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Pre race report – Clipsal 500

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Hi to all you petrol heads around the world

Welcome to the 2015 racing season, starting off in Adelaide for the Clipsal 500.

Boy have we had some changes since last year, firstly a change of telecaster, it will no longer be seen on Channel 7, it will be telecast through Fox Sport 5 and Channel 10. While we have lost the talent of Mark Beretta as he is still with Channel 7. We welcome to the commentary team, such people as Riana Crehan from Fox Sport, Greg Murphy, Russell Ingall former drivers.

Secondly we saw the last of V8 Extra on Channel 7, so it is now going to be called RPM and televised through Channel 10, so the fun continues…

Check out the list on the side to see car changes and driver changes for this year. Red Bull has a new engineer, welcome to Grant Macpherson.

The Clipsal 500 was started back in 1999.

After such a successful year and breaking a few records, we are wondering if Jamie Whincup can continue on his winning streak and make 2015 his seventh championship. Good luck Jamie…

Results for the 2014

Race 1 – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia

Race 2 – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia

Race 3 – James Courtney – SP Tools Holden Racing team

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Pre Race Report

Clipsal 500 2014 Pre Race Report

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Hi Guys and Girls

This weekend is the start of the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship series. The Clipsal 500 will be run from the 27th of February to the 2nd of March 2014.

Some of the things that are happening this year –

  1. This year will be the last year for theV8 Supercars broadcasting on channel 7 before they move to channel 10 from 2015 onwards. Channel 10 will have the broadcast rights for 6 years, starting from 2015.
  2. Volvo is joining the V8 teams.I am looking forward to seeing how the new Manufacture in Volvo will go in its first year in the v8s. Volvo will make it 5 Manufacturer.
  3. This year will be Russell Ingalls’s 19th fulltime season in V8 Supercars.
  4. Jamie Whincup has won 5 V8 Supercar championships, can he make it 6?
  5. Mark Dutton will be replacing Adrian Burgess as Team Manager at Red Bull Racing Australia. Best of luck this weekend everyone for the Clipsal 500, in Adelaide South Australia event number 1.

Let’s take a look back at what happened in 2013 at the Clipsal 500, in the 2nd Qualifying session.  Lee Holdsworth nearly hit the wall on the exit of turn 8 due to oversteering. Jamie Whincup went to the top of the timesheet during Qualifying for race 2, Mark Beretta was talking to Dick Johnson, about Jonny Reid, not finishing, (DNF which stands for did not finish), David Reynolds finished his previous lap in qualifying number 2 in 5th spot. Three cars came in during the session to make changes to the tyre pressures, on all 4 tyres, and give the drivers fresh rubber to give them grip on the racetrack,     they were Shane Van Gisbergen Will Davison and David Reynolds.  After Craig Lowndes in car 888 exited turn 4 he moved over to make sure that Jamie was not being held up. He led the timesheets for the 2nd time, with a 12164. Fabain Coulthard went to the top of the list, Alexander Premat jumped to 3rd  Mark Skaife said that he loves the Sunday Qualifying Session. Towards the end of the Qualifying session Garth Tander got spun around by Fabain. Jamie won the Clipsal 500 in 2006 2008 2009 and 2011 and the first race of 2012.

Results from 2013

Results for Race 1

1st – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia
2nd – Will Davison – Pepsi Max Crew Ford Performance Racing
3rd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia.

Results for race 2

1st – Shane Van Gisbergen – Tekno Autosport
2nd – Jamie Whincup – Red Bull Racing Australia
3rd – Craig Lowndes – Red Bull Racing Australia,