 Jack Perkins ran off the track at the last turn. And re-joined near turn 1, in-between turns 1 and 2 on the same lap Jamie Whincup passed Mark Winterbottom to the race lead. And Craig Lowndes was there in case the front 2 cars made a slight mistake then Craig Lowndes would have gone from 3rd to 1st Craig Lowndes got passed at turn 4 during the opening stages.

At the half way mark there was a battle going on between Will Davison Shane Van Gisbergen and Scott Pye. Lee Holdsworth and Tim Slade came together down the bottom of MG corner. Towards the end of the race Jamie Whincup was just cruising out in front.

Results for race 34

1st – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia.
3rd – Mark Winterbottom – Ford Performance racing.

In race 35 Jamie Whincup started on pole position alongside Scott McLaughlin. On lap 1 of 45, Jamie Whincup, Scott McLaughlin and Garth Tander were all trying to take the lead on the turn and Jamie Whincup and Garth Tander did the bump as Scott McLaughlin took the lead and Jamie Whincup went from first to third.

On lap 2, (while this doesn’t make sense to a novice) a number of cars came into the pit lane including Mark Winterbottom and Craig Lowndes to complete the first of their two compulsory pit stops.
On lap 3 the front runners had stayed out on track to avoid any double stacking behind the car that was still running around on the track until the 2nd team car had been serviced. Like for example Craig was the first of the 2 Red Bull Racing Australia cars to pit, so that Jamie Whincup didn’t have to stack behind car 888.

Results for race 35
1st – Scott Mclaughlin – Volvo Polstar racing.
2nd – Garth Tander – Holden Racing Team.
3rd – Mark Winterbottom – Ford Performance Racing.

Will Nick Percat get over his foot injury in time for this week’s races? Dean Canto will be replacing Ash Walsh at Erebus Motorsport, Karl Reindler is waiting on standby just in case Nick Percat is not fit enough to race this weekend at Phillip Island after he suffered an injury to his right foot, Chris Pither will be replacing Andre Heimgartner at Superblack racing in car 111. Will Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport need to get Karl Reindler to step up as a replacment for Nick Percat this weekend? This week is event 13. The King of the Island Craig Lowndes has 9 wins will he make it 10?

This is race week the 2nd last event for 2015. To join the conversation https://twitter.com/v8supercars during the live and Exclusively live on fox sports 5 channel 506 use the hashtag which is #v8sc that is the twitter page to join the conversation.
Both Foxsports and channel ten will have the Coverage this weekend that starts on Friday at 12pm. on Fox sports 5, Saturday 10am and Sunday it starts at 10am as well. The commentators 12 months ago were Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife. The pit reporters were Mark Beretta Mark Larkham and Riana Crehan, the commentators this weekend will be Greg Rust and Neil Crompton the pit reporters will be Greg Murphy and Riana Crehan.

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Pukeohe New Zealand 2015 Post Race Report

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Hi to all you V8 Supercars fans around the world.
On the weekend of the 6th – 8th of November 2015 was the ITM 500 Auckland Race

In race 28 Jamie Whincup started on pole position next to him was David Reynolds. On lap 1 of 21 Jamie Whincup got the jump on the field through turns 1, 2 and 3. During the opening lap Tim Slade, Will Davison, Fabain Coulthard and James Moffat all came together on the exit of turn 6.

Also On lap 2 Will Davison had to park car 9 in the garage as a result of the damage that it suffered. Scott Pye was in front of Craig Lowndes, he was complaining that he was getting held up by Scott Pye.

On lap 3 Fox sports showed a replay of start.

On lap 4 the field was settleing down into their own pace.

On lap 5 there was a safety car for debris on the race track. The restart was on lap 8.

In the middle of the race Jamie Whincup was still in control of the race.

Towards the end of the race no one could catch Jamie Whincup. Team BOC’S Jason Bright had a DNF.

Let’s just watch the race:-

Results for race 28
1st – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd – Shane Van Gisbergen – Tekno Autosports
3rd – David Reynolds – Rod Nash Racing.

In race 29 David Reynolds started on pole position alongside him was Craig Lowndes. On lap 1 of 21 Craig managed to stay in front of David Reynolds. During the opening laps Craig Lowndes was dominating the start.

On lap 2 David Reynolds was trying to pass but, Craig Lowndes would not let him.

On lap 3 the order was still the same for the front runners.
In middle of the race Craig Lowndes left rear tyre just completely exploded which caused a safety car the restart was on lap 16.

Towards the end of the race Jamie Whincup was putting the pressure on David Reynolds for the race lead.

Results for race 29.
1st – David Reynolds – Rod Nash Racing.
2nd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.
3rd – Scott McLaughlin – Volvo Polstar Racing.

In race 30 Scott McLaughlin started on pole position alongside him was Jamie Whincup.

On lap 1 of 69 Jamie Whincup got the jump into turns 1, 2 and 3. Then the pack started to settle down to a race pace.

On lap 2 Mark Winterbottom got turned around down at the hairpin turn by Jason Bright as a result there was a concertina effect.

On lap 3 Jamie Whincup was out in front leading the race the only times the lead changed was when the pit stops started, Craig Lowndes had to double stack behind Jamie Whincup but not for too long. The pit was congested big time due to the safety car being deployed the restart was on lap 5.

When the safety car peeled off into the pit lane Jamie Whincup got on the loud pedal straight away and pulled away immediately.

On lap 6 Craig Lowndes was in front of James Moffat there was a regulation change due to Craig Lowndes tyre exploding on Saturday in the 2nd race. Everyone had to start on soft tyres.

On lap 7 everyone had change from the soft tyre back to the regular Dunlop hard tyre at the first pit stop.

On lap 8 Scott Pye was moving up through the pack after having to double stack with Shane Van Gisbergen and then when it came time to exit their respective pit garages, the fast lane very busy.

On lap 9 everyone was trying to get there new tyres up to temperature and pressure because in V8 Supercars these days, the teams are not allowed to have tyre warmers to keep the temperature into the tyres.

On lap 10 the leader was back to being Jamie Whincup driving.
In the middle of the race everybody came in for there 2nd and final pit stop but in the process the cars were locking up due to the oil that was left on the entry to pit lane by Will Davison’s Erebus Motorsport Merades E63 AMG the previous day.

Towards the end of the race the two Red Bull cars were running 1 and 2 and that was how it finished.

Results for race 30
1st – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia.
3rd – Scott Pye – Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske.

There are now just 2 events remaining, the next event is the WD 40 Phillip Island Super sprint on the 20th – 22nd November 2015.
The Commentators were Greg Rust and Neil Crompton. The pit reporters were Greg Murphy and Riana Crehan.

Well done to the Red Bull team on repairing Craig’s car for the Sunday Race.

NZ Craig Lowndes Oh No pic

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Pukeohe New Zealand 2015 Pre Race Report

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Hi to all you V8 Supercars fans.

This weekend is the ITM 500 Auckland. There are now just 3 events remaining for 2015.

The V8 Supercar calendar was changed around this year as this event was run in April 2014, so let’s have a look back at April 2014…
In race 10 Jason Bright started on pole position, alongside him was Jamie Whincup. On lap 1 of 35 Jamie Whincup got a better launch off the starting grid. There was drama back in the mid pack. Scott McLaughlin ran wide on the exit of turn 6. Towards the end of the first lap he and Will Davison went side by side around the final turn.
On lap 2 Scott McLaughlin was trying to move up through the field after his previous run in with Will Davison.

On lap 3 the Pedders SRT Safety car was deployed to remove car 17 driven by David Wall after he hit the wall.

The restart was on lap 8 and Jamie Whincup was still leading the on the restart, everybody else was trying to stay in touch Jamie Whincup, but he was doing a great job in keeping the lead.

On lap 9 the pack was getting annoyed by Jamie Whincup driving and just pulling away. But before the end of the next lap, Jamie Whincup would be pulled back by an oil problem and had a DNF.

Let’s watch the video for the rest of the race…

Results for race 10.
1st – Jason Bright – Team BOC.
2nd – Garth Tander – Holden Racing Team.
3rd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia.

In race 11 James Courtney started on pole Position alongside him was Mark Winterbottom on lap 1 of 35 Mark Winterbottom managed to take the race lead at turn 1 by rounding up the pole sitter James Courtney. One of the Erebus cars stalled near the back of the pack and it was Will Davison. Scott Pye was trying to get passed Fabain Coulthard on the outside of the backstraight on lap 2, Craig Lowndes ran wide on to the grass approaching the main straight. After he made some positions he went as far back as 16th spot at the start of the 2nd lap.

On lap 3 Jamie Whincup ran wide coming onto the main straight which Allowed Chaz Mostert to get passed him.

On lap 4 Jason Bright held position in front of Tim Slade, Jason’s Engineer said to him just make sure you are safe, he nearly lost control of the Team BOC car.

On lap 5, Tim Slade tried to get the position back from Jason Bright, as a result he got pushed into the grass and punctured the left front tyre.

In the middle of the race Craig was trying to make some progess, because he was struggling with the setup on the car, because it wasn’t ideal.

Towards the end of the race no one could catch Mark Winterbottom.

Results for race 11
1st – Mark Winterbottom – Pepsi Max Crew.
2nd – James Courtney – Holden Racing Team.
3rd – Chaz Mostert – Pepsi Max Crew.

In race 12 Scott McLaughlin started on pole position alongside him was Jamie Whincup, on lap 1 of 35 Jamie Whincup got the jump off the front row of the grid and led the field through turns 1, 2, 3 and 4. For the first lap. Also on the Jason Bright went straight ahead into the tyres in-between turns 3 and 4. Scott McLaughlin took over the race lead from Jamie Whincup and then he dropped back 1 spot into 2nd.

There was a safety car to remove Jason Bright’s car from the tyres at turn 4. The restart was on lap 4. Shane Van Gisbergen was putting pressure on Jamie Whincup.

On lap 5 Scott McLaughlin was still in the lead.

On lap 6. Scott McLaughlin was under pressure to keep the race lead from Shane Van Gisbergen in the driver’s seat.

In the middle of the race everybody had done there pit stops and were settling into their own pace, for the run to the finish. Towards the end of the race Shane Van Gisbergen held off the cars behind him for the win.

Results for race 12
1st -Shane Van Gisbergen – Tekno Autosports.
2nd – Scott McLaughlin – Volvo Polstar Racing.
3rd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.

In race 13 Scott McLaughlin started on pole position alongside him was Tim Slade on lap 1 of 69 Shane Van Gisbergen was holding his spot after turn 1. There was congestion in the mid pack towards the end of the first lap Jamie Whincup got up the inside of Chaz Mosert.
On lap 2 Craig Lowndes was the first the pit so that the 2 Red Bull cars didn’t have to double stack. Along with Will Davison as well. Then down at the hairpin at turn 8 Jamie Whincup ran wide which allowed Chaz Mosteret to get back up the inside. Then he was under pressure, David Reynolds tried to get up the inside in-between turns 5 and 6. But wasn’t able to get the move done cleanly. James Courtney tried to get up the inside Lee Holdsworth who was on the outside at the hairpin in the middle of the race the 2nd pit stops started to happen where the field tried to avoid double stacking at all costs. In the end no one catch Mark Winterbottom. Which as a result of winning the final race Mark Winterbottom had enough points to Claim the Jason Richards Memorial trophy 12 months ago…

Results for race 13.
1st – Mark Winterbottom – Pepsi max crew.
2nd – Scott McLaughlin – Volvo Polstar racing.
3rd – Chaz Mostert – Pepsi Max Crew.

Who will win the ITM 500 Auckland this weekend? Who will win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy in 2015? Good luck to everybody for this weekend’s races 28, 29 and 30.

The commentators 12 months ago were Neil Crompton Mark Skaife pit Reporters were Mark Beretta Mark Larkham and Riana Crehan.
The commentators this year will be Greg Rust Neil Crompton the pit reporters this year will be Greg Murphy and Riana Crehan. David Cauchi will be Jamie’s race engineer for the remainder of 2015 while Mark Dutton will resume the team manager role. This weekend’s races will be 2 – 21 lap races and 1 – 69 lap race. To watch the Coverage on the weekend just go to Fox sports 5 channel 506.

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Gold Coast 600 – Pre Race report 2015

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Hi to all you Rev heads around the world.
This weekend 23rd – 25th October is the Gold Coast 600, the third and final race for the 2015 Pirtek Enduro Cup.
Let’s take a look back at what happened in Qualifying at the Gold Coast in 2014.

Jamie Whincup led the field out for qualifying because Red Bull Australia were the last pit, at the end of pit lane this happened because they won the teams Championship the year before. Once everyone got onto the racetrack they went out for a warm up lap then they came back in for adjustments to all the cars, then they all back out to try to get a position in the top 10 to contest the shootout.

Who will win the Pirtek Endurance cup in 2015? The defending champs are Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell. But they are down the order in terms of the points this year for the Enduro Cup.

Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards are in 4th spot at this stage, so they have still got a good chance winning the Endurance cup.

The last time Craig won the Pirtek Cup was back in 2013.

Who will win races 26 and 27? 12 months ago the races at the Gold Coast were races 31 and 32.
The commentators in 2014 at the Gold Coast were Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife pit reporters were Mark Larkham and Riana Crehan.

Greg Murphy drove in all 3 Endurance races 12 months ago, this year he will be in the pit lane, reporting from there with Riana Crehan and Paul Morris.

Can Craig Lowndes and Steve Richards win the Enduro cup? And make it 3 years in a row for Red Bull Racing Australia in car 888. Or will another combination challenge them? 300 Kilometres and 102 laps each on both Saturday and Sunday.

The co drivers have their own practice session as well. Shane Van Gisbergen got pole position for race 1, and pole for race 2 went to Alex Premat.

History of the Gold Coast event back in 2014 James Courtney and Greg Murphy had a Do Not Finish result in the opening race.

Cameron Waters has been promoted to the main driver for car 6 for Pepsi Max Crew, his co-driver will be the Enforcer Russell Ingall. James Courtney is back from his injuries and will be back in car 22, with Jack Perkins. He has been given the all clear to get back in the car by the doctors. Chaz Mostert is out of hospital and starting rehab in Brisbane.

The winners of races 31 and 32 from 2014 were Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb, the winners of Race 32 were Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell.

Will there be any ads during the Gold Coast coverage this weekend on Fox Sports channel 506.

Cameron Waters will be driving car 6 for two events and the WD 40 Phillip Island Supersprint.

Matt White and Mark Larkham now work for channel 10. Both Scott Pye and James Courtney will be back in cars 17 and 22 for the Holden Racing Team and Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske respectively. How will they go with their current injuries? How will Marcos Ambrose go this weekend? The last time he raced on the Gold Coast street circuit was back in 2005. Jack Perkins will be back in the 22 car with James Courtney, while Russell will be driving with the Pepsi Max Crew as a replacement for Chaz.

Best of luck to everybody this weekend. Welcome back James Courtney and get well soon Chaz.

How many safety cars will there be at the Gold Coast 600?

The hosts will be Jessica Yates and Mark Skaife for Foxsports, Steven Johnson will be on standby in case Scott Pye has any injures.

Just go to video and click on live timing at –
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/

To check out the Practice Qualifying and race Results just go to http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/

Results for race 31 from 2014.

1st – Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb – Tekno Autosports.
2nd – Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia.
3rd – Tim Slade and Tony Dalberto – Supercheap Auto Racing.

Results for race 32 from 2014.
1st- Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd- Scott Mclaughlin and Alex Premat – Volvo Polstar Racing.
3rd – Micheal Caruso and Dean Fiore – Nissan Motorsport.

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Bathurst Supercheap Auto 1000 – 2015

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Hi to all you V8 Supercar fans around the world.
On the weekend of the 8th – 11th of October 2015 was the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 event 10.

For those of you who missed it, here is what happened.

During the qualifying laps on Friday, Chaz Mostert had a spectacular crash and broke his leg and his wrist, took out 7 Marshalls while he was at it. He now needs a new car…

http://www.v8supercars.com.au//news/championship/mostert-out-of-surgery

On the Saturday, Damien Flack of the Aussie Racing Cars Series had a magnificent crash in which he turned his vehicle from a car to a Go Kart in 5 seconds flat rolling the car 6 times. The vehicle also caught fire and Damien had to be dragged out of it. He was very lucky to be alive. He was taken to Orange Base Hospital with 12 broken ribs, a punctured lung and a shattered collarbone. Damien always the optimist, said he would be back in 6 weeks. I don’t like his chances…

All the main drivers started accept for 3, which was Paul Dumbrell, Dean Canto and Tony D’Alberto. They had to complete a minimum of 54 laps, before the main driver could get back in to the car for the rest of the race.

Dean Canto started on pole position alongside him was Scott McLaughlin. The favourites started Jamie Whincup in 8th Craig Lowndes in 15th Mark Winterbottom in 14th and Garth Tander in 22nd, the Harvey Norman Supergirls in car 200 started from the pits, so as not to get caught in any accidents on the very first lap.
On lap 1 of 161 Jason Bright stalled off the start line and dropped down just a few spots, early on Dean Canto led the pack up mountain straight for the time.

Scott McLaughlin had a poor start, meaning he didn’t get off the line very well heading across the mountain the cars felt a bit Lazy, due to the tyres were not up to temperature and pressure. Towards the end of the first lap Craig Lowndes had made up 4 spots from 15th to 11th.

On lap 2 Scott McLaughlin was putting massive pressure on Dean Canto, while at the same time Dean Canto was doing a great job at holding off the cars that were behind him who were trying to make some progress from their starting spots.

The Xbox ford falcon was trying to make a move at turn 2 on James Moffatt, at Blundstone Bend with Scott Pye behind the wheel he went up to 9th as a result of that move, McLaughlin had to stay in front of Lee Holdsworth while trying to pass Dean Canto, but he had to tuck back in behind through the chase then he managed to pass the Bottle O ford Falcon FX at the last corner.
Towards the end of the lap Shane Van Gisbergen picked up a spot at Forest Elbow which put him into 3rd place.

On lap 3 Scott McLaughlin tried to grab the race lead but had to pull back in behind until he got to the final turn.

On lap 4 there was a new race leader with Scott McLaughlin behind the wheel. Paul Dumbrell was trying to stay with Craig Lowndes.

On lap 5 Fabain Coulthard got car 47 at turn 2 which was been driven by Tony D’Alberto. Also on the same lap Will Davison passed Tony D’Alberto at the chase.

On lap 6 Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes were starting to put pressure on Scott Pye. Fabain Coulthard was getting closer to Lee Holdsworth.

On lap 7 Lee Holdsworth got up the inside of Dean Canto, Paul Dumbrell was trying his best to get back in to the top 10. Craig Lowndes and Paul Dumbrell were running 10th and 11th.

On lap 8 Will Davison passed Dean Canto, Tony D’Alberto was following the 2 cars ahead of him. Steve Owen down in 20th. Steve Owen had no shift lights and no data on the steering wheel. Craig Lowndes passed Greg Murphy who was chatting with Mark Winterbottom.

On lap 9 the pack that was trying to get fresh air. So that the brake and oil temperatures didn’t rise to quick.

On lap 10, Paul Dunbrell covered by going all the way to the pit wall. Then Andre Heimgartner had to try and the over and under trick.

On lap 11, Paul Dumbrell was trying to keep the position that he had just gained the first driver to pit was car 23 with Dean Fiore at the wheel changing over to Michael Caruso.

On lap 12 Andre Heimgartner and Renee Gracie were the 2 and Simona de Slivestro were the Debutions.

On lap 13, Fabian Coulthard was injecting a lot of hot air into the front air dam. Paul Dumbrell had managed to pass Scott Pye before pitting. On the exit of the pit Scott stalled his car.
The first safety car was on lap 16 due the Harvey Norman Supergirls hitting the wall at Forest Elbow. The restart was on lap number 18, David Reynolds was trying to pass Lee Holdsworth.

Garth Tander was back in the race after last year’s incident. In the middle of the race the skies were starting to become black as the as the ace of spades.
Oh let’s watch the video…

Craig is now a 6 time Bathurst winner. Steve Richards is now a 4 time Bathurst winner. Craig Lowndes is back up into 2nd place in the Championship with 399 points behind the championship leader, Mark Winterbottom.

There were only 4 Safety cars in the Bathurst 1000, this year. Jamie was told by the team not to pass the Safety car, he thought he saw a green light so he went passed, as a result he got a Drive thru penalty for that which dropped him all the way down to 18th, and it could have been a Red Bull 1 and 2. Roland Dane was not a happy chappy. Greg Murphy had not seen Jamie that Guttered – Disappointed in a very long time.

The commentators on the weekend at Bathurst were Greg Rust, Neil Crompton and Chad Neylon. The pit reporters were Riana Crehan, Greg Murphy along with the Dude Paul Morris.
The next is the Gold Coast 600 on the 23rd – 25th of October 2015.

Results for race 25
1st – Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards – Red Bull Racing Australia.
2nd – Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen – Pepsi Max Crew.
3rd – Garth Tander and Warren Luff – Holden Racing Team.

Main and co drivers for the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Car 1 – Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia
Car 888 – Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards – Red Bull Racing Australia
Car 5 – Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen – Pepsi Max Crew
Car 55 – David Reynolds and Dean Canto – Rod Nash Racing
Car 9 – Will Davison and Alex Davison – Erebus Motorsport V8
Car 4 – Ash Walsh and Jack Le Brocq – Erebus Motorsport V8
Car 111 – Andre Heimgartner and Ant Pederson – Superblack Racing Team.
Car 99 – James Moffatt and Taz Douglas – Nissan Motorsport
Car 23 – Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore. – Nissan Motorsport
Car 22 – Jack Perkins and Russell Ingall – Holden Racing Team
Car 200 – Renee Gracie and Simona De Slivestro. – Harvey Norman Supergirls
Car 34 – David Wall and Chris Pither – Volvo Polestar Racing
Car 62 – Aaren Russell and Drew Russell – Novocastrians
Car 8 – Jason Bright and Andrew Jones – Team BOC
Car 97 – Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb – Tekno Autosports
Car 17 – Scott Pye and Marcos Ambrose – Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske
Car 18 – Lee Holdsworth and Sebastian Bourdais – Walkinshaw Racing
Car 222 – Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin – Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Car 3 – Tim Blanchard and Karl Reindler – Team Cool Drive
Car 21 – Dale Wood and MacAuley Jones – Brad Jones Racing Team
Car 47 – Tim Slade and Tony D’Alberto – Supercheap Auto
Car 14 – Fabian Couthard and Luke Yaulden – Freightliner Racing
Car 7 – Todd Kelly and Alex Bunkin – Jack Daniels Racing
Car 15 – Rick Kelly and David Russell – Jack Daniels Racing
Car 2 – Garth Tander and Warren Luff – Holden Racing Team
Car 33 – Scott McLaughlin and Alex Premat – Volvo Polestar Racing

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Bathurst Supercheap Auto 1000 2015 – Pre Race Report

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Hi to all you V8 Supercars fans around the world.

This weekend starting from 9th October 2015 finishing with the big race on Sunday 11th October will be the 55th running of the Bathurst 1000 let’s look back at the qualifying for 2014.

Now let’s take a look back at what happened at the beginning of 2014’s great race. From the starting lineup Shane Van Gisbergen on pole position, alongside him was Mark Winterbottom. On lap 1 of 161, Scott Mclaughlin got into turn 1 first from 3rd on the grid, after the 2 cars on the front row stalled off the start line, on the opening lap. You will notice most of the co-drivers started the race 12 months ago. Let’s take a look at the highlights from the race.

If you want, here is the full race coverage for your pleasure.

Who will win the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000? Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell have been giving the favorites tag by Ubet or will another combination claim the prize for this year’s race.
The Question is who can take the pole for the 55th running of the great race?
This year there will be 27 cars for this weekend’s race, can Triple 8 stop Pepsi Max Crew from making it a third Bathurst win in a row.

Unfortunately James Courtney will not be joining the race this year as he is still recovering from the incident at Eastern Creek Raceway earlier this year… We wish you all the best James. I was at the back of the garage at the time…

This will be Dick Johnson Racings Team Penske’s 1st Bathurst under the Team Penkse Banner

Will Jamie Whincup remember to fuel up? (Chuckles)

The telecast will be on Channel fox sports 5 channel 506 and Network Ten channel 110.

The Commentators at Bathurst this weekend will be Greg Rust and Neil Crompton.

Best of luck to everybody at this year’s event, which is event number 10. Happy Bathurst day for this Sunday. Enjoy the race, how many Safety Cars will there be in 2015 at Bathurst?

For your entertainment I have included the video of Friday Night Live from 2014 from Channel 7mate.

Results for the 2014 Bathurst 1000
1st – Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris – Pepsi Max Crew.
2nd – James Moffatt and Taz Douglas – Nissan Motorsport.
3rd – Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin – Heavy Haulage Australia.

To watch the all the practice sessions just go to Live then click on live timing. http://www.v8supercar.com.au/
To checkout the results just go to http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/

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Wilson Security 500 – Sandown Vic – Post Race report

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Hi to all you V8 Supercar fans around the world.

On the weekend of the 11th – 13th of September 2015, was the Wilson Security Sandown 500, Dad and I were there. We watched the all the practice sessions and qualifying. The main race on Sunday 13th September, was very exciting. We also got to catch up with some old as well as made some new friends… I had the chance to meet my favourite Game Show host Grant Denyer.

Grant Denyar & I

Qualifying 1

Qualifying 2

See below for the list of Main drivers and their Co-drivers.

For those of you who missed the Sandown 500 here is what happened, the race is 161 laps long and because it is an endurance race we the main drivers and we have co-drivers. The co-drivers do the first 54 laps.

Paul Dumbrell started on pole position alongside them was Steve Owen, on lap 1 Paul got the jump and led the field through turns 1, 2 and 3 for the first of 161 laps, Marcos Ambrose didn’t get a good start and dropped back through the pack. On lap 2 Chris Pither entered pitlane to top up on fuel and get some clear air as no one was coming in behind him.

On lap 3, Steve Owen was trying to catch Paul Dumbrell during the co-drivers stint. Marcos had dropped back to, as far as 24th spot. On lap 4 Cameron Waters was following Jonathon Webb. Jonathon Webb made a big mistake in-between turns 3 and 4 on lap 5 the he was holding off Cameron Waters. Also on that lap channel ten had a replay of the race start.

On lap 6 the pack was starting to settle into a race pace, on the same lap, Greg Murphy was chatting to Scott Pye about the start that Ambrose made.

On lap 10 Warren Luff was in front of former V8 Supercars driver Karl Reindler. On lap 11 Steve Owen was chasing down Jamie Whincup, Alex Premat had to pit twice the first it was to remove the air spike for the air jacks the 2nd time was to serve a pit lane drive thru penalty for an unsafe release. In the middle of the race, Jamie Whincup was still leading the race, in fact they led the first half of the race, then Mark Winterbottom took over. Jamie lead for the first 86 laps, before he had to make 6 pit stops due to a hook coming off the gantry, towards the end of the race Mark Winterbottom of Pepsi Max dominated followed by his team mate Chaz Mostert and finished 1, 2.

The next Pirtek Enduro Cup Race is the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, on October 8th – 11th 2015, which is 4 weeks away.

The commentators were Greg Rust, Neil Crompton and pit reporters Greg Murphy and Riana Crehan.

Results for the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500

1st – Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen. – Pepsi Max Crew.
2nd – Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters – Pepsi Max Crew.
3rd – Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb – Tekno Autosports.

Main drivers and Co-drivers

Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia – Car 1
Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards – Red Bull Racing Australia – Car 888
Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen – Pepsi Max Crew – Car 5
Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters – Pepsi Max Crew – Car 6
David Reynolds and Dean Canto – Rod Nash Racing – Car 55
Scott Mclaughlin and Alex Premat -Volvo Polstar Racing – Car 33
David Wall and Chris Pither – Volvo Polstar Racing – Car 34
Jack Perkins and Russell Ingall. Holden Racing team – Car 22
Garth Tander and Warren Luff – Holden Racing team – Car 2.
Tim Slade and Tony Dalberto – Supercheap Auto racing – Car 47
Lee Holdsworth and Sebation Bourdais – Walkinshaw Racing – Car 18
Scott Pye and Marcos Ambrose – Dick Johnson Racing – Car 17
Rick Kelly and David Russell – Jack Daniels Racing – Car 15
Todd Kelly and Alex Buncombe – Nissan Motorsport – Car 7
James Moffatt and Taz Douglas – Nissan Motorsport – Car 99.
Micheal Caruso and Dean Fiore – Nissan Motorsport – Car 23
Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin – Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport – Car 222
Tim Blanchard and Karl Reindler – Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport – Car 3
Will Davison and Alex Davison – Erebus Motorsport V8 – Car 9
Ash Walsh and Jack Lebrocq. Erebus Motorsport. V8 – Car 4
Jason Bright and Andrew Jones – Team BOC – Car 8
Fabain Coulthard and Luke Youlden – Freightliner Racing – Car 14
Dale Wood and Maculey Jones – Brad Jones Racing – Car 21

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Tribute to the Late Great Peter Brock

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Hi to all V8 Supercars fan around the world.

Today is 9 years since passing of the King of the Mountain Peter Brock. At the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 back in 2006 Iva Davies played the song Heroes, Craig Lowndes was in tears before the race started. Because Peter was his Mentor and friend, Craig was lucky enough to drive Peter’s 1972 Torana xu1 before the main race got underway.

Mark Skaife drove with Peter Brock back in 1997 during the Primus 1000 Classic, the 05 Mobil Holden Racing Team Commodore had a problem with the car starting and slowing on approach to turn 2, inbetween laps 51 and 52. At that stage of the race there was 110 laps to go, in the 1997 Primus 1000.

Peter lost his life competing in a Tarmac Rally as a result of him hitting a tree, while his co-driver Mick Hones was OK.

Craig Lowndes, Russell Ingall and Jason Bright have there say on Brock, Rest in Peace Brocky. Peter died at the age of 61.

These 3 videos are about the tribute to the King of Mount Panorama, Bathurst after Lowndesy won Bathurst in 06. He lost it on the podium and was very emotional saying he won it for Peter.

Peters, Bathurst domination started way back in 1972, the most Bathurst wins is 9 for the King, his student Craig Lowndes is on 5 Bathurst victories.

You are missed Brocky by everyone in the V8 Supercars community.

List of Peters co-drivers at Bathurst were –

Larry Perkins
John Harvey
Allan Moffatt
Mark Skaife
Gentlemen Jim Richards

https://youtu.be/LO7-pG7wiLM

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Wilson Security 500 – Sandown 2015 Pre Race Report

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Hi to all you v8 fans around the world.

On the 11th – 13th of September will be the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 race, let’s take a look back at what happen in 2014.

In the first race Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell started on pole position alongside them was Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb. On lap 1 all of the co-drivers started the race but one main driver which was David Reynolds, Taz Douglas in the Norton Nissan couldn’t re-join the race due to the fuel hose being stuck in the side of car 360. The Tekno crew had to chase the left front wheel so that it didn’t roll into the fast lane, because otherwise that would have been a drive thru penalty.

Who will win the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500? Will it be the defending champs in car 1 or will another combination step up?

Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell will be getting a brand new car for the 500, the Sandown event will be event 9. The race will be 500 Kilometres and 161 laps.

Can Red Bull make it 4 Sandown 500 wins in a row in 2015? Can they go back 2 back poles?

How will Marcos Ambrose and Scott Pye go at the Enduros this year? Best of luck to everybody for the upcoming event, the Wilson Security Sandown 500. The commentators 12 months ago were Neil Crompton along with Mark Skaife, the host was Mark Beretta.

We will heading down on the Thursday the 10th for the weekend of racing action. I am looking forward to the Pirtek Enduro cup which starts this month.

Results from the 2014 Sandown 500.

1st – Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia.

2nd – James Courtney and Greg Murphy – SP Tools Holden Racing team.

3rd – Garth Tander and Warren Luff – Holden Racing Team.

Pirtek Enduro cup pairings for 2015.

Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell – Red Bull Racing Australia, car 1.

Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards – Red Bull Racing Australia, car 888.

Mark Winterbottom and Steve Owen, – Pepsi Max Crew, car 5.

Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters – Pepsi Max Crew. car 6.

David Reynolds and Dean Canto – Rod Nash Racing, car 55.

Andre Heimgartner and Ant Pederson – car 111 – Superblack Racing Team.

Garth Tander and Warren Luff – Holden Racing Team, car 2.

Jack Perkins and Russell Ingall – Holden Racing, Team. car 22.

Tim Slade and Tony Dalberto -Supercheap Auto Racing Team. car 47.

Lee Holdsworth and Sebation Bourdais. – Walkinshaw Racing, Car 18.

Jason Bright and Andrew Jones – Team BOC, car 8.

Dale Wood and Macauley Jones – GB Galvanizing Racing, car 21

Fabain Coulthard and Luke Youlden – Freightliner racing, car 14.

Shane Van Gisbergen and Jonathon Webb, – Team Tekno Darrwell Lea Stix car 97.

Scott Pye and Marcos Ambrose – Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske, car 17.

Micheal Caruso and Dean Fiore – Nissan Motorsport, car 23.

James Moffatt and Taz Douglas – Nissan Motorsport, car 99.

Rick Kelly and David Russell – Jack Daniel’s Racing, car 15.

Todd Kelly and Alex Buncombe – Nissan Motorsport, car 7.

Scott Mclaughlin and Alex Premat- – Garry Rogers Motorsport. car 33.

David Wall and Chris Pither – Garry Rogers Motorsport, – car 34.

Will Davison and Alex Davison – Erebus Motorsort V8 car 9.

Ash Walsh and Jack LEbrocq. Erebus Motorsport V8 car 4.

Nick Percat and Oliver Gavin – Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport car 222.

Tim Blanchard and Karl Reindler. – Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport,, car 3.

To check out the live timing, just go to view then click on live timing. http://www.v8supercar.com.au/

To check out the results just go to http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/