http://www.motorsport.com/news/series.asp?S=AUSV8SS Motorsport.com news coverage http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352651 20 Nov 2009 19:58 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352651:AUSV8SS McNALLY KICKS OFF HOMETOWN CAMPAIGN Hi-Tec Oils Racing's Mark McNally began his campaign in his home event, the Bigpond 300, at the Barbagallo Raceway near Perth, Western Australia today. McNally, who spent many years developing his craft behind the wheel of Formula Fords around the Barbagallo layout, is competing in his first V8 Supercar event at Barbagallo this weekend. By the end of the day McNally had shaved almost a second off his time from the first session to finish with a time of 58.6752 seconds, just over half a ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352649 20 Nov 2009 19:57 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352649:AUSV8SS JACK DANIEL'S RACING MAKES SOLID START IN PERTH Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly have both made a solid start to the Bigpond 300 with solid performances at Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia today. Todd Kelly was the fastest driver in the first part of today's practice aboard his #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore, following up that result with fourth and 10th fastest times in the second and third segments respectively. Brother Rick Kelly was also pleased with his day's work in preparation for ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352648 20 Nov 2009 19:56 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352648:AUSV8SS IRWIN RACING TEAM FIND DIRECTION LATE IN WA V8 PRACTICE The final 10 minutes of practice have proved beneficial to the IRWIN Racing team of Alex Davison, after he struggled throughout the opening two sessions at Barbagallo Raceway outside Perth. On a track that is renowned for having low grip, the IRWIN Racing crew could not find the optimum balance in the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar. Led by race engineer Wes McDougall, the team made a whole range of changes before finding a better balance right at the end of the combined ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352647 20 Nov 2009 19:55 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352647:AUSV8SS Whincup quickest in Perth practiceFor Immediate Release: 20 November 2009TeamVodafone's Jamie Whincup has recorded the fastest time during today's practice sessions at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway. The defending champion was second fastest in Part B of practice but with some minor setup tweaks and a better set of tyres for the final session, he recorded a time of 0.57.0626 - three-tenths of a second quicker than Fabian Coulthard. "We worked on our plan that we came here with, which was to make the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352646 20 Nov 2009 19:54 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352646:AUSV8SS PERKINS SEVENTH FASTEST WITH NEW RACE ENGINEER AT BARBAGALLO Jack Perkins has scored his best Friday practice performance of the season with seventh fastest in final practice for the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, WA today. Perkins worked well with new Race Engineer Stewart McDonald to set some fast lap times aboard the #11 BET 247 Holden Commodore, sitting as high as second on the timesheets in the final stages of practice. McDonald joined Kelly Racing recently from Tasman Motorsport and is already ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352645 20 Nov 2009 19:54 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352645:AUSV8SS SBR NOT CONCERNED WITH SLOW START AT PERTH BIGPOND 300 Stone Brothers Racing team boss, Ross Stone says there is no need for panic after both the SP Tools Racing and IRWIN Racing Falcons finished today's practice sessions in 17th and 20th respectively. Shane van Gisbergen was hoping that his speed earlier this month at the Phillip Island International Circuit would translate at Barbagallo but today proved to be a bit of a struggle for the kiwi and his teammate. Shane van Gisbergen - Driver, SP Tools Racing Car #9 ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352644 20 Nov 2009 19:53 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352644:AUSV8SS FPR FINDING A FIRM GRIP One of the busiest practice sessions of the V8 Supercar Championship season so far saw Ford Performance Racing rocket up the timesheet at Barbagallo today. Suffering from persistent under-steer in the mid-corner, both the Castrol and Orrcon Steel FPR Falcons were in and out of the pits as crew tried everything to remedy the problem. In the last ten minutes both drivers bolted on newer tyres and immediately leapt into the top ten, with Steve Richards finishing fifth ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352642 20 Nov 2009 19:49 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352642:AUSV8SS Gomersall "seeks" Bradbury for V8 Ute Legend Race Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Steven Bradbury will drive with fellow Queenslander Jason Gomersall in the V8 Utes - 10 years of Legends races at the Clipsal 500, Adelaide Parklands 12 – 14 March 2010. The Legends event will feature a two driver format and combine with the first round of the 2010 Yokohama V8 Ute Racing Series – protected by Armor All. Each legend will get a practice, qualifying and race in their own right, with the finale featuring a longer race and driver change mid race. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352554 19 Nov 2009 22:23 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352554:AUSV8SS PERKINS LAUNCHES JOIN JACK'S JOURNEY Dodo Racing Team V8 Supercar driver Jack Perkins is encouraging people with diabetes to 'Join Jack's Journey' ahead of the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth this weekend. Perkins is an Accu-Chek ambassador for Roche Diagnostics and is the face of a new campaign that provides opportunities for people with diabetes to interact, share information and learn from each other about better diabetes management. The driver of the #11 BET 247 Holden Commodore was diagnosed with type 1 ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352553 19 Nov 2009 22:23 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352553:AUSV8SS MCNALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOMETOWN EVENT IN WA Hi-Tec Oils Racing driver Mark McNally is excited to be heading to his home event, the Bigpond 300 at Bargaballo Raceway, in Wanneroo near Perth, Western Australia this weekend. McNally enters his eighth V8 Supercar Championship Series event this weekend, and it will be his first V8 Supercar race at his home track. The West Aussie lives in Mosman Park in Perth, but having focused his racing on the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series in recent years, it will be the first race ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352552 19 Nov 2009 22:22 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352552:AUSV8SS TeamVodafone determined to consolidate championship lead in Western Australia With only four races remaining in the 2009 V8 Supercar Series, TeamVodafone will travel to Western Australia's Barbagallo Raceway this weekend with the aim of consolidating Jamie Whincup's lead in the championship. Whincup bounced back from the disappointment of the SuperGP event, winning both races at Phillip Island a fortnight ago and taking his 2009 race win tally to 10, seven more than his closest rivals Will Davison and ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352424 17 Nov 2009 21:23 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352424:AUSV8SS TODD AND RICK KELLY LOOK FOR MORE TROPHIES IN PERTH Jack Daniel's Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly are keen to continue their new team's late-season charge at the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth this weekend. Rick Kelly, the younger of the two brothers, picked up the team's first two trophies at Phillip Island two weeks ago aboard his #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore. With a third place on Saturday and second place on Sunday at the Island 300, Kelly is determined to finish this season strongly to build momentum for an ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352423 17 Nov 2009 21:22 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352423:AUSV8SS SOFT SERVE RETURNS TO THE V8 RACING MENU IN PERTH The return of the soft option Dunlop race tyre this weekend at the BigPond 300 at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway has IRWIN Racing's Alex Davison confident of a strong result. Back in June the IRWIN Racing team made best use of the soft tyre to charge through the field and finish second in the Sunday 200km race. Not since the Queensland Raceway event in August have teams been able to make use of the softer Dunlop race rubber; that was five race meetings ago. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352346 16 Nov 2009 20:07 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352346:AUSV8SS FANS NEED LONG-TERM SOLUTION Funding for Barbagallo Raceway has been welcomed by FPR drivers, Mark Winterbottom and Steve Richards, who both hope it is the start of bigger things to come. The West Australian circuit, which will host V8 Supercar Championship races 23 and 24 this weekend, has been granted $$;5 million from the WA state government for upgrades. They include widening, resurfacing and lighting as well as improved safety fencing and upgraded communication equipment, but facilities for ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352081 13 Nov 2009 17:21 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352081:AUSV8SS KELLY RACING LAUNCHES MEGA WHEEL SALE FOR V8 FANS ON BACK OF RULE CHANGE Kelly Racing has been quick to react to V8 Supercar Australia's planned introduction of a control wheel, launching a huge sale of its wheel inventory just days after the new rule was confirmed to teams. The first year V8 Supercar team has 168 rims earmarked for sale, including various models from A-Tek (6-spoke, 8-spoke and 10-spoke) and OZ (5-spoke and 16-spoke). In an initial offering to the team's Kelly Gang membership group, the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352078 13 Nov 2009 17:15 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352078:AUSV8SS DUMBRELL TO SEE OUT CAREER WITH FORD Paul Dumbrell has revealed he will end his career 'on a high' at Ford Performance Racing. The Holden driver, who has never stepped foot in a Ford, said the prospect of driving one of FPR's FGs in the 2010 season was too good to miss. He will take the helm of Rod Nash Racing's FPR-prepared 55 car, sponsored by The Bottle-O, and says he expects solid results right from the start. Dumbrell drove his first-ever Bathurst race for Rod Nash and is a former ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352076 13 Nov 2009 17:11 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=352076:AUSV8SS Battle of the V8 Ute Rookies goes down to the final round With only one round of the 2009 Yokohama V8 Ute Racing Series - protected by Armor All remaining, the battle is slowly coming to a close for the Racer Industries Rookie of the Year title, which will see the winner grab a test ride in a V8 Supercar and receive the Ashley Cooper Memorial Trophy. Front-runners, Paul Williams and Gary Carson are only 31 points apart heading into round 8 and have been neck and neck throughout the year. West Australian based Williams took an early lead coming out of the ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351652 08 Nov 2009 18:01 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351652:AUSV8SS MCNALLY LOOKS TO HOME EVENT AFTER P22 AT PHILLIP ISLAND Mark McNally has brought the #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore home in 22nd position at the Island 300 at Victoria's Phillip Island. Today's 200km race was run in hot conditions making it a challenge for drivers around the fast and flowing 4.446-kilometre circuit. After finishing yesterday's opening race in 27th position, McNally made further improvement in today's race and worked his way through the field to finish 22nd at the end of the 44-lap journey. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351651 08 Nov 2009 18:00 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351651:AUSV8SS SECOND GIVES RICK KELLY DOUBLE PODIUM AT PHILLIP ISLAND Rick Kelly has delivered Jack Daniel's Racing its second trophy in two days with second place in the final race of the Island 300 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria today. Just nine months (278 days to be exact ...) after Kelly Racing's official opening, Kelly delivered the squad two podium finishes in two days around the fast seaside circuit. This weekend's speed outlined both the pace of the team's two Jack Daniel's ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351650 08 Nov 2009 17:59 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351650:AUSV8SS ANOTHER TOP TEN FINISH FOR VAN GISBERGEN AT THE ISLAND Shane van Gisbergen made his way into the top ten of the V8 Supercar Championship today after another brilliant drive at The Island 300. Van Gisbergen finished where he stared the 200km race after qualifying 6th in this morning's 20 minute session. Alex Davison also posted a strong result in today's double length feature amid stifling conditions finishing 12th from 15th position on the grid. Van Gisbergen's race got interesting early when on the second lap ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351649 08 Nov 2009 17:58 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351649:AUSV8SS TeamVodafone regain momentum with another victory at Phillip IslandFor Immediate Release: 8 November 2009TeamVodafone's Jamie Whincup has extended his championship lead to 122 points after taking victory in Race 22 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Phillip Island International Raceway. Whincup won yesterday's 100km race and backed it up this morning with pole position for today's 200km race. The defending champion got his best start of the season and virtually controlled the race from start to finish, the only glitch a ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351647 08 Nov 2009 17:53 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351647:AUSV8SS RETURN TO FORM CUT SHORT Speed was not the problem for Ford Performance Racing at Phillip Island today, with Mark Winterbottom qualifying the Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon on the front row. Just two laps into the race, however, an over-enthusiastic Shane Van Gisbergen pulled an arrogant move into turn one that sent Frosty skidding across the gravel at 230kph. Winterbottom looked to have saved the car from retirement, steering back onto the track albeit at the back of the field. A fight-back was not to ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351646 08 Nov 2009 17:52 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351646:AUSV8SS IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS PARTNERS WITH STONE BROTHERS RACING THROUGH TO THE END OF 2011 IRWIN Industrial Tools, manufacturer and distributer of professional grade hand tool and power tool accessories, is underlining its commitment to building its brand via the V8 Supercar Championship Series with a two-year extension of its naming rights partnership of the Alex Davison #4 Ford Falcon from Stone Brothers Racing. IRWIN has been involved in the V8 Supercar Championship Series as a naming rights sponsor since 2007 and has been with Stone Brothers Racing this year. ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351596 07 Nov 2009 18:11 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351596:AUSV8SS MCNALLY HAS EYE FOR LONGER SUNDAY RACE AT PHILLIP ISLAND Hi-Tec Oils Racing driver Mark McNally says that he is looking forward to tomorrow's 44-lap race around the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after coming home in 27th in the opening hit-out at the Island 300 in Victoria today. McNally showed improving speed in the final half of the race, his consistency on worn tyres a positive sign in Sunday's longer race. The V8 Supercar rookie continues to work closely with #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore Race Engineer Oscar Fiorinotto ... Motorsport.com http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351595 07 Nov 2009 18:11 EDT http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=351595:AUSV8SS PERKINS FINISHES 26TH ON SATURDAY AT PHILLIP ISLAND Jack Perkins has finished 26th in the opening race of the Island 300 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria today. Perkins brought his #11 BET 247 Holden Commodore home on the lead lap in today's 22-lap race. With a longer race ahead of him tomorrow, Perkins is now looking to improve on this result for tomorrow, hoping to rekindle the form that saw him finish 13th fastest in practice earlier this morning. Jamie Whincup took the race win ahead of Will Davison and ... Motorsport.com