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V8 Supercar Pitstop - November 2007

Russell Ingall comes to his senses

November 30th 2007 02:47
The 2005 V8 Supercar champion Russell Ingall has announced that this weekend’s final round of the 2007 championship will be his last racing for the blue oval. The former Holden driver has been given the opportunity to return to his old manufacturer after a five year partnership with Ford and Stone Brothers Racing.

The Enforcer has been released early from his contract to pursue other opportunities to be revealed next month. My best guess is that Ingall will be joining Larry Perkins at Jack Daniels Racing, replacing Perkins’ son, Jack, after the youngster suddenly discovered he had diabetes and had to pull out of the remainder of this year’s championship.

Since his health issues were discovered, Jack Perkins has been in limbo, not knowing where his future in V8 Supercars was heading.

A move to Jack Daniels Racing would be beneficial to all concerned, particularly Larry Perkins, giving him an experienced campaigner in his team again, and Shane Price, the second driver in the team who needs someone like Russell to learn from.
Russell Ingall
The Enforcer is returning to the fold


“I have to thank everyone at Ford Australia and Stone Brothers Racing for their support over the past five years,” said Ingall.

“In particular, I would like to thank (Ford President) Tom Gorman for his on-going friendship and his understanding of this current situation which has allowed me to be released from my contract a year early.

“Opportunities have presented themselves on the ‘other side’ and Tom (Gorman) and (Ford Motorsport Manager) Ray Price have been good enough to allow me to explore those options – there will be more on that in the coming weeks.

“I have to thank Ross and Jimmy Stone and everyone at SBR for giving me competitive race cars during our five-year relationship, especially in 2005 when obviously we managed to win the championship.

“I also have to thank the Ford fans for their tremendous support over the past five years and hope they will understand my reasons for moving on.”

“Phillip Island has many special memories for me, especially that Sunday in 2005 when we finally got the job done after being runner-up four times,” said Ingall.

“This weekend will be another emotional one for other reasons, but, as they say, nothing lasts forever.

“We are just outside the top 10 of the championship and hopefully we can punch our way back in this weekend.

“I will be wanting to win this weekend has much as I wanted to win my first race for Ford back in 2005.”

Ingall is currently 11th in the championship.
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V8 Supercars are coming to Townsville

November 15th 2007 03:40
An announcement by the Prime Minister, John Howard, yesterday has pleased V8 Supercar fans Australia-wide. Following is the speech made in relation to a new V8 Supercar street circuit planned for Townsville.

News courtesy of the official V8 Supercar Australia website


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Clipsal 500 to become carbon neutral

November 12th 2007 02:32
From 2008 onwards, the Clipsal 500 race in Adelaide will be greenhouse gas free due to a new arrangement between the Australian Motor Sport Board and local company Carbon Planet. Deputy Premier Kevin Foley has announced an emissions audit will be undertaken, leading to recommendations regarding the reduction of emissions and a three year strategy concerned with managing carbon emissions during the race meeting.

“We are pleased to be making this announcement to coincide with the Clipsal 500’s 10th birthday, which will be held from 21st – 24th February 2008, Mr Foley says. “The audit will measure the carbon footprint of the event and all associated activities and it would identify where emissions can be reduced


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Red v Blue … who is the best?

November 12th 2007 02:23
Come March 2008, this question could be well on the way to being answered, at least for that point in time anyway, with the V8 Supercars Manufacturer’s Challenge being fought at the non-championship 2008 FORMULA 1™ ING Australian Grand Prix.

A new format for this non-points scoring round of the championship will see the ultimate Holden v Ford showdown as individual points are put aside and drivers race for the dominance of their chosen team


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Tony Cochrane, Chairman of V8 Supercars Australia, has been returned to the position he has made his own in a unanimous vote of support from the seventeen participating teams.

Cochrane has been Chairman since the V8 Supercars concept was spawned from the Australian Touring Car Championship and has assisted in the rapid growth of a sport he obviously feels very passionately about. As the public face of the sport, he was intending to step down at the end of this three year stint in the job but after unanimous support from the V8 teams, he has agreed to remain in the position until a suitable replacement can be found


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Steven Johnson to take on the monsters

November 8th 2007 02:49
Following his third placing at Bahrain last weekend, Stephen Johnson will be swapping his V8 Supercar for a monster truck this weekend. The Jim Beam Ford driver will travel to Perth to compete in a 5 ton, 1700 horsepower Monster Truck against names like Adam Brand at the Perth stadium spectacular.

This is Johnson’s first appearance in a monster truck and the Falcon driver is excited about his coming experience, keen to repeat his impressive results of the previous weekend


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Doing it for the troops in Iraq

November 6th 2007 12:55
Australian soldiers in southern Iraq were visited yesterday by four high profile V8 Supercar drivers. Just a hop, skip and a jump from Bahrain, where the quartet of Rick Kelly, Greg Murphy, Craig Lowndes and Jason Bright were racing Holdens and Fords around a desert track, is Overwatch Battlegroup West III, based at the Tallil Air Base.

Excitement was at fever pitch when the four favourites touched down in the war-torn country, meeting with the troops, signing autographs and entertaining everyone with an armoured vehicle race between a Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicle and an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle


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Celebrations for both Ford and Holden fans last weekend in Bahrain with a round win for FPR’s Mark Winterbottom and Toll HSV driver Garth Tander taking back the lead of the championship points table from Jamie Whincup.
Image courtesy of www.drive.com.au
Racing in the desert sands


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Mark Skaife and the Holden Racing Team have stated that following the traffic accident yesterday when four V8 Supercars were damaged, Skaife’s car will be fit to race at Bahrain this weekend.

The Holden Commodore was badly damaged requiring many parts to be replaced and an emergency shipment of spare parts to be sent from the headquarters in Melbourne, which will arrive in Bahrain in time for Saturday’s races, if required. Skaife’s car was hit hard from behind by Winterbottom’s Falcon, smashing it forward into the cabin of the truck


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Bad Luck always comes in threes

November 1st 2007 11:30
Bad luck is following Mark “Frosty” Winterbottom around like a bad smell at the moment, although Mark Skaife would probably disagree, claiming all the bad luck for himself.

Both drivers suffered unfortunate incidents at Bathurst which saw their races go from good to bad in the blink of an eye. Both drivers had experiences at the Gold Coast Indy which were best forgotten, particularly Frosty who saw a well-deserved pole position stripped from him at the last minute due to a minor mechanical infringement


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