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31 July - 13 August 1998
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RUSSELL Ingall believes he is better-placed to cope with the pressure of this
Russell throws down the gauntlet,
INSIDE
weekend’s Shell Australian
but will the courts decide title?
Darwin turns it on
Touring Car Championship decider than title rival
Craig Lowndes.
But Lowndes is confident that
that neither driver will be for
And a number of issues arising from last week’s round in Darwin are not due to be heard
That puts the pressure on both sides now, which I think goes in my favour,
mally crowned on Sunday night
the Mobil Holden Racing Team can put the mechanical woes
until this weekend.
because of off-track activities.
In the meantime, the mental games between the two title contenders are on in earnest, with
“When the pressure’s on, that’s when I seem to perform my
experienced in Darwin behind it and get the job done.
The Castrol Holden driver this
“The team is on top of it now,” Lowndes said. “I’ll just adopt my usual pattern of trying to qualify
However, there is a chance
Action being taken by Castrol Team Perkins dating back to the Winton round will not be settled until well after the weekend action which could benefit
Ingall’s score by six points.
Ingall setting the agenda. “Now we both have to win
races and beat the other,” he told Motorsport News this week.
best,
week tested an all-new Dunlop
tyre which he hopes will give him the edge in the decider at Oran Park on Sunday.
well and race as hard as I can.
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The first big meeting in Darwin was a great success - both on and off the track. See inside for all the action.
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