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V8X - V8 Supercar Championship Series Returns To Phillip Island The V8 Supercar Championship Series will stage events across Australia, New Zealand and China in 2005. Australian Vee Eight Supercar Championship Series Chairman Tony Cochrane announced live on Network 10 this afternoon that Phillip Island was one of the 13 locations hosting an event in 2005. The V8 Supercar Championship Series will return to the world class Phillip Island Circuit next year as the final round on the calendar. www.v8x.com.au /cms/A_102560/article.html

V8X - New V8 Supercar Speed Record Set Disappointed in a number of new rules implemented for the beginning of the 2005 V8 Supercar Development Series, Smith decided to take part in Speed Week whilst also electing to skip the opening round of the V8 season at this weekend's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Two of the team's Holden Commodore V8 Supercars driven by team owner Robert Smith and former Australian Rally Championship contender Jamie Sargeant broke the long standing record of 301km/h held by Glenn Seton. The fastest speeds ever recorded by V8 Supercars in Australia- well in-excess of 300km/h - were officially set by the Smith's Trucks/Lubrimaxx team in South Australia yesterday. www.v8x.com.au /cms/A_104117/article.html   (445 words)

V8 Supercar Racing The Oran Park round of the 2005 Australian V8 Supercar championship saw Russell Ingall win his first round of the season from his Stone Brothers Racing teammate Marcos Ambrose. Analysis of Australian V8 supercar racing, one of the most competative touring car series in the world. Todd Kelly made a triumphant return to Australia for the sixth round of the V8 Supercar championship at Darwin's Hidden Valley with a repeat of his China success. www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/australian_v8_supercar_racing   (315 words)

News The renewed contract will see Konica remain the major sponsor of the V8 Supercars feeder series until the end of 2005. On the eve of the opening round of 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series, naming rights sponsor Konica have confirmed they will extend their contract for a further three years. Since its inception in 2000, the Konica series has fast become the feeder category for the V8 Supercar Championship Series, this year all former champions have secured permanent driving positions with leading Championship team's. www.qrda.asn.au /categorys/catarticle.asp?id=710   (315 words)

NMD.com.au - Lowndes Force Closes In On Member '888' The groundswell of support for Craig Lowndes as he makes a late charge for the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship title has been reflected with the success of Lowndes Force, the star driver's first-ever Official Fan Club. A clear link to Triple Eight Race Engineering, the team that prepares his Ford racecar, the 888 moniker is fast becoming recognised as Lowndes' number as motorsport fans automatically associate it with the three-time V8 Supercar champion. As well as the membership kit, all members are entitled to a special merchandise offer to receive a free team cap with any purchase of a team pit crew shirt from V8 Supercar team, Team Betta Electrical. www.nmd.com.au /news2/news_detail.cfm?ID=4545   (427 words)

Marinelli Motorsport Owned by the world's largest independent motorsport and automotive engineering company, Prodrive, FPR is competing in the team's third V8 Supercar Championship season in 2005. The new team raced to the most successful debut season in the history of V8 Supercar racing in 2003 by finishing 5th in the Championship standings with foundation drivers Craig Lowndes and Glenn Seton. The team is led on the track this year by Jason Bright. www.users.bigpond.com /PAULJM/motorclients.html   (472 words)

CAR . CO . NZ V8 Supercars: New Zealands Premiere Website for motoring and motorsport enthusiasts. Two of Ford's most successful motor sports names, Johnson and Seton, will join together for the 2005 V8 Supercar season, with confirmation that Glenn Seton will lead Dick Johnson's Shell Helix Racing team. Seton believes that now his decision for 2005 has been announced he can focus his full attention on the remainder of this season, including obtaining his first Bathurst title where he will drive alongside Craig Lowndes. Seton will contest the remainder of the season with Ford Performance Racing including the upcoming Betta Electrical Sandown 500 in Melbourne and Australia's premier motor race, the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Bathurst on Sunday October 10. www.car.co.nz /v8.asp?articleid=6051   (783 words)

Ford Racing: Team Ford Racing News Eastern Creek, Sydney— Team Betta Electrical's Craig Lowndes has scored his first win of the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series with an outstanding drive at round 4 at Sydney's Eastern Creek. Lowndes and defending V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose (Pirtek Racing) finished on equal points for the round, but thanks to his victory in the final race, the Team Betta Electrical driver was awarded overall victory. The result came on the back of his third consecutive pole position for the season. www.fordracing.com /news/index.asp?flashcheck=0&bhjs=0&article=28020   (791 words)

DAVID BRABHAM - The Official Website David Brabham will join Jason Bright in FPR's 2005 V8 Supercar enduro line-up This is the place to keep track of the latest news and views as David Brabham sets out for the 2005 season. David Brabham's original and signed helmet for auction. www.davidbrabham.com   (791 words)

Sport: Motor Sport: V8 Supercars Stop Knocking Heads Three-time V8 Supercar champion, Craig Lowndes has given the HANS (Head and Neck Safety) device a resounding thumbs-up for the 2005 season. Importantly, Lowndes believes the HANS device does not compromise the competitiveness of the highly popular V8 Supercar Championship Series. The HANS device sits across Lowndes' shoulders and behind his head and is connected via two tethers fitted to the rear of the helmet, while his seatbelt straps are positioned over the top of the device keeping it firmly in place. xtramsn.co.nz /sport/0,,12049-4263654,00.html   (598 words)

Ultimatecarpage.com forums - Lowndes to 888 in 2005 Lowndes will complete the 2004 season with the Ford Performance Racing team before linking with Triple Eight Race Engineering in January 2005. Three-time V8 Supercar Champion Craig Lowndes will remain a Ford driver but with a new home, today announcing that he will drive for Queensland based Triple Eight Race Engineering. Manager - Motorsport Operations for the Ford Motor Company Stephen Kruk said the decision by Lowndes had lifted the whole game of V8 Supercars. www.ultimatecarpage.com /forum/printthread.php?t=6160   (983 words)

V8 SUPERCARS News - Race results: race two - Clipsal 500.. Race results from the second race of the Clipsal 500 meeting at Adelaide— the opening round of the 2005 V8 Supercar season. V8 SUPERCARS News - Race results: race two - Clipsal 500.. » V8 - Ambrose talks to us after winning Clipsal 500 (20/03/2005) www.crash.net /uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=53&nid=107050   (983 words)

Teams & Drivers - The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia 22-Apr-2006 - Ford Performance Racing (FPR) drivers Jason Bright and Mark Winterbottom have started their New Zealand V8 Supercar... After a top ten finish in the 2005 Championship, veteran Jason Bright is again one of the main contenders for the 2006 crown. With things not going perfectly to plan last season only a few pieces need to fall in place for the seasoned campaigner to challenge this year. www.v8supercar.com.au /drivers/DriverDetails.asp?ind=M&DID=192   (202 words)

V8X - David Brabham and Cameron McLean to join FPR's 2005 Enduro Challenge Brabham also competed with Ford team DJR in the Sandown and Bathurst V8 Supercar endurance events in 2003 and 2004. CAT FPR Falcon driver Jason Bright welcomes David Brabham and Cameron McLean to FPR's endurance season line up. Brabham won the (Super Tourer) Bathurst 1000 with his brother Geoff driving a BMW in 1997 and returned to compete in the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour race in 2002. www.v8x.com.au /cms/A_104422/article.html   (202 words)

NMD.com.au - Team Dynamik High On Confidence For Clipsal Team Dynamik's Simon Wills would love to hit the rewind tape on 2004 as the Team prepares for the V8 Supercar season-opening Clipsal 500 from 17-20 March in Adelaide. Will Davison showed plenty of pace, and with some suspension development over the summer we are really confident of going strongly in 2005," Fiorinotto said. Teammate Will Davison, at the wheel of the Boomerang Phonecard #45, was brushing up on track maps and videos this week as he prepares for his first ever Clipsal. www.nmd.com.au /news2/news_detail.cfm?ID=3337   (202 words)

Lowndes begged to stay - Breaking News - http://www.smh.com.au Lowndes, 30, is contracted to Ford until the end of 2005 on a $700,000 a year deal, but his agreement with FPR expires at the end of this season. Ford superstar Craig Lowndes is being begged by his bosses not to quit his floundering V8 Supercar team. And while Lowndes and FPR have trundled around with the backmarkers, Marcos Ambrose and Stone Brothers Racing have risen to become Ford's pre-eminent driver and team. www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/24/1090464899887.html   (381 words)

FABULOUS LOWNDES ON GOLD COAST STREETS - Motorsport News for New Zealand eam Betta Electrical's Craig Lowndes has scored his fourth win of the 2005 V8 Supercar season after a fabulous performance at round #11, the Gillette Challenge, on the streets of Surfers Paradise. Lowndes victory has elevated him from fifth to third in the championship chase, sitting behind fellow Ford drivers Russell Ingall (Caltex Racing) and defending two-time champion Marcos Ambrose (Pirtek Racing). Lowndes is just 81 points out of first place, after Ingall and Ambrose both experienced tough weekends. www.nzmotorsport.co.nz /content/newsletter.cfm?ID=34&Source=news&Type=article&ArticleID=6384   (660 words)

Mark Skaife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After a poor 2004 V8 Supercar season, Skaife's 2005 results have improved, finishing 5th in the championship behind his Holden Racing Team team mate Todd Kelly. Mark Skaife (b 3 April 1967) is one of the most popular and successful touring car race drivers Australia has ever produced. After initial success in Karting, Mark Skaife switched to cars. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Skaife   (198 words)

Alex Yoong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A promising start in the American Champcar series in 2003 (9th in Mexico), his season was cut short due to the team's lack of funds, and Yoong failed to impress in his few drives in the Australian V8 Supercar series in 2004. After the 2005/06 A1GP, Yoong will race in the Le Mans Series with Jan Lammers, the A1 Team Netherlands seat holder. A1 Team Malaysia with Alex Yoong and Fairuz Fauzy finish the first A1GP on 5th place overall. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Yoong   (371 words)

:: 2005 Clipsal 500 Launch Newsletter :: Stone Brothers Racing Team driver Marcos Ambrose has finished season 2004 in the manner in which he started it by taking victory in the final round at Sydney’s Eastern Creek circuit, clinching his second AVESCO V8 Supercar Championship Series. It's the first time since the legendary Dick Johnson in 1988 and '89 that Ford has won back-to-back championships and Johnson was one of the first to congratulate Ambrose. The award is voted on by the teams and other key motor sport officials and takes into account event presentation, facilities, race administration, promotion, spectator facilities and attendance, and innovation. www.hotlap.com.au /ringsofsaturn/nl/nl_xmas04.html   (371 words)

V8Central - V8Supercars - News Steven Johnson will remain with the team this season, but former V8 Supercar champion, Glenn Seton, replaces Warren Luff at the Gold Coast team. Dick Johnson Racing is yet to announce their naming rights sponsor for 2005. It was a reasonably successful year for the team, with Steven Johnson and Warren Luff coming third at the Betta Electrical 500, with Steven finishing tenth in the championship in the #17 Shell Helix Falcon. www.v8central.com /v8supercar/racenews.asp?newsitem=647   (371 words)

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