QUEENSLAND DOWN ENDURO BOUND...
2011 V8 Supercars Championship Drivers Points Standings after Race 18 of 28 1. Jamie Whincup
1895
2. Craig Lowndes
1797
3. Shane Van Gisbergen
1502
4. Rick Kelly
1418
5. Steven Johnson
6. Mark Winterbottom
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7. Garth Tander
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8. Will Davison
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9. Alex Davison
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10. Lee Holdsworth
RESULTS: Race One (Series Race 16) 1. Craig Lowndes
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2. Tim Slade 3. Jamie Whincup 4. Rick Kelly 5. Steve Owen 6. Greg Murphy 7. Lee Holdsworth 8. Steve Johnson 9. Karl Reindler 10. James Moffat 13. Mark Winterbottom 15. Will Davison
RESULTS: Race Two (Series Race 17)
RESULTS: Race Three (Series Race 18)
1. Craig Lowndes
1. Craig Lowndes
22 Laps
2. Jamie Whincup
2. Tim Slade
3. Tim Slade
3. Shane Van Gisbergen
4. Rick Kelly
4. James Moffat
5. Steve Owen
5. David Reynolds
6. Steve Johnson
6. Garth Tander
7. Greg Murphy
7. Fabian Coulthard
8. Shane Van Gisbergen
8. Alex Davison
9. James Moffat
9. Steve Johnson
10. Mark Winterbottom
10. Jamie Whincup
15. Will Davison
18. Mark Winterbottom 21. Will Davison
65 Laps
‘BRING ON THE ENDUROS’ The endurance races cannot come quick enough for the Orrcon Steel Ford Performance Racing team after a troubled weekend at the Coates Hire Ipswich 300. The highlight of the weekend for the team was a top 10 finish in Saturday’s second race for Mark Winterbottom. The team has struggled on the softer Dunlop tyre all year long and Queensland Raceway was no exception to that – the problem exacerbated by the entire weekend’s racing being on the soft tyre. The new format adopted for Saturday, which included a ‘half time’ break of 15 minutes between the two races provided a huge challenge for the team, with little time to effect meaningful change on the cars. The changes that were made saw improvement, with Mark Winterbottom entering the top 10. The V8 Supercars field is at its tightest ever at the moment –
testament to that is the spread between first and last in Sunday’s qualifying session was just 0.92 of a second. Will Davison came in 10th after being on track for a higher finish, whilst Mark Winterbottom was 20th at the end of the 20 minute session. In the race, neither driver was able to make forward progress. After being shuffled wide at the start, Davison was looking relatively strong until a problem in his pitstop saw the old front tyres re-bolted onto the car. This severely hampered his second stint and he wasn’t able to forge ahead. Nevertheless, FPR have proven to be one of the fastest teams throughout 2011 on hard tyres and traditionally have performed well at both Phillip Island and Bathurst. The team will be joined by experienced drivers – Steven Richards and Luke Youlden – both of whom have proved competitive during the co-driver sessions at V8 Supercar events during 2011.
ORRCON STEEL FPR TEAM PROFILE
MARK ROWORTH Mark Roworth heads up the commercial operations of the Orrcon Steel Ford Performance Racing team. His role is to manage the suite of sponsors that the factory Ford team has on board – and their requests. With many sponsors having many different objectives throughout their individual programs – it’s a challenging role to say the least. Underneath Mark in the Commercial team sit two brand managers – and also the team’s Communications Manager. Whilst at Miedecke Motorsport in the late 80’s – he formed an enduring partnership with the Stone Brothers. Following on from consulting to the ex-pat Kiwis on the side
of his roles in corporate Australia, he was then appointed fulltime Commercial Manager to take the team to a new level and become a Championship contender. Within this time, he assisted late Ford Racing Australia boss, Howard Marsden in recruiting a young Mark Winterbottom. After winning Championships with Marcos Ambrose, Roworth left motorsport to continue in corporate roles. He was lured back to the sport in 2008 to Ford Performance Racing and hooked up with Winterbottom again. He remains in the role to this day.
ORRCON STEEL’S STG WINS AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS AWARD Orrcon Steel has been recognised among Australia’s most innovative organisations, winning the Australian Business Award for Best Software Product in the 2011 Awards. The software awarded was the Section Translation Guide (STG) www.sectiontranslation.com.au an internet based software. The Australian Business Award for Best Software Product recognises software products that demonstrate product superiority offering a point of difference from their competitors. This includes operating systems, development tools, applications and utilities. Commenting on the award, Managing Director for Orrcon Steel Mr Leon Andrewartha said: “This award shows Orrcon Steel is very competent technically and reinforces our commitment to research and development. This innovative approach in support of Australian design technology is just a part of our efforts to enable our customers to improve their energy efficiency and reduce the level of green house gases” said Leon. Dario Beccia – Senior Project Engineer with Orrcon Steel, has guided the development of this Australian first, internet based service. “The STG will allow structural design engineers and architects to assess the use of hollow sections to replace open sections with just a click of a mouse - providing numerous benefits on top of the simplicity of choice. The STG is a free resource to industry, which will introduce more structural designers to Orrcon Steel” said Dario. Now in its sixth year, the Australian Business Awards program recognises organisations that demonstrate the core values of business excellence, product excellence, corporate responsibility, sustainability and commercial success in their respective industries. A total of 103 recipients were honoured from the 928 organisations that participated in the 2011 Awards.
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The 15 minute ‘half-time’ window during Saturday’s two races at Queensland Raceway ensured teamwork came to the fore.
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KATE’S FIRST DATE
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The Orrcon Steel-backed FPR team debuted a new chassis at Queensland Raceway for Will Davison. The car - dubbed ‘KATE’ - was brand new from the ground up. Not one part on the new #6 Trading Post Falcon was carried over from the previous model that Davison has been using in 2011. Mark Winterbottom will get his hands on a brand new #5 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon for he and Steven Richards at Phillip Island for the L&H 500 coming up in mid-September.
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A crowd of 50,000 for the weekend braved changeable w pleased with the crowd as it represented a significant incr confidence is returning to South East Queensland.
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weather conditions to attend the Coates Hire Ipswich 300 - V8 Supercars officials were rease on the 2010 attendance. After a troubled year for the Ipswich region, it shows
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Each one of the 15 circuits the Orrcon Steel FPR team visits presents a different challenge, as every garage setup is unique. At Queensland Raceway, the cars are housed in a different area to the pitlane, meaning the team has to effectively work out of two different spaces. Does being a member of a V8 Supercar team require flexibility? You betcha!
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Mark Winterbottom in the specially numbered #95 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon
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NEXT EVENT: L&H 500, Phillip Island – September 16-18 front-runner Steven Richards – who will line up in car #5 with Mark Winterbottom, long time FPR racer, Luke Youlden will slot in alongside Will Davison. The format sees drivers each compete in a sprint race on Saturday – the results are combined to form Sunday’s grid for the 500 kilometre epic.
The V8 Supercar season is about to step up another gear with the first event in the Series’ Season of Endurance – the L&H 500 at Phillip Island. The teams switch from one driver to two for the first time in season 2011. The Orrcon Steel FPR Team will be joined by former main game driver – and Porsche Carrera Cup A
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STAT ATTACK: Lap distance: 4.445km
Mark Winterbottom
Qualifying Lap Record:Craig Lowndes -1m32.0713(2000)
Best Qualifying: 1st (500km), 2009
Race Lap Record: Craig Lowndes - 1m33.4389 (1999)
Best Race Result: 1st – R3, 2006
2010 Race 1 Pole: Steve Owen 2010 Race 2 Pole: Rick Kelly 2010 Race 1 Winner: Steve Owen
Will Davison
2010 Race 2 Winner: Rick Kelly
Best Qualifying: 3rd, 2009
2010 L&H 500 Race Winners: Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife
Best Race Result: 1st (500km) – 2009
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