JAMIE WHINCUP/No.1 TeamVodafone Holden Commodore VE won the Armor All Gold Coast 600 V8 Series race in a photo finish on the street circuit of Surfers Paradise, but not for the lack of trying on the part of SHANE van GISBERGEN/No.9 SP Tools Ford Falcon FG. As the laps wound down, van Gisbergen raced closer, […]
Month: October 2010
PLONGI – POSSIBLY THE BEST DRIVER AUSSIES HAVE NEVER HEARD OF
PATRICK LONG/No.34 Fujitsu/GRM Holden Commodore VE is possibly the best Guest International driver the Aussie’s never heard of. Long admits he’s not a household name, and reckons that could be at least part of the reason why he was rated last by Auto Action’s ALEX INWOOD, with one star out of five. This has just […]
WINTERBOTTOM SETS ANOTHER V8 QUALIFYING RECORD
MARK WINTERBOTTOM/No.5 Orrin Steel FPR Ford Falcon FG is on pole for Sunday’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 V8 Series race. He led for most of the session. By virtue of this being a new shorter track configuration this year, every top time is a record. Sunday’s pole time of 1:12.3681 broke GARTH TANDER’S Saturday’s […]
SUNNY AND SORTING THE NEW GUEST DRIVER CONCEPT
It’s an even more perfect day in Paradise Sunday for the third and final day of the Armor All Gold Coast 600. The sun is hot, the skies are clear blue with just a hint of wispy clouds on the fringes, and the flags are waving gently in the breeze. Doesn’t get much better than […]
TANDER WINS • PRIAULX TOP GUEST FINISHER
Pole sitter GARTH TANDER/No.2 Toll Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE won the Saturday V8 Supercar Armor All Gold Coast race at Surfers Paradise. However V8 Supercars Points Leader, JAMES COURTNEY/No.18 Jim Beam Racing Ford Falcon FG was among those who gave him a run for it in the waning laps, before falling back to […]
TANDER ON POLE • JV TOP STARTING INTERNATIONAL DRIVER
GARTH TANDER/No.2 Toll Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE will start on pole for Saturday afternoon’s V8 Supercar race at Surfers Paradise during the Armor All Gold Coast Indy 600 race weekend. Tander won the V8 Top Ten Shootout with a lap of1:12.6841. Tander’s co-driver is Cameron McConville. Any times set this weekend will be […]
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
The morning started out picture perfect Saturday at Surfers Paradise for qualifying and races for V8 Supercars and the support series – V8 Utes, Mini Series, and Formula Fords. The V8’s qualify at 9:35 am local time, with a V8 Shootout at 10:50 am and a 300 km race at 1:35. That converts to 186.4 […]
WINTERBOTTOM UPENDS RICHARDS TIME
MARK WINTERBOTTOM/No.5 ORCON Steel FPR Falcon was the fastest driver in the fourth/last V8 practice session, and overall Friday at Surfer’s Paradise in preparation for the weekend Armor All Gold Coast 600 races. Winterbottom’s time of 1:12.3486 was a record breaker, eclipsing the time of 1:13.0720 set in the first session by STEVEN RICHARDS/No.6 Dunlop […]
POWER TO THE PEDAL
International/Guest driver, WILL POWER/No.6 Dunlop Super Dealer FPR Falcon FG, was the fastest driver in the third of four V8 practice sessions Friday on the streets of Surfer’s Paradise. The V8 Supercar Series is the feature in this weekend’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 races. Power, runner-up in the 2010 IndyCar Series by five points, […]
PRIAULX AGAIN FASTEST • HELIO’S UP AND DOWN DAY
ANDY PRIAULX/NO.888 TeamVodafone Holden Commodore VE was the fastest driver in the Rookie only Practice Session on the streets of Surfer’s Paradise Friday midday with a time of 1:14.5002 seconds. This was the first time on the course, leading up to the two V8 races this weekend as part of the Armor All Gold Coast […]