And so we come to one of those truly wonderful motorsport events. Monaco, Le Mans, Indy, Daytona, Isle of Man....
And
Bathurst. For those of you who don't follow V8Supercar racing, I suggest you check it out. The racing is fantastic, the coverage is simply the best of ANY racing series in the world, I shit you not, and Bathurst is easily one of the best tracks on the planet.
Here's the timetable for the event on, over the weekend of October 5th - 8th:
Day Event Format Times
Thursday Practice 30 Laps 10:40 - 13:10
Friday Practice 30 Minutes 09:20 - 09:50
Friday Practice 30 Minutes 10:00 - 10:30
Friday Qualifying 45 Minutes 14:00 - 15:40
Saturday Practice 60 Minutes 10:00 - 11:00
Saturday Top 10 Shoot45 Minutes 15:40 - 16:25
Sunday Warm Up 20 Minutes 07:10 - 07:30
Sunday Race 1 161 Laps 10:00 - 17:45
As usual when we get to Bathurst the championship is pretty close, here are the current standings (top 10):
PosDriver Name Penalty Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Total
1 Craig Lowndes 0 160 268 282 302 304 288 314 300 2,218
2 Rick Kelly 0 305 234 224 266 282 286 284 310 2,191
3 Mark Winterbotto0 125 296 268 250 252 244 228 320 1,983
4 Garth Tander 0 270 232 274 266 282 318 136 70 1,848
5 Jamie Whincup 0 310 164 202 190 180 212 166 300 1,724
6 Russell Ingall 0 250 290 250 172 240 272 188 60 1,722
7 Jason Bright 0 130 198 132 278 216 294 146 320 1,714
8 Steven Johnson 0 235 240 220 164 150 128 266 290 1,693
9 Steven Richards 0 270 212 290 216 146 254 144 50 1,582
10 Mark Skaife 0 0 312 286 264 246 136 104 70 1,418
The top 4 especially are pretty close. I don't like the points system for V8s as it is, but to clarify here is the way points are allocated for Bathurst:
1st 320
2nd 310
3rd 300
4th 290
5th 280
6th 270
7th 260
8th 250
9th 240
10th 230
11th 220
12th 210
13th 200
14th 190
15th 180
16th 170
17th 160
18th 150
19th 140
20th 130
21st 120
22nd 110
23rd 100
24th 90
25th 80
26th 70
27th 60
28th 50
29th 40
30th 30
31st 20
32nd 10
Here are the driver entries for Bathurst 1 week out:
Car/Sponsor Name Driver Model
1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall / Luke Youlden BA
2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife / Garth Tander VZ
3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards / Andrew Jones VZ
4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney / Glenn Seton BA
5 Ford Performance Racing Matthew Halliday / David BrabhamBA
6 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom / Jason BrightBA
7 Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards / Paul Dumbrell VZ
8 WPS Max Wilson / David Besnard BA
10 WPS Jason Bargwanna / Craig Baird BA
11 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price / Jack Perkins VZ
12 Team BOC Dale Brede / Mark Porter BA
14 Team BOC John Bowe / Brad Jones BA
15 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly / Todd Kelly VZ
16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Anthony Tratt / Tony D/Alberto VZ
17 FirstRock Home Loans Steven Johnson / Will Davison BA
18 APVC Racing Alex Davison / Grant Denyer BA
20 Glenfords Racing Marcus Marshall / Jonathan Webb BA
21 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich / Fabian CoulthardVZ
22 Holden Racing Team Jim Richards / Ryan Briscoe VZ
23 Tasman Motorsport Mark Noske / Owen Kelly VZ
25 Fujitsu Racing Warren Luff / Adam Macrow BA
26 Fujitsu Racing Jose Fernandez / Tony RicciardelBA
33 Repco Valvoline Cummins TeamGreg Ritter / Cameron McLean VZ
34 Repco Valvoline Cummins TeamLee Holdsworth / Dean Canto VZ
39 Team Sirromet Wines Alan Gurr / Kayne Scott VZ
50 SuperCheap Auto Racing Nathan Pretty / Paul Weel VZ
51 SuperCheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy / Cameron McConvilleVZ
55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen / Tony Longhurst VZ
67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris / Steve Ellery VZ
88 Team Betta Electrical Richard Lyons / Allan Simonsen BA
888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes / Jamie Whincup BA
Some interesting lineups there for sure.
More info:
Hardy Brothers Jewellers, makers of the Melbourne Cup and the only Australian company to hold the Royal Warrant, have been commissioned by V8 Supercars Australia to produce the Peter Brock Trophy.
V8 Supercars Australia today announced Hardy Brothers Jewellers had been commissioned with the honour of designing and manufacturing the perpetual Peter Brock Trophy which will be awarded to the winners of next month’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and beyond.
Hardy Brothers Jewellers have been given a design brief for a Trophy that is destined to become one of Australia’s most cherished and legendary sporting prizes. It will be named the “Peter Brock Trophy” and underscored with the words “King of the Mountain”.
“This trophy is all about Peter, his legendary feats at Mount Panorama, those who have tried and failed, all of the incredible moments this race has provided and those who have and will claim victory,” V8 Supercars Australia Chairman Tony Cochrane said today.
“Hardy Brothers Jewellers is the right choice for the enormous task of getting this Trophy produced in such a short period of time and ensuring that it is fitting, spectacular, unique and very special.”
Stuart Bishop, Hardy Brothers Jewellers CEO, said it was a great honour for his company to manufacture the Trophy in honour of Peter Brock.
”For many years Hardy Brothers Jewellers have been proud supporters of iconic Australian sporting competitions, providing the nation with the Melbourne Cup for the past twenty-six years and more recently, restoring the once coveted Sheffield Shield,” Mr Bishop said.
“It is my pleasure to accept the task of creating a new sports award for V8 Supercars Australia in honour of the much loved Peter Brock.
“The Perpetual Trophy will be made by our very own silversmiths and will involve 200 hours of craftsmanship for the 2,000g Sterling Silver trophy valued at an insured amount of $75,000.
“I would like to thank V8 Supercars Australia for the opportunity to immortalise one of Australia’s best sportsmen and create an accolade for future Kings of the Mountain to come.”
It is planned that the Trophy will be escorted to Bathurst on the Thursday prior to the race and then unveiled to the public and the media on Friday October 6. The public will have the chance to see the Trophy at designated public viewing hours on Friday and Saturday at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
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An excellent tribute. Even for the Ford fans, having the Brock Trophy for winning Bathurst is perfect.
And, to top it all off.........This is really secret stuff guys, don't put it out there for too many to see.
Live Streams of V8 Supercar races.
Enjoy...
mms://wmt.streaming.telstra.com/UCS-wh_V8supe0live2
1Mb stream
mms://wmt.streaming.telstra.com/UCS-wh_V8supe0live3
380k stream
mms://wmt.streaming.telstra.com/UCS-wh_V8supe0live4
180k stream
