V8 Supercars 2014 - Auckland - Race 4

Touring Car Classics by Tony Thompson

5/10/2025

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00:00:00Pukekohe track facts we're already at race of 1338 in our championship 70 laps today 200

00:00:10kilometres fuel range about 45 46 laps you'll get out of your car now critical lap number number

00:00:1524 that's the one the teams look for that's the earliest in the race we can fill them up with

00:00:19fuel and make it all the way home tires are all hard now the critical rule this weekend again

00:00:25is your united e85 fuel you must drop 120 litres of that through the car somewhere during the race

00:00:32makes the strategy really difficult so what you're going to see is here's our tank of fuel here's our

00:00:37race distance is you're not going to fill the car up full of fuel because you won't be able to fit

00:00:41120 litres in so you'll start maybe halfway half tank say get 10 or 12 litres in maybe give it a

00:00:48little short fuel drop maybe 40 litres and the reason you do a short one there is you don't want

00:00:52to lose too much track position at that point of the race then blaze along a little bit further

00:00:57get to our number 24 our critical lap number then fill him all the way up as we said and that will

00:01:02get you home now if you have a look at an overview of that you see most of the activities in the front

00:01:07half of the race it's very rare to see a winning strategy where the lead is stopped toward the end

00:01:13of the race you usually do that if you want to do something clever from the back remember we've got

00:01:16to split our strategies because we don't want double stacking look out for cars that might choose

00:01:20to pit in the early laps of the race that's going to be interesting now i want to talk about dampers

00:01:25for a sec you know them as shock absorbers at home we all have them in our road cars here they are

00:01:29the category uses super shock olans or sacks they're the three brands of dampers that are allowed in the

00:01:36category look at this vision let me show you what a damper does in a race car i've talked a lot about

00:01:40tire contact patch how important that patch there is with the road so you've got to keep it on the road

00:01:46now watch this this car doesn't come down and bounce three or four times as you would expect

00:01:50comes down and settles beautifully when the shock is compressed it has an equally as big load

00:01:56to stop it rebounding right and it's got the spring that's pushing in watch again here

00:02:01shane van gisbergen look at this tire contact patch down it goes and look at that that is beautiful to

00:02:08watch and if you had any idea how much time energy and money is spent up and down on these the pit lane

00:02:13on these things well you just would not believe me

00:02:16just in pit lane enjoying all of the atmosphere here at pukekoe park with the ceo of our naming

00:02:26right sponsor gordon buswell from itm gordon you only have to look around it how many people are here

00:02:32enjoying this great event outstanding day and the idea of anzac weekend has just been stunning

00:02:37and the kiwi drivers have performed really well the crowds behind them and we've showcased our new

00:02:42brand colors it couldn't be better it's a win-win for all and we've been lucky enough with fantastic

00:02:48weather absolutely stunning oakland's brought it home today a stunning day thanks gordon thank you

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00:03:26the passion and there is our viewer vote question which of the drivers is going to nail that jason

00:03:32richards trophy today 150 points up for grabs race 13 coming up very shortly

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00:04:26The boys and girls of the Pukakaui North Primary School, they're performing the traditional Maori war dance, the Haka.

00:04:44Terrific performance, well done.

00:04:46And that's the scene on the grid in preparation for the final race of this weekend's ITM 500 Auckland.

00:04:51We're counting down to V8 Supercars Race Number 13.

00:04:5470 laps, 200 kilometres, 150 points to win.

00:04:58There's been an awful lot of promotion and interest and activity going on all around Auckland and this region in this past several weeks.

00:05:05One of them from Pepsi Max has been an extraordinary giveaway.

00:05:08Malcolm Mulligan is the fellow that won an opportunity thanks to a competition that Pepsi ran.

00:05:13He had to purchase a specially marked bottle of Pepsi Max and inside the cap there was a unique code.

00:05:19If you got that code, fire in a text.

00:05:22And he had the opportunity to come to this race meeting with three of his mates as a part of the million dollar max at promotion.

00:05:28Up for grabs, Scaifey.

00:05:29How's this?

00:05:30A million dollars.

00:05:31I alluded to this at the top of the telecast.

00:05:33A million dollars or a Ford XR6.

00:05:3620,000 bucks or a trip before to the Bathurst 1000.

00:05:39Here's what happened.

00:05:40Malcolm, my friend, what is your first number?

00:05:43The best number in the field?

00:05:44Five.

00:05:45Number five.

00:05:46All right, confirming number five.

00:05:47Here we go.

00:05:49A trip for four to Bathurst.

00:05:52There we go.

00:05:52That's the first one.

00:05:53Okay, so he's got one Bathurst trip.

00:05:55Next one, mate.

00:05:55Number 30.

00:05:57Number 30.

00:05:58Here we go.

00:05:58Down the corner, number 30.

00:06:01It's a Ford Falcon XR6.

00:06:03So one Bathurst, one Ford.

00:06:05Mate, next one.

00:06:06Number 12.

00:06:08Number 12.

00:06:09All right, mate.

00:06:09Here we go.

00:06:10Number 12.

00:06:12Another trip to Bathurst.

00:06:13So we're one away from him and three friends going VIP to Bathurst, mate.

00:06:17Next one, what would you like to pick?

00:06:19Number two.

00:06:20Number two.

00:06:22As we move along the board.

00:06:24Ladies and gentlemen, he's got himself a VIP trip to Bathurst with him and three mates.

00:06:29Malcolm, congratulations, mate.

00:06:30How are you feeling?

00:06:32Awesome.

00:06:32Stoke.

00:06:33We've got Asha from Pepsi.

00:06:34She's going to give you that prize.

00:06:35Pukakoe, let's give him another big round of applause.

00:06:38Fantastic stuff.

00:06:38Yeah, well done, Malcolm.

00:06:40We'll look forward to your company at Bathurst, Super Cheap Auto, Bathurst 1000.

00:06:43Join us up there.

00:06:44It'll be absolutely fantastic.

00:06:45Let's get into pit lane with Barrettes.

00:06:47Neil, it sort of feels kind of weird walking down to eighth spot on the grid to find Jamie Wincup.

00:06:51And while it's been a bit of a tough slog this weekend, Jamie,

00:06:54I went to two fourths from yesterday.

00:06:55It's not a bad result.

00:06:57Yeah, it has been a tough old weekend for sure.

00:06:59We just haven't had the pace.

00:07:01So we've made some massive changes.

00:07:03We'll see how we go on this one.

00:07:04But I think it's going to be a bit of survival mode here today.

00:07:07A bit of a spin around in your season.

00:07:09The last couple of years, you've been up front of the championship.

00:07:11You've had people chase you now.

00:07:13You're the one creeping up on them.

00:07:14Is it a different psyche?

00:07:16Yeah.

00:07:17I'm not a big fan of it, to be honest.

00:07:20I'd rather be up front more.

00:07:21But we're absolutely doing the best we can.

00:07:23There's some seriously good competition out here.

00:07:26And we're forever trying to keep improving the car.

00:07:28So as I said, it's a long old slog.

00:07:30We'll see how we go on this one.

00:07:33Good luck, Jamie.

00:07:33Thanks.

00:07:34Cheers.

00:07:34One of the really good guys in pit lane.

00:07:36Got our back to us there.

00:07:37Mick Caruso here in position seven.

00:07:39Great qualifying, mate.

00:07:40What can we expect from you today?

00:07:42We can expect nothing but 110% from me.

00:07:45But look, the boys did a good job.

00:07:47We had a few mechanical dramas in the first couple of days.

00:07:49But they've done a great job to respond.

00:07:51And this is where we deserve to be.

00:07:52So I want to do the best I can and hopefully get a few more spots.

00:07:56Best of luck, Mick.

00:07:57Thanks.

00:07:58Well, Mark Witterbottom in the second row of the grid.

00:08:00It's been a great weekend so far.

00:08:01The guys in the team are just saying you are so dialed in at the moment.

00:08:04Did you feel that?

00:08:06I'm glad they think it.

00:08:08But, no, we're having a good run.

00:08:09And, you know, we're qualifying better, which obviously puts you at the front.

00:08:13And yesterday was a really good day.

00:08:15So I feel good.

00:08:16You know, the last couple of rounds have been good to us.

00:08:18So big race here.

00:08:20A lot of points.

00:08:21And pretty important.

00:08:22So, yeah, we'll see how we go.

00:08:24Keep enjoying it, Championship Leader.

00:08:26Yeah.

00:08:26As long as it happens in December, you know, we all say it.

00:08:29But, yeah, I'm enjoying it anyway.

00:08:31Good luck, Frosty.

00:08:33Tim Slade, you had a shocker of a day yesterday.

00:08:36Unfortunately involved in a couple of incidents.

00:08:38But so far this year, Sunday has been your payday and starting from the front row of the grid.

00:08:42Yeah, yesterday was very, very average.

00:08:46I guess I probably rubbed salt into the wounds a little bit when all your teammates are going so well as well.

00:08:50So from a team perspective, it's been good, but happy to bounce back today.

00:08:54We actually had a bit of speed in yesterday's race, so it's good to carry it over.

00:08:58And I guess we've been learning lots with a car, you know, on the Saturdays and putting it into action on Sunday.

00:09:03So, again, that's the case this weekend.

00:09:05We'll let you go.

00:09:06The boys look like they need to do some work.

00:09:07Good luck.

00:09:07Thanks.

00:09:08Up here on pole position with young Scotty McLaughlin.

00:09:11Now, this young fella is not even 21 years old yet.

00:09:14Scotty, you know, I know you're a cool, calm, collected type of character.

00:09:17How do you contain the nervousness at a time like this, mate?

00:09:21It's hard to, but I think nerves is not a bad thing, and that's what my boss Gary says.

00:09:27So I just go out there and just do my thing.

00:09:29I'm nervous.

00:09:29It's my home crowd, but it's just me.

00:09:32We wish you the very, very best of luck, pal.

00:09:35Scott McLaughlin, our pole sitter.

00:09:36Fantastic performance.

00:09:38The viewer vote question.

00:09:39Who's your favourite to win the Jason Richards Trophy?

00:09:41We're looking at the event in isolation in terms of points.

00:09:44It's Aussies versus the Kiwis, and you can see the numbers running just slightly with

00:09:48Mark Winterbottom there at the moment.

00:09:50You can have your say on the V8 Supercar website or grab the 7 Sport app and have a vote.

00:09:55118 points, nine points up.

00:09:57Mark Winterbottom over James Courtney at the moment.

00:09:59Shane Van Gisburgh in third.

00:10:01Another point away to Scotty McLaughlin.

00:10:03And Nick Perkett, who's having a great weekend, is in position five with 98.

00:10:07So it's very tight for the meeting points.

00:10:09So let's take a look at the Pukakoe Park Raceway, and it's a fantastic layout in that

00:10:16it's only 11 turns and 2.9K, but it's got so much character.

00:10:21It's fast.

00:10:22It's flowing.

00:10:23And for just over half of the lap, you are on full throttle.

00:10:27255K is the top speed.

00:10:29The lap record is Mark Winterbottom with a 3.76.

00:10:33So it's a great layout, and that man there has a lot of work to do.

00:10:38Jamie Winkup with Lest We Forget on an Anzac commemorative weekend.

00:10:44There's been a big change in rhythm as everybody gets their head around thinking what happens

00:10:50now in this race number 13.

00:10:52We've got settled with the notion of 100km races.

00:10:55One on Anzac Day, two yesterday, but now we double the distance.

00:10:57That's the helmet cam on the right side of Rick Kelly's helmet.

00:11:01Great qualifying performance together with his brother.

00:11:09There's the scenario in the points chase for the championship coming into this 13th race,

00:11:15and Mark Winterbottom now has the lead.

00:11:17Craig Lowen's been leading.

00:11:18And here's your Fuso starting grid for race 13 at Pukekohe Park Raceway.

00:11:28The front row of the grid, what a great job again for Scott McLaughlin.

00:11:32Three pole positions.

00:11:33Tim Slade, his best qualifying performance for the year so far.

00:11:36Van Gisbergen's been strong all weekend.

00:11:38So has this man, Mark Winterbottom.

00:11:41He'll take some betting today.

00:11:42Chas Mostyn, great response.

00:11:44Dave Reynolds has also popped up there.

00:11:46And three cars from FPR in the top six.

00:11:49Caruso, the best performance for Nissan so far this weekend.

00:11:52And Wink Upwood just explained that he's got work to do.

00:11:55Great job, Todd Kelly and Rick Kelly, to be in nine and ten.

00:11:59Lee Holtzworth, five manufacturers within the top 11 cars.

00:12:04There's Courtney and Coulthard.

00:12:06They've had good race pace qualified too far back.

00:12:09Craig Lowen's at 15th.

00:12:10I can't believe he's weekend.

00:12:12Will Davison there alongside him.

00:12:14Jason Bright also really struggling in qualifying alongside there.

00:12:19Jack Perkins, James Moffat and Scott Pye, 19 and 20.

00:12:23Robert Dahlgren has been fast on occasion but not good enough.

00:12:27And Garth Tander would be very unhappy on the second last row of the grid in 22nd position.

00:12:33Dahlwood and Russell Ingle round out the field.

00:12:35So it's pretty tight.

00:12:40There's not much in terms of speed.

00:12:41And give it a bit of jandle.

00:12:42That's the message from the Kiwis to Scott McLaughlin, our pole sitter.

00:12:46His second pole of the weekend here.

00:12:49We've got it covered for you in terms of onboard.

00:12:50This is Scott Pye, Wilson Security Racing, driving the Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon.

00:12:54His teammate, his AWOL, David Wall, involved in an incident unfortunately on Friday.

00:12:59Here's James Courtney.

00:13:00They've been having lots of little sensitivity issues with the rear end of that car.

00:13:04We'll come back to that.

00:13:05Tim Slade on board with him.

00:13:07It's a season best qualifying performance for Tim.

00:13:12Passion out there for the Ford fans as well.

00:13:14David Reynolds, Botlow Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon.

00:13:20We'll spot him in the green car.

00:13:22We'll ride with him.

00:13:22Scott McLaughlin, here he is, preparing for the start.

00:13:26Larko?

00:13:26Yeah, just down here at the start grid, mate.

00:13:28Well, you know yourself, this is going to be a cracking race.

00:13:31And if you're not sure of that, go back and have a look at yesterday's telecast.

00:13:34We're talking half a second between the whole field here.

00:13:37I think so much of this, though, is going to be about the start.

00:13:40You've got to beat your teammate.

00:13:41That's an important thing.

00:13:42We've talked about double stacking.

00:13:43You've got to avoid that.

00:13:45But at the front here, there's two distinctly different bits of tar.

00:13:48The inside, where Scotty McLaughlin is, is actually the worst.

00:13:51And in each of the starts, the...

00:13:54Oh, hang on.

00:13:54Slade's waving his hands here.

00:13:55Look at this.

00:13:56He's waving his hands.

00:13:57He's stored the car.

00:13:59Sorry, Larko.

00:14:00Sorry, Larko.

00:14:01The clutch has gone in that car of Tim Slade.

00:14:05He's waving his hands.

00:14:06He's got no clutch.

00:14:08So...

00:14:09Yes, mate.

00:14:09They've aborted the start.

00:14:10They've aborted the start.

00:14:13Sorry, Larko.

00:14:14Yeah, they've aborted the start because of that.

00:14:16So he's waving his hands.

00:14:18The super cheap auto Commodore clearly from the front row of the grid.

00:14:22It is dangerous to have that car parked there.

00:14:24See if he can get a clutch back.

00:14:27No, I've got nothing.

00:14:28And they're going to...

00:14:29So we're monitoring that conversation.

00:14:31That was Tim Slade talking to Terry Kerr.

00:14:34And Tim Schenken just said,

00:14:35Can you have your drivers wave your cars off from the grid?

00:14:38There's Tim Slade waving.

00:14:41So there are marshals adjacent to each of the drivers.

00:14:44And Tim has looked across and signalled.

00:14:46So the clutch is cool, I'd suggest.

00:14:49And he's got it away again.

00:14:50So an aborted start procedure.

00:14:53We'll go through all that with you again.

00:14:55Sorry to interrupt there, Larko.

00:14:56But there was a bit going on.

00:14:57We could see people waving.

00:14:58There were frantic radio messages.

00:15:00Ladies, see if that was working there.

00:15:03Pull down a little bit and see if it comes back to you.

00:15:06Yeah, that's good advice.

00:15:07Because sometimes they just overheat triple plate carbon clutch in these cars.

00:15:12And if Tim was riding it too much in that warm-up lap,

00:15:16he may have put excessive temperature into it.

00:15:19And a lot of times with carbon clutches,

00:15:20you actually have to slip the clutch on the warm-up lap

00:15:23to have the temperature come up so that the clutch normalises.

00:15:27So if you just leave the clutch cold,

00:15:29you can't really tell what bite it's got.

00:15:32So Tim would have warmed the clutch up.

00:15:34And then by the time he got there, maybe it was over temp.

00:15:37So a very smart decision from the officials then

00:15:40because we've seen some catastrophic starts

00:15:44when you've got a car parked at the front.

00:15:47Let's go for you down.

00:15:48Super Chief Adrian Burgess.

00:15:49Just in the middle of a discussion with the team,

00:15:51what they're doing at the moment is they're just...

00:15:53Obviously the clutch has returned,

00:15:55but they want to make sure that it's there,

00:15:56that it's functioning the way it should.

00:15:58They'll check that before the last turn.

00:16:00Now, if he's got a problem, they've told him to get into pit lane.

00:16:02They won't do that to the start again.

00:16:05Yeah, and if you look over my shoulder here, Burek,

00:16:06you can see they're over on grid number two.

00:16:08See the fluid over there?

00:16:10Now, that's unusual.

00:16:11That's further back than the...

00:16:12Because the coolant area of the car is up further forward than that.

00:16:15That's back near the clutch area.

00:16:16So I can't tell now if that's hydraulic fluid

00:16:18or what it is from here,

00:16:19but that's an interesting little observation.

00:16:21And I was just saying there before on the start,

00:16:23you can see here there's two distinctly different lines of tarmac here,

00:16:27and it's way grippery on the left-hand side.

00:16:29And everyone on the left-hand side in position two

00:16:31has won the start all weekend.

00:16:33Now, it's going to be interesting to see

00:16:34if Timmy Slade gets around a grid up

00:16:35because Scotty McLachlan has certainly put himself in a good position now.

00:16:40Okay, so Tim Slade has actually come into the pit lane.

00:16:43Absolutely nothing here, so...

00:16:45Yeah.

00:16:45So I think that little telltale that you identified down there,

00:16:48Larco, has contributed in some form.

00:16:50We'll come back to that and find out

00:16:51as the field now falls into position.

00:16:53So that leaves 23 cars.

00:16:54We lost David Wall Friday.

00:16:56We've lost another car now just prior.

00:16:58What a shame for Tim Slade.

00:16:59Season-best performance for him after a great qualifying.

00:17:04And how's that vacant spot on the front row?

00:17:06Makes life a little easier for McLachlan.

00:17:10It is a gift for Scott McLachlan.

00:17:13It's also a bit of a gift for Mark Winterbottom.

00:17:16With that space...

00:17:17Green flag.

00:17:18That's 15,000 horsepower in the background.

00:17:21Pukekohe is alive to the sound of 23 V8 supercars.

00:17:30Very good jump, Winterbottom.

00:17:32Watch Reynolds try to force a gap.

00:17:34Mostard runs with him.

00:17:36Van Gisbergen protecting second.

00:17:38Two Pepsi cars are side-by-side.

00:17:41How good was Dave Reynolds then?

00:17:43Between the two team-mates.

00:17:45There was bumper grind between the two team-mates.

00:17:51McLachlan has control up the back straight.

00:17:54And look at the congestion in the mid-pack.

00:17:56We're riding with Fabian Coulthard.

00:17:58He's behind Holdsworth there in the front right-hand corner of screen.

00:18:02And Van Gisbergen protecting from Reynolds.

00:18:06McLachlan's got a margin.

00:18:07This is the new hot spot on the track.

00:18:11Turns five and six.

00:18:13Craig Lowndes has been having problems there.

00:18:14Here comes Winterbottom on the inside of Reynolds.

00:18:17No.

00:18:17Winkup.

00:18:18Audacious move down the inside on Mostert.

00:18:21On cold tyres.

00:18:22Quickly slams the Red Bull Holden down the inside to try and make a spot.

00:18:26But he's going to end up having to run side-by-side at ten.

00:18:30That's awkward.

00:18:31He's still hanging in there.

00:18:32Caruso wants a part of it.

00:18:34That's great driving, Neil.

00:18:37That was a real lunge, a real dive there.

00:18:40The two of them got through.

00:18:42Looks like Craig Lowndes is already in.

00:18:44So is Will Davison.

00:18:45So they've dived into the pits in terms of strategy.

00:18:49This is a crucial one for both those guys.

00:18:52There they are.

00:18:53Lowndes and Davison.

00:18:54Cars, triple-eight and nine.

00:18:56They've taken themselves out of the traffic equation.

00:18:58They want to remove one of these requirements to dump some fuel.

00:19:02Lowndes had a power steering problem in that earlier qualifying.

00:19:05Had a quick word to him between Quali and the race.

00:19:09Said the mistake in the gravel trap was all him.

00:19:12But they just can't get on top of the car at the moment.

00:19:14The stability in the rear of it's not what he wants.

00:19:16Oh, a problem for Winkup, who's overshot down at the hairpin.

00:19:27He might cede the spot back to Mostyn.

00:19:30And he has.

00:19:30He's lost that spot that he worked hard for three kilometres earlier.

00:19:34Just looked like he locked the brake and just ran wide.

00:19:39Don't know whether it was the rears or the fronts because they had a little bit of smoke

00:19:42with it.

00:19:42So sometimes hard to tell there as to what starts the drama.

00:19:47On board now with Jamie.

00:19:49See Mostyn just there in front.

00:19:51That was very willing between Mostyn, Winterbottom and Reynolds at the first corner.

00:19:56Reynolds got the best run of all three FPR cars.

00:19:59This is a good start also for Nissan Motorsport Caruso 7, Rick Kelly 8, Todd Kelly 9.

00:20:05Todd's qualified 9th three occasions so far this weekend.

00:20:08Said in his V8 supercar career, which is hundreds of races, he can't ever recall stalling back

00:20:15to back.

00:20:15And he did that in the earlier races this weekend.

00:20:18But he's away cleanly.

00:20:19And he and Rick were debating how they'd handled the start and the push and shove between the

00:20:22brothers in the early laps.

00:20:24They've managed to sort it out between them.

00:20:26And they're currently chasing Michael Caruso.

00:20:29Here is Courtney.

00:20:31Lee Holdsworth on the outside here.

00:20:33That's Dick Perkatt in the foreground.

00:20:34Car triple two.

00:20:36Coulthard in there as well.

00:20:39That was good driving.

00:20:41As Courtney dived down the inside of Holdsworth.

00:20:43Check this out now.

00:20:44It was a bit of a bubble by Mark Winterbottom.

00:20:47Great start there by Dave Reynolds.

00:20:49He gets between them.

00:20:51And there's a bit of bump between them.

00:20:52So you can just see that little, almost stall there for Mark Winterbottom.

00:20:56You'll see on your right in a second, a green falcon.

00:20:59There it is.

00:21:01So great start.

00:21:03And he was alongside Mostert afterwards.

00:21:06This is the brake block.

00:21:08So it was a front brake block.

00:21:09But just in the background there, it's a wink up.

00:21:12And off he goes.

00:21:13He just had to clear the brake and run wide.

00:21:15Yeah, that's the inside front.

00:21:16Runs wide and then Mostert grabs that position back.

00:21:22Yeah, boys, as Timmy Slade just comes into the pit lane.

00:21:24They're putting tyres on.

00:21:25It'll be interesting to see.

00:21:25They're not going to be able to do anything with this when they drop the car.

00:21:28It'll be interesting to see.

00:21:29Because when he started from the exit of pit lane, there was another puddle of fluid on the ground there.

00:21:33Put my finger down.

00:21:34It's definitely hydraulic type fluid.

00:21:35So I'd say he's got a master's and a gun.

00:21:37Yeah, they asked him to knock it out of gear.

00:21:39Go, go, go.

00:21:40We can't push, mate.

00:21:40You have to go.

00:21:41Go.

00:21:41We can't push.

00:21:42We can't push.

00:21:42He's starting on the starter.

00:21:43Yeah, they knocked it out of gear as he arrived.

00:21:46Just so it sat up there in neutral.

00:21:48And then what he's done there, folks, is dropped it on the road in first gear and then wound the starter and wound it into action.

00:21:54Hard way of doing it makes the starter motors very hot and pretty hard on the electrical system too.

00:22:00Wouldn't want to be doing that all day somewhere like Bathurst.

00:22:02You might get away with it today.

00:22:07This is down at turn four.

00:22:08We're looking at Fabian Coulthard from the rear bumper of James Courtney's car.

00:22:12I was going to make a comment about that prior to the race.

00:22:14Mate, just keep it nice and clean.

00:22:16This is right on up to go.

00:22:17Starr.

00:22:18Rob Starr on the radio speaking to James.

00:22:20You can tell it up.

00:22:20I'm right here.

00:22:22James saying he's in the traffic.

00:22:24He's behind Lee Holdsworth at the moment.

00:22:26They've been fiddling around with this car and they can't quite get it right at the back end.

00:22:30So they dropped the rear roll centre.

00:22:32That gave it a heap of understeer, meaning it wasn't turning to his liking.

00:22:35So then they lifted the rear roll centre for qualifying.

00:22:37And James said, when you turned it in, it was like a flag.

00:22:40Really awkward.

00:22:41So they've returned to it spec for race 11, where James was running very well.

00:22:45So we'll see whether that gives him the yield he's looking for.

00:22:53He's 12th at the moment, Courtney.

00:22:55They're chasing McLaughlin.

00:22:56It's a 1.1 second margin.

00:22:58Kiwi over Kiwi.

00:22:59McLaughlin versus Van Gisberg.

00:23:01And then David Reynolds.

00:23:02How are the three Ford Performance racing cars all running door handle to door handle through turn one off the start?

00:23:08I reckon Tim Edwards aged about five years in that process.

00:23:12You're not wrong.

00:23:14It was a great start by Dave Reynolds.

00:23:15He certainly got the best start of the front of 67 guys.

00:23:19So McLaughlin from Van Gisberg.

00:23:20And Reynolds, Winnebottom, Mostert, Winkup, Caruso, Rick Kelly, Todd Kelly, Nick Perkett.

00:23:25That's your top 10.

00:23:26And just here in front of Fabian, Fabian's currently 13th, is Lee Holdsworth, then Courtney in 11 and 12.

00:23:34So pretty willing there in the middle part of this field.

00:23:39Jason Bright, this is on board now with James Courtney.

00:23:44We're just maybe having a bit of a hand signal there to Fabian.

00:23:47Yeah, I'm not sure what that was all about, but it was some form of acknowledgement.

00:23:50I think it was Peaks.

00:23:51We might have had a...

00:23:52Yeah.

00:23:53I think it was Peaks.

00:23:55Was it Peaks?

00:23:55It might have been a bit more animated if there was a bit more depth in that meeting, but we'll work it out later.

00:24:00So looking rearward again from James' car.

00:24:02Final corner, turn 11.

00:24:05These fellas all ready.

00:24:06Just to give you an idea of how tough it is when you're back in the pack.

00:24:10We know they've got quick cars.

00:24:12We've seen evidence of it all weekend.

00:24:13But they're already eight seconds away from the lead of the race.

00:24:15So they've basically dropped, on average, about a second per lap.

00:24:18Just because they give away space at the very start in their tangled traffic.

00:24:22They're all chasing Scotty McLaughlin.

00:24:24And this is Race 13, the V8 Supercars Championship from Pukakoe.

00:24:27Welcome back to Pukakoe Park Raceway.

00:24:38And we're seeing more people peel off and grab their first dose of United E85 fuel.

00:24:44Mick Perkett and Jamie Winkup have come in.

00:24:47Lee Holdsworth is now in together with James Moffat.

00:24:50James Courtney came in as well.

00:24:51He's gone down a lap.

00:24:52In fact, he's now battling with these guys here on screening.

00:24:56Oh, was that little bit of contact there between Winkup and Courtney?

00:25:00It must have been very close.

00:25:01So such is the transit time to get into the pit lane, take the service and get back out again.

00:25:09These guys are going down a lap in the process at the moment.

00:25:12The danger there is if the safety car comes out.

00:25:16And this is teammate on teammate.

00:25:18And Bright got by Coulthard, who's having a battle at the moment.

00:25:22And then that exposed him to Scott Pye, who forced the issue down into turn one and made it stick.

00:25:27It was a nice job.

00:25:29Fabian's in particular, by his own admission, weak down at turn five and six mark.

00:25:33And this is Robert Dalgren on the exit of turn four.

00:25:36We had a big spin.

00:25:37I think a lot of people in the pit lane initially reacted to what looked like a heap of smoke and trauma down there.

00:25:42There's a lock break here for Fabian as well.

00:25:44So he's gone straight ahead.

00:25:47So I was about to say, he's really struggling at turns five and six.

00:25:50I went and spent a little bit of time with him between qualifying and the race to understand what the issue was.

00:25:55As now Mostat and Todd Kelly come in as well.

00:25:57They're taking their first stop.

00:25:59So a lot of those guys, Neil, they went a lap down.

00:26:03So Perkak, Courtney, Winkup, they all went a lap down.

00:26:06So the danger with that, when you make an early stop and the leaders are effectively in front of you by more than a lap,

00:26:13is if the safety car comes out, you're gone.

00:26:16So they need to be very careful at the moment that they get back on strategy with McLaughlin and Van Gisbergen.

00:26:22It was pretty wild down there when Courtney drove around the outside of Winkup on warm tyres.

00:26:28And then Perkak was just, he jumped Winkup in the pit stop.

00:26:34So there's some fuel strategy playing out here also.

00:26:3775 odd litres of United E85 ethanol going in there.

00:26:42Refuel rate's about 3.7 litres per second.

00:26:44This is Todd Kelly, car number seven.

00:26:47Jack Daniels Racing.

00:26:49Very encouraging qualifying in these last three races for him.

00:26:52They showed real promise in practice one and in qualifying one.

00:26:56One of the issues for them this weekend has been trying to chase the track as it's evolved and keep up with it.

00:27:02Such is the tiny gap between everybody.

00:27:04It's not hard to be on the wrong side of the half second that we're seeing with everybody in qualifying.

00:27:08I talked before about the cumulative races coming into the weekend for Todd.

00:27:12Some 422 V8 supercar races.

00:27:16You said doing before.

00:27:16Well, I reckon by now you'll have the start sorted.

00:27:19I bet you like that comment.

00:27:21You could have responded well.

00:27:24Well, they were into a heavy briefing to Kelly's when I got there because Rick was discussing the fact that the first four years of his racing career,

00:27:30he spent it in the same pair of Explorer socks.

00:27:33I went, what's that got to do with anything?

00:27:36Other than the fact that they probably stunk.

00:27:38Yeah, and weren't vibrant.

00:27:41So anyway, those guys at the moment.

00:27:43Rick is currently sixth.

00:27:44Doing a good job.

00:27:45He's seven seconds off the lead of the race and he's matching his teammate, Michael Caruso.

00:27:49They're matching the pace also of Mark Winterbottom, who's had a very strong weekend.

00:27:54Glockland leads 1.7 seconds.

00:27:56He's just done a one minute 4.2.

00:27:58Two tenths quicker than Shane Van Gisbergen.

00:28:02David Reynolds is still there in third.

00:28:04This is Scott Pye on Jason Bright down at the hairpin.

00:28:10And a bit of push and shove there.

00:28:12You can see the door, Jason Bright's car, the driver's door, just caved in a little there.

00:28:17But Scott did give him the space on the exit and that's something they spoke about in the driver's briefing.

00:28:23Look at our Shannon's telemetry there of James Courtney.

00:28:25Just sneaking over 250 kilometres an hour.

00:28:28It's very wind direction sensitive.

00:28:30There's been a little bit of variation in the conditions here.

00:28:32It was quite wet and cool early in the weekend.

00:28:36It was quite warm on Friday, Saturday.

00:28:38A little bit cooler today, but beautiful clear skies.

00:28:41The wind has picked up a little.

00:28:42Take a look at this, Compo, through these bumps.

00:28:48We keep on making reference through 9 and 10.

00:28:51Check this bump out here.

00:28:52It's perk out in front.

00:28:53Uses all the suspension travel.

00:28:55That's why the blue smoke comes off the bodywork of the car on the tyre.

00:28:59And then the bumps down into turn 1.

00:29:02This is 255 kilometres an hour as our maximum speed on qualifying.

00:29:07It's not quite that in the race.

00:29:09And then mid-corner speed through there, up and over this kerb.

00:29:14One of the things that I found interesting that we spoke about, Mark,

00:29:17was that Hercat, who's in the Heavy Hortage Australia car in front,

00:29:22wasn't using the kerbing down here at turn 5.

00:29:24We're about to land down there.

00:29:25We're looking from James Courtney's car.

00:29:28So let's see whether or not he has to use it this time or not.

00:29:31But in qualifying, he's stayed right off it.

00:29:33It proved to be quite quick for him.

00:29:34He's used a little bit of it there this time.

00:29:36So just changing his technique slightly.

00:29:38But quite a number of guys are approaching that complex

00:29:41with very different theories.

00:29:42And we saw it yesterday as Hercat has a big lunge here

00:29:44at Holdsworth at turn 8.

00:29:48Done.

00:29:49He did a good job because he actually held the car tight

00:29:51at the exit to give Lee room.

00:29:54So he knew there was going to be contact,

00:29:55but he kept on with the trajectory that the car was on.

00:29:58So that was actually quite a good manoeuvre,

00:30:00not just to get the pass made,

00:30:02but also not to make heavy contact.

00:30:04Dave Reynolds has taken ground off Winterbottom

00:30:07in the last couple of laps.

00:30:08He's right up behind him.

00:30:09So McLaughlin continues to lead.

00:30:14Van Gisbergen, Winterbottom.

00:30:15Reynolds, we're on board now.

00:30:18Right in behind.

00:30:24He's charged forward.

00:30:25Ten in-car cameras covering this complete field for you.

00:30:30Davey Reynolds hopefully hasn't gone as well this weekend

00:30:33as I expected.

00:30:34He had some engine dramas earlier in the weekend

00:30:35and an engine change on Friday night.

00:30:39And McLaughlin being held up a little bit

00:30:43between Craig Lowndes and Will Davison.

00:30:46They went in, remember?

00:30:49And race director Tim Schenken has just issued

00:30:52the directive for blue flags for the preceding cars,

00:30:54so they have got to give some space to the race leader.

00:30:58We're asking the question,

00:31:00who's your favourite to win the Jason Richards trophy?

00:31:02And the numbers are still in favour of Mark Winterbottom here.

00:31:04So Lowndes has got to clear the race leader

00:31:07and so does Will Davison.

00:31:09That's a rarity, isn't it?

00:31:11When Craig Lowndes has to sidestep with a blue flag.

00:31:14So he's been raved effectively.

00:31:16So remember, he come in very early.

00:31:21Lowndes and Davison did the same thing.

00:31:24That was basically on lap one.

00:31:26That's right, buddy.

00:31:27Great job back in the rhythm, mate.

00:31:28And he's pressed on.

00:31:29He's driving very well, Scott McLaughlin,

00:31:31because there was no fuss there.

00:31:33He reported it in.

00:31:34He made sure the officials waved the flags

00:31:36and he got on with it.

00:31:38Will Davison has actually done

00:31:39the second fastest lap of the race.

00:31:42So his speed is very good.

00:31:44He's on a 395.

00:31:45In fact, sorry, it's the fastest lap now

00:31:47versus McLaughlin, who's done a 398.

00:31:49There's an outstanding blue flag here

00:31:52for car nine as well, Will Davison.

00:31:56He's actually not close enough to warrant

00:31:58right at the moment.

00:31:59He probably was early on,

00:32:00but I'm not sure if I were Will

00:32:03and the car's five car lengths behind me,

00:32:05I wouldn't be able to do anything

00:32:07at the moment other than press on.

00:32:08No way.

00:32:09Exactly.

00:32:10Especially...

00:32:11If you wave your flags,

00:32:11I'll wave back to you.

00:32:14That's very true.

00:32:15But if you look at his pace,

00:32:16his pace is very good.

00:32:17Yeah.

00:32:17So that's an interesting one.

00:32:21So sorry, Neil.

00:32:21On the last lap,

00:32:23McLaughlin did a 485

00:32:24and Davison did a 475.

00:32:26So he's five car lengths in front

00:32:28and he's going faster than Scott.

00:32:30So don't...

00:32:31don't obey the blue flag.

00:32:33Rick Kelly and Garth Pander

00:32:34into the pit lane.

00:32:35Here's Rick, Jack Daniels racing.

00:32:37Here's Garth in the background.

00:32:38Had a power steering problem

00:32:39in the whole racing team car

00:32:40in qualifying.

00:32:42A few power steering launches

00:32:44this year through the field.

00:32:45So done, mate.

00:32:47We're just waiting on fuel.

00:32:50So here's the flow rate

00:32:51for the United E85

00:32:53down in the bottom

00:32:53left-hand corner of screen.

00:32:55Seconds to go, mate.

00:32:56We've got a clear pit lane.

00:32:57You'll be good to go when we drop.

00:33:00Go, go, go.

00:33:02First gear selected.

00:33:03Pit lane...

00:33:04speed limiter engaged for Rick

00:33:06so they quickly get to their

00:33:0740 kilometres an hour.

00:33:09Clean set of Dunlop boots on it.

00:33:11Back to Tambor.

00:33:13Waiting for a light signal

00:33:17on that fuel rig.

00:33:19Go, go, go, go.

00:33:20When you're in the car

00:33:21the heat builds up quickly

00:33:22and it seems like a long, long time.

00:33:29Caruso and Bright are now also in.

00:33:31Here they are.

00:33:32There's Michael.

00:33:34Been doing some reporting

00:33:35for us again this weekend

00:33:37with the Anzac Challenge

00:33:40and there's Jason Bright.

00:33:45Seems like a long time ago

00:33:46that he won the Friday race

00:33:48in a tough weekend

00:33:50just trying to get that car

00:33:52back in the zone.

00:33:53Been in the wars a little yesterday.

00:33:58I was talking to Brad Jones

00:33:59about it earlier.

00:34:01This is a bit lively.

00:34:03Another ball down the inside

00:34:04and most it up the inside

00:34:06of Dave Reynolds, Boston.

00:34:09Very aggressive.

00:34:10And here we go.

00:34:11Here's a couple of the lead guys

00:34:13Van Gisbergen and Winterbottom.

00:34:19So McLaughlin stays out.

00:34:26They're also going to just

00:34:27get Mark Winterbottom's

00:34:29side mirror tweaked

00:34:31back into position as well.

00:34:32Car number five.

00:34:33Yeah, sorry, Combo.

00:34:35I was making a point to Brad

00:34:36that he said that

00:34:37there were a couple of times

00:34:38that Jason Bright's sectors

00:34:40were good enough

00:34:41to be in the first

00:34:41three or four cars

00:34:42but just didn't end up

00:34:43being able to put the lap together.

00:34:46They're all being cautioned

00:34:47about a very slippery pit apron

00:34:48and the concrete

00:34:49doesn't have near the grip

00:34:50of the asphalt.

00:34:51Remember, they haven't been

00:34:51doing pit stops this weekend

00:34:53other than their normal

00:34:53entry and exits

00:34:55through each of the sessions.

00:34:58Here's Coulthard in as well.

00:35:00Car 14.

00:35:01Outstanding blue flag.

00:35:02Stewart for car, triple A.

00:35:04Pat Lowndes would not

00:35:05be enjoying this.

00:35:07Percat down the inside of him.

00:35:09Car triple two.

00:35:10There goes Mark Winterbottom.

00:35:12Clean, easy departure

00:35:13for him and Shane Van Gisbergen.

00:35:15Remember, he was second

00:35:16and punting McLaughlin

00:35:18to change over.

00:35:19So Winterbottom in that stop,

00:35:22they put less fuel

00:35:23in that car than Van Gisbergen.

00:35:25So it's all about strategy.

00:35:27So Van Gisbergen

00:35:28and Van Gisbergen's come out

00:35:31behind Mostert there as well.

00:35:33So they put a lot of fuel

00:35:34in that car,

00:35:34which means that later on

00:35:36they'll have a shorter fill.

00:35:37So we won't be able

00:35:38to give you

00:35:39the real position

00:35:41to these cars

00:35:42until we get a little bit

00:35:43further into the race.

00:35:44but right now

00:35:45that is a strategic move

00:35:46by FPR

00:35:48versus Van Gisbergen.

00:35:52So Frosty's just done

00:35:54his stop

00:35:54for Pepsi Max entry.

00:35:57Fresh tyres on that car

00:35:58he's come out

00:35:59behind McLaughlin.

00:36:00So it's still being sorted

00:36:01on our computer.

00:36:02There are five cars

00:36:03that are still to take

00:36:04some service

00:36:05in the pit lane.

00:36:07There's the confirmation

00:36:07on the co-tyre leaderboard

00:36:09for you.

00:36:09McLaughlin, Reynolds,

00:36:10Pye, Perkins and Ingle.

00:36:12A quick break.

00:36:12We'll be back.

00:36:29We're on lap 22 of 69.

00:36:32The race has been shortened

00:36:33by that one lap

00:36:34because of the additional

00:36:35lap at the start of the race

00:36:38when we had the trouble

00:36:39with Tim Slade.

00:36:40New fastest lap

00:36:42of the race

00:36:42Mark Winterbottom

00:36:43and here is the stop

00:36:44for McLaughlin

00:36:45that you saw

00:36:45as we were going

00:36:46to the break.

00:36:47Pretty straightforward

00:36:48for him.

00:36:49Jack Perkins remains

00:36:50the only car out there

00:36:52to take a stop

00:36:53and after McLaughlin

00:36:54did this stop

00:36:54he's gone out very quick.

00:36:56Fresh tyres on the car

00:36:57and a new load of fuel

00:36:58and he's recording

00:36:59very quick speeds

00:37:00at the moment

00:37:01although the fastest

00:37:02lap of the race

00:37:02is Winterbottom

00:37:03and how's this exchange

00:37:04for 16th and 17th

00:37:05between Rick Kelly

00:37:07and Fabian Coulthard

00:37:09turns 10 and 11

00:37:10and no one wanted

00:37:12to blink there.

00:37:13That was close.

00:37:14That was very close.

00:37:16Yeah, just as we saw

00:37:17the pit stop

00:37:17for Scott McLaughlin

00:37:18I mentioned earlier

00:37:19about after his whole position

00:37:20he went and thanked everyone

00:37:22congratulated every single person

00:37:23from the team.

00:37:24It comes from the top.

00:37:25After that pit stop

00:37:26Gary Rogers went

00:37:27and patted all the guys

00:37:28on the back

00:37:28the guys and the girls

00:37:30and said first class stop

00:37:31let's keep it calm.

00:37:32It really does show

00:37:33how much of a team effort

00:37:35this is.

00:37:36And he's just recorded

00:37:37at 1 minute 3.7

00:37:38Scott McLaughlin

00:37:39new fastest lap

00:37:40so that's a couple of tenths

00:37:41quicker than Winterbottom

00:37:43and a new record.

00:37:46Fastest lap.

00:37:50376

00:37:51Mark Winterbottom

00:37:52last year

00:37:532013

00:37:54372

00:37:55now for McLaughlin

00:37:57so that's the fastest lap

00:37:58on the new configuration

00:37:59racetrack

00:38:00that we've seen.

00:38:02I'm born

00:38:03with this helmet cam

00:38:05of Rick Kelly's

00:38:07and I said yesterday

00:38:07if you've got any drivers

00:38:08with vertigo

00:38:09then you better go

00:38:10and get a cup of tea

00:38:11or a nice quiet ale

00:38:13because this is

00:38:14pretty wild.

00:38:15This makes Luna Park

00:38:16look like a walk in the park.

00:38:21Jack Perkins

00:38:22that last car

00:38:23remaining to take

00:38:24the first stop

00:38:25has now come in

00:38:25by the way

00:38:26in the gel burn entry.

00:38:28Final corner here

00:38:28for Rick.

00:38:29That's the voice of Eric Pender

00:38:34in the background

00:38:35telling him that Scott

00:38:36High is in pursuit.

00:38:38Rick's currently 16th

00:38:39and he's chasing

00:38:41Jason Bright

00:38:42that's Brighty

00:38:43the team VOC entry

00:38:44up at turn 4 there.

00:38:48Look at this

00:38:48Mostert on Davison

00:38:49this argument

00:38:50is the third spot

00:38:51and Shaz nearly overshot.

00:38:55Remember that last year

00:38:56in a Pepsi Max

00:38:57forward

00:38:57Will Davison

00:38:58won a race here.

00:39:03Down to the final corner

00:39:04so Mostert

00:39:05makes it stick.

00:39:07Nice job.

00:39:09Aaron Noonan

00:39:10just said that

00:39:10that's the car

00:39:11the car that he was in

00:39:13actually

00:39:13so in that very car

00:39:14Will Davison

00:39:16previous

00:39:17forward factory driver

00:39:18now driving

00:39:19in the Erebus

00:39:21Mercedes-Benz

00:39:22E63

00:39:23right there

00:39:24battling with Mostert

00:39:25behind is Van Gisbergen

00:39:26behind

00:39:27is Dave Reynolds

00:39:28so McLaughlin

00:39:30leads

00:39:31by 1.77 seconds.

00:39:33Will Davison

00:39:34has done a nice job here

00:39:35I suspect there's

00:39:35some strategy

00:39:36in this too Mark

00:39:37because he qualified

00:39:3816th

00:39:39so

00:39:39if they chose

00:39:41to try and fight

00:39:42for a limited track position

00:39:43they can do that

00:39:44by not having to put

00:39:45as much fuel in

00:39:46remember

00:39:47they must deliver

00:39:48120 litres of

00:39:49United E85

00:39:50to these cars

00:39:51in the stops

00:39:52which Mark Larkin

00:39:53detailed in the

00:39:53Penright Proper Racing

00:39:54Line

00:39:54however

00:39:55how you do it

00:39:56is up to you

00:39:56you can fiddle it

00:39:58any which way you want

00:39:59so

00:39:59I think what they've done

00:40:01down at Erebus Motorsport

00:40:02V8

00:40:02is they've played a game

00:40:03to try and buy

00:40:04some track position

00:40:05for Will

00:40:05but he's got a quick car

00:40:07we saw that earlier

00:40:08when

00:40:08he had a blue flag

00:40:10outstanding for him

00:40:11at one point

00:40:12but the leader

00:40:12wasn't really making

00:40:13much of an impression

00:40:14speaking of the leader

00:40:15here he is

00:40:161.5 seconds

00:40:17sorry

00:40:18Neil

00:40:19the other thing

00:40:19out of that

00:40:20that's really important

00:40:21is that

00:40:21Davison come in

00:40:23the same time

00:40:24as Lounge

00:40:24to be effectively

00:40:25on that same strategy

00:40:26Lounge is 12th

00:40:28Davison's 4th

00:40:29Marko

00:40:29yeah I was just

00:40:30going to say

00:40:30sometimes it is

00:40:31good strategy

00:40:32but the danger

00:40:33is as you know

00:40:33if we get a safety car

00:40:34and everyone barrels

00:40:35into pit lane

00:40:35and you're the guy

00:40:36that's got to do

00:40:37the long stop

00:40:37that's where it

00:40:38really hurts

00:40:39and that's always

00:40:39got to be factored in

00:40:40that will play out

00:40:42I agree mate

00:40:43we need to really

00:40:44have a close look

00:40:45at those front guys

00:40:46as to who is going

00:40:48to stop for the

00:40:49shortest period of time

00:40:50because as we do

00:40:51our calculations

00:40:52there's clearly

00:40:54now between

00:40:55McLaughlin

00:40:55Winnebottom

00:40:55most at Davison

00:40:56and Van Gisburg

00:40:58and quite a lot

00:40:58of strategy difference

00:40:59especially Will Davison

00:41:01in that lead

00:41:025 front runners

00:41:04look at this

00:41:10Coulthard's got a run

00:41:11on Lounge

00:41:12he's trying to make it

00:41:13work on the inside

00:41:14of 5

00:41:14Craig can't do

00:41:15anything about it

00:41:16so has to surrender

00:41:17that spot

00:41:18this is an angry pack

00:41:19it's got Todd Kelly

00:41:20Fabian Coulthard

00:41:21Craig Lounge

00:41:22Jason Bright

00:41:22and Rick Kelly

00:41:23now bright down

00:41:24the inside of Lounge

00:41:25so Lounge is wounded

00:41:26at the moment

00:41:27just nothing like

00:41:28enough pace

00:41:29in that car

00:41:29he looked pretty

00:41:31disconsolate

00:41:32I caught up with him

00:41:33after qualifying

00:41:33so we're still

00:41:34chasing the car

00:41:35can't figure it out

00:41:36said it doesn't

00:41:37actually feel

00:41:38as bad as it

00:41:39probably looks

00:41:40but just not

00:41:41seeing the numbers

00:41:42remember that

00:41:43you've only got to

00:41:43be away

00:41:44just a tiny fraction

00:41:45on lap speed

00:41:46and this is what

00:41:46happens to you

00:41:47now Rick Kelly

00:41:48slides down the inside

00:41:49on the run

00:41:50to turn one

00:41:50so with a 1.4

00:41:51second lead

00:41:52Scott McLaughlin

00:41:54cruising along

00:41:55nicely at the moment

00:41:55a little bit of

00:41:56subtle pressure

00:41:57from Mark

00:41:57into bottom

00:41:58forwards to second

00:41:59and third

00:41:59they're chasing

00:42:00the Volvo

00:42:00Van Gisbergen

00:42:01four

00:42:02then David Reynolds

00:42:03Megawall's got it

00:42:10covered

00:42:10the ITM 500

00:42:11Auckland

00:42:11up at the top

00:42:12left of the screen

00:42:13you can see

00:42:13Shane Van Gisbergen

00:42:14doing battle here

00:42:15with David Reynolds

00:42:16they're arguing

00:42:16over fourth and fifth

00:42:17we've got kerb cam

00:42:18race control cameras

00:42:20and onboard cameras

00:42:21every which way

00:42:22around this

00:42:22three kilometre circuit

00:42:23and look at Reynolds

00:42:25having a hungry look

00:42:26down the inside

00:42:27on Van Gisbergen

00:42:28that was a very

00:42:31late manoeuvre

00:42:32I'm lucky to get

00:42:33away with that one

00:42:34sometimes it can

00:42:35also tear the

00:42:37undertray

00:42:38under the front

00:42:39spoiler which

00:42:39generates a lot

00:42:40of downforce

00:42:41when you run

00:42:42across that curve

00:42:42on the inside

00:42:43that Dave Reynolds

00:42:44just did there

00:42:46and it was very

00:42:46careful to slow

00:42:48up and not

00:42:48makes contact

00:42:49with Van

00:42:49Gisbergen

00:42:50you see there

00:42:51the amount

00:42:52of time

00:42:52that he's

00:42:53gaining

00:42:54Todd Kelly

00:42:55sounding a bit

00:42:56animated in the

00:42:57background

00:42:57and a radio

00:42:58message earlier

00:42:59as well

00:42:59so I think

00:43:00that fact

00:43:00that we were

00:43:00focusing on

00:43:01before

00:43:01there's been

00:43:02a little

00:43:02eruption

00:43:02in that

00:43:03gang

00:43:03no surprise

00:43:04Craig Lowndes

00:43:05has come

00:43:06into the pits

00:43:06he's having

00:43:07a real battle

00:43:08he hasn't

00:43:08ever won a

00:43:09race here

00:43:09in a V8

00:43:10supercar championship

00:43:11event at

00:43:12Pukekohe

00:43:12as Reynolds

00:43:13has another

00:43:13sniff down

00:43:14on the inside

00:43:14couldn't get it

00:43:16done

00:43:16which is

00:43:17unbelievable

00:43:17isn't it

00:43:18Craig Lowndes

00:43:19he said it

00:43:20yesterday

00:43:20it's just

00:43:21extraordinary

00:43:21to have a

00:43:22guy like that

00:43:23who hasn't

00:43:23won a race

00:43:25at this place

00:43:25Brett

00:43:26let's go for

00:43:27here

00:43:27Lowndes on

00:43:28his way

00:43:28in

00:43:28in fact

00:43:29he's pulled

00:43:29up at the

00:43:29pits

00:43:29here

00:43:30now

00:43:30marked up

00:43:30with Whitney

00:43:31got a

00:43:31bit of

00:43:32concern

00:43:33about Lowndes

00:43:33and fuel

00:43:34fuel's all

00:43:35good

00:43:35it's just

00:43:36was a lack

00:43:36of pace

00:43:37so we

00:43:38tried to

00:43:38look after

00:43:39the rear

00:43:39tyres

00:43:40for this

00:43:40race

00:43:40and gave

00:43:41the car

00:43:41a bit

00:43:41too much

00:43:42understeer

00:43:42so unable

00:43:44to get

00:43:45the car

00:43:45to turn

00:43:45he had

00:43:46to chew

00:43:46up the

00:43:46rears

00:43:47so hopefully

00:43:48now we'll

00:43:48give it a bit

00:43:48of a tune

00:43:49up and

00:43:49have a bit

00:43:49more of a

00:43:50rocket ship

00:43:50quick update

00:43:51on Jamie

00:43:52windcut for

00:43:52us as well

00:43:53how do you

00:43:53manage these

00:43:53two drivers

00:43:54coming towards

00:43:55the latter

00:43:55stages of

00:43:55this race

00:43:56yeah so

00:43:57obviously

00:43:57tough weekend

00:43:58for us

00:43:58we've had

00:43:59some semi

00:43:59okay results

00:44:01but not what

00:44:01we need

00:44:02so Jamie's

00:44:03still in an

00:44:03alright position

00:44:04he put more

00:44:04fuel in to

00:44:05begin with

00:44:05so hopefully

00:44:06if it plays

00:44:07out in our

00:44:09hand then that

00:44:09fuel should

00:44:10skip a few

00:44:11spots

00:44:11good luck mate

00:44:12thanks mate

00:44:13that puts

00:44:13Craig Lowndes

00:44:14to literally

00:44:15the bottom

00:44:16of the field

00:44:17because even

00:44:18though we

00:44:18talked about

00:44:19fewer cars

00:44:20at the start

00:44:20Tim Slade

00:44:21did get that

00:44:21car going

00:44:22again so

00:44:22put a little

00:44:24bit of preload

00:44:24into those

00:44:25rear springs

00:44:26on Craig's

00:44:26car to try

00:44:27and get it

00:44:27to turn

00:44:28one thing

00:44:28he has been

00:44:28good at

00:44:29is he has

00:44:30even

00:44:31outshot

00:44:33so many

00:44:33others

00:44:34as now

00:44:34Reynolds

00:44:34I'll come

00:44:35back to that

00:44:35goes down

00:44:36the inside

00:44:36of Van

00:44:37Gisburgh

00:44:37and that

00:44:37was actually

00:44:38a nice

00:44:38move

00:44:38Shane did

00:44:39a good

00:44:39job

00:44:39to sidestep

00:44:40but he

00:44:40got such

00:44:41good drive

00:44:41here that

00:44:42Van

00:44:42Gisburgh

00:44:42could argue

00:44:43the point

00:44:44no

00:44:45that was

00:44:45clever

00:44:45he had to

00:44:46live

00:44:46probably the

00:44:47best thing

00:44:47to do

00:44:47you're on

00:44:48the outside

00:44:49there at

00:44:4910

00:44:49I was going

00:44:50to say

00:44:50that

00:44:51Lowndes

00:44:52had a

00:44:52remarkable

00:44:52finishing

00:44:53record

00:44:53mark

00:44:53the last

00:44:54time he

00:44:54didn't

00:44:54finish a

00:44:55race

00:44:55that is

00:44:56Craig Lowndes

00:44:57this is

00:44:57Scotty

00:44:58McLaughlin

00:44:58was in

00:44:59Tasmania

00:45:00when he

00:45:01had that

00:45:01dust up

00:45:02with Will

00:45:02Davison

00:45:02remember

00:45:03where he

00:45:03jumped down

00:45:04in the

00:45:04gravel trap

00:45:04that was

00:45:05back in

00:45:052012

00:45:06so Lowndes

00:45:07has been

00:45:07doing a

00:45:07great job

00:45:08ever since

00:45:08then

00:45:08so a

00:45:09little bit

00:45:09of the

00:45:10venting

00:45:11system

00:45:11in the

00:45:11Volvo

00:45:12gives him

00:45:14a little

00:45:14cuff under

00:45:15the ear

00:45:15under

00:45:15breaks

00:45:16into

00:45:16turn

00:45:16five

00:45:17he won't

00:45:19fall asleep

00:45:20he'll be

00:45:20enjoying

00:45:20that

00:45:21that is

00:45:22a real

00:45:23frustration

00:45:23and an

00:45:24inconvenience

00:45:25we'll take

00:45:25a quick

00:45:25break from

00:45:26Auckland

00:45:26come back

00:45:34lap number

00:45:3534

00:45:35of a

00:45:3669 lap

00:45:37race

00:45:37just a

00:45:38little

00:45:38under

00:45:38200

00:45:39kilometres

00:45:39for this

00:45:40final

00:45:40of the

00:45:41four

00:45:41events

00:45:42that have

00:45:43been run

00:45:43here at

00:45:44Pukukaui Park

00:45:44Raceway

00:45:45we are

00:45:47looking rearward

00:45:48from James

00:45:48Courtney's

00:45:49car

00:45:49he's got a

00:45:50big battle

00:45:50on his hands

00:45:51because Michael

00:45:51Caruso's on

00:45:52the charge

00:45:53and that's

00:45:53Caruso

00:45:54sneaking by

00:45:54James

00:45:55tries for

00:45:55the crisscross

00:45:56on the exit

00:45:57he gets

00:45:57very good

00:45:58drive

00:45:58and in fact

00:45:59pulls it

00:45:59off

00:45:59well done

00:46:00and Will

00:46:01Davison

00:46:01back into

00:46:02the pits

00:46:02by the way

00:46:03in car

00:46:03number

00:46:03nine

00:46:03front

00:46:04position

00:46:04six

00:46:05that was

00:46:06nice presence

00:46:07of mind

00:46:08by Courtney

00:46:09then

00:46:09big dive

00:46:10from Caruso

00:46:12and as

00:46:14he got into

00:46:15the corner

00:46:15he was going

00:46:16to run

00:46:16a little bit

00:46:16wide

00:46:17James

00:46:17turned back

00:46:18the other

00:46:18way

00:46:18put it

00:46:19in first

00:46:20gear

00:46:20settled

00:46:21the car

00:46:22so that

00:46:22both rear

00:46:23wheels drive

00:46:23very well

00:46:24off the

00:46:25corner

00:46:25and was

00:46:25able to

00:46:26get back

00:46:26by Caruso

00:46:27Rihanna

00:46:28we just saw

00:46:29Will Davison

00:46:29come into

00:46:30the pit lane

00:46:31remember he

00:46:31stopped on

00:46:32the first lap

00:46:32so it was a

00:46:33very short

00:46:33stop to get

00:46:34that clear

00:46:35traffic that

00:46:35he wanted

00:46:36to come

00:46:36forward in

00:46:37this race

00:46:37so this is

00:46:38going to be

00:46:38a much

00:46:39longer stop

00:46:40before he

00:46:41came in

00:46:41the chief

00:46:42crew mechanic

00:46:43Ben Croke

00:46:44had all the

00:46:45guys and

00:46:45the girls

00:46:45in a huddle

00:46:46and said

00:46:46this is where

00:46:47we're at

00:46:47let's update

00:46:48what's happening

00:46:48between both

00:46:49cars

00:46:50this is the

00:46:50strategy

00:46:51because we

00:46:51know in

00:46:52these races

00:46:52the strategy

00:46:53changes on

00:46:54the hop

00:46:54so they need

00:46:55to update

00:46:55everybody in

00:46:56the team

00:46:56so they all

00:46:57know what

00:46:57is going

00:46:58on

00:46:58thanks

00:46:59Rihanna

00:47:00in fact

00:47:00yeah good

00:47:00observation

00:47:01I completely

00:47:01overlooked that

00:47:02earlier when I

00:47:02talked about

00:47:03Davison and

00:47:05his strategy

00:47:05so he was

00:47:06one that came

00:47:06in early

00:47:07look at this

00:47:08that's the

00:47:08bump at turn

00:47:0910 that's upset

00:47:09so many cars

00:47:10this weekend

00:47:11and see that

00:47:11ongoing oscillation

00:47:12of the car

00:47:13and it was

00:47:17right there

00:47:18in that

00:47:18very car

00:47:19where he

00:47:19was side

00:47:20by side

00:47:20Chas

00:47:21Mostert

00:47:21with David

00:47:22Wall on

00:47:22Friday

00:47:22and that

00:47:23big leap

00:47:24over the

00:47:24curb

00:47:24resulted in

00:47:25the two

00:47:25of them

00:47:26having a

00:47:26hip and

00:47:26shoulder

00:47:26contact

00:47:27and the

00:47:28Wilson

00:47:29security

00:47:29Ford Falcon

00:47:30ended up

00:47:30in the

00:47:31wall as a

00:47:31result of

00:47:32the momentum

00:47:32is enormous

00:47:33huge speed

00:47:34through there

00:47:35so check

00:47:35this out

00:47:36those lap

00:47:37times that

00:47:38you have

00:47:39on screen

00:47:39there between

00:47:40the two guys

00:47:41who are first

00:47:41and second

00:47:42trading

00:47:43punches

00:47:44for fastest

00:47:44laps

00:47:45and there's

00:47:46nothing

00:47:46between them

00:47:47Mark

00:47:48Winterbottom

00:47:48just edging

00:47:49up

00:47:49we said

00:47:50a while ago

00:47:51he had about

00:47:51one and a half

00:47:52second

00:47:52deficiency

00:47:56to

00:47:56McLaughlin

00:47:57now he's

00:47:57right back

00:47:58up to

00:47:58.54

00:47:59on this

00:48:00lap

00:48:00a 4.38

00:48:01and a

00:48:024.28

00:48:03for the

00:48:03two lead

00:48:04cars

00:48:04so very

00:48:05fast

00:48:06these guys

00:48:07are the

00:48:07class of the

00:48:08field at the

00:48:08moment

00:48:09Van Gisbergen

00:48:11will be

00:48:11in contention

00:48:13later on

00:48:13also

00:48:14so will

00:48:14Mostert

00:48:15and Dave

00:48:15Reynolds

00:48:15so

00:48:20Perkat

00:48:21Holdsworth

00:48:22have come

00:48:22into the

00:48:23lane as

00:48:23well

00:48:23Courtney

00:48:24vacates

00:48:25another quick

00:48:26break

00:48:26it's tied

00:48:27at the

00:48:27top

00:48:27it's .6

00:48:28of a

00:48:28second

00:48:28between

00:48:29McLaughlin

00:48:30and

00:48:30Winterbottom

00:48:31and McLaughlin

00:48:32at the

00:48:32moment

00:48:32leads

00:48:33the

00:48:33Jason

00:48:33Richards

00:48:34Memorial

00:48:35Trophy

00:48:35by just

00:48:35one point

00:48:36look at

00:48:43this battle

00:48:43unfolding

00:48:44here

00:48:44between

00:48:44car

00:48:4533

00:48:46and

00:48:46five

00:48:46McLaughlin

00:48:47versus

00:48:47Winterbottom

00:48:48Australia

00:48:48versus

00:48:48New Zealand

00:48:49Volvo

00:48:49versus

00:48:50Ford

00:48:50and Frosty's

00:48:52having a look

00:48:52once again

00:48:53he's slowly

00:48:54been dragging

00:48:55the Volvo

00:48:56back

00:48:56and that

00:48:57margin now

00:48:58is so

00:48:58tight

00:48:59on the

00:48:5939th lap

00:49:01of 69

00:49:01we're past

00:49:02the halfway

00:49:03mark

00:49:03and it is

00:49:04incredibly

00:49:05tight between

00:49:05these two

00:49:06in terms of

00:49:06lap speed

00:49:07at the

00:49:07moment

00:49:07and he's

00:49:09under pressure

00:49:10and look at

00:49:10this

00:49:10the Jason

00:49:11Richards

00:49:11Trophy

00:49:11leaderboard

00:49:12it's one

00:49:13point

00:49:13as I said

00:49:14going to

00:49:14the break

00:49:14McLaughlin

00:49:15over

00:49:15Winterbottom

00:49:16so this

00:49:16is a very

00:49:17important

00:49:17phase in

00:49:18this race

00:49:18for these

00:49:19guys

00:49:19they're

00:49:20battling

00:49:20for the

00:49:20JR

00:49:21Trophy

00:49:21they're

00:49:21battling

00:49:22for a

00:49:22race

00:49:22victory

00:49:23and they're

00:49:23battling

00:49:23for every

00:49:24point they

00:49:24can grab

00:49:25in the

00:49:25championship

00:49:26and we

00:49:26continue to

00:49:27ask you

00:49:28the question

00:49:28who's your

00:49:29favourite to

00:49:29win the

00:49:30Jason Richards

00:49:30Trophy

00:49:31well at the

00:49:32moment the

00:49:33numbers are

00:49:33still running

00:49:34in favour

00:49:34of Mark

00:49:35Winterbottom

00:49:35but it's

00:49:37line ball

00:49:37the Kiwis

00:49:38are responding

00:49:39because even

00:49:39as I spoke

00:49:40Scotty McLaughlin

00:49:41was a fight

00:49:41back and that's

00:49:42what's going on

00:49:42here at the

00:49:42moment he's

00:49:43trying to do

00:49:43everything to

00:49:44fight back

00:49:44and push back

00:49:45on this

00:49:46pressure that

00:49:46he's receiving

00:49:47from Winterbottom

00:49:47it's very

00:49:48very tight

00:49:49here

00:49:49it's interesting

00:49:50Richard Holway

00:49:51Scott McLaughlin's

00:49:52engineer

00:49:52I asked him

00:49:53whether they

00:49:53changed the

00:49:54car much

00:49:54between

00:49:55qualifying

00:49:56and the

00:49:56race

00:49:56and he

00:49:57actually made

00:49:57reference to

00:49:58you Mark

00:49:58he said

00:49:58you know

00:49:59what we did

00:50:00in the early

00:50:00days is we

00:50:01tended to make

00:50:02the change to

00:50:02the car between

00:50:03those two

00:50:04phases

00:50:04he said

00:50:04we're finding

00:50:05in this car

00:50:05at the moment

00:50:06if you try and

00:50:07tune it back

00:50:08as a race car

00:50:09it hurts him

00:50:09too much

00:50:10look at this

00:50:10replay down at

00:50:11turn one

00:50:12a little earlier

00:50:12on the outside

00:50:13of Holdsworth

00:50:13James Courtney

00:50:14on cold tyres

00:50:15trying to do

00:50:16what he could

00:50:17to not see

00:50:18the position

00:50:19so he's out

00:50:20in the dusty

00:50:21dirty stuff

00:50:22best thing to do

00:50:23straighten her up

00:50:23and blaze

00:50:24through the

00:50:24green

00:50:24he gets

00:50:25back on

00:50:26and holds

00:50:26his position

00:50:27can you

00:50:27believe that

00:50:28that was

00:50:29well we saw

00:50:29him do it

00:50:30around the

00:50:31outside

00:50:31with

00:50:32I think

00:50:35it was

00:50:35one of

00:50:35I think

00:50:35it was

00:50:36Moston

00:50:36earlier

00:50:37and around

00:50:38the outside

00:50:38there

00:50:39there's

00:50:39all the

00:50:39marbles

00:50:40offline

00:50:40and that

00:50:41was a

00:50:42massive

00:50:42dive

00:50:43for

00:50:43Courtney

00:50:44to get

00:50:44away

00:50:44with it

00:50:44it's great

00:50:45car control

00:50:45Trumbo

00:50:46closer this

00:50:47time

00:50:47Winterbottom

00:50:48up here

00:50:48at turn

00:50:49five

00:50:49but the

00:50:49interesting

00:50:50thing for

00:50:50me is

00:50:50they're not

00:50:51really doing

00:50:51much with

00:50:52this car

00:50:52and we're

00:50:53hearing more

00:50:54and more

00:50:54about all

00:50:55this very

00:50:55high level of

00:50:58sensitivity

00:50:58in tuning the

00:50:59rear of the

00:51:00cars

00:51:00this is the

00:51:01move that

00:51:01Winterbottom

00:51:02made yesterday

00:51:02down the

00:51:03inside

00:51:03that positive

00:51:04mood

00:51:04underbrake

00:51:05squaring the

00:51:05front of the

00:51:06car up

00:51:06there's his

00:51:07teammate

00:51:07Chas

00:51:07Mosted in

00:51:08Rick Kelly's

00:51:08in as well

00:51:09he's very good

00:51:11at that up

00:51:11there so the

00:51:12brake performance

00:51:12of the car

00:51:13is terrific

00:51:13for Winterbottom

00:51:14into that

00:51:14eighth corner

00:51:15at the

00:51:16hairpin

00:51:16so we're just

00:51:19doing the

00:51:19numbers on

00:51:20how much

00:51:20fuel the

00:51:21guys have

00:51:21got to

00:51:21put in

00:51:22and there's

00:51:23not much

00:51:24in it

00:51:24we think

00:51:24there's about

00:51:25two seconds

00:51:26of fuel

00:51:26difference

00:51:27between

00:51:29McLaughlin

00:51:30and

00:51:31Winterbottom

00:51:31so at

00:51:34the moment

00:51:34the way

00:51:35that

00:51:35Winterbottom

00:51:36has come

00:51:36up

00:51:37he's just

00:51:38forged his

00:51:38way hasn't

00:51:39he's just

00:51:39a little bit

00:51:40by little bit

00:51:41by little bit

00:51:41ah

00:51:42they're pitting

00:51:43Scott McLaughlin

00:51:44this lap

00:51:44I can hear

00:51:45Richard Holway

00:51:46calling him

00:51:46this lap

00:51:47they're losing

00:51:48some margin

00:51:48here at the

00:51:49moment so

00:51:49they're responding

00:51:50accordingly

00:51:51Van Gisberg

00:51:51and Todd Kelly

00:51:52are in

00:51:52and they'll

00:51:53have a look

00:51:54I reckon

00:51:55at whatever's

00:51:56going on with

00:51:56that ventilation

00:51:57yeah and

00:51:58exactly at the

00:51:58same time

00:51:59mate they've

00:51:59rolled

00:52:00Winterbottom

00:52:00tied down

00:52:01so it's game

00:52:02on this

00:52:02will be good

00:52:03so the right

00:52:04thing to do

00:52:04here is to

00:52:05respond with

00:52:06the leaders

00:52:06so Winterbottom

00:52:07has a bit

00:52:07of a look

00:52:08but expected

00:52:08to see both

00:52:09these cars in

00:52:10that'll be a

00:52:11call that

00:52:11FPR makes

00:52:12on the run

00:52:12but you can

00:52:13expect 33

00:52:14and yes

00:52:14they're both

00:52:15in

00:52:15there's Gizzy

00:52:16on the right

00:52:16hand side

00:52:17of screen

00:52:17so this is a

00:52:19pressure stop

00:52:19the big lock

00:52:20up from

00:52:20McLaughlin

00:52:21to get the

00:52:21speed under

00:52:22control

00:52:22that was

00:52:23dire

00:52:23certainly was

00:52:25all the wheels

00:52:26locked to get

00:52:26it stopped

00:52:27and Frosty

00:52:31made ground

00:52:32yeah

00:52:32I've got it

00:52:34I've got it

00:52:34you can read

00:52:34the part number

00:52:35on the rear bumper

00:52:36oh he's bumping

00:52:37him actually

00:52:37they're going

00:52:39to fix that

00:52:40dark door

00:52:40so they're going

00:52:41to have a quick

00:52:41look inside

00:52:42the car

00:52:42yeah that'll

00:52:44be a low

00:52:45priority though

00:52:46ah Scott said

00:52:53he's got it

00:52:53so in the pit

00:52:54he's been able

00:52:55to grab that

00:52:55duck to hook

00:52:56it back to

00:52:57what is the

00:52:58fixture on the

00:52:59roof

00:52:59so he's fixed

00:53:00it for himself

00:53:01so well done

00:53:01Scott he obviously

00:53:02couldn't do it

00:53:02at race pace

00:53:03but he can do

00:53:04it in pit lane

00:53:05so the last

00:53:08stop for

00:53:09Winterbottom

00:53:09was lap 18

00:53:10last stop for

00:53:11McLaughlin

00:53:11was lap 20

00:53:12McLaughlin's

00:53:13in the fast lane

00:53:14out goes Frosty

00:53:15got him

00:53:16he's got him

00:53:17nice work

00:53:18by the boys

00:53:18at FPR

00:53:19a little bit

00:53:20of difference

00:53:21in the fuel

00:53:21levels

00:53:22and released

00:53:26well this sets

00:53:31up a fascinating

00:53:32finale

00:53:32and Todd

00:53:34Kelly

00:53:35black flag

00:53:36pit lane

00:53:36penalty

00:53:37car number

00:53:38seven

00:53:39and he's

00:53:39exceeded the

00:53:40pit lane

00:53:40speed limit

00:53:41so Todd

00:53:42Kelly sadly

00:53:42is going to

00:53:42have to do

00:53:43a run

00:53:44through the

00:53:44lane

00:53:44so Winterbottom

00:53:50here just

00:53:50trying to get

00:53:51something

00:53:51right

00:53:51it's going to

00:53:52be the

00:53:52mirror

00:53:52half a chance

00:53:53that he's

00:53:53asking for

00:53:54the mirror

00:53:54to be put

00:53:54into position

00:53:55it might

00:53:55seem

00:53:56frivolous

00:53:56but it's

00:53:57important when

00:53:58you're trying

00:53:58to pass

00:53:59or being

00:53:59passed

00:54:00to understand

00:54:01where the

00:54:01opponents

00:54:01may be

00:54:02oh David

00:54:04Reynolds has

00:54:05fired off

00:54:05down here

00:54:05at one

00:54:06so he's

00:54:07rejoining

00:54:07oh he's

00:54:08got a

00:54:08problem

00:54:08left rear

00:54:08corner

00:54:09of that

00:54:09car

00:54:09remember we

00:54:13saw Jack

00:54:14Perkins

00:54:14in strife

00:54:15down there

00:54:15yesterday

00:54:16at one

00:54:17had a wild

00:54:18ride

00:54:18initially

00:54:19the damage

00:54:20so this

00:54:24just happened

00:54:24all on

00:54:25his

00:54:25lonesome

00:54:26or is

00:54:26there

00:54:26something

00:54:26else

00:54:27that's

00:54:27attached

00:54:27to the

00:54:28story

00:54:28oh he

00:54:34needs to be

00:54:34careful here

00:54:35he's got to be

00:54:36really slow

00:54:37now

00:54:38he's never going to

00:54:39pull up

00:54:40that was clever

00:54:41just a bit worried

00:54:42about his target

00:54:42speed there for a

00:54:43moment

00:54:43now the hard part

00:54:52for Dave now is to

00:54:53make it safe to get

00:54:55across to the right

00:54:55and not to beat it to

00:54:57death

00:54:57so if you go too

00:54:58quick

00:54:58it just thrashes

00:54:59everything under the

00:55:00bodywork there

00:55:01and then

00:55:02subsequent damage

00:55:04means you spend

00:55:05longer in the pits

00:55:06let's have a look

00:55:07what happened here

00:55:07you could not have

00:55:16a worse

00:55:16spot

00:55:17anywhere we

00:55:19drive

00:55:20for that to

00:55:21happen

00:55:21so it's popped

00:55:22the left rear

00:55:23when they've come

00:55:23around the left

00:55:24of 9 to 10

00:55:25he's turned it

00:55:27into 11

00:55:27and is right out

00:55:29in Gary Rush

00:55:30speedway

00:55:31mode

00:55:31as he is

00:55:32right now

00:55:33he must have

00:55:35gone super close

00:55:36to giving that

00:55:37fencer nudge

00:55:37then

00:55:38that is

00:55:39very wild

00:55:40if you had to

00:55:41get your order

00:55:41book out

00:55:42get a purchase

00:55:43order and write

00:55:43I want to have

00:55:44the biggest

00:55:45catastrophe that I

00:55:46can have at

00:55:46Pukukoe

00:55:47then you'd buy it

00:55:48right there at

00:55:48turn 10

00:55:49wouldn't you

00:55:49and then the

00:55:50second one

00:55:50would be at

00:55:50turn 1

00:55:51wow

00:55:52he survived

00:55:53to tell the

00:55:54tale

00:55:54extraordinary

00:55:55David Reynolds

00:55:56unbelievable

00:55:57we'll take a

00:55:58break

00:55:58we'll be back

00:55:58as we went

00:56:06to the break

00:56:06Fabian

00:56:06Coulthard was

00:56:07the leader

00:56:07but yet to

00:56:08do his

00:56:08second stop

00:56:08he's now

00:56:09done that

00:56:09and so

00:56:10has Jack

00:56:11Perkins

00:56:11welcome back

00:56:12to 7's

00:56:12coverage of

00:56:13the ITM

00:56:13500

00:56:14don't forget

00:56:15the Townsville

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00:56:19in tropical

00:56:19north Queensland

00:56:20July 4 through 6

00:56:22tickets are on

00:56:23sale now

00:56:24there's a whole

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00:56:25support categories

00:56:26the Saturday

00:56:26night concert

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00:56:29v8.au

00:56:29is the website to

00:56:30go to

00:56:31and of course

00:56:31you can also

00:56:31find out a lot

00:56:32more information

00:56:33on the V8

00:56:33supercars

00:56:34website as

00:56:34well

00:56:35so

00:56:35Coulthard rejoins

00:56:36with cold

00:56:37tyres but

00:56:37warm brakes

00:56:38and he's

00:56:38trying to

00:56:39defend here

00:56:40from James

00:56:41Cortner

00:56:41remember they

00:56:41were in a

00:56:42battle right

00:56:42at the very

00:56:42start of the

00:56:43race

00:56:43and James

00:56:44will get

00:56:45down the

00:56:45inside here

00:56:46he'll have

00:56:46a little bit

00:56:46more grip

00:56:47or will he

00:56:48yes

00:56:49had to argue

00:56:51the case

00:56:51but he got

00:56:52it done

00:56:53pretty close

00:56:54wasn't it

00:56:54actually I

00:56:55thought there

00:56:55was going to

00:56:56be contact

00:56:56as they turned

00:56:57in turn 6

00:56:57Fabian was

00:56:59pretty good

00:57:00then he

00:57:00could have

00:57:01served

00:57:01Courtney

00:57:02Paul Bart's

00:57:04heart right

00:57:05there

00:57:05145

00:57:06would have

00:57:08been a little

00:57:09higher at the

00:57:10peak of

00:57:11that exchange

00:57:12because he

00:57:12came out of

00:57:12the pits

00:57:13on cold

00:57:13tyres as

00:57:13Neil said

00:57:14you've got

00:57:14to be very

00:57:15careful with

00:57:16your brake

00:57:16positioning into

00:57:17turn 5

00:57:18he's had some

00:57:20monster moments

00:57:21there he is

00:57:22across the

00:57:24grass

00:57:24James now

00:57:26getting a run

00:57:27on him

00:57:27and some of

00:57:28the moments

00:57:29that Courtney's

00:57:29had at turn

00:57:301 have been

00:57:30extraordinary

00:57:31so we're on

00:57:32board now with

00:57:33Fabian

00:57:33there's James

00:57:35very interesting

00:57:38exchange that

00:57:39one

00:57:39for Fabian's

00:57:41currently on

00:57:42for his

00:57:42worst race

00:57:43result of

00:57:44the year

00:57:44he's had

00:57:44a couple

00:57:45of 11th

00:57:46so far

00:57:46but he's

00:57:46currently

00:57:47sitting in

00:57:4814th

00:57:48and we're

00:57:48still waiting

00:57:49for a couple

00:57:50to process

00:57:51their final

00:57:52stop

00:57:52Ingle and

00:57:52Wood

00:57:52here is

00:57:53Russell Ingle

00:57:53right on

00:57:54queue

00:57:54repair

00:57:54management

00:57:55Australia

00:57:55hold

00:57:55Commodore

00:57:56Lucas

00:57:58dump

00:57:59racing

00:57:59been a

00:58:01little bit

00:58:01quiet

00:58:02this

00:58:02weekend

00:58:02Russell

00:58:03he was

00:58:03a little

00:58:03bit noisy

00:58:04at wind

00:58:04and unfortunately

00:58:05that cost

00:58:05him some

00:58:05money

00:58:06$15,000

00:58:08for his

00:58:08little spray

00:58:10towards

00:58:10race control

00:58:12and

00:58:14$10,000

00:58:15of that

00:58:15was suspended

00:58:16but he is

00:58:16lighter to the

00:58:17tune of

00:58:18$5,000

00:58:19and that's

00:58:19the reason

00:58:20why he's

00:58:20just sitting

00:58:20a fraction

00:58:21lower in the

00:58:21car than

00:58:22the last

00:58:22time that we

00:58:23saw him

00:58:23while it's

00:58:23a bit

00:58:23thinner

00:58:24I haven't

00:58:25actually seen

00:58:26much of him

00:58:26this weekend

00:58:26but I

00:58:27thought

00:58:27that the

00:58:29speed that

00:58:29we've been

00:58:29seeing from

00:58:30him in the

00:58:30early rounds

00:58:31has been

00:58:31just fantastic

00:58:32he's been

00:58:33very strong

00:58:34his racing

00:58:35is always

00:58:36good

00:58:36so as you

00:58:38can see

00:58:38on the

00:58:39coats

00:58:39leaderboard

00:58:41Winterbottom

00:58:42leads

00:58:43currently from

00:58:44Dale Wood

00:58:45who hasn't

00:58:45made his

00:58:46second stop

00:58:47so the

00:58:48gap

00:58:48to

00:58:49McLaughlin

00:58:49is actually

00:58:50two seconds

00:58:51in third

00:58:51Dahl Wood

00:58:58now coming

00:58:58in

00:58:59that cleans

00:59:02it all up

00:59:03so that

00:59:03Winterbottom's

00:59:04got the

00:59:04control of

00:59:05the race

00:59:05again over

00:59:06McLaughlin

00:59:06right at

00:59:07the top

00:59:07on the

00:59:07computer

00:59:08on the

00:59:09subject of

00:59:09seasonal

00:59:10results

00:59:11Craig Lowndes

00:59:12in his

00:59:12current position

00:59:13at the

00:59:13moment

00:59:1320th

00:59:14that'll

00:59:14be

00:59:14he stays

00:59:15there

00:59:15his worst

00:59:16of the

00:59:16season

00:59:17as well

00:59:17the worst

00:59:19numbers we've

00:59:19seen from him

00:59:20so far

00:59:20you've got

00:59:20that 16th

00:59:21there's

00:59:21Betty

00:59:22team owner

00:59:23Erebus Motorsport

00:59:23Betty

00:59:24Clemenco

00:59:24he had a

00:59:2616th at

00:59:26Winton

00:59:27then he was

00:59:2716th earlier

00:59:28in the

00:59:28weekend

00:59:28here

00:59:29race 11

00:59:29but remember

00:59:31he came

00:59:31into the

00:59:32event here

00:59:32in New

00:59:32Zealand

00:59:33as the

00:59:33championship

00:59:33leader

00:59:34he's not

00:59:34going to

00:59:35depart

00:59:35New

00:59:35Zealand

00:59:35when he

00:59:36goes

00:59:36through

00:59:36passport

00:59:37control

00:59:37with that

00:59:37same

00:59:38leadership

00:59:38and that's

00:59:41a frustration

00:59:42very surprised

00:59:43by the

00:59:43pace

00:59:44or lack

00:59:44of it

00:59:45in car

00:59:45number

00:59:46triple

00:59:46eight

00:59:46amazing

00:59:48a lot

00:59:48of homework

00:59:48required to

00:59:49try and

00:59:49recover

00:59:50so the

00:59:52field has

00:59:53now

00:59:53settled

00:59:54after their

00:59:55second stop

00:59:56Winnabottom

00:59:57McLaughlin

00:59:57Mostan

00:59:58Ben

00:59:58Gisberg

00:59:58Caruso

00:59:59Bright

00:59:59Davison

01:00:00Winkup

01:00:00Percat

01:00:02Rick Kelly

01:00:03on here

01:00:05with Scotty

01:00:05Pye

01:00:06from 14

01:00:06he's just

01:00:07in behind

01:00:08Lee

01:00:08Holdsworth

01:00:09they're all

01:00:10talking about

01:00:11just how

01:00:11critical it

01:00:12is to get

01:00:12qualifying spot

01:00:13on right at

01:00:14the moment

01:00:15because when you

01:00:15start talking

01:00:16about oh that

01:00:17was a little

01:00:17mistake oh it

01:00:18was because

01:00:18there was some

01:00:18help

01:00:19don't know

01:00:21they're actually

01:00:21copped

01:00:22above

01:00:22Scott

01:00:22Pye

01:00:23or whether

01:00:23or not

01:00:24he just

01:00:24ended up

01:00:24wandering

01:00:25a little

01:00:25wide

01:00:26but that

01:00:26was Garth

01:00:26Panda

01:00:27that you

01:00:27saw the

01:00:27glimpse

01:00:28of

01:00:28and there

01:00:30is the

01:00:30race

01:00:30leader

01:00:302.0

01:00:31correction

01:00:31there's

01:00:32second

01:00:32place

01:00:322.4

01:00:33seconds

01:00:33behind the

01:00:34race

01:00:34leader

01:00:34Mark

01:00:35Winterbottom

01:00:35and a bit

01:00:38of jandal

01:00:38camp

01:00:39just to see

01:00:40how busy

01:00:40it is

01:00:40round here

01:00:41as a foot

01:00:41skill

01:00:41and the

01:00:43little piece

01:00:43of material

01:00:45on both

01:00:46pedals

01:00:47are designed

01:00:48to keep

01:00:49the temperature

01:00:49down

01:00:50to contain

01:00:52the temperature

01:00:52through the

01:00:53pedal itself

01:00:53on both

01:00:54so you don't

01:00:54melt your

01:00:55jandals

01:00:55exactly

01:00:56and this

01:00:58is full

01:00:58throttle

01:00:59now

01:00:59this is

01:00:59a great

01:01:01shot

01:01:02of McLaughlin

01:01:02with a

01:01:03little lift

01:01:03a little

01:01:05break

01:01:05we're going

01:01:06to stay

01:01:07on board

01:01:07for a full

01:01:07lap

01:01:08just have

01:01:09a look

01:01:09at this

01:01:10footwork

01:01:11of this

01:01:12very talented

01:01:12young New

01:01:13Zealander

01:01:14little dam

01:01:15of the

01:01:15brake

01:01:15it's very

01:01:16bumpy

01:01:16here

01:01:17just trail

01:01:17the brake

01:01:18back the

01:01:19gear

01:01:19and break

01:01:20it hard

01:01:20across the

01:01:21curve

01:01:21just very

01:01:23gentle

01:01:23back to

01:01:24second

01:01:24gentle

01:01:25on the

01:01:26throttle

01:01:26watch his

01:01:27footwork

01:01:27beautiful

01:01:28throttle

01:01:29modulation

01:01:29and that

01:01:30progression

01:01:31is vital

01:01:31to keep

01:01:32the tyres

01:01:32in good

01:01:33nick

01:01:33not too

01:01:34much

01:01:34wheel

01:01:35spin

01:01:35watch

01:01:36this

01:01:36for a

01:01:36hard

01:01:36brake

01:01:37little

01:01:37dab

01:01:38to get

01:01:38the

01:01:38pedal

01:01:39quality

01:01:39up

01:01:39then

01:01:40hard

01:01:41on the

01:01:41brakes

01:01:41back

01:01:42to

01:01:42second

01:01:43gear

01:01:43trail

01:01:44the

01:01:44back

01:01:44across

01:01:45the

01:01:45curb

01:01:45get a

01:01:46little

01:01:46change

01:01:46of

01:01:47direction

01:01:47little

01:01:47dab

01:01:47of

01:01:47the

01:01:47brake

01:01:48again

01:01:48have

01:01:49a look

01:01:49at

01:01:49the

01:01:49throttle

01:01:49beautiful

01:01:50this is

01:01:52the real

01:01:53test

01:01:53watch

01:01:53this

01:01:54is

01:01:54the

01:01:55slowest

01:01:55corner

01:01:56he's

01:01:57using

01:01:57second

01:01:57that's

01:01:58clever

01:01:58not

01:01:58first

01:01:59really

01:02:00gentle

01:02:01with

01:02:01that

01:02:02throttle

01:02:02progression

01:02:02it's

01:02:03got

01:02:03great

01:02:04technique

01:02:04he's

01:02:05driving

01:02:05very

01:02:06well

01:02:06he's

01:02:07been

01:02:07very

01:02:07fast

01:02:08all

01:02:08weekend

01:02:08he's

01:02:09very

01:02:09committed

01:02:10he's

01:02:10very

01:02:10brave

01:02:11and

01:02:11his

01:02:12ability

01:02:12to

01:02:14make

01:02:14the

01:02:14car

01:02:15flow

01:02:15and

01:02:16keep

01:02:16the

01:02:16mid

01:02:16corner

01:02:16speed

01:02:17up

01:02:17is

01:02:18one

01:02:19of

01:02:19the

01:02:19best

01:02:19in

01:02:20terms

01:02:20of

01:02:20technique

01:02:20in

01:02:21the

01:02:21whole

01:02:21field

01:02:21he's

01:02:25here's

01:02:25the

01:02:25co-tire

01:02:26leaderboard

01:02:26showing you

01:02:27the margins

01:02:28between

01:02:28mark

01:02:29winterbottom

01:02:29scott

01:02:29mclaughlin

01:02:30chas

01:02:30most

01:02:31it

01:02:31looks like

01:02:31fourth performance

01:02:32racing

01:02:32are working

01:02:33on another

01:02:33double

01:02:34podium

01:02:34we'll take a

01:02:35quick break

01:02:35the last

01:02:35of the

01:02:36day

01:02:36be back

01:02:36stale wood

01:02:43there in

01:02:44the

01:02:44advam

01:02:44entry

01:02:44it's a

01:02:45brad jones

01:02:45racing

01:02:45hold

01:02:46and

01:02:46commodore

01:02:46he's

01:02:46got a

01:02:46little

01:02:47bit of

01:02:47body

01:02:47work

01:02:47damage

01:02:48there

01:02:48in

01:02:48the

01:02:48right

01:02:48rear

01:02:48corner

01:02:49of

01:02:49that

01:02:49car

01:02:49they're

01:02:50monitoring

01:02:50that

01:02:50at

01:02:50race

01:02:51control

01:02:51at

01:02:51the

01:02:52moment

01:02:52welcome

01:02:52back

01:02:52bukakoe

01:02:53park

01:02:54raceway

01:02:54in the

01:02:55closing

01:02:56stages

01:02:56now

01:02:57of this

01:02:57fourth

01:02:57and

01:02:58final

01:02:58event

01:02:58for

01:02:58the

01:02:58ITM

01:02:59500

01:02:59Auckland

01:03:00and

01:03:00that's

01:03:01the

01:03:01race

01:03:01leader

01:03:01tucked

01:03:02in

01:03:02behind

01:03:02he'll

01:03:02be

01:03:06that

01:03:07might

01:03:07threaten

01:03:07that

01:03:07position

01:03:08there's

01:03:08the

01:03:08current

01:03:09provisional

01:03:10position

01:03:11with the

01:03:11Jason Richards

01:03:11Memorial

01:03:12Trophy

01:03:12and at

01:03:13the

01:03:13moment

01:03:14so at

01:03:17the

01:03:17moment

01:03:17Mark

01:03:18Winterbottom's

01:03:18got a

01:03:19margin

01:03:19there

01:03:19over

01:03:19Scotty

01:03:20McLachlan

01:03:20Shane

01:03:20Van

01:03:21Gisberg

01:03:21and so

01:03:21it's

01:03:21the

01:03:22Aussies

01:03:22over

01:03:22the

01:03:22Kiwis

01:03:23at

01:03:23the

01:03:23moment

01:03:23and

01:03:23you

01:03:24heard

01:03:24that

01:03:24confirmation

01:03:25back

01:03:25there

01:03:25from

01:03:26Grant

01:03:26McPherson

01:03:26the

01:03:26engineer

01:03:27to

01:03:27Mark

01:03:28Winterbottom

01:03:28this

01:03:29year

01:03:29that

01:03:29race

01:03:29control

01:03:29are

01:03:30aware

01:03:30of

01:03:30the

01:03:31problem

01:03:31with

01:03:31Dale

01:03:31Wood's

01:03:31car

01:03:32and

01:03:33they've

01:03:33also

01:03:34issued

01:03:34a blue

01:03:34flag

01:03:35meaning

01:03:37there is

01:03:38a quicker

01:03:38car behind

01:03:38and you

01:03:39need to

01:03:39yield

01:03:39so that's

01:03:40been shown

01:03:41that Dale's

01:03:42done the right

01:03:43thing

01:03:43a little scare

01:03:44here on

01:03:44Friday

01:03:45on Anzac

01:03:45Day

01:03:46when a

01:03:47rear anti-roll

01:03:47mark broke

01:03:48on that

01:03:48Hulton

01:03:48Commodore

01:03:49and speared

01:03:49the tyre

01:03:50and threw

01:03:50him off

01:03:51the road

01:03:51as you saw

01:03:53there before

01:03:54with David

01:03:54Reynolds

01:03:54when anything

01:03:55happens here

01:03:56it is spooky

01:03:57because the

01:03:58consequences are

01:03:59enormous if

01:03:59something goes

01:04:00wrong

01:04:00it's just

01:04:01so fast

01:04:01isn't it

01:04:02it's just

01:04:02bumpy

01:04:03it's fast

01:04:03it's got

01:04:04everything

01:04:04going

01:04:05just under

01:04:06170

01:04:07kilometres

01:04:07an hour

01:04:08as a

01:04:08speed

01:04:09average

01:04:10around here

01:04:10it's the

01:04:11third

01:04:11quickest

01:04:11average

01:04:12of all

01:04:12of the

01:04:13tracks

01:04:13on the

01:04:13tour

01:04:14so we've

01:04:14closed out

01:04:14the vote

01:04:15who's your

01:04:16favourite

01:04:16to win the

01:04:17Jason Richards

01:04:18Trophy

01:04:18and it went

01:04:19to Scotty

01:04:20McLaughlin

01:04:20in the final

01:04:21analysis

01:04:22only 3%

01:04:25in it

01:04:25but it looks

01:04:26like Mark

01:04:26Winterbottom

01:04:27might have

01:04:27his job

01:04:28done at the

01:04:28moment

01:04:28but learnt

01:04:30over a long

01:04:30period of

01:04:31time with

01:04:31this business

01:04:31don't get

01:04:32too excited

01:04:32too quickly

01:04:33you never

01:04:34know

01:04:34because weird

01:04:37things happen

01:04:37with tyre

01:04:38behaviour

01:04:39traffic

01:04:40Chrysler

01:04:42fed his

01:04:42safety car

01:04:43as a possibility

01:04:43at any stage

01:04:44and we came

01:04:44into the event

01:04:45with about a

01:04:4576-77% probability

01:04:47of its appearance

01:04:48and it's been

01:04:49out there a bit

01:04:50over the weekend

01:04:50there's Jason

01:04:51Bright

01:04:51his sixth

01:04:52it's been quite a

01:04:53reasonable recovery

01:04:54for him

01:04:55so far today

01:04:56after a scrappy

01:04:57day yesterday

01:04:57Larko

01:04:58mate I've managed

01:05:00to get myself

01:05:00over here

01:05:01to turn 10

01:05:0211 now

01:05:02this is a

01:05:03fantastic part

01:05:04of the circuit

01:05:04I spoke yesterday

01:05:06about the

01:05:06commitment required

01:05:07at Pukakawi

01:05:07so the cars

01:05:08come up through

01:05:09there

01:05:0910

01:05:10turn 10

01:05:11fourth gear

01:05:11it's about

01:05:12210km

01:05:13behind me

01:05:14now right here

01:05:14at turn 11

01:05:15after the bump

01:05:16at this apex

01:05:17it's 190km

01:05:18now

01:05:19now the tricky

01:05:19bit here

01:05:20when you're down

01:05:21low here

01:05:21you can't see

01:05:23over the brow

01:05:23here

01:05:24so right there

01:05:25if you listen

01:05:25they start to

01:05:27put on 100%

01:05:28throttle

01:05:29as a driver

01:05:30I cannot tell

01:05:31you how hard

01:05:31it is

01:05:32at Pukakawi

01:05:33to do that

01:05:34when it's blind

01:05:34to nail the

01:05:35throttle

01:05:36and hope that

01:05:36you've got it

01:05:37right

01:05:37and you see

01:05:38a lot of them

01:05:38run out onto

01:05:39the grass

01:05:39out there

01:05:40that's not

01:05:40because they

01:05:41don't know

01:05:41how to drive

01:05:42the car

01:05:42where to point

01:05:42it

01:05:43it's because

01:05:43they made

01:05:44the commitment

01:05:44here

01:05:45to carry them

01:05:46all the way

01:05:46down the

01:05:46straight

01:05:47and if you

01:05:47just have a

01:05:48little bit

01:05:48of throttle

01:05:49as you're

01:05:49going over

01:05:49the hill

01:05:49there

01:05:50that will

01:05:50cost you

01:05:51all the way

01:05:51down there

01:05:52so it takes

01:05:52great commitment

01:05:53great bravery

01:05:54and funny thing

01:05:55is you usually

01:05:55see the best

01:05:56guys going

01:05:56off in the

01:05:57grass

01:05:57best seat

01:05:58in the

01:05:59house

01:05:59thanks for

01:05:59that update

01:06:00Larko

01:06:00it's a great

01:06:00spot down

01:06:01there isn't

01:06:01it

01:06:01well done

01:06:02just

01:06:03the old

01:06:05guardrail

01:06:05see the

01:06:05old guardrail

01:06:06there to

01:06:06the right

01:06:07of the

01:06:07new concrete

01:06:08barriers

01:06:08and debris

01:06:09fences

01:06:09that are

01:06:10down there

01:06:10so in the

01:06:11old days

01:06:11have you got

01:06:12it wrong

01:06:12speaking of

01:06:12getting it

01:06:13wrong

01:06:13trouble here

01:06:13between

01:06:14Percat

01:06:14and Winkup

01:06:15they're arguing

01:06:16over eighth

01:06:17and ninth

01:06:17and they've

01:06:18both found a

01:06:18way to go

01:06:19straight on

01:06:20at turn

01:06:20five

01:06:21that's what I was

01:06:23saying before

01:06:23about things

01:06:24changing rapidly

01:06:25in this business

01:06:26they lost two

01:06:28spots

01:06:28it's Rick Kelly

01:06:30and Fabian

01:06:33Coulthard

01:06:33have been

01:06:34able to

01:06:34sneak by

01:06:35so

01:06:38Winterbott

01:06:39and McLaughlin

01:06:39Mostert

01:06:40Van Giersberg

01:06:40and Caruso

01:06:41Brian

01:06:42Davison

01:06:42Kelly

01:06:43Coulthard

01:06:44Winkup

01:06:44that's your

01:06:45top ten

01:06:46Percat

01:06:47right in

01:06:47behind

01:06:47Winkup

01:06:48we saw

01:06:48that drama

01:06:49Rick Kelly

01:06:50has done a

01:06:51good job

01:06:51to maintain

01:06:53good pace

01:06:53through this

01:06:54race

01:06:54same with

01:06:54Caruso

01:06:55so this is

01:06:55a little bit

01:06:56of the

01:06:57explanation

01:06:57both of them

01:06:59just locked

01:06:59the rear wheels

01:07:00they both

01:07:01decided to go

01:07:01through the

01:07:02little shortcut

01:07:02and then

01:07:04oh

01:07:04Jamie

01:07:07bumps the

01:07:08Pepsi Max

01:07:09tyre bundle

01:07:10and Nick

01:07:12makes contact

01:07:12with him

01:07:13after that

01:07:13so

01:07:13that was

01:07:15just a

01:07:15little bit

01:07:16a little bit

01:07:17clumsy

01:07:17there wasn't

01:07:18really anything

01:07:18bad about all

01:07:19that

01:07:19it was just

01:07:20that he

01:07:20couldn't quite

01:07:21get a turn

01:07:22when he

01:07:22thought he

01:07:22was going

01:07:23through the

01:07:23little

01:07:23Safeway

01:07:24car park

01:07:24entry

01:07:25couldn't get

01:07:26through there

01:07:27and almost

01:07:28come to a

01:07:29stop

01:07:29never any

01:07:37shortage of

01:07:37opportunities

01:07:38in this

01:07:38caper to

01:07:39create

01:07:39weirdness

01:07:40just looking up

01:07:43and down the

01:07:43order here at

01:07:44the moment

01:07:44a couple of

01:07:45notables

01:07:45Michael Caruso

01:07:46is currently

01:07:47fifth mark

01:07:48and if he

01:07:49stays in that

01:07:49position that's

01:07:50a season best

01:07:51performance for

01:07:51him

01:07:52we're riding

01:07:52here with

01:07:53Jamie

01:07:53wink up

01:07:53see that

01:07:54mid-corner

01:07:54instability

01:07:55in turn

01:07:55one

01:07:55therefore

01:07:56in the

01:07:56Red Bull

01:07:56Racing

01:07:56Holden

01:07:57Commodore

01:07:57you go

01:07:59through this

01:08:00hugely fast

01:08:01right hander

01:08:02at one

01:08:02and then you've

01:08:03got to make

01:08:03two big

01:08:04direction changes

01:08:05and then get

01:08:07the thing set

01:08:08up nicely

01:08:09with nice

01:08:09drive off

01:08:10turn four

01:08:10in second

01:08:11gear

01:08:11it's about

01:08:1190 odd

01:08:12kilometres

01:08:12an hour

01:08:12he saw

01:08:13Jamie

01:08:13have a

01:08:14glimpse

01:08:14there

01:08:14at Nick

01:08:15Perkatt

01:08:15once again

01:08:16as they

01:08:16just continue

01:08:17this little

01:08:17arm wrestle

01:08:18it's been a

01:08:18great weekend

01:08:19for Perkatt

01:08:19solid points

01:08:20we saw

01:08:21evidence of

01:08:22great speed

01:08:22from him

01:08:23at Winton

01:08:23turning around

01:08:25some difficult

01:08:26runs in the

01:08:27early part of

01:08:27the season

01:08:28Mark Larkham

01:08:29had a word

01:08:29to him earlier

01:08:30in the weekend

01:08:31on the grid

01:08:31and he said

01:08:33to me

01:08:33after Friday

01:08:34that they

01:08:34basically

01:08:35pulled the car

01:08:36out of the

01:08:37aeroplane

01:08:37and it's been

01:08:37quick

01:08:38they made

01:08:38some very

01:08:39small changes

01:08:40just to get

01:08:41it to his

01:08:42liking

01:08:42probably chased

01:08:43the track

01:08:44condition

01:08:44a little bit

01:08:44over the

01:08:45weekend

01:08:45but they

01:08:45haven't had

01:08:46to go

01:08:46through

01:08:46wholesale

01:08:47set up

01:08:47changes

01:08:48and that's

01:08:48always

01:08:48encouraging

01:08:49he's got

01:08:50Alex Somerset

01:08:51with him

01:08:51who was with

01:08:52Kelly Racing

01:08:53with the

01:08:54factory

01:08:54Nissan team

01:08:55last year

01:08:56well he almost

01:08:57didn't

01:08:57because Alex

01:08:58had a fair

01:08:58dose of food

01:08:59poisoning in the

01:09:00early part of

01:09:00the week

01:09:00as well

01:09:01so he managed

01:09:02to drag himself

01:09:03out of the

01:09:03sickbed to come

01:09:04and say

01:09:04oh just leave

01:09:05it alone

01:09:06and drive it

01:09:06yeah

01:09:07it's worked

01:09:08I'll bet you

01:09:09that Craig

01:09:10and Russell

01:09:12are having a

01:09:12ball at the

01:09:13moment

01:09:13that's 19th

01:09:14and 20th

01:09:15they're battling

01:09:15for

01:09:15both cars

01:09:17have not

01:09:18looked like

01:09:19they've been

01:09:19competitive

01:09:19all weekend

01:09:20both of them

01:09:21have been around

01:09:22so much

01:09:23they're such

01:09:24competitive

01:09:24guys

01:09:25they would be

01:09:26hating

01:09:28where they are

01:09:29in this field

01:09:30and also just

01:09:31thinking to

01:09:32themselves

01:09:32why are we

01:09:33back here

01:09:33this is just

01:09:34the cars

01:09:34are not

01:09:35going

01:09:35loud

01:09:36big

01:09:36brake lock

01:09:37up

01:09:37it's got

01:09:38to go

01:09:38off

01:09:38they

01:09:38gathered

01:09:39it up

01:09:39it's just

01:09:40terrible

01:09:41I've never

01:09:41seen

01:09:42Craig

01:09:43for the whole

01:09:44weekend

01:09:44have so much

01:09:45drama

01:09:45at one spot

01:09:46it's almost

01:09:46like they've

01:09:46got a problem

01:09:47that they

01:09:47haven't found

01:09:48Russell makes

01:09:49the big

01:09:49desperado

01:09:50move around

01:09:50the outside

01:09:51and has him

01:09:51covered

01:09:52keep in mind

01:09:52this little

01:09:53world championship

01:09:53here is for

01:09:5419th and

01:09:5520th

01:09:55now coming

01:09:57into this

01:09:58weekend

01:09:58Russell

01:09:59Engel

01:09:59550 V8

01:10:01supercar

01:10:01races

01:10:02make that

01:10:03553

01:10:04and for

01:10:05Craig

01:10:05Lowndes

01:10:05516

01:10:06plus 3

01:10:07519

01:10:08so there's

01:10:09more than

01:10:09a thousand

01:10:10V8

01:10:11supercar

01:10:12races

01:10:12between

01:10:12these two

01:10:13guys

01:10:13and neither

01:10:14of them

01:10:14at the moment

01:10:15have been

01:10:15able to

01:10:16come up

01:10:16with a way

01:10:16to engineer

01:10:18cars that

01:10:18should take

01:10:19them a little

01:10:20further up the

01:10:20field

01:10:20which just goes

01:10:21to show how

01:10:22tricky it is

01:10:22and set

01:10:24these cars

01:10:25slightly wrong

01:10:26or just don't

01:10:26quite catch

01:10:27that set up

01:10:27and you

01:10:28can't pay a

01:10:29big price

01:10:29here's Fabian

01:10:29Coulthard

01:10:30he's 9th

01:10:30he's continuing

01:10:32this very

01:10:32impressive and

01:10:33consistent run

01:10:34in the

01:10:34championship

01:10:34this year

01:10:35and he

01:10:36said openly

01:10:36to me

01:10:37that on

01:10:37the days

01:10:38where I

01:10:38know I

01:10:38can't win

01:10:39I've just

01:10:39got to try

01:10:40and bank

01:10:40those points

01:10:41and he

01:10:41and Phil

01:10:41keep are

01:10:42really frustrated

01:10:43between qualifying

01:10:44in the race

01:10:45as they try

01:10:45and figure

01:10:46out ways

01:10:46of coming

01:10:47up with

01:10:47the right

01:10:48combination

01:10:48to make

01:10:49that car

01:10:50work

01:10:50and make

01:10:50Fabian

01:10:51happy

01:10:51he's

01:10:56done a very

01:10:56good job

01:10:56he's

01:10:56been quiet

01:10:57but if

01:10:58you're

01:10:58going to

01:10:58be quiet

01:10:58at least

01:10:59make sure

01:10:59you grab

01:11:00some of

01:11:00those points

01:11:00it's really

01:11:01turn five

01:11:02and six

01:11:03that have

01:11:03been the

01:11:03biggest worry

01:11:04for Fabian

01:11:05his helmet

01:11:08cam

01:11:08and Rick

01:11:09Kelly's here

01:11:10at that

01:11:10turn four

01:11:11now

01:11:11second hit

01:11:12you can see

01:11:13it on the

01:11:13dashboard

01:11:13you'll see

01:11:15kind of

01:11:15head

01:11:15just

01:11:16leans forward

01:11:17a little bit

01:11:17Eric

01:11:19McKender

01:11:20just doing

01:11:20a bit of

01:11:21coaching

01:11:21so he just

01:11:22looks down

01:11:23watches those

01:11:23shift lights

01:11:24has to think

01:11:24about any

01:11:25adjustments

01:11:26within the

01:11:26cockpit

01:11:26and then

01:11:27Pixie's

01:11:28breaking

01:11:28reference

01:11:28look at

01:11:29Fabian

01:11:29big lock

01:11:29up

01:11:30and straight

01:11:30through

01:11:30at five

01:11:31he was

01:11:32in the

01:11:32background

01:11:33pops out

01:11:35the other

01:11:35side

01:11:36so after

01:11:36talking about

01:11:37consistency

01:11:38and cleanly

01:11:39getting the

01:11:39job done

01:11:40and just

01:11:40trying to

01:11:40get it

01:11:41home

01:11:41without

01:11:42too much

01:11:42trauma

01:11:42Fabian

01:11:43makes a

01:11:43mistake

01:11:43when he

01:11:44can least

01:11:44afford it

01:11:45and that's

01:11:45probably put

01:11:46a little

01:11:46mark on

01:11:46those tyres

01:11:47as well

01:11:47and that

01:11:49illustrates

01:11:50what I

01:11:50spoke about

01:11:50before

01:11:51that it's

01:11:51in that

01:11:51area of

01:11:52the racetrack

01:11:52five and

01:11:53six where

01:11:53he's really

01:11:54been getting

01:11:54some pain

01:11:55so 22

01:11:56and two

01:11:56Courtney

01:11:57and Tander

01:11:5712th

01:11:58and 13th

01:11:59for the

01:11:59Holton

01:11:59racing team

01:12:00again how

01:12:06tight is it

01:12:06when James

01:12:07Courtney can

01:12:07be on pole

01:12:08for race

01:12:0911 and

01:12:10then he's

01:12:10effectively

01:12:10fighting in

01:12:11the midfield

01:12:11now in

01:12:12this race

01:12:12it just

01:12:14shows also

01:12:14that without

01:12:16the old rear

01:12:17roll centre

01:12:18adjustment which

01:12:19lost evolution

01:12:20of cars prior

01:12:21to this next

01:12:23generation car

01:12:23or the future

01:12:24cars they

01:12:25were able to

01:12:25wind the rear

01:12:26stiffness of the

01:12:27car through

01:12:28the race

01:12:28and were

01:12:29able to

01:12:30tune the

01:12:30cars at

01:12:30pit stops

01:12:31well now

01:12:31they can't

01:12:32do that

01:12:32so when

01:12:33you line

01:12:34up at the

01:12:34start of

01:12:35the race

01:12:35if the

01:12:35car's not

01:12:36quite good

01:12:36enough you

01:12:37have to

01:12:37live with

01:12:37it for

01:12:37the day

01:12:38and this

01:12:39is a big

01:12:39part of

01:12:40the tuning

01:12:40that you

01:12:40were talking

01:12:41about earlier

01:12:41where normally

01:12:42you'd make a

01:12:43big change

01:12:43from qualifying

01:12:44to the race

01:12:45some guys

01:12:46aren't changing

01:12:46it very much

01:12:47at all

01:12:47so for these

01:12:49guys all

01:12:50weekend they've

01:12:51been at the

01:12:51front of the

01:12:51back

01:12:52they're not

01:12:53even anywhere

01:12:53near where

01:12:54they should

01:12:54be

01:12:55a very popular

01:12:56weekend here

01:12:58for motorsport

01:12:59fans and we've

01:12:59seen a terrific

01:13:00crowd in attendance

01:13:01friday saturday

01:13:02and sunday

01:13:02128 225

01:13:05confirmed for

01:13:06the itm 500

01:13:07auckland

01:13:07so special

01:13:09thanks to all

01:13:09the kiwis who've

01:13:10come out and we

01:13:10really hope you've

01:13:11enjoyed the show

01:13:12enormous amount of

01:13:14merchandise out there

01:13:15and lots of

01:13:16passion people

01:13:17talking about it

01:13:18downtown posters

01:13:19and commercials

01:13:20and things going on

01:13:21lots of activations

01:13:21around town it's

01:13:22been a great week

01:13:23and really thrilled

01:13:26to come back to

01:13:26this venue last

01:13:27year and it's

01:13:28working well

01:13:28i reckon that's

01:13:30one of the biggest

01:13:30stories of the

01:13:31change of the car

01:13:32you were alluding

01:13:33there to there a

01:13:34few moments ago

01:13:35mark that not

01:13:36being able to make

01:13:36those tweaks on

01:13:37the run

01:13:38in years gone by

01:13:41you could have

01:13:41some pretty ordinary

01:13:42cars that with a

01:13:43couple of slips

01:13:44in the rear roll

01:13:44centre position

01:13:45would cover a

01:13:46multitude of sins

01:13:47but that just

01:13:47doesn't happen now

01:13:48with the change in

01:13:49the architecture

01:13:49at the rear of the

01:13:50car

01:13:50independent rear

01:13:51end suspension

01:13:52where it was a

01:13:53live rear axle

01:13:53previously

01:13:54now that's on

01:14:00one of the boys

01:14:01helmets inside

01:14:02brad jones racing

01:14:03at lockwood racing

01:14:04fabian kultzard's

01:14:05crew super kiwi

01:14:06roland you've

01:14:09made a reputation

01:14:10for setting the

01:14:11highest standard in

01:14:11the pit lane by

01:14:12those standards it's

01:14:13a very ordinary

01:14:14weekend i guess

01:14:16we've got an

01:14:16obligation to say

01:14:17to our viewers

01:14:17and your fans

01:14:18what's going on

01:14:20what's happening

01:14:20where's the

01:14:20performance gone

01:14:21this weekend

01:14:21well i don't know

01:14:23where it's gone

01:14:23today to be honest

01:14:24the weekend up

01:14:27until this point

01:14:27wasn't too bad

01:14:28we'd been at the

01:14:29front end of the

01:14:30grid we yeah we

01:14:31were leading on

01:14:32sat on friday with

01:14:33an issue um and

01:14:35we yeah we had a

01:14:35podium on friday

01:14:36and two fourths

01:14:37yesterday so we

01:14:38weren't miles away

01:14:39i don't know what's

01:14:40happened today

01:14:40frankly uh gone

01:14:42backwards um craig

01:14:44yeah he should have

01:14:44been up where will

01:14:45davidson is from a

01:14:46poor qualifying he

01:14:47should have been in

01:14:48the top six seven

01:14:48cars or so and

01:14:49jamie obviously

01:14:50we expect it to be

01:14:51faster i don't know

01:14:53but all leaves cancelled

01:14:54and we'll sort it

01:14:54out it's a tough

01:14:55gear isn't it it

01:14:57always is thank you

01:14:58and uh you've dealt

01:15:00by the tone and the

01:15:01intent there that all

01:15:03leave is cancelled do

01:15:04not wander in and ask

01:15:05for a couple of days

01:15:05away from the office

01:15:06there in brisbane at

01:15:07uh triple eight race

01:15:08engineering both the

01:15:10guys have had some

01:15:10power steering trouble

01:15:11this weekend red bull

01:15:12racing australia we've

01:15:13seen a lot of craig

01:15:14lounges off the rope

01:15:15we've seen both the

01:15:16boys run wide at the

01:15:17final corner now all

01:15:19he's doing at the

01:15:19moment is just trying

01:15:20to grab points in

01:15:2120th position craig

01:15:23still generates 45

01:15:24points and jamie in

01:15:2610th position will

01:15:27still grab 78 points

01:15:29grab them while you

01:15:29can but it's a long

01:15:31way from what we've

01:15:31come to expect from

01:15:32these fellas well we

01:15:34know when we get to

01:15:34sydney those points

01:15:36will be vital so we

01:15:38think about it through

01:15:39the year and if you

01:15:39just do a good job and

01:15:40on the bad days you get

01:15:42the best yield you can

01:15:43possibly get makes a

01:15:44profound impact on your

01:15:47final championship

01:15:48position and what a

01:15:49great job today combo

01:15:50jason bright has gained

01:15:5211 positions in the

01:15:54race will davidson as

01:15:56roland said come in at

01:15:58the same time as craig

01:15:59lounge but craig has not

01:16:01had car pace will

01:16:03davidson has gained nine

01:16:05positions so that's a

01:16:06great run from those

01:16:07guys

01:16:07rick kelly showing

01:16:11form here like we saw

01:16:13in adelaide i remember

01:16:14they got off to a good

01:16:15start he came out of

01:16:16adelaide fourth in the

01:16:17championship and been

01:16:18through some difficult

01:16:19weekends so he's inside

01:16:22the top 10 position eight

01:16:23at the moment jack

01:16:24daniels racing but this

01:16:25is our man in second

01:16:26position he's six seconds

01:16:27adrift from the leader

01:16:28scott mclaughlin just

01:16:30continues to stroll along

01:16:32brilliantly been a couple

01:16:33of little reliability

01:16:33gremlins that's hurt these

01:16:35guys championship wise but

01:16:36there's been no doubting

01:16:37the speed that battle in

01:16:39adelaide yeah men's

01:16:41winning the championship

01:16:41the clips of 500 was

01:16:43absolutely outstanding see

01:16:44dahlgren just went

01:16:45straight through at turn

01:16:46five as well here's the

01:16:47gap second to third this

01:16:49is chas mostard who's

01:16:51done a good job neil he

01:16:52struggled earlier in the

01:16:54weekend remember on

01:16:55friday he wasn't

01:16:57comfortable with the car

01:16:58he didn't like the

01:17:00amount of wheel movement

01:17:01instability etc over the

01:17:03bumps he's done a great

01:17:04job to respond to that and

01:17:06the great thing also that

01:17:07i've got to make comment

01:17:08on is that there are five

01:17:10manufacturers within the

01:17:12top seven cars so great

01:17:14job in terms of those new

01:17:15manufacturers joining our

01:17:16series

01:17:17about 1500 meters of

01:17:23racetrack remaining now

01:17:24for mark winterbottom

01:17:25pepsi max forward

01:17:26performance racing on that

01:17:28subject of most it comes

01:17:30into this race 18th in the

01:17:31championship so there'll be

01:17:32valuable points for him and

01:17:34it equals his performance

01:17:35earlier in the weekend

01:17:35getting on the podium third

01:17:37but for this man he's going

01:17:39to notch up another victory

01:17:40he's second this weekend and

01:17:42it's career win 26 for mark

01:17:45winterbottom with these

01:17:47sweeping left handers

01:17:49remaining he threatened at

01:17:53winton and then improved over the

01:17:56weekend to grab a victory and he's

01:17:58closed out on them again here this

01:17:59weekend with an emphatic

01:18:00performance congratulations well

01:18:02done mark winterbottom for

01:18:03performance racing

01:18:04and it was exactly 6.9 seconds in the end of

01:18:14scotty mclaughlin and it'll be chas

01:18:17most at home in third there he is

01:18:19beneath the itm bridge

01:18:20winterbottom mclaughlin most it

01:18:23van gisbergen will finish in fourth

01:18:29position great job michael caruso

01:18:30championship season best remember he

01:18:33went well the australian grand prix

01:18:35event jason bright good recovery

01:18:36sixth and then will davis and rick

01:18:39kelly fabian coulthard and jamie

01:18:41wincup 10th a long hard and hard

01:18:46fought weekend for all but for these

01:18:48two very special outcome because the

01:18:51jason richards trophy is at stake as

01:18:53well and mark winterbottom will win

01:18:55that 268 over 245 very good drive from

01:19:02him over the weekend neil he's been

01:19:05able to get by guys he's been

01:19:07authoritative with his overtaking he's

01:19:09looked after the tyres he's made the

01:19:11car flow very good bounce back in terms

01:19:14of the championship and a pretty

01:19:16profound thing on an anzac commemorative

01:19:17weekend to win the jason richards

01:19:20memorial that is now the reaction for

01:19:23forward fans fantastic no shortage of

01:19:28blue in that stand and winterbottom bags

01:19:31it up in celebration

01:19:34well done frosty so it was a win in race 11

01:19:44for him here it was a win in race nine at

01:19:47winton on the sunday haven't they found

01:19:50some form all of a sudden remember in the

01:19:54second half of last year's championship

01:19:56he came on hugely the start was roping

01:19:59it's not the case this year

01:20:00go frosty and watch the road camber

01:20:05while you're sending smoke signals to

01:20:10the crowd just be careful where you end

01:20:12up but also a good result for fpr with

01:20:15first and third there neil as i said

01:20:17most it uncomfortable early in the

01:20:19weekend great result for the factory

01:20:22forward team

01:20:22here he is unplucks the six point

01:20:28harness all the driver cooling kit and

01:20:31the radio

01:20:31there he is the man of the moment mark

01:20:39winterbottom

01:20:40stretches his championship victory

01:20:53congratulations there from scott mcloughlin

01:20:56great sportsmanship and he wins the jason richards

01:20:59memorial trophy does mark winterbottom

01:21:01super slow-mo replay shows the style and

01:21:06poise balance and handling of this car and

01:21:09this man at this location it's been

01:21:11extraordinary brett barrettes hey mark

01:21:14winterbottom congratulations championship

01:21:15leader now by over 100 points well done

01:21:17that's awesome uh what an awesome race the

01:21:20the car was really good and um yeah made a

01:21:23bit of a bodgy start and and uh trucked on

01:21:25through and my crew got me in front which

01:21:27was awesome and uh from there we just

01:21:28trucked on and hundred point lead that's

01:21:30that's really cool i wanted to lead going

01:21:32away not just last night so uh yeah that's

01:21:34awesome i'm wrapped and the news gets

01:21:36better you've got the jason richards

01:21:37trophy as well well done yeah that's that's

01:21:39amazing that's the that's the cool part and

01:21:41uh very very special guy and i feel honored

01:21:43to win it so um yeah it's it's a proud

01:21:45moment enjoy the podium well done frosty

01:21:47thanks buddy thank you and scott mcloughlin

01:21:49scotty what an incredible weekend for you

01:21:51did you ever dream coming into this

01:21:52weekend how well it would go for you

01:21:53mate uh two poles you know and uh we

01:21:56didn't win but um i had a lot of support

01:21:58from the fans and i really appreciate it

01:21:59i mean it's a huge thing for me i used to

01:22:01watch murph on the hill and i used to

01:22:03cheer him on and now i've got a whole

01:22:05heap of people cheering me on so i really

01:22:06appreciate it and they will for a long

01:22:08time to come congratulations scott enjoy

01:22:09the podium yeah thanks for coming out

01:22:11thanks chas boston speaking of dream

01:22:13weekends well second trip to the podium

01:22:15this weekend congratulations yeah but this

01:22:17time get the shade spray champagne so

01:22:19it's much better um fantastic pepsi max

01:22:21crew this weekend's been awesome frosty's

01:22:23been setting the pace and um yeah we

01:22:25also got car six up there how fantastic

01:22:26is that so we'll go up there spray each

01:22:28other with champagne all the crew because

01:22:29they deserve it they've been working hard

01:22:31we've had a bit of a slow start the

01:22:32season but we're back so we're ready to

01:22:34go off you go chas enjoy it thank you

01:22:37down here will davis hot and bothered

01:22:39fresh out of the car mate sorry mate i

01:22:41know how you must feel when you get out of

01:22:42a battle like that picked up nine spots

01:22:44for position seven in the mercedes mate you

01:22:46must be wrapped that's a good strong

01:22:47effort from you guys actually am um it's

01:22:49one of those races where you're like you

01:22:51for me i punched a fist when i crossed

01:22:53the line because there was a maximum we

01:22:55could do there was no safety cars at a

01:22:57track where it's so hard to pass um you

01:22:59know thanks to luke and um my engineer

01:23:01for the you know strategy um coming in

01:23:04lap one um we knew we're going to need

01:23:06real good tire life to make that work and

01:23:07you know we just pushed pushed car was a

01:23:09good step forward i wish we could qualify

01:23:10again now because it's actually where we

01:23:12need it well but did you set out on that

01:23:13strategy at the beginning i mean it was

01:23:14quite a clever one we thought at the

01:23:16start it was good it jumped you some

01:23:17positions but you still had a big fuel

01:23:18load to put in later so you had to make

01:23:19some runs then well we needed speed we

01:23:21needed consistency we needed a big race

01:23:23from me out on my own racing myself and

01:23:25uh you know unless i got a banzai uh

01:23:28rocket start where i was going to make

01:23:29up four or five spots that was always the

01:23:31strategy and those races are really hard

01:23:33because every 10th you know the guys

01:23:34are going to start funneling out and you

01:23:36know you've just got to maximize

01:23:37everything you got and hopefully sneak

01:23:38out in front and um it was a lot it was

01:23:40actually a lot of fun it was frustrating

01:23:42because i wanted to be on that tire

01:23:43strategy all those guys because i actually

01:23:44had a car to fight with then but um

01:23:46anyway promising great points great

01:23:48result for erebus and um yeah bring on

01:23:50perth we're learning all the time good

01:23:52on you mate very happy for you cheers

01:23:53thanks

01:23:53was a great job wasn't it will davison

01:23:57finishing in seventh position having

01:23:58qualified

01:23:5916th and here's the confirmation of those

01:24:02unofficial results for you it was nearly a

01:24:03seven second margin for winter bottom and

01:24:05mclaughlin mostered in third position

01:24:07for performance racing the good news the

01:24:09podium set here's barrettes

01:24:10race 13 of our year time to congratulate

01:24:14our winners and would you please give a big

01:24:15round of applause in first place ford pepsi max

01:24:18crew mark winter bottom in second place

01:24:22valvoline racing grm scott mclaughlin and in

01:24:27third place ford pepsi max crew chas mostit

01:24:30representing our winning team ford pepsi max crew is jason gray

01:24:36making the presentation of the third place trophy is john moen store owner

01:24:42from itm

01:24:44presenting the second place is david mcconnell chairman

01:24:50of a team

01:24:51making the presentation to the winning team is tony

01:24:58haydock store owner manawatu itm

01:25:01and presenting the first place trophy to our

01:25:06winner is the minister of local government

01:25:09paula bennett

01:25:10ladies and gentlemen the 2014 itm 500 auckland race 13 winners

01:25:21and a great shot

01:25:23and the winner driver of the jason richards memorial trophy would

01:25:27you please congratulate from ford pepsi max crew

01:25:30mark winter bottom

01:25:31making the presentation of the jason richards trophy

01:25:36is wally story from red jones racing

01:25:39what a great scene there for everybody from ford performance racing

01:25:50renee winter bottom grabbing a shot as well here's the championship points

01:25:53situation and it's 107 points between mark winter bottom and craig lowndes

01:25:57babian coultard in third position james courtney in fourth and what a

01:26:02turnaround over the weekend fantastic performance the boys at fpr one and

01:26:07three in this race well done

01:26:09so let's check out the highlights now race number 13

01:26:22today's 200 kilometer race supposed to be 70 laps but it was quickly turned into 69

01:26:27with a problem with tim slade who eventually did get underway with a snag with the clutch on this

01:26:32car and how wild was that start with dave reynolds down the inside of the two fpr

01:26:38falcons big spin there for dalgren at turn four it's an amazing place this guy has been so competitive

01:26:47all weekend scott mclaughlin a little bump there with fabian coulthard and rick kelly

01:26:52at one of the wildest spots on this layout you can see there the amount of oversteer this great

01:26:59shot that we had on board with scott mclaughlin and their bumps in the body language of the cars

01:27:05nowhere do we see this stuff at the stop we saw the brakes locked we saw a mirror change there for winter bottom

01:27:13and that was the key thing he was jumped in the pits and have a look at this moment

01:27:16for david reynolds in the bottle of falcon big lock up there for fabian coulthard comes back on in front

01:27:25of courtney and then this drama with wink up and percat bang into the pepsi max sign mark dutton

01:27:31looking on it's been a shocking weekend for red bull racing great job scott mclaughlin and that

01:27:38is a superb performance by mark winter bottom well well done frosty adding to that tally of career

01:27:48wins for him very popular with the crowd and the winner of the jason richards memorial trophy

01:27:52there are your highlights of race number 13 we'll wrap it all up next week on v8 extra on seven mate

01:27:58and then we go racing again for the perth 400 on saturday may 17 1 30 p.m eastern on seven and seven

01:28:06mate it's going to be good the atm 500 has been a fantastic success and we've really thanked

01:28:11everybody in and around auckland for having us on behalf of the entire team thanks for spending the

01:28:16day with us we'll look forward to seeing you in perth three weeks from now see you soon bye

01:28:20we'll look forward to seeing you soon bye

01:28:34you

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