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Monday, October 8, 2012

‘Most Awesome Moment’ in the history of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Johnson's Rock Accident Tops Bathurst Moments List

Wham! Dick Johnson rides the concrete wall after smashing into an errant rock while leading the 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst - the moment has been voted the #1 'Most Awesome Bathurst Moment'.

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7:00 AM Sun 7 October, 2012 Source: BigPond Sport

DICK Johnson’s famous collision with a stray rock at Bathurst in 1980 has been named as the ‘Most Awesome Moment’ in the history of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
Part of a month-long promotion run by V8 Supercars and News Limited, the moment was voted by fans as the ‘Most Awesome’ of all time in the history of the Mount Panorama endurance race from a list of 10 assembled by a panel of experts from an original list of 50.
Voting closed last night at 6pm with an amazing 311,202 total votes cast for the promotion by fans all over the world.
While Johnson’s infamous crash with the rock in his Tru-Blu Falcon in 1980 was voted number one, here’s the order in which the top 10 moments were voted overall:
1. 1980, Dick Johnson hitting the infamous rock
2. 2003, Greg Murphy’s ‘Lap of the Gods’
3. 2006, Craig Lowndes winning the first Peter Brock Trophy
4. 1983, Dick Johnson’s crash into the trees in the Top 10 Shootout
5. 1992, Jim Richards’ famous podium celebration speech
6. 2011, Garth Tander beating Craig Lowndes by the closest-ever competitive finish
7. 1977, The Allan Moffat-led Ford 1-2 form finish
8. 1979, Peter Brock and Jim Richards’ record six-lap winning margin
9. 1982, Kevin Bartlett’s Camaro roll-over
10. 1979, The debut of Channel Seven’s in-car ‘Racecam’
The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 revs up today with race start at 10.30am AEDT.
Check back to the BigPond Sport V8 Supercars website throughout the day for updates live from Mount Panorama

Friday, October 5, 2012

THE fight for pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

One Lap, One Chance For Glory

Red Hot Shot: Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard will be second last out against the clock in this afternoon's Top 10 Shootout.

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6:00 AM Sat 6 October, 2012 Source: BigPond Sport

THE fight for pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 is the central focus for 10 drivers at Mount Panorama today as the 50th year celebration event continues at Bathurst.
The fastest 10 drivers from yesterday’s 40-minute qualifying session will be forced to wait until 4.30pm AEST this afternoon in their bid for Bathurst pole position glory.
They – and indeed the rest of the field – will have a 50-minute practice session at 10.25am this morning before the Mountain plays host to the likes of the Porsche Carrera Cup, V8 Utes, Dunlop Series and Touring Car Masters for the afternoon.
Of the 10 drivers that will run against the clock this afternoon, there are three former Bathurst pole sitters in Mark Winterbottom, Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes that will take part in the Shootout.
Each of these three drivers have snared two pole positions on the Mountain, while one driver – Tim Slade – will make his first-ever appearance in the Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst.
As has been tradition with the Top 10 Shootout, the slowest of the 10 qualifiers – The Bottle-O Racing Team’s David Reynolds will be the first car onto the circuit – while Friday fast man Jamie Whincup will be last in his bid for his first Bathurst pole position.
The Shootout has decided pole position for the Bathurst endurance classic every year since it was first introduced in 1978.
It has determined the grid for the Bathurst race every year since; save for 1988 when the race was run as part of the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship and FISA (known as the FIA today) did not permit the Shootout to count for grid positions and only prizemoney.
Keep checking back to the BigPond Sport V8 Supercars website throughout the day for updates from Mount Panorama.
Bathurst Shootout Experience (In Running Order)
1. David Reynolds, 1 Bathurst Shootout (7th in 2011)
2. Steve Owen, 1 Bathurst Shootout (6th in 2011)
3. Garth Tander, 12 Bathurst Shootouts (1st in 2008/2009)
4. Tim Slade, Bathurst Shootout Debut
5. Shane van Gisbergen, 2 Bathurst Shootouts (5th in 2011)
6. Craig Lowndes, 13 Bathurst Shootouts (1st in 1995/2005)
7. Will Davison, 3 Bathurst Shootouts (2nd in 2011)
8. Mark Winterbottom, 5 Bathurst Shootouts, (1st in 2007/2010)
9. Fabian Coulthard, 1 Bathurst Shootout (9th in 2008)
10. Jamie Whincup, 3 Bathurst Shootouts (3rd in 2010)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

V8 Supercars News

Kelly Brothers Chasing Bathurst Speed

Kelly Racing are working hard to find more speed from their four cars ahead of today's practice and qualifying at Mount Panorama

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9:10 AM Fri 5 October, 2012 Source: BigPond Sport

RICK and Todd Kelly remain confident of a strong Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 weekend despite both Jack Daniel’s Racing Holden’s finishing outside of the top 20 on combined practice times yesterday.
In fact, all four Kelly Racing entries failed to trouble the Top 20, with Pepsi Max Crew entry of Greg Murphy and Owen Kelly the pick of the quartet in 22nd place.
Todd Kelly and Tim Blanchard ended Thursday’s three sessions in 24th position with Rick Kelly and David Russell even further back, in 26th.
2003 and 2004 Bathurst winner Rick Kelly said the team was unable to tune their cars at the same rate as their rivals yesterday, but still found some positives from the day.
“The day started well for us and we went out and were in the top couple for a while and eventually got bumped back a little bit towards the end of session one, but I was pretty confident in the car,” The younger Kelly brother said.
“As the track gripped up through the day and everyone else tuned their cars and found more pace; unfortunately we were unable to.
“We will have to search for some changes that will help us for the morning. With lots of practice sessions and different track conditions to adapt to we still have a lot ahead of us.”
Todd Kelly will miss the final four rounds of this year’s V8 Supercars Championship surgery due to an injured shoulder – and is set for surgery next week - but says he is persisting with the problem this weekend.
“To be honest the shoulder is the least of our concerns, as we’ve got a little bit of pace to find. We’ve got some race engines going in the cars tomorrow whilst will hopefully be a bit nicer and we can make a few improvements for (Friday).
“My shoulder is a little bit sore but holding up okay and I’ve got through the first day, so I will see how I wake up in the morning (Friday).”
The fourth practice session (for co-drivers only) commences at 9:25am this morning, with the final (all-drivers) session at 11:00am local time.
Stay tuned to BigPond sport for live updates across each practice session as we count down to Sunday’s great race – the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000!
For more on Kelly Racing; www.kellyracing.com.au