Speedcafe.com Race Guide - Symmons Plains

Falken Tasmania Challenge November 11 - 13 2011

Dark Horse Steve Owen takes aim for the top

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Jamie Whincup took advantage of team-mate Craig Lowndes’ misfortunes to reclaim the championship lead on the Gold Coast.

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Introduction

Taking up the challenge

SYMMONS

There are few greater contrasts on the V8 Supercars Championship calendar than that between the Armor All Gold Coast 600 and the Falken Tasmania Challenge.

Just two weeks after bidding farewell to their international co-drivers and the glamorous Gold Coast, the V8 Supercars teams will tackle the rural Symmons Plains circuit for Races 23 and 24 of the 2011 championship.

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It’ll be a different world for the drivers, with kerb-jumping chicanes and concrete lined 90 degree bends replaced by high-speed straights and big-commitment braking areas.

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The 2.41km venue may not reward the most flamboyant drivers, but it certainly brings out the best in those with big braking confidence and unflappable concentration. Perfectly hitting three key brake markers 84 times each on Sunday afternoon is essentially what the Falken Tasmania Challenge is all about.

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In championship terms, it’s now or never for Craig Lowndes. The modern day King of the Mountain freely acknowledges that street circuits are Jamie Whincup’s territory, so Lowndes will really need to make sure he’s on the top of his game at the next two events before the Homebush finale.

With Garth Tander and Mark Winterbottom leading late-season resurgences from the Toll Holden Racing Team and Ford Performance Racing respectively, the 39th Australian Touring Car Championship / V8 Supercars Championship event at Symmons Plains looks set to be one of the best yet.

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Das ist gut kricket In Speedcafe.com’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 Race Guide, Alex Davison’s friend and co-driver Marc Lieb answered questions about what he expected heading into the weekend. The 30-year-old German chose to keep his cricketing skills a secret until he arrived at the circuit, however.

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Q&A

Q&A

Dark Horse Steve Owen takes aim for the top

After a difficult start to the season, Steve Owen and Paul Morris’ VIP Petfoods Racing team have been on the move in recent rounds.

themselves to be very good, but they’ve got a very small window with set-up and we’ve found that it’s easy to get yourselves lost. Finding what has and hasn’t worked over the course of the year has given us a huge database of information to know what to do when the car is doing this and what not to do. At Hidden Valley we made our first shootout and we haven’t been out of a shootout since, so the back half of the season has been very encouraging.

huge crashes that did a lot of damage and put us behind the eight-ball in terms of development and budget. Obviously when you’re struggling to get the car ready again for the next race you’re not developing and moving forward, so that takes its toll.

The dual Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series winner is now within touching distance of the championship’s top 15, and told Speedcafe. com’s Stefan Bartholomaeus about his lofty goals for the remainder of the season.

SPEEDCAFE: You obviously got a very good insight into how Jamie Whincup drives these cars in the 2010 endurance races. Has that helped you this year?

OWEN: It’s very important. We all know that we’re moving forwards and running competitively in the top 10 in recent races, so we want to keep that consistent form up and start regularly troubling the top five like we were on the Gold Coast. Obviously the further you are up the field that more exposure you get for your sponsors and exposure is one of the big things that keep sponsors coming back.

SPEEDCAFE: Steve, you head to Symmons Plains having shown an impressive turn of speed on the Gold Coast. Qualifying in the top six for both races up there must have been encouraging...

STEVE OWEN: It was a pretty tough start to the year for us with a new car, new engineer and new driver, but in the last five rounds we’ve been qualifying in the top 10 (at least once each weekend), and we’re starting to get to terms with the car, finding out what it likes and what it doesn’t and that’s showing with our speed.

SPEEDCAFE: Your pace seemed to take a real step forward at Hidden Valley. Have you tried to make the car suit your driving style throughout the year, or has it been more of a case of adapting to what the car needs?

OWEN: I think that with any new combination it takes time to flourish. The Triple Eight cars have obviously proven

OWEN: Absolutely. To see from the inside how Triple Eight operates and how everybody goes about their business was a great opportunity. Obviously they’re the best team in the category, and it takes a while to bring what they do into a new team.

But that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re a customer team of Triple Eight, so we’re trying to achieve the same sort of success with the same sort of gear that those goes have. Obviously it has taken the first half of the year to get on top of it and turns things around, but I really think we’re now starting to really build something.

SPEEDCAFE: Certainly the accidents at the start of the year wouldn’t have assisted that whole process...

OWEN: For sure. A lot of time and budget goes into rebuilding the cars when they’re that badly damaged. We had two big crashes this year, one at Adelaide which was my fault, and one at Perth which was just a product of circumstances. Both were

SPEEDCAFE: There’s been a fair bit of uncertainty around the team with regards to 2012. How important is it personally to finish the year strongly?

For me personally, I want to go out and win the races, but there are 27 other guys that want to do that too. So it’s a step-by-step process, and now that we’re consistently in the top 10 we want to be consistently in the top five like we were up on the Gold Coast.

SPEEDCAFE: It’s been a while since you raced at Symmons (2007). Does that make any difference, or is it the sort of place where you’ll be on it again in five laps?

OWEN: It has been a couple of years, but I’ve done it two or three times in the past, and with the nature of that track it’s not like learning Bathurst or the Nurburgring - after a couple of corners you’re back where you started! So it won’t be a big learning curve, and if we can continue the momentum that

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Q&A we’ve had over the last few rounds there’s no reason why we can’t qualify in the top 10.

SPEEDCAFE: Both of Paul’s cars (driven by Russell Ingall and Greg Murphy) were pretty speedy in Tasmania last year, so you must be taking some confidence from that.

OWEN: Absolutely. This is really the first round where a lot of the data and the set-up from last year is more of a Triple Eight spec, like what we’re running this year. So it’s the first event where we can turn up to and go ‘right, we know last year these cars had a heap of pace.’ So that really gives us something to build on.

SPEEDCAFE: So taking everything into consideration, the top five is clearly the goal for the weekend?

OWEN: Yes. We need to be in the top five on a good day, and on a bad day still be in the top 10. It is harder than what a lot of people realise. I saw an interview earlier in the year where Jason Bright said it really takes 18 months for a team and a driver to gel, but we’ve been trying to get it happening a lot faster. It certainly took six months this year before we started to see some results, but we’re all working together to keep those results going through the end of the year and then be in a strong position for the first round of 2012.

“The Triple Eight cars have obviously proven themselves to be very good, but they’ve got a very small window with set-up and it’s easy to get yourselves lost.”

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Circuit Info

Symmons Plains Raceway

Season 2011 will mark the 39th occasion in which the Australian Touring Car Championship/ V8 Supercars Championship visits Symmons Plains Raceway. Located 30 minutes south of Launceston, the track hosted the championship for 30 consecutive years prior to a four year absence beginning in 2000.

circuit provides two strong passing opportunities (Turn 4 and Turn 6), in addition to a complex opening sequence of corners (Turns 1-2) that often sees even Australia’s best drivers come unstuck.

The late Peter Brock has the most event wins at the venue with five, while Ford’s Mark Winterbottom The 2.41km layout is the simplest on the calendar walked away with the most points over the two with just seven official corners. Nevertheless, the races held last year.

V8 Supercars Lap Records Qualifying Race

2009 2009

James Whincup Rick Kelly

Ford Falcon FG Holden Commodore VE

51.4661s 51.4713s

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Tech Preview

TECH PREVIEW with

CAMPBELL LITTLE

Symmons Plains is a fairly simple race track in the fact that it really only has five corners, but the short lap of course means that it’s always incredibly close, particularly in qualifying.

Something new in pitlane this weekend is a regulation requiring two guys on each wheel gun, rather than just one.

Engine and braking performance are really where all the time We’ve still only got two guns so it won’t make any noticeable is. I wouldn’t say it’s one of the hardest tracks on brakes - it difference to the pitstop times, but it should make it easier certainly used to be, but now I think you’d look at the likes ergonomically for the guys. of Abu Dhabi as the benchmark in that department. But the brake pressures at Symmons, particularly into the hairpin and Tyres at the end of the back straight, are high, so the drivers with With seven sets for the weekend we’ve got enough tyres that good braking confidence will tend to do well. we don’t have to cross-swap (switching the left-front with Pitstops Symmons always seems to be a race for track position. The fuel windows are quite open for both Saturday (120km) and Sunday (200km). For the 120km race you’ll be able to stop for fuel from about Lap 10 or 12 onwards and still make it to the end, so to an extent it’ll be about who’s the bravest on the fuel window, as well as who’s going to be brave with tyres.

right-rear and right-front with left-rear) like we’ve seen here in the past (only one set of soft tyres were allocated per race last year).

Even so I think we’ll only see guys taking on two tyres per stop. You’ll only need a few seconds of fuel at each stop, so the fuel for tyre time just isn’t there. So that’ll be a bit of fun, because I’m sure we won’t want to be doing two tyres only.

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It’s hard to say how well the tyres will live exactly. Last year we only had one set of softs per race, and teams got very good life out of them with the cross-swapping.

The real variable with the tyre strategy will be whether you do rear tyres or right-hand-side tyres. It’ll be interesting to see who wants to be brave with that. We saw last year a few guys, and Mark (Winterbottom) was one of them, make mistakes on the cross-swap when they went back out, and doing right-sides only can give you quite an imbalance.

Track improvement While it’s not a difficult track for tyres, the fact that the circuit doesn’t get used very often means it takes a fair amount of time to clean up. So lap times tend to decrease quite a bit from Practice 1 to 4 on Friday, and you’ll even see a real gain over the course of the 20 minute qualifying sessions.

The biggest problem in qualifying is traffic, due to both the tight circuit layout and the track improvement. We’ve seen some wild stuff in qualifying at Symmons in recent years with people spearing off trying to avoid near-stationary cars on the back straight, but I think everyone has been a bit smarter about that this year. There are still a few lunatics out there, but the opening lap issues have certainly calmed down across the year.

Form It’s going to be a very hard weekend to predict. The track doesn’t require a lot of kerb or any really specific characteristics, so I think the best all round car will shine.

Triple Eight were obviously good there last year that should continue, but there are a lot of cars that have the potential to do very well, including ours.

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Did you know

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Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon driver Mark Winterbottom is coming home with a wet sail in the V8 Supercars Championship after snapping a near 12-month winning drought on the Gold Coast.

Winterbottom’s victory on the Gold Coast was his first since Symmons Plains in November last year and has rocketed him up to fourth in the championship and within 43 points of third-placed Shane van

Gisbergen.

The Ford driver has comfortably outscored all other drivers across Bathurst and the Gold Coast, scooping 519 points from the three races, 147 more than championship leader Jamie Whincup and 201 more than Ford rival van Gisbergen.

Winterbottom has finished in the top five in 11 of his last 13 races at Symmons Plains since joining Ford Performance Racing in 2006.

Pepsi Max Crew’s Greg Murphy is another driver that heads to Symmons Plains with momentum on his side.

The four-time Bathurst winner has scored more points than any driver in the field bar Winterbottom across the Bathurst and Gold Coast events (Winterbottom 519 to Murphy’s 480) and has closed to within just three points of 10th-placed Jason Bright in the championship.

Amazingly, Murphy has not finished in the top 10 in the V8 Supercars Championship since 2004, when he finished fourth for Kmart Racing.

The pole-sitter at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Murphy has good recent form at Symmons Plains. He was strong last year in Tasmania with a third place on Saturday (his first and only podium of 2010) and fifth place finish on Sunday.

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Did you know Championship combatants Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes are looking odds-on to create a rare piece of history in the Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship.

The TeamVodafone pair could be the first teammates to finish 1-2 in the championship since Marcos Ambrose and Russell Ingall did it for Stone Brothers Racing in 2004.

A team finishing 1-2 in the championship has only happened seven times in 51 years of ATCC/V8SC history – and never has been achieved by a Holden team.

Those that have achieved the feat are Gibson Motorsport (Mark Skaife and Jim Richards in 1991 and 1992), Dick Johnson Racing (Dick Johnson and John Bowe in 1988 and 1989), Glenn Seton Racing (Glenn Seton and Alan Jones in 1993) and Moffat Ford Dealers (Allan Moffat and Colin Bond in 1977).

The fight for the Armor All Pole Position Award for the 2011 season looks like going right down to the wire with six more poles up for grabs for the rest of the season.

Championship leader Jamie Whincup is on target for his fourth straight Pole Position Award with seven poles so far this year, but is being chased by teammate Craig Lowndes (five) and Mark Winterbottom (four).

The other pole positions this year have been claimed by Will Davison (two) and Garth Tander, Greg Murphy, Rick Kelly and Luke Youlden (one each).

There are two drivers that have dominated at Symmons Plains since 2005 – Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup.

Between them, the duo has won 12 of the 16 races held at the circuit in that time, with Tander, right winning in 2005, racking up seven wins and Whincup five.

The duo has also taken five of the last six pole positions on offer in Tasmania since 2007.

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I The Lowndes Guide

DayTime CRAIG ON LAUNCESTON Everything moves at a slower pace in Tasmania, which suits me perfectly and it’s probably one of the reasons why I enjoy going to Launceston each year. A few months ago there was a lot of talk about this being the last year in Tasmania, but I’m glad everything has been resolved and we’ll be coming back for a few more years to come. After two of the most hectic events of the year in Bathurst and Phillip Island, it’s nice to be able to head to Tasmania and just concentrate on racing.

CRAIG ON THE FALKEN TASMANIA CHALLENGE It’s the serious part of the season, the endurance races are out of the way and there are only three rounds remaining so if you want to mount a title challenge, it has to be now. Thankfully I always seem to go reasonably well at Symmons Plains and I can’t see why this year would be any different. Some circuits just suit your driving style and this is one of them that tends to suit me a little better than Jamie. Obviously the Gold Cost was disappointing, but hopefully I can have a good run this weekend and get some points back in the championship.

EXERCISE OF THE EVENT:

BASIC SIT UP Just because you’re on the road doesn’t mean you workout schedule needs to suffer.

TEAMVODAFONE DRIVER CRAIG LOWNDES shows you the potential of a hotel room/ bedroom as a mini-gym with another exercise in your ‘on the move’ training programme.

How to do it:

Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor, knees bent about 90 degrees, hands clasped lightly behind your head, and elbows out to the sides.

Tuck in your chin, contract your abdominals, and roll all the way up until your chest nearly touches your knees.

Then slowly roll back down.

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I The Lowndes Guide

NightTime HALLAM’S WATERFRONT SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

BLACK COW RESTAURANT

Possibly Launceston’s best seafood restaurant located right on the waterfront and is well worth a look if you’re into your seafood.

Apart from having a good name this modern steakhouse serves great food. It’s focus is on fresh local produce and it doesn’t disappoint.

13 Park St, Launceston, TAS 7250 / T: (03) 6335 0554 / www.hallamswaterfront.com.au

Cnr. George & Paterson St, Launceston, TAS 7250 / (03) 6331 9333 / www.blackcowbistro.com.au

STAR BAR CAFÉ AND HOTEL

MUD BAR AND RESTAURANT

A good choice for a meal or a drink, this little bar transforms from a restaurant into a great spot to enjoy a drink once the night wears on and is a favourite with the locals.

This bar is located in the brand new marina-side development at the Old Launceston Seaport, and features not only a great restaurant but a wide range of local and imported beers.

113 Charles St, Launceston, TAS 7250 / T: (03) 6331 6111 / www.starbarcafeandhotel.com.au

28 Seaport Bvd, Launceston, TAS 7250 / (03) 6334 5066 / www.mudbar.com.au

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I The Bag Man

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#1 JAMES COURTNEY Toll HRT THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

4

26

6

5

12

Qual 2

-

-

-

8

2

Race 1

5

28

DNF

30

11

Race 2

13

8

17

DNF

12

Race 3

DNF

6

10

-

-

Courtney has not finished a race in the top 10 at Symmons Plains since 2007, but should change that this weekend provided he can stay out of trouble. Unlikely to have genuine top five pace however, despite strong HRT performances here in recent years.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

20

8

22

7

19

11

19

21

5

4

10

Qual 2

5

5

13

9/5

20

21

12

Race 1

26

24

11

10

8

25

DNF

20

Race 2

1

4

DNF

26

25

24

19

DNF

Race 3

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

22

TAS

SAN

SYD

23 9

7

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#2 GARTH TANDER Toll HRT THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

2

1

1

1

1

Qual 2

-

-

-

10

-

Race 1

4

1

20

1

2

Race 2

1

10

8

12

6

Race 3

1

DNF

5

-

-

Strategy and mechanical issues hid this car’s pace on the Gold Coast.

HRT entries typically enjoy the Symmons layout, while Tander’s record here is outstanding. Should give Winterbottom and the TeamVodafone boys a very hard time.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

23

21

6

23

11

19

5

20

2

9

2

4

1

11

Qual 2

21

10

19

5/4

4

15

4

19

Race 1

17

22

18

13

12

18

1

28

Race 2

4

14

3

7

3

26

26

23

Race 3

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

6

2 23

TAS

SAN

SYD

19

20

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#3 TONY D’ALBERTO Wilson Security Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

22

27

23

Qual 2

-

-

-

27

22

Race 1

-

-

24

25

21

Race 2

-

-

DNF

19

24

Race 3

-

-

19

-

-

Struggled alongside high profile co-driver Tonio Luizzi at Surfers.

Is unlikely to figure at Symmons unless qualifying form dramatically improves, but won’t be the slowest car in the field, and simply staying out of trouble could net a respectable result.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

16

19

9

28

27

14

24

27

-

23

25

Qual 2

16

17

12

15/15

16

5

27

23

Race 1

18

17

12

25

26

6

18

25

Race 2

DNF

20

DNF

23

21

17

25

17

Race 3

-

-

-

20

-

-

-

20

TAS

SAN

SYD

20 -

9

DNF 19

#4 ALEX DAVISON IRWIN Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

17

25

Qual 2

-

-

-

19

24

Race 1

-

-

-

17

20

Race 2

-

-

-

11

19

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

All three Stone Brothers Racing entries struggled for pace here last year, potentially pointing to a long weekend for Davison. Qualifying outside the top 15 would seriously hinder the prospects for a strong result.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

3

23

28

8

13

24

26

18

17

12

5

Qual 2

8

20

7

4/7

13

9

22

16

Race 1

2

23

10

21

6

19

26

12

Race 2

7

10

7

6

16

8

4

22

Race 3

-

-

-

11

-

-

-

8

12 22

16

23 18

TAS

SAN

SYD

21

22

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#5 MARK WINTERBOTTOM Orrcon Steel FPR Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

5

2

3

12

3

Qual 2

-

-

-

5

-

Race 1

2

3

3

16

5

Race 2

2

3

4

4

1

Race 3

3

7

4

-

-

PI

Form last time out on the Gold Coast and at Symmons Plains last year indicates Winterbottom can be considered as a very good chance to score more race wins this weekend.

Team will be very keen to prove GC600 form was not a one-off.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

Qual 1

4

5

11

12

8

1

1

12

Qual 2

3

3

21

11/8

1

1

2

20

4

Race 1

3

6

4

8

9

15

5

13

17

Race 2

14

3

DNF

13

19

3

3

10

Race 3

-

-

-

26

-

-

BAT

GC

10

17

TAS

SAN

SYD

3 4

3 1

19

#6 WILL DAVISON Trading Post FPR Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

26

11

18

14

18

Qual 2

-

-

-

4

8

Race 1

9

9

4

4

22

Race 2

6

11

5

2

DNF

Race 3

12

14

6

-

-

Had a great run to land on the podium in the opening Surfers race, and was well positioned to challenge for victory on Sunday before being beset with a tyre issue.

Considering recent improvement, anything lower than the top five will be a disappointment.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

12

7

13

2

9

20

3

14

1

2

3

Qual 2

13

1

10

8/14

15

6

5

20

Race 1

12

9

6

3

13

5

3

15

Race 2

16

7

4

8

24

7

18

15

Race 3

-

-

-

15

-

-

-

19

4 3

18

2 14

TAS

SAN

SYD

23

24

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#7 TODD KELLY Jack Daniel’s Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

7

17

10

11

20

Qual 2

-

-

-

2

-

Race 1

7

12

1

5

15

Race 2

4

20

3

DNF

7

Race 3

5

DNF

3

-

-

Gold Coast again showed that qualifying speed is a big issue for this car. Memories of 2008 race victory here will be long gone by now, and a top 10 finish in either race will be a real achievement.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

17

16

19

25

16

25

23

24

5

19

22

Qual 2

12

19

2

27/26

18

23

20

27

Race 1

10

7

3

27

21

16

14

17

Race 2

DNF

DNF

15

22

DNF

DNF

17

DNF

Race 3

-

-

-

16

-

-

TAS

SAN

SYD

17 14

24

13 9

15

#8 JASON BRIGHT Team BOC THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form Qual 1

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

3

24

12

18

8

Qual 2

-

-

-

18

2

Race 1

1

17

7

26

12

Race 2

3

18

11

7

3

Race 3

2

9

DNF

-

-

Continued an up-and-down season by struggling for pace at both Bathurst and the Gold Coast, where issues surrounded straightline speed and chassis set-up respectively. Was a real contender at Symmons last year however and should again be among the top 10.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

7

9

20

10

14

15

21

7

9

18

28

Qual 2

7

11

24

2/2

8

18

6

4

Race 1

DNF

4

19

6

7

DNF

9

21

Race 2

2

23

11

1

1

DNF

22

14

Race 3

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

28

25 7

5

21 DNF

TAS

SAN

SYD

25

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#9 SHANE VAN GISBERGEN SP Tools Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

16

7

14

Qual 2

-

-

-

11

-

Race 1

-

-

8

6

13

Race 2

-

-

DNF

20

11

Race 3

-

-

EXC

-

-

Likelihood of poor qualifying but strong race pace could test van Gisbergen’s ability to stay out of trouble on such a tight circuit. Taking into account SBR’s disappointing form at this track last year, a top five finish may be a tall order.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

15

6

4

16

24

3

22

16

1

5

9

Qual 2

18

23

4

20/18

9

12

11

5

Race 1

4

13

16

4

14

7

11

11

Race 2

8

18

1

10

4

1

5

8

Race 3

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

3

TAS

SAN

SYD

18 5

6

16 16

#11 GREG MURPHY Pepsi Max Crew Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

12

15

20

2

4

Qual 2

-

-

-

3

-

Race 1

DNF

11

16

9

3

Race 2

DNS

22

12

22

5

Race 3

DNS

15

14

-

-

PI

Greg Murphy has been one of the form drivers of the championship in recent events, and is closing on his first top 10 championship finish since 2004. Was strong here last year too. Qualifying will be vital for top 10 race finishes.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

Qual 1

27

24

8

22

Qual 2

24

12

5

18/11

Race 1

21

18

8

15

Race 2

9

19

DNF

Race 3

-

-

-

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

22

8

17

17

EXC

17

18

21

3

18

12

19

6

13

24

11

22

20

7

10

-

-

-

13

BAT

GC

1

18 7

3

6 4

TAS

SAN

SYD

27

28

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#12 DEAN FIORE Triple F Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

29

15

Qual 2

-

-

-

30

26

Race 1

-

-

-

29

23

Race 2

-

-

-

25

23

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Fiore’s quite season took a turn for the spectacular on the Gold Coast when international co-driver Gianni Morbidelli clashed with Jason Bright while driving the wrong way around the circuit. Fiore’s focus in the final part of the year should be on his 2012 plans.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

26

27

10

24

25

23

25

25

15

28

27

Qual 2

23

26

18

23/27

23

25

25

18

Race 1

22

15

21

24

25

17

20

23

Race 2

20

15

14

21

DNF

19

DNF

21

Race 3

-

-

-

22

-

-

TAS

SAN

SYD

26 19

20

20 DNF

25

#14 JASON BARGWANNA Jana Living Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

27

27

-

23

24

Qual 2

-

-

-

15

9

Race 1

18

23

-

19

DNF

Race 2

8

23

-

8

17

Race 3

21

DNF

-

-

-

Bargwanna endured largely disappointing results in the endurance races, and has not seen the top 10 since Darwin.

BJR Commodores were strong at Symmons last year, but it’s hard to expect this entry to mount any sort of threat to the front-runners.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

19

17

25

21

23

17

13

26

14

21

26

Qual 2

25

16

20

7/13

22

28

13

17

Race 1

19

10

13

11

DNF

8

23

22

11

23

Race 2

12

DNF

DNF

3

14

10

11

13

Race 3

-

-

-

8

-

26

24 17 17

TAS

SAN

SYD

29

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#15 RICK KELLY Jack Daniel’s Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

6

7

7

6

17

Qual 2

-

-

-

14

-

Race 1

3

6

19

11

14

Race 2

5

5

9

27

25

Race 3

4

DNF

8

-

-

QR

PI

Kelly Racing Commodores haven’t been super-quick here in the past, although the cars have moved on a long way in 12 months. Almost always grinds out solid top 10 results, but the podium should once again be out of reach.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

Qual 1

25

4

Qual 2

27

8

3

5

12

12

9

3

1

14/10

12

14

9

12

6

Race 1

13

12

1

9

4

1

7

4

8

Race 2

19

2

6

16

17

20

13

4

Race 3

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

17

BAT 16

GC

TAS

SAN

SYD

8 14

22

7 5

#16 DAVID REYNOLDS Stratco Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

26

-

Qual 2

-

-

-

24

-

Race 1

-

-

-

20

-

Race 2

-

-

-

26

-

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Hasn’t qualified outside the top half of the field since Perth, and should again impress in the 20 minute sessions. Race performance remains harder to predict however, with soft tyre longevity and an ability to stay out of trouble both still looming as question marks.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

23

21

7

15

6

13

8

10

4

7

12

Qual 2

21

10

26

26/23

7

13

3

6

Race 1

17

22

24

19

22

DNF

24

18

Race 2

4

14

20

20

20

21

23

26

Race 3

-

-

-

24

-

-

5

10 6

19

19 11

TAS

SAN

SYD

31

32

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#17 STEVEN JOHNSON Jim Beam Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

22

9

5

3

19

Qual 2

-

-

-

9

17

Race 1

13

8

8

3

17

Race 2

16

9

6

18

13

Race 3

DNF

8

7

-

-

Strong early to mid-season form has deserted Johnson, who struggled for speed across both the hard and soft tyres in the endurance races.

DJR Falcons didn’t fare well here last year either, so expect the #17 to be in for another tough weekend.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

8

12

2

4

2

4

7

13

16

24

20

Qual 2

4

15

14

6/6

3

8

16

7

Race 1

11

11

5

5

3

2

13

8

Race 2

18

8

9

14

8

9

12

6

Race 3

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

9

TAS

SAN

SYD

21 26

DNF

DNF 12

#18 JAMES MOFFAT Jim Beam Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

-

-

Qual 2

-

-

-

-

-

Race 1

-

-

-

-

-

Race 2

-

-

-

-

-

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Strong Saturday finish on the Gold Coast was heavily assisted by tyre strategy. Hasn’t raced a V8 Supercar here before either, so don’t expect another top 10 finish this weekend.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

28

25

Qual 2

22

24

12

9

21

22

16

22

24

17

6

28

12/21

17

26

10

11

Race 1

16

DNF

9

18

19

14

17

10

Race 2

DNF

22

17

17

9

13

15

24

Race 3

-

-

-

21

-

-

4

9 25

25

4 DNF

TAS

SAN

SYD

33

34

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#19 JONATHON WEBB Mother Energy Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

-

21

Qual 2

-

-

-

-

-

Race 1

-

-

-

-

18

Race 2

-

-

-

-

16

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Will continue to fight away in the mid-pack at Symmons Plains after scoring two of his stronger 2011 results on the Gold Coast. Should be inside the top 20, but difficult to expect much more than that.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

10

14

14

18

20

26

12

11

13

26

16

Qual 2

17

7

27

22/20

21

11

21

13

Race 1

20

14

DNF

20

24

22

21

26

Race 2

6

11

12

15

12

16

DNF

20

Race 3

-

-

-

9

-

-

TAS

SAN

SYD

19 18

13

9 13

22

#21 KARL REINDLER Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

-

22

Qual 2

-

-

-

-

-

Race 1

-

-

-

-

DNF

Race 2

-

-

-

-

14

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Tough 2011 season continued on the Gold Coast with all three BJR Commodores struggling for speed.

Should have more of a fighting chance this weekend, but even making the top 20 by the chequered flag will be an achievement.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

22

28

23

6

26

27

28

5

28

27

21

Qual 2

28

25

23

13/9

26

22

23

26

Race 1

DNF

19

17

7

20

DNF

22

9

Race 2

11

17

13

DNF

23

25

24

16

Race 3

-

-

-

DNS

-

-

-

16

28 28

14

DNF 22

TAS

SAN

SYD

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#30 WARREN LUFF Gulf Western Oil Racing Track Form Qual 1

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

29

-

-

-

27

Qual 2

-

-

-

-

16

Race 1

23

-

-

-

25

Race 2

22

-

-

-

21

Race 3

20

-

-

-

-

PI

Had his first race meeting with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport at Symmons Plains last year and heads back to the Tasmanian venue coming off an outstanding 19th in Saturday qualifying on the Gold Coast. Could sneak into the top 20 with a trouble-free run.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

Qual 1

24

26

17

26

28

28

27

28

Qual 2

26

27

DNF

28/28

27

24

26

28

7

Race 1

23

21

22

26

DNF

24

DNF

27

27

Race 2

17

DNF

16

25

22

23

21

24

Race 3

-

-

-

25

-

-

-

23

BAT

GC

22

19

TAS

SAN

SYD

27 15

DNF DNF

#33 LEE HOLDSWORTH Fujitsu GRM Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

24

4

4

13

4

Qual 2

-

-

-

13

20

Race 1

22

DNF

10

10

10

Race 2

24

13

7

5

10

Race 3

22

12

9

-

-

Holdsworth’s time with GRM may be coming to an end, but this weekend marks a strong opportunity to add to the six top six finishes he has scored so far this season. Car #33 was one of the fastest at Symmons Plains last year, and is well suited to the simple track layout.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

9

3

27

11

4

6

6

6

11

13

7

12

17

10

Qual 2

6

4

6

10/12

11

4

7

24

Race 1

9

20

22

16

2

4

6

7

Race 2

22

DNF

2

9

15

15

6

11

Race 3

-

-

-

18

-

-

-

18

8 3

TAS

SAN

SYD

35

36

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#34 MICHAEL CARUSO Fujitsu GRM THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

19

16

7

Qual 2

-

-

-

21

29

Race 1

-

-

17

12

9

Race 2

-

-

16

16

20

Race 3

-

-

18

-

-

Outside of GRM’s home event at Winton, Caruso hasn’t seen the top 10 in a qualifying session since Race 2 in Abu Dhabi. With qualifying vital at Symmons Plains, even a top 10 finish may be a stretch.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

18

18

24

13

10

16

14

19

8

14

14

Qual 2

9

22

16

19/22

5

20

24

15

Race 1

15

16

15

12

16

11

16

19

Race 2

5

21

DNF

18

6

12

16

19

Race 3

-

-

-

17

-

-

-

14

TAS

SAN

SYD

11 16

10

8 21

#39 RUSSELL INGALL Supercheap Auto Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

17

23

14

4

9

Qual 2

-

-

-

12

5

Race 1

14

16

13

2

7

Race 2

10

30

25

6

4

Race 3

10

13

16

-

-

PI

Ingall achieved respectable results at Bathurst and on the Gold Coast without proving particularly speedy. Had his best run of 2010 at Symmons Plains, proving a top 10 runner all weekend. Was also strong here in 2009 and shouldn’t be discounted from the top 10 reckoning this weekend.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

Qual 1

21

22

16

20

18

18

18

15

Qual 2

15

14

17

24/24

24

10

15

9

8

Race 1

24

DNF

14

14

17

23

10

16

20

Race 2

DNF

16

8

12

DNF

5

9

12

Race 3

-

-

-

19

-

-

11

BAT

GC

25

13 16

8

22 8

TAS

SAN

SYD

37

38

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#47 TIM SLADE Lucky 7 Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

-

21

26

Qual 2

-

-

-

28

-

Race 1

-

-

-

24

19

Race 2

-

-

-

14

18

Race 3

-

-

-

-

-

Hasn’t had a fast race car since his outstanding run on home soil at Queensland Raceway. SBR Falcons enjoy the soft tyres, but qualifying speed is a real concern. Will struggle to see the top 10 if starting back in the field.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

6

15

26

19

17

5

20

2

12

15

24

Qual 2

10

18

15

17/19

10

7

14

3

Race 1

5

8

DNF

22

15

21

24

2

Race 2

DNF

13

DNF

5

13

4

7

3

Race 3

-

-

-

9

-

-

TAS

SAN

SYD

22 24

12

12 10

2

#49 STEVE OWEN VIP Petfoods Racing Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

28

16

-

-

-

Qual 2

-

-

-

-

-

Race 1

21

15

-

-

-

Race 2

19

25

-

-

-

Race 3

DNF

DNF

-

-

-

Has shown impressive speed in recent events, and now heads to a circuit where the PMM cars were fast last year. Anything outside the top 10 will be a disappointing result, while the top five is a lofty yet realistic goal.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

13

13

21

17

15

9

10

8

7

6

4

Qual 2

20

DNQ

3

25/25

25

27

19

14

Race 1

14

27

20

17

23

10

8

5

Race 2

13

DNS

5

DNF

10

14

14

5

Race 3

-

-

-

DNS

-

-

27

6 15

11

18 7

TAS

SAN

SYD

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#55 PAUL DUMBRELL The Bottle-O Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form Qual 1

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

9

12

11

24

10

Qual 2

-

-

-

25

11

Race 1

8

13

21

23

4

Race 2

7

16

13

17

2

Race 3

8

DNF

20

-

-

PI

Made headlines with threats of retribution on Shane van Gisbergen following a practice clash on the Gold Coast, but will be focusing on repeating his Symmons podium from last year once racing gets underway. Should be among the top 10 on pace.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

Qual 1

5

10

18

14

5

10

15

9

Qual 2

11

6

11

21/17

19

29

28

25

2

Race 1

25

25

DNS

DNF

5

20

12

14

23

Race 2

10

6

19

19

18

11

10

25

Race 3

-

-

-

14

-

-

-

24

BAT

GC

11

23

TAS

SAN

SYD

13 DNF

15 DNF

#61 FABIAN COULTHARD Bundaberg Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

-

-

26

15

13

Qual 2

-

-

-

7

14

Race 1

-

-

9

14

27

Race 2

-

-

10

3

8

Race 3

-

-

11

-

-

Bounced back from horror Bathurst to show near-top 10 qualifying pace on the Gold Coast.

Enjoyed a career best result here two years ago, and a genuine top 10 finish isn’t out of the question.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

11

20

15

27

7

21

11

23

10

20

11

Qual 2

19

21

25

16/16

14

16

17

8

Race 1

8

5

7

23

10

13

15

24

Race 2

15

9

DNF

11

5

18

8

18

Race 3

-

-

-

13

-

-

-

7

15 10

DNF

5 15

TAS

SAN

SYD

39

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Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Driver Profiles

#88 JAMIE WHINCUP TeamVodafone Track Form

THE BAGMAN’S SAY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

10

3

2

8

11

Qual 2

-

-

-

1

-

Race 1

DNF

2

2

8

6

Race 2

DNS

1

1

1

15

Race 3

DNS

1

1

-

-

PI

Regained the championship lead after another strong performance on the Gold Coast. Was beaten in a fair fight in Sunday’s race however - something that hasn’t happened often in recent years. Will start favourite this weekend regardless.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

Qual 1

2

2

1

1

3

2

2

4

Qual 2

1

2

9

1/1

2

2

8

2

12

Race 1

1

2

23

1

1

9

2

3

2

Race 2

3

1

18

2

2

6

1

2

Race 3

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

10

BAT

GC

8

1

TAS

SAN

SYD

1 21

1 2

#888 CRAIG LOWNDES TeamVodafone THE BAGMAN’S SAY

Track Form 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Qual 1

11

5

9

10

2

Qual 2

-

-

-

16

3

Race 1

27

5

6

7

1

Race 2

9

6

2

10

DNF

Race 3

7

5

2

-

-

Lowndes will be looking to fight back hard in Tasmania after losing his championship lead at Surfers Paradise. Trumped Whincup here on Saturday last year, and will be well amongst the battle for victory this weekend.

2011 Season Form UAE

ADEL

HAM

PER

WIN

DAR

TOW

QR

PI

BAT

GC

Qual 1

1

11

5

3

1

7

4

1

6

3

15

Qual 2

2

9

2

3/3

6

3

1

1

Race 1

7

3

8

2

11

3

4

1

Race 2

21

12

10

4

7

2

2

1

Race 3

-

-

-

4

-

-

1

5 1

2

DNF 20

TAS

SAN

SYD

41

42

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Race Stats

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS NO

Driver

Team

Car

Points

1

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodafone

Holden Commodore VEII

2517

2

Craig Lowndes

TeamVodafone

Holden Commodore VEII

2374

3

Shane van Gisbergen

SP Tools Racing

Ford Falcon FG

2009

4

Mark Winterbottom

Orrcon Steel FPR

Ford Falcon FG

1966

5

Garth Tander

Toll Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VEII

1956

6

Will Davison

Trading Post Racing FPR

Ford Falcon FG

1847

7

Rick Kelly

Jack Daniel’s Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1845

8

Lee Holdsworth

Fujitsu Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1590

9

Alex Davison

IRWIN Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1535

10

Jason Bright

Team BOC

Holden Commodore VEII

1519

11

Greg Murphy

Pepsi Max Crew

Holden Commodore VEII

1516

12

Steven Johnson

Jim Beam Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1480

13

Tim Slade

Lucky 7 Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1475

14

Fabian Coulthard

Bundaberg Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1446

15

James Courtney

Toll Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VEII

1317

16

Michael Caruso

Fujitsu Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1282

17

Steve Owen

VIP Petfoods Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1280

18

Russell Ingall

Supercheap Auto Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1196

19

David Reynolds

Stratco Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1192

20

Jason Bargwanna

Jana Living Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1154

21

Jonathon Webb

Mother Energy Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1118

22

James Moffat

Jim Beam Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1115

23

Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel’s Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

1073

24

Paul Dumbrell

The Bottle-O Racing

Ford Falcon FG

1012

25

Tony D’Alberto

Wilson Security Racing

Ford Falcon FG

877

26

Karl Reindler

Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

868

27

Dean Fiore

Triple F Racing

Ford Falcon FG

863

28

Warren Luff

Gulf Western Oil Racing

Holden Commodore VEII

654

43

44

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Race Stats

Recent Symmons Plains Race Winners Year

Driver

Team

Car

2010

Mark Winterbottom

Orrcon Steel FPR

Ford Falcon FG

Craig Lowndes

TeamVodafone

Holden Commodore VE

2009

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodafone

Ford Falcon FG

Garth Tander

Toll Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VE

2008

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodadone

Ford Falcon BF

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodafone

Ford Falcon BF

Todd Kelly

Jack Daniel’s Racing

Holden Commodore VE

2007

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodafone

Ford Falcon BF

Jamie Whincup

TeamVodafone

Ford Falcon BF

Garth Tander

Toll HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VE

2006

Garth Tander

Toll HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

Garth Tander

Toll HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

Jason Bright

Ford Performance Racing

Ford Falcon BA

2005

Garth Tander

HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

Garth Tander

HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

Garth Tander

HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

2004

David Besnard

WPS Racing

Ford Falcon BA

Marcos Ambrose

Stone Borthers Racing

Ford Falcon BA

Rick Kelly

K-Mart Racing

Holden Commodore VY

1999

Mark Skaife

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VT

Mark Skaife

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VT

Greg Murphy

Wynns Racing

Holden Commodore VT

1998

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS

Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Falcon EL

1997

Greg Murphy

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS

Greg Murphy

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS

Peter Brock

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS

1996

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VR

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VR

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VR

1995

Peter Brock

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VR

John Bowe

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon EF

1994

Mark Skaife

Winfield Racing

Holden Commodore VP

Mark Skaife

Winfield Racing

Holden Commodore VP

1993

Alan Jones

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Falcon EB

Alan Jones

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Falcon EB

1992

Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1991

Jim Richards

Nissan Motorsport Australia

Nissan Skyline GT-R R32

1990

Dick Johnson

Shell Ultra-Hi Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1989

Dick Johnson

Shell Ultra-Hi Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1988

Dick Johnson

Shell Ultra-Hi Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1987

George Fury

Peter Jackson Nissan Racing

Nissan Skyline DR30

1986

Robbie Francevic

Volvo Dealer Team

Volvo 240T

1985

Robbie Francevic

Mark Petch Racing

Volvo 240T

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Race Stats

Past ATCC/V8SC Champions Year

Driver

Team

Car

2010

James Courtney

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon FG

2009

Jamie Whincup

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Ford Falcon FG

2008

Jamie Whincup

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Ford Falcon BF

2007

Garth Tander

Toll HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VE

2006

Rick Kelly

Toll HSV Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VZ

2005

Russell Ingall

Stone Brothers Racing

Ford Falcon BA

2004

Marcos Ambrose

Stone Brothers Racing

Ford Falcon BA

2003

Marcos Ambrose

Stone Brothers Racing

Ford Falcon BA

2002

Mark Skaife

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VX

2001

Mark Skaife

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VX

2000

Mark Skaife

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VT

1999

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS/VT

1998

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VS/VT

1997

Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Falcon EL

1996

Craig Lowndes

Holden Racing Team

Holden Commodore VR

1995

John Bowe

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon EF

1994

Mark Skaife

Gibson Motor Sport

Holden Commodore VP

1993

Glenn Seton

Glenn Seton Racing

Ford Falcon EB

1992

Mark Skaife

Winfield Team Nissan

Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1991

Jim Richards

Gibson Motor Sport

Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1990

Jim Richards

Gibson Motor Sport

Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R/R32 GT-R

1989

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1988

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Sierra RS500

1987

Jim Richards

JPS Team BMW

MW M3 E30

1986

Robbie Francevic

Volvo Dealer Team

Volvo 240T

1985

Jim Richards

JPS Team BMW

BMW 635CSi

1984

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford XE Falcon

1983

Allan Moffat

Peter Stuyvesant Racing

Mazda RX-7

1982

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon XD

1981

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson Racing

Ford Falcon XD

1980

Peter Brock

Marlboro Holden Dealer Team

Holden Commodore VB

1979

Bob Morris

Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing

Holden Torana LX SS A9X

1978

Peter Brock

Marlboro Holden Dealer Team

Holden Torana LX SS A9X

1977

Allan Moffat

Moffat Ford Dealers

Ford Falcon XB GT/XC

1976

Allan Moffat

Allan Moffat Racing

Ford Falcon XB GT

1975

Colin Bond

Marlboro Holden Dealer Team

Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34

1974

Peter Brock

Marlboro Holden Dealer Team

Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1/LH SL/R 5000

1973

Allan Moffat

Ford Motor Company

Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III

1972

Bob Jane

Bob Jane Racing Team

Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1

1971

Bob Jane

Bob Jane Racing Team

Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1

1970

Norm Beechey

Shell Racing Team

Holden Monaro HT GTS350

1969

Ian Geoghegan

Mustang Team

Ford Mustang

1968

Ian Geoghegan

Mustang Team

Ford Mustang

1967

Ian Geoghegan

Mustang Team

Ford Mustang

1966

Ian Geoghegan

Total Team

Ford Mustang

1965

Norm Beechey

Neptune Racing Team

Ford Mustang

1964

Ian Geoghegan

Total Team

Ford Cortina GT

1963

Bob Jane

Bob Jane

Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II

1962

Bob Jane

Bob Jane

Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II

1961

Bill Pitt

Bill Pitt

Jaguar 3.4 Litre

1960

David McKay

David McKay

Jaguar 3.4 Litre

45

46

Races 23/24 - Symmons Plains I Event Schedule

Schedule of Events Friday Start

Finish Category

Duration

Session

0845

0905

Formula 3

20 minutes

Practice 1

0920

0940

Formula Ford

20 minutes

Practice 1

0955

1015

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Practice 1

1030

1100

V8 Supercars

30 minutes

Practice - Part 1

1110

1140

Aussie Racing Cars

30 minutes

Practice 1

1150

1220

V8 Supercars

30 minutes

Practice - Part 2

1230

1250

Formula 3

20 minutes

Practice 2

1300

1330

V8 Supercars

30 minutes

Practice - Part 3

1340

1400

Formula Ford

20 minutes

Practice 2

1410

1440

V8 Supercars

30 minutes

Practice - Part 4

1450

1510

Aussie Racing Cars

20 minutes

Qualifying

1625

1645

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Practice 2

Saturday Start

Finish Category

Duration

Session

0855

0915

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Qualifying 1

0930

0945

Formula 3

15 minutes

Qualifying 1

0950

1000

Formula 3

10 minutes

Qualifying 2

1015

1035

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Qualifying 2

1045

1105

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Super Poll

1120

1140

V8 Supercars

20 minutes

Qualifying

1145

1155

On Track Entertainment

10 minutes

Team Army Stunts Inc

1205

1225

Formula Ford

20 minutes

Qualifying 1

1240

1300

Aussie Racing Cars

20 minutes

Race 1

1315

1335

Formula 3

20 minutes

Race 1

1350

1410

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Race 1

1420

1430

On Track Entertainment

10 minutes

1440

1500

Formula Ford

20 minutes

1510

1530

Aussie Racing Cars

20 minutes

1535

1545

On Track Entertainment

10 minutes

Stuntz Inc Team Army

V8 Supercars

50 Laps

Race 23 - 120km

1605

Race 1

Sunday Start

Finish Category

Duration

Session

0935

0955

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Warm Up

1010

1025

On Track Entertainment

15 minutes

1035

1055

Formula Ford

20 minutes

Race 2

1110

1130

Aussie Racing Cars

20 minutes

Race 3

1145

1215

Formula 3

30 minutes

Race 3

1230

1250

V8 Supercars

20 minutes

Qualifying

1255

1305

On Track Entertainment

10 minutes

1320

1345

Super Bikes

20 minutes

Race 2

1400

1420

Formula Ford

20 minutes

Race 3

1435

1455

Aussie Racing Cars

20 minutes

Race 4

1500

1510

On Track Entertainment

10 minutes

1535

V8 Supercars

84 Laps

Race 24 - 200km

1700

Formula 3

30 minutes

Race 3

1730

47

Open-wheel fans will be treated to rounds of both the Australian Formula Ford and Australian Formula 3 Championships this weekend at Symmons Plains.

48

Chequered Flag Mark Winterbottom, with the help of Irish co-driver Richard Lyons, broke through for Ford Performance Racing’s first win of the season in Race 22 at the Armor All Gold Coast 600.

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