Skaifey … Holden Hero
August 31st 2007 14:11
Experience matters … just ask Mark Skaife and Larry Perkins, two of the highest respected names in V8 Supercars.
Recent testing of the Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodore has seen Skaife come on board, completing ten laps at Winton Raceway, his ultimate goal being to assist the team with their preparations for the up-coming endurance races. Satisfactory results were seen from the five times V8 Supercars championship winner with lap times comparable to those seen completed by other teams testing at this track.
The test was arranged by Holden Motorsport Manager, Simon McNamara.
“Holden asked me to evaluate the Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodores for a couple of young blokes in Price and Perkins, who are going well but still learning the ropes,” Skaife said.
“There are a few tricks in V8s and although the cars are certainly up to scratch it’s probably a couple of setup things in brakes and suspension that we would do at HRT.
“[Team Principal] Larry Perkins has always had a great engineering base, but you can’t replace driver experience and that only comes with more testing, more practice and more racing.
“I’ve had 20 years of it and I certainly don’t mind helping out in the best interests of Holden Motorsport.”
Young rookie, Jack Perkins, was excited about the insight Mark Skaife’s experience and skill could offer the team. “It was great for us to get an overview from such an experienced operator like Skaifey – he’s the best in the business,” Perkins said.
“The disadvantage for Shane [Price] and me is that we are both learning from each other and neither of us has been around V8s that long. This sort of advice will certainly help.”
Go Skaifey!!! You’re a star!
Recent testing of the Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodore has seen Skaife come on board, completing ten laps at Winton Raceway, his ultimate goal being to assist the team with their preparations for the up-coming endurance races. Satisfactory results were seen from the five times V8 Supercars championship winner with lap times comparable to those seen completed by other teams testing at this track.
The test was arranged by Holden Motorsport Manager, Simon McNamara.
GO SKAIFEY
“There are a few tricks in V8s and although the cars are certainly up to scratch it’s probably a couple of setup things in brakes and suspension that we would do at HRT.
“[Team Principal] Larry Perkins has always had a great engineering base, but you can’t replace driver experience and that only comes with more testing, more practice and more racing.
“I’ve had 20 years of it and I certainly don’t mind helping out in the best interests of Holden Motorsport.”
Young rookie, Jack Perkins, was excited about the insight Mark Skaife’s experience and skill could offer the team. “It was great for us to get an overview from such an experienced operator like Skaifey – he’s the best in the business,” Perkins said.
“The disadvantage for Shane [Price] and me is that we are both learning from each other and neither of us has been around V8s that long. This sort of advice will certainly help.”
Go Skaifey!!! You’re a star!
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