Speedcafe.com Race Guide - Skycity Triple Crown

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SKYCITY TRIPLE CROWN, JUNE 15-17, 2012

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Skycity triple crown, June 15-17, 2012

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Races 12/13 - Hidden Valley I Introduction

The V8 Supercars Championship makes its annual trek to the Top End this weekend, where nine teams will again attempt to break the Ford Performance Racing/Triple Eight stranglehold on the 2012 season.

The two powerhouse squads have shared the victories in the 11 contests held so far, with FPR’s impressive form seeing the factory Ford outfit unbeaten over the last seven races.

Recent years at Hidden Valley suggest that this weekend could just be the one where a ‘second-tier’ team breaks through.

Stone Brothers Racing, Kelly Racing, Garry Rogers Motorsport and the Holden Racing Team have all joined FPR and Triple Eight in taking a race win at Hidden Valley over the last four years.

Of those four operations, it’s undoubtedly SBR that looms as the team most likely to step up this weekend.

Drivers Shane van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth and Tim Slade may have scored just one podium between them so far in 2012, but the trio’s consistency sees them sit fifth, sixth and seventh in the standings respectively.

Holdsworth and Slade have enjoyed an extended build-up to this weekend’s event, travelling from Adelaide to Darwin by rail on The Ghan.

While three days on a train may not sound like the ideal preparation for one of the most demanding meetings on the calendar, the duo’s desire to spend their time reviewing footage of last year’s races, training on a stationary bicycle and generally nattering away about racing indicates that their eyes remain well and truly on the prize.

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Stone Brothers Racing may not have won a race so far in 2012, but the team enters the Skycity Triple Crown

at Hidden Valley with its drivers Shane van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth and Tim Slade sitting fifth, sixth and seventh in the championship respectively.

Speedcafe.com’s Stefan Bartholomaeus spoke to Holdsworth and Slade after the trio arrived in Darwin on The Ghan passenger train.

SPEEDCAFE: Boys, first of all, you’ve taken a bit of a different route to Hidden Valley this week. How did you find your three days travelling from Adelaide on The Ghan?

tIm SlaDe: It’s a great experience and something that a lot of people don’t get to do. It’s certainly one that we can tick off the list.

Checking out the end of the Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs was an eye-opener.

Those machines are seriously tough and their drivers and riders are very committed! Obviously exploring the Katherine Gorges by boat was a highlight as well - you don’t see scenery like that every day.

lee holDSWorth: It’s always good to get out and see different things, especially when you can kick back in comfort and let others do the work!

Tim brought his bike (bicycle with stationary-stand) onboard as well, so we should point out that it wasn’t all about sitting around and eating! We did a few miles on that, as well as checking out Alice Springs on some mountain bikes.

SPEEDCAFE: Moving on to the more serious stuff. Lee, let’s talk about your season so far. A big change to go to SBR after six years with Garry (Garry Rogers Motorsport). You must be pleased to be sitting in the championship’s top six at this point.

holDSWorth: Yeah, so far I’d say I’ve been pretty happy with our season. I probably expected these sort of results, but I didn’t think they’d put me where they have in the championship. Sitting sixth at this stage when I’m not entirely comfortable in the car indicates that there are some good things ahead. I feel there’s a lot more potential in the car, it’s just a matter of tuning it to how I like it.

As a team, we’ve started the season with three cars in the top 10, which is a great effort. We need to find a little bit more speed, but I think we’re going in the right direction.

SPEEDCAFE: Tim, you’re in a bit of a different

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situation coming back here for a third year. You scored a couple of podiums last year, but is consistency what you’re really chasing in 2012?

SlaDe: That’s certainly one of the main things that we pinpointed from the last couple of years. There’s no use in being third one week and 13th the next. It’s certainly not going to win you a championship. To do that your bad days have to be 10th rather than 18th.

For me this year it’s been good to have that continuity with SBR. To have exactly the same bunch of guys around me has been great. Wes (McDougall, race engineer) and I have built a really strong relationship and you never stop learning. Every time we go out on the track we’re trying new things to add to our playbook. I think continuity has been

a bit of a weakness for SBR over the years, they’ve chopped and changed a bit, but within my garage it’s certainly a strength.

It’s been good to have Lee come into the team as well. He’s got a lot of experience and won races before driving a different car, so he has been able to pick up on things in our cars that we’ve just learnt to deal with over the years.

Overall I’m happy with sitting seventh at the moment. It was awesome to have the sort of pace we did at Phillip Island and to be on the podium again. We’ve had great speed at Hidden Valley over the last couple

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of years too so we’re really excited to get on track this weekend.

SPEEDCAFE: The points table certainly indicates that SBR is the third best team right now. If you knew exactly what was needed to make the next step I’m sure you’d do it, but are there specific characteristics in the Triple Eight and FPR cars that you see and think ‘my car needs to be able to do that’.

SlaDe: Definitely and we’re working pretty hard to try and make our cars quicker, but if it was easy everyone would be doing it.

All the ingredients are there, it’s just a case of getting the recipe right. FPR is evidence of that. Triple Eight has been the benchmark team for a long time, but this year something has clicked at FPR and turned it around.

holDSWorth: I think everyone achieves their speed in different ways as well. You’re not necessarily saying that we need to do exactly what they’re doing. We’re trying to improve every little area on the car not just to match them but to beat them.

Like Tim said, we have all the right ingredients it’s just about getting them all in the bowl and making them set at the right time. It does take time to get it all right, and probably with me coming into the team this year it’s made them try a few different things. Once that settles down a bit and we’ve got a good platform to work from then I think that’s when the results will really come.

SlaDe: That’s exactly what I touched on before. Lee has only been at one team before, but it was a different team, and this year myself and Shane are able to ask Lee ‘did your Fujitsu car do this here’ and he’ll say ‘no, it shouldn’t be doing that’. So I’ve really found that to be a good thing this year.

SPEEDCAFE: So Lee, what have you pointed to as the strengths of the SBR package? Tyre life was a big advantage for them this time last year, but a lot of the other guys seemed to close that gap as the season progressed.

holDSWorth: There was definitely a point last year when they had an advantage in terms of soft tyre life. But you’re right, the other teams have caught up. That’s not a case of SBR losing anything,

it’s just everyone else lifting their game. That means we have to find something else to get an advantage again.

Tyre life is still a strength, but for me my biggest problem and probably Tim’s as well this year has been front-grip. Having good front-grip, particularly mid-corner allows you to have better tyre life because if you’re having to turn the car with the throttle it hurts the tyre life a lot.

That’s probably more of a car set-up thing and just getting the set-up right on the day. But that all comes with knowledge of the car and experience. I’m still learning from Tim and Shane on how to set the car up to last over a race distance, as well as what changes to make in the stops. Sometimes I’ve been reluctant to make a change because I’m not sure how big a difference it will make. That’ll come with time.

SPEEDCAFE: Looking to the rest of the year, what will make it a successful season from here? Do you feel you can jag a couple of wins between now and December?

SlaDe: I don’t have any real particular goal for the year, but last year we were ninth, so if we can finish anywhere ahead of that I think it’ll be a success.

But for sure we’re out there chasing that first win as well, and I can’t see why we can’t do it. I think if we can be up there near the top often enough then our turn will come.

holDSWorth: My goal coming into this year was top five (in the championship). That’s a pretty high expectation for the first year with a new team, but it’s looking achievable.

For me the year is not so much about where we’re running in the championship, it’s about learning more and more with my engineer every time I go out in the car. It’s Brad’s (Wischusen, engineer) first year with the team as well, and we’re learning together at every round. Obviously I want to get a podium with the team as soon as we can, and from there I’d like to think we can get a race win this year.

SPEEDCAFE: For you in particular Lee, this year is surely about getting all of the processes and relationships right so that you

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can make a real bid for the championship in 2013. The way SBR is set up for the Car of the Future was stated as one of the key reasons you chose to join the team...

holDSWorth: Firstly, I want to make the most of the package we’ve got at the moment. I don’t think we need to go throwing potential wins away this year if they’re there to be had.

But you’re right, the big picture is that if we learn and build with the team this year, we’ll have a solid platform for 2013. The boys have been working around the clock on the COTF so that we can really take-off next year. This is my seventh full-time year in the class, and I need to start winning races and fighting for championships. The aim all along has been for next year to be that year.

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location: Hidden Valley, Darwinlength: 2.29 kilometresDirection: Anti-clockwiseaverage speed: 149km/hmaximum speed: 271km/hfastest Point: Front StraightSlowest Point: Turn 1

Circuit DescriptionSouth of Darwin, the Hidden Valley circuit features a long front straight and the second half of the lap requires a car that changes direction very well. The warm conditions mean tyre conservation and strategy will be critical to determining the race results.

V8 Supercars Qualifying lap record:Jason Bright, Holden Commodore VX, 1m07.8546s, 2002

V8 Supercars race lap record:Jason Bright, Ford Falcon AU, 1m09.0149s, 1999

tyre format:Teams will use a combination of soft and hard tyres. They will have to use at least one set of hard and soft compound tyres in each race.

event format:friday: Practice: 2 x 30 min (Lower 50% of the Championship and additional drivers)Practice: 2 x 20 min practice (All Drivers)

Saturday:Qualifying: 1 x 20 minRace: 1 x 120km

Sunday:Qualifying: 1 x 20 minRace: 1 x 200km

Races 12/13 - Hidden Valley I Circuit Info

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Hidden Valley is quite an interesting race track. A lot of guys like to go there because it presents a variety of challenges. It’s got bumps and hollows,

the occasional big kerb and several different corner types.

It’s always a good test on brakes. There are big stops at Turns 1 and 4, so by the time you get to the Turn 5 hairpin the brakes are very, very hot, especially if you’re running close to other cars.

For a driver it’s quite a good race track, and the weather this time of year seems to thaw out the Victorians, which is nice for them!

Strategy

Last year we had just one set of soft tyres to use on Sunday, but this year will be running both the hards and softs during the two races, with two sets of softs and one set of hards on Sunday. That format should be a bit more entertaining.

I think it’ll be a bit like Perth in terms of giving you the option to go either way with the tyres (starting on softs and finishing on hards or vice versa), particularly on Saturday.

We’ve had a fairly low Safety Car frequency up there over

the years. This time we’re going there a little bit later in the year, and traditionally Safety Cars at Hidden Valley are related to grass size! They’ve had a fairly wet wet season, but who knows what it’ll be like until we get there.

V8 Supercars have recently been throwing out the competition caution a little to make things entertaining, which may sway people against starting on softs, but I think that anyone starting up the front could do a good job running the softs first.

The window for making a pitstop on Saturday is only going to be around 10 laps. You could see people taking it by the horns and coming in as early as Lap 6 or 7, but that’ll very much depend on what they think they can get out of their soft tyres. I don’t see anyone being brave enough to do pit purely based on the fuel window.

We didn’t see particularly good soft tyre life from a lot of guys here last year - no one was able to do more than

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around 18 laps on those tyres. Our (Ford Performance Racing’s) soft tyre life generally wasn’t good last year, but in Darwin we weren’t too far away. The Stone Brothers cars were the strongest up there on the soft tyres, and our cars were probably the best on the hards.

aggression

At Phillip Island we saw a lot of aggression, particularly after the Safety Cars. It’s a circuit where it’s very easy to be two seconds off the pace and hold up the cars behind you. That means the only way to get past is to dive-bomb them or start using your bumper.

In Darwin we’ve often seen a similar thing. Turn 7 to 13 is really single-file, so seeing a train of cars lined up behind one car is not unusual. We’ve seen some fairly interesting overtaking moves on the approach to Turn 14 and Turn 1, with cars diving down the inside and knocking other people out of the way. That’s always something to look out for.

Pit stacking

Pit congestion was an issue that arose again at Phillip Island, but I don’t understand why people rant and rave about cars that are double-stacked. The drivers can’t just disappear in those situations.

The only real solution is to make the pitlanes wider. Any regulations they could introduce, like closing the pitlane under Safety Car, will detract from the entertainment and produce artificial results. I’d hate to see them do what they do at the Grand Prix where you can only service one car at a time. That’d take one team car out of the race every time the Safety Car comes out. Likewise the system of closing the pitlane completely under Safety Car would effectively force everyone to stop as soon as their window opens.

With the current system, I think what goes around comes around to a certain extent. Sometimes you get held up and sometimes you hold up others. It really is just the way it goes.

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Just 29 points covers the top three drivers in the V8 Supercars Championship heading to the Skycity Triple Crown in Darwin. And that is in stark contrast

to this time last year …Will Davison holds a 10-point margin over Jamie Whincup with Davison’s Ford Performance Racing teammate Mark Winterbottom only another 19 points further back in third.At the same time last year (after five events and 11 races), Whincup was a massive 262 points in front of Craig Lowndes with third-placed Garth Tander another 47 points further back.That meant a spread of 299 points – virtually an entire weekend – at the same time last year between the top three, meaning the 2012 title race is much, much closer.

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The Holden Racing Team may have more race wins at Hidden Valley than any other V8 Supercar team (14), but it’s currently stuck in one of its longest

winning droughts in some time.The factory Holden team hasn’t won a race since Garth Tander and Nick Percat won last October’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 – a winning drought of some eight months.

It’s hard to believe, but reigning V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup has never taken a pole position at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin – and neither has his

TeamVodafone squad!Amazingly, the TeamVodafone driver has qualified on the front row of the grid for five of the last six races in Darwin since 2009 – but has been second on each occasion!Whincup’s qualifying average in Darwin since joining Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2006 sits at 4.55.

Winless so far in 2012, the last time it took this many races for HRT to win an Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship race in a season was 1994, when Peter Brock collected victory in the 13th race (Round 7, Race 1) of the season.

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Supercheap Auto Racing’s Russell Ingall will line up for his 210th Australian Touring

Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship event start at Hidden Valley.The 2005 V8 Supercars champion now moves past Glenn Seton into outright fourth on the all-time list with only John Bowe, Mark Skaife and Peter Brock ahead of ‘The Enforcer’.Ingall is one of only three drivers (Craig Lowndes and Garth Tander are the others) to have competed in each and every Hidden Valley event since the venue joined the V8 Supercars Championship calendar in 1998.Last year Ingall finished fifth in the Sunday race in Darwin, his best race finish at Hidden Valley since 2008.

Picking a winner at Hidden Valley has proven to be difficult over the last few years

with five different teams winning the last five races in the ‘Top End’.Since Garry Rogers Motorsport won on Sunday in 2009, Ford Performance Racing,

TeamVodafone, Jack Daniel’s Racing and Stone Brothers Racing have all won races at Hidden Valley.The Holden Racing Team has won more Hidden Valley races than any other team (14), followed by Perkins Engineering, Stone Brothers Racing and TeamVodafone (five each), Ford

Performance Racing(four), Kmart Racing/HSV Dealer Team (three), Garry Rogers Motorsport (two) and Kelly Racing (one).Adding to the unpredictability, both of last year’s race winners (Rick Kelly and Shane van Gisbergen) started 12th on the grid!

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Performance Racing at Hidden Valley. The TeamVodafone cars were the class of the field in Sunday’s mixed tyre race here last year, with only a late-race Safety Car robbing Whincup of victory.

Qualifying was a weakness for Whincup last-time out at Phillip Island, but one expects that to have been a track-specific issue.

Lowndes meanwhile scored a third pole for the season at the Victorian circuit, and spent a recent test day working on his suspect starts. Both drivers should be well and truly in the fight here.

Base: Banyo, QueenslandCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Triple Eight Race EngineeringEngines: KRE Team principal: Roland Dane

Team: TeamVodafoneBorn: 6 February 1983V8SC debut: Queensland, 2002Starts: 256 Wins: 54Career Highlights: 2008, 2009 & 2011 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 2006, 2007 & 2008 Bathurst 1000, 2002 Australian Formula Ford Champion

Team: TeamVodafoneBorn: 21 June 1974V8SC debut: Calder Park, 1996Starts: 452 Wins: 82Career Highlights: 1996, 1998 & 1999 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Bathurst 1000, 1993 Australian Formula Ford Champion

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Walkinshaw Racing

#2 Garth Tander

#22 James Courtney

#66 Russell Ingall

Base: Clayton, VictoriaCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Walkinshaw RacingEngines: Walkinshaw RacingTeam principal: Steve Hallam

Team: Toll Holden Racing TeamBorn: 31 March 1977V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 1998Starts: 421 Wins: 50Career Highlights: 2007 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 2000, 2009 & 2011 Bathurst 1000, 1997 Australian Formula Ford Champion

Team: Toll Holden Racing Team Born: 29 June 1980V8SC debut: Sandown, 2005Starts: 200 Wins: 9Career Highlights: 2010 V8 Supercars Champion, 2001 British Formula Ford Champion, 2002 Jaguar F1 test driver, 2000 British Formula Ford Champion

Team: Supercheap Auto RacingBorn: 24 February 1964V8SC debut: Eastern Creek, 1996Starts: 486 Wins: 27Career Highlights: 2005 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 1995 & 1997 Bathurst 1000,1st 1998 Sandown 500 & 1999 Queensland 500, 1993 British Formula Ford Champion

the BaGman’S SaY...The performance of the #2 Holden Racing Team Commodore has

proven the hardest of all to predict so far this season, and anything could again be on the cards this weekend. The Bagman expected Garth Tander to be a serious thorn in the side of FPR and T8 at Phillip Island - a prediction that proved far from the case.

Hidden Valley was a disaster for the team last year as all three cars struggled both for one-lap speed and race pace.

Russell Ingall and James Courtney have both scored solid midfield finishes in recent races but continue to struggle in qualifying - Ingall only starting inside the top 20 once in the last five races.

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Stone Brothers Racing

#4 Lee Holdsworth

#9 Shane van Gisbergen

#47 Tim Slade

Base: Yatla, QueenslandCar: Ford Falcon FGChassis: Stone Brothers RacingEngines: Stone Brothers RacingTeam principal: Ross Stone

Team: IRWIN RacingBorn: 2 February 1983.V8SC debut: Sandown, 2004Starts: 208 Wins: 2Career Highlights: 1st 2010 V8 Supercars Race 26 (Sydney), 1st 2007 V8 Supercars Round 8 (Oran Park), 3rd 2009 Bathurst 1000, 7th 2010 V8 Supercars Championship

Team: SP Tools RacingBorn: 9 May 1989V8SC deubt: Oran Park, 2007 Starts: 145 Wins: 2Career Highlights: 1st 2011 ITM400 Hamilton (Race 6), 1st 2011 Skycity Triple Crown (Race 12), 2005/06 NZ FFord Champion, 2nd 2006/07 Toyota Racing Series

Team: Lucky 7 RacingBorn: 3 August 1985V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2009Starts: 90 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2nd 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 7th 2008 V8 Supercars Development Series, 9th 2011 V8 Supercars Championship

the BaGman’S SaY...Stone Brothers Racing’s have proven highly competitive at

Hidden Valley over the last two seasons, with Shane van Gisbergen making the most of a Safety Car to take Sunday’s win last year.

Recent form suggests the team will again pose a threat for victory this weekend, although an improvement in qualifying pace will be required to knock off the FPR and T8 juggernaut in a conventional race.

Although Holdsworth is still looking for his first SBR podium, all three drivers look ready to take a breakthrough victory.

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Ford Performance Racing

#5 Mark Winterbottom

#6 Will Davison

#55 David Reynolds

Base: Campbelfield, VictoriaCar: Ford Falcon FGChassis: Ford Performance RacingEngines: Ford Performance RacingTeam principal: Tim Edwards

Team: Orrcon Steel FPRBorn: 20 May 1981V8SC debut: Sandown, 2003Starts: 255 Wins: 20Career Highlights: 1st 2006 Sandown 500, 1st 2003 V8 Supercars Development Series, 2nd 2008 V8 Supercars Championship, 2nd 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Team: Tradingpost FPRBorn: 30 August 1982V8SC debut: Winton, 2004Starts: 205 Wins: 12Career Highlights: 1st 2009 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2009 Phillip Island 500, 2nd 2009 V8 Supercars Championship, 2001 Australian Formula Ford Champion

Team: The Bottle-O RacingBorn: July 1985.V8SC debut: Sandown, 2007Starts: 60 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Champion, 2004 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 4th 2008 V8 Supercars Development Series

the BaGman’S SaY...Ford Performance Racing is the undisputed favourite heading into

the weekend on the account of the fact that between them, Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom have won nine of the season’s first 11 races, including the last seven in succession.

David Reynolds meanwhile continues to show impressive speed, with the #55 entry leading the opening lap of both Phillip Island encounters. Reynolds will this weekend remain in the chassis that he used at Phillip Island, having claimed to find a speed improvement when stepping back to the older car. A clean run in either race this weekend will likely see Reynolds with a maiden podium finish.

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Kelly Racing

#7 Todd Kelly

#11 Karl Reindler

Base: Braeside, VictoriaCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Kelly RacingEngines: Kelly RacingTeam principals: Rick and Todd Kelly

Team: Jack Daniel’s RacingBorn: 9 October 1979V8SC debut: Eastern Creek, 1999Starts: 367 Wins: 19Career Highlights: 1st 2005 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2003 Sandown 500, 2nd 1998 Australian Drivers’ Championship, 2nd 2006 Bathurst 1000, 2nd 2006 Bathurst 1000

Team: Fair Dinkum Sheds RacingBorn: 18 April 1985V8SC debut: Bathurst, 2008Starts: 67 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2004 Australian F3 Champion, 8th 2008 V8 Supercars Development Series, 3rd 2006 A1GP Shanghai Feature Race

the BaGman’S SaY...Rick Kelly took his team to victory on Saturday at Hidden Valley

last year, but it’ll take a major turnaround in the team’s 2012 form to see a repeat this weekend.

The team has openly admitted that its Nissan Car of the Future program is currently taking up the bulk of its resources, making results during the remainder of this season potentially hard to come by.

The squad has been further destabilised with the news that Greg Murphy will miss the next three months with a back injury.

Top 10 finishes will be a strong result for either of the Jack Daniel’s backed cars here, while its other two entries should be looking for the top 20.

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#15 Rick KellyTeam: Jack Daniel’s RacingBorn: 7 January 1983V8SC debut: Queensland, 2001Starts: 308 Wins: 12Career Highlights: 2006 V8 Supercars Champion, 1st 2003 & 2004 Bathurst 1000 , 2001 Australian Drivers’ Champion, 2nd 2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship

#51 David RussellTeam: Pepsi Max CrewBorn: 4 January 1982V8SC debut: Bathurst, 2003Starts: 8 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 3rd 2009 and 2011 V8 Supercars Development Series, 3rd 2008 Australian Carrera Cup, 5th 2010 V8 Supercars Development Series

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Brad Jones Racing

#8 Jason Bright

#14 Fabian Coulthard

#21 David Wall

Base: Albury, VictoriaCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Walkinshaw RacingEngines: Noonan Race EnginesTeam principals: Brad and Kim Jones

Team: Team BOCBorn: 7 March 1973V8SC debut: Symmons Plains, 1997 Starts: 394 Wins: 30Career Highlights: 1st 1998 Bathurst 1000, 1995 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 1997 Australian Drivers’ Champion, 1st 2006 Sandown 500

Team: Lockwood RacingBorn: 28 July 1982V8SC debut: Oran Park, 2004Starts: 167 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2005 Australian Carrera Cup Champion, 2001 NZ Formula Ford Champion, 3rd 2004 Australian Carrera Cup, 4th 2000 NZ Formula Ford Championship

Team: Wilson Security RacingBorn: 1 January 1983V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 2009Starts: 17 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2009 & 2010 Australian GT Champion, 3rd 2007 Australian GT Championship, 11th 2011 V8 Supercars Development Series

the BaGman’S SaY...Jason Bright looms as the biggest dark horse of all in the Top

End having shown exceptional qualifying pace over the last two events. Bright has started four of the last five races in the top five, and has backed up that speed with five consecutive top 10 finishes, including a podium in Race 11 at Phillip Island.

Team-mate Fabian Coulthard meanwhile had a shocking run in the races at Phillip Island, but has started five of the last six races in the top 10, and can be expected to once again mix it among the top half of the field this weekend.

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Dick Johnson Racing

#12 Dean Fiore

#17 Steven Johnson

Base: Yatla, QueenslandCar: Ford Falcon FGChassis: Triple Eight Race EngineeringEngines: InnoV8 (Roger Higgins)Team principal: Dick Johnson

Team: Jim Beam RacingBorn: 1 December 1983V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2009Starts: 91 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2nd 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 4th 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 5th 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Team: Jim Beam RacingBorn: 6 September 1974V8SC debut: Oran Park, 1994Starts: 396 Wins: 3Career Highlights: 1st 2001 Queensland 500, 1st 2001 Canberra 400, 5th 2001 V8 Supercars Championship, 6th 2009 V8 Supercars Championship

the BaGman’S SaY...Hidden Valley was one of Dick Johnson Racing’s stronger events

last year, with Steve Johnson emerging from the late-race carnage to take second in the opening race.

The team’s four drivers have scored just four top 10 finishes from the first 11 races this year however, with Johnson himself having recorded a best of just 10th.

DJR has been in the news since Phillip Island, with confirmation that Charlie Schwerkolt will take his #18 license from the team next season potentially increasing the pressure on James Moffat for the second half of the year.

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#18 James Moffat

#49 Steve Owen

Team: Team Norton DJRBorn: 18 June 1984V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 2010Starts: 41 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2nd 2009 V8 Development Series, 3rd 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 3rd 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Team: VIP Petfoods RacingBorn: 18 December 1974V8SC debut: Bathurst, 1999Starts: 145 Wins: 1Career Highlights: 1st 2008 & 2010 V8 Supercars Development Series, 1st 2010 V8 Supercars Race 20 (Gold Coast), 2nd 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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Tekno Autosports

#19 Jonathon Webb

#91 Michael Patrizi

Base: Stapylton, QueenslandCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Triple Eight Race EngineeringEngines: KRETeam principal: Jonathon Webb

Team: Tekno AutosportsBorn: 10 December 1983V8SC debut: Sandown, 2006Starts: 72 Wins: 1Career Highlights: 1st 2009 V8 Supercars Development Series, 3rd 2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, 2010 V8 Supercars Race 26 winner

Team: Tekno AutosportsBorn: 4 May 1984V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2008Starts: 41 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2nd 2005 Formula BMW Asia,, 8th 2006 Formula BMW UK, 18th 2007 Formula 3 Euroseries, 6th 2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

the BaGman’S SaY...Tekno Autosports underlined its claim to being a top 10

contender at Phillip Island, with Jonathon Webb taking a pair of impressive seventh place finishes at the Victorian venue.

Both Webb and team-mate Michael Patrizi have shown that they can run in the top half of the field in what is clearly high-quality equipment.

There is nothing to suggest that the team’s recent form won’t continue this weekend at Hidden Valley.

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Garry Rogers Motorsport

#33 Alexandre Premat

#34 Michael Caruso

Base: Knoxfield, VictoriaCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Garry Rogers MotorsportEngines: Walkinshaw RacingTeam principal: Garry Rogers

Team: Fujitsu Racing GRMBorn: 5 April 1982V8SC debut: Adelaide, 2012Starts: 11 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 2008 Le Mans Series Champion, 1st 2005-06 A1 GP Series (Team France), 1st 2004 Macau Grand Prix, 1st 2004 Masters of F3

Team: Fujitsu Racing GRMBorn: 25 May 1983V8SC debut: Bathurst, 2006Starts: 131 Wins: 1Career Highlights: 2003 Australian Formula 3 Champion, 3rd 2009 Bathurst 1000, 1st 2009 V8 Supercars Race 10 (Hidden Valley), 2nd 2007 V8 Supercars Development Series

the BaGman’S SaY...Hidden Valley has proven to be one of Garry Rogers Motorsport’s

stronger circuits in recent years. Lee Holdsworth ran strongly in the team’s #33 car here for much of Sunday’s race last year before a late-race Safety Car ruined his tyre strategy.

The Top End circuit is also the scene of Michael Caruso’s only career race win, which came in a mixed tyre race in 2009.

Caruso currently sits 13th in the points standings depsite a tough run at Phillip Island, and can be expected to run at least on the heels of the top 10 here.

Team-mate Alexandre Premat meanwhile is mired down in 25th in the standings having qualified inside the top 20 just twice so far.

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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

#30 Taz Douglas

Base: Nunawading, VictoriaCar: Holden Commodore VEIIChassis: Triple Eight Race EngineeringEngines: KRETeam principal: Lucas Dumbrell

Team: Lucas Dumbrell MotorsportBorn: 11 February 1985V8SC debut: Phillip Island, 2009Starts: 16 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 1st 2010 V8 Supercars Development Series Sandown Race 2, 8th 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship, 9th 2009 V8 Supercars Development Series

Tony D’Alberto Racing

#3 Tony D’Alberto

Base: Knoxfield, VictoriaCar: Ford Falcon FGChassis: Ford Performance RacingEngines: Ford Performance RacingTeam principal: Al D’Alberto

Team: Team HiflexBorn: 9 December 1985V8SC debut: Sandown, 2005Starts: 133 Wins: 0Career Highlights: 1st 2007 V8 Supercars Development Series, 6th 2007 Bathurst 1000, 5th 2005 V8 Supercars Development Series, 9th 2011 Bathurst 1000

the BaGman’S SaY...Tony D’Alberto’s up-and-down season continued at Phillip Island,

with the team’s customer FPR chassis failing to mirror to the immense pace of the Prodrive-run cars.

Twenty-second in the standings doesn’t truly represent the potential in this entry however, with three DNFs having stifled progress.

Qualifying in the top half of the field for the first time since Hamilton is likely to be a precondition for a return to top 10 finishes this weekend.

the BaGman’S SaY...Taz Douglas heads to Hidden Valley following a return to the top

20 at Phillip Island. After a horrid weekend at Barbagallo, the iSelect Commodore recorded quiet 20th and 18th place results in the two legs of the Phillip Island 300, moving the DVS graduate up to 23rd in the points standings.

More visits to the top 20 can surely be the only expectation for this weekend, with the team’s stunning Symmons Plains form now somewhat of a distant memory.

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Pos Driver team Car Pts1 Will Davison Trading Post FPR Ford Falcon FG 1216

2 Jamie Whincup TeamVodafone Holden Commodore VE 1206

3 Mark Winterbottom Orrcon Steel FPR Ford Falcon FG 11874 Craig Lowndes TeamVodafone Holden Commodore VE 9775 Shane Van Gisbergen SP Tools Racing Ford Falcon FG 9536 Lee Holdsworth IRWIN Racing Ford Falcon FG 9327 Tim Slade Lucky 7 Racing Ford Falcon FG 8798 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 8169 Fabian Coulthard Lockwood Racing Holden Commodore VE 76610 Rick Kelly Jack Daniel’s Racing Holden Commodore VE 67311 Jason Bright Team BOC Holden Commodore VE 67212 Todd Kelly Jack Daniel’s Racing Holden Commodore VE 64813 Michael Caruso Fujitsu Racing GRM Holden Commodore VE 59714 Russell Ingall Supercheap Auto Racing Holden Commodore VE 596

15 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing Ford Falcon FG 59616 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 58717 David Reynolds The Bottle-O Racing Holden Commodore VE 54618 Michael Patrizi Tekno Autosports Holden Commodore VE 54019 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosport Holden Commodore VE 52620 Dean Fiore Jim Beam Racing Ford Falcon FG 498

21 Steve Owen VIP Petfoods Racing Ford Falcon FG 49722 Tony D’Alberto Tony D’Alberto Racing Ford Falcon FG 42523 Taz Douglas Team iSelect Holden Commodore VE 39624 Karl Reindler Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Holden Commodore VE 38125 Alexandre Premat Fujitsu Racing GRM Holden Commodore VE 369

26 David Wall Wilson Security Racing Holden Commodore VE 31627 Greg Murphy Pepsi Max Crew Holden Commodore VE 31528 James Moffat Team Norton DJR Ford Falcon FG 30229 David Russell Pepsi Max Crew Holden Commodore VE 42

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CHamPIonSHIP STandIngS

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2012 SeaSon STaTISTICSrace WinsWill Davison 6, Mark Winterbottom 3,

Jamie Whincup 2

Pole PositionsJamie Whincup 3, Craig Lowndes 3,

Garth Tander 2, Mark Winterbottom 2,

Will Davison 1

fastest lapsMark Winterbottom 3, Jamie Whincup 2,

Garth Tander 2, Craig Lowndes 2, James

Courtney 1, Will Davison 1

PodiumsWill Davison 9, Jamie Whincup 8, Mark

Winterbottom 7, Garth Tander 3, Shane

van Gisbergen 2, Craig Lowndes 2, Tim

Slade, Jason Bright 1

results overview Qualifying results race results

# Driver Best Worst Average Best Worst Average

1 Jamie Whincup 1 5 3.7 1 4 4.6

2 Garth Tander 1 20 7.3 3 28 11.8

3 Tony D'Alberto 6 23 17.1 8 28 18.5

4 Lee Holdsworth 4 15 10.2 4 21 8.3

5 Mark Winterbottom 1 10 3.8 1 23 5.0

6 Will Davison 1 9 3.8 1 25 5.8

7 Todd Kelly 11 21 16.5 8 23 14.8

8 Jason Bright 2 27 15.4 4 28 13.5

9 Shane Van Gisbergen 2 14 8.5 2 22 8.8

11 Karl Reindler 25 28 26.1 17 25 21.3

12 Dean Fiore 11 26 20.5 15 22 17.5

14 Fabian Coulthard 6 17 11.1 4 16 11.6

15 Rick Kelly 5 15 12.5 5 20 13.7

17 Steven Johnson 7 24 14.9 10 21 15.4

18 James Moffat 9 20 16.9 14 28 21.5

19 Jonathon Webb 4 23 11.7 9 27 16.0

21 David Wall 22 28 26.0 18 28 22.5

22 James Courtney 8 28 15.8 5 26 15.2

30 Taz Douglas 8 27 22.1 12 27 21.4

33 Alexandre Premat 11 28 22.6 13 28 21.3

34 Michael Caruso 10 22 18.0 7 25 15.5

47 Tim Slade 6 20 11.7 4 15 8.7

49 Steve Owen 5 23 15.9 6 28 17.5

51 Greg Murphy 17 27 21.9 11 27 18.1

55 David Reynolds 3 11 5.5 6 26 15.6

66 Russell Ingall 16 28 21.6 10 25 15.1

91 Michael Patrizi 9 28 18.4 5 27 16.5

888 Craig Lowndes 1 16 5.7 3 28 7.5

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HIdden Valley wInneRSRaces 12/13 - Hidden Valley I Race Stats

Year Driver team Car2011 Shane van Gisbergen

Rick KellyStone Brothers Racing Jack Daniel’s Racing

Ford Falcon FGHolden Commodore VE II

2010 Jamie Whincup TeamVodafone Holden Commodore VEMark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon FG

2009 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VEJamie Whincup TeamVodafone Ford Falcon FG

2008 Steven Richards Garth TanderMark Winterbottom

Ford Performance Racing Toll Holden Racing TeamFord Performance Racing

Ford Falcon BFHolden Commodore VEFord Falcon BF

2007 Craig LowndesCraig LowndesMark Skaife

TeamVodafone TeamVodafoneHolden Racing Team

Ford Falcon BFFord Falcon BFHolden Commodore VE

2006 Craig Lowndes Jason BrightMark Skaife

Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord Performance Racing Holden Racing Team

Ford Falcon BAFord Falcon BA (Reverse Grid)Holden Commodore VZ

2005 Garth Tander Todd KellyTodd Kelly

HSV Dealer TeamHolden Racing TeamHolden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VZHolden Commodore VZHolden Commodore VZ

2004 Todd Kelly Rick KellyRussell Ingall

Holden Racing TeamKmart RacingStone Brothers Racing

Holden Commodore VYHolden Commodore VYFord Falcon BA

2003 Marcos Ambrose Marcos AmbroseMark Skaife

Stone Brothers Racing Stone Brothers RacingHolden Racing Team

Ford Falcon BAFord Falcon BAHolden Commodore VY

2002 Mark Skaife Mark SkaifeJason Bright

Holden Racing TeamHolden Racing TeamHolden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VXHolden Commodore VXHolden Commodore VX

2001 Mark Skaife Greg MurphyRussell Ingall

Holden Racing TeamKmart RacingCastrol Perkins Racing

Holden Commodore VXHolden Commodore VXHolden Commodore VX

2000 Garth Tander Mark SkaifeMark Skaife

Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden Racing TeamHolden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VTHolden Commodore VTHolden Commodore VT

1999 Jason Bright Russell IngallRussell Ingall

Stone Brothers RacingCastrol Perkins RacingCastrol Perkins Racing

Ford Falcon AUHolden Commodore VTHolden Commodore VT

1998 Russell Ingall Russell IngallCraig Lowndes

Castrol Perkins RacingCastrol Perkins RacingHolden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VTHolden Commodore VTHolden Commodore VT

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Year Driver team Car

2011 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VE

2010 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon FG

2009 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon FG

2008 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF

2007 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE

2006 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ

2005 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA

2004 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA

2003 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA

2002 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VX

2001 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VX

2000 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VT

1999 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VS/VT

1998 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VS/VT

1997 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon EL

1996 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VR

1995 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon EF

1994 Mark Skaife Gibson Motor Sport Holden Commodore VP

1993 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon EB

1992 Mark Skaife Winfield Team Nissan Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1991 Jim Richards Gibson Motor Sport Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1990 Jim Richards Gibson Motor Sport Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R, R32 GT-R

1989 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500

1988 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500

1987 Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW M3 E30

1986 Robbie Francevic Volvo Dealer Team Volvo 240T

1985 Jim Richards JPS Team BMW BMW 635CSi

1984 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon XE

1983 Allan Moffat Peter Stuyvesant Racing Mazda RX-7

1982 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon XD

1981 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon XD

1980 Peter Brock Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Commodore VB

1979 Bob Morris Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing Holden Torana LX SS A9X

1978 Peter Brock Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LX SS A9X

1977 Allan Moffat Moffat Ford Dealers Ford Falcon XB GT, XC

1976 Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Racing Ford Falcon XB GT

1975 Colin Bond Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34

1974 Peter Brock Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1, LH SL/R 5000

1973 Allan Moffat Ford Motor Company Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III

1972 Bob Jane Bob Jane Racing Team Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1

1971 Bob Jane Bob Jane Racing Team Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1

1970 Norm Beechey Shell Racing Team Holden Monaro HT GTS350

1969 Ian Geoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang

1968 Ian Geoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang

1967 Ian Geoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang

1966 Ian Geoghegan Total Team Ford Mustang

1965 Norm Beechey Neptune Racing Team Ford Mustang

1964 Ian Geoghegan Total Team Ford Cortina GT

1963 Bob Jane Bob Jane Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II

1962 Bob Jane Bob Jane Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II

1961 Bill Pitt Bill Pitt Jaguar 3.4 Litre

1960 David McKay David McKay Jaguar 3.4 Litre

PaST aTCC/V8SC CHamPIonS

41Races 12/13 - Hidden Valley I event Schedule

Schedule of eventsthursday

Start finish Category Duration Session

1210 1300 V8 Supercars Transporter Parade

1500 V8 Supercars Organisers Meeting

1630 V8 Supercars Team Manager’s Briefing

fridayStart finish Category Duration Session

0830 1000 V8 Supercars Document Check

0800 0830 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 30 Minutes Practice

Closed track 10 Minutes

0840 0900 V8 Utes 20 Minutes Practice 1

0910 0930 Touring Car Masters 20 minutes Practice 1

0940 1010 Formula 3 30 minutes Practice 1

1025 1055 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Practice – Part 1

1105 1120 Demonstration events 15 minutes

1125 1145 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 20 minutes Qualifying

1200 1230 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Practice – Part 2

1240 1300 V8 Utes 20 minutes Practice 2

1305 1320 Demonstration events 15 minutes

1335 1405 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Practice – Part 3

Closed track 10 minutes

1415 1435 Touring Car Masters 20 minutes Practice 2

Closed track 5 minutes

1440 1500 Formula 3 20 minutes Practice 2

1515 1545 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Practice – Part 4

1555 1610 V8 Utes 15 minutes Meeting Rides

1610 1625 Touring Car Masters 15 minutes Meeting Rides

1630 1700 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Meeting Rides

Closed track 5 minutes

1705 1720 V8TV Session 15 minutes

Closed track 5 minutes

1725 1740 Safety & Course Car Rides 15 minutes

1735 V8 Supercars Drivers & Competitors Briefing

SaturdayStart finish Category Duration Session

0815 0835 Safety & Course Car Rides 20 minutes

0840 0900 V8 Utes 20 minutes Qualifying (post)

0910 0925 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 8 Laps Race 1

0935 0955 Formula 3 20 minutes Qualifying

1005 1025 Touring Car Masters 20 minutes Qualifying

1030 1050 Demonstration Events 20 minutes

1100 1120 V8 Supercars 20 minutes Qualifying (TX)

1130 1150 V8 Utes 12 Laps Race 1 (post)

1205 1215 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 8 Laps Race 2

1225 1245 Formula 3 12 Laps Race 1 (time certain)

1255 1325 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Top Ten Shootout (TX)

1330 1345 Demonstration Events 15 minutes

1350 1410 Touring Car Masters 12 laps Race 1 (TX) (time certain)

1420 1445 V8 Utes 14 laps Race 2 (TX) (time certain)

1450 1510 Demonstration Events 20 minutes

1505 V8 Supercars Fuel Fill Check

1515 V8 Supercars 20 Minute Signal

1520 V8 Supercars Pit Exit Open

1525 V8 Supercars Pit Exit Closed

1535 V8 Supercars 42 laps or one lap after 1645

Race 12 - 120km (Live)

V8 Supercars Podium

SundayStart finish Category Duration Session

0815 0835 Course & Safety Car Rides 20 minutes

0840 0855 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 8 Laps Race 3

0905 0925 Formula 3 12 Laps Race 2

0935 0955 Touring Car Masters 12 laps Race 2

1000 1020 Demonstration Events 20 minutes

1030 1050 V8 Utes 12 Laps Race 3 (post)

1100 1110 Drivers’ Harley Parade 10 minutes

1120 1135 Imp. Prod/Commodore Cup/HQ 8 Laps Race 4

1140 1155 Demonstration Events 15 minutes

1205 1230 Formula 3 14 Laps Race 3 (time certain)

1240 1300 V8 Supercars 20 minutes Qualifying

1305 1315 Demonstration Events 10 minutes

1325 1345 V8 Utes 12 laps Race 4 (TX) (time certain)

1355 1415 Touring Car Masters 12 laps Race 3 (time certain)

1420 1440 Demonstration Events 20 minutes

1440 V8 Supercars Fuel Fill Check

1445 V8 Supercars 20 Minute Signal

1450 V8 Supercars Pit Exit Open

1455 V8 Supercars Pit Exit Closed

1505 V8 Supercars 69 Laps or 1 lap after 1645

Race 13 - 200km (Live)

V8 Supercars Podium