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    <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 02:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Debut US V8 Supercar event a big hit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 
 Last weekend's inaugural Austin 400 at the Circuit of The Americas has left a lasting impression on both the fans of V8 Supercars in the USA and the visiting Australian teams as well.
 
Nearly 69,000 fans attended the inaugural event which is being hailed the most successful V8 Supercar event ever staged outside of Australia or New Zealand.
 
Four-time series champion Jamie Whincup ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/debut-us-v8-supercar-event-a-big-hit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Texas a roaring success: Whincup]]></title>
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The Austin 400 in Texas has received a unanimous vote of approval from more than 5000 Australian fans, an even bigger contingent of locals and V8 Supercar drivers.


The event hosted 68,891 people across the three days that was mostly dominated by Red Bull Racing Australia's Jamie Whincup. He won one of the two races today to couple with two victories on Saturday in his VF Holden ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/texas-a-roaring-success-whincup/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup beats teammate Lowndes in first two V8 Supercars' races on Circuit of The Americas]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The sheer master class delivered by Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes in V8 Supercars' US debut has left 26 other drivers scratching their heads on how to beat the most successful team in the sport.

Whincup and Lowndes 'towelled' the rest of the field in the first two races of the Austin 400 in Texas and while the racing was strong and a good spectacle, it was a domination reminiscent ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-beats-teammate-lowndes-in-first-two-v8-supercars-races-on-circuit-of-the-americas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two podiums for BOC's Brigtht in Perth]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Making the 'ugliest start ever' and suffering qualifying dramas could not keep Jason Bright down at Barbagallo Raceway today, with the Team BOC driver finishing P2 and P3.
Jason Bright of Brad Jones Rac ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/two-podiums-for-boc-s-brigtht-in-perth/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup feels back in control as shades of his dominance returned Perth]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jamie Whincup feels back in control as shades of his dominance returned at the Chill Perth 360. The three-time V8 Supercar Champion won both races of the day, reinforced his Championship lead and got bragging rights over the rest of the field.

He won the first race of the day in his Red Bull Racing Australia Commodore from Team BOC's Jason Bright and Pepsi Max Crew's Mark ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-feels-back-in-control-as-shades-of-his-dominance-returned-perth/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fast facts for this weekend's Chill Perth 360]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Never before in Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship history has there been that sort of variety in the race winner's list from the first nine races.


T he two multiple race winners - Fabian Coulthard and Jason Bright - are both from the same Brad Jones Racing squad, while Coulthard and Fujitsu Racing GRM's Scott McLaughlin have both won their first ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/fast-facts-for-this-weekend-s-chill-perth-360/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JC and Fabs swap cars with NASCAR and Supercross greats in Texas - Video]]></title>
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Austin, Texas (Tuesday, April 23, 2013): Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Kurt Busch and ex-Australian V8 Supercar Champion James Courtney took part in a unique driver swap at the Circuit of The Americas today - the former title winners swapping cars at the Austin, Texas venue.

The Circuit of The Americas will host the V8 Supercar Championship on May 17-19 with Australia's finest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/jc-and-fabs-swap-cars-with-nascar-and-supercross-greats-in-texas-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch and Chad Reed join JC and Fabs in Texas]]></title>
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Two American national sporting heroes, one of them a home grown Aussie, will be the first guests to drive a V8 Supercar on American soil when they team up with James Courtney and Fabian Coulthard at the Circuit of the Americas next week.

NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch and Australia's most decorated Supercross rider Chad Reed will next Tuesday cut laps in the VF Commodore V8 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/kurt-busch-and-chad-reed-join-jc-and-fabs-in-texas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courtney and Coulthard first to drive a V8 Supercar on American soil]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Holden Racing Team's James Courtney will this weekend become the first V8 Supercar driver to tackle the stunning Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas, and just the second internationally acclaimed Australian after Mark Webber.


Courtney flies to Texas this week on the back of HRTs form resurgence in Tasmania and New Zealand in the past two weeks and will be joined by Lockwood ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/courtney-and-coulthard-first-to-drive-a-v8-supercar-on-american-soil/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McLaughlin and Whincup split Saturday race wins at Pukekohe]]></title>
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Teenage super-talent Scott McLaughlin became the youngest ever driver to claim a V8 Supercars Championship victory after winning the opening race of the ITM 400 Auckland in front of a packed crowd at Pukekohe Park Raceway today.


The 19 year old Kiwi made the most of tyre issues to champion Jamie Whincup and Mark Winterbottom, clearing away from Jason Bright and Craig Lowndes ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/mclaughlin-and-whincup-split-saturday-race-wins-at-pukekohe/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford’s Winterbottom surprises with fastest practice lap in Pukekohe]]></title>
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While the big first day crowd were looking for Kiwi honours, it was a blast from the past that stole the limelight in practice at the ITM 400 Auckland at Pukekohe Park Raceway today.

Amid the hype of the new marques and the new cars, Ford's Mark Winterbottom proved fastest in practice after pushing ahead of the Red Bull racing pair of Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes and the New ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/ford-s-winterbottom-surprises-with-fastest-practice-lap-in-pukekohe/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ten fast facts about this weekend's ITM400 Auckland]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New Zealand is next up for the V8 Supercars Championship. The Australian-based series first venture off their home turf in 2001. 


 StartPhoto by: Edge Photographics
    1. The return of the V8 Supercars Champio ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/ten-fast-facts-about-this-weekend-s-itm400-auckland/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard who had another great day at Symmons Plains on Race 2]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Winning two races is the perfect preparation for heading home according to Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard who had another great day at Symmons Plains today.
Fabian Coulthard, Lockwood Racing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-who-had-another-great-day-at-symmons-plains-on-race-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard enjoys second victory in Tasmania's final race of the weekend]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A spectacular 160kmh head-on crash almost brought an end to the final race of the V8 Supercars round at Symmons Plains, before Fabian Coulthard broke through for his second win of the weekend on Sunday.

The incident happened when young Commodore driver Scott Pye's brakes failed and he speared into a safety barrier.

The car was severely damaged after becoming airborne but Pye emerged ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-enjoys-second-victory-in-tasmania-s-final-race-of-the-weekend/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bright grabs Tasmania race 2 victory at Symmons Plains ]]></title>
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Veteran driver Jason Bright has scored his first V8 Supercar race win in two years after taking out Sunday's opener at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.

Bright's Commodore won the 42-lap run by 3.5 seconds from Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander.

Third was Bright's Brad Jones Racing teammate Fabian Coulthard, who won Saturday's race.

Bright's last victory was at Winton in country ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/bright-grabs-tasmania-race-2-victory-at-symmons-plains/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sweet victory on race 1 for Coulthard in Tasmania]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Winning is sweeter this month than last according to Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who blitzed the field in Tasmania today for his first Championship win.

Points were the difference for Coulthard, who scored 100 for today's victory unlike his none-championship win at AGP round last month.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/sweet-victory-on-race-1-for-coulthard-in-tasmania/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard nails his first points win in Tasmania Saturday race]]></title>
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New Zealander Fabian Coulthard has upstaged defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup to steal the opening race of the Tasmania Microsoft 365 at Symmons Plains. While one of Coulthard's restarts was flagged during the race, he has been cleared and there will be no penalty.  

Coulthard produced a bold passing move on Whincup two laps into the second 25-lap sprint to claim the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-nails-his-first-points-win-in-tasmania-saturday-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup flies to Saturday pole position in Tasmania]]></title>
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Red Bull Racing’s Jamie Whincup took command of today’s Qualifying session early on, and dialed in an even quicker time late in the session to claim pole position.

Just two-hundredths of a second quicker than Lockwood Racing’s Fabian Coulthard, Whincup was happier with the performance of his Holden Commodore today. 

He feels starting at the front of the field will be crucial ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-flies-to-saturday-pole-position-in-tasmania/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lowndes on top and on way to record in Tasmania ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Craig Lowndes jumped to the top of the times at the end of the day’s third and final practice session.

As expected the Red Bull Racing Australia Holden Commodores have shown pace throughout the first day at the Tasmania Microsoft Office 365.

The session saw Jamie Whincup lead, before rookie Scott McLaughlin shot to the top of the times. McLaughlin held the fastest time until two ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/lowndes-on-top-and-on-way-to-record-in-tasmania/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard earns another victory in the fourth race on the Albert Park Circuit]]></title>
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Two years ago the late Jason Richards was the story of the MSS V8 Supercar Security Challenge at the Rolex Formula One Grand Prix.

With his wife Charlotte and kids watching it was no surprise that his former team led by Kiwi Fabian Coulthard and Jason Bright wanted to make a mark here.

They both did with a dominating four races over the weekend. The fourth and final race might have ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-earns-another-victory-in-the-fourth-race-on-the-albert-park-circuit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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