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WELCOME TO THE INSIDE LINE WELCOME TO the latest edition of Inside Line for the 2018 Tasmania SuperSprint. 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, as well as motorcycling great Troy Bayliss. 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. We’re also thrilled to stand beside Troy Bayilss as he makes a bid for the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship. Troy is a true legend of the sport and we can’t wait to watch what
he does on track in 2018. 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 Tasmania event with Doric and Cowdroy and continue to follow our racing adventures this year and into the future. NIGEL LONG CEO, Alchin Long Group
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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2018 on track
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Poster
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Tasmania 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 Tasmania
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ABOUT THE INSIDE LINE 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 Facebook // cowdroyaustralia doricracing Instagram // @doricracing
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, Touring Car legend John Bowe, and motorcycle maestro Troy Bayliss, supporting the trio’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, which 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 is 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. 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. Doric is also throwing its support behind two-wheel racing ace, Troy Bayliss, who has come out of retirement to chase a maiden Australian Superbike Championship title. Aboard a Ducati and racing for the factory-supported DesmoSport Ducati operation he co-owns with former racer Ben Henry, Bayliss will be a force to be reckoned with on track this year.
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// ALG NEWS ALG BACKS NEW MANDATORY WINDOW RESTRICTION LAWS With an increasing number of children being injured in falls from windows and balconies each year, window hardware manufacturers, Doric Products, have backed the move by the NSW Government to implement new laws around window restrictions from March 13. Tomorrow marks the Government’s deadline for strata buildings in NSW to comply with new laws that require all above ground windows be fitted with devices that enable maximum window openings of less than 12.5cm. 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 laws aim to reduce the number of these tragic accidents. The Alchin Long Group, which owns Australia’s largest privately-owned hardware manufacturer Doric Products, has been behind the proposed laws for several years. The company joined forces with the Westmead Children’s Hospital to back the cause in 2015, has since released a whitepaper to address the growing number of tragedies and has made significant investments in developing products to combat the issue. “We’re an Australian, family-owned business and we’re very passionate about this issue.” said ALG Marketing Manager, Tom Arciuli.
“We’ve been behind this cause for a long time and we’ve invested a lot in creating solutions to these tragic and preventable accidents. “We’re so proud to have all our businesses involved in this cause, from Azuma in the R&D phase, to Doric and Lock & Roll in the installation. “We also created our ‘Kids Don’t Fly’ whitepaper in an attempt to drive more attention to this important issue, and so we’re happy to support the hospital and government in these new laws. “If these new restrictions save just one life, it will be worth it” While the Building Code of Australia has allowed a maximum opening of 12.5cm for windows and balustrades for some time, until now the code was not generally applied retrospectively to existing buildings. The Alchin Long Group and Doric offer a range of products to assist manufacturers meet the Australian window restricted opening regulations and offer a practical solution for keeping children safe around window openings. For more information about the Kids Don’t Fly campaign and the new regulations, visit www.windowrestriction.com
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2018 so far JOHN BOWE Despite new race formats and a host of new names in the Touring Car Masters field, John Bowe once again proved why he is a legend of the sport in the opening round of the season in Adelaide. Race one saw a replay of the 2017 championship fight, with Steve Johnson leading Bowe over the finish line in the close 10-lap dash. In race two it was Bowe who topped the timesheets after a thrilling fight to the finish line with Johnson. Another victory on Sunday’s third race saw Bowe claim the overall and ProMaster round win in Adelaide and also leads the overall standings after the first of eight rounds. “Had a great weekend of racing in Adelaide in the Touring Car Masters,” said Bowe. “We were lucky enough to come away with the round win. The mighty Wilson Security / PAYCE Torana A9X performed so well thanks to the team.”
WILL DAVISON Joining the new 23Red Racing team for the 2018 Supercars season, two-time Bathurst winner Will Davison looked like a dark horse heading into the opening round in Adelaide. But big investment from the team in top notch equipment and staff has paid dividends, with Davison proving quick out the blocks at the street circuit last month. Posting the fifth-fastest time in the very first practice session of the year, Davison proved he means business and backed it up with an eighth in qualifying for the first race. Clocking eighth and 12th place finishes across the weekend’s two races, Davison was off to a solid start to his 2018 Championship campaign and after a mixed weekend at the second round in Melbourne, now heads into Tasmania sixteenth in the series standings.
TROY BAYLISS Doric is proud to throw its support behind legendary motorcycle racer Troy Bayliss for the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship. Bayliss announced late in 2017 that he would be coming out of retirement this year in an attempt to add another chapter to his highly decorated career. The 49-year-old Australian icon is a multiple World Superbike Champion and MotoGP race winner. This year, Bayliss is chasing a maiden title in the Australian Superbike Championship. Racing for the factory-supported DesmoSport Ducati team he co-owns with former racing ace Ben Henry, Bayliss has already crossed off two rounds of the championship already and sits in a comfortable fourth place in the standings. Fifth and sixth placings at the second round of the series places Bayliss just 23 points shy of the series lead. Bayliss won’t be taking his tilt at the 2018 title lightly and will no doubt be one to watch on track this year.
TASMANIA
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FAST FACTS 1
This year’s Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint will be the 45th time the championship has visited Symmons Plains since the Australian Touring Car Championship first appeared there in 1969.
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Only Sandown Raceway in Melbourne has hosted more championship events.
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Qualifying on the short Symmons Plains circuit is very important, with just one winner from the last 22 Supercars races coming from outside the top three positions
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Last year’s Saturday race was suspended after a dramatic crash took out a third of the field, including Garth Tander, Rick Kelly, Scott Pye, James Will Davison, Courtney, Nick Percat, Tim Slade, Taz Douglas, Alex Rullo, James Moffat, Tim Blanchard and Simona de Silvestro.
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When the Australian Touring Car Championship was first held over a series of races in 1969, Symmons Plains featured on the calendar as the final race of the series.
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The turn four hairpin and the left-hander at the end of the back straight are the two best passing opportunities
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Supercars will clock a top speed of 270km/h at the Symmons Plains track.
WILL
DAVISON
Will has completed 29 Supercar races at Symmons
Will raced 3598km around Symmons Plains
Will has won two races at Symmons Plains, in 2012 and
Will has led 73 laps around Tasmania in Supercars
Will has completed 1493 laps of the Tasmanian circuit
Will will complete his 400th race in Supercars during the 2018 season.
Will has finished on the podium at Symmons Plains
Will has completed over 20,000 laps during his
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JOHN BOWE
You might think that five-time Touring Car Masters Champion and 2017 series runner-up, John Bowe, would be satisfied with all he’s achieved. But as the 2018 season starts heating up, JB isn’t resting on his laurels.
While the Touring Car Masters hasn’t visited the Symmons Plains alongside the Supercars in recent years, John Bowe will no doubt be one to beat at the famous circuit. Gearing up in the #18 Holden SLR5000 Torana, Bowe will be looking to back up his excellent start to the season at Adelaide with a solid points haul on the short Tasmania circuit.
130 // TCM will spend a total of 130 minutes on track at Symmons Plains
3 // Bowe will compete in three races over the weekend
5 // Five different car manufacturers will be represented in the TCM field at Tasmania
34 // TCM Championship points lead JB holds heading into the Symmons Plains round.
ABOUT : 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.
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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TA S M A N I A :
SCHEDULE
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LATEST RELEASE
08:55 - 09:15
Sports GT’s
DORIC DS1
Practice 1 AWNING
WINDOW
SINGLE Practice 1 CHAIN WINDER
09:30 - 09:50
Formula 4
10:00 - 10:20
Touring Car Masters
10:35 - 11:15
Dunlop Super2 Series
Fold Down Handle Practice 1
11:30 - 12:15
Supercars Championship
Practice 1
Practice 1
12:30 - 12:50 Sports GT’s Qualifying 13:00 - 13:20
Formula 4
Practice 2
13:30 - 13:50
Touring Car Masters
Qualifying
14:05 - 14:45
Dunlop Super2 Series
Practice 2
15:00 - 15:45
Supercars Championship
Practice 2
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Lock Indicator
10:00 - 10:20
Sports GT’s
Race 1
10:30 - 10:50 Formula 4 Qualifying 11:05 - 11:25
Supercars Championship
Practice Chain3Restriction Switch
11:40 - 12:00
Touring Car Masters
Race 1
12:15 - 12:25
Dunlop Super2 Series
Qualifying - Race 1
12:30 - 12:40
Dunlop Super2 Series
Qualifying - Race 2
12:55 - 13:05
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.1
13:10 - 13:20
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.2
13:25 - 13:35
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.3
13:50 - 14:10
Sports GT’s
Race 2
14:20 - 14:40
Formula 4
Race 1
14:50 - 15:10
Touring Car Masters
Race 2
15:25 - 15:55
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 1
16:45 - 17:40
Supercars Championship
Race 7
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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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TA S M A N I A :
SCHEDULE
08:55 - 09:15
Sports GT’s
Practice 1
09:30 - 09:50
Formula 4
Practice 1
10:00 - 10:20
Touring Car Masters
Practice 1
10:35 - 11:15
Dunlop Super2 Series
Practice 1
11:30 - 12:15
Supercars Championship
Practice 1
12:30 - 12:50 Sports GT’s Qualifying 13:00 - 13:20
Formula 4
Practice 2
13:30 - 13:50
Touring Car Masters
Qualifying
14:05 - 14:45
Dunlop Super2 Series
Practice 2
15:00 - 15:45
Supercars Championship
Practice 2
10:00 - 10:20
Sports GT’s
Race 1
10:30 - 10:50 Formula 4 Qualifying 11:05 - 11:25
Supercars Championship
Practice 3
11:40 - 12:00
Touring Car Masters
Race 1
12:15 - 12:25
Dunlop Super2 Series
Qualifying - Race 1
12:30 - 12:40
Dunlop Super2 Series
Qualifying - Race 2
12:55 - 13:05
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.1
13:10 - 13:20
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.2
13:25 - 13:35
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 7 pt.3
13:50 - 14:10
Sports GT’s
Race 2
14:20 - 14:40
Formula 4
Race 1
14:50 - 15:10
Touring Car Masters
Race 2
15:25 - 15:55
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 1
16:45 - 17:40
Supercars Championship
Race 7
Sports GT’s
Race 3
08:40 - 09:00
Touring Car Masters
Race 3
09:15 - 09:35
Supercars Championship
Practice 4
09:50 - 10:20
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 2
10:35 - 10:45
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 8 pt.1
10:50 - 11:00
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 8 pt.2
11:05 - 11:15
Supercars Championship
Qualifying - Race 8 pt.3
11:30 - 11:50
Formula 4
Race 2
12:00 - 12:30
Touring Car Masters
Race 4
12:45 - 13:15
Dunlop Super2 Series
Race 3
14:05 - 15:30
Supercars Championship
Race 8
15:55 - 16:15
Formula 4
Race 3
16:25 - 16:45
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08:10 - 08:30