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Round 3 - Hamilton 400 - New Zealand; V8 Supercars
Topic Started: Apr 23 2008, 07:46 AM (442 Views)
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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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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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