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AUSF3: UTE: Procar Australia 2003 schedule

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 17:33:12 +0000

The Australian Nations Cup Championship, entering its fourth season, will be the headine event in the PROCAR Champ Series, which also will feature championship series for GTP production touring cars, the V8 BRutes and the fast-growing Australian Formula 3.

The 2003 PROCAR calendar:


7-9 March       Aust. Grand Prix, Melbourne     Nations Cup (non-champ.)
21-23 March ... Keep reading

New team entries for 2003

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 17:01:47 +0000

New teams will boost exotic Nations Cup in 2003. Australia's motor racing championship for exotic GT sports cars, the Nations Cup, will be boosted next season by three new teams representing makes from Australia, Germany and Britain. The winning car at the recent Bathurst 24-Hour, Garry Rogers Motorsport's 7.0 litre Holden Monaro CV8, is scheduled to be on the grid for the ... Keep reading

Betta Electrical confirms 2003 Sandown sponsorship

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 06:54:43 +0000

Betta Electrical 500 confirmed for 2003 Sandown 500. Electrical retail giant with over 400 retail outlets throughout Australia and New Zealand, Betta Electrical has been confirmed as naming rights sponsor of the newly announced 500-kilometre endurance race for V8 Supercars at Sandown Raceway. Less than 24 hours after the new race was announced, IMG Director of Motorsport, Geoff ... Keep reading

Sandown: Race two results, final top ten standings

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 06:54:42 +0000

Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate RACE RESULTS RACE 2 1: Marcos Ambrose (Ford) 96 Laps 2: Mark Skaife (Holden) 3: Greg Murphy (Holden) 4: Jason Bright (Holden) 5: Rick Kelly (Holden) 6: John Bowe (Ford) 7: David Besnard (Ford) 8: Tony Longhurst (Ford) 9: Paul Weel (Ford) 10: Steve Ellery (Ford) 11: Jason Bargwanna (Holden) 12: Glenn Seton (Holden) 13: Steve Johnson (Ford) 14: Larry ... Keep reading

Sandown: Stone Brothers Racing race two notes

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 06:54:41 +0000

Marcos Ambrose ends year with win for SBR & Ford. Stone Brothers Racing's Marcos Ambrose gave Ford its second outright win of the season and provided plenty of hope for 2003 when he won the final leg of the Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne today. Ambrose dominated today's 300km event after winning yesterday's 150km leg in his Pirtek ... Keep reading

Sandown: Team Betta race two notes

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 06:54:39 +0000

A day of mixed fortunes for Team Betta Electrical V8's The final round of the V8 Supercar series held under clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine today set the scene for a spectacular final to the year's season. Betta Electrical have been proud to be naming rights sponsor to this event with Mr. Guy Houghton CEO of Betta Stores Ltd, stating the company's involvement with the ... Keep reading

Sandown: Paul Morris season finale notes

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 06:54:39 +0000

Morris forced out by power steering problem. A power steering problem forced Sirromet Wines Holden Commodore driver Paul Morris to withdraw from today's feature second race in the 13th and final round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship at Sandown in Melbourne. Morris retired after completing 22 laps of the 96-lap Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate event. He had finished 27th in ... Keep reading

Sandown: Lansvale Racing race two notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:22 +0000

High speed accident ends second Sandown race for LRT. December 1, 2002 - Lansvale Racing Team driver Cameron McConville has ended the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series abruptly after a high speed accident on the 25th of 96 laps. The 28 year old driver lost control after contacting oil at the high speed esses section of Melbourne's Sandown Raceway, running wide and side ... Keep reading

Sandown: Race one results

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:18 +0000

BETTA ELECTRICAL V8 ULTIMATE RACE RESULTS RACE 1 1: Marcos Ambrose (Ford) 48 Laps 2: Greg Murphy (Holden) 3: David Besnard (Ford) 4: Todd Kelly (Holden) 5: Mark Skaife (Holden) 6: Steve Richards (Holden) 7: Craig Lowndes (Ford) 8: Garth Tander (Holden) 9: John Bowe (Ford) 10: Steve Ellery (Ford) 11: Steve Johnson (Ford) 12: Neil Crompton (Ford) 13: Paul Weel (Ford) 14: Max Wilson ... Keep reading

Sandown: Team Betta race one notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:18 +0000

Race one of Round 13, commenced today under a breezy and cloudy sky along with the real threat of rain. Wilson and Longhurst campaigned the Team Betta Electrical falcons 65 and 66. With Longhurst threading his way through the field, gaining valuable positions with each lap. Longhurst was persistent with his assault on the front-runners and overall gained twelve places from a ... Keep reading

Sandown: Stone Brothers Racing race one notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:17 +0000

SBR Fords finish 1-3 in opening Sandown race. Stone Brothers Racing set a perfect foundation to win this weekend's final round of the V8 Supercar Championship when it finished 1-3 in today's opening heat of the Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate at Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne. Marcos Ambrose grabbed pole for the race in the morning's top-15 shootout and then made his best ... Keep reading

Sandown: Lansvale Racing race one notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:17 +0000

Broken gearstick ends LRT Sandown challenge. November 30, 2002 - Lansvale Racing Team VX Commodore V8 Supercar driver Cameron McConville was the last running finisher in today's 48 lap Sandown V8 Supercar race, the first of two to decide Round 13 of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship, the final round of the 2002 season. This result was a bitter disappointment for Melbourne ... Keep reading

Sandown: Qaulifying and shootout results

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:16 +0000

Friday November 29, 2002
Qualifying times
1    4   Pirtek Racing                  Marcos Ambrose          Ford    1:10.9872
2    1   Holden Racing Team             Mark Skaife             Holden  1:11.100
3    9   Caltex Havoline Race Team      David Besnard           Ford    1:11.1941
4    8   Castrol Perkins Race Team      Russell Ingall          Holden  1:11.2898
5    2 ... Keep reading

Sanfdown: Team Betta Friday notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:15 +0000

Team Betta Electrical set for showdown at Sandown. Today's practice session gave he team the opportunity to set-up the cars for both Saturday and Sunday's races. Both drivers, Tony Longhurst driving Team Betta Electrical car 66 and Max Wilson in Team Betta Electrical car 65 are set for an exciting weekend's racing with expectations running high for a podium finish. Longhurst ... Keep reading

Sandown: Lansvale Racing Shootout notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:14 +0000

McConville 7th fastest in Sandown Shootout. November 30, 2002 - Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore V8 Supercar driver Cameron McConville has set the 7th fastest lap time of today's top fifteen shootout at Melbourne's Sandown Raceway. This impressive result has promoted McConville from 11th to 7th for the start of today's first of two V8 Supercar races to decide the final round ... Keep reading

Sandown: Stone Brothers Racing qualifying notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:06 +0000

Ambrose and Besnard qualify 1-3 for final round. Stone Brothers Racing's Marcos Ambrose and David Besnard again hoisted the Ford flag when they set the fastest and third fastest times respectively in qualifying for this weekend's Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne. Ambrose was fastest in the two morning practice sessions in his ... Keep reading

Sandown: Lansvale Racing qualifying notes

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:32:06 +0000

McConville 11th after Sandown qualifying. November 29, 2002 - Lansvale Racing Team Holden VX Commodore driver Cameron McConville has earned a place in the final Top 15 Shootout of the 2002 V8 Supercar season after setting the fastest lap time of his qualifying session at Melbourne's Sandown Raceway today. Competing in the Betta Electrical V8 Ultimate, (Round 13 of the Australian ... Keep reading

Sandown: Stone Brothers Racing season finale preview

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:50:22 +0000

SBR looking to continue big week for Ford. Stone Brothers Racing is looking to continue a big week for Ford by winning the final round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Sandown International Raceway this weekend. Ford's new BA Falcon won the coveted "Wheels Car of the Year" yesterday and SBR drivers Marcos Ambrose and David Besnard are determined to keep the Ford flag ... Keep reading

Sandown: Lansvale Racing season finale preview

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:50:10 +0000

McConville in winning form for final V8 Supercar round. November 26, 2002 - Cameron McConville could not be any better prepared for this weekend's final V8 Supercar Championship Series round at Melbourne's Sandown Raceway. McConville, together with Holden V8 Supercar drivers Garth Tander, Steven Richards and Nathan Pretty, dominantly won last weekend's inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour ... Keep reading

Sandown: Paul Morris season finale preivew

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:50:01 +0000

Sirromet Wines Commodore ready for comeback. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25: Paul Morris' Sirromet Wines Holden Commodore has undergone extensive repairs in the past month in preparation for his comeback to the V8 Supercar Championship at the Sandown circuit in Melbourne this weekend. The left-front of the 600-horsepower VX Commodore was damaged when Morris crashed while holding seventh ... Keep reading