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| Round 3 - Hamilton 400 - New Zealand; V8 Supercars | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 23 2008, 07:46 AM (442 Views) | |
| Alliblue | Apr 23 2008, 07:46 AM Post #1 |
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since I had a computer in front of me when I was watching I thought I'd type up some race reports, can't promise that they will be comprehensive coz I'm limited by the tv coverage, my concentration and observation skills, can't promise that they will be interesting coz I'm limited by my writing ability, anyway not sure that anyone here will be interested that hasn't seen it for themselves anyway... Qualifying - I didn't see it but local boy Steven Richards of FPR took poll, here is the order 1 Steven Richards - Ford Performance Racing - 1:24.7270 2 Garth Tander - Holden Racing Team - 1:24.7974 .0704 3 Rick Kelly - HSV Dealer Team - 1:24.9111 .1841 4 James Courtney - Stone Brothers Racing - 1:24.9289 .2019 5 Lee Holdsworth - Garry Rogers Motorsport - 1:25.0264 .2994 6 Cameron McConville - Team BOC - 1:25.0338 .3068 7 Greg Murphy - Tasman Motorsport - 1:25.0387 .3117 8 Michael Caruso - Garry Rogers Motorsport - 1:25.5047 .7777 9 Mark Skaife - Holden Racing Team - 1:25.5638 .8368 10 Fabian Coulthard - Paul Cruickshank Racing - 1:25.5755 .8485 11 Jamie Whincup - Team Vodafone - 1:25.8686 1.1416 12 Shane Van Gisbergen - Stone Brothers Racing - 1:25.8921 1.1651 13 Mark Winterbottom - Ford Performance Racing - 1:25.9384 1.2114 14 Andrew Jones - Team BOC - 1:26.0055 1.2785 15 Jason Bright - Britek Motorsport - 1:26.1540 1.4270 16 Will Davison - Jim Beam Racing - 1:26.3173 1.5903 17 Shane Price - Jack Daniel's Racing - 1:26.4035 1.6765 18 Steven Johnson - Jim Beam Racing - 1:26.5019 1.7749 19 Todd Kelly - Jack Daniel's Racing - 1:26.5241 1.7971 20 Andrew Thompson - PWR Racing - 1:26.9382 2.2112 21 Craig Lowndes - Team Vodafone - 1:32.9566 8.2296 22 Russell Ingall - Supercheap Auto Racing - 1:32.9753 8.2483 23 Paul Dumbrell - HSV Dealer Team - 1:33.3609 8.6339 24 Paul Morris - Supercheap Auto Racing - 1:33.7532 9.0262 25 Jason Richards - Tasman Motorsport - 1:33.7563 9.0293 26 Marcus Marshall - Britek Motorsport - 1:34.0816 9.3546 27 Michael Patrizi - Ford Rising Star Racing - 1:34.1202 9.3932 28 Kayne Scott - Team Kiwi Racing - 1:34.9871 10.2601 29 Tony D'Alberto - Rod Nash Racing - 1:35.2007 10.4737 biggest news was that Jamie Whincup is out of the weekend after an incident with Todd Kelly sent him into a wall |
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| Alliblue | Apr 23 2008, 08:09 AM Post #2 |
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Race One The top three started well but James Courtney not so much, Mark Winterbottom and Shane Van Gisbergen clash down the first straight resulting in Winterbottom pitting for repairs. Mark Skaife taps Greg Murphy into Michael Caruso at the first corner, resulting in Murphy spinning and dropping several places but not too much drama. Big incident at turn two involving Steven Johnson and Russell Ingall which caught up many including Shane Price, Craig Lowndes, Jason Richards and Paul Morris Steven Richards ran wide at turn five allowing Garth Tander and Rick Kelly to overtake Safety car called as a result of incident at turn two, Ingall and Johnson out. Michael Patrizi who was involved in the incident at turn two, missed a turn at the back of a circuit trying to catch up to the pack and hit the wall - safety car in but out again almost immediately, most of the field dive into the pits, the only front runner left out is Skaife Murphy has a problem in the pit stop Pit lane is congested, Paul Morris hits Lowndes Finally start racing on lap ten Rick Kelly puts pressure on Tander, Tander puts pressure on Skaife Jason Richards gets a drive through penalty Murphy tags Lowndes, spins into wall Lowndes gets a drive through penalty for unsafe release Murphy comes in again Skaife and Tander are pulling away at the front Marcus Marshall goes out wide, at the same corner Caruso is tipped by Paul Dumbrell and spins Lap 16 - SVG is worrying Jason Bright Lap 18 - Paul Morris and Greg Murphy rejoin Lap 19 - Andrew Jones overtakes Bright Lap 20 - Lee Holdsworth just did the fastest lap but is getting worried by Cameron McConville. Skaife is in, rear tires only Lap 23 - Andrew Jones gets major air on the turn four chicane, Todd Kelly is up to eighth Lap 26 - Jones pits for damage Lap 27 - Bad sportsmanship flag for Todd Kelly Lap 28 - Winterbottom taps Davison, Lowndes is off at turn five, flat front left tire, Tander has a gap over Rick Kelly who has Steven Richards, Courtney and Holdsworth right after him Lap 31 - SVG is worrying Todd Kelly over eighth Lap 32 - Rick Kelly is catching Tander Lap 34 - SVG has a flat front right tire Lap 35 - Dumbrell spins, misses centre chicane Results 1 Garth Tander - Holden Racing Team 2 Rick Kelly - HSV Dealer Team 3 Steven Richards - Ford Performance Racing 4 James Courtney - Stone Brothers Racing 5 Lee Holdsworth - Garry Rogers Motorsport 6 Cameron McConville - Team BOC 7 Fabian Coulthard - Paul Cruickshank Racing 8 Todd Kelly - Jack Daniel's Racing 9 Will Davison - Jim Beam Racing 10 Mark Winterbottom - Ford Performance Racing 11 Jason Bright - Britek Motorsport 12 Michael Caruso - Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 Tony D'Alberto - Rod Nash Racing 14 Paul Dumbrell - HSV Dealer Team 15 Andrew Thompson - PWR Racing 16 Marcus Marshall - Britek Motorsport 17 Kayne Scott - Team Kiwi Racing 18 Mark Skaife - Holden Racing Team 19 Craig Lowndes - Team Vodafone 20 Jason Richards - Tasman Motorsport 21 Shane Van Gisbergen - Stone Brothers Racing 22 Andrew Jones - Team BOC 23 Greg Murphy - Tasman Motorsport 24 Paul Morris - Supercheap Auto Racing DNF Michael Patrizi - Ford Rising Star Racing DNF Steven Johnson - Jim Beam Racing DNF Shane Price - Jack Daniel's Racing DNF Russell Ingall - Supercheap Auto Racing |
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