Falken Tasmania Challenge V8 Supercars Round 13 16-18 Nov 2007 *** POSSIBLE SPOILERS

[hoon69]

Down to Simmons Plains for round 12DAY EVENT FORMAT R/GRID TIMES & RESULTS
Friday Practice 50 Laps N 13:15 - 15:45
Saturday Qualifying 55 Minutes N 11:30 - 12:25
Saturday Race 1 50 Laps N 15:15 - 16:15
Sunday Race 2 50 Laps N 11:45 - 12:45
Sunday Race 3 50 Laps N 15:30 - 16:30

Please Note- I am not responsible for people posting race spoilers in this thread. I have included ***Possible Race Spoilers*** in the title. You have been warned!

[OLS108]

top 3 overall will be

Winterbottom
Skaife
Tander

[hoon69]

Top 3

Tander
Winterbottom
Lowndes

place them in any order cause whom knows :smilesandbanana:

Friday : Practice
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 46 43 0:51.6085
2 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 53 52 0:51.9863 0:00.3778
3 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 43 33 0:52.0792 0:00.4707
4 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 55 51 0:52.2209 0:00.6124
5 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 54 52 0:52.2593 0:00.6508
6 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 54 52 0:52.2711 0:00.6626
7 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 55 50 0:52.3196 0:00.7111
8 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 53 49 0:52.3231 0:00.7146
9 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 52 37 0:52.3451 0:00.7366
10 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 53 41 0:52.3487 0:00.7402
11 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 52 52 0:52.3823 0:00.7738
12 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 51 51 0:52.3946 0:00.7861
13 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 47 42 0:52.3968 0:00.7883
14 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 54 42 0:52.4021 0:00.7936
15 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 54 42 0:52.4567 0:00.8482
16 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 55 53 0:52.4741 0:00.8656
17 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 54 53 0:52.5216 0:00.9131
18 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 51 46 0:52.5386 0:00.9301
19 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 55 49 0:52.6237 0:01.0152
20 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 54 46 0:52.6254 0:01.0169
21 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 53 51 0:52.6548 0:01.0463
22 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 52 52 0:52.6854 0:01.0769
23 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 53 53 0:52.7969 0:01.1884
24 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 54 54 0:52.8013 0:01.1928
25 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 54 43 0:52.8112 0:01.2027
26 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 55 50 0:52.8154 0:01.2069
27 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 53 48 0:52.8510 0:01.2425
28 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 47 45 0:52.9140 0:01.3055
29 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 54 54 0:52.9515 0:01.3430
30 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 51 48 0:52.9951 0:01.3866
31 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 14 14 0:53.0476 0:01.4391


Tander not expecting any dirty tricks in the run home
Release Date: 16/11/2007
Toll HSV’s Garth Tander isn’t expecting any interference from Ford pair Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards if they get caught up in his four-way battle for the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Tander finished second to Winterbottom, the last round winner at the Desert 400 in Bahrain, in first practice at the Falkan Tasmania Challenge in Launceston today. Richards was third.

It sparked the question about the Ford contingent looking after their Championship hopes Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, from Team Vodafone, as Tander and Rick Kelly try to make it a Toll double at Phillip Island in a fortnight.

Tander leads Lowndes by 30 points with Kelly and Whincup trailing close behind.

“No, not so far and not from what I’ve read,” Tander said of any Ford rivals running shotgun for Lowndes and Whincup in the closing rounds.

“Mark and I have raced each other for years with no troubles and Richo’s house is just around the corner from me so I know where he lives.

“If those sorts of things take place then I will deal with them. You have to look at where the other three are placed before you start making decisions about these things.

“I can’t control what the other three guys are doing but I can control myself.”

Tander was also asked about his own team-mate Kelly after the two came together in Bahrain.

“We both made a mistake and go in each others way,” he said. “We have discussed it further since to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Winterbottom continued his form rise at the back end of the year. His FPR team is making spectacular comeback with a view to challenging for the Championship next year.

It was the fastest practice session at this track.

“It was a good lap and the car is strong but you’ve only got to make a small mistake here and it’s a tenth of a second which can be four places,” he said.

“As the weather cools down it might actually get a bit faster.”

Winterbottom said he was an eager spectator in the battle at the top of the field now that he was right in amongst it.

“It’s not a bad position to be in,” he said.

“I’d rather be in the fight for the Championship of course but from where I am it’s a pretty good view to be able to watch that battle between those four.”

Lowndes finished eighth in practice with Whincup 14th. Kelly was 15th although all three are expected to be completely different animals in qualifying tomorrow.could happen couldn't it?

[hoon69]

Saturday : Qualifying
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 20 20 0:51.5657
2 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 18 17 0:51.7204 0:00.1547
3 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 29 21 0:51.7457 0:00.1800
4 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 31 31 0:51.7874 0:00.2217
5 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 34 29 0:51.7973 0:00.2316
6 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 25 22 0:51.7978 0:00.2321
7 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 34 32 0:51.8148 0:00.2491
8 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 31 25 0:51.9782 0:00.4125
9 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 34 32 0:52.1138 0:00.5481
10 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 27 21 0:52.1518 0:00.5861
11 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 22 15 0:52.1610 0:00.5953
12 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 26 26 0:52.1842 0:00.6185
13 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 27 26 0:52.2070 0:00.6413
14 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 22 18 0:52.2366 0:00.6709
15 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 23 23 0:52.2609 0:00.6952
16 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 18 16 0:52.2960 0:00.7303
17 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 23 17 0:52.3143 0:00.7486
18 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 27 26 0:52.4050 0:00.8393
19 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 28 27 0:52.4111 0:00.8454
20 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 24 15 0:52.4357 0:00.8700
21 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 13 10 0:52.5850 0:01.0193
22 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 14 9 0:52.6102 0:01.0445
23 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 12 9 0:52.6107 0:01.0450
24 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 14 9 0:52.6867 0:01.1210
25 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 14 7 0:52.7216 0:01.1559
26 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 15 15 0:52.7294 0:01.1637
27 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 15 11 0:52.7311 0:01.1654
28 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 14 12 0:52.7473 0:01.1816
29 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 15 14 0:52.7934 0:01.2277
30 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 15 10 0:52.9370 0:01.3713
31 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 10 9 0:52.9372 0:01.3715

[OLS108]

fingers crossed for a nice close & clean race

[Carby650]

fingers crossed for a nice close & clean race

Fingers crossed for a GT win...:bow:

[hoon69]

Tander puts one hand on the V8 Supercar title
Release Date: 17/11/2007
Toll HSV driver Garth Tander took a huge stride towards securing a maiden V8 Supercar Championship Series title with a commanding win in the first race of the Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston today.

The lanky West Australian made the field look as though they were standing still on the same track he won all three races at this time last year. Already this year he has had clean sweeps at Queensland Raceway and Barbagallo in Perth.

He is clearly now the Championship favourite with a 31-point lead over Craig Lowndes, depending on what happens in tomorrow’s two races. He streeted Team Vodafone’s Jamie Whincup and Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom today.

But he won’t have a word of Championships, although he did say he would like a comfortable buffer going into the Dunlop Grand Finale at Phillip Island in a fortnight.

“There are still two races to go here and five in the Championship … 31 points is not enough,” Tander said.

“You certainly have to weigh up all of the scenarios as they are presented to you. The best scenario for us is to do well tomorrow and create a margin to make all the races at Phillip Island a little less critical.”

Tander’s form in Tasmania is near perfect. He won all three races here last year in a canter but doesn’t know what it is about the short Symmons Plains layout, or in fact those at Queensland Raceway and Barbagallo.

“Here, QR and Perth seem to suit my style but I’ve got no idea why,” he said.

“We have got to the point in the last three seasons where we have found the setup for one reason or another and stuck with it.”

While Whincup battled into second today he could not stop himself harping back to the Desert 400 in Bahrain where he failed to get any points and lost the Championship lead.

“There’s one round to go but I’ve made things pretty hard for myself after Bahrain. We will give it our best shot and keep fighting to the end.”

Qualifying was a teller for some of the topline teams.

The first session of qualifying proved a giant killer, particularly for the Stone Brothers Racing team. James Courtney came in 26th and Russell Ingall 22nd as the team clearly struggled with setup for qualifying.

At one point it appeared they would be joined by Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly as he languished in 26th position right until the closing laps when he got a clear run, nailed a time and rushed into third for the session.

He fared no better than 17th in the second qualifying session while Team Vodafone’s Craig Lowndes saved his best until last to scrape into the top ten.

Saturday : Race 1
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 50 46:49.7607 6 0:52.3245
2 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 50 46:52.9710 14 0:52.5662
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 50 46:54.9680 12 0:52.4957
4 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 50 46:55.5924 13 0:52.4274
5 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 50 46:57.3777 13 0:52.5680
6 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 50 46:58.5532 12 0:52.6233
7 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 50 47:00.9951 32 0:52.8379
8 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 50 47:02.6018 12 0:52.7893
9 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 50 47:04.0443 13 0:52.8217
10 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 50 47:04.7094 11 0:52.6698
11 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 50 47:05.0768 12 0:52.7431
12 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 50 47:06.3017 9 0:52.7006
13 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 50 47:07.4653 19 0:52.9097
14 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 50 47:07.6590 20 0:52.9293
15 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 50 47:08.3888 25 0:52.9904
16 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 50 47:09.0803 20 0:52.9586
17 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 50 47:11.4550 11 0:53.0331
18 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 50 47:14.2326 18 0:52.9999
19 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 50 47:14.7226 10 0:53.0893
20 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 50 47:15.0869 14 0:53.1296
21 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 50 47:16.0350 11 0:53.1435
22 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 50 47:16.6725 19 0:53.3694
23 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 50 47:17.0826 24 0:53.3808
24 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 50 47:17.4642 32 0:53.2577
25 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 50 47:18.8922 22 0:53.4011
26 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 50 47:24.7454 9 0:52.8288
27 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 49 47:31.5710 22 0:53.4106
28 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 47 46:58.9071 24 0:52.7892
NC 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 35 32:55.6302 8 0:52.8610
NC 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 23 41:35.5711 22 0:53.1565
NC 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 10 10:45.5342 8 0:52.6186

[OLS108]

Fingers crossed for a GT win...:bow:

It worked, make sure you kep them crossed for tomorrow

[hoon69]

It worked, make sure you kep them crossed for tomorrowLooks like Whincup is in front of Lowndes and now 20ish Points behind Tander for race 3 and then P.I. :)
Sunday : Race 2
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 50 45:48.4359 12 0:52.6887
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 50 45:49.3061 11 0:52.5844
3 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 50 45:51.8304 11 0:52.3398
4 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 50 45:55.0137 18 0:52.7841
5 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 50 45:56.0441 12 0:52.7953
6 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 50 46:02.6029 11 0:52.6451
7 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 50 46:03.6822 9 0:52.7873
8 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 50 46:09.2133 43 0:52.8940
9 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 50 46:12.1292 14 0:52.9754
10 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 50 46:15.1403 11 0:52.2680
11 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 50 46:17.4351 10 0:53.0571
12 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 50 46:17.8916 16 0:53.0836
13 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 50 46:18.2283 9 0:52.8177
14 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 50 46:21.0144 14 0:53.0503
15 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 50 46:25.0061 14 0:53.0323
16 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 50 46:26.2362 11 0:53.0692
17 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 50 46:28.3391 11 0:52.9968
18 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 50 46:31.6842 36 0:52.8867
19 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 50 46:32.5829 13 0:53.3432
20 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 50 46:32.8110 9 0:52.8918
21 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 50 46:38.5034 29 0:53.1041
22 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 50 46:55.4525 10 0:52.9176
23 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 49 45:48.5481 20 0:53.4822
24 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 49 45:50.2866 42 0:53.4200
25 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 49 45:53.5970 7 0:53.1196
26 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 49 46:03.1528 16 0:53.1441
27 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 49 46:13.3382 10 0:53.0632
28 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 49 46:20.7127 13 0:53.3392
29 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 48 46:00.2652 16 0:53.3865
30 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 48 46:23.8964 41 0:53.0617
DNF 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 3 3:08.0958 2 0:54.3391

fords take the round and the championship lead as tander dnf's
Sunday : Race 3
Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 50 53:44.3419 15 0:52.7901
2 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 50 53:45.1504 18 0:52.6217
3 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 50 53:46.0774 8 0:52.7226
4 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 50 53:46.9137 29 0:52.9420
5 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 50 53:47.4035 21 0:52.8281
6 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 50 53:48.0503 18 0:52.7663
7 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 50 53:48.4473 47 0:52.8453
8 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 50 53:48.8999 49 0:52.8538
9 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 50 53:50.7544 29 0:53.0110
10 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 50 53:51.0345 16 0:52.9047
11 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 50 53:52.1208 28 0:53.1412
12 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 50 53:52.3858 13 0:53.0451
13 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 50 53:53.6912 18 0:52.9489
14 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 50 53:54.8098 18 0:53.1640
15 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 50 53:55.9519 18 0:52.7334
16 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 50 53:56.6133 13 0:53.0485
17 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 50 53:57.2793 33 0:53.1089
18 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 50 53:57.9240 12 0:53.0365
19 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 50 53:59.1221 10 0:53.1581
20 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 43 54:33.1404 19 0:53.2421
DNF 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 38 38:50.3287 6 0:52.4365
DNF 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 38 38:58.1241 17 0:53.5403
DNF 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 38 38:58.4300 19 0:53.0806
DNF 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 38 38:58.8058 21 0:53.5089
DNF 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 37 38:56.8725 10 0:53.3121
DNF 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 37 38:57.4906 11 0:53.2708
DNF 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 33 32:15.2661 14 0:53.3249
DNF 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 26 25:57.1427 19 0:53.1798
DNF 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 21 19:18.7699 20 0:52.9403
DNF 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 1 1:06.1113 1 1:06.1113