Clipsal 500 2006

[Rooster_cracker]

Should be a great start to the season theirs some good looking teams this year. i reckon it will be a close season with about 5 or 6 teams fighting it out for the championship. i myself like the look at steve richards team jack Danials. will make it interesting if it rains sunday which they say it will.

[Ian]

1.Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife
2.Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander
3.Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes
4.Team Betta Electrical Jamie Whincup
5.Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards
6.Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly
7.Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly
8.Jack Daniel's Racing Paul Dumbrell
9.Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich
10.Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy
11.Caltex Racing Russell Ingall
12.First Rock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson
13.Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris
14.Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom
15.WPS Racing Max Wilson
16.Autobarn Racing Steve Owen
17.Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney
18.Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards
19.Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto
20.V8 Telecom Will Davison
21.Super Cheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville
22.Team BOC John Bowe
23.Team Sirromet Wines Alan Gurr
24.Tasman Motorsport Andrew Jones
25.Team BOC Brad Jones
26.WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna
27.Fujitsu Racing Warren Luff
28.Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Lee Holdsworth
29.Fujitsu Racing Jose Fernandez
30.Glenfords Racing Marcus Marshall

[Ian]

1. 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ
2. 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
3. 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ
4. 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ
5. 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ
6. 88 Team Betta Electrical Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA
7. 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA
8. 15 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
9.021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ
10. 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ

[Ian]

Qualifying

1. 111 Hyundai - Hydraulink Mark Porter Holden Commodore VZ
2. 28 Smartskip Racing Mathew White Ford Falcon BA
3. 100 Mark Petch Motorsport Kane Scott Holden Commodore VZ
4. 27 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BA
5. 99 GMAC Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ
6. 60 Decina Racing Michael Caruso Ford Falcon BA 13
7. 81 Summit Fleet Lease & Jax Tyres Grant Denyer Ford Falcon BA
8. 40 Peters Motorsport Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AU
9. 45 O'Brien Motorsport.Com Shannon O'Brien Ford Falcon BA
10. 36 Optima Sport David Clark Ford Falcon BA
11. 42 Hi-Trans Jay Verdnik Holden Commodore VY
12. 71 Latitude Developments Andrew Thompson Ford Falcon BA
13. 30 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford Falcon BA
14. 41 Kanga Loaders Chris Pither Ford Falcon AU
15. 61 First Rock Mortgage Centre Marcus La Delle Ford Falcon
16. 37 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Mark Howard Ford Falcon BA
17. 77 Perkins Motorsport Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ
18. 72 Smiths Trucks Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VY
19. 78 Perkins Motorsport Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ
20. 29 Smartskip Racing Dean Wanless Ford Falcon AU
21. 70 Smiths Trucks Racing Geoff Emery Holden commodore VY
22. 44 Velocity Pay Adam Sharpe Ford Falcon AU
23. 32 Dux Hotwater Aaron McGill Holden Commodore VX
24. 68 Turbo Brisbane Shane Beikoff Ford Falcon AU
25. 91 Custodian Wealth Builders Gary Deane Ford Falcon BA
26. 98 Image Jet Racing Tim Monte Holden Commodore VY
27. 86 Fujitsu Air Conditioning Greg Smith Ford Falcon AU
28. 24 Stones Motorsport Nigel Stones Holden Commodore VX
29. 38 Eggleston Motorsport Ben Eggleston Holden Commodore VX
30. 80 Formula Group Barry Tanton Ford Falcon AU 13 12 1:32.5284 0:08.4518
57. Jim Beam Racing/JPS Automotive Dean Savage Holden Commodore VX

Race 1 Results

1. 27 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BA
2. 60 Decina Racing Michael Caruso Ford Falcon BA
3. 81 Summit Fleet Lease & Jax Tyres Grant Denyer Ford Falcon BA
4. 40 Peters Motorsport Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AU
5. 99 GMAC Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ
6. 72 Smiths Trucks Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VY
7. 30 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford Falcon BA
8. 100 Mark Petch Motorsport Kane Scott Holden Commodore VZ
9. 111 Hyundai - Hydraulink Mark Porter Holden Commodore VZ
10. 45 O'Brien Motorsport.Com Shannon O'Brien Ford Falcon BA
11. 77 Perkins Motorsport Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ
12. 29 Smartskip Racing Dean Wanless Ford Falcon AU
13. 71 Latitude Developments Andrew Thompson Ford Falcon BA
14. 41 Kanga Loaders Chris Pither Ford Falcon AU
15. 37 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Mark Howard Ford Falcon BA
16. 32 Dux Hotwater Aaron McGill Holden Commodore VX
17. 91 Custodian Wealth Builders Gary Deane Ford Falcon BA
18. 68 Turbo Brisbane Shane Beikoff Ford Falcon AU
19. 24 Stones Motorsport Nigel Stones Holden Commodore VX
20. 44 Velocity Pay Adam Sharpe Ford Falcon AU
21. 36 Optima Sport David Clark Ford Falcon BA
22. 42 Hi-Trans Jay Verdnik Holden Commodore VY
23. 57 Jim Beam Racing/JPS Automotive Dean Savage Holden Commodore VX
24. 80 Formula Group Barry Tanton Ford Falcon AU
25. 86 Fujitsu Air Conditioning Greg Smith Ford Falcon AU
26. 28 Smartskip Racing Mathew White Ford Falcon BA
27. 78 Perkins Motorsport Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ1
DNF. 70 Smiths Trucks Racing Geoff Emery Holden commodore VY
DNF. 61 First Rock Mortgage Centre Marcus La Delle Ford Falcon AU
DNF. 98 Image Jet Racing Tim Monte Holden Commodore VY
DNF. 38 Eggleston Motorsport Ben Eggleston Holden Commodore VX
DNF. 35 Gravity Motorsport Mark Papendell Holden Commodore VX

[Wedgie]

Despite Holden's having the top 5 qualifiers Ford come through in Race 1, 1st and 3rd.
Onya Lowndsey and Whinchup!

Great giving the Holden's a head start and watching their fans faces deflate when Skaife crashed by himself.
Skaife qualified as No 1 and came dead last. Doesn't get much sweeter than that, nice new car looked nice for the couple of laps it survived! he he

[Wedgie]

[Strawb]

What a fckin great day for the mighty blue oval badge. GO the FORDS and wedgie wasn't tis nice to see good old Mark crash his car into the wall ahh i wish he would do it at bathurst.

[Wedgie]

What a fckin great day for the mighty blue oval badge. GO the FORDS and wedgie wasn't tis nice to see good old Mark crash his car into the wall ahh i wish he would do it at bathurst.

Im still not sure if I cheered louder when Lowndes won or when Skaife crashed his brand new car, I think the crash.
I honestly dont know how Holden supporters can handle following that clown (or the younger Kelly for that matter), if I was a Holden man I'd follow someone like Richards or Tander and my fav team would definately be Larry Perkins Jack Daniels team, what a fantastic looking car and apparel they have!

Hopefully Ford make it a double today, but Im happy every round when Skaife doesn't win be it Holden or Ford.

[Ian]

Im still not sure if I cheered louder when Lowndes won or when Skaife crashed his brand new car, I think the crash.

When Skaife hit the wall, at the time I said I don't care who wins now (Ford or Holden), but it was good to see Lowndes win, I just hope he can clean up this afternoon

I honestly dont know how Holden supporters can handle following that clown

We were at a BBQ last night with 4 that have come over from Vic for the race, and about a dozen locals, there were 7 Holden fans there, and only one of them is a Skaiffe fan, the rest cheered just as loud as the Ford fans when he hit the wall.

[Ian]

1 888 Team Betta Electrical Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA
2 15 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
3 88 Team Betta Electrical Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA
4 50 Super Cheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ
5 51 Super Cheap Auto Racing Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ
6 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
7 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ
8 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ
9 1 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA
10 17 First Rock Mortgage Centre Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA
11 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ
12 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ
13 26 Fujitsu Racing Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA
14 18 V8 Telecom Will Davison Ford Falcon BA
15 23 Tasman Motorsport Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ
16 8 WPS Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA
17 25 Fujitsu Racing Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA
18 33 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ
19 12 Team BOC John Bowe Ford Falcon BA
20 34 Repco Valvoline Cummins Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ
21 39 Team Sirromet Wines Alan Gurr Holden Commodore VZ
22 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA
23 021 Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ
24 20 Glenfords Racing Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA
25 6 Ford Performance Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA
DNF 14 Team BOC Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA
DNF 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ
DNF 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA
DNF 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BA
DNF 2 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ
DNF 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore

[Ian]

Race 1 (Friday)
1 27 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BA
2 60 Decina Racing Michael Caruso Ford Falcon BA
3 81 Summit Fleet Lease & Jax Tyres Grant Denyer Ford Falcon BA
4 40 Peters Motorsport Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AU
5 99 GMAC Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ
6 72 Smiths Trucks Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VY
7 30 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford Falcon BA
8 100 Mark Petch Motorsport Kane Scott Holden Commodore VZ
9 111 Hyundai - Hydraulink Mark Porter Holden Commodore VZ
10 77 Perkins Motorsport Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ
11 29 Smartskip Racing Dean Wanless Ford Falcon AU
12 71 Latitude Developments Andrew Thompson Ford Falcon BA
13 41 Kanga Loaders Chris Pither Ford Falcon AU
14 37 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Mark Howard Ford Falcon BA
15 32 Dux Hotwater Aaron McGill Holden Commodore VX
16 91 Custodian Wealth Builders Gary Deane Ford Falcon BA
17 68 Turbo Brisbane Shane Beikoff Ford Falcon AU
18 24 Stones Motorsport Nigel Stones Holden Commodore VX
19 44 Velocity Pay Adam Sharpe Ford Falcon AU
20 45 O'Brien Motorsport.Com Shannon O'Brien Ford Falcon BA
21 36 Optima Sport David Clark Ford Falcon BA
22 42 Hi-Trans Jay Verdnik Holden Commodore VY
23 57 Jim Beam Racing/JPS Automotive Dean Savage Holden Commodore VX
24 80 Formula Group Barry Tanton Ford Falcon AU
25 86 Fujitsu Air Conditioning Greg Smith Ford Falcon AU
26 28 Smartskip Racing Mathew White Ford Falcon BA
27 78 Perkins Motorsport Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ
DNF 70 Smiths Trucks Racing Geoff Emery Holden commodore VY
DNF 61 First Rock Mortgage Centre Marcus La Delle Ford Falcon AU
DNF 98 Image Jet Racing Tim Monte Holden Commodore VY
DNF 38 Eggleston Motorsport Ben Eggleston Holden Commodore
DNF 35 Gravity Motorsport Mark Papendell Holden Commodore VX

Race 2 (Saturday)
1 27 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Adam Macrow Ford Falcon BA
2 60 Decina Racing Michael Caruso Ford Falcon BA
3 111 Hyundai - Hydraulink Mark Porter Holden Commodore VZ
4 72 Smiths Trucks Racing Nathan Pretty Holden Commodore VY
5 40 Peters Motorsport Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AU
6 77 Perkins Motorsport Shane Price Holden Commodore VZ
7 30 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford Falcon BA
8 100 Mark Petch Motorsport Kane Scott Holden Commodore VZ
9 41 Kanga Loaders Chris Pither Ford Falcon AU
10 78 Perkins Motorsport Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ
11 42 Hi-Trans Jay Verdnik Holden Commodore VY
12 81 Summit Fleet Lease & Jax Tyres Grant Denyer Ford Falcon BA
13 29 Smartskip Racing Dean Wanless Ford Falcon AU
14 70 Smiths Trucks Racing Geoff Emery Holden commodore VY
15 37 Betta Electrical/Howard Group Mark Howard Ford Falcon BA
16 32 Dux Hotwater Aaron McGill Holden Commodore VX
17 68 Turbo Brisbane Shane Beikoff Ford Falcon AU
18 98 Image Jet Racing Tim Monte Holden Commodore VY
19 36 Optima Sport David Clark Ford Falcon BA
20 24 Stones Motorsport Nigel Stones Holden Commodore VX
21 86 Fujitsu Air Conditioning Greg Smith Ford Falcon AU
22 80 Formula Group Barry Tanton Ford Falcon AU
23 57 Jim Beam Racing/JPS Automotive Dean Savage Holden Commodore VX
24 28 Smartskip Racing Mathew White Ford Falcon BA
25 99 GMAC Racing Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VZ
26 91 Custodian Wealth Builders Gary Deane Ford Falcon BA
DNF 44 Velocity Pay Adam Sharpe Ford Falcon AU
DNF 71 Latitude Developments Andrew Thompson Ford Falcon BA
DNF 45 O'Brien Motorsport.Com Shannon O'Brien Ford Falcon BA

[Wedgie]

Woohoo Jamie Whincup wins it today to back up Lowndes win yesterday and Skaife crashed again!!
The nightmare continues for those people out Elizabeth way. Sweeeeeeeet!

[Rushby Hinds]

I've just spent 4 days sitting in the sun @ the infamous turn 8 (g'day Sam), what a great four days, apart from those cheating people who called a jump start today....what the?


My eldest son didn't know whether to laugh or cry when his favourite driver hit the wall TWICE in TWO DAYS directly in front of us!

Great races, I honestly didn't think that Winchup was a good enough driver. In the practice he was very ragged and nearly hit the wall 3 or 4 times.

But car racing was the winner, and next years tix will be ordered soon...



(PS Wedgie, completely off track, you were talking about making logging in compulsory to read this site, funnily enough on this site (only) it never remembers who I am, even though i have ticked the remember me button)

[Wedgie]

(PS Wedgie, completely off track, you were talking about making logging in compulsory to read this site, funnily enough on this site (only) it never remembers who I am, even though i have ticked the remember me button)

Sounds like you use Internet Explorer?
Internet Explorer is the Holden of the internet, falls apart, 2nd rate and a loser.

PS I didn't know you were an Elizabeth feral, you come across as educated!

[Rushby Hinds]

Lol...

yep, yep, yep and yep.

Junior Borat's middle name is Brock.......

P.S. Ingall has as much chance of winning the championship again this year as Courtney has of finishing a race...

P.S.S. I'm a Holden fan, but actually more of a "driver" fan. Big fan of Lowndes, anyone who actually has a go and has a personality as well.

[Wedgie]

Nice letter in the paper last week too Borat!

[Ian]

Junior Borat's middle name is Brock.......

You must have been a huge fan of the Sierra's Borat

My nextdoor nieghbours son's first name is Brock, and the whole house in a shrine to HDT, HRT, Brock, Skaiffe etc. etc., and they love nothing more than discussing Brock's time steering a blue oval badged car around the track , or being reminded of the "Peter Brock" special edition EB Falcon

[Rushby Hinds]

Nice letter in the paper last week too Borat!

P.S. I reakon i'm more right then ever, reading the rumour in today's paper re attendances at the Adelaide Cup......

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

what a weekend, i had an awesome view of all the action at turn 8, skaife really was unlucky in race 2 though, if murph hadnt hit the wall he would have got through fine, pretty big suprise to see whincup win though.
decent $800+ weekend thoguh, better start saving for the QLD race in a few months.
p.s. you will have to move over 1 stand next year Borat.

[Rushby Hinds]

Hey Sam, you were just jealous that we had the shade!

P.S. I sent Jamie Whincup an email today regarding the marshalls stuff-up which caused him to hit the wall in practice. If I get a reply i'll send it to you.