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THE GREAT RACE

THE KEY TOTHE MOUNTAIN

EVENT 10 – SUPERCHEAP AUTO BATHURST 1000 – October 7-10 www.speedcafe.com.au

SPEEDCAFE TELLS YOU THE KEY INGREDIENT TO SUCCESS AT MOUNT PANORAMA

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The chequered flag waves for last year’s Bathurst 1000 winners Garth Tander and Will Davison, chased all the way by Jason Richards. It was Tander’s first win at Bathurst since 2000, and you can see him through the windscreen already looking for his team to celebrate a ‘Great Race.’

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Event 10 – Bathurst

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Year after year, Australian motorsport journalists are forced to ask the same, obvious questions each October.

Over the past seven years, the most popular question has been “Can Greg Murphy’s record lap time get beaten?”

I spoke to Murph about it on the Saturday of the 2007 race. His response was “You’re not going to ask me about that too ...”

Another regular Bathurst question taht gets thrown at the drivers is “Would you prefer to win Bathurst or the championship?”

As time goes on and the average age of the field comes down, the ‘championship’ seems to have become more important to the majority of drivers.

That is the answer that people will generally give – especially if they haven’t won Bathurst.

Last year, Will Davison took his first win in The Great Race, paired with Garth Tander in the #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore. In a casual conversation I had with him a week after the event, he said that he didn’t quite understand what it meant to win Bathurst – until after he did it.

What he was referring to was the level of attention that was thrust on him in the days after the race. He was blown away by the hype, the flattery and the major focus that the event creates. He is no longer just ‘Will Davison’ – he is ‘Bathurst winner Will Davison.’

In my opinion, the championship has definitely become more important in the past decade. But more important than Bathurst? I don’t think so.

This is Australian motorsport’s day in the sporting spotlight. It is the biggest motor race we have. It is The Great Race.

If you’re lucky enough to be at Mount Panorama this weekend, make sure you check out the Speedcafe Cafe, located in the merchandise area. Stop in for a coffee, buy a Speedcafe t-shirt, and you might just see some familiar faces there too!

Green means go!

GRANT ROWLEYNews Engineer, Speedcafe.com.au

INTRODUCTION


James Courtney 1.41 Jamie Whincup 3.50 Mark Winterbottom 11.00 Caig Lowndes 19.00 Garth Tander 29.00 Shane van Gisbergen 41.00 Rick Kelly 251.00 Lee Holdsworth 401.00 Michael Caruso 751.00 Paul Dumbrell 1001.00

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BATHURST NEWS

V8 Supercars’ chief tyre man says that teams and drivers

must be smart with their Dunlops – or face Bathurst disappointment.

Dunlop’s V8 operations manager Kevin Fitzsimons says that of all tracks – and all V8 races – Bathurst is the circuit that requires the teams to be smart, rather than greedy in their chase for speed.

Fitzsimons, pictured right, told Speedcafe.com.au’s V8 Race Guide that the teams should avoid pressuring the tyres below 19psi, and not put too much camber on the front wheels.

“Damage to the tyre’s case seems to be more prevalent below 19psi,” he said.

“There are new testing machines in Japan that are able to do a lot more comprehensive testing than what we’ve had in previous years.

“The issue is over-deflection – the teams have to be careful – not to too much camber, not too low under the pressure.

“19psi is the minimum we’d like to see, if we could. They’ll be guys who will run them at 17 and

a half and 16 and a half but it’s just too low on a full tank of fuel with the cars banging over kerbs.”

Fitzsimons says that the teams and drivers are both accountable, with the key message being that they must not be too aggressive – both from a driving and set-up point of view.

“It’s the usual story – you can’t be over aggressive,” he said.

“I was talking to a driver recently, and we were talking about camber. If you go there and put a lot of camber on the front

V8 teams told not to get too speed greedyTyre pressures and camber the key to going the distance at Mount Panorama

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V8 teams told not to get too speed greedyTyre pressures and camber the key to going the distance at Mount Panorama


wheels, you’ll never get it off.

“Guys will say that it is hard to steer across the top of the mountain in the middle sector. The easiest thing to correct that is to creep up a bit on the camber, but if the car is half a second slower across the mountain across a 20/25-lap stint, that means you’ve lost about 12 seconds. Compare that to the time you’d lose if you have a tyre go down and you have to make a pit stop – 12 seconds doesn’t seem like a lot ...

“If you really think about it,

nobody is passing from The Cutting to Forrests Elbow anyway. It’s just too risky.

“Go back 10 years, the speeds up and down the mountain aren’t that much quicker, but the cars are just so fast across the top now. They’ve just got to think about it.

“They have to make sure they get their fuel tank run out of their tyres. Otherwise, you’ll be bashing your head against the wall.

“It’s a massive disadvantage to be doing additional pit stops ...”

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The Toll Holden Racing Team has rewound the clock for the 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst

1000. The factory team will compete in the same livery that it did in 1990 – the first year it raced

at Bathurst – and coincidentally, the team won that race ....

RETRO COOL!

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After taking victory in the L&H 500 at Phillip Island, TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife head to Bathurst keen to improve on previous results at the Mountain.

The duo drove together in 1998 and 2000 for the Holden Racing Team but finished sixth on each occasion. However, their win in the L&H 500 has pushed them further in front in the record books of the ATCC/V8 Supercar Championship Series. The victory now moves Skaife to 88 race wins and 40 round/event wins, while Lowndes sits second on the list of most races won (75) but has moved past Allan Moffat to take third on the all-time list of round/event wins with 32. Lowndes now sits only behind Skaife and Peter Brock.

Defending Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander will need to win his third Bathurst crown if he’s to keep alive his chances in the $2 million V8 Supercars Grand Slam.

The Toll Holden Racing Team ace won the first of four ‘Slams’ by dominating the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide but will have to win Bathurst and be the top point-scoring driver at the Armor All Gold Coast 600 and Sydney Telstra 500 to collect the prize. Tander and the entire Toll HRT crew will be celebrating the team’s 20th anniversary at Bathurst this year (it was formed in 1990) in addition to marking the team’s first Bathurst crown in the same season. Both HRT cars will feature a retro, black and white paint scheme paying tribute to HRT’s first Bathurst win. Tander himself will also be aiming for history. Having taken pole position in 2008 and 2009, he is aiming to become just the third driver in the race’s history after Allan Moffat (1970-1972) and Peter Brock (1977-1979) to take three successive pole positions.

Dick Johnson and Jim Beam Racing will mark an important milestone at Bathurst this year – the 30 anniversary of Johnson’s collision with an errant rock that launched him into the nation’s sporting psyche.

Having mortgaged his house to build a brand new XD Falcon, Johnson was leading the 1980 Bathurst race and had just put former winner Peter Brock a lap down in the early stages. However, he found himself faced with a huge rock that had accidentally been rolled onto the circuit, which he hit and therefore destroyed his car. A tearful Johnson appeared on television and viewers flooded Channel Seven’s switchboards offering donations to help get him back on the track. He duly did in 1981 in a new car built using the funds raised by the public and the Ford Motor Company and went on to win at Bathurst.

There are four drivers making their first start in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this year – this equals the record for the smallest intake of first-timers in the famous race’s history.

James Moffat, the son of four-time race winner Allan (who won his first Bathurst crown 40 years ago in 1970) will be the headliner of the four in the #6 Dunlop Super Dealer Falcon with Steve Richards,

while Kiwi Ant Pedersen will drive one of two wildcard entries, the #27 Fujitsu Falcon BF with Damian Assaillit. The other two rookies will drive together as Geoff Emery and Marcus Zukanovic pair up in the #44 National Directory Distribution Commodore. It is the same ex-Sprint Gas VE Commodore driven to fourth place in last year’s race by Greg Murphy and Mark Skaife. The last time just four rookies attempted the race was 2005. It’s a marked contrast from last year when 14 rookies were involved.

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Rock Racing’s Glenn Seton returns to Bathurst this year after missing last year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and is the most experienced driver in this year’s race with a total of 25 previous starts.

By making his 26th start he will move to equal sixth on the all-time Bathurst starts list, drawing level with Dick Johnson, Allan Grice, Larry Perkins and Graham Moore and now only will trail Jim

Richards, Peter Brock, Colin Bond, Bruce Stewart and Bob Holden. Seton is a three-time runner-up in the race in 1987, 2003 and 2004 and also a two-time pole-sitter (1994 and 1996). He made 23 consecutive starts between 1986 and 2008, a feat only topped by six drivers in Bathurst race history. He and Jason Bargwanna finished a delayed 20th in the L&H 500 at Phillip Island.

There will be an amazing 16 second-generation drivers due to line up on the grid for the 2010 race whose fathers have also competed in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

Of those, only three – Mark Skaife, Steve Richards and David Brabham – have won the race, while Richards is the only second-generation driver to have won the race after his father Jim. That fact goes

to show that Mount Panorama certainly doesn’t respect bloodlines! The full list is below: • Steve Owen (#1 TeamVodafone Commodore with Jamie Whincup, father Mal competed in 1979) • Shane Price (#3 Centaur Commodore with Tony D’Alberto, father Drew is a former class winner) • David Brabham (#4 IRWIN Falcon with Alex Davison, father Sir Jack famously stalled on the grid in 1976) • Steve Richards (#6 Dunlop Super Dealer Falcon with James Moffat, father Jim won the race seven times) • James Moffat (#6 Dunlop Super Dealer Falcon with Steve Richards, father Allan won the race four times) • Glenn Seton (#11 Rock Commodore with Jason Bargwanna, father Barry won the race in 1965) • Steven Johnson (#17 Jim Beam Falcon with Marcus Marshall, father Dick won the race three times) • Warren Luff (#18 Jim Beam Falcon with James Courtney, father Ian finished ninth in the 1997 V8 race) • David Russell (#19 Mother Falcon with Jonathon Webb, father Geoff finished sixth in 1984) • David Wall (#21 Fair Dinkum Sheds Commodore with Karl Reindler, father Des finished 13th in 1993) • Ant Pedersen (#27 Fujitsu Falcon with Damian Assaillit, father Paul competed in the 1998 2-litre race) • Mark Noske (#30 Gulf Western Oil Commodore with Nathan Pretty, father Tony finished ninth in 1987) • Greg Ritter (#34 Fujitsu/GRM Commodore with Michael Caruso, father Graham made seven starts) • Jack Perkins (#47 Wilson Security Falcon with Tim Slade, father Larry won the race six times) • Paul Dumbrell (#55 Bottle-O Falcon with Dean Canto, father Gary made two starts in 1980 and 1981) • Mark Skaife (#888 TeamVodafone Commodore with Craig Lowndes, father Russell finished 13th in 1976)

Regardless of whether a Ford or Holden takes pole position for this year’s race, a new record will be created.

Both makes have 19 pole positions in the race, so whoever can snatch pole for the 2010 race will be the first manufacturer to score 20 pole positions. In terms of race wins, Holden leads Ford by 26 to 17

with last year’s race being a ‘red-wash’ for Holden as Commodores filled nine of the top 10 finishing positions.

Jack Daniel’s Racing’s Todd Kelly will celebrate his 31st birthday on Saturday October 9 at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

The 2005 race winner is making his 13th start in The Great Race and will be joined in the #7 Jack Daniel’s Commodore by young Victorian Dale Wood. Last year Kelly finished eighth in partnership

with brother Rick, while Wood finished 14th in partnership with Jack Perkins.

Aussie IndyCar ace Ryan Briscoe returns to Bathurst this year to drive with Bundaberg Red Racing and is looking to have his first actual drive on race day in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

The American-based Sydneysider made his debut on the Mountain in 2006 with Jim Richards in a Holden Racing Team Commodore. However, he did not get to drive in the race itself after Richards

crashed out in the first stint. Briscoe finished third in last year’s IndyCar Series and will move to Walkinshaw Racing’s sister Toll HRT operation to share a car with Will Davison for the Armor All Gold Coast 600 a fortnight after Bathurst. He won the Gold Coast IndyCar race in 2008 and is one of only three winners of that race – John Andretti and Scott Pruett the others – that have also competed in the Bathurst classic.

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V8 SUPERCARS SPOTTERS GUIDE

Car Number: 1Team: TeamVodafoneDriver: Jamie WhincupCo-Driver: Steve Owen2010 championship: 2nd Car Number: 2Team: Toll Holden Racing TeamDriver: Garth TanderCo-Driver: Cameron McConville2010 championship: 6th Car Number: 3Team: Centaur RacingDriver: Tony D’AlbertoCo-Driver: Shane Price2010 championship: 18th Car Number: 4Team: Irwin Tools RacingDriver: Alex DavisonCo-Driver: David Brabham2010 championship: 21st Car Number: 5Team: Orrcon Steel FPRDriver: Mark WinterbottomCo-Driver: Luke Youlden2010 championship: 3rd Car Number: 6Team: Dunlop Super Dealer FPRDriver: Steven RichardsCo-Driver: James Moffat2010 championship: 19th Car Number: 7Team: Jack Daniel’s RacingDriver: Todd KellyEngineer: Dale Wood2010 championship: 17th

Car Number: 8Team: Team BOCDriver: Jason RichardsCo-Driver: Andrew Jones2010 championship: 11th Car Number: 9Team: SP Tools RacingDriver: Shane van GisbergenCo-Driver: John McIntyre2010 championship: 5th Car Number: 10 Team: Bundaberg Red RacingDriver: Andrew ThompsonCo-Driver: Ryan Briscoe2010 championship: 29th Car Number: 11Team: Rock RacingDriver: Jason BargwannaCo-Driver: Glenn Seton2010 championship: 22nd Car Number: 12Team: Triple F RacingDriver: Dean FioreCo-Driver: Michael Patrizi2010 championship: 24th Car Number: 14Team: Trading Post RacingDriver: Jason BrightCo-Driver: Matt Halliday2010 championship: 20th Car Number: 15Team: Jack Daniel’s RacingDriver: Rick KellyEngineer: Owen Kelly2010 championship: 7th

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Car Number: 8Team: Team BOCDriver: Jason RichardsCo-Driver: Andrew Jones2010 championship: 11th Car Number: 9Team: SP Tools RacingDriver: Shane van GisbergenCo-Driver: John McIntyre2010 championship: 5th Car Number: 10 Team: Bundaberg Red RacingDriver: Andrew ThompsonCo-Driver: Ryan Briscoe2010 championship: 29th Car Number: 11Team: Rock RacingDriver: Jason BargwannaCo-Driver: Glenn Seton2010 championship: 22nd Car Number: 12Team: Triple F RacingDriver: Dean FioreCo-Driver: Michael Patrizi2010 championship: 24th Car Number: 14Team: Trading Post RacingDriver: Jason BrightCo-Driver: Matt Halliday2010 championship: 20th Car Number: 15Team: Jack Daniel’s RacingDriver: Rick KellyEngineer: Owen Kelly2010 championship: 7th

Car Number: 16Team: Kelly RacingDriver: Tony RicciardelloCo-Driver: Taz Douglas2010 championship: 26th Car Number: 17Team: Jim Beam RacingDriver: Steve JohnsonCo-Driver: Marcus Marshall2010 championship: 12th Car Number: 18Team: Jim Beam RacingDriver: James CourtneyCo-Driver: Warren Luff2010 championship: 1st Car Number: 19Team: Canadian Club RacingDriver: Jonathon WebbCo-Driver: David Russell2010 championship: 13th Car Number: 21Team: Fair Dinkum RacingDriver: Karl ReindlerCo-Driver: David Wall2010 championship: 28th Car Number: 22Team: Toll Holden Racing TeamDriver: Will DavisonCo-Driver: David Reynolds2010 championship: 16th

Car Number: 24Team: Bundaberg Red RacingDriver: Fabian CoulthardEngineer: Craig Baird2010 championship: 23rd

Car Number: 30Team: Gulf Western RacingDriver: Mark Noske Co-Driver: Nathan Pretty2010 championship: 57th Car Number: 33Team: Fujitsu RacingDriver: Lee HoldsworthCo-Driver: David Besnard2010 championship: 8th Car Number: 34Team: Fujitsu RacingDriver: Michael CarusoCo-Driver: Greg Ritter2010 championship: 9th Car Number: 39Team: Supercheap Auto RacingDriver: Russell IngallCo-Driver: Paul Morris2010 championship: 15th Car Number: 47Team: Wilson Security RacingDriver: Tim SladeCo-Driver: Jack Perkins2010 championship: 14th Car Number: 51Team: Castrol RacingDriver: Greg MurphyCo-Driver: Allan Simonsen2010 championship: 25th Car Number: 55Team: The Bottle-O RacingDriver: Paul DumbrellCo-Driver: Dean Canto2010 championship: 10th Car Number: 888Team: TeamVodafoneDriver: Craig LowndesEngineer: Mark Skaife2010 championship: 4th


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RD CIRCUIT & DATE SATURDAY TV SUNDAY TV

Rd 1. Yas V8 400 February 18-20 Race 1: Sat, 20 Feb. 12.30-16.30 Race 2: Sun, 21 Feb. 13.30-16.30 Rd 2. Desert 400 February 25-27 Race 3: Sat, 27 Feb. 13.30-16.30 Race 4: Sun, 28 Feb. 13.30-16.30 Rd 3. Clipsal 500 March 11-14 Race 5: Sat 13 Mar. 14.00-17.30 Race 6: Sun 14, Mar. 14.00-17.30 NC Australian F1 Grand Prix March 25-28 Rd 4. ITM Hamilton 400 April 16-18 Race 7: Sat 17 Apr. 13.30-17.30 Race 8: Sun 18 Apr. 14.00-17.30 Rd 5. Ipswich 300 Apr 30-May 2 Race 9: Sat 01 May. 14.00-17.30 Race 10: Sun 02 May. 12.00-15.00 Rd 6. Winton Motor Raceway May 14-16 Race 11: Sat 15 May. 14.30-1600 Race 12: Sun 16 May. 12.00-13.00 Rd 7. SKYCITY Triple Crown June 18-20 Race 13: Sat 19 Jun. 14.30-17.30 Race 14: Sun 20 Jun. 13.30-17.00 Rd 8. Armor All Townsville 400 July 9-11 Race 15: Sat 10 Jul. 13.30-14.00 Race 16: Sun 11 Jul. 2.00-13.00 Rd 9. L&H 500 September 10-12 Q Race: Sat 11 Sep. 15.00-17.30 Race 17: Sun 12 Sep. 12.30-17.30 Rd 10. Supercheap Auto 1000 October 7-10 Q: Sat 09 Oct. 12.00-17.00 Race 18: Sun 10 Oct. 07.00-18.00 Rd 11. Gold Coast 600 October 21-24 Race 19: Sat 23 Oct. 12.00-17.30 Race 20: Sun 24 Oct. 12.00-17.30 Rd 12. Falken Tasmania November 12-14 Race 21: Sat 13 Nov. 14.00-17.30 Race 22: Sun 14 Nov. 14.00-17.30 Rd 13. Norton 360 Sandown November 19-21 Race 23: Sat 20 Nov. 14.30-17.30 Race 24: Sun 21 Nov. 14.00-17.30 Rd 14. Sydney Telstra 500 December 3-5 Race 25: Sat 04 Dec. 14.00-17.30 Race 26: Sun 05 Dec. 13.00-17.30

SCHEDULE & TV TIMES

Circuit Length: 6.213-kilometres

Circuit Direction: Anti - Clockwise

Average Speed: 178km/h

Top Speed: 300km/h

V8 Supercars Qualifying Lap Record: Greg Murphy, Holden Commodore VY, 2m06.8594s, 2003 (Dunlop control tyre)

V8 Supercars Race Lap Record: Jamie Whincup, Ford Falcon BF, 2m08.4651s, 2007 (Dunlop control tyre)

Interesting Fact: This year’s race is the 50th running of Australia’s best-known motor race. First held in 1963 as the Armstrong 500 after being moved from Phillip Island, the event has been held every year since, firstly over 500 miles and then 1000 kilometres since 1973. There were two races held in 1997 and 1998, one for two-litre Super Tourers and one for V8 Supercars, with both counting in the history books – thus, 2010 is the race’s 50th running.

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YEAR DRIVER/S TEAM CAR

1963 Harry Firth/Bob Jane Ford Australia Ford Cortina GT 1964 Bob Jane/George Reynolds Ford Australia Ford Cortina GT 1965 Bo Seton/Midge Bosworth Fairfield Motors Pty.Ltd Ford Cortina GT500 1966 Rauno Aaltonen/Bob Holden BMC Works Team Morris Cooper S 1967 Harry Firth/Fred Gibson Ford Australia Ford Falcon XR GT 1968 Bruce McPhee/Barry Mulholland Wyong Motors Holden Monaro GTS 327 1969 Colin Bond/Tony Roberts Holden Dealer Team Holden Monaro GTS 350 1970 Allan Moffat Ford Motor Company Ford Falcon XW GT-HO 1971 Allan Moffat Ford Motor Company Ford Falcon XY GT-HO 1972 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana XU-1 1973 Allan Moffat/Ian Geoghegan Ford Motor Company Ford Falcon XA GT 1974 John Goss/Kevin Bartlett McLeod Ford Falcon XA GT 1975 Peter Brock/Brian Sampson Gown-Hindhaugh Holden Torana L34 1976 Bob Morris/John Fitzpatrick Ron Hodgson Motors Holden Torana L34 1977 Allan Moffat/Jacky Ickx Moffat Ford Dealers Ford Falcon XC 1978 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana A9X 1979 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana A9X 1980 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Dealer Team Holden Commodore VC 1981 Dick Johnson/John French Tru-Blu/Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon XD 1982 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins Holden Dealer Team Holden Commodore VH 1983 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins/John Harvey Holden Dealer Team Holden Commodore VH 1984 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins Holden Dealer Team Holden Commodore VK 1985 Armin Hahne/John Goss JRA Ltd/Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJS 1986 Allan Grice/Graeme Bailey Chickadee Chicken Holden Commodore VK 1987 Peter Brock/David Parsons/Peter McLeod Mobil HDT Racing Holden Commodore VL 1988 Tony Longhurst/Tomas Mezera Benson & Hedges Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1989 Dick Johnson/John Bowe Shell Ultra-Hi Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1990 Allan Grice/Win Percy Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VL TWR 1991 Jim Richards/Mark Skaife Nissan Motor Sport Nissan GT-R 1992 Jim Richards/Mark Skaife Winfield Racing Nissan GT-R 1993 Larry Perkins/Gregg Hansford Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore VP 1994 Dick Johnson/John Bowe Shell-FAI Racing Ford Falcon EB 1995 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore VR 1996 Craig Lowndes/Greg Murphy Mobil Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VR 1997 Geoff Brabham/David Brabham Diet-Coke BMW Racing BMW 320i 1997 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore VS 1998 Rickard Rydell/Jim Richards Volvo S40 Racing Volvo S40 1998 Jason Bright/Steven Richards Pirtek Racing Ford Falcon EL 1999 Greg Murphy/Steven Richards Wynn’s Racing Holden Commodore VT 2000 Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VT 2001 Mark Skaife/Tony Longhurst Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 2002 Mark Skaife/Jim Richards Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VX 2003 Greg Murphy/Rick Kelly Kmart Racing Holden Commodore VY 2004 Greg Murphy/Rick Kelly Kmart Racing Holden Commodore VY 2005 Mark Skaife/Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 2006 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup Team Betta Electrical Ford Falcon BA 2007 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup TeamVodafone Ford Falcon BF 2008 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup TeamVodafone Ford Falcon BF 2009 Garth Tander/Will Davison Toll Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE

PAST BATHURST WINNERS


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REVIEW Race 17, L&H 500 Phillip Island

Old Dogs have biteLowndes and Skaife add another win to their bank

The L&H 500 at Phillip Island looked like it was set to be a TeamVodafone demonstration.

While the team did take the win with Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife – the most experienced driver line-up in the field – it looked like the only car that would stop them from success would be the sister Vodafone Commodore of Jamie Whincup and Steve Owen.

In the final stint, Whincup’s car developed a vibration in the front bumper which caused damage underneath the car, forcing the entry to pit and drop well down the order.

While the team got to celebrate another endurance win, it could have been so much more ...

Mark Winterbottom and Luke Youlden finished second in their Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon. While the pair didn’t have the pace to race with the leading TeamVodafone Commodores, they were easily the best of the rest. The result has thrown Winterbottom right back into title contention after a couple of average rounds in the mid-part of the season.

Third place went to Team BOC’s Jason Richards and Andrew Jones. After an issue with a wheel at the team’s first pit stop, the squad rolled the dice with its strategy – and it paid off. The #8 Commodore roared up the field, taking third place and proving that Richards can never be discounted in endurance mode.

2010 V8 Supercars Drivers Points

1 James Courtney 21012 Jamie Whincup 19223 Mark Winterbottom 18624 Craig Lowndes 17395 Shane van Gisbergen 16896 Garth Tander 16807 Rick Kelly 15748 Lee Holdsworth 14399 Michael Caruso 135810 Paul Dumbrell 1314 Teams Championship

1 TeamVodafone 36612 Jim Beam Racing 33853 Fujitsu Racing/GRM 28224 Ford Performance Racing 27795 Toll Holden Racing Team 27036 Stone Brothers Racing 25777 Jack Daniel’s Racing 25618 Brad Jones Racing 22039 Paul Morris Motorsport 185610 Kelly Racing 1414

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Round 6 – Winton

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V8/ATCC CHAMPIONS2009 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG2008 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF2007 Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE2006 Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ2005 Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA2004 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA2003 Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA2002 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX2001 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VX2000 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VT1999 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VT/VS1998 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VS/VT1997 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon EL1996 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VR1995 John Bowe Ford Falcon EF1994 Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VP1993 Glenn Seton Ford Falcon EB1992 Mark Skaife Nissan GT-R1991 Jim Richards Nissan GT-R1990 Jim Richards Nissan Skyline GTS-R/GT-R1989 Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS5001988 Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS5001987 Jim Richards BMW M31986 Robbie Francevic Volvo 240T1985 Jim Richards BMW 635Csi1984 Dick Johnson Ford Falcon XE1983 Allan Moffat Mazda RX71982 Dick Johnson Ford Falcon XD1981 Dick Johnson Ford Falcon XD1980 Peter Brock Holden Commodore VB1979 Bob Morris Holden Torana A9X1978 Peter Brock Holden Torana A9X1977 Allan Moffat Ford Falcon XB GT1976 Allan Moffat Ford Falcon GT1975 Colin Bond Holden Torana L341974 Peter Brock Holden Torana XU1/SLR50001973 Allan Moffat Ford Falcon GTHO1972 Bob Jane Chevrolet Camaro1971 Bob Jane Chevrolet Camaro1970 Norm Beechey Holden Monaro GTS 3501969 Ian Geoghegan Ford Mustang1968 Ian Geoghegan Ford Mustang1967 Ian Geoghegan Ford Mustang1966 Ian Geoghegan Ford Mustang1965 Norm Beechey Ford Mustang1964 Ian Geoghegan Ford Cortina GT1963 Bob Jane Jaguar 4.1 Mk111962 Bob Jane Jaguar 3.8 Mk111961 Bill Pitt Jaguar 3.41960 David McKay Jaguar 3.4


Mark Skaife: Five-times V8 Supercars Champion.

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• 116 cameras in-car, on-track, in concrete kerbs and walls, in the air and in the pits for coverage of The Great Race – The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

• Including in-car cameras in other races across the weekend, Seven will have a total of 168 cameras at Mount Panorama – the biggest broadcast ever undertaken on Australian television.

• 40 cameras on-track. 4 cameras in the pits. 1 helicopter camera. 65 in-car cameras in 13 V8 Supercars and a further 52 in-car cameras in cars competing in other races across the 1000 weekend. 5 electronic field production cameras. And, 1 “pokey cam”.

• On-board cameras include a specially built “rail” camera that can track by remote control alongside the driver’s seat in the Supercheap car of Ingall and Morris. The helmet camera will return on Rick Kelly, along with a new under-car camera for

the Lowndes/Skaife car, a mirror camera for the Mark Winterbottom FPR car, several miniature cameras with zoom controls, and also mounted on the steering column, plus many other places across thirteen cars.

• V8 Supercar drivers carrying in-car cameras:

# Drivers Car

1 Jamie Whincup Steve Owen

2 Garth Tander Cameron McConville

5 Mark Winterbottom Luke Youlden

8 Jason Richards Andrew Jones

9 Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyre

11 Jason Bargwanna Glenn Seton

15 Rick Kelly Owen Kelly

18 James Courtney Warren Luff

24 Fabian Coulthard Craig Baird

33 Lee Holdsworth David Besnard

39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris

51 Greg Murphy Tim Blanchard

888 Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife

• 36 kilometres of television production cable, enough to lap the circuit six times.

• Flycam covering the pits, the starting grid and the run down Pit Straight to the first turn at Hell Corner. 160 kilometres an hour top-speed. 450 metres of flycam cabling.

Seven’s biggest-ever Great Race coverageV8 Supercars Television and Network Seven have won countless Logies for their coverage of

the Bathurst 1000. Here is a list of reasons why it will probably win again this year ....

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• Extreme slow-motion cameras will also be in use in pit lane and various locations across the top of the mountain – capturing every little flex and twist, the full stress and strain of V8 Supercars and crews going at full tilt.

• On-screen information will see 3D CADCAM take viewers inside the cars and a computer-generated graphics system will track cars around the circuit.

• Host area garage is a full working display of a team set-up, including a full racing car from Supercheap, a drive train and a pit boom. Pit reporter Mark Larkham will be based there, and in his regular Dick Smith Tech Centre, to explain the inner workings of a V8 Supercar. Larkham will even have a small camera of his own, known as “Pokey Cam”, to get into places on a V8 Supercar that you may never have seen.

• Television production team of 315 air-lifted to Bathurst from all over Australia and New Zealand to bring together the best experience in motorsport television for Seven’s coverage.

• Coverage being broadcast in 130 countries across Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, throughout Asia, the United States, and across Europe and North Africa.

• Matthew White and Neil Crompton will anchor Seven’s coverage along with Aaron Noonan in the commentary booth. Mark Beretta, Mark Larkham and Grant Denyer will follow the drama in the pits, and Tom Williams is back at the mountain this year to capture the colour and personalities involved in the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

• A new one hour special – Battle of Bathurst – is a look back at some of the old Bathurst footage and heroes of the Mountain. Mark Skaife and Mark Larkham relive memories of The Great Race. Coming from pit lane on the Friday night before the big race on Seven (with a re-broadcast on 7mate on Saturday), the special will also capture the racing teams’ preparations for the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

• Seven’s coverage is led by Seven’s Head of Sport, Saul Shtein, Executive Producer for V8 Supercars Television, Murray Lomax, Senior Producer for V8 Supercars Television, Simon Fordham, and Senior Director for V8 Supercars Television, Nathan Prendergast.

Broadcast Times: The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000*

Friday, 8 October 1:00-4:00pm

Saturday, 9 October 12:00-5:00pm

Sunday, 10 October 7:00am-6:00pm

Battle of Bathurst

Friday, 8 October 11:20pm-12:20am

Sunday, 11 October 6:00-7:00am

Battle of Bathurst on 7mate

Saturday, 9 October 5:00-6:00pm

* All times Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Check local guides for broadcast information

Seven’s biggest-ever Great Race coverage

Race Guide

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Pre-Bathurst media moments: Todd and Rick Kelly’s Jack Daniel’s Commodores and transporters and an F/A-18 Hornet at the RAAF Williamtown in New South Wales.

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Race Preview

FLASHBACK Bathurst, 2008

FLASHBACK Bathurst, 2008

Bathurst 2008: Steven Richards leads the field away at the start while pole-sitter Garth Tander is left at the back of the field after a slow get-away.


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Bathurst Race Guide

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