Barbagallo this weekend?

[Kiwiracing]

Aren't the V8's at Barbagallo this weekend in WA? I wouldn't think so looking at our Forum:D Nothing on here (well the first page that is) from our Westie mates.

Who's going, who's not, wish I was there. Guess all the teams are there already, ready to go.

Don't forget finishline comp, like I did last week:mad:

Cheers
kiwiracing

[wayno]

After making the trek west for the round last year (and having an absolute ball I might add) I will have to make do with watching from the comfort of my lounge room this year.
I would love to go, but Rally Australia beckons!

[chups]

IM GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vt2envy]

I'll be there friday and sunday...They are predicting rain for friday , saturday,fine on sunday..It could make pics for finishline interesting...I took a punt and picked up grandstand tickets for friday in the hope i'll make it home with a dry butt...Looking good so far...but knowing my luck there will only be one leak in the roof and that will be directly above my seat...:mad:

[GSXR1]

Wouldn't miss it for quids! I'll be there from before sunrise until after dark on both Saturday & Sunday. Helping crew for one of the guys in the Historic Tourers, but hopefully will still get a chance to catch most of the other action as well.

We're selling the tickets for the event at work, and Friday is our biggest sales day so no chance of calling in sick that day!

Both Paul Radisich & Max Wilson called into the shop today. Paul is a regular visitor when in Perth, while Max bought an Isle of Man TT dvd. Maybe he's thinking of a career change!;)


but knowing my luck there will only be one leak in the roof and that will be directly above my seat...
Sorry VT, all the grandstands are temporary ones so they are uncovered. At least if you're gonna get wet everyone else is gonna get wet as well, so you won't be alone!:D

[SETO 5]

I will be there for the 3 days, also going to the Ford breakfast tomorrow morning.

GSXR1 where do you work as I have to pick up some tickets in Perth tomorrow, and what is a 3 day pass with pits worth.
Thanks,

Dave

[GSXR1]

Originally posted by SETO 5
where do you work as I have to pick up some tickets in Perth tomorrow, and what is a 3 day pass with pits worth.


Dave

Work at Pitstop Bookshop (http://www.pitstop.net.au)

For the three days (including pits) you're looking at an even $100.

[SETO 5]

Thanks mate, I will be in to get some tickets no doubt I will be one of many people in there tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Dave

[GSXR1]

If the last couple of days are anything to go by then yes, it's going to be busy, with Friday busier still.

Looks like it should be a big crowd for the weekend, hopefully the weather will be half reasonable. Although we've been pretty lucky with the weather the last few years so maybe we're due a wet one...

[Malik]

Originally posted by chups
IM GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what he said :D

[GSXR1]

Malik

Did you get the track map / program ok?

[Malik]

yeah sure did mate.. thanks..

cheers for the shop catologe too.. am looking thru it..

[GSXR1]

No worries - the map looked lonely in the envelope by itself...plus sending the newsletter keeps the boss happy & off my back!

[Malik]

Originally posted by GSXR1
No worries - the map looked lonely in the envelope by itself...plus sending the newsletter keeps the boss happy & off my back!

lol.. that's fair enough mate... hey I dont mine.. there's about 3 things on there that are tempting when I have the $$$..

[roboneill]

i will be there, everyone else cancelled, but stuff it i am going anyways..i got the last ticket in the pit straight grandstand on the start finish line for the 3 days...

has the put straight grandstand got a roof on it?????

[Mux]

rob, i've never been in the grandstand but i'm sure there's no roof over any of them.

I'll be there all three days..gonna be awesome. HRT will make it two in a row!

[chups]

i dont remember there being a roof on any of the grandstands last year, but there has been quite a bit of work up there so anything is possible, there has even been another grandstand added (the garth tander stand) as for me, ill be gettin wet on the biante esses :)

[Mux]

I have this feeling racing will be extra special this round!

http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsd isplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=11216

"Ambrose was cleared by stewards in what was deemed a racing incident, but Skaife reminded the Ford driver that "every dog has its day" and said Ambrose should be looking over his shoulder in the fifth round of the V8 Supercar series, at Barbagallo Raceway at the weekend."

"If I was Marcos I'd be having a bit of a look in the mirror," Skaife said. "In my championship position, I can afford to take more risks.

"So, if those sorts of manoeuvres are on and that's how we're going to play, stand back, because we're in for some fun."

Skaifey, show em how its done!!

[roboneill]

hahaha...
thats if skaifey can catch him.....
i am sure Marcos will be looking in his mirror at skaifey falling way back..

[vt2envy]

GSXR1...Thanks for the heads up..I'll go and pop the wetsuit in the boot right now...I thought it was to good to be true.Dry butt never going to happen...Mind you we have been pretty lucky with the weather over the last couple of years.We are due for a wet one..

As for Skaife....He is due for a change of luck.I would be worried.

Is anyone going to the v8 superstars night??

[GSXR1]

Originally posted by roboneill

has the put straight grandstand got a roof on it?????

Sorry Rob - all the stands are temporary ones and are uncovered so you might get a bit wet.

i got the last ticket in the pit straight grandstand on the start finish line for the 3 days...

If it's the same seat I'm thinking of (last 3-day should be Block L, Row F from memory) it's a good one. As you say it's right on the start/finish line. That seat was originally earmarked for the guy that designed the tickets but he could only go Saturday so we shifted him further down the stand! As it's a single seat we had a hell of a lot of trouble allocating it as everyone wanted multiple seats... :D

[SBR Winner]

I'd love to be going but dollars are short will watch at home

1) Ambrose
2) Ingall
3) Richards

[Road Runner 72]

Hey to all the guys n gals going have a fun n safe trip "Go Brighty" we want PICCIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS when you get back please:D

Cheers

Mike

[roboneill]

GSXR yep thats the ticket alright....
it does look like a great spot...
i'll just take a big waterproof jacket and a towel i think to keep the arse dry

[GSXR1]

Originally posted by roboneill
GSXR yep thats the ticket alright....
it does look like a great spot...


Yeah it is, you're pretty lucky, that end of the stand is the most popular and sells fastest each year.

Technically that block sold out about eight weeks ago, but like I said, one single seat became available:)

[dattoman1000]

I'll be there as usual
Gotta go when the tickets are free I guess.........lol
Should be a great weekend if I can stay dry

Cheers
Neil

[GSXR1]

For those going on the weekend, take your wet weather gear...Occasional showers should continue on Friday. Saturday should be showery and very windy as another front moves through during the morning, though conditions should moderate in the afternoon. An early shower on Sunday should clear as a ridge develops over Perth.

Updates from the weather bureau (http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/forecasts.shtml)

:(

[Moffat Fan]

Originally posted by roboneill
.i got the last ticket in the pit straight grandstand on the start finish line for the 3 days...

has the put straight grandstand got a roof on it?????
Sorry but there are no roof's on any of the Grandstands

Next year you might want to look at getting a Membership of the WASCC. Our members area is in the Club house to the right of the stand you are in and membership gets you into the clubhouse and entry to all race meetings.

Membership for you and apatner is less than $300 per year and for a small fee you can use the track on Club Tuning days to take your car out for a spin.

The club House is great on V8 Weekend as we have Bar at Members prices, an all day BBQ, big screens, timing monitors, race car simulators etc etc etc.

I host the Members area every year and gets bigger every year (and we also crank it up for the Truck Meeting )

Well worth looking into
:D

[KiwiRallyFan]

Could someone going to Barbagello please take some photos of Peter Brock's Torana and post them on this forum.

I dying to see what the new paint scheme looks like.

:)

[Kiwiracing]

First Practise - Go the Murph::D

1 51 Kmart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VY 22 21 0:55.6847
2 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 27 12 0:56.2231 0:00.5384
3 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VY 26 22 0:56.2774 0:00.5927
4 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright Holden Commodore VY 29 25 0:56.3753 0:00.6906
5 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VY 17 15 0:56.4456 0:00.7609
6 17 Shell Helix Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 30 30 0:56.5162 0:00.8315
7 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VY 26 23 0:56.5474 0:00.8627
8 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VY 23 14 0:56.5914 0:00.9067
9 888 Team Betta Electrical Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 25 14 0:56.7040 0:01.0193
10 12 OzEmail Racing Team John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 30 30 0:56.7337 0:01.0490
11 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 28 23 0:56.8458 0:01.1611
12 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 26 26 0:56.8689 0:01.1842
13 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 27 27 0:56.8860 0:01.2013
14 15 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 25 25 0:56.8909 0:01.2062
15 16 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VY 23 17 0:56.9235 0:01.2388
16 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Simon Wills Holden Commodore VY 27 17 0:56.9315 0:01.2468
17 88 Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BA 22 21 0:56.9348 0:01.2501
18 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore VY 25 22 0:56.9762 0:01.2915
19 18 Shell Helix Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 29 25 0:56.9837 0:01.2990
20 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VY 28 18 0:57.0102 0:01.3255
21 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 28 21 0:57.0250 0:01.3403
22 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 24 23 0:57.0562 0:01.3715
23 21 OzEmail Racing Team Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 30 30 0:57.1248 0:01.4401
24 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 24 11 0:57.1798 0:01.4951
25 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 22 22 0:57.2843 0:01.5996
26 14 WPS Mark Noske Ford Falcon BA 30 20 0:57.3695 0:01.6848
27 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 20 20 0:57.4288 0:01.7441
28 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VX 23 18 0:57.5211 0:01.8364
29 23 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 26 14 0:57.6330 0:01.9483
30 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 26 25 0:57.8716 0:02.1869
31 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Dale Brede Holden Commodore VY 27 15 0:58.2823 0:02.5976
32 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 4 3 1:07.1866 0:11.5019


Cheers
Kiwiracing

[HRT 1-2]

Anyone know if Murph's in this years car or the mountain winner?
I'd read somewhere they'd pulled the car out at their last testing day at the Island but, I weren't sure why?

If he's in the mountain winner I'd stay in it if it's got something to do with why he's half a sec quicker than everyone else!

BTW, why are they allowed to test at the Island if the track is "un-safe" (wank,wank,wank)?

[mick xu1]

He is in the Bathurst winner it's Rocket!!! Correct me if I am wrong but that is the same car (different colour) that won Bathurst in 2002 with Skaife & Richo, as iread in the Bathurst 2003 year book which has all the history of all cars when made, how old ect.

[toecutter]

With unlimited practice, our favourite LEMON is still last on the grid in Carrera Cup.
16. David Thexton (Thexton Racing / thexton.com.au) 1:01.0679
Maybe he needs a few hours in the Lotus Trophy Series.

[stonebrosfan]

what about in a road car driving around adelaide in preperation for the clipsal next year!

[Mux]

here are some photos from today.

Inside media centre. When v8s are on, those screens will be full of every camera angle around the track..director/producer pick where to go to.

[Mux]

one of skaifes car in the garage.

[Mux]

a nice view of the back of skaifes car..can compare to biante's 2004 vy now , make sure they did it all right. ;)

[Mux]

last one for now..of brocks torana.

[Kiwiracing]

Look foward to seeing them Mux, hope Admin is in tonight, but I suspect there is a function over your way.

This from the V8 site, pretty long read:

Murphy pulls out old faithful to top session
Release Date: 11/06/2004
Greg Murphy stepped back into the car that won Bathurst last year in an attempt to gain some more speed with immediate results at the fifth round of the V8 Supercar Cahmpionship Series at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth today.

Murphy topped the opening practice session in Perth by more than half a second from Steve Richards and Mark Skaife, with reigning Champion Marcos Ambrose way down in 21st spot.

Recently resurfaced, the quickest times were more than three seconds a lap quicker than at the same stage of the meeting last year, with Murphy estimating his quickest lap today will be thereabouts for pole tomorrow after bolting a new set of tyres on the car.

Thirty of the 32 cars on the track were quicker than the previous lap record even though the session started with rain.

“I didn’t think it would be that quick,� Murphy said after the session. “It feels really smooth and its got good grip, but if you get off-line you can feel a huge grip difference. There will definitely be one fast line for the race.

“We put a fresh set of tyres on just to see where we were at, you go hard whenever you put a new set of tyres on, but it wasn’t quite a qualifying lap – it was tidy and there weren’t many mistakes and the car was working well.

“I think, looking at that, it will be a mid-55 or better for pole.�

New Championship leader Steven Richards was top dog for most of the session, only losing the first day honours to Murphy in the closing minute of the twice red-flagged session.

Richards said with the new surface it was important to be on the pace right from the minute the cars hit the track.

“I think this circuit was going to be a case of whoever rolled it out of the truck well was going to be the fastest,� Richards said. “It is nice to be competitive in the first session because that is what we are here to do.�

Richards said he ran the entire session on one set of tyres, and that his times was perhaps more indicative of the speed of the new surface than Murphy on green tyres, Richards topped this session last year with a quick lap of 58.8518s and this year improved by more than 2.6 seconds to set a best of 56.2231s.

Skaife in third agreed. “You need to compare Richards to Richards to get a fair comparison, I thought Greg’s time compared with we were at is close to a qualifying time – mid to low 55s maybe.�

After a troubled start to the year and seemingly already out of Championship contention, Skaife said it was a just a case of head down and tail up for the HRT.

“It wasn’t any bigger struggled than normal, especially given that we were running in half wet at the start and you don’t learn anything from that.�

Jason Bright was fourth fastest after setting his quickest time near the end of the session, Paul Morris in fifth set his time earlier in the session after sitting idle with a broken alternator.

Sixth was Steve Johnson, with Garth Tander, Todd Kelly, Max Wilson and John Bowe rounding out the top 10.

Marcos Ambrose was way down in 21st spot 1.3 seconds slower than Murphy and with a big gap to breach before qualifying tomorrow. Teammate Russell Ingall was not much better, celebrating his 100th V8 Supercar round with 12th spot.

The session was red flagged twice, the first for a stranded Jason Richards who speared into the sand at Kolb Corner down the back of the track (he later finished the session in the same spot after a second spin) and the second for a combinations of Todd Kelly and Steve Ellery.

Kelly landed in the sand at the end of the long straight, while Ellery blocked the entrance to pit lane after breaking his steering after contact with Mark Noske.

Tomorrow sees a full day at Barbagallo Raceway with practice, qualifying, a top 10 shootout and the first of three races for the weekend.

Top 10 Friday Practice
1.Greg Murphy Kmart Commodore 55.6847s
2.Steven Richards Castrol Perkins Commodore 56.2231s
3.Mark Skaife HRT Commodore 56.2774s
4.Jason Bright PWR Racing Commodore 56.3753s
5.Paul Morris Sirromet Commodore 56.4456s
6.Steve Johnson Shell Helix Falcon 56.5162s
7.Garth Tander Repco Valvoline Cummins Commodore 56.5474s
8.Todd Kelly HRT Commodore 56.5919s
9.Max Wilson Betta Electrical Triple 8 Falcon 56.7040s
10.John Bowe OzEmail Falcon 56.7337s


Kiwiracing

[Mux]

after murph got that fastest practise lap...after cat corner he went off..was funny to see, luckily no damage or anything..he got out nice and easy.

[vt2envy]

Great day out and only 2 showers of rain...Even managed to make it through the day with a dry butt..While looking for a flag for the boy I stopped at the grm trailer and they had the Just Car nation cup 427 Monaro on display...very,very nice..Check it out if you have the chance...

[GSXR1]

Jeez...into the '55s already! Hope the track stays dry for Qualifying and the Shoot-out, don't mind if it rains during the races though, should mix things up a bit!

[gts4me]

I'll be there tomorrow and Sunday at the Biante Esses as normal and for the third year running I scored free tickets so I am feeling good.
All I need now is for Skaife to take 1st and the Kelly gang to wrestle for 2nd and 3rd

[roboneill]

yeah it was funny to see skaife do his quick lap then hold up other drivers, i noticed he did that with ingall, ...
just my whinge for today....

[Kiwiracing]

Anybody hear or see how this went today?:

As an added attraction for the fans, Biante are pleased to, with the support of Avesco and the WASCC, put on the "Champions Challenge", featuring Mark Skaife in #2 Holden Torana XU-1 and John Bowe in #12 XY GTHO Falcon.

This will be run over 3 three lap races, one each day and neither is fooling around and we could see a 'mini' Bathurst as each car has its own parts of the track which suits it. Plus it will possibly be raining/pouring so ........ Please don't bend them fellas!!


Cheers
Kiwiracing

[Mux]

It didn't happen. Two races tomorrow i spose.

The GTHO came out, with bowe driving and skaife as a passenger..but thats it. They did a few laps and that was all we saw.

[Grubby]

I hope they show some of these races/challenges on the TV coverage

[ferrari fan]

Also do cheer for the LOTUS Elise driven by Grant Johnson and proudly sponsored by;Permacoat,Mr.MAG and Burglar Bars.
He will walk arround in the Pits with the Orrcon gear on.
Say hello to him!!
Grant won the MG once off invitation here last year and also did VERY well in the Orrcon AU at both Bathurst and Sandown last year, untill a usedbydate!! driveshaft that was put in the car!! let go and did cost us 10!! laps to repair.

[GSXR1]

Originally posted by Mux
Two races tomorrow i spose.


I might be wrong (hope I am in this case), but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

In my experience the organisers of circuit racing in general, and particularly when the V8 circus is in town, are real sticklers for keeping to a strict time schedule, and once a race is 'lost' it doesn't normally get added in later.

All the events are planned to happen at a certain time (right down to the minute) and if they start running behind time they just 'drop' events (particularly the 'lower' level of support category) and they generally don't get re-scheduled. :(

[HRT 1-2]

Originally posted by roboneill
yeah it was funny to see skaife do his quick lap then hold up other drivers, i noticed he did that with ingall, ...
just my whinge for today....

Blah, Blah, Blah.......:rolleyes:

[the_goldie]

Whats going on with Ambrose?

28 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 16 8 0:57.2292 0:01.2774
29


Is he trying different setups or just off the pace???

[rowdydave]

the goldie,

Ambrose is on old tyres and trialing a new set up.

Rowdydave.

[HRT 1-2]

Ambrose must have forgotten to change tyres:D

Wow, pretty weird looking top ten so far, good to see Cam up there!

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright Holden Commodore VY 11 6 0:55.8539
2 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VY 6 3 0:56.0931 0:00.2392
3 88 Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BA 15 14 0:56.1565 0:00.3026
4 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VY 15 14 0:56.2595 0:00.4056
5 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 8 6 0:56.2622 0:00.4083
6 15 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 14 12 0:56.2854 0:00.4315
7 12 OzEmail Racing Team John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 10 3 0:56.3696 0:00.5157
8 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VX 13 13 0:56.3702 0:00.5163
9 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 15 12 0:56.3790 0:00.5251
10 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 14 10 0:56.3930 0:00.5391
11 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VY 6 3 0:56.3991 0:00.5452
12 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VY 6 3 0:56.4516 0:00.5977
13 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 14 11 0:56.4610 0:00.6071
14 51 Kmart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VY 14 3 0:56.4751 0:00.6212
15 21 OzEmail Racing Team Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 16 15 0:56.5075 0:00.6536
16 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 16 14 0:56.5605 0:00.7066
17 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 10 6 0:56.5772 0:00.7233
18 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VY 8 7 0:56.5864 0:00.7325
19 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 13 4 0:56.6665 0:00.8126
20 17 Shell Helix Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 11 3 0:56.6897 0:00.8358
21 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 14 13 0:56.7018 0:00.8479
22 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 17 15 0:56.7483 0:00.8944
23 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Simon Wills Holden Commodore VY 15 7 0:56.7506 0:00.8967
24 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore VY 8 6 0:56.7670 0:00.9131
25 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 7 3 0:56.7809 0:00.9270
26 23 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 15 11 0:56.9282 0:01.0743
27 888 Team Betta Electrical Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 6 6 0:57.0160 0:01.1621
28 18 Shell Helix Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 11 5 0:57.0215 0:01.1676
29 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Dale Brede Holden Commodore VY 18 14 0:57.1383 0:01.2844
30 16 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VY 12 3 0:57.1392 0:01.2853
31 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 18 14 0:57.1465 0:01.2926
32 14 WPS Mark Noske Ford Falcon BA 15 12 0:57.1790 0:01.3251

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[HRT 1-2]

Sorry, forgot to mention that was qualifying, shootout to come:o

[Road Runner 72]

whys is weird lol, GO BRIGHTY!!!!

[singer]

Originally posted by Mux
I have this feeling racing will be extra special this round!

http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsd isplay.asp?Ind=M&gid=11216

"Ambrose was cleared by stewards in what was deemed a racing incident, but Skaife reminded the Ford driver that "every dog has its day" and said Ambrose should be looking over his shoulder in the fifth round of the V8 Supercar series, at Barbagallo Raceway at the weekend."

"If I was Marcos I'd be having a bit of a look in the mirror," Skaife said. "In my championship position, I can afford to take more risks.

"So, if those sorts of manoeuvres are on and that's how we're going to play, stand back, because we're in for some fun."

Skaifey, show em how its done!! In my opinion Skaife is showing extremely poor sportsmanship. I watched the incident & saw nothing wrong with what Ambrose did and apparently the Stewards saw it the same way. It seems to me that Skaife is letting the pressure of team ownership get to him the same way he did when he was in the Gibson organisation.:( We should all remember it is a sport, however many $ you put into it. Perhaps Skaife should engage a full time driver and concentrate on the pressures of team ownership. You can't be a winner all the time & HRT has had more than its share of wins. Sometime at the cost of others but I haven't heard as much whining out of them as I've heard out of Skaife

[Grubby]

Shootout Results

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:55.9216
2 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:56.0431 0:00.1215
3 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:56.1323 0:00.2107
4 15 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:56.4674 0:00.5458
5 88 Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:56.4728 0:00.5512
6 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VY 1 1 0:56.6436 0:00.7220
7 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:56.7836 0:00.8620
8 12 OzEmail Racing Team John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:56.9285 0:01.0069
9 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 1 1 0:57.1126 0:01.1910
10 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VX 1 1 0:57.1530 0:01.2314

[Y2Joel]

Well Jason Richards, Craig Lowndes and Glen Seton have all been excluded from the top ten shoot out results. Don't know why.

[HRT 1-2]

Go Skaifey!


Race 1
Race Day: Saturday, 16:10-16:55 Race Duration: 100 Klms Reverse Grid: N

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VY 42 44:01.2266 37 0:56.6889
2 50 PWR Performance Products Jason Bright Holden Commodore VY 42 44:01.7192 33 0:56.4634
3 1 Pirtek Racing Marcos Ambrose Ford Falcon BA 42 44:06.6541 41 0:56.5901
4 15 Kmart Racing Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 42 44:15.1904 21 0:57.1031
5 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VY 42 44:15.3224 11 0:56.7040
6 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VY 42 44:18.3404 10 0:57.1292
7 51 Kmart Racing Team Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VY 42 44:19.0398 11 0:56.9013
8 12 OzEmail Racing Team John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 42 44:19.3997 11 0:56.9447
9 9 Caltex Havoline Race Team Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 42 44:19.6704 30 0:56.7822
10 16 PWR Performance Products Paul Weel Holden Commodore VY 42 44:20.2906 33 0:57.1246
11 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VY 42 44:20.9301 2 0:56.7663
12 21 OzEmail Racing Team Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 42 44:22.6234 33 0:57.0479
13 17 Shell Helix Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 42 44:23.4550 36 0:56.9371
14 7 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 42 44:25.1333 40 0:57.1437
15 18 Shell Helix Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 42 44:26.7653 28 0:57.1151
16 888 Team Betta Electrical Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 42 44:26.9400 39 0:57.1012
17 31 Super Cheap Auto Racing Steve Ellery Ford Falcon BA 42 44:33.1590 42 0:57.2721
18 10 Larkham Orrcon Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 42 44:34.5551 40 0:57.2329
19 20 Larkham Orrcon Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 42 44:34.9837 40 0:57.2648
20 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VX 42 44:39.9033 38 0:57.3149
21 6 Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 42 44:41.8369 34 0:57.1389
22 14 WPS Mark Noske Ford Falcon BA 42 44:42.4763 35 0:57.3103
23 021 Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird Holden Commodore VY 42 44:50.0851 30 0:56.7140
24 8 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VY 41 44:03.3046 30 0:56.7381
25 75 Toll Racing Anthony Tratt Holden Commodore VY 41 44:24.8942 28 0:57.8042
26 45 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Dale Brede Holden Commodore VY 41 44:54.4926 35 0:57.7369
DNF 23 WPS David Besnard Ford Falcon BA 40 42:38.7292 27 0:57.2593
DNF 29 Sirromet - Life Style Wine Paul Morris Holden Commodore VY 22 25:13.8363 19 0:56.9832
DNF 44 Roadships/Alphawest/World Ind Simon Wills Holden Commodore VY 21 24:20.2586 16 0:57.2864
DNF 88 Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BA 10 13:44.3308 3 0:57.4850
DNF 11 Castrol Perkins Motorsport Steven Richards Holden Commodore VY 2 1:58.1240 2 0:56.9898
DNF 5 Ford Performance Racing Glenn Seton Ford Falcon BA

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[Y2Joel]

He needs every win he can get. Does anybody know what happened to Paul Morris?

[roboneill]

what ambrose... from P21 to 3rd.....
lookout tomorrow you holden boys..

and what about poor old Stevie Richards, even thoguh he is a holden driver, why the hell Mark Skaife was not penalised for that movve on him, clearly moved into his line...
as i said before he is quick to whinge and ***** and moan when someone does it to him, but is ok for him to do the same...
pity brighty's tap up the arse didn't flick him off in the final stages

[Mux]

Ambrose's tyres would have taken a beating in doing that though, Rob. I doub't he'll be able to sustain his pace end of race 2, and race 3.

Also, it was very clear what happened with the skaife/richards incident. Skaife moved slightly over, very little, and locked his brakes. Back end swung out, clipped richards and the rest..well, unlucky for richards. This was well and truely a racing incident. Brighty should of backed off a bit, he obviously wasn't going to gain anything.

[brchi17]

Originally posted by roboneill
what ambrose... from P21 to 3rd.....
lookout tomorrow you holden boys..

and what about poor old Stevie Richards, even thoguh he is a holden driver, why the hell Mark Skaife was not penalised for that movve on him, clearly moved into his line...

Perhaps they thought they were both on the same team :D :p !!!

[Moffat Fan]

Originally posted by Mux
Ambrose's tyres would have taken a beating in doing that though, Rob. I doub't he'll be able to sustain his pace end of race 2, and race 3.

Also, it was very clear what happened with the skaife/richards incident. Skaife moved slightly over, very little, and locked his brakes. Back end swung out, clipped richards and the rest..well, unlucky for richards. This was well and truely a racing incident. Brighty should of backed off a bit, he obviously wasn't going to gain anything.

[Goodwrench3]

Marcos sure did put on a one hell of a show for all of us fortunate enough to be at Barbagallo today. Bring on tomorrow!!!

[Moffat Fan]

Originally posted by Mux
Ambrose's tyres would have taken a beating in doing that though, Rob. I doub't he'll be able to sustain his pace end of race 2, and race 3.

Also, it was very clear what happened with the skaife/richards incident. Skaife moved slightly over, very little, and locked his brakes. Back end swung out, clipped richards and the rest..well, unlucky for richards. This was well and truely a racing incident. Brighty should of backed off a bit, he obviously wasn't going to gain anything.

Not true on any point I had agood look at His tyres after the race and they are are in very good nick. The new surface is very kind on the rubber and thats from personal experiance.

I'ts more likley the two in front will be more second hand.

Regarding your second point, as a CAMS licenenced driver, instructor and Driving Standards observer, Bondy got it wrong. the only thing that may have saved Skaife is that the victim in the end was a third party was brought undun because of the involment of a third party (Bright)

Was Skaife to blame? Yes.

[69Mach1]

Goodwrench, was that you with the black Goodwrench Top Fuel hat on.

[Goodwrench3]

Originally posted by 69Mach1
Goodwrench, was that you with the black Goodwrench Top Fuel hat on.

No mate, I had my Dale Earnhardt Jr Budweiser cap on today.
Enjoy tomorrow Dude.

[Mux]

moffat fan, i completely disagree with you. No one was at fault, although if i had to lay the blame, i would say brighty. If he had just held back a little bit, settled with third and had a crack later, skaife still would have hit richards, but richards would not have then hit bright.
Skaife's back end flicked out, (and yes, i had my information wrong, he did not lock the brakes) this happens so often. If it wasn't three wide down Tait straight, i'm almost 100% sure it would not have ended Richards' race.

[GSXR1]

I am more of a Skaife fan than a Steve Richards fan, but I've got to say if anyone was to blame it was Skaife.

He moved over and hit Richards, who was pushed onto Bright and spun. I can't see how any blame can be apportioned to Bright, as he was the one that was run into! While I don't believe he (Bright) would have ever made a successful pass down the outside into that turn, to say that he was at fault just for being there is a bit harsh in my opinion.

What a drive from Ambrose! 21st to 3rd, and he was (slowly) pegging back the two in front as well. Roll on tomorrow.

Suppose I'd better go and get some sleep as it's going to be a very early start in the morning...

[Road Runner 72]

Go Brighty!!!!!!!1st :D

Nice race, enjoyed it, hope you guys who was there had a blast, glad it stayed dry for you.

Cheers

Mike

[aussie_hoon]

top weekend...
was there all 3 days - onya bright, skaife did himself in :( bad. Go Holden!

[GSXR1]

Great weekend. The worst of the nasty weather held off and top class racing in all categories, not just V8 Supercars. Make sure you catch Trackside for the footage of both the Biante Historic Tourers and the Lotus Elises (especially the last race).

Highlights were Ambrose's drive from 21st to 3rd in race one, Steve Richards drive from the back of the grid to 6th in race two and Weel's drive from 15th to 5th in race three, and Bright's overall win as well!

[Kiwiracing]

What happened to the Historic match racing guys.

Cheers
Kiwiracing

[TIC-302]

Top race.

PWR are Bright are well in contention to be V8 supercar champions. Every race they are quick and consistant.
Last year Ambrose and SBR were in a leugue of their own, this year alot of teams, mainly Holden teams have step up and may I say, starting to overtake SBR,Ambrose seems to be always the 3rd or 4th quickest car he is not "on it" like he was last year!

From now on SBR may have to be consistant and acumilate as many points as possible.

Next round, QLD raceway SBR test track. It should be very interesting, I hope its a SBR 1-2 !

well done Bowe and Ellery.

...and I don't even want to talk about FPR !!...

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by TIC-302
Top race.

PWR are Bright are well in contention to be V8 supercar champions. Every race they are quick and consistant.
Last year Ambrose and SBR were in a leugue of their own, this year alot of teams, mainly Holden teams have step up and may I say, starting to overtake SBR,Ambrose seems to be always the 3rd or 4th quickest car he is not "on it" like he was last year!

From now on SBR may have to be consistant and acumilate as many points as possible.

Next round, QLD raceway SBR test track. It should be very interesting, I hope its a SBR 1-2 !

well done Bowe and Ellery.

...and I don't even want to talk about FPR !!...

Do you think Holden teams have stepped up to the mark or have SBR dropped their game a bit?

Cheers
Kiwiracing

[TIC-302]

Looking at lap times this year and last year from all rounds, every holden teams I mentioned have stepped up, no doubt about that! As I said Ambrose car is about the 3rd or4th quickest car out there at the moment, SBR did loose some technical staff this year that may affect them, as with the same tocken,with the help of k Little 888 racing always popps up in the top 10 but reliabilty and driver errors have let them down.

Either way, he hasn't got the car speed of the others its clearly starting to show.

But a win would be a great injection in to the SBR stable at QLD.

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by TIC-302
Looking at lap times this year and last year from all rounds, every holden teams I mentioned have stepped up, no doubt about that! As I said Ambrose car is about the 3rd or4th quickest car out there at the moment, SBR did loose some technical staff this year that may affect them, as with the same tocken,with the help of k Little 888 racing always popps up in the top 10 but reliabilty and driver errors have let them down.

Either way, he hasn't got the car speed of the others its clearly starting to show.

But a win would be a great injection in to the SBR stable at QLD.

Do you mean all tracks or just Wannaroo? Don't forget theres a new track surface too.

Cheers
Kiwiracing

[Malik]

WOOOOO HOOOO what weekend..

what a pair of biante girls too :)

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by Malik
WOOOOO HOOOO what weekend..

what a pair of biante girls too :)

Well wheres the pics?:D

Kiwiracing

[TIC-302]

At all tracks this year, Ambrose has been about 0.3 off the pace compared to the leading cars.

[Malik]

Originally posted by Kiwiracing
Well wheres the pics?:D

Kiwiracing


all up I have about 600 or so pics.. so they are coming... slowly LOL


hehe.. I even have one with lowndes NOT SMILING!

[chups]

yea, it was a great weekend. caught up with trevor, bev, richie and a heap of forum members (and the biante girls :D ) there was some great racing too. well worth going.
been to 2 rounds this year (clipsal & wanneroo) thats a record for me :)

[Malik]

okey dokey..

the first 50 pics of mine are up now at...

The Gallery (http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/index.php)

go into User Galleries/Malik/V8 Supercars at Barbagallo..

[roboneill]

yeah it was a great weekend.
although i left staright after the last V8's race..was buggered...
unfortunately didn't catch up with any forum members, maybe next year..

brighty's car was damn quick, lets hope though some signs of bowie getting some car speed in there can be another ford driver up there competing instead of leaving it to Ambrose to be the single ford flag flying.....

i reckon 888 will need to get different drivers in there and sought out their race pace, always quick in qualifying but lack the speed in the races..but its their first year, i bet they will be a force next year..

hopefully FPR will get their engines built in Aus soon as their UK counterparts are doing a pathetic job at the moment, how many engines have they blown this year, 2 on this weekend alone...

[Malik]

ok cos I have so many pics Ive split them into their days... so the folders to look for are

2004 V8 Supercars at Barbagallo Friday
2004 V8 Supercars at Barbagallo Saturday
2004 V8 Supercars at Barbagallo Sunday

should make life a little easier..

[terrine]

Originally posted by roboneill
yeah it was a great weekend.
although i left staright after the last V8's race..was buggered...
unfortunately didn't catch up with any forum members, maybe next year.......

hopefully FPR will get their engines built in Aus soon as their UK counterparts are doing a pathetic job at the moment, how many engines have they blown this year, 2 on this weekend alone...

i liked the comment from lowndsie after retiring...
something about being the new JAMES BOND....
not sure if he was referring to the oil slick his car keeps laying behind it
......or he is looking for an ejector seat:D

r/peter

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by Malik
all up I have about 600 or so pics.. so they are coming... slowly LOL


hehe.. I even have one with lowndes NOT SMILING!

Malik, fantastic photo's, especially the ones around the 60's on Saturday :D

Cheers
Kiwiracing

[admin]

Originally posted by Mux
a nice view of the back of skaifes car..can compare to biante's 2004 vy now , make sure they did it all right. ;)
Only problem is Mux, we arent making the Barbagallo car.
The boot layout changes from race to race.
Dont you guys trust us yet after 6 years??????????????

[KiwiRallyFan]

Mux - thanks for the pic of the Torana.

[Mux]

Admin - Of course i trust you, was just havin a go. ;)

Kiwi, no worries. Here are a couple more photos.

Todd Kelly through Biante Esses in Friday Practise session
http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/displayimage. php?album=lastup&cat=10010&pos=2

Jason Bright through Biante Esses, also Friday.
http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/displayimage. php?album=lastup&cat=10010&pos=3

[ferrari fan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GSXR1
[B]Great weekend. The worst of the nasty weather held off and top class racing in all categories, not just V8 Supercars. Make sure you catch Trackside for the footage of both the Biante Historic Tourers and the Lotus Elises (especially the last race).

Has anybody got a picture of the Grant Johnson Winning car as it raced on Subnday?
The sponsorship did not get on till Sunday due to problems at the track (power) and I do not have a pic of the car, which i would dearly like to have.

[Malik]

Originally posted by ferrari fan
[QUOTE]Originally posted by GSXR1
[B]Great weekend. The worst of the nasty weather held off and top class racing in all categories, not just V8 Supercars. Make sure you catch Trackside for the footage of both the Biante Historic Tourers and the Lotus Elises (especially the last race).

Has anybody got a picture of the Grant Johnson Winning car as it raced on Subnday?
The sponsorship did not get on till Sunday due to problems at the track (power) and I do not have a pic of the car, which i would dearly like to have.

Bert check out my pics at

http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery

it might be there..

[wayno]

Really enjoyed the racing from the week-end. Brighty had another blinder. Isn't it ironic that where last year the points system helped him this year it's hindering him?
Would love to see the HSV Racing deal announced as true soon. Those cars would look awesome then.
Ambrose is just so good at accumulating points when all around him fail. Felt sorry for Richo as it was undeserved.
Skaifey, fair dinkum mate. Schoolboy errors so many times this year. I've said it before and I'll say it again - the days of the owner driver in this series are gone. There is just too much pressure.

[Mux]

heres a few more my photos.

Skaife v Ellery
http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/albums/userpi cs/10010/112-1300_img.jpg

Skaife up front, lowndes, then ingall.
http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/albums/userpi cs/10010/113-1315_img.jpg

Inside Skaifes car
http://rippa72.servepics.com/gallery/albums/userpi cs/10010/112-1242_img.jpg

[GSXR1]

Nice photos Malik - and it's good to see a bit of variety in them as well. Nothing more boring than looking at a heap of photos all taken from the one spot :D

[Malik]

Originally posted by GSXR1
Nice photos Malik - and it's good to see a bit of variety in them as well. Nothing more boring than looking at a heap of photos all taken from the one spot :D

hehe.. thanks man... I was everywhere.. anywhere I could point a camera at a car I was snapping photo's... didnt care what car or angle...

[GSXR1]

Originally posted by Malik
anywhere I could point a camera at a car I was snapping photo's... didnt care what car or angle...

Didn't look like just cars you were taking pictures of either...;)

[Malik]

Originally posted by GSXR1
Didn't look like just cars you were taking pictures of either...;)

yeah was getting a few good angles there to mate :)

[wayno]

This is starting to sound like the topic changing thread!

[brchi17]

so who won the historic battle ???

Skaife or Bowe ???

I'd be interested to know.

cheers. :)

[Mux]

it never went ahead. The torana overheated on friday, so skaife and bowe did the race sitting in the GT. Never saw it again for the rest of the weekend.

[Malik]

Originally posted by Mux
it never went ahead. The torana overheated on friday, so skaife and bowe did the race sitting in the GT. Never saw it again for the rest of the weekend.

crap.. the torry didnt overheat... skaifey left the fuel pumps on and the battery went flat... Brock had it out in the historics not 20 minutes later.

and that's straight from Trevor cos we asked him!

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by Mux
it never went ahead. The torana overheated on friday, so skaife and bowe did the race sitting in the GT. Never saw it again for the rest of the weekend.

So let me get this right, they raced sitting side by side in the same car - hmm so does that mean that Skaife won by a nose:D

Kiwiracing

[Mux]

keep it cool malik mate, i was just saying what i heard from the track commentators.

[brchi17]

Originally posted by Kiwiracing
So let me get this right, they raced sitting side by side in the same car - hmm so does that mean that Skaife won by a nose

Kiwiracing

LOL :D :D !!!!!!!

best thing I've heard all day !!!

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by brchi17
LOL !!!!!!!

best thing I've heard all day !!!

Thank you Thank you, I'm here all week - try the beef:D

Kiwiracing

[brchi17]

Originally posted by Kiwiracing
Thank you Thank you, I'm here all week - try the beef

Kiwiracing

Gee's, I think we've created a monster :p

I would like to try the beef, but I'm afraid there not enought space to enter the room :D

cheers.

[Kiwiracing]

Originally posted by brchi17
Gee's, I think we've created a monster :p

I would like to try the beef, but I'm afraid there not enought space to enter the room :D

cheers.

LOL, cheeky bugger.

Kiwiracing

[HRT 1-2]

A couple of points I'd like to raise about the weekends racing:

1. I think we need a rule change for the pit stops! There should only be one team car allowed in the pits at a time at the compulsory pit stops unless it's an emergency stop. I'm referring to when Skaife was blocked in his pit by Ingall and caused him to lose 2 positions. I know it didn’t end up making much difference seeing as he ended up with a drive through but, it is a pretty average situation.

2. Did Ellery get penalised in the 3rd race for blocking? He changed direction 2 or 3 times on Skaife in pit straight coming up to the finish line, I thought you could only change direction once when defending?

[brchi17]

Originally posted by HRT 1-2
........Did Ellery get penalised in the 3rd race for blocking.....

I don't think so, here is an email I recieved from racetime (http://www.racetime.com.au)

V8 Supercars: Stewards Enquiries - Barbalallo Raceway

FRIDAY 11 JUNE
An inquiry was held into a report following a routine examination of an engine used in car #33 by Garry Rogers Motorsport at Round 4 practice at Hidden Valley and Round 3 Races at Pukekohe, that the crankshaft was below the minimum weight. The team admitted an unintentional breach of the Rules and a penalty of a deduction of 72 Championship points from car #33 was applied.
An inquiry was held into an incident between car #29, Paul Morris, and car #23, David Besnard, in which contact was made between the two vehicles during Practice Session 1. The Stewards found that car #29 had breached the Careless Driving rule, however no penalty was applied.
WPS Motorsport was found to be in breach of Rules, failure to attend Competitor & Drivers Briefing. A fine of $500 was applied.
Mark Noske (car #14) was found to be in breach of Rules, failure to attend Competitor & Drivers Briefing. A fine of $500 was applied.
David Besnard (car #23) was found to be in breach of Rules, failure to attend Competitor & Drivers Briefing. A fine of $500 was applied.
SATURDAY 12 JUNE
An inquiry was conducted into an incident during Practice Session 2 where a spring from car #888, Max Wilson, rolled into the fast lane during a pit stop. The breach of Rules was admitted and a fine of $2,000 was imposed on 888 Race Engineering.
An inquiry commenced into an alleged breach Rules in that cars #3 (Jason Richards), #5 (Glenn Seton) and #6 (Craig Lowndes) changed wheels and left pit lane prior to being given permission to do so by officials. All teams admitted an unintentional breach of the Rules and a penalty of deletion of Top 10 recorded lap times of all three cars was imposed. Additionally, a fine of $500 was imposed on each car.
SUNDAY 13 JUNE
An engine change by car #5, Glenn Seton, and car #11, Steven Richards, resulted in both cars being relegated to the rear of the grid for the start of Race 2.
Car #12, John Bowe, was found to be in breach of Rules, exceeding the pit lane speed limit during the warm-up session. A fine of $400 was imposed.
Car #22, Todd Kelly, was found to be in breach of Rules, exceeding the pit lane speed limit during the warm-up session. A fine of $300 was imposed.
An engine change by car #18, Warren Luff, and car #88, Paul Radisich, resulted in both cars being relegated to the rear of the grid for the start of Race 3.
An inquiry was held into an incident between car #22, Todd Kelly, and car #6, Craig Lowndes, in which contact was made between the two vehicles during Race 1. The Stewards found that car #22 had breached the Careless Driving rule, however mitigating circumstances that were presented reflected no application of a penalty.
The following cars/drivers received a drive through penalty for
exceeding the pit lane speed limit during Race 2:
* Car #2, Mark Skaife
* Car #88, Paul Radisich
* Car #45, Dale Brede
An inquiry was held into an incident between car #29, Paul Morris, and car #10, Jason Bargwanna, in which a collision occurred between the two vehicles during Race 2. The Stewards found that car #29 committed a breach of the Code of Driving Conduct Rules and a penalty of a deduction of 50 Championship points was applied.

It doesn't appear to be there so perhaps Ellery got away with it

cheers. :)

[HRT 1-2]

Thanks for the info Brad, I think I'll get on that mailing list!

I guess HRT would have protested if there was something in it!