Month: March 2008

[lang_en]In an eleventh hour deal, Sprint Gas has been announced as the naming rights holder of the V8 Supercar Manufacturer’s Challenge at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]What started as a dream run for Toll HRT, with both Garth Tander and Mark Skaife quickest through practice and lining up on the front of the first-race grid after topping the time sheets in qualifying, quickly turned around with tyre grip issues hampering the drivers’ best efforts across the weekend. read more | digg…

[lang_en]After a horror first year as both team owner and lead driver in 2007, Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright has not had the start to the 2008 season he would have hoped for, but he is not making excuses. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]Steven Richards’ #6 Castrol Falcon will be written off and FPR crew may only just make the mad dash to prepare its spare shell in time for the V8 Supercar Manufacturer’s Challenge at the Australian Grand Prix next weekend in Melbourne, according to FPR team Principal Tim Edwards. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]Will Davison has delivered Jim Beam Racing its first V8 Supercar Championship round win in seven years at Eastern Creek this afternoon. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]He came into the Nicorette 300 first in the Sprint Cup Series standings, first in the Craftsman Truck Series Standings, and second in the Nationwide Series Standings – just 42 points behind series leader Tony Stewart, who was not racing in the event. And, after leading 153 of the first 170 laps, it appeared ……

[lang_en]Holden may have scored its first pole position of the year and the first race win of the weekend at Eastern Creek, but many questions have surfaced as to why numerous big name Ford drivers didn’t make the cut, primarily factory outfit Ford Performance Racing. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]While the Clipsal 500 has been run and won, the V8 Supercar driving fraternity continue to ask questions about several incidents that have occurred and how they will reflect on the racing standards being implemented at Eastern Creek when race one gets underway later this afternoon. read more | digg story[/lang_en]

[lang_en]Toll HRT has signalled it’s the team to beat at Eastern Creek this weekend after topping the timesheets and finishing one-two in qualifying ahead of race one this afternoon. read more | digg story[/lang_en]