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    <title><![CDATA[Motorsport.com - V8SUPERCARS - Stories]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mighty Sedans Will Battle in GTP Opener]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/mighty-sedans-will-battle-in-gtp-opener/</link>
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TWO Japanese high-performance cars that have dominated the World Rally
Championship will take their battle to the racing circuit for the opening
round of the Century Batteries Australian GT Production Car Championship
in Western Australia on Sunday week.


The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V, which won three pre-season races last
month, will face strong new opposition at Barbagallo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/mighty-sedans-will-battle-in-gtp-opener/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GT Production series wide open after Shaw exclusion]]></title>
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Championship has been thrown wide open after a decision this week by a CAMS
Limited judicial hearing.


The hearing in Sydney on Tuesday night excluded championship leader Ric Shaw
from the results of the sixth round at Oran Park circuit on 30 July, after
stewards found his Mazda RX-7 had used an incorrect differential gear ratio.


Shaw lost the 30 points he had earned for finishing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/gt-production-series-wide-open-after-shaw-exclusion/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CAT Racing's Bowe awared medal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-s-bowe-awared-medal/</link>
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The only driver to ever win the Australian Driver's Championship, plus the
Australian Sportscar and Touring Car Championships, has been awarded the
Australian Sports Medal for services to motorsport.


Cat Racing star John Bowe recently received the award which was instigated
this year to commemorate Australian sporting achievement.


Authorised by the Governor-General, the new award ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-s-bowe-awared-medal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australian GP CAT/John Bowe race three review; now set for attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/australian-gp-cat-john-bowe-race-three-review-now-set-for-attack/</link>
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After the final race at the Australian Grand Prix today, John Bowe will
now head for Western Australia for round two of the V8 Supercar
championship next week with renewed confidence.


Bowe again started and finished in seventh place, but escaped a crash-fest
in the final six lap dash of the weekend.


Leading contenders including Neil Crompton, Todd Kelly and Cameron McLean
suffered ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/australian-gp-cat-john-bowe-race-three-review-now-set-for-attack/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cat Racing Queensland Raceway Qualifying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-queensland-raceway-qualifying/</link>
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Cat Racing star John Bowe remains confident of strong race results
tomorrow despite a disappointing qualifying session which put him in 11th
position at Queensland Raceway today.


Bowe was in the top five in the morning practice session but failed to
improve when new tyres were bolted on for the 25 minute qualifying
session.


Despite starting from the 6th row of the grid tomorrow ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-queensland-raceway-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Queensland Raceway qualifying: Mum's the word]]></title>
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Qualifying, Round 5 - Queensland 
Raceway, Ipswich


MUM'S THE WORD ON GT PRODUCTION QUALIFYING


CAROL Jackson is part of a motorsport family and today at Queensland
Raceway it was her turn to celebrate with a first pole position in the
Century Batteries Australian GT Production Car Championship.


After topping practice yesterday, the Brisbane mother maintained the form
in her Honda ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/queensland-raceway-qualifying-mum-s-the-word/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oran Park preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/oran-park-preview-2/</link>
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Past performances at the Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales indicate that the record breaking
domination of the Holden camp will continue in this weekend¹s ninth round of the Shell Championship
Series, although a recently buoyed Ford camp are quietly confident of breaking the streak.


The Holden drivers have racked up 16 consecutive Shell Series round wins over the past 12 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/oran-park-preview-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cat Racing Phillip Island Saturday Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-phillip-island-saturday-report/</link>
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V8 SUPERCAR ­ SHELL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
RACE ONE ­ ROUND ONE, PHILLIP ISLAND
ISSUED: SATURDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 2000


BOWE¹S EARLY ISLAND CHARGE ENDED BY TYRE PROBLEMS


Cat Racing star John Bowe made a barnstorming start to the opening race
of the 2000 Shell Championship Series ­ only to be hampered by blistered
tyres.


Bowe only qualified 12th after stripping a power steering belt ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-phillip-island-saturday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phillip Island Race Results]]></title>
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PORSCHE driver Jim Richards kept up his championship-winning style to claim
the first two races of the 2000 GT Production car racing season today at
Phillip Island, Victoria.


Richards, the 1999 champion, took his new Porsche 911 GT3 to comfortable
victories from pole position in two 12-lap races and will start from the
number one grid position again tomorrow in the weekend's main ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/phillip-island-race-results/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nations cup showdown at Gold Coast]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/nations-cup-showdown-at-gold-coast/</link>
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 PORSCHE driver Jim Richards and Ferrari's Mark Noske will take to the
Gold Coast Indy street circuit tomorrow with opposing missions but the
same goal - to lead the Century Batteries GTP Nations Cup.


    Going into the seventh and penultimate round at the Honda Indy 300,
Richards already heads the national series with 155 points. Noske,
who was the leader until round four, is 36 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/nations-cup-showdown-at-gold-coast/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CAT Racing appoints new team manger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-appoints-new-team-manger/</link>
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The behind the scenes team for John Bowe's attack for V8 Supercar success
has been boosted by the recruitment of experienced team manger, Alan Heaphy.


Heaphy's decision to join the Queensland based team provides added
experience to the squad which has been headed by engine expert Alan Draper
throughout 2000.


Heaphy last year masterminded Wynns Racing's Bathurst winning ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cat-racing-appoints-new-team-manger/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eastern Creek qualifying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-qualifying-2002-04-15/</link>
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BOWE GRABS EIGHTH AFTER PRACTICE ENGINE DRAMA


Cat Racing star John Bowe fought back to qualify 8th fastest with a new
engine aboard the #600 Falcon in round four of the V8 Supercar Championship
at Eastern Creek today.


After being fourth fastest in the opening practice today, Bowe had an engine
failure in the opening laps of the second session, forcing the team to
undertake a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-qualifying-2002-04-15/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[David Besnard takes V8 Lites win at Lakeside]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/david-besnard-takes-v8-lites-win-at-lakeside/</link>
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Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Qld


David Besnard took victory in his first round in the Konica V8 Lites
Series today after taking pole position in qualifying.


Besnard's victory came in spectacular fashion after duelling with local
hero Wayne Wakefield, who finished second overall.


Wakefield and Besnard enthralled the 5,200 spectators by rubbing panels
regularly at over 250km/h ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/david-besnard-takes-v8-lites-win-at-lakeside/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eastern Creek qualifying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-qualifying-1/</link>
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RICHARDS' PORSCHE TOPS FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI
IN GTP NATIONS CUP QUALIFYING AT EASTERN CREEK


TWO-time GTP champion Jim Richards, driving a Porsche GT3, ended the run
of Ferrari's Mark Noske by winning a tense qualifying session for round two
of the Century Batteries GTP Nations Cup at Eastern Creek, near Sydney,
today.


Noske, points leader in the Meguiar's Top Marques Drivers ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-qualifying-1/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luckless Tim Leahey vows to fight on]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/luckless-tim-leahey-vows-to-fight-on/</link>
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Formula Holden star Tim Leahey proved he is as talented as he is unlucky
in the latest round of the Australian Driver's Championship at Eastern
Creek.


Leahey was fastest in both practice sessions on Friday, set pole position
on Saturday and then set and then broke the lap record in both races on
Sunday.


However, Leahey departed Eastern Creek without adding to his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/luckless-tim-leahey-vows-to-fight-on/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eastern Creek production qualifying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-production-qualifying/</link>
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SHAW CLAIMS FOURTH POLE, BUT GT PRODUCTION MITSUBISHIS CHALLENGE AT EASTERN
CREEK


MAZDA driver Ric Shaw maintained his unbeaten qualifying record in the
Century Batteries Australian GT Production Car Championship with a pole
position for round three at Eastern Creek, near Sydney, today.


Shaw set a time of 1 minute 45.33 seconds in his rotary-engined Mazda
RX-7, the one point for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/eastern-creek-production-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calder Park Noske set to attack Richards in Nations Cup]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/calder-park-noske-set-to-attack-richards-in-nations-cup/</link>
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   PORSCHE ace Jim Richards can't be beaten for the lead in the Century
Batteries GTP Nations Cup in the sixth round at Melbourne¹s Calder Park
circuit this weekend, but Ferrari young gun Mark Noske still has his
sights on winning the big prize at the end of the season.


    The task on Sunday for Noske (Ferrari F360 Modena Challenge) and
championship long-shot Paul Stokell ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/calder-park-noske-set-to-attack-richards-in-nations-cup/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calder Park King set to take GT Production lead]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/calder-park-king-set-to-take-gt-production-lead/</link>
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QUEENSLAND driver Mark King is poised to hit the front in the 2000 Century
Batteries Australian GT Production Car Championship after an official
decision prevented series leader Ric Shaw from racing in this weekend¹s
seventh round at Melbourne¹s Calder Park circuit.


King, who drives a Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evolution V, trails Shaw by only
one point in the eight-round national ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/calder-park-king-set-to-take-gt-production-lead/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hidden Valley - Darwin: John Bowe better than ever...]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/hidden-valley-darwin-john-bowe-better-than-ever/</link>
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V8 Supercar star John Bowe will lead the attack against the dominant Holden Racing
Team after qualifying third fastest aboard the Cat Racing Falcon at Hidden Valley
today.


Bowe stopped the clocks at 1:08.841, just behind the Holden duo of Craig Lowndes
and championship leader, Mark Skaife.


The Tasmanian briefly held pole position, before being knocked back to third in the
dying ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/hidden-valley-darwin-john-bowe-better-than-ever/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oran Park John Bowe race notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/oran-park-john-bowe-race-notes/</link>
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Cat Racing's John Bowe finally had a slice of good fortune when he dodged a
massive start-line crash in the final race at Oran Park today.


Larry Perkins' Commodore had stalled at the start and was struck by the
on-coming car of Paul Morris.


Mark Larkham's Falcon then struck the back of the Morris Commodore, with
both cars erupting into flames.


Despite the massive fireball ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/oran-park-john-bowe-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2000 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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