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  Dick Johnson Racing - Motorsportpedia
With the team not exactly flush of funds, and Johnson needing to source a new car, the public of Australia rallied behind the Queenslander, and they were repaid with both the Touring Car title and Bathurst glory in 1981.
Johnson would expand to a 2nd car for Gregg Hansford and would switch to the more nimble Sierra package.
Since then the team has come close to securing the title in both main and development series as well as in enduros, but a single Endurance win at the 2001 Queensland 500 after a red flag for rain and a number of round wins is all they have to show for it.
directory.worldmotorsport.com /index.php/Dick_Johnson_Racing   (536 words)

  
 Johnson Motor Menomonie
It describes the theft of a motor car from an English doctor for use by the I. Steven Johnson (motor racing) - Steven Johnson (born 2 September 1974) is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver.
Johnson Johnson - Johnson Johnson is the hero of a series of mystery novels written by Dorothy Dunnett (originally published under the pseudonym, Dorothy Halliday).
Johnson Johnson is a portrait painter who doubles as an agent for the British secret service.
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 Independent Online Edition > Americas
The musician's grandson, Steven Johnson, vice president of the recently opened Robert Johnson Foundation in Mississippi, said he knew nothing about the instrument and had no idea it was being offered for sale."This is the first I have heard of it," said Mr Johnson.
It was only after his death, they argue, that Johnson's small catalogue of work was seized on by a new generation of musicians and fans who elevated his role in the development of blues to its present heights.
It is this model that Johnson is holding in one of the two photographs that exist of him, a staged "studio portrait" in which he is wearing a suit, posing with the L-1 and apparently playing an A seventh chord.
news.independent.co.uk /world/americas/article1197264.ece   (1793 words)

  
 Top Ten Shootout Tomorrow For Dick Johnson Racing - Auto Racing Daily
Steven Johnson has scored a run in the top ten shootout at Bathurst, finishing tenth in today's qualifying session for round nine of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship.
In warm sunny conditions, Johnson sat ninth in practice session three with a fastest lap time of 2:08.4365 seconds, and went on to clock a fastest lap time of 2:08.1109 in qualifying to secure tenth.
Johnson will steer the #17 FirstRock Home Loans Falcon in the shootout to finalise a starting position for the year's biggest endurance race, the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.
www.autoracingdaily.com /article.php?cid=15426   (473 words)

  
 Ford Racing: Team Ford Racing News
He was in front on Sunday when the race was stopped after two laps because of an accident in the middle of the field.
The name Howard Marsden was part of motor racing for more than 40 years and his passing in August 2003 was felt throughout the world.
Friday, the 100 km (19-lap) second race is on Saturday at 4 p.m., with the final 10-lap race on Sunday morning at 10:35 a.m.
www.fordracing.com /news?article=24427   (837 words)

  
 Johnson draws on past for future - smh.com.au
Dick Johnson, winner of three Bathurst races, is seeking help from an unusual quarter to drag his two-car V8 Supercar team back into competitiveness.
Steven Johnson is languishing in 15th place in the V8 Supercar points table, and his Brazilian teammate, former formula one driver Max Wilson, is 17th.
Meanwhile, it was announced at Oran Park that Stone Brothers Racing had formed a long-term alliance with Ford with a deal to run the company's cars for at least the next five years.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/08/18/1061059783338.html   (576 words)

  
 V8 Fans - Driver Profiles
During 1994 Steven began a testing program and later joined forces in a Shell FAI Racing Falcon V8 with Alan Grice in the Sandown and Bathurst events.
Steven competed in selected rounds in the 1998 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship in the "Racing for Life" Ford Falcon.
Steven and his father competed in both the 1998 Tickford 500 and FAI 1000 Classic.
www.v8fans.com /driverpro/johnson.html   (327 words)

  
 Steven Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are several well-known people called Steven Johnson.
Steven Johnson (motor racing) - Australian V8 Supercar racing driver
Steven Johnson (author) - British writer and author of the Mercury Rapids trilogy
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steven_Johnson   (123 words)

  
 LOWNDES WHO? BRIGHT WINS FOR HRT
Starting from seventh on the grid, Bright was forced to make two unscheduled stops early in the race, but had his two compulsory stops timed impeccably to take advantage of the numerous safety car periods.
Steven Johnson did plenty of work in the dying stages of the race to claim his podium position.
Steven Ellery came from nowhere to force a multi-car pile-up involving Garth Tander, Mark Larkham, John Bowe and Jason Bright on lap three.
www.motorsportworld.com.au /newsevents/news/lowndeswho.htm   (1153 words)

  
 Dick Johnson Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Radisich's form carried over the Bathurst, where the Kiwi and his co-driver, Steven Ellery, were the class of the field, dominating the FAI 1000 until a flat tyre in the dying stages of the race robbed the team of victory.
Steven was joined for the Queensland 500 by father Dick, who made a one-off return to the driver's seat, but the pair failed to cross the line when mechanical difficulties left their Falcon unable to continue.
Dick Johnson’s team may have finished the season strongly on the track but behind closed doors DJR was dealing with a situation that it had not experienced for many years.
www.djr.com.au /Website/Global/Global(Scripts)/Global(Navigation).php?Navigation=History   (2204 words)

  
 R9S RACE - SHELL PAIR WIN QLD CLASSIC
The Shell Helix pair of Steven Johnson and Paul Radisich won a classic, albeit controversial, race from painfully-unlucky Castrol chargers Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall and the K-Mart Racing duo of Greg Murphy and Todd Kelly.
The Dick Johnson outfit, despite driving a hard-charging, tactically-flawless race, has the impeccable timing of a race steward to thank for their victory.
Johnson found himself sandwiched between both HRT Commodores (ahead of the second car of Tony Longhurst) until the second round of stops.
www.motorsportworld.com.au /newsevents/news/shellpair.htm   (1176 words)

  
 Steven Richards Wins in Perth - Winton Next on V8 Supercar Trail - Auto Racing Daily
Holden driver Steven Richards was the class act of the V8 Supercar field in Perth last weekend, heading off HRT driver Mark Skaife and Ford's Craig Lowndes to win Round 3 of the 2006 Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Victoria's Winton Motor Raceway will host the fourth round of the V8 Supercar Championship from Friday June 2 to Sunday June 4 and it is shaping up to be a highly entertaining round for spectators.
There are a number of reasons why Victorian and New South Wales based fans flock to this motor racing venue in their tens of thousands at every V8 Supercar round through the years.
www.autoracingdaily.com /article.php?cid=11058   (699 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Stone Brothers Racing juggernaut and Queensland 300 champion Russell Ingall is looking forward to getting back to the grassroots of Australian motor sport during this weekend's historic sprints spectacular at Leyburn.
Johnson is unrivalled as one of the great sporting personalities of Queensland through his dynamic touring car feats during the 80's and 90's that included five touring car championship titles and three chequered flag finishes at Bathurst.
Event: The 8th annual Leyburn Historic Sprints is a motor racing feature that sees the rural Darling Downs town explode from a population of about 150 to more than 15000, during two days of action packed entertainment.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=134079&FS=VINTAGE   (593 words)

  
 V8 SUPERCAR 2005 - MotorSM.com
The racing has been intense, the stewards have been kept on their toes, the teams have worked overtime and there have been two dominant but deserving winners in Marcos Ambrose and Greg Murphy.
He and his Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore have been solid proof of what this series is all about; consistency.
He was robbed in the final race in New Zealand with a car that failed to start.
www.motorsm.com /motorsport/auto/AUS_V8_Supercar/2005_R3_Barbagallo.asp   (776 words)

  
 Phoenix drunk driving lawyers - DUI related crimes - Phillips and Associates
In Arizona, when a person negligently causes the death of another through the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, that person may be indicted for negligent homicide.
Any race or exhibition of speed or contest could lead to this serious charge.
Racing is a Class 2 misdemeanor that could result in up to four months in jail and will add eight points on the driver's license.
www.phillipslaw.com /html/dui_other_crimes.html   (1506 words)

  
 FPF-Racing Driver Profiles
He made the move to motor racing in 1996 and in 1998 began racing for Formula Ford in Europe.
Biography: Steven strated his racing career in karts at the age of 8, winning numerous races and titles.
In 1989 he began racing in AUSCAR and took the first of his five successive titles in the category, before moving into NASCAR to win the 1995 title.
fordsperformancecars.tripod.com /driverprofiles.htm   (1154 words)

  
 2001 in review
The Ford youth charge came from other directions with Steven Johnson emerging from his father's shadow and leading the Ford charge for the year.
At the end the year they started winning races, and Greg Murphy beat their HRT cousins in New Zealand.
While Kelly and Johnson may have taken a while to find their feat in Australia's toughest motor sport series Marcus Ambrose started by coming in at the top.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/australian_v8_supercar_racing/87461/2   (423 words)

  
 Larry Perkins - Biography
In recent years, the Australian motor racing fraternity has seen the retirement of some of its icons and legends.
He raced full-time in Formula Vee in 1970, winning the Australian championship, before taking victory in the 1971 Australian Formula Ford 1600 championship in an Elfin, including a win at Oran Park where he took fastest lap of the race.
The following year, Larry raced on the Mountain for the last time with Janson, whom he had grown to hugely respect, but their Commodore VC was forced out with engine problems.
www.f1rejects.com /drivers/perkins/biography.html   (5289 words)

  
 Media.Ford.com: AMBROSE WINS AT WINTON!
Pirtek Racing’s Marcos Ambrose has scored his second straight win of the year and Ford’s third on the trot, with a stunning drive at the fourth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Winton Motor Raceway in central Victoria.
From that point he was never headed, the only late race drama was petrol as he finished with just two laps of fuel left.
It was Ford’s first win at Winton since 1998 (John Bowe), and the first three-race winning streak for the Blue Oval since 2001 when Ambrose won in Darwin, Steven Johnson (Shell Helix Racing) was first across the line in Canberra and Paul Radisich took the chequered flag in Perth.
media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=15478   (1116 words)

  
 FORD OUT TO EXTEND WILLOWBANK WIN STREAK TO 5 YEARS - Motorsport News for New Zealand (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
With the Queensland 300 marking the beginning of the second half of the season, the Blue Oval is keen to close ground on Holden, especially with the big races at Sandown and Bathurst just around the corner.
With tyre and fuel pit stops to be part of the race, a number of teams are confident that the longer format will suit them.
The key in the long races is to be consistently fast.
www.nzmotorsport.co.nz.cob-web.org:8888 /content/newsarticle.cfm?pLive&id=5460   (861 words)

  
 Welcome to PD Motor Mania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Frank Lowndes has been involved with the administration of motor sport in Australia, and had his own motor vehicle tuning centre in the Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, so it was logical son Craig would have an interest in racing.
This open-wheeler racing car category is a particularly tough environment for budding drivers, with fields as big as forty cars and young racers trying to make their mark among their peers as they attempt to display their talents to the media and the professional racing teams.
However, the Holden Racing Team continued to be impressed by this young driver and once more, Team Manager Jeff Grech went in to bat for him, nominating him as one of the drivers to contest the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship for the Team.
battleoftheancients.com /peter/bio.htm   (7594 words)

  
 Scoop: Ford Wins Bathurst!
The race itself was dramatic from the start with pole position winner Mark Skaife crashing on the opening lap.
He pushed me all weekend and in the race I was so confident in him doing the job and he didn't let us down.
Mark was to be part of the Ford Racing line-up as part of Team BOC this weekend at Bathurst.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0610/S00237.htm   (1713 words)

  
 SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Impact looks to hook racing fans
So, when Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling "Impact!" introduced racing expert Jeff Hammond to its broadcast team this week, it was clear that TNA and Fox Sports Net were simply embarking on the latest attempt to crossbreed wrestling and racing.
Though the Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) are TNA tag champs, this was apparently a non-title match.
For most of the last two minutes, all four men were in and out of the ring, with a Daniels superplex on Stevens being the high spot of the event.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Wrestling/2004/07/12/537161.html   (1379 words)

  
 IGN: Race Driver 2006 for the PSP
Race Driver 2006 is set to be the most realistic and comprehensive racing title on the PSP system with a host of new features and content for its North American release.
In addition to the Trans-World Cup, Race Driver 2006 also includes the entire Career Mode from the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system edition of TOCA Race Driver 2 with its engaging story mode and FMV narrative.
With Revised Time Trial and Free Race modes, incorporating the all-new content, Race Driver 2006 is set to be the definitive racing game for the PSP system when it launches this May, exclusively in North America.
games.ign.com /articles/683/683554p1.html   (450 words)

  
 V8 News - News - The Official Website of V8 Supercars Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Motor racing legend and Shell Helix Racing boss Dick Johnson is back on television in one of this year's most disturbing reality programs, 'Australia's Worst Driver'.
Speaking from Shell Helix Racing's headquarters in Queensland, Dick said that he found it hard to believe some of the antics performed before him.
While 'Australia's Worst Driver' screens on the Seven Network Sunday nights at 6.30pm, you'll be able to catch Dick with two of Australia's very best drivers, Steve Johnson and Max Wilson, this weekend at Winton Raceway when his Shell Helix Racing team contests round four of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
www.v8supercar.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?gid=6759   (314 words)

  
 IGN: Crash Tag Team Racing Preview
That's not to say the entire game is beyond the reach of human understanding, it's just there are so many extras it's sometimes easy to forget that this game developed by Radical Entertainment is a combat racer in the vein of Mario Kart and The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
Basically, Crash and his friends wind up at Von Clutch's Motor World to find that all the power gems in the park have been stolen.
To get them back and keep the park in operation, the German cyborg Von Clutch offers to freely hand over the park to whomever can collect them all, especially the fl power that was stolen from his chest cavity.
cube.ign.com /articles/651/651645p1.html   (632 words)

  
 Asian Motor Sports » Blog Archive » Tander on Bahrain Pole
Toll HSV Dealer Team’s Garth Tander has taken pole position for today’s race one of the inaugural Desert 400 in Bahrain.
He was closely followed by Ford Performance Racing’s Jason Bright, who topped the opening practice session yesterday.
The second row is comprised of a pair of Holdens, points leader Rick Kelly just edging out brother Todd, with rookie James Courtney completing the top five in a Ford.
cranialcavity.net /motorsports/2006/11/24/tander-on-bahrain-pole   (310 words)

  
 Bright hopes for mountain run | | The Australian
JASON Bright knows just what it takes to be first over the mountain at Bathurst, having won the race in 1998, driving with Steven Richards.
Bright has had nine starts at Bathurst, including once alongside the man motor racing fans dubbed "Peter Perfect" in a season of racing for Team Brock and Holden in 2003.
The team is in sixth spot in the championship and Steven Johnson is eighth on the drivers' table, but it is still looking for its first podium finish since Sandown in 2004.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20526968-23770,00.html   (602 words)

  
 Team Kiwi Racing - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
I was seventh at the time in the final race and that would have seen us as high as fifth or sixth in the championship.
"That's motor racing and I guess but the good thing is we achieved out top-10 finish for the weekend here and we are still in the top-10 in the championship.
Team Kiwi were sixth in the opening sprint on Saturday, eighth in the 48-lap second race this morning and they had to settle for 27th in the final race.
www.teamkiwiracing.co.nz /news/news05_july06.html   (481 words)

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