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V8 Supercar Pitstop - September 2008

Following the recent potentially life-changing spine injury to Grant Denyer, after a mishap with a monster truck, Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Racing (FRSR) Team has announced that WA driver Karl Reindler will replace the former weatherman and motorsport commentator at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

“We have known Karl for some time and taken a fair interest in his Fujitsu V8 Championship drives this year”, said Jim Morton, FRSR team owner.

“Karl is a pretty impressive young man and has packed a lot of racing into his 23 years.
“We think he will fit perfectly with the team as he is a fast learner and is very fit.


“He began racing karts at age 14 and progressed to win state championships and then competed in the top class of karting, CIK, until 2001,” Morton continued. “He then moved on to Formula Three winning races and becoming the Australian Formula Three Champion at only age 19.”

Reindler has also spent time in the competitive British F3 series and has a mechanical engineering diploma.

“This year Karl has been driving for DVS Championship winning team, Howard Racing and has been a consistent top-five runner,” Morton said.

“Right from the start of the season at Clipsal he was competitive at a track that can tend to be a bit overwhelming for V8 rookies. Howard’s team manager, Warren Davis, has been impressed with Karl’s progress and this helped influence FRSR’s decision to choose Karl.”

Reindler will be a busy boy at the Bathurst 1000, racing in the Fujitsu support races in addition to the main event.

“I would especially like to thank all those drivers and managers who contacted us regarding this drive,” Morton said. “It’s a difficult time for us as Grant has been an integral part of our campaign this year and he helped the team to its best ever result at Phillip Island.


“The team has a very close bond with Grant and on behalf of all the team we wish him a speedy recovery.”

Sentiments which are echoed throughout both the car racing fraternity and Grant’s non-racing fan base.

Denyer has expressed dismay that his season has been cut so devastatingly short in a recent message posted on his website http://grantdenyer.com.au/.

“You know how I love my motor-sport - and this is one of the hardest realisations - but I have to pull out of all my racing commitments for the rest of 2008. It's hard considering this has been my best racing season ever having won my first two V8 races and leading the field in the 2008 Mini Championship,” he wrote.

But the spine is a delicate thing and we can't take any chances at this time. I'm being so well looked after by the amazing neurosurgeon Dr Richard Parkinson and staff at St Vincents Hospital in Sydney and all the signs are good for a 100% recovery ... if I take the time to rest for the next few months.

To leave a message of support for the bed stricken Grant Denyer, visit his website and follow the links.
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A change on the cards for Stone Brothers

September 27th 2008 02:50
Following an announcement by Jeld-Wen, naming rights sponsor of James Courtney’s Falcon, Stone Brothers Racing will soon be on the lookout for a new major sponsor for the number 4 Ford.

The sponsorship contract, which expires at the conclusion of this year’s championship goes back to a time when Marcos Ambrose was the team’s leading driver and became a naming rights deal when Courtney took over from Ambrose, who left the championship to pursue other racing interests in the States


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Good news for V8 Supercar fans!

It has been announced by V8 Supercars Australia Chairman, Tony Cochrane, that the Gold Coast round of the 2009 championship will definitely be going ahead, despite problems with the IndyCar series leaving Surfers Paradise off next year’s provisional schedule


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Phillip Island Enduro hailed a success

September 17th 2008 00:55
The inaugural Phillip Island 500 km endurance race, held last weekend, has been hailed a crowd-pulling success by V8 Supercars Australia. Compared to the Sandown 500 last year, the 2008 L&H 500 pulled attendance figures of 54,929 over the three day event, 3802 more than last year’s 500 km race.

Despite the fact that the Phillip Island Grand Finale in 2007 managed to attract almost 68,000, V8 Supercars Australia Chairman, Tony Cochrane, is pleased with the numbers


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Experience wins for Skaife and Tander

September 15th 2008 00:10
Despite recent comments by James Courtney, accusing the Holden drivers of being “too old”, red was the colour of the day yesterday as HRT drivers Mark Skaife and Garth Tander took out the first enduro of the season.

Phillip Island came alive for the inaugural L&H 500, putting on an awesome weekend of V8 Supercar racing and creating the perfect build-up for the Supercheap Bathurst 1000 next month


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Jeff Grech's views on the Enduros

September 12th 2008 03:22
Jeff Grech, manager of Sprint Gas Racing, is one of many who are looking forward to the upcoming V8 Supercar endurance races and is confident his drivers can battle with the best of them.

“We’re not under quite as much pressure because we’re not in the Championship race so you can be a little bit more aggressive with strategy, as long as you do it safely,” he said. “Drivers like Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards, Garth Tander and Rick Kelly will have to be a little bit more conservative on their strategy because their Championship is at stake whereas ours isn’t


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Sprint Gas Racing have announced their driver pairings for the Enduros, starting with the L&H 500 at Phillip Island in 9 days time. Team member Jason Richards will make his 100th Championship start and is enthusiastic about the team’s chances as he gets ready to share the drive with team mate Greg Murphy.

“The team has been working towards the endurance rounds all season; I think we’ll be fast,” said Richards. “We’ve put a lot of work in to the development of these cars. My car has qualified in the top 10 for the past four rounds and we’ve had good race pace


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