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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:30:55 +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[Fabian Coulthard scores pole at Albert Park for Lockwood Racing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scoring his first V8 Supercar pole position was no half measure for Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard today after he gapped the field by more than 0.3s at Albert Park.

The car had been fast throughout the day's two practice sessions but Coulthard was unsure of its outright pace until the 30-minute qualifying session, saying the changing circuit made it hard to gauge relative ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/fabian-coulthard-scores-pole-at-albert-park-for-lockwood-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kiwi front row lock out for race one on Albert Park Circuit ]]></title>
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New Zealanders Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen will start the opening leg of the MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge tomorrow.

Coulthard claimed pole position with a lap time of 1m 55.6682 seconds with Brad Jones Racing team mate Jason Bright setting the second fastest time of 1m 56.0173 seconds with Tekno Autosports' Shane van Gisbergen setting a 1m 56.0444 lap.

Despite ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/kiwi-front-row-lock-out-for-race-one-on-albert-park-circuit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SVG does it again in Clipsal 500 race 2 qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shane van Gisbergen has backed up his Clipsal 500 Adelaide race one pole position with another today, in ARMOR ALL qualifying for race two this morning.

After a slow start saw him drop through the field from pole yesterday, van Gisbergen reaffirmed the outright pace of the #97 VIP Petfoods Tekno Autosports Holden today with a last-lap flyer that put him to the top spot on the grid for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/svg-does-it-again-in-clipsal-500-race-2-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SVG in the spotlight again with Clipsal 500 pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[He has been the topic of discussion amongst the V8 Supercar fraternity for much of the off-season, but today was a different kind of spotlight for New Zealand ace Shane van Gisbergen. 

Having controversially changed teams from Stone Brothers Racing to Tekno Autosports across the off-season, van Gisbergen delivered his new team immediate results by rocketing to pole position at the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/svg-in-the-spotlight-again-with-clipsal-500-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young gun Tim Slade grabs his first pole at Sydney]]></title>
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Luck 7 Racing pilot Tim Slade grabbed his 1st V8 Supercar pole award after clocking a 1.29.56 around the streets of Homebush during the top ten shoot out following the first round of qualifying. The Ford driver is in his 4th year Stone Brothers Racing, and was the seventh challenger on the track. 

&quot;It's awesome to have pole position on your resume but we want to bring home a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/young-gun-tim-slade-grabs-his-first-pole-at-sydney/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Davison sets fastest lap in Homebush qualifying for top 10 shootout]]></title>
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Following yesterday’s heat wave at the Sydney 500 at Homebush yesterday, the V8 Supercars hit the wet track this morning after some early morning showers.  The 20 minute qualifying session saw 15 drivers swap the lead.  Rick Kelly in the Jack Daniels Holden was the first with 1.43.81 before Will Davison in the Trading Post Ford finished with 1.29.53 after the track dried ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/davison-sets-fastest-lap-in-homebush-qualifying-for-top-10-shootout/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winterbottom takes Winton pole]]></title>
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FPR's Mark Winterbottom has snatched pole position at Winton Motor Raceway, and will start on the front row of today's 47-lap race alongside series rival Jamie Whincup.

In a qualifying that reflected the season-long battle between TeamVodafone and Ford Performance Racing, it was Winterbottom and Whincup who fought for pole position in the dying minutes of the session.

Whincup ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/winterbottom-takes-winton-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup secures front row start for Abu Dhabi sprint races]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TeamVodafone will start all three V8 Supercar races at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit in strong form after defending V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup secured a front row start for all three-12 lap races this weekend.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-secures-front-row-start-for-abu-dhabi-sprint-races/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRWIN Racing regain qualifying touch in Abu Dhabi]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth has ended his tough run in V8 Supercars qualifying with a strong performance at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

In a unique qualifying format that saw the one 20-minute session set three separate race grids, Holdsworth will start fifth in Race #1, fourth in Race 2 and ninth in Race #3.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/irwin-racing-regain-qualifying-touch-in-abu-dhabi/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Davison pulls pole position sweep for Abu Dhabi sprint races]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Will Davison saved his best lap until last to take pole position for Race 24 of the Championship today in Abu Dhabi.

In an intense 20-minute session that saw drivers angling for three pole-winning laps, Davison jumped to the top spot with 2 minutes remaining to take the fastest time and pole position.

Not only was Davison fast - he was consistent, too; his second and third best laps ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/davison-pulls-pole-position-sweep-for-abu-dhabi-sprint-races/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup scores first Bathurst front-row start]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reigning V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup will start on the front row of the grid of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for the first time in his career, finishing second in today's Top Ten Shootout, only four one-hundredths of a second off pole. 

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-scores-first-bathurst-front-row-start/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will Davison grabs his first Bathurst 1000 pole ]]></title>
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Will Davison in the Trading Post Ford grabbed his first Bathurst pole position although had to wait for friend Jamie Whincup in the Team Vodafone Commodore who was last to cross the line during the top ten shoot out before he hugged his team mates.  

Davison said that grabbing pole was not important as there were a thousand kilometres tomorrow which would come down to the last hour ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/will-davison-grabs-his-first-bathurst-1000-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup tops Bathurst qualifying ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was an almost seamless day for defending V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup and co-driver Paul Dumbrell, Whincup landing provisional pole position for tomorrow’s Top Ten Shootout.

TeamVodafone teammate Craig Lowndes set the fifth fastest qualifying time, under three tenths of a second off Whincup's.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-tops-bathurst-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pye third in opening Bathurst race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Triple Eight Race Engineering's Scott Pye has celebrated a top three finish in his first ever race at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit, greeting the chequered flag third in today's opening Dunlop Series race.

Triple Eight Ra ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/pye-third-in-opening-bathurst-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victorious day at Bathurst for Coates Hire Racing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After starting today’s 14-lap race from grid spot two, Coates Hire Racing’s Nick Percat made a perfect start to lead the 22-car field up Mountain Straight for the first time.

Nick ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/victorious-day-at-bathurst-for-coates-hire-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Upbeat Bathurst qualifying for Jack Daniel's Racing ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The pressure intensified this afternoon with just a single forty minute qualifying session to determine the grid and which drivers would compete in tomorrow’s top ten shootout, for Australia’s greatest race.

Jack Daniel's Racing duo Rick and Todd Kelly started strongly with Rick immediately into the top ten. After just six minutes, last year’s winner Garth Tander ran wide at turn two ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/upbeat-bathurst-qualifying-for-jack-daniel-s-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard credits engineers for P2 qualy at Bathurst]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Grid position for a 1000km race may not seem exactly crucial but Fabian Coulthard says qualifying 2nd at Bathurst today will give him the edge on Sunday.

Fabian Coulthard, Lockwood Racing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-credits-engineers-for-p2-qualy-at-bathurst/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whincup on top in Bathurst 1000 preliminary qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup again held onto the top position during the preliminary qualifying this afternoon at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, edging out Fabian Coulthard in the Lockwood Racing Commodore and Mark Winterbottom in the Orrcon Steel FPR Ford.

Garth Tander who hit the wall and brought out the red flag managed to grab 8th spot for the all important Top Ten Shoot Out ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/whincup-on-top-in-bathurst-1000-preliminary-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TeamVodafone thwarted by issues in Sandown 500 qualifying race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was a disappointing end to what looked to be a promising day in the TeamVodafone garage, with both Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup making driver errors in today's final qualifying race.

Lowndes and co-driver Warren Luff will start tomorrow's 500km race sixth while Whincup and Paul Dumbrell will start from grid position 19.

Finishing this morning's practice session fourth, Lowndes ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/teamvodafone-thwarted-by-issues-in-sandown-500-qualifying-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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