V8 Supercars Archive

• 29-07-2010 Long-time GRM team manager leaves position
  Garry Rogers Motorsport will see the end of an era in the coming months, with long-time team manager Kevin ‘Shirl’ Shawyer stepping down from the day-to-day running of the race team
• 29-07-2010 Glenn Seton: Unfinished goals at Bathurst
  Perennial Bathurst loser Glenn Seton says that he feels he could break his Mountain duck this year with Jason Bargwanna in the Rock Racing Commodore VE
• 29-07-2010 V8XTRA goes inside team’s work shops
  Kelly Racing and Ford Performance Racing have thrown open the doors to their multi-million dollar workshops for Seven Network’s V8Xtra program
• 28-07-2010 Greg Murphy: I’m embarrassed with my V8 season
  New Zealand racing hero Greg Murphy admits that he is embarrassed by the results he has recorded in the opening 16 races of the 2010 V8 Supercars Championship Series
• 28-07-2010 Seton teams with Bargs for V8 enduros
  Glenn Seton will team up with Jason Bargwanna in the #11 Rock Holden Commodore at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - INCLUDES VIDEO
• 27-07-2010 DJR confirm its endurance race pairings
  Jim Beam Racing has confirmed its endurance driver pairings for the long distance V8 Supercar events at Phillip Island and Bathurst
• 27-07-2010 FIRST PICS: Fiore’s new ride day livery
  Dean Fiore has unveiled a new look at the V8 Supercars ride day at Eastern Creek today as he works towards a new sponsorship package for rest of this year’s V8 Championship Series
• 27-07-2010 FPR uses mid-season break to sort sponsors
  Ford Performance Racing’s chiefs are using the mid-season break to secure the short and long-term financial future of the factory team
• 26-07-2010 V8 Wildcards could be eligible for more races
  Wildcard entries could be accepted into more V8 Supercars Championship Series races in the future
• 23-07-2010 Lowndes relives 1999 Calder roll over
  Despite 11 years of safety technology, Craig Lowndes says that he is likely to have sustained the same injuries in a modern V8 Supercar compared to his huge Calder Park accident in 1999
• 23-07-2010 Centaur keeps old VE for rest of season
  Centaur Racing has elected to continue competing in its current chassis for the remaining rounds of the 2010 V8 Supercars Championship Series
• 22-07-2010 GRM to compete in own ‘Race of Champions’
  Garry Rogers Motorsport crew members will turn from team-mates to rivals this weekend at the Boisdale Hill Climb Circuit, Gippsland
• 22-07-2010 Mark Skaife considered taking a year off
  V8 Supercars champion Mark Skaife has revealed that he considered prolonging his driving career by taking a year off, before ultimately retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2008 V8 Supercars Championship Series
• 21-07-2010 Double duties for V8 Wildcard combination
  V8 Supercars Wildcard entrants David Sieders and Andrew Fisher will deal with double racing duties at Phillip Island and Bathurst this year
• 21-07-2010 Crennan: Podiums for Kellys the priority
  Former HSV boss turned Kelly Racing Chairman John Crennan wants to help Todd and Rick Kelly's team get to the front of the field, and if that means beating his former team – the Holden Racing Team – then so be it
• 21-07-2010 Canto’s two full days in Bottle-O Falcon
  Dean Canto has enjoyed two full days behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar – the first time he has had that amount of seat time since he was a full-time V8 driver back in 2007
• 20-07-2010 V8Xtra goes into V8 team’s workshops
  V8Xtra will produce two shows in front of a live audience as part of the program’s recent overhaul
• 19-07-2010 Three different co-drivers for Murphy
  Castrol EDGE Racing’s Greg Murphy will have three different co-drivers for each of this year’s V8 Supercars endurance races
• 19-07-2010 V8 Supercars secure new Operations Manager
  Former racer Damien White has been promoted within V8 Supercars Australia, securing the Motorsport Operations Manager role
• 19-07-2010 Crennan appointed Chairman of Kelly Racing
  Industry veteran John Crennan has been appointed the Chairman of V8 Supercars team Kelly Racing
• 19-07-2010 Three Wildcards confirmed for V8 enduros
  Three Wildcard entries have been awarded a start into this year’s V8 Supercars Championship Series endurance races at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
• 17-07-2010 V8XTRA on Sunday!
  This weekend's V8XTRA program will air tomorrow (Sunday) at 11am on 7TWO
• 17-07-2010 Mark Winterbottom stars in TV commercials
  Orrcon Steel Ford Performance Racing star Mark Winterbottom has hit the TV screens across Australia
• 16-07-2010 Raed Raffii impresses in V8 Supercar test
  Bahrain’s Raed Raffii was all smiles after having his first taste of a full blown V8 Supercar
• 16-07-2010 Craig Lowndes – unplugged
  TeamVodafone's Craig Lowndes has opened-up on his career during ONE HD's Thursday Night Live
• 16-07-2010 Tomas Mezera: I wanted Brock to retire earlier
  Tomas Mezera wanted Peter Brock to retire earlier than he did so he could have kept his drive with the Holden Racing Team
• 16-07-2010 Coulthard encouraged with Bundy direction
  Fabian Coulthard says that he is encouraged with the direction that the Bundaberg Red Racing team is heading, despite leaving Townsville with points that did not reflect his efforts
• 15-07-2010 CEO: Townsville hard to beat for best event
  V8 Supercars CEO Martin Whitaker says that the Sucrogen Townsville 400 will be hard to beat for the year’s best event after another ultra-succesful race meeting
• 15-07-2010 Bahraini driver keen to impress in V8 debut
  Bahraini racecar driver Raed Raffii has arrived in Australia and is keen to impress the V8 Supercars establishment in his first taste of the category over the next two days
• 15-07-2010 Intra-team crashes attract different rules
  V8 Supercars' Chief Steward Steve Chopping says that crashing against a rival is one thing, but an incident with your team-mate is another … Speedcafe.com.au explains what happened with the Jim Beam Racing biff at Townsville
• 14-07-2010 Richards looks where future fits best
  The V8 Supercars 'Silly Season' is in full swing. At the moment, there's more questions than answers, but change is almost certainly on the horizon ...
• 14-07-2010 Guns N’ Roses to play Sydney V8 concert
  US rock legends Guns N’ Roses have been confirmed as the headline act at the Sydney Telstra 500
• 14-07-2010 V8 team memberships to be beefed up
  V8 Supercars Australia is looking to beef up its team membership packages, with the possibility of discounted tickets set to be offered to team members
• 13-07-2010 Richards pair clash costs ‘Richo’ 10 pts
  Steven Richards has copped a 10 point penalty in the wake of a clash with Jason Richards at last weekend’s Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 13-07-2010 Only two internationals get test miles
  Tiago Monteiro and David Brabham will be the only Armor All Gold Coast 600 drivers who will get any V8 Supercars testing miles in the lead-up to the new international driver race at the Surfers Paradise street track on October 22-24
• 12-07-2010 Blanchard waits on Castrol approval
  Tim Blanchard’s Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series round win at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 has almost certainly secured his place in the Castrol EDGE Commodore alongside Greg Murphy for the L&H 500 at Phillip Island
• 12-07-2010 LDM looks into V8 chassis options
  Lucas Dumbrell is considering his team’s options, with chassis supplier appearing as the big question mark over the future
• 12-07-2010 How V8s almost raced on Goodyears
  V8 Supercars could have been racing on Goodyear tyres, if a plan had been passed by the tyre giant a few years ago
• 11-07-2010 Frosty: One of my best V8 victories
  Mark Winterbottom says that today’s victory in Race 16 of the V8 Supercars Championship Series at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 was one of his best in the category
• 11-07-2010 Tim Blanchard takes maiden V8 win
  Tim Blanchard has won his first V8 Supercars race and round in Round 4 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series at Townsville today
• 11-07-2010 Winterbottom races to Townsville win
  Mark Winterbottom has won a highly-entertaining final race at the Sucrogen Townsville 400, while Jamie Whincup's championship bid took a turn for the worse
• 11-07-2010 TeamVodafone locks out front-row
  Jamie Whincup has taken his second pole position of the weekend, taking the top spot in Race 16 at the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 11-07-2010 Courtney escapes 10 point penalty
  James Courtney has avoided a 10-point penalty after a clash with Jim Beam Racing team-mate Steve Johnson in yesterday’s first race at the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 10-07-2010 Johnson critical of Courtney’s move
  V8 Supercars stewards will decide tomorrow if V8 Supercars Championship leader James Courtney will receive a 10-point penalty after clashing with team-mate Steve Johnson
• 10-07-2010 Ingall and Richards’s mega comebacks
  Russell Ingall and Jason Richards did not win today’s Sucrogen Townsville 400, but they hopped out of their cars with smiles that had victory written all over them
• 10-07-2010 Whincup crushes the field in Townsville
  Jamie Whincup has dominated the opening race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400, leading almost every lap of the 72-lap event
• 10-07-2010 Steve Owen wins first Fujitsu V8 race
  Steve Owen has won the first race of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series at Townsville’s street circuit today
• 10-07-2010 Jamie Whincup takes pole for Race 15
  Jamie Whincup has taken pole position for Race 15 of V8 Supercars Championship Series after a smooth but aggressive lap around the Townsville street circuit
• 10-07-2010 Lowndes tops provisional qualifying
  TeamVodafone has dominated the provisional qualifying session at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 this morning
• 10-07-2010 Gulf Western Oils car repaired for today
  Gulf Western Oils Racing has repaired the team’s crashed Commodore VE after Cameron McConville’s heavy impact yesterday
• 10-07-2010 Townsville track slippery and slower
  Townsville’s track surface has lost a lot of its grip compared to the race meeting 12 months ago, according to V8 Supercars drivers
• 10-07-2010 Wilson backs more cars, plans for 2011
  Wilson Security has thrown its support behind two more V8 Supercars in this weekend’s Sucrogen Townsville 400 as the company hones in on locking away its 2011 plans
• 09-07-2010 Townsville Mayor wants V8s until 2018
  Townsville Mayor Les Tyrell says that if he has his way, his city’s V8 Supercars street race will be here until 2018
• 09-07-2010 Race pace key for Jason Richards
  Jason Richards says that a change in philosophy towards consistent race pace, rather than qualifying speed, will see an overall improvement in his results – INCLUDES VIDEO
• 09-07-2010 Jason Richards tops Townsville practice
  Jason Richards has topped the first day of competition at the Sucrogen Townsville 400, with Holden taking the top six spots in the final session
• 09-07-2010 Huge hit for McConville after brake failure
  The Gulf Western Oils Racing team is in a race against time to get its Commodore VE ready for tomorrow’s first day of V8 Supercars racing after new driver Cameron McConville endured a large shunt in practice for the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 09-07-2010 WA V8 return to be announced soon
  Barbagallo Raceway is set to be reintroduced to the V8 Supercars Championship Series calendar next year, and the announcement could come as early as next week
• 09-07-2010 Gentleman Jack steps up for Kelly Racing
  Jack Daniel’s premium whisky brand ‘Gentleman Jack’ has taken over the windscreen position on the Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodore VEs of Todd and Rick Kelly
• 09-07-2010 Improvements for Townsville 400 Mark II
  Today marks the start of the second-running of the Sucrogen Townsville 400, and spectators can expect to see some significant changes in and around the 2.86km street track
• 08-07-2010 Bargwanna goes own way on set-up
  Rock Racing driver Jason Bargwanna is taking his own set-up route this weekend at the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 08-07-2010 Fresh paint, stickers for V8 race cars
  A raft of new looks – big and small – will be seen for the first time this weekend at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 in far north Queensland
• 08-07-2010 Tander fires shot at whining Ford rivals
  Garth Tander has taken a comical swipe at leading V8 Supercars drivers James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom after the pair have taken pot shots at each other in the press over the past few weeks
• 08-07-2010 One year on: Marshall relives horror day
  Marcus Marshall gets a shot at redemption this weekend in Townsville, because 12 months ago, he left the circuit with his tail between his legs
• 07-07-2010 Todd Kelly: No more race day testing
  Todd Kelly sees a brighter future for his #7 Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodore, ditching his testing regime and placing a larger emphasis on outright results
• 07-07-2010 V8 truck convoy arrives in Townsville
  The V8 Supercars Championship Series circus has officially arrived in Townsville for the second-running of the popular street race – the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 07-07-2010 James Courtney: Game on in Townsville
  V8 Supercars Championship Series title leader James Courtney says that this weekend’s Sucrogen Townsville 400 is not just another race – it’s game on
• 07-07-2010 Rookie Reindler says Friday practice vital
  Sucrogen Townsville 400 rookie Karl Reindler says that Friday's four practice sessions will be vital for his weekend outlook
• 07-07-2010 V8’s 3D cameras to break new ground
  More three-dimensional camera testing will take place at the Sucrogen Townsville 400 this weekend with a world-first live transmission taking place
• 07-07-2010 Tim Blanchard likely to partner Murphy
  V8 Supercars team boss Paul Morris considers Tim Blanchard as his team’s ‘likely’ endurance driver to partner Greg Murphy in the #51 Castrol EDGE Commodore VE at Phillip Island in September
• 06-07-2010 V8 drivers say Townsville tough on body
  Jamie Whincup and Mark Winterbottom have said that Townsville is amongst the toughest circuits of the V8 Supercars Championship Series calendar
• 06-07-2010 More updates for factory FPR Falcons
  Ford Performance Racing team principal Tim Edwards says a raft of ‘go-fast’ bits for Townsville will be the key to keeping the factory Ford team in its winning form
• 06-07-2010 Four submissions for V8 Wildcard entries
  Nominations for the V8 Supercars Wildcard entries have closed, with four candidates submitting interest in entering the two traditional endurance races at Phillip Island and Bathurst
• 05-07-2010 McGill to equal race record at Townsville
  Veteran racer Aaron McGill will equal a long-standing Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series record this weekend at the Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 05-07-2010 Marshall joins Townsville Fujitsu V8 ranks
  Marscus Marshall is yet another V8 Supercars endurance driver that has been thrust into the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series for this weekend’s round at Townsville’s street circuit
• 05-07-2010 Webb: Mother deal all part of the plan
  V8 Supercars rookie Jonathon Webb says that the addition of Mother Energy Drinks to his sponsorship portfolio is due to good on-track results – and not giving away naming-rights at any cost
• 05-07-2010 V8 Supercars and Webb score Mother deal
  V8 Supercars Australia and Dick Johnson Racing driver Jonathon Webb have secured support from Coca Cola Amatil brand Mother Energy Drinks
• 05-07-2010 Fujitsu V8 racer gets Nando’s backing
  Fujitsu V8 Series racer David Russell has secured a new backer in restaurant chain Nando's for this weekend’s round of the Development Series at Townsville
• 05-07-2010 Youlden gets late Fujitsu Series call-up
  Luke Youlden will make his first Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series start for the year this weekend at the Townsville street circuit
• 02-07-2010 Cam McConville’s full-time return chance
  Cameron McConville is in line to turn his one-off drive of the Gulf Western Oils Commodore VE next weekend at the Surogen Townsville 400 into a larger role with the team later this season
• 02-07-2010 Extra pit straight seats for Townsville
  The Sucrogen Townsville 400 has released extra grandstand seating on the pit straight for next weekend’s Far North Queensland race meeting to cater for the high public demand
• 01-07-2010 Pretty and Noske aim for B1000 top 10
  Nathan Pretty speaks to Speedcafe.com.au about his V8 Supercars endurance drive with Mark Noske in the #30 Gulf Western Oils Holden Commodore VE
• 01-07-2010 FIRST LOOK: Racey uniforms for GC girls
  The uniforms for the Miss V8 Supercars at this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 were unveiled this morning at Burleigh Beach
• 01-07-2010 Dumbrell: Team needs experienced driver
  Rookie V8 Supercars team owner Lucas Dumbrell has stated that his team needed a change of drivers to accelerate its learning process – Cameron McConville replaces Daniel Gaunt for Townsville – Mark Noske and Nathan Pretty confirmed for endurance races
• 01-07-2010 McConville replaces Gaunt for Townsville
  Cameron McConville will replace Daniel Gaunt in the Gulf Western Oils Commodore VE in next weekend’s Sucrogen Townsville 400
• 01-07-2010 New SBR Ford could make Island debut
  Stone Brothers Racing's Alex Davison could have his brand-new IRWIN Ford Falcon FG as early as the L&H 500 at Phillip Island in September
• 30-06-2010 Bowe: HRT should sign Lee Holdsworth
  Former Australian Touring Car champion John Bowe has thrown praise on young V8 Supercars star Lee Holdsworth, saying that the Toll Holden Racing team should sign him
• 30-06-2010 SBR’s Johnny Mac gets more V8 laps
  SP Tools endurance racer Johnny McIntyre will get extra miles in the Stone Brothers Racing-prepared Falcon FG tomorrow at Queensland Raceway
• 30-06-2010 Townsville circuit resurfaced after breakup
  Parts of the Townsville street circuit have been resurfaced recently after it broke up in sections under the weight of the V8 Supercars last year
• 30-06-2010 Courtney: Birthday over, time for Townsville
  James Courtney blew out 30 birthday candles yesterday, but isn’t letting the celebrations get in the way of his main focus – maintaining his lead of the V8 Supercars Championship Series
• 29-06-2010 V8 drivers: Change was required at AGP
  Leading drivers Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bright have applauded the revised race format for next year’s non-championship V8 Supercars race at the Australian Grand Prix – the Albert Park 500 - INCLUDES VIDEO
• 29-06-2010 Network clash keeps AGP points-free
  V8 Supercars new race deal at the Australian Grand Prix has delivered everything that the teams, drivers and fans wanted – except championship points
• 29-06-2010 Cash grab on at Albert Park 500 next year
  V8 Supercars teams will be fighting for half a million dollars in prize money at the Albert Park 500 next year – and the drivers are licking their lips
• 29-06-2010 Major announcement for V8s at Albert Park
  V8 Supercars and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation have announced an extended deal, new race format and massive cash prize for the V8’s appearance at the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park
• 29-06-2010 Perkins pulls out of Townsville round
  Jack Perkins has withdrawn his entry from the fourth round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series at Townsville next week
• 28-06-2010 REVEALED: Morris unveils Love Machine
  It will be hard to miss Paul Morris's Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series entry at Townsville next week – the car is pink!
• 28-06-2010 James Moffat secures support from Doric
  James Moffat has secured extra support for the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, securing Doric Products as a minor sponsor
• 28-06-2010 Reynolds to race in Bundy colours in FNQ
  David Reynolds will race a Bundaberg Red Racing Commodore VE in the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series at Townsville next weekend
• 28-06-2010 Sieders unveils City of Townsville entry
  Colin Sieders has unveiled his North Queensland-inspired livery for next weekend’s fourth round of the Fujitsu V8 Series at the Townsville street track
• 28-06-2010 Britek REC set to remain at BJR in 2011
  Trading Post Racing's Jason Bright is “99 percent certain” that his V8 Supercars Racing Entitlements Contract will stay at Brad Jones Racing next year
• 25-06-2010 Dude: Ambrose would be here if not for rules
  Paul Morris says that Australian NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose would still be competing in V8 Supercars if not for the excessively tight racing rules in the category

Australian NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose speaks to Speedcafe.com.au about his favourite race, his biggest accident, his favourite music, and whether he likes beer or wine ...

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