V8 Supercar League: Christchurch results

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 09 Jun 2013, 12:56

AustralianStig wrote:I've just posted those additional rules in the V8s discussion page on the wiki

Thanks mate.

Anyway, it's time for another one of the Mad Uncle's Mad Race Reviews:

Clipsal 500 - Race 2

The Sunday race started off as sedately as the first race did, with the top four of James Courtney, Steven Richards, Russell Ingall and Will Davison holding station at the front of the field for the first 30-odd laps. Behind the top 4, the racing was as intense as one would expect from a V8 Supercar race but once the field settled into a natural rhythm, passing proved to be difficult, except when the field came across the struggling cars of Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes, both of whom were limping around the back of the field with considerable damage.

That all changed on lap 31, when the safety car was brought out for an incident between Jaime Whincup and Jonathon Webb, as the Paul Weel Racing driver collected the defending champ when the engine in the Triple 8 Falcon decided it was bored of trolling around at the back end of the top 20 and blew up. The resulting safety car put the field back in touch with the leaders, and led to the madhouse racing that caused the second caution of the afternoon a few laps later. As the midfield were busy battling away with each other, Jason Bargwanna tried to lap Lowndes at the fearsome turn 8, ended up clouting the second Triple 8 car and sending the former three time champion into a frightening accident, bringing Triple 8's miserable weekend to a merciful early end.

As Courtney and Richards led away at the second restart, Mark Winterbottom took full advantage to take 4th from Davison just before the pitstop phase, as both Tim Slade and Mark Skaife came in relatively early compared to the field. It turned out to be a monumental error as both got trapped a lap down when the third safety car came out for debris at the Senna chicane. The safety car ended up scrambling the rest of the field as well, as suddenly Shane van Gisbergen and Rick Kelly came from nowhere to be first and second, while the likes of Davison, Courtney and Richards ended up well outside the top 10 in the order.

Gisbergen lead with authority from what turned out to be the final restart of the day, with Rick Kelly close behind and Todd Kelly defending 3rd place from Winterbottom. As the top two streaked away from the field, it looked like the Kiwi superstar was going to become the youngest ever winner in V8 Supercar history, before he fell off the road at the final corner on the penultimate lap while trying to lap Tander for the third time that afternoon, handing the win to the jubilant Kelly. Winterbottom meanwhile had found his way past Todd to finish on the podium for the first time since switching to Holden.

Behind them, Jason Bargwanna and Paul Dumbrell both made up for horror Saturday runs to finish 5th and 6th, ahead of Steven Johnson and Russell Ingall, who was another victim of the 3rd safety car. Greg Murphy brought the second Tasman car home in 9th, ahead of Lee Holdsworth in the Valvoline Cummins cars. Of the victims of the final SC, Will Davison ended up in 12th place, while polesitter Courtney could only muster up 18th by race end. Steven Richards' afternoon meanwhile only got worse after the safety car, as he slumped to an abysmal 22nd place finish behind teammate Jorg Bergmeister.

1. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): 2h 00m 55.903
2. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.940
3. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +22.974
4. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +25.420
5. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +26.172
6. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +31.482
7. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +37.719
8. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +39.367
9. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +47.998
10. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +48.675
11. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +49.231
12. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +49.874
13. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +50.490
14. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +51.278
15. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +52.373
16. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +54.018
17. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +55.198
18. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +55.708
19. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +1:01.691
20. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +1:03.709
21. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +1:05.052
22. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +1:05.613
23. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +1:06.869
24. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +1:07.443
25. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +1:09.351
26. M. Skaife (HSV Racing): +1 LAP
27. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +1 LAP
28. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +3 LAPS
DNF. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars): 51 LAPS (Gearbox)
DNF. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): 46 LAPS (Fuel)
DNF. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 36 LAPS (Collision)
DNF. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 30 LAPS (Engine)
DNF. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): 30 LAPS (Collision)

Pole: J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): 1:22.670
Fastest Lap: T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): 1:23.879
Reject of the Race: Triple 8 Race Engineering - Neither car made any progress before their early retirements
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Shane van Gisbergen - Came within one catch-22 move of becoming the youngest ever V8SC winner
Leaders: J. Courtney: 1-48 (Total: 48)
S. van Gisbergen: 49-76 (Total: 28)
R. Kelly: 77-78 (Total: 2)

Updated budgets and standings can be found here

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 09 Jun 2013, 13:28

Garth Tander casuing his own organisation to lose a race win. What a flipping idiot!

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 10 Jun 2013, 07:10

Paul Dumbrell wrote:Finally we managed to get some decent luck, after being out before the end of the first lap yesterday. The whole team has worked very hard for this result, and 6th on the streets of Adelaide is an indication of what we can achieve when we are all dialled in like we were today.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 10 Jun 2013, 19:59

I am happily surprised by Russell Ingall's drives in the last couple races with a 5th and an 8th place. Firman has shown the ability to pass cars and have a decent race pace but his qualifying pace seems to hinders him (Race one started 27th and finished 20th, Race Two started 25th and finished 23rd). Zukanovic will be the enduro driver for Firman given the recent performance which has been rather lackluster but respectable given how underpowered the Japanese GT cars are compared to V8 Supercars.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 10 Jun 2013, 21:08

Well, a dodgy start with rewards in the second race. I'm pleased that we can fight the higher positions on the board.

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 12 Jun 2013, 20:06

We won! Yes!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Jun 2013, 06:31

Since team managers won't have too much to do until the Christchurch round is over, I might as well see how many rounds I can get done within the next month or so before the hard slog towards the HSC.

2009 Australian Grand Prix Challenge Race 1 Grid

1. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 1:56.741
2. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.066
3. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.088
4. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.150
5. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +0.204
6. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +0.211
7. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +0.219
8. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +0.224
9. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +0.243
10. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +0.262
11. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +0.309
12. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +0.337
13. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.385
14. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.387
15. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +0.453
16. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +0.455
17. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +0.474
18. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.500
19. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +0.590
20. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +0.606
21. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.630
22. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +0.645
23. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +0.722
24. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +0.812
25. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +0.830
26. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars): +0.838
27. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +0.983
28. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +1.034
29. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +1.182
30. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +1.231
31. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +1.408
32. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +1.544

The grid for race 2 will be determined by race 1 results, while the race 3 grid will be determined by combined points from the first two races. Race 3 will also have a rolling start, as opposed to the traditional standing start.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Jun 2013, 12:51

Australian Grand Prix Challenge Race 1

To say this race was a Triple 8 benefit would be unfair to the chasing pack, as the group from 3rd down to 9th ran with the two Vodafone Falcons of Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes until the final few laps when they started getting the elbows out. Of the two Vodafone cars, Whincup lead most of the way before Lowndes made a lunge on lap 12. Whincup took the lead back a lap later, but it was a short-lived lead as Lowndes dummied JDub on lap 16, which was as far as the race for the win was concerned. Garth Tander eventually won out in the hard slog for 3rd place by overtaking (read: barging) Mark Winterbottom out of the way with two laps to go. Behind Tander was new championship leader Russell Ingall, Steven Johnson, an irate Frosty, Alex Davison and Rick Kelly in that 9th place. Jorg Bergmeister ended up with his second top 10 results of his V8SC career in 10th, after overtaking the WOW Racing machine of Paul Dumbrell late in the race.

1. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 37m 58.292
2. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +2.505
3. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +7.719
4. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +8.046
5. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +9.069
6. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +11.780
7. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +12.513
8. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +15.119
9. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +15.429
10. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +18.439
11. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +20.169
12. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +21.702
13. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +22.532
14. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +23.032
15. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +23.573
16. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +24.556
17. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +25.367
18. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +29.415
19. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +30.088
20. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +30.553
21. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +32.043
22. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +33.083
23. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +33.525
24. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +36.051
25. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +36.365
26. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +37.154
27. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +37.672
28. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +38.011
29. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +38.315
30. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +38.571
31. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars): +39.100
32. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +39.642

Pole: J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 1:56.741
Fastest Lap: M. Winterbottom (Perkins Engineering): 1:57.427
Leaders: J. Whincup: 1-11, 13-15 (Total: 14)
C. Lowndes: 12, 16-19 (Total: 5)

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 14 Jun 2013, 17:19

The Paul Morris Racing cars show better race pace than qualifying with the race results so far in the weekend being finishes of 4th and 28th while starting 6th and 30th although it was really a sinking Patrizi and Fiore who benefited Ralph today. We even had the bottom step of the podium until Tander barged through, but for a lower budget team even 4th is a strong run.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 14 Jun 2013, 20:19

Goddammit Courtney.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jun 2013, 09:49

Australian Grand Prix Challenge Race 2

Compared to race 1, the Saturday race of the Grand Prix Challenge was a more straightforward event as far as the two Triple 8 cars were concerned. Craig Lowndes got the jump on teammate Whincup at the start, and from thereon in, the two controlled the race to the tune of a dozen seconds by race end. Behind the leaders, Steven Johnson took a distant third place, and the lead in the drivers' championship from Russell Ingall, who finished behind Garth Tander and Mark Winterbottom. Further down the field, Michael Caruso was one of the real movers in the field, as he muscled his way into 14th place by the time the checkered flag fell, while Dean Fiore made up for the abysmal race 1 showing with a fighting 24th place in race 2.

1. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 37m 46.705
2. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +1.287
3. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +10.505
4. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +11.331
5. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +13.282
6. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +13.882
7. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +15.713
8. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +17.246
9. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +23.326
10. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +23.784
11. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +24.338
12. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +24.691
13. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +25.498
14. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +28.265
15. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +30.484
16. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +31.064
17. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +31.965
18. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +33.321
19. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +36.259
20. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +37.087
21. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +38.515
22. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +41.090
23. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +41.498
24. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +42.866
25. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +43.377
26. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +44.534
27. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +45.421
28. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars): +47.224
29. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +48.099
30. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +49.036
31. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +49.852
32. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +50.004

Fastest Lap: J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 1:57.128
Leaders: C. Lowndes: 1-19 (Total: 19)

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 15 Jun 2013, 09:54

Race 3 Grid

1. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering)
2. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering)
3. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team)
4. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing)
5. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport)
6. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport)
7. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing)
8. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing)
9. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing)
10. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing)
11. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team)
12. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport)
13. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance)
14. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance)
15. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing)
16. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport)
17. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport)
18. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport)
19. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing)
20. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing)
21. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing)
22. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport)
23. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport)
24. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing)
25. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing)
26. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing)
27. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing)
28. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport)
29. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing)
30. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars)
31. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing)
32. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport)

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 15 Jun 2013, 12:03

Why did I agree to pay Courtney that bloody much? If Steven Johnson is gonna kick his ass, I might as well give Courtney the sack.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 15 Jun 2013, 13:42

Consistently not last! Great success!

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 15 Jun 2013, 18:43

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Why did I agree to pay Courtney that bloody much? If Steven Johnson is gonna kick his ass, I might as well give Courtney the sack.

I suspect Courtney is producing as expected and Johnson is overachieving.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 15 Jun 2013, 19:06

Onxy Wrecked wrote:
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Why did I agree to pay Courtney that bloody much? If Steven Johnson is gonna kick his ass, I might as well give Courtney the sack.

I suspect Courtney is producing as expected and Johnson is overachieving.

No, Courtney should be right up where Johnson is. He won the title with this same team in real life...

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 15 Jun 2013, 23:05

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
Onxy Wrecked wrote:
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Why did I agree to pay Courtney that bloody much? If Steven Johnson is gonna kick his ass, I might as well give Courtney the sack.

I suspect Courtney is producing as expected and Johnson is overachieving.

No, Courtney should be right up where Johnson is. He won the title with this same team in real life...

But in real life 2009 he got beaten by Junior. Inconsistency is JC's problem.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 16 Jun 2013, 00:28

the Masked Lapwing wrote:But in real life 2009 he got beaten by Junior. Inconsistency is JC's problem.

If that is the case, then where are those finishes on the podium one race and in 20th the next?

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 16 Jun 2013, 01:00

Michael Patrizi has been sacked by Ford Rising Stars and replaced by Dean Canto. Tom Walkinshaw will surely be pleased. Patrizi will be retained by Ford as an enduro driver.

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 16 Jun 2013, 02:34

Greg Murphy Racing would like to offer David Besnard the opportunity to drive in the enduros.

No money is on the table at the moment, but may be negotiable if that's what motivates him!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Jun 2013, 03:26

Australian Grand Prix Challenge Race 3

The paddock woke up to a cold, wet and miserable Sunday morning at Albert Park, which meant the fans were in for a prospect of an exciting V8 race. The rolling start didn't fail to disappoint, as the field went through a fruit machine in the first few laps as the drivers tiptoed around in the treacherous conditions. The likes of Jason Richards and David Reynolds were big winners out of the rolling start, while James Thompson dropped nearly a dozen spots in the space of a lap. Up front, Craig Lowndes had lost the start to both Jamie Whincup and Steven Johnson, and from there had to work hard to make his way back into the lead of the race by lap 8. However, teammate Whincup was having none of it, as he took the lead back a few laps later, and held on for a comfortable win over Lowndes. Behind the Triple 8 duo, Johnson couldn't keep up with the leaders, and eventually fell down to 7th behind Mark Winterbottom and Rick Kelly, wet weather specialist Shane van Gisbergen, and Garth Tander, who just held on to 3rd place for the round behind the Triple 8 duo. Will Davison, Russell Ingall and Greg Murphy rounded out the top 10, which meant that Johnson extended his lead in the championship to 8 points.

1. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 40m 06.893
2. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +3.648
3. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +5.458
4. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +10.202
5. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +22.292
6. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +23.575
7. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +24.865
8. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +25.568
9. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +27.338
10. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +28.402
11. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +29.407
12. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +29.530
13. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +30.424
14. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +31.306
15. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +34.604
16. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +35.106
17. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +45.645
18. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +46.047
19. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +47.058
20. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +52.589
21. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +54.843
22. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +54.908
23. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +55.824
24. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +56.726
25. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +57.400
26. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +58.186
27. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +58.834
28. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +59.506
29. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +1:01.531
30. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +1:01.881
31. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +1:08.436
32. M. Patrizi (Ford Rising Stars): +1:14.419

Fastest Lap: R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): 2:04.533
Reject of the Weekend: Todd Kelly - Adelaide hero, Albert Park zero
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Weekend: Michael Caruso - Turned abysmal qualifying into three half-decent results
Leaders: J. Whincup: 1-7, 12-19 (Total: 15)
C. Lowndes: 8-11 (Total: 4)

Standings and updated budgets can be found here

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Jun 2013, 03:29

tristan1117 wrote:Michael Patrizi has been sacked by Ford Rising Stars and replaced by Dean Canto. Tom Walkinshaw will surely be pleased. Patrizi will be retained by Ford as an enduro driver.

As agreed on the chat earlier, consider it done and done. Canto will cost 150k for the rest of the season, and Patrizi will be kept on as the enduro driver.

AustralianStig wrote:Greg Murphy Racing would like to offer David Besnard the opportunity to drive in the enduros.

No money is on the table at the moment, but may be negotiable if that's what motivates him!

Besnard is seriously considering the offer but will wait until the Brisbane Cup in June before he comes to a decision.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 18 Jun 2013, 11:50

I'm currently planning to do at least part of the Falken Tasmanian Challenge this weekend, but in order to encourage more part-time entries to make the trip abroad to New Zealand, the grid size for Pukekohe has been bumped up to 36 entries, bringing it into line with the round at Raupuna Park the following weekend.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 21 Jun 2013, 06:42

Falken Tasmania Challenge Race 1 Grid

1. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): 52.312
2. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.016
3. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.017
4. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.215
5. D. Canto (Ford Rising Stars): +0.231
6. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.249
7. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +0.317
8. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.363
9. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +0.375
10. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +0.421
11. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +0.479
12. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.488
13. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +0.494
14. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +0.504
15. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.513
16. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +0.516
17. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +0.548
18. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.558
19. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +0.559
20. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +0.561
21. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +0.562
22. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +0.565
23. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +0.568
24. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +0.574
25. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +0.574
26. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +0.593
27. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +0.596
28. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +0.618
29. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +0.631
30. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +0.657
31. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +0.843
32. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +0.895

While several other early title contenders fell by the wayside during qualifying, Steven Johnson continued his career-best form to snare pole for the Falken Tasmania Challenge ahead of the rejuvenated Stone Brothers pair of Fabian Coutlhard and Alex Davison. Dean Canto surprised everyone in his full-time return with 5th in the old ex-FPR BF, while Will Davison had an absolute shocker of a morning in 31st.

The weekend will consist of 3 120km races, which follows the same format from Albert Park a few weeks ago.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 21 Jun 2013, 21:21

Will Davison being behind Ralph Firman... this only results in a hard charge I fear.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 23 Jun 2013, 10:39

Falken Tasmania Challenge Race 1

It was a wild affair for the Saturday race at Symmons Plains, as drivers were willing to take risks that they may not have taken at the previous round at Albert Park. Alex Davison epitomised this point by barging past Steven Johnson a few laps into the event, and held onto it for the next twenty-odd laps, before being repassed by Johnson just as the first yellow flag came out as Jason Bright found himself stranded on track and pointing the wrong direction. This proved to be the beginning of Davison's downfall, as an embarrassing accident on the restart brought out the safety car. Two further yellow flag periods followed, one for debris and one for the spun Jason Richards, which led to a dash to the line as both the green and checkered flags were shown. Johnson managed to hold on to the win from the Triple 8 duo of Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup. James Courtney clocked up his best result in 4th, ahead of Fabian Coulthard, Todd Kelly, Lee Holdsworth, Garth Tander, Jorg Bergmeister and David Reynolds. After running much of the event in the top 10, Dean Canto was one who got caught out by the late restarts, as he slipped to an eventual 13th place finish, while the likes of Russell Ingall, Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison were unable to make much progress through the highly-competitive and tight pack.

1. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): 57m 38.909
2. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.404
3. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +1.733
4. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +1.974
5. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +2.204
6. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +2.812
7. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +3.908
8. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +4.608
9. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +4.803
10. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +5.058
11. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +5.324
12. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +5.700
13. D. Canto (Ford Rising Stars): +5.924
14. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +6.267
15. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +6.877
16. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +7.186
17. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +7.377
18. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +7.622
19. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +7.833
20. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +8.512
21. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +9.317
22. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +9.841
23. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +10.148
24. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +10.505
25. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +10.752
26. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +10.985
27. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +11.375
28. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +12.598
29. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +12.749
30. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +1 LAP
31. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +1 LAP
DNF. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): 33 LAPS (Accident)

Fastest Lap: J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 52.988
Leaders: S. Johnson: 1-8, 32-50 (Total: 28)
A. Davison: 9-31 (Total: 22)

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 23 Jun 2013, 11:40

Wow, 14th is like a win for us!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Jun 2013, 07:34

The race 2 report will be up later today, and the race 3 report will be up tomorrow. But before then however, James Rosenberg Racing would like to announce their part-time entry into the V8s for 2009 with the Glenford Tools #47 BF Falcon. Two-time New Zealand V8 champion John McIntyre will drive the car for the rounds the team enters for 100k, while Glenn Seton has been signed on as an enduro driver for 40k.

Yeah, I thought I'd just add another part-time car just for teh lulz

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Jun 2013, 10:11

Falken Tasmania Challenge Race 2

Compared to the brawl that was race 1, the first Sunday race was a fairly tame but still quite entertaining affair, with many hard but fair fights throughout the field. After leading for most of the race, Steven Johnson was passed by the Triple 8 duo in consecutive laps, with Jamie Whincup ahead of teammate Craig Lowndes. While there was talk of potential team orders in the Triple 8 camp, Roland Dane decided to let their guys race to the end, which was all the incentive Lowndes needed to steal the win from Whincup with just five laps to go. Behind them, the two Dick Johnson cars of Steven Johnson and James Courtney finished 3rd and 4th, ahead of Garth Tander. David Reynolds scored a career-best 6th place after a messy final lap, as Dean Fiore collided with several other cars at the back of the field on the penultimate lap who were trying to avoid the slowing Tony D'Alberto, leading to mass confusion as many cars trying to limp back to the finish and others tried to avoid debris that was scattered on the track. Fabian Coulthard finished 7th of Rick Kelly, Lee Holdsworth and Dean Canto. A special mention should go to Walkinshaw Performance, as both cars managed to retire on the same lap with different mechanical failures.

1. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 45m 29.559
2. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +1.275
3. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +3.137
4. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +11.446
5. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +14.382
6. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +17.050
7. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +17.595
8. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +18.836
9. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +18.079
10. D. Canto (Ford Rising Stars): +19.248
11. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +19.284
12. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +19.627
13. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +20.297
14. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +20.876
15. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +22.087
16. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +22.623
17. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +23.265
18. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +23.748
19. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +24.977
20. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +25.381
21. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +28.393
22. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +40.338
23. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +43.670
24. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +45.750
25. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +46.307
26. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +47.353
27. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +50.365
28. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +1 LAP
29. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +2 LAPS (Engine)
30. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +2 LAPS (Collision)
DNF. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): 23 LAPS (Gearbox)
DNF. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): 23 LAPS (Engine)

Fastest Lap: G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): 52.957
Leaders: S. Johnson: 1-34 (Total: 34)
J. Whincup: 35-45 (Total: 11)
C. Lowndes: 46-50 (Total: 5)

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 24 Jun 2013, 10:17

Race 3 Grid

1. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering)
2. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing)
3. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering)
4. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing)
5. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing)
6. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team)
7. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport)
8. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport)
9. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing)
10. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing)
11. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing)
12. D. Canto (Ford Rising Stars)
13. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing)
14. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport)
15. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport)
16. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport)
17. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport)
18. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport)
19. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing)
20. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing)
21. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport)
22. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance)
23. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing)
24. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing)
25. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport)
26. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing)
27. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing)
28. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team)
29. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance)
30. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing)
31. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport)
32. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing)

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 24 Jun 2013, 18:39

Firman has his best career start of 21st while not finishing higher than 22nd? I guess Firman will be around 18th to 20th come the end of this race.

Post by **Ataxia** » 24 Jun 2013, 18:46

Why aren't we anywhere anymore? Chillybum was qualifying well to begin with, but now he's pretty much in the middle...

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 25 Jun 2013, 05:23

Ataxia wrote:Why aren't we anywhere anymore? Chillybum was qualifying well to begin with, but now he's pretty much in the middle...

Just ask Russell Ingall what happened.

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 26 Jun 2013, 06:52

GRM are going to offer Allan Simonsen $50K to race the #35 at certain events.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 27 Jun 2013, 10:13

Falken Tasmania Challenge Race 3

If there ever was a race that delivered massive expectations only to falter miserably, this was it. Compared to the rolling start at Albert Park, this start was rather more mundane. Steven Johnson continued his career-best form with an early lead before he, along with then third-placed Garth Tander, fell off the road at turn 1 on lap 5, handing the lead to a surprised James Courtney. In fact, he was so surprised that he left the door open at the hairpin for Craig Lowndes to nab the lead from him. With the heavens threatening to open however, Lowndes' lead was short-lived, as Courtney came back at him a few laps later to retake the lead, which was as far as the battle for the win was concerned. Eventually, Lowndes also lost second place to Jamie Whincup, but was still able to hold on to the round win. The threat of weather never eventuated, which left Lee Holdsworth as best of the rest in 4th place, ahead of Rick Kelly and Tander. Johnson mad no progress after his early off in 7th ahead of the recovering Russell Ingall, Greg Murphy and the ever-impressive Dean Canto, who is making the most of what could be his last crack at being a full-time V8 Supercar driver.

1. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): 45m 09.899
2. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +1.336
3. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +6.507
4. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +20.131
5. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +20.990
6. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +21.670
7. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +23.467
8. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): +24.264
9. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +26.608
10. D. Canto (Speed FX Racing): +27.401
11. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +37.422
12. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +39.231
13. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +39.873
14. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +40.909
15. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +41.738
16. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +42.326
17. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +43.438
18. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +44.743
19. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +45.381
20. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +45.978
21. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +46.633
22. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +47.645
23. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +48.325
24. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +49.164
25. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +50.031
26. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +50.469
27. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +51.614
28. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +52.548
29. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +1 LAP
30. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +1 LAP
31. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +1 LAP
DNF. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): 28 LAPS (Suspension)

Fastest Lap: J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): 53.109
Reject of the Weekend: The Davison Brothers - Alex's weekend went downhill after the race 1 accident, while Will was unable to make any progress after his shocking qualifying run
Infinite Improbability Drive of the Weekend: Dean Canto - Hauls the Speed FX Falcon into places it had no right to be in all weekend
Leaders: S. Johnson: 1-4 (Total: 4)
C. Lowndes: 5-6 (Total: 2)
J. Courtney: 7-50 (Total: 44)

As always, updated standings and budgets can be found on the wiki

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 27 Jun 2013, 12:09

Tim Slade continues to disapoint. If he dosen't improve at Pukekoe then we might as well look at some pay drivers.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 28 Jun 2013, 06:41

Samster wrote:Tim Slade continues to disapoint. If he dosen't improve at Pukekoe then we might as well look at some pay drivers.

To be fair to Slade, he was screwed over in both races at Adeliade by the SC, and by all rights he should have finished in the top 20 in race 3 at Symmons Plains before the suspension collapsed on his car.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 28 Jun 2013, 11:43

Wizzie wrote:
Samster wrote:Tim Slade continues to disapoint. If he dosen't improve at Pukekoe then we might as well look at some pay drivers.

To be fair to Slade, he was screwed over in both races at Adeliade by the SC, and by all rights he should have finished in the top 20 in race 3 at Symmons Plains before the suspension collapsed on his car.

Right but I didn't expect him to be last of all the full timers after three meetings. Just think I might as well get some money from a pay driver for that kind of performance. We'll see what happens at Pukekoe. I hope to see at least one top 20 from him.

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 28 Jun 2013, 17:53

Samster wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
Samster wrote:Tim Slade continues to disapoint. If he dosen't improve at Pukekoe then we might as well look at some pay drivers.

To be fair to Slade, he was screwed over in both races at Adeliade by the SC, and by all rights he should have finished in the top 20 in race 3 at Symmons Plains before the suspension collapsed on his car.

Right but I didn't expect him to be last of all the full timers after three meetings. Just think I might as well get some money from a pay driver for that kind of performance. We'll see what happens at Pukekoe. I hope to see at least one top 20 from him.

I'd pursue Slade for the debut of a satellite team run on the funds of Paul Morris Racing named Action Racing (Marcus Zukanovic is part owner in this deal) if Slade is released.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Jul 2013, 03:38

ITM Auckland 300 Race 1 Grid

1. R. Ingall (Paul Morris Motorsport): 57.080
2. J. Courtney (Dick Johnson Racing): +0.039
3. F. Coulthard (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.049
4. C. Lowndes (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.064
5. S. Van Gisbergen (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.097
6. W. Davison (Holden Racing Team): +0.145
7. G. Tander (Holden Racing Team): +0.149
8. L. Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +0.163
9. D. Canto (Ford Rising Stars): +0.163
10. G. Murphy (Tasman Motorsport): +0.170
11. J. Webb (Paul Weel Racing): +0.171
12. R. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.216
13. T. Slade (Brad Jones Racing): +0.229
14. S. Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing): +0.240
15. S. Richards (Ford Performance Racing): +0.248
16. J. Bergmeister (Ford Performance Racing): +0.267
17. J. Richards (Brad Jones Racing): +0.287
18. M. Skaife (HSV Racing): +0.289
19. J. Bargwanna (Tasman Motorsport): +0.293
20. M. Winterbottom (Perkins Motorsport): +0.297
21. T. D'Alberto (Rod Nash Racing): +0.297
22. J. Whincup (Triple 8 Race Engineering): +0.306
23. A. Davison (Stone Brothers Racing): +0.342
24. P. Dumbrell (Greg Murphy Racing): +0.365
25. J. Bright (Britek Motorsport): +0.386
26. A. Simonsen (Valvoline Cummins Racing): +0.389
27. T. Kelly (Kelly Racing): +0.407
28. R. Firman (Paul Morris Motorsport): +0.424
29. D. Reynolds (Britek Motorsport): +0.449
30. M. Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport): +0.469
31. J. Thompson (Walkinshaw Performance): +0.543
32. J. McIntyre (James Rosenberg Racing): +0.618
33. K. Scott (Paul Cruickshank Racing): +0.663
34. J. Perkins (Perkins Motorsport): +0.767
35. D. Fiore (Triple F Racing): +0.792
36. D. Thexton (Thexton Motor Sport): +2.848

As the largest V8 field in years motored their way into Pukekohe for the first of the two back-to-back New Zealand events, there was much anticipation for the 36 lap race on Saturday, followed by two longer 43 lap events on Sunday. Qualifying didn't fail to disappoint, as we had one of the more jumbled-up grids in recent times, with Russell Ingall taking just his second career pole position for Supercheap Auto Racing. Alongside him will be James Courtney, with Fabian Coulthard the best of the Kiwis right behind them in the SP Tools Falcon. Other positive surprises included Dean Canto continuing to pull off miracles in the ex-FPR BF in 9th, Jonathon Webb putting in a career-best effort for PWR in 11th, and Tim Slade responding to the pressure from Brad Jones with a magnificent 13th in the BOC Commodore. On the other side of the coin, we had the second DJR car of Steven Johnson stranded in 14th, while neither Todd Kelly, Michael Caruso or the two Fujitsu Falcons of Jason Bright and David Reynolds were able to get 'hooked up' to the track at all. By far the biggest surprise however was defending champion Jamie Whincup finding himself all the way down in P22 and with a lot of work to do over the next three races in order to stay in touch with the championship leaders.