Edition #62 / Clipsal 2018
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WELCOME TO THE INSIDE LINE WELCOME TO the latest edition of Inside Line for the 2018 Clipsal 500. Building on a very successful 2017 season, the Doric and Cowdroy racing programs will continue again this year with Supercar star Will Davison and Australian Touring Car legend John Bowe. We’re very proud of our committment to our motorsport program. After introducing Cowdroy to our motorsport program in 2015, our brands have been seen right around the world via the series’ extensive television coverage. We are also pleased to be able to continue our long relationship with Supercar driver Will Davison, who will be behind the wheel of the #230 Ford Falcon for 23Red Racing. 2018 marks Will’s eighth consecutive year as our Doric Ambassador. He is such a big part of our racing family and we’re proud to stand beside him as he continues to push to new heights on the race track. We’ll also continue our support of our longest-running ambassador in 2018; motorsport legend John Bowe. We have supported JB in the Touring Car Masters series for many years and it has been thrilling to watch him consistently raising the bar on the track. JB is entertaining, engaging and an absolute legend, who continues to deliver value for the
Doric business. ALG is proud of our various associations in motorsport, with the 2018 season marking Doric’s 14th year delivering money can’t buy experiences for our valued clients and staff. Our sponsorships have taken our brand exposure to a new level and helped raise the professionalism and image of both Doric and Cowdroy. Motorsport is competitive, exciting, passionate and innovative. The team here at Doric and Cowdroy stand for all the same great values. We hope you enjoy the Adelaide event with Doric and Cowdroy and continue to follow our racing adventures this year and into the future. NIGEL LONG Group CEO, ALG
CONTENTS Welcome to the Inside Line
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About us
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Flying high with Doric and Cowdroy
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ALG News - new window restriction regulations
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ALG by the numbers
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Adelaide fast facts
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Racing with Will Davison
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The inside line with John Bowe
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Get to know Supercars
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2018 Calendar
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On track at Adelaide
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Managing Editor - Tom Arciuli Alchin Long Group Marketing Manager tom.arciuli@alchinlong.com
Production Editor - Hao Nguyen Marketing Communications Coordinator hao.nguyen@alchinlong.com
The Inside Line Production Media & Communication Services www.mediacomservices.com.au Editorial & Design: Ashleigh Maxwell
FLYING
HIGH DORIC AND COWDROY ARE BACK IN 2018 WITH THEIR EYES SET ON THE FRONT OF THE FIELD
DORIC AND Cowdroy are back in 2018 with a new brand marketing and customer activation program. Central to the 2018 program is the continuation of the exciting partnerships with front-running Supercar star Will Davison and Touring Car legend John Bowe, supporting the pair’s racing ventures throughout Australia and New Zealand. Parent company Alchin Long Group (ALG) will be building upon many years of loyal commitment to Doric Ambassador Will Davison, joining the star driver in his new role with 23Red Racing. Davison will proudly display Doric branding on his helmet throughout the 2018 Supercar season and will be seen widely via the series’ extensive Australia-wide television coverage. The two-time Bathurst winner has proven time and time again that he one of the strongest drivers in the field and Doric is excited to continue its long-standing relationship with Davison in 2018 as he continues his role as Brand Ambassador for the 8th consecutive year.
Davison will be one to watch this year, after joining the new 23 Red Racing Team. Established following the purchase of a majority stake of Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, 23Red will field Davison in the Tickford Racing-built Falcon FG X that won last year’s Sandown 500. Keeping the team on track for glory, former Holden Racing Team manager Rob Crawford has signed on to lead the outfit, with Supercars veteran Rob Palermo set to be a guiding force as Davison’s race engineer. The experienced racer is a perfect fit with the exciting new team, having amassed 19 wins and 54 podium finishes over his illustrious Supercar career. John Bowe will also continue into his 11th year as a Doric Ambassador in 2018. Contesting the Touring Car Masters series, the driver is looking to back up his stunning 2017 performance in his all-Aussie Holden SLR5000 Torana. The legendary touring car driver has claimed five TCM Championships in the last seven years and is set to be a key contender for the title this year. After a fantastic year on track in 2017, both Bowe and Davison have their eyes set firmly on the front of the field this year.
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// ALG NEWS NEW WINDOW RESTRICTION REGULATIONS GO LIVE IN MARCH Each year, more than 50 children fall from windows or balconies in Australia. Many suffer serious injuries and some of these falls are even fatal. The NSW government will soon implement new laws that aim to reduce the number of these tragic accidents. By 13 March this year, all owners corporations in NSW must have window safety devices installed on all above ground windows. While the Building Code of Australia (BCA) currently allows a maximum opening of 12.5cm for windows and balustrades, the code is not generally applied retrospectively to existing buildings. However the new laws from the NSW Government require strata schemes with residential lots to install safety devices on all bedroom windows that present a risk to young children. And by 2018 all state-managed sites will be required to have made these critical modifications to meet the new BCA requirements. According to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, children aged between two and four years are most at risk, with over 100 admissions for this age group being recorded at the hospital due to window or balcony falls between 1998 and 2008 These falls often occur in the childrens’ own home, especially during the warmer months when windows and balcony doors are left open.
Older buildings may also present a higher risk, as they may not have safety features that are required by today’s safety building code. Older buildings are often built with low sills, built in window seats and balustrading that may be easy for children to climb on. The new laws that go into effect in March will go some way to ensure older buildings remain a safe space for children. Doric offers a range of products that ensure not only that the building where they are installed comply with all new regulations, but offer a practical solution for keeping children safe around window openings.
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1890
1968
Cowdroy was first formed as an advertising agency
Ray Long buys Crystal Star, later becoming Colonial Castings.
Size of the Alchin Long Group’s facility at Wetherill Park in Sydney’s west
ALG employes a total of 250 staff across its brands.
1972
Doric was started
2015
Year ALG moved into the Sydney facility
12,000m²
ALG BY TH
2000
Azuma Design was started
THIRTEEN Number of years the Alchin Long Group has sponsored motorsport
2004
Doric’s Wetherill Park premises destroyed by fire
2007
Lock & Roll was started
Over 2000 guests attended ALG Trade Night events in 2017
The combined likes across both the Doric and Cowdroy Facebook pages is 6139
HE NUMBERS FIND OUT THE NUMBERS BEHIND AUSTRALIA’S LEADING HARDWARE MANUFACTURER
ADELAIDE
FAST FACTS 1
This year is the 20th time the Adelaide Supercars event has been held since its debut on the calendar in 1999.
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2018 also marks the 15th time the Adelaide event has kicked off a new Supercars season.
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No Adelaide race has ever produced a 100 percentr finishing rate. The closest came in 2010 when 27 of 28 starters finished the Sunday race.
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244,350 people attended the 2017 Adelaide Supercars event.
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Scott McLaughlin holds the record for the fastest ever Supercars race lap around the Adelaide circuit, set last year in a Ford Falcon FG X with a time of 1:20.4210.
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This year is the 32nd time in the last 49 years that the final round has been held in NSW.
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Two new support categories will make their debut at Adelaide this year. The ultra-slick Audi R8 LMS Cup kicks off, as does the renewed rough and tough ute racing category with dual-cab diesel machines taking the stage for the frist time.
WILL
DAVISON
Will has completed 27 Supercar races at Adelaide.
Will raced 5240km around 14 different race tracks in 2017.
Will stood on the top step of the podium once at Adelaide, in 2012.
Will has led 89 laps around Adelaide during his Supercar career.
Will has completed 1523 laps of the Adelaide Parklands circuit.
Will will complete his 400th race in Supercars during the 2018 season.
Seven of Will’s 19 Supercar race wins have been on street circuits.
Will has completed over 20,000 laps during his Supercar career.
JOHN BOWE
TOURING CAR CHAMP John Bowe won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1995, and finished runner up four more times. MASTER OF THE MASTERS JB has taken class series wins in Touring Car Masters five times since 2011 in both a Ford Mustang and Holden Torana. SUPER STARTER Bowe held the record for most V8 Supercar starts with 225, until he was succeeded by Russell Ingall. BATHURST LEGEND JB is a two-time winner at the Bathurst 1000, and also won the Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Craig Lowndes, Mika Salo and Peter Edwards.
FACTS A N D FIGU R ES SUPERCARS The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship (formally known as Australian Touring Car Championship) is the premier motorsport category in Australia and one of the country’s biggest sports.
From 1960 to 1968 the Australian Touring Car Championship was decided by a single race.
NEED TO KNOW :
From 1995 to 2012 the Supercar series was soley contested by just Ford and Holden.
The Championship has been won by eight different manufacturers: Jaguar, Ford, Holden, Chevrolet, Mazda, BMW, Volvo and Nissan.
The first Australian Touring Car Championship was held over a single race at Orange, NSW in 1960 and was won by David McKay in a Jaguar.
Jamie Whincup holds the record for the most Championship wins, with seven.
The Car of the Future was introcuced in 2013, with lighter, more agile and economical cars shaking up the competition.
The Supercars grid combined produces in excess of 16,000hp.
This year is the first time since 1977 that two rounds will be held in South Australia, as the new Bend Motorsport Park facility joins the Adelaide 500 on the calendar.
DJR Team Penske is the reigning Teams Champion, taking the 2017 title in just its third season in the series under the guidance of legendary team owner Roger Penske.
2017 will see the introduction of Supercars new Gen2 rules, opening up the Championship to different body shapes and engine configurations outside of the currently mandated five-litre V8. Holden’s ZB Commodore hatchback will become the first Supercar to make its debut under the new rules.
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1-4 March // Adelaide 500 // Adelaide, South Australia
22-25 March // 2018 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix // Melbourne, Victoria 6-8 April // Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint // Symmons Plains, Tasmania 20-22 April // WD-40 Phillip Island 500 // Phillip Island
4-6 May // Perth SuperSprint // Barbagallo, Western Australia 18-20 May // Winton SuperSprint // Winton, Victoria
15-17 June // CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown // Darwin, Northern Territory 6-8 July // Watpac Townsville 400 // Townsville, Queensland 20-22 July // Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint // Ipswich, Queensland
4 August // Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight // Eastern Creek, New South Wales 24-26 August // The Bend SuperSprint // Tailem Bend, South Australia 14-16 September // Sandown 500 // Melbourne, Victoria 4-7 October // Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 // Bathurst, Australia 19-21 October // Vodafone Gold Coast 600 // Surfers Paradise, Queensland 2-4 November // ITM Auckland SuperSprint // Pukekohe, New Zealand 23-25 November // Coates Hire Newcastle 500 // Newcastle, New South Wales
Calendar
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CLIPSAL 500 :
SCHEDULE
08:15 - 08:35
SuperUtes Series
Practice 1
08:50 - 09:10
Improved Production
Practice 1
09:25 - 09:45
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Practice 1
10:00 - 10:35
Dunlop Super2 Series
Practice 1
10:50 - 11:10
Touring Car Masters
Practice 1
11:25 - 11:55
Support Categories
Practice 1
12:10 - 12:30 Improved Production Qualifying 12:45 - 13:05
Stadium Trucks
Practice & Qualifying 1
13:20 - 13:40
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Practice 2
13:55 - 14:15
Touring Car Masters
Practice 2
14:30 - 15:00
Support Categories
Practice 2
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15:15 - 15:35 SuperUtes Series Qualifying 15:50 - 16:15
Dunlop Super2 Series
Practice 2
16:30 - 16:50
Improved Production
Race 1
17:05 - 17:25
Touring Car Masters
Qualifying
17:40 - 18:00
Stadium Trucks
Practice & Qualifying 2
18:15 - 18:45
Support Categories
Practice 3
08:35 - 08:55
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Qualifying
09:10 - 09:30
Improved Production
Race 2
09:45 - 10:25
Supercars Championship
Practice 1
10:40 - 11:00
Support Categories
Qualifying 1
11:15 - 11:35
Touring Car Masters
Race 1
11:50 - 12:30
Supercars Championship
Practice 2
12:45 - 13:05
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 1
13:20 - 13:40
Dunlop Super2 Series
Qualifying
13:55 - 14:15
SuperUtes Series
Race 1
14:40 - 15:00
Stadium Trucks
Race 1
15:15 - 15:35
Support Categories
Qualifying 2
15:50 - 16:10
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 1
16:25 - 16:55
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 1
Race 3
09:15 - 09:35
SuperUtes Series
Race 2
09:50 - 10:10
Supercars Championship
Practice 3
10:25 - 10:55
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 2
11:10 - 11:40
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 2
11:55 - 12:25
Supercars Championship
Top Ten Shootout
12:45 - 13:05
Touring Car Masters
Race 2
13:20 - 13:40
Stadium Trucks
Race 2
14:05 - 14:35
Support Categories
Race 1
15:20 - 17:20
Supercars Championship
Race 1
08:30 - 08:50
Improved Production
Race 4
09:05 - 09:25
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Race 3
09:40 - 10:00
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 2
10:15 - 10:35
SuperUtes Series
Race 3
10:55 - 11:25
Support Categories
Race 2
11:40 - 12:10
Supercars Championship
Top Ten Shootout
12:30 - 12:50
Touring Car Masters
Race 3
13:05 - 13:35
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 3
14:15 - 14:35
Stadium Trucks
Race 3
15:20 - 17:20
Supercars Championship
Race 2
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Improved Production
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08:45 - 09:05
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