V8 Supercars 2014 - Barbagallo - Race 2

Touring Car Classics by Tony Thompson

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00:00:00Mac Perkins carrying on a little bit of your father's form here, he won races here, he's very good.

00:00:06Great form there mate, different strategy, we didn't expect it, started right at the back of the grid,

00:00:11got yourself all the way up to 12th, and mate, you know as well as I do,

00:00:14what was going to happen to those tyres in the last 10 laps of that race,

00:00:16but they actually hung in, good tyre management.

00:00:18Yeah, exactly right, I mean the biggest thing is probably a bit of what Dad did teach me,

00:00:21don't spin the wheels out in the farm, so just keep it straight, drive it straight,

00:00:25and really try and look after it, and make sure it was there in the end,

00:00:27and unfortunately we didn't qualify well, so we made our mind up at the start of the race to do that,

00:00:31and just good to get a result for Jaldwin and everyone that's here this weekend supporting us.

00:00:34We often talk about the difference between a qualifying car, Jack, and a race car,

00:00:37clearly it wasn't necessarily good at qualifying, but race car, you say don't spin the wheels,

00:00:41we know how hard that is to do on this surface, but it does pay dividends,

00:00:44so often you look like you're going slower at the start of the race, but good conservation, that's what it's about.

00:00:48Yeah, exactly right, and because I'd sort of mentally prepared myself at the start,

00:00:52I didn't get into any battles on the first lap, and didn't do practice starts or anything,

00:00:55really looked after the rear tyres, because the surface is like a cheese grater,

00:00:59you want to make sure there's some cheese on the tyres at the end of the race,

00:01:01so we'll see what happens this one, we may do the same thing, we may not.

00:01:05We'll watch with great interest mate, thanks for the heads up.

00:01:07Cheers, thank you.

00:01:08Jamie Winkup, really sorry to interrupt you while you're getting ready for this afternoon's race,

00:01:12we want to speak to you about the work you've been doing with Komatsu,

00:01:14you are one of the ambassadors, you've had a chance to talk to some of the young guys

00:01:18who are up and coming in race engineering and race mechanics.

00:01:21Yeah, yeah, yeah, Komatsu, a big sponsor of ours, actually one of the second or third

00:01:25since over the last 10 years, so huge involvement, and yeah, hanging out with the apprentices,

00:01:32I can relate to that, you know, I was young yesterday, so we've been doing some good stuff,

00:01:37which has been good fun.

00:01:38That first race for you was a tough one, I know you don't like being mid-pack

00:01:41or towards the end of the pack, we've got another one to redeem yourself

00:01:45to get back to the pointy end.

00:01:47Yeah, we've got some work to do, but we'll be all right, hopefully we've made some big changes

00:01:51and the car seems quicker, so fingers crossed.

00:01:54Thanks, Jamie.

00:01:54Thanks, guys, cheers.

00:01:55Hey, Dave, really hard for people to understand, sorry, just reflecting on your results,

00:01:59P10 at the end of the first race, starting about 400, so you're probably not quite where you want to be,

00:02:04but not bad, mate, it's tough out there, grid's close, but it's hard for people at home

00:02:09to understand this track surface and how hard it is to drive a car,

00:02:12or disciplined is probably the right word, to look after your tyres.

00:02:16What's the question, Larko?

00:02:18Well, I want you to talk like a driver, I want you to say driver stuff, mate,

00:02:21so you're supposed to say I'm an athlete, I've trained, I've worked hard at getting this right,

00:02:25because it's not something that just anyone can do.

00:02:27I'm paying you a compliment, you're good at your craft.

00:02:28Thanks, man.

00:02:29Yeah, like in that first race, I'd have struggled really bad at the start,

00:02:34like my car doesn't generate enough temperature early enough,

00:02:36so I get swamped, you know, five cars passed me,

00:02:38and then once all my tyres came up, you probably saw me passing all these people back.

00:02:42So, yeah, then the tyres, my tyre life wasn't too bad,

00:02:46the degradation, my car's not too bad.

00:02:48Ideally, I wish we did jack strategy and just stayed out and see what happens.

00:02:51Well, I'd be interested to see if you do that now,

00:02:54but in that race, a little bit of contact here and there,

00:02:56Todd Kelly, you and him having a little bit of a tougher rumble there,

00:03:00what was that all about?

00:03:01Oh, well, Todd's really, really fast up the hill.

00:03:05Hang on, mate, I'll warn you, the vision's on, so don't make this up.

00:03:07No, he's really, really fast up the hill and down into the bowl,

00:03:11and I had a small opportunity because he was held up by a slower car,

00:03:14so I just tried my luck and threw it down the inside.

00:03:16It didn't come off too well, did it?

00:03:17Nearly crashed both cars.

00:03:19And in all seriousness, mate,

00:03:20can we expect you might try and run this out without a tyre change?

00:03:23I don't know.

00:03:24Wait and see.

00:03:25Not giving away secrets.

00:03:26OK, well, watch with interest.

00:03:27Cheers, mate.

00:03:30He's not giving away any secrets,

00:03:32but I can tell him that he starts from 15.

00:03:33This is deep in the bunker.

00:03:34You don't get to see this stuff very often.

00:03:36Transporter Cam, Holden Racing Team,

00:03:38Adrian Burgess, the team principal there to the right,

00:03:40the engineering teams for all four cars

00:03:42from the Walcanshaw squad in there as well.

00:03:45Matt Nielsen was just behind Adrian.

00:03:47You can see Robbie Starr in the background there,

00:03:49Alistair McVane on the right,

00:03:50Jason Bush on the left.

00:03:51Back left corner's Bryce Seals,

00:03:53who works with the Super Cheap Auto team,

00:03:56and Terry Kerr on the Tim Slade car.

00:03:58Front of shot on the left's Anthony McDonald,

00:04:00who's been at HRT for many years,

00:04:02so they're in there.

00:04:03The Brains Trust working overtime,

00:04:05getting ready for race 15 of the championship.

00:04:07Fabian Coulthard, he's in the Lockwood car

00:04:10and ready to go.

00:04:10Don't forget highlights of both races 14 and 15 tonight.

00:04:14Midnight, 7 and 7, mate,

00:04:16so if you missed the action,

00:04:17you can certainly relive it all.

00:04:19I reckon Scott McLaughlin might be tuning in.

00:04:20He's had a very good day for Volvo Polestar Racing.

00:04:23He gets to go around again.

00:04:24Another 42 laps, another 100 kilometres,

00:04:27race 15 of the championship,

00:04:28coming up shortly from Barbe Gallo in Perth.

00:04:34Last week, it was announced that Holden

00:04:36and Red Bull Racing Australia

00:04:38will continue its relationship in a multi-year deal.

00:04:41This is very exciting for our V8 Supercar fans,

00:04:44knowing this championship-winning combination

00:04:46is going to continue for years to come.

00:04:48Roland Dane, exciting times at Red Bull Racing Australia

00:04:55with the announcement that Holden

00:04:56will continue on with your team.

00:04:58Yeah, great news for us, great news for the sport,

00:05:00great to be extending a relationship

00:05:03that goes back almost 20 years for me.

00:05:06And Simon, great for our fans to know

00:05:08that Holden has a commit win in V8 Supercars going forward.

00:05:12Yeah, look, we've got a very big fan base,

00:05:14so we want to build on the relationship

00:05:15with 888 and Red Bull and go into the distance.

00:05:18What a great part of Australia.

00:05:31We're in Perth this weekend for the Perth 400.

00:05:34Western Australia, long-time host of V8 Supercars.

00:05:38Massive motorsport following over this part of the country, of course.

00:05:41The long-time home of the World Rally Championship

00:05:43here with Rally Australia,

00:05:45but when it comes to V8 Supercars,

00:05:46it's all about here.

00:05:47It's all about Barbagato Raceway.

00:05:49And today, it's all been about this guy, Scott McLaughlin.

00:05:51He's had a win already for Volvo.

00:05:54He's in the garage.

00:05:55He's on board the S60,

00:05:56and he starts from the front row for the final race.

00:05:59Our Supercheap Auto viewer vote.

00:06:00You can have your say.

00:06:01Get on the V8 website.

00:06:02Get on the 7 Sport app.

00:06:04Can Scott McLaughlin win again in race 15?

00:06:06Ooh, it's touch and go.

00:06:08It's yes, it's no.

00:06:09It's all over the place.

00:06:10You need to get out and get voting and make sure you tell us what you think.

00:06:14But that car is in the garage.

00:06:17And it shouldn't be.

00:06:17And it should not be, Greg Murphy.

00:06:19You're exactly right.

00:06:20Because...

00:06:21So the bonnet's up on it, Aaron.

00:06:23Yeah, they are.

00:06:23They're in there working away.

00:06:24All the cars have left the lane.

00:06:26The crews have left the lane to go and be with their cars on the grid.

00:06:32Should have waited for that viewer vote.

00:06:34Yeah, I reckon it might tip a little bit the other way now.

00:06:36It's about three minutes until the pit lane closes,

00:06:38and that means he will be having to start from pit lane if he's not out.

00:06:41Yeah, he needs to make it out before that cutoff

00:06:43to be able to come around and take up his grid position, which is second.

00:06:45Remember, Craig Lowndes is on pole for this 15th race of the championship.

00:06:50And what a beautiful race it is and a great place.

00:06:52And I've got the Minister for Tourism,

00:06:54the Honourable Lisa Harvey with me as well,

00:06:56and James Warburton from V8 Supercars.

00:06:58Minister, fantastic to come here.

00:07:00You put on the weather.

00:07:01This place is a world-class motorsport facility,

00:07:03and so many people are out enjoying it.

00:07:05Indeed.

00:07:05We're really proud of the upgrade that we've done to this facility,

00:07:08and this is winter in Perth, apparently.

00:07:10It's just awesome.

00:07:12James, it's great to come back here, isn't it?

00:07:13I know all the drivers have got a spring in their step

00:07:15being back at Barbagallo.

00:07:16Oh, absolutely.

00:07:17I mean, we're very proud of the fact

00:07:18that we're a national championship, every state, every territory.

00:07:21And here in Western Australia, in Perth,

00:07:23we've just got great partners in Events Corp,

00:07:25and obviously the support from the Minister and the Government,

00:07:27which is just fantastic.

00:07:28And looking after the tourism portfolio,

00:07:30you've got to be proud and delighted to look around here

00:07:33and see the number of people who've come from all over Australia

00:07:35to enjoy this beautiful place.

00:07:36Indeed.

00:07:37The value for this event, for us as a government,

00:07:40is that Western Australians love it.

00:07:42And you've seen that they're all out here in force,

00:07:44and they travel from right across the state to come to this event.

00:07:47But we also get those intrastate tourists,

00:07:49and we get a few of the fans from Asia coming down.

00:07:52And, you know, it just ticks all the boxes.

00:07:54It's awesome.

00:07:55And you bring everyone here from those eastern states

00:07:57and thaw them out and send them home happy.

00:07:58It's great.

00:07:59We do.

00:07:59You've got to bring your togs when you come over here.

00:08:02I'm using that eastern states term.

00:08:04We call them bathers over here.

00:08:05But every day is a good day at the beach in Western Australia.

00:08:08And lots of things to see and do when you're over here too.

00:08:11Absolutely.

00:08:11Some great footy coming up tonight,

00:08:13and, of course, great restaurants and places to enjoy it.

00:08:14Is it a great trip to come over and do this

00:08:16in conjunction with the V8 races?

00:08:18It is.

00:08:19There's lots to see, not only in Perth.

00:08:21You'll see we're building a new stadium.

00:08:23We've got our Elizabeth Quay project.

00:08:24So we're really transforming our city.

00:08:27But in addition to that, you know, for people who like a drive,

00:08:29just three hours from here,

00:08:30you've got one of the world's best wine regions, restaurants.

00:08:33You can find a secluded beach.

00:08:35You know, meander through the forest.

00:08:37It's just terrific.

00:08:38And that's what we love about this event,

00:08:39is that people will go on and they'll travel throughout Western Australia,

00:08:43and that's what we want them to do.

00:08:45I just saw the boss's ears prick up when he heard whines there, James.

00:08:47It is a great spot to come to, isn't it?

00:08:49We do love it.

00:08:49Oh, look, it's fantastic.

00:08:50And I think, you know, again, the racing, Mark.

00:08:52I mean, what we've seen over, what, 14 races now,

00:08:55we've got 18 metres separating five manufacturers

00:08:57and just brilliant product.

00:08:59So we're very proud of it.

00:09:00Righto.

00:09:00Let's get to it.

00:09:01Enjoy it, guys.

00:09:02Awesome.

00:09:02Thanks.

00:09:03Well, wiring here.

00:09:04I'm actually standing out on the grid,

00:09:05on the front row of the grid,

00:09:06on position two where Scotty McLaughlin's car should be.

00:09:08Everyone's out here and there's no Scotty.

00:09:10I've just run across the garage.

00:09:11But they've just shipped the car right now,

00:09:13so it should make it around here in time.

00:09:15They've had to replace an exhaust header.

00:09:16It's actually broken, cracked.

00:09:17The welder's broken.

00:09:19So not a major drama, but gee whiz.

00:09:22Falling right to the death, that one.

00:09:25Todd Kelly, that previous race,

00:09:27you were on the gun with the strategy call.

00:09:29You had the green tyres on the left,

00:09:31the used tyres on the right.

00:09:32Got you from 18th to 10th.

00:09:34You're starting from 25th.

00:09:36What have you got in the bag for this one?

00:09:37Well, don't tell too many people about what we did on the last one,

00:09:40but yeah, the same plan.

00:09:42You don't have to do a lot wrong to be dead last

00:09:44in this category at the moment.

00:09:46It's pretty tight, but it'll be a tough one.

00:09:49It's quite hard to pass,

00:09:50and it's not really until everyone's tyres completely fall off

00:09:53that you can have a go, so it'll be a long race.

00:09:56And Todd, I know you're a fan of gadgets,

00:09:57and this is what is on live now at the Perth 400,

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00:10:19Craig Lowndes, mate, you're not so lucky

00:10:20because that Volvo has just pulled up next to us right now.

00:10:23They had a broken header, mate, so they're good as gold.

00:10:25You've had a close look at that car now,

00:10:27having raced it then in that race.

00:10:28Where are its strengths and weaknesses versus your own car, mate?

00:10:32I think its strengths, I think it's coming off the corner.

00:10:34I think that's obviously getting its power down,

00:10:36and it's really critical around here, obviously,

00:10:37because you can do that.

00:10:38You can look after the rear tyre and continue that through the race.

00:10:41So it gets its power down, obviously it gets it out of the bowl,

00:10:43up the back straight where it passes.

00:10:45Its weak spot's probably a little bit under brakes down into corners,

00:10:48but that's only, you know, that's sort of basically,

00:10:50it's not that much difference really, to be honest.

00:10:52So they've got some really good strength there.

00:10:54One of their better strengths, obviously, is tyre wear.

00:10:56They're looking after their tyre better than we are.

00:10:58So, mate, I guess the best strategy here for you

00:11:00is to try and win this start, which is an obvious one,

00:11:02and try and manage the race from the front.

00:11:03Yeah, we thought we were the race one there,

00:11:05but unfortunately just the rear tyres went away just before the stop,

00:11:08and then after the stop you're in traffic,

00:11:10so then you burn the fronts up trying to get past people.

00:11:12So it sort of cascaded a little bit after the pit stop,

00:11:15but, you know, that's life, that's motor racing.

00:11:17Good luck, mate.

00:11:18Cheers.

00:11:20Garth Tander, this is your home event,

00:11:22and I know you do not want to be starting this race from back here.

00:11:25You've got such good support in Perth,

00:11:27and I know you want to put on a good show.

00:11:29Yeah, that's right.

00:11:30I mean, it's obviously not where we'd like to start,

00:11:32but not much I can do about it right now.

00:11:34So, yeah, look, we'll just try and go through the field.

00:11:37The car had really good speed in the race and good tyre life,

00:11:39but we just got the strategy wrong.

00:11:40So, obviously, everyone's going to learn a fair bit

00:11:43from what happened in race one for race two,

00:11:45so I reckon this one might be a bit more exciting.

00:11:47Good luck, Garth.

00:11:48Cheers.

00:11:48Will Davison on the third row of the grid.

00:11:50Will, nice spot to be.

00:11:51One of your better qualifying results so far this year.

00:11:53What did you learn from that last race

00:11:55to try and put together for this one?

00:11:57Hey, Brett, yeah, no, it's certainly, you know,

00:11:59dual top ten qualifiers in both cars,

00:12:01so great job by the team,

00:12:04great job by everyone at Erebus.

00:12:05We've been fourth on the grid in Tassie,

00:12:07but, you know, we've got great consistent speed now.

00:12:10Strategy is a huge thing.

00:12:11You know, we were very aggressive in the last race.

00:12:13I was the first car to pit,

00:12:14and we didn't quite have the tie life we needed,

00:12:17so it was a tough end of the race,

00:12:18but I think you'll see some pretty different games going on now.

00:12:21Well, first year with the new team for you.

00:12:23Do you feel like you're finding your feet now?

00:12:26Oh, I do, yeah.

00:12:26I'm settling in.

00:12:27I couldn't be happier.

00:12:28It's such a great fun,

00:12:30such a great vibe in at Erebus,

00:12:31and we've made such great progress.

00:12:33I'm really proud of the team,

00:12:34so we know we've got a lot more to come.

00:12:36We keep harping on about it,

00:12:37but just the team's doing a great job

00:12:40and really enjoying working with Lee and Betty and everyone,

00:12:42so on that note, big hello to Betty.

00:12:44She's not here this weekend,

00:12:45so we certainly miss her being here.

00:12:47We wish her all the best.

00:12:48Get this done for her.

00:12:49Good on you, Will.

00:12:49Yeah, it's going to be nuts.

00:12:50Cheers.

00:12:50Thanks.

00:12:51James Courtney, position seven.

00:12:52Finished position nine in the last one.

00:12:54I just saw Robbie Starr, your engineer,

00:12:55stick his head in and have a last-minute chat.

00:12:57Can you give us a hint as to strategy, mate,

00:12:58because it is very hard to know what to do.

00:13:00Yeah, I think it depends on a lot of what happens

00:13:02in front and behind,

00:13:04so the fastest way is stopping in the middle, obviously,

00:13:07but it depends when everyone else does,

00:13:08but we'll see what happens.

00:13:10I've got a mate at home who's a bit sick,

00:13:12so I hope you're doing well, buddy,

00:13:13and we're thinking of you.

00:13:14Good on you, James.

00:13:15Cheers, mate.

00:13:18Let's have a look at Barbagallo Raceway,

00:13:20originally known as Wanneroo.

00:13:22Fifth stop of 14 for this year's championship,

00:13:25and we go all over this great country,

00:13:27and we come to this one.

00:13:28It's a historic venue.

00:13:29We've done so much racing here over the years.

00:13:322.42K, soft tyres,

00:13:34as we saw in the first race.

00:13:35It's all about rubber.

00:13:36It certainly is,

00:13:37and it's so hard on tyres.

00:13:39We talk about it all the time, Nunes,

00:13:41but the surface has degraded over the years,

00:13:44and basically it makes the wheels spin everywhere,

00:13:47and it hurts the front tyre just as much

00:13:48because the cars are sliding

00:13:50from the time you put your foot on the brake

00:13:51to the time you exit the corner,

00:13:53and we can't really explain it well enough

00:13:55other than seeing the time difference

00:13:57that actually yields in the race.

00:13:59Cars are two seconds slower in only 20 laps.

00:14:02Remember, championship points coming in.

00:14:04Ford lead.

00:14:05Mark Winterbottom, there he is,

00:14:06108 clear of Fabian Coulthard.

00:14:09He starts a few spots in front of the Lockwood car

00:14:11for this race,

00:14:12but Craig Lowndes is on pole

00:14:13for the 34th time of his career.

00:14:16Don't forget, Russell Ingalls up there again.

00:14:18He starts from third

00:14:19in the Repair Management Australia cars.

00:14:21And he was very disappointed

00:14:22with the balance of his car.

00:14:24I spoke to the team about it.

00:14:25They didn't make very many changes to it,

00:14:27but small changes around here

00:14:28make a big difference to the balance, Merck.

00:14:31Yeah, they do.

00:14:31You don't have to do too much to get it wrong,

00:14:34and unfortunately they did with that car.

00:14:36So let's take a look at the fuse I agreed for you

00:14:40for the complete field.

00:14:41Craig Lowndes on P1.

00:14:44Alongside him, Scott McLaughlin,

00:14:45the winner of the previous race.

00:14:47Russell Ingle, great job to be in P3.

00:14:50Winkup, a big performance improvement

00:14:52for him to be fourth.

00:14:53Winterbottom and Davison alongside each other.

00:14:55Courtney and Mostard,

00:14:57who drove very well in the previous race.

00:14:59Lee Holdsworth and Fabian Coulthard.

00:15:01Good speed for him too, Noons.

00:15:03Yeah, definitely.

00:15:03He is a title contender.

00:15:05Tim Slade had a struggle in the last one.

00:15:07He's in a better spot this time.

00:15:08He's 11th alongside David Wall.

00:15:10Brand spanking new.

00:15:11Number 17, Dick Johnson team car.

00:15:13Robert Dalgren, 13th in the second of the Volvos.

00:15:17There's David Reynolds.

00:15:17He'll start for the 15th.

00:15:19Rick Kelly, P16.

00:15:20His old teammate, Garth Tanders, next.

00:15:22And Michael Caruso,

00:15:23who brought up his 200th championship race start

00:15:25earlier on the day.

00:15:26Again, Shane Van Gisburgh

00:15:28even starts from 20th.

00:15:29He finished last in the previous race

00:15:31by trying to run all the way

00:15:33without a pit stop.

00:15:34They've got to change their game

00:15:35because clearly he's not changing his game

00:15:37in terms of his results

00:15:38and the way he goes about it here

00:15:39at Barbagallo.

00:15:40Perkins, Moffitt.

00:15:41So Todd Kelly goes from his best finish of the year

00:15:43to his worst qualifying of the year

00:15:45for this race.

00:15:46And he was man of the match.

00:15:47I thought he drove very, very well

00:15:48in the previous race.

00:15:49To get to eighth position

00:15:50and forge his way forward,

00:15:52here's his brother.

00:15:53As I said before,

00:15:53we've got 10 in-car cameras

00:15:55covering the field for you today.

00:15:58And this mad camera

00:15:59on the side of Rick Kelly's helmet

00:16:01is fantastic.

00:16:03On board also with Tim Slade

00:16:04and the Super Cheap Auto Commodore.

00:16:07And we'll be with Will Davison

00:16:09in the Erebus Motorsport.

00:16:10Mert Cunnamadine starts position six.

00:16:13He drifted away in that last race.

00:16:14He was solid early.

00:16:15This guy was solid all the way through.

00:16:17Scott McLaughlin,

00:16:18last minute drama,

00:16:19but he'll be on the front row of the grid.

00:16:20This time though,

00:16:21he's on the other side.

00:16:22But also, Greg,

00:16:24it was a big difference

00:16:25with who come in early.

00:16:27So there's a lot of difference.

00:16:28We were a bit shocked, weren't we?

00:16:28Yeah, exactly.

00:16:29We were a bit surprised

00:16:30about the way some of these guys

00:16:31broke that race up into

00:16:33with their pit stops.

00:16:34Some of them were very early

00:16:35and that definitely came back

00:16:37to haunt them later in the race

00:16:38when some of those guys

00:16:39just hunted them down

00:16:40and moved forward.

00:16:41So do we expect to go

00:16:42the same way that they did now

00:16:44that they've established

00:16:44a marker from the first race?

00:16:46I wouldn't have thought so,

00:16:46but you never know.

00:16:47I mean, it was pretty interesting

00:16:48to see.

00:16:49You saw Mark Winterbottom

00:16:50and Chas Molster.

00:16:50The difference in their stopping

00:16:52was about five laps difference.

00:16:54Mosdett just had so much more speed.

00:16:57Even though Mark Winterbottom

00:16:58suggested he let him go,

00:16:59I don't think he had an option.

00:17:00Absolutely.

00:17:01OK.

00:17:01Green flag.

00:17:0242 laps a game.

00:17:04100 kilometres.

00:17:06Super Sprint Saturday

00:17:07here on 7.

00:17:08And it's Lowndes v McLaughlin.

00:17:11Holden v Volvo.

00:17:12Russell Engley made a lion start

00:17:14in the first one.

00:17:15What can he do in this one?

00:17:16It's pretty even away.

00:17:17It's hard to make some move

00:17:19because there's no room.

00:17:20Winkup slots in.

00:17:21He's got third

00:17:22and he wants to hang the Volvo out

00:17:24because Lowndes has got the lead.

00:17:26Winkup's on the kerb

00:17:27and he shoves the Swedish car wide.

00:17:29Side by side up through the S's.

00:17:31Again, Lowndes gets margin

00:17:33while the rest flies.

00:17:34But Scotty Mack hangs on for the moment.

00:17:37That was good driving.

00:17:38That was really high level driving

00:17:40with both those guys.

00:17:42They bumped all the way around one.

00:17:44Up through two, three.

00:17:46Got across the top of the hill

00:17:47without hitting each other.

00:17:48Very, very good driving.

00:17:49They were both desperate

00:17:50to be the next car in line

00:17:51after Craig Lowndes.

00:17:52They were so desperate.

00:17:53Winkup pushed very hard.

00:17:55He came off the kerb

00:17:56through the apex of one.

00:17:57Bumped into Scott McLaughlin.

00:17:59On board here with Scott.

00:18:00Sorry, Mark Winterbottom

00:18:01behind Russell Engle

00:18:02who's had another good getaway.

00:18:04But you're just going to see

00:18:04if that car holds onto its tyres

00:18:06a little bit better this time around.

00:18:07A dive down the inside by Pye.

00:18:13Down the inside of Slade.

00:18:14A bit of contact versus Slade.

00:18:16But it's a good move.

00:18:17He'll end up holding that position

00:18:18on the inside.

00:18:19Engle looks racy

00:18:20which is a bad sign.

00:18:22One of the things the guys said

00:18:23from the repair management team

00:18:25is they started the tyre presses too high.

00:18:28Remember Engle was

00:18:29in a very competitive state

00:18:31the first part of the race last time.

00:18:32He needs to be less competitive early.

00:18:37A pretty clean start for the guys.

00:18:41That was, as I said, pretty wild.

00:18:43This is on the Exeter 5.

00:18:50Pretty wild with McLaughlin and Winkup

00:18:52but very high level driving

00:18:54to get away with it.

00:18:55Can't wait to see if

00:18:56the Red Bull guys

00:18:57have improved those cars.

00:18:59Craig Lowndes' car clearly

00:19:00as he talked about

00:19:00just before the race start.

00:19:02The Volvo better off the turns

00:19:04and obviously tyre life better.

00:19:06Down the last turn

00:19:07and there's Coulthard.

00:19:09Oh, and Davison.

00:19:11He's got the inside

00:19:12for turn one.

00:19:14And that's three spots gone

00:19:15for Will

00:19:15because both FPR cars

00:19:17have got him.

00:19:17Coulthard's got him.

00:19:18Now his own mate's

00:19:19going to get him.

00:19:20Lee Holdworth's in.

00:19:21James Gordon

00:19:21is lined up as well.

00:19:22We saw this in race one.

00:19:24Get hung out.

00:19:25You stay there for a lap

00:19:26and you lose four to five.

00:19:27They're going to go

00:19:27side by side

00:19:28through the footblock here.

00:19:30We've seen this go man.

00:19:32Davison still

00:19:32got an overlap.

00:19:34Well done boys.

00:19:35That was really well done.

00:19:36A good bit of driving

00:19:37by Davison

00:19:38to hold the brake

00:19:39for long enough then

00:19:40when he got to the left-hander

00:19:42but he didn't make contact.

00:19:43That was very,

00:19:44very good driving.

00:19:45Courtney looking for the opportunity

00:19:46down the hill

00:19:47and Nicole

00:19:48is action behind

00:19:50and that bell

00:19:50between Slade

00:19:51and Pye

00:19:52still going on

00:19:53from two laps ago

00:19:54and Reynolds

00:19:55is looking to

00:19:56take an opportunity

00:19:58which he's going to get

00:19:59now down there

00:20:00with a drag race

00:20:01into the last turn.

00:20:04Courtney now

00:20:04sizing up a move on

00:20:06Will Davison.

00:20:07Look at the background.

00:20:07David Wall

00:20:08getting a move on.

00:20:09Oh, I've got the contact.

00:20:10Get in there too.

00:20:11Look at this.

00:20:12Look in front though

00:20:13to the line.

00:20:14Ingle defending

00:20:15hard from Winterbottom

00:20:16but he can't stop him

00:20:17from getting through

00:20:18for fourth.

00:20:19Have a look at this.

00:20:20How was that done?

00:20:22That was phenomenal.

00:20:24How did he turn that in

00:20:25with so much speed

00:20:26the thing stuck?

00:20:27I couldn't believe it.

00:20:28I thought you both

00:20:28go for the steering wheel there.

00:20:29Oh, well, for sure

00:20:30he was going to make contact

00:20:31wasn't he?

00:20:32That was amazing.

00:20:33He managed to

00:20:33take an opportunity there

00:20:35I wouldn't have seen

00:20:36but there's Shane

00:20:37MacGisberger

00:20:38and we talked about him.

00:20:39He's struggling.

00:20:40Still made a few spots though

00:20:41from where he started there

00:20:43but he's still not good enough.

00:20:46So let's get a

00:20:46control of the situation.

00:20:48Lowndes, McLaughlin,

00:20:49Winkup, Winterbottom,

00:20:50Ingle, Mostert

00:20:51who's the fastest man

00:20:52on the road.

00:20:53Coutard, Holtworth,

00:20:54Courtney and Scott Pye

00:20:56is in the top ten.

00:20:57Will Davison

00:20:57just outside

00:20:58replay of the start.

00:20:59This is a very even start.

00:21:01Scott McLaughlin

00:21:02didn't really have

00:21:02anywhere to go.

00:21:03In fact, Lowndes

00:21:04on the dirty side

00:21:04of the road

00:21:05did a very good job.

00:21:06But check this route.

00:21:08The line and the run

00:21:09up on the kerb goes

00:21:10Winkup.

00:21:11Bang!

00:21:11They might contact

00:21:12and this little bit

00:21:13of driving

00:21:14through the kink

00:21:15will go on board now

00:21:16to see that

00:21:17Winkup's start

00:21:18was very healthy.

00:21:19He got across

00:21:20to the inside

00:21:21in front of Ingle

00:21:22and then he tries

00:21:23to command track position.

00:21:25Well then you'll see

00:21:25the bump,

00:21:26bump,

00:21:27another bump

00:21:27and then they go up

00:21:29through this next section

00:21:30which is very fast

00:21:31and they got over the rise

00:21:34without making contact

00:21:35and McLaughlin

00:21:36then had track position

00:21:37on the left hand side

00:21:38for the long left hander

00:21:40at turn four.

00:21:40very, very good driving.

00:21:43And this is Courtney

00:21:44getting up the inside

00:21:45and we'll see Scott Pye

00:21:46here.

00:21:46There he is.

00:21:47Through the inside.

00:21:48Give Courtney a bit

00:21:49of a touch

00:21:49because he was like

00:21:50come on, move on,

00:21:51move on, let's go.

00:21:52And he managed

00:21:53to take that spot

00:21:54from Will Davison.

00:21:55Pretty staggering stuff.

00:21:57Now this is a change

00:21:57to Moss that's been

00:21:58making ground.

00:21:59He's got speed.

00:22:00He's got Ingle too.

00:22:01Fabio Coutard

00:22:02will sneak down the inside.

00:22:04Lowndes leading.

00:22:05McLaughlin.

00:22:05Margin is just being

00:22:07nibbled away

00:22:07by the Volvo.

00:22:08It's eight tenths

00:22:09at the line.

00:22:10Look behind.

00:22:11It is absolutely

00:22:12bogus.

00:22:14Just wait.

00:22:15It's going to change.

00:22:18That's a turn three wide

00:22:19coming into turn one.

00:22:21You can put a blanket

00:22:22from 13th to 25th.

00:22:24Fit them all in.

00:22:25It's crazy.

00:22:28Oh, Nick Kirkad

00:22:30giving a bit of a rub

00:22:31from Dale Wood

00:22:32as he tried

00:22:32to get back in line.

00:22:34Todd Kelly,

00:22:34man of the match

00:22:35from the last race.

00:22:36Only made a few spaces

00:22:37a few spots so far

00:22:39are off and rolling.

00:22:41Craig Lowndes is rolling

00:22:42too.

00:22:42He leads the way.

00:22:43It's wild in the west

00:22:44in the mid-pack.

00:22:45We'll come back

00:22:45to the Perth 400

00:22:46in just a moment.

00:22:52Lap nine

00:22:52in the Perth 400.

00:22:53Race 15 of the championship

00:22:55and it's Craig Lowndes

00:22:55who leads the way.

00:22:56It's been a big day

00:22:57for Matt Bray

00:22:58from Bobo Carr Australia.

00:22:59They're in the middle

00:23:00in the pit lane shot

00:23:01from our mega wall

00:23:02and they're in the fight

00:23:03again.

00:23:04Scott McLaughlin sits second

00:23:05but we're on board

00:23:05with the championship leader

00:23:07and Greg Murphy

00:23:08we were talking about

00:23:08this in the break.

00:23:09Mark Winterbottom's car

00:23:10looks really,

00:23:11really good.

00:23:12Wing Cup though

00:23:13starting the struggle.

00:23:14I don't know how hard

00:23:15he's pushing these tyres

00:23:16Mark Winterbottom

00:23:16but that car is coming

00:23:17off the corners.

00:23:19Mark's gave a lot

00:23:19straighter than what

00:23:20the Red Bull car

00:23:21is able to do.

00:23:22So as we talked about

00:23:23the front tyres

00:23:24and the rear tyres

00:23:25sliding

00:23:25it looks like

00:23:26Wing Cup's car

00:23:26is using up

00:23:27front and rears

00:23:28more than Mark

00:23:29Winterbottom's car is.

00:23:30Exactly Murph

00:23:31and it's got more

00:23:31turning to do

00:23:32at the end

00:23:32hasn't it?

00:23:33So it's using

00:23:33much more road

00:23:34on the exit

00:23:35and you can see it

00:23:36everywhere

00:23:36whether it's coming

00:23:37out of the final corner

00:23:38or especially

00:23:39out of Colb

00:23:40where you can see

00:23:40the FPR come out

00:23:41much straighter

00:23:42than it looks

00:23:43after the rear tyres

00:23:44as it's hot.

00:23:44It's quite graphic here

00:23:45the way he just

00:23:46turns that car

00:23:47at the last

00:23:47but look how straight

00:23:48he is coming off

00:23:49there much more

00:23:50than what Jamie

00:23:50Wing Cup's able

00:23:51to do.

00:23:52Craig Lowndes

00:23:53looks strong

00:23:54they look stronger

00:23:54than the first race

00:23:55those guys I reckon

00:23:56have given that thing

00:23:56a little bit of a tune

00:23:57and it's definitely

00:23:59got a little bit more

00:24:00pace he's able to drive

00:24:01it the way he wants

00:24:02it a bit more

00:24:02and not use up that tyre.

00:24:04Remember in the earlier

00:24:05race Wing Cup finished

00:24:0617th

00:24:07Winterbottom leads

00:24:08the points

00:24:09Wing Cup's drifted

00:24:10he's now 199

00:24:12behind

00:24:13the last time

00:24:14he was that far behind

00:24:15was that long ago

00:24:16it doesn't matter

00:24:17the roles have been

00:24:18reversed here

00:24:19but for this race

00:24:20on our viewer vote

00:24:21get on the V8 website

00:24:22the 7 Sport app

00:24:22can Scott McLaughlin

00:24:24win again in this race

00:24:25oh that little delay

00:24:26hasn't seemed to

00:24:27concern too many people

00:24:28they're on board

00:24:28with the Volvo

00:24:29but not by much.

00:24:32It's a good reaction

00:24:33because based on

00:24:35Lowndes' performance

00:24:36so far this race

00:24:37he does look stronger

00:24:38looks like the car

00:24:40is better

00:24:40Craig's been very good

00:24:42over the years

00:24:42at this circuit

00:24:43of keeping the momentum

00:24:44up

00:24:44keeping the flow going

00:24:45because the more

00:24:47that you try to stop

00:24:48and start the car here

00:24:49the worse that it

00:24:50hurts the tyre

00:24:51so you've got to

00:24:52try to keep the

00:24:52mid-corner speed up

00:24:53and keep momentum up.

00:24:55We touched on

00:24:56earlier on in the day

00:24:56how Craig's record's

00:24:58been here

00:24:58he's won so many races

00:24:5914

00:25:00only a couple of them

00:25:01two with triple A

00:25:02they're all in those

00:25:03glory days with

00:25:04the Holden Racing team

00:25:05if he can win this one

00:25:06he'll tie you

00:25:06for a record

00:25:07in terms of

00:25:08the most wins

00:25:08at one track

00:25:09you have 15 at

00:25:10Orem Park

00:25:10that was a place

00:25:11that you clicked with

00:25:13he clicks here as well

00:25:14just look how long

00:25:15Jamie Winkup's

00:25:16holding that brake

00:25:16you see the brake

00:25:17lights all the way

00:25:19through just about

00:25:20past the apex

00:25:20and you can see

00:25:21Mark Winterbottom's

00:25:22transition is just

00:25:23before Jamie Winkup's

00:25:25back to the throttle

00:25:26long time on the

00:25:28brake

00:25:28long time

00:25:29he's having to do

00:25:30that to slow it

00:25:31down and get that

00:25:31car just turning

00:25:33a little bit more

00:25:34before he can get

00:25:34on the throttle

00:25:35watch here

00:25:36he'll hold the brake

00:25:36unbelievably long

00:25:38so that's called

00:25:39trail braking

00:25:40the brakes still on

00:25:41to all the way

00:25:42to the apex of

00:25:42the corner

00:25:43maybe even past

00:25:44it

00:25:44so what they do

00:25:45with that is

00:25:45they keep the

00:25:46front of the

00:25:46of the car

00:25:47and the wheel

00:25:48loaded

00:25:49so it keeps

00:25:50weight on the

00:25:50wheel and keeps

00:25:51the car turning

00:25:52look at the brake

00:25:52the brakes on

00:25:53unbelievably long

00:25:54into the corner

00:25:55it's nowhere near

00:25:56as stable as the

00:25:57Falcon behind

00:25:57him right now

00:25:58but is Mark

00:25:59Winterbottom using

00:26:00up his tyres

00:26:01trying to find

00:26:02a way to get

00:26:03past the

00:26:03triple eight car

00:26:04Greg you and I

00:26:05spoke earlier in

00:26:06the day while

00:26:06we were walking

00:26:07around the pit lane

00:26:07having a chat to

00:26:08some of the teams

00:26:09and Mark

00:26:10Winterbottom he

00:26:11doesn't have to

00:26:11fight within his

00:26:12garage this year

00:26:12he's got to

00:26:13fight these guys

00:26:14regularly but you

00:26:15were talking about

00:26:15how there's a little

00:26:16bit of a changing

00:26:16the aggression and

00:26:17the line he looks

00:26:18in good flow

00:26:19yeah he does he

00:26:20just seems to have

00:26:20got that confidence

00:26:21and obviously by

00:26:22being up the front

00:26:23and winning races

00:26:24that he did

00:26:24confidence comes

00:26:25really really quickly

00:26:26guys if Lounsie's

00:26:28car looks better

00:26:28Jeremy Moore is the

00:26:29man with the magic

00:26:30touch his engineer

00:26:31Jeremy what have

00:26:32you done to

00:26:32Lounsie's car

00:26:33well I think I

00:26:34threw the kitchen

00:26:35sink at it we

00:26:35didn't have a good

00:26:36run last time we

00:26:37haven't had good

00:26:37race pace for a

00:26:38while we had good

00:26:38qualifying pace but

00:26:39we needed something

00:26:40dramatic so we've

00:26:41done that it's

00:26:41proven to be okay

00:26:42so far but still a

00:26:43long way to go and

00:26:44fingers crossed

00:26:44good luck mate

00:26:45thanks mate

00:26:46yeah good pick up

00:26:47Barrett's and JJ's

00:26:48very good at that

00:26:48stuffy although he

00:26:50said you know we're

00:26:50throwing the kitchen

00:26:51sink at it he knows

00:26:52the sorts of things

00:26:54you've got to do to

00:26:55cars with a place

00:26:57where you've got low

00:26:58grip to make the

00:26:59car flow and to make

00:27:01it in Craig Brown's

00:27:02world work for him

00:27:04and when he says

00:27:05kitchen sink there

00:27:06would have been the

00:27:07most minutest little

00:27:08things here and there

00:27:09to get that change

00:27:10happening but it

00:27:11seems to have worked

00:27:12so far we're a lot

00:27:12further in to the

00:27:14race when we were the

00:27:15first one and he is

00:27:16still in the race quite

00:27:17comfortably got a one

00:27:18and a half second

00:27:19lead on board here

00:27:20with Scott Pye in the

00:27:2116 car from Nick

00:27:22Johnson's Wilson

00:27:23security racing team

00:27:24they were really lost

00:27:25yesterday they weren't

00:27:26really a factor for two

00:27:27DJR cars but Scott's

00:27:29been chipping away

00:27:30remember that he's been

00:27:31under the wing of

00:27:32triple eight the last

00:27:33few years he went on

00:27:33that wild ride over the

00:27:35hill last year in Lucas

00:27:36Stumbrell's car he's

00:27:38found a new home

00:27:39there's John Bauer

00:27:40of course long time

00:27:41DJR driver the Hall

00:27:42of Famer there to the

00:27:43left and Dick Johnson

00:27:44what a great combo

00:27:45they were in the 80s

00:27:46and the 90s they're

00:27:47watching on though as

00:27:47the modern stars the

00:27:49V8s fight on Craig

00:27:50Lowndes leads the way

00:27:51lap 14 here in Perth

00:27:53the margin is nice

00:27:54it's 1.6 seconds

00:27:55let's wait to see how

00:27:57the strategy plays out

00:27:58whether anyone hits

00:27:58the lane soon

00:27:59well not many people

00:28:06get to go for a ride

00:28:07in V8 supercars

00:28:08we're taking you on

00:28:09one here in the Perth

00:28:10400 this is what it

00:28:11looks like from Rick

00:28:12Kelly's Jack Daniels

00:28:13Nissan our Castrol Edge

00:28:14kilometre counter has

00:28:15clocked up 38.7 k's of

00:28:17this 100 kilometre race

00:28:19and the title leader

00:28:20Mark Winterbottom heads

00:28:21on into pit lane

00:28:22they've come in early

00:28:24Greg Murphy Mark

00:28:25Scaife you both looked

00:28:25at me in almost shock

00:28:26then

00:28:27I am shocked I'm

00:28:29really surprised that

00:28:30they've decided to do

00:28:31that another car

00:28:32James Courtney looks

00:28:33like he's followed

00:28:33through but I would

00:28:35have thought from the

00:28:35first race they would

00:28:36have seen that this

00:28:38didn't quite play out

00:28:39the way that it

00:28:40should have

00:28:41we saw the difference

00:28:44between Mostert and

00:28:45Winterbottom in the

00:28:45previous race so I

00:28:47would have been more

00:28:47conservative than that

00:28:48especially as the

00:28:49championship leader

00:28:50is that a case of the

00:28:52change you've made

00:28:53you feel that it's

00:28:54going to give you that

00:28:55last little bit more

00:28:56I can't think of

00:28:56another reason why you

00:28:57would go this way

00:28:58unless you felt a bit

00:28:59more confident in what

00:29:00you've done in between

00:29:01the two races but we'll

00:29:02see you in 26 laps

00:29:03time

00:29:03yeah guys the guys at

00:29:06Volvo Polestar Racing

00:29:07have got the tyres ready

00:29:08for car 33 they were

00:29:10looking to see what

00:29:12Craig Lowndes was doing

00:29:13and they wanted to

00:29:14follow on for him but

00:29:15he is in the pit lane

00:29:16now interesting also

00:29:17Todd Kelly he

00:29:18replicated what he did

00:29:19the previous race he

00:29:21went with the green

00:29:21tyres on the left side

00:29:22of the car the used

00:29:23tyres on the right

00:29:24Scott High he put two

00:29:25green tyres on the

00:29:27rear of his car and the

00:29:28new tyres on the front

00:29:29so it's all sorts of

00:29:30things happening in pit

00:29:31lane

00:29:31it's about the pit

00:29:32crews now Rihanna

00:29:33because they're all on

00:29:34in Lowndes McLaughlin

00:29:35Ingle Reynolds

00:29:36Tanda Rick Kelly

00:29:37sorry Nerns what's going

00:29:40to be really important

00:29:41is the rejoin because

00:29:43check this out

00:29:44because this will be

00:29:46close

00:29:47there's Winnebottom on

00:29:48the track Lowndes

00:29:48exiting on cold tyres

00:29:50there's McLaughlin

00:29:51so Winnebottom has

00:29:52easily been able to

00:29:53undercut Scott McLaughlin

00:29:56couple of laps there

00:29:56on a new fresh set of

00:29:58Dunlocks has given him

00:29:59a huge advantage over

00:30:01the Volvo

00:30:01remember we saw that

00:30:03in the previous one

00:30:04and McLaughlin got

00:30:05straight by

00:30:06so unless

00:30:08maybe what you said

00:30:10before is right

00:30:11the Winnebottom speed

00:30:12is better

00:30:13and they're able then

00:30:14to say well I can

00:30:15defend and I'm going

00:30:17to get a better yield

00:30:17from that

00:30:18Wink up in from the

00:30:19lead guy so Chas

00:30:20Mostad he's still going

00:30:21he's still out there

00:30:21and leads on the road

00:30:23this one's going to be

00:30:27critical because

00:30:27Winnebottom the speed

00:30:29that he has had

00:30:30in the distance ahead

00:30:31of Scott McLaughlin

00:30:32that he is

00:30:33I think he's going to

00:30:33come out of here

00:30:34to Wink up too

00:30:34Tim Slade

00:30:36super cheap auto team

00:30:37here's Wink up

00:30:40here we go

00:30:43critical

00:30:44look at Wink up

00:30:45he has absolutely

00:30:46trumped them

00:30:47and McLaughlin

00:30:47this is going to be

00:30:48close

00:30:48he's on warmer

00:30:50tyres

00:30:50Wink up's on cold

00:30:51tyres

00:30:52he's got grip

00:30:53he's got drive

00:30:53Jamie pumps out

00:30:55in front

00:30:55now he's got to

00:30:57get it up and going

00:30:58because the tyres

00:30:58are cold

00:30:59the pressures are low

00:31:00and that didn't look

00:31:01like a really fast

00:31:02stop

00:31:02Gary Rogers

00:31:03motorsport crew

00:31:04he's definitely

00:31:05lost time

00:31:06in the pit lane

00:31:07as well

00:31:08and if you're Scott

00:31:08you've got to get him

00:31:09now

00:31:09you've just got to

00:31:10clear him out of the

00:31:10way

00:31:11here's the spot

00:31:11Jamie knows it too

00:31:13already going down

00:31:15the inside to cover

00:31:16what about the drive

00:31:18what about the rear

00:31:19grip on the exit

00:31:19here

00:31:20he's got him

00:31:22he's done enough

00:31:22to just get his neck

00:31:23above the waterline

00:31:24and get going

00:31:25he did a very good

00:31:25job because he

00:31:26blocked him at the

00:31:26way in

00:31:27and then he held

00:31:28him back to the

00:31:28same speed

00:31:29in the middle of

00:31:30the corner

00:31:30he gave Scott

00:31:31nowhere to go

00:31:32so it was a clever

00:31:33bit of driving

00:31:34by Wink up

00:31:34now whether his

00:31:36car's good enough

00:31:37to hold that spot

00:31:38who knows

00:31:39but what it will

00:31:39definitely do

00:31:40it'll help the two

00:31:41front runners

00:31:41it'll definitely help

00:31:42Winnerbottom as a

00:31:43consequence

00:31:44because it'll hold

00:31:44McLaughlin up

00:31:45on the way forward

00:31:46it's great to

00:31:51stay on board

00:31:51and have a look

00:31:51at this

00:31:52because we've

00:31:53said for a long

00:31:53time about how

00:31:55the cars achieve

00:31:55their speed

00:31:56and there'll only

00:31:57be a couple of

00:31:57spots where

00:31:58McLaughlin has

00:32:00better speed

00:32:01than Wink up

00:32:02especially when

00:32:03the tyres are

00:32:03reasonably fresh

00:32:04like this

00:32:05later on when

00:32:06the tyres go

00:32:06away there's

00:32:07much more

00:32:07difference

00:32:08look at the

00:32:09wheel work

00:32:09as they just

00:32:10settle for the

00:32:11change of direction

00:32:11between 4 and 5

00:32:12there's a lot of

00:32:13wheel work to get

00:32:14that car change

00:32:15direction and settle

00:32:15it down

00:32:16Wink up again

00:32:17using the brake

00:32:20all the way

00:32:21into the corner

00:32:21most of these

00:32:22guys are using

00:32:22it a lot

00:32:23yes we just

00:32:24watched Chas

00:32:24Mostert coming

00:32:25in to have

00:32:25his stop

00:32:26in trying to

00:32:27understand why

00:32:27someone like

00:32:28Winderbottom or

00:32:29teams often come

00:32:29in early like

00:32:30we've just seen

00:32:30earlier than we

00:32:31expected

00:32:32it's a twofold

00:32:33thing one thing

00:32:34they can do is

00:32:34undercut their

00:32:35opposition

00:32:36i.e. they get

00:32:37in get out on

00:32:37new tyres

00:32:38punch out a

00:32:39couple of fast

00:32:39laps before their

00:32:40competitors do

00:32:41gain position

00:32:42but what happened

00:32:43then as often

00:32:44is the case

00:32:44you actually

00:32:45force the rest

00:32:46of the competitors

00:32:47to follow you

00:32:47into the pit lane

00:32:48the next lap

00:32:49as did just

00:32:50happen

00:32:50now what you're

00:32:51doing is backing

00:32:51yourself in

00:32:52that you've got

00:32:53a good race car

00:32:54and Mark

00:32:54Winderbottom

00:32:55reckons he's got

00:32:55a good race car

00:32:56over his qualifying

00:32:57car so he's

00:32:58forced everyone

00:32:59to come into

00:32:59the pit lane

00:33:00with him

00:33:00and that might

00:33:01play out for

00:33:01him at the

00:33:02other end of

00:33:02the day

00:33:02i think it's

00:33:02good strategy

00:33:03you're really

00:33:04forcing the

00:33:04other guys

00:33:05to play your

00:33:05games

00:33:06yeah that's

00:33:06a good point

00:33:07Larko

00:33:07the games

00:33:08we ship

00:33:08at that

00:33:08we used to

00:33:09do that a lot

00:33:10if we knew

00:33:10our car was

00:33:11good as a

00:33:12race car

00:33:12and the tyre

00:33:13coil he was

00:33:13going to be

00:33:14good then you

00:33:15force people

00:33:15onto your

00:33:16strategy so i

00:33:16agree that's

00:33:17a good that's

00:33:18a good way of

00:33:18approaching it

00:33:19except that in

00:33:20the last race

00:33:21it hurt him

00:33:22because Mostert

00:33:23come in five

00:33:23laps later and

00:33:25was able to

00:33:25pass him late

00:33:26in the race

00:33:26so either

00:33:27they're happier

00:33:28that the car

00:33:29is better and

00:33:30still want to

00:33:31bat on with

00:33:31that based on

00:33:32that gamesmanship

00:33:33that you made

00:33:34point of

00:33:35you're dead

00:33:35right mate

00:33:36so you can

00:33:36only assume

00:33:37which i think

00:33:37is the right

00:33:38one that

00:33:38they've tuned

00:33:38the car up

00:33:39in between

00:33:39and they're

00:33:40backing

00:33:40themselves in

00:33:41yeah i agree

00:33:42and four cars

00:33:42guys have not

00:33:43pitted two of

00:33:44them are the

00:33:45Erebus mercedes

00:33:46that run one

00:33:46two holdsworth

00:33:47and will

00:33:47davison bright

00:33:48staying out

00:33:49there bj have

00:33:49a bit of a

00:33:50history of

00:33:50running a little

00:33:51bit long

00:33:52over history

00:33:52and jack

00:33:53perkins is

00:33:53going the same

00:33:54way as he did

00:33:55earlier on

00:33:55moffett percat

00:33:56and dalbert

00:33:57are all in to

00:33:58the lane this

00:33:59time so it's

00:33:59half race distance

00:34:00in race 15

00:34:01let's see how

00:34:03far these

00:34:03Erebus mercedes

00:34:04go on their

00:34:05tyres but the

00:34:06best of the

00:34:06cars that have

00:34:07stopped is

00:34:07lounges then

00:34:08winner bottom

00:34:08wink up

00:34:09mclaughlin

00:34:10lost it

00:34:11pie is in

00:34:12the game

00:34:12too

00:34:13courtard who

00:34:15we're looking

00:34:15at courtney

00:34:16reynolds

00:34:17fastest man on the

00:34:18road to tim

00:34:18slade

00:34:18fastest lap

00:34:19last time around

00:34:2057.08 as

00:34:21holdsworth now

00:34:22pits and that

00:34:23will give the

00:34:24lead to his

00:34:25teammate will

00:34:25davison

00:34:26so some pretty

00:34:28smart lap times

00:34:30about to emerge

00:34:31tim slades has

00:34:32done the fastest

00:34:32lap of the race

00:34:33mostert sorry has

00:34:35just eclipsed that

00:34:35right now with a

00:34:3656.86 and there's

00:34:39going to be some

00:34:40lap times based on

00:34:41fresh tyres and

00:34:42track position that

00:34:44will emerge the

00:34:46other guy that we're

00:34:46just giving a little

00:34:47bit of an eye on is

00:34:48jason bride who got

00:34:49caught up last time

00:34:50he had a bit of a

00:34:51drama with one of the

00:34:51missins late in the

00:34:52race and we're just

00:34:54keeping an eye on

00:34:54him because he hasn't

00:34:55come in yet he'll run

00:34:56long as we have

00:34:58seen the pjr guys

00:34:59do as you said but

00:35:00also when he does

00:35:01put the fresh tyres

00:35:02on they've got very

00:35:03good speed

00:35:0320 to go mate

00:35:0420 to go

00:35:05rostone right up

00:35:06screen and

00:35:08bridey's pace still

00:35:09isn't too bad

00:35:10it's still he's still

00:35:11in the you know a

00:35:13reasonable speed

00:35:14he's not losing too

00:35:15much but it's about

00:35:16the gain when they

00:35:17put it on is he

00:35:18going to be able to

00:35:19pass guys move

00:35:19forward that he

00:35:20needs to and get

00:35:21the gain from

00:35:22staying out a little

00:35:22bit longer and

00:35:23having that fresher

00:35:23tyre there's

00:35:24clowns in the

00:35:25background he was

00:35:251.8 seconds faster

00:35:27that time around

00:35:28and will davison

00:35:29starts to give you

00:35:29an idea of the

00:35:31relative pace between

00:35:32who has stopped and

00:35:34who hasn't stopped

00:35:3423 down 19 to go

00:35:36davison leads

00:35:37bright next craig

00:35:39lounge best to the

00:35:40guys who've stopped

00:35:41it's an interesting

00:35:42one here in perth

00:35:42well this is the fight

00:35:49for the lead on the

00:35:50road in race 15 but

00:35:51it's not really a

00:35:52fight will davison is

00:35:53peeling off to take a

00:35:54stop in the iris number

00:35:55nine mercedes he's the

00:35:56last man to come in for

00:35:57tyres with 16 laps to

00:35:59go he'll have fresh

00:36:01tyres to come on home

00:36:02through but craig

00:36:03lounge now retakes the

00:36:04lead winner bottom

00:36:05second and jamie

00:36:06winkups hits third

00:36:07this is the total

00:36:08opposite strategy of the

00:36:09previous race he was the

00:36:10first to come in in the

00:36:11previous race so i would

00:36:13have thought that he's

00:36:14pretty much learnt from

00:36:15that he will get a gain

00:36:17clearly as this last

00:36:19four or five laps

00:36:20emerge but the problem

00:36:22is it may actually be

00:36:23too late now it's too

00:36:24late yeah now a couple

00:36:25of things i've heard you

00:36:26guys talking about

00:36:27wondering why scotty's

00:36:28car's not as sharp this

00:36:29uh this race i just

00:36:30spoke to rich hallways

00:36:31engineer in there they

00:36:32said they actually didn't

00:36:33touch the car at all

00:36:34maybe they should have

00:36:35now what you need to

00:36:36know you heard scotty

00:36:37talking about his

00:36:37grounding before great

00:36:39parents and he's been

00:36:39brought up right and

00:36:40what he went and did

00:36:41he went and did an

00:36:42apprenticeship as a steel

00:36:43fabricator metal

00:36:43fabricator great career

00:36:44actually does it with

00:36:45gary rogers he did his

00:36:46apprenticeship within the

00:36:47team you saw he didn't

00:36:49come out on the grid there

00:36:50before because he had a

00:36:50broken header pipe here

00:36:51it is there it is that

00:36:53bolts onto the engine

00:36:54this is stainless steel

00:36:54pipe they put the heat

00:36:55wrapping around it and

00:36:56you can see the broken

00:36:57weld now who do you

00:36:58reckon welded that up

00:36:59scotty mclaughlin so

00:37:03gary said he's finished

00:37:04the apprentice you reckon

00:37:05he's going to drag him in

00:37:05for another year you reckon

00:37:06he's another 12 months

00:37:07at it

00:37:07it'd be worse if it was

00:37:09on the other car

00:37:10wouldn't it

00:37:10you might be making

00:37:14that up

00:37:14do you reckon gary

00:37:15rogers put him under

00:37:16the bus

00:37:17either way he runs

00:37:19fourth of the night

00:37:19this is a good fight

00:37:20here chas boston

00:37:21fabian coutard five and

00:37:23six but louds leads by

00:37:252.1 seconds to mark

00:37:27winterbottom so let's see

00:37:28how that pepsi max

00:37:29forward and indeed this

00:37:30one is it's been strong

00:37:31on race running this year

00:37:33on looking after tide

00:37:34let's see what we can

00:37:35find out james moffett

00:37:37here miserable weekend

00:37:38so far norton hornet

00:37:39is 20th here behind

00:37:41dalwood van gisbergen

00:37:4218th but at least this

00:37:44time he's done a stop

00:37:45well i spoke to him

00:37:47before and i said james

00:37:48the car was good here

00:37:49last year he's

00:37:50mystified by it he just

00:37:51doesn't understand why

00:37:52he's got so much

00:37:53understeer he said the

00:37:55understeer in this corner

00:37:56colb is terrible

00:37:58when he's got that much

00:38:04understeer he said on

00:38:05the exit they just run

00:38:06up the inside of me on

00:38:07the straight and i just

00:38:08i just can't make him

00:38:09cannot come out of the

00:38:10straight properly so he's

00:38:11really very much in the

00:38:12head scratch mode well

00:38:13one of his teammates

00:38:14todd kelly who started

00:38:16dead last in that race

00:38:18has moved ahead up to

00:38:2116th ahead of his

00:38:22brother ahead of moffett

00:38:23and behind michael caruso

00:38:24so he's showing some

00:38:25great speed this weekend

00:38:26is todd kelly after

00:38:27finishing eighth

00:38:28and the first race

00:38:29today i looked at some

00:38:30numbers before we came

00:38:31here this weekend he

00:38:32had a good run in

00:38:32kukoko in qualifying

00:38:33he's in the top ten a

00:38:34few times he's been

00:38:35the best qualified

00:38:36nissan driver all year

00:38:37last year it was the

00:38:38opposite he was the

00:38:39worst by a long way

00:38:40so he's been able to

00:38:41put his way to the

00:38:42front of the class

00:38:43you need to get

00:38:44yourself best of your

00:38:44team before he can go

00:38:46anywhere else but

00:38:47there's a long road

00:38:48ahead for nissan

00:38:49motorsport because their

00:38:50best one of them

00:38:51own is michael caruso

00:38:52in 15th spot so

00:38:54pace at the front not

00:38:55much in it they're all

00:38:56running mid 57 seconds

00:38:58this gives you an idea

00:38:59of who's where

00:38:59lounge mclaughlin

00:39:00winker there as well

00:39:02most at koulta there's

00:39:04pie courtney reynolds

00:39:06russell engel in the

00:39:07ten

00:39:07tander and holdsworth

00:39:10david wall

00:39:10tim slade there's caruso

00:39:12best of the nissans

00:39:13there's the next one

00:39:15todd kelly there's the

00:39:16next one rick kelly

00:39:17shabby gisberger mucks up

00:39:19my little thing i had

00:39:19going with the nissans

00:39:20and then the next one

00:39:21is james moffat

00:39:22i'll make a call later

00:39:24there's will doveson

00:39:24he's 23rd he's 29 seconds

00:39:27behind fresh ties but it

00:39:29just doesn't help him

00:39:30no it's not going to work

00:39:30this time unfortunately

00:39:31that the speed of the

00:39:33cars ahead of him is

00:39:34just not degrading fast

00:39:35enough for that benefit

00:39:36of the few laps difference

00:39:38i mean the beauty of

00:39:39we're talking about we

00:39:40thought everyone it was

00:39:41coming all the first car

00:39:42started to come in too

00:39:42early but you know what

00:39:44larko was saying

00:39:44everybody followed suit

00:39:46so there's no advantage

00:39:47or disadvantage necessarily

00:39:48so here we look at

00:39:50scott mclaughlin's feet

00:39:51harder work

00:39:52jandil cam

00:39:5312 buddy 12 to go mate

00:39:55oh look how subtle he is

00:40:08on the throttle

00:40:08just feeding the power in

00:40:11trying to minimise any

00:40:13wheel spin off the corner

00:40:14that progression we've

00:40:18made the comment a couple

00:40:18of times haven't we

00:40:19murphy's a very nice

00:40:21throttle modulation

00:40:22we'll see the area's

00:40:23probably a hundred metres

00:40:24away from the apex of

00:40:26turn five by the time

00:40:27they actually got full

00:40:28throttle on

00:40:28exactly and then also

00:40:31it's the it's the

00:40:31brake pedal you know

00:40:32how hard we smash the

00:40:33brake pedals in these

00:40:34cars the brake pedal

00:40:36application is Fabian

00:40:37Coulthard gets the drive

00:40:39up the inside of

00:40:41Mosden this car's looking

00:40:43pacey the number 14

00:40:44lockwood car looking very

00:40:45pacey he's going to have

00:40:47to try and block the

00:40:47crossover here which I

00:40:50don't think he's going to

00:40:50get away with look at the

00:40:52rubber on the road he was

00:40:54unable to to get back in

00:40:56front of Mosden to walk him

00:40:58coming up the inside

00:40:59there's a good crisscross there

00:41:01Mosden good composure good

00:41:06state of play in terms of

00:41:08where the cars are and to get

00:41:10that done when you've got the

00:41:12crisscross going there you've

00:41:14got to almost make contact

00:41:15with the car to come back

00:41:16across and get back across

00:41:17and that momentum was very

00:41:19nicely done by Mosden to do

00:41:20that Fabian showed some

00:41:22attitude through five car just

00:41:25stepping out having to make a

00:41:27correction of the steering

00:41:28just back behind them guys is

00:41:31Scott Pye has done a really

00:41:32good job he's in P7

00:41:33Neil Crompton just said that

00:41:35that's the equal best since

00:41:38Tasmania earlier in the year

00:41:40so that's a great job by Scott

00:41:41Pye we should point out to

00:41:44DJR and FPR the only four

00:41:46teams in the lineup these cars

00:41:47run from Dick's team in

00:41:49Queensland but they have a

00:41:50lot of crossover with FPR and

00:41:51some of their componentry and

00:41:53information sharing and the

00:41:54like so it's all about the

00:41:56greater good of the blue oval

00:41:57moving forward and this is a

00:41:58young guy with very good

00:42:00international pedigree he

00:42:01went on that wild ride here

00:42:02last year in the helicopter

00:42:04over the hill sideways for

00:42:0645 odd metres airborne this is

00:42:08a lot nicer run and they were

00:42:10a little bit lost yesterday

00:42:11they weren't really anywhere

00:42:12strong but they're much better

00:42:14today and if you don't feel

00:42:15well right now

00:42:16probably turn away because

00:42:18this is what it looks like

00:42:19with Rick Kelly it's 21st

00:42:21position Jason Bright up in

00:42:22front this helmet is actually

00:42:23bolted to the side of his

00:42:25cam of his helmet so you're

00:42:26getting the idea of exactly

00:42:28what he's looking at how he's

00:42:29leaning through how the G

00:42:31forces are affecting him

00:42:32fantastic shot

00:42:33well he's obviously had a

00:42:35little bit of a problem

00:42:35because a couple laps ago he

00:42:36was right behind his brother

00:42:37in 17th and now he's back in

00:42:4021st so he's either had a

00:42:42small vacation there with

00:42:43someone else or a little

00:42:44excursion off the road he's

00:42:46dropped a handful of spots

00:42:47there in the last couple of

00:42:48laps which will be obviously

00:42:50frustrating for him

00:42:52you watch his eye line so his

00:42:53eye line will lift up on the

00:42:56main straight so you can see

00:42:57his eye line change and he

00:42:58looks down at the dash and

00:42:59looks back up high you can see

00:43:01that roller coaster the road

00:43:02comes back at you in the

00:43:04braking area then his eye line

00:43:06is towards the apex then the

00:43:07eye line is now out towards the

00:43:09grass because I've got four

00:43:10wheels I think if you can see

00:43:11his eyes they'll be opening

00:43:12quite wide exactly yeah they

00:43:14were pretty white by the time

00:43:15they got to there but it was

00:43:17interesting then to see where

00:43:20he's actually looking and

00:43:22there's a fair bit of action

00:43:23going up ahead of him he's

00:43:24looking at that too wishing and

00:43:26hoping and hoping Craig

00:43:28Lowndes is the impressive one

00:43:29here from from race one to this

00:43:31race now the difference in the

00:43:33speed and that triple a car is

00:43:35phenomenal those guys have worked

00:43:37a bit of magic oh his wreck runs

00:43:39very wide at the exit of five

00:43:41that Perkins in the pits again

00:43:44another flat tire there we go

00:43:47there's that body work must be

00:43:48rubbing on it

00:43:49check this out for the rubber

00:43:53build-up on the outside of the

00:43:55road look at the amount of

00:43:56rubber coming out from under the

00:43:58cars so that's why it becomes a

00:44:00one-lane racetrack you just can't

00:44:02get out there it's drivers call it

00:44:04the marbles when you get on it

00:44:06that's what it feels like

00:44:07basically just run the car on

00:44:08those high bumps of rubber some

00:44:11big marbles out there Mark

00:44:12large what do you call it what

00:44:14do you call it in New Zealand

00:44:15come on what's that word you've

00:44:17got for it come on what do you

00:44:19call it I can't you do what is

00:44:21it what is it come on come on it's

00:44:23a great New Zealand day you've had

00:44:24a win and everything come on tell

00:44:25us what it is out there focused on

00:44:27what we've got here he doesn't

00:44:29play the game there's a weird

00:44:30there's a weird thing that the

00:44:31New Zealanders call it's a bit like

00:44:32Jandles and Chilly Vins we'll get

00:44:34to it this game is going good

00:44:36though Tiltard putting the pressure

00:44:38on Mostert they've had the the

00:44:40swap over move earlier on

00:44:41Lowndes out front 1.8 seconds to

00:44:44Winterbottom it's pretty consistent

00:44:45Winkup 30 he's got a bit of air back

00:44:47to McLaughlin then this fight with

00:44:49Mostert Tiltard and Scott Myers not

00:44:52far away here's Van Gisbergen 17th

00:44:57Percat Bright Moffett Will

00:45:00Davison trying to make up some ground

00:45:02on those fresher tyres

00:45:03so nerds if you don't think

00:45:09qualifying is important take a leap

00:45:11out of James out of Jamie Winkup's

00:45:13book here he qualified bad in the

00:45:16previous race and ended up running

00:45:18like a dog in the whole race here

00:45:1917th qualifies well here to the

00:45:23pointy end of the field clearly the

00:45:25car's better but you've got to start

00:45:26at the front this is a classic

00:45:28example that when he doesn't start

00:45:30at the front then you're in top

00:45:31he hasn't had to burn the tyres

00:45:32up he hasn't had to fight guys for

00:45:3415th 16th position he's managed to

00:45:36drive his own race he's had a pretty

00:45:38lonely one which has obviously helped

00:45:39as well and he's got the pace he's

00:45:41able to look ahead not have to look

00:45:42behind and just drive his own race

00:45:44and he's built championship wins on

00:45:46the back of that early in years where

00:45:48he's had the league all the way

00:45:49through he's made him chase he's

00:45:51chasing this year Winterbottom is

00:45:53normally the guy doing the chasing the

00:45:54roles have been reversed this year we

00:45:56jump on board with the reigning champ

00:45:58and it's a case here of a bit of air

00:46:00in front bit of air behind six to go

00:46:02bring it home and make some points and

00:46:04think about tomorrow and think about

00:46:07not being in this pack because that's

00:46:08where he would have been in the previous

00:46:09race 17th is exactly where Ben

00:46:12Gisbergen is right now

00:46:14and it's off the young and a hole

00:46:16and it's off the young and a hole

00:46:18Perkac Bryant off it

00:46:21I thought he was going to make contact

00:46:25and I thought James going to make contact

00:46:26with the back of Jason's car there

00:46:28right back in behind is Will Davison on

00:46:31fresher tyres remember

00:46:33so we saw Will Davison and Jason come in very late

00:46:39Bryant's always been good there he's been very very good on the way into Colb all weekend

00:46:43and I don't think Perkac thought he was going to stick the nose through in the centre

00:46:47like the way he did just then but I think he released the brake drove the car into the hole

00:46:51and then Perkac had nowhere to go and he had to relent

00:46:54yep it's a good manoeuvre there by Jason

00:46:57he'll probably get down the inside of Shane Van Gisberg and there's a similar wave

00:47:03he can get that run off the top of the hill

00:47:05and Moffat's just frustrated he's very frustrated he can see the the body language of his car just what

00:47:10he's doing with the guys in front of him the little touches here and there he wants to be released

00:47:17another challenging drive for Shane Van Gisberg

00:47:24the last one dead last after a strategy is going to pay off as Fabian Coulthard finally gets the run

00:47:32on Chas Mozdard again will he get the crisscross this time will he change the way he exits this corner

00:47:38he has this time he didn't allow Mozdard to get a run he slowed the car down a little bit more

00:47:42was able to turn it and cover Mozdard from getting the crisscross

00:47:47that was a much smarter manoeuvre by Fabian he braked the car very nicely he turned it in slower

00:47:54he was able to keep the car held tighter and as Greg said made the exit much nicer

00:48:01in terms of acceleration that was the key to holding that position

00:48:04so on board now with Scott McLaughlin look in the background there's Mozdard big run wide a bit of contact

00:48:12that's all fine nothing wrong with that then up the inside so they run up the hill a little bit of bump

00:48:18oh he made the grass so that gave him the run he actually he ran into the grass by himself

00:48:22they both ran what they both ran real deep in behind Scott

00:48:25Mozdard wide and then Coulthard wide as well that's some good stuff

00:48:30he just held it nice the way see the way he made that exit nice and straight he had no way that

00:48:36Mozdard could actually do the crisscross which as i said was mostly about containing the entry speed when

00:48:41he did it in fact i thought that Scott Pye was going to have a big lunge when all that was on

00:48:46finally before exactly yeah Scott Pye was able to close up because of that little exchange he's right

00:48:52behind Chas Mozdard now he's driven very well in this race Murph he's he's done a nice job he's got

00:48:59no drama he's got no damage on the car just look at the inputs there nice and gentle it's very smooth

00:49:04that car looks really strong right now he's on target to equal his best result of the year he's

00:49:08seventh oh he's getting a rabbit almost guy rated i'll be quiet now yeah yeah exactly change of

00:49:15direction there between four and five has always been a challenge always been a challenge hasn't it

00:49:20and it just as you get off the throttle short shift change direction in the car the back of the car just

00:49:25gives a twitch you've got to recover it really quickly nice nice throttle modulation just have a look at

00:49:31his brake performance here very good he defeated a couple of gears to get it stopped nice apex nice exit short shift

00:49:48i don't know whether he needed to use second at the final corner

00:49:53this is davidson oh here we go

00:49:55the davis has managed to use those tires not probably as much as he would like he's up to 19th a

00:50:03little bit more speed than these guys right now but as i said before that moffett car it just looks aggro

00:50:10there he's not happy at all but he's not able to do anything about it and perk out ahead of him

00:50:16just fast enough that strategy just has not paid off for davison at all has it not at all his angle p10 started

00:50:23from third on the rip for the second time in a row today but things have been this has looked

00:50:28a bit nicer a bit more solid than the race earlier on they've tuned it up okay final lap

00:50:33though for craig lounge he's got a nice margin it's 1.8 seconds he's been able to control this one really

00:50:39well and and nerds he's the fastest of all the top guys that's impressive hey for this for the for

00:50:43those guys to turn that car around to make it that much competitive that much more competitive than

00:50:48what it was from race one he's only got half a left to go craig lands he's done this many many many

00:50:53times here he's on his way to another one this will be his 15th win does he equal or beat someone

00:51:03some other bloke we don't want to talk about it

00:51:08but it's a very good performance at barbagello for this man isn't it yeah it is he really has a great

00:51:14record here he's on his way home fighting for the championship trying to win the crown for the

00:51:18first time in 15 years he's inching closer to being v8 supercars first centurion win 97 for craig

00:51:26lounge at barbagello in perth he makes it home it's another one for holden it's another one for red bull

00:51:321.8 seconds clear of mark winterbottom winkup is on the podium for the first time in eight races

00:51:38that's not happened for a long time the volvo backs up the win in fourth red bull racing australia

00:51:44not sure that they're fully back yet but that's a nice step after a tough couple of events big

00:51:49turnaround for that team to to do that i mean we're talking only a few hours ago win couple 17th craig

00:51:55lands are drifted back after starting from the front row and now they're both cars on the podium so a

00:52:01little bit of a pat on the back for red bull racing great job too from scott pie equals his best

00:52:06result of the year 7th for wilson security racing rusty is in the top 10 russell engel

00:52:12in the repair management commodore but red bull two cars on the podium and although lounge nibbles

00:52:18some points from winterbottom it's not many because he's just behind him on the road it was a good

00:52:23drive by mark winterbottom also that was an early strategy he forced people to come in with him at

00:52:27that time that man looks happy yeah he's a very good winner he's a very low average loser very good very

00:52:33very very below average loser but a very very good winner sorry background there too with the cap ludo

00:52:38lacroix here for the first race of the year no he'll be claiming he'll be claiming magnifique

00:52:44as they roll on into the stop area craig lands of course last had a win down at simmons plains in

00:52:51tasmania as they roll on in so the two sprints are done tomorrow is a longer 83 lap 200 kilometer race

00:52:58where fuel becomes a factor in the light tire life still stays a factor a few little tune-ups to come

00:53:04but he's done this a few times over the years this time last year you were down there i was he broke

00:53:09another record last year didn't he so i mean he's just had an unbelievable run at this place

00:53:14and he knows how important it is he knows how important it is to bounce back

00:53:17and that reaction with he and jeremy doesn't get any stronger than that noons when you've got a great

00:53:22relationship with the engineer and you both know how much effort you put in to get a result

00:53:27that there is the reaction that you have and this was the sort of style that brought craig

00:53:32lounge and win today in race 15 of the championship he keeps this title really interesting it's such a

00:53:39an unbelievable title fight this year that's unfolding he's done it again in perth

00:53:44barrettes it's an unbelievable record he's got here noons it really is craig congratulations

00:53:48another great win uh the embrace that you gave jeremy moore just said it all you guys have worked

00:53:53hard to get this car right and you you've got a tickety-boo oh well look we're making head roads

00:53:57into what we obviously you know we've had two bad rounds you know this morning's race we're okay but

00:54:02we're chewing tires up again and that's something that's not normally our trait but we are doing it

00:54:06i think this has been a huge turnaround i think we made a big change to the car it's worked both cars

00:54:11are now on the podium for the first time so uh look it was a great battle with frosty you know we're

00:54:15sort of going toe to toe there um thankfully there wasn't any more than the last lap coming

00:54:19up because my rear tires were shot a win number 97 congratulations have you been counting uh no but

00:54:24i've uh i believe now i think i've equal escape in a round win so or races in around so i got one more

00:54:30chance tomorrow okay enjoy the podium well done i will thanks hello to levi and chili at home

00:54:35mark winterbottom tremendous once again boy you're keeping this championship battle alive and very

00:54:39interesting for us all you currently lead by 110 points so you've slightly widened the gap

00:54:44oh yeah three points it's uh problem is they keep finishing up the front and um obviously we've

00:54:49got to try and keep doing that too but race one was okay but we still salvaged something quite good

00:54:54and uh that race the car was really good so um they found some tire life in the in the red bull cars so

00:55:00i was just waiting for him to go away but he didn't so you know good job to the triple a guys and um

00:55:05yeah i'm awesome to get second i'm i'm wrapped so you'll sleep well tonight come back even more

00:55:09enthused tomorrow yeah i'll uh sleep well tonight so um yeah you know we'll keep chipping away we're

00:55:15not far off uh we've got to get the car good in quality to start in a good position and uh that's

00:55:19probably the first battle but in the race we're okay we're just trucking along but we'll fix it in

00:55:23quality and that's the uh that's the thing we need to improve all right we look forward to seeing that

00:55:27tomorrow frosty well done thank you hey jamie good to see you back on the podium it's been a little

00:55:31while but everything's coming together well i know there was a lot of work in your team

00:55:35post puka coey it's all paid off uh yeah yeah it has been a while since i'm on the podium so um

00:55:41nice to be back um yeah the cars were uh cars were pretty quick got some good tires as well to to

00:55:45work with so um yeah tomorrow's gonna be interesting but we're still juggling the setup and trying to uh

00:55:50trying to find some pace but we're we're there or thereabouts so how far off do you reckon you are

00:55:54from where you want to be oh still a little bit yeah of course um you know the guys behind were

00:55:58catching you know they had some good pace on but a bit a bit held up so um we'll take we feel like

00:56:03a stolen a podium but we'll take it and um see how we go tomorrow go shake some champagne good

00:56:07on you okay just down here that's the back of scotty mcglocken i'll just get him to turn around

00:56:13hey mate uh cap on well done yeah that's the way hey uh scotty um p5 p4 still a good result but um

00:56:21it looked like the car wasn't as sharp as it was earlier in the day and you didn't change the car and

00:56:27your engineer right there rich tolloway said maybe you should have yeah we should have i think uh

00:56:31we were with it you know what with the car was awesome and we didn't want to stuff with it and

00:56:35um yeah we probably should have gone a little bit softer in the front spring to give a little bit

00:56:39of turn and um we didn't but oh we got fourth and uh we just hang on hang on there's a bit of biff

00:56:44and barge and unnecessary stuff but oh well what happens all right good job mate back tomorrow

00:56:49and maybe give her a tune-up overnight i'll give her a tune-up right and the driver cheers

00:56:53not a bad day for scott mclaughlin let's recap the results in race 15 craig lounge his third race win

00:57:00of the season another podium for mark winterbottom eight for the year and retains that points lead but

00:57:05lounge leapfrogs now to second tanner in 11th from lee holdsworth best nissen michael caruso they've got

00:57:11some homework to do at nissen motorsport shaman gisberg and again struggling jack perkins with a punctured

00:57:16tie he finished last 25th after 42 laps and 100 k's of racing let's head to the podium for some

00:57:22champagne barrettes are standing by 15th race of our year would you please congratulate our winning

00:57:27drivers in first place for red bull racing australia craig lounge in second place for

00:57:34for ford pepsi max crew mark widderbottom

00:57:39in third place for red bull racing australia jamie wincup

00:57:44and representing our winning team red bull racing australia jeremy moore

00:57:48making the presentation of the third place trophy is gwen dolphin executive director events

00:57:56tourism western australia

00:58:00presenting the second place trophy is paul miles mla member for water room

00:58:08making the presentation of the winning team trophy is john clark general manager barba gallo raceway

00:58:14and making the presentation of the winning trophy is the honorable lisa harvey mla minister for tourism

00:58:28ladies and gentlemen the 2014 perth 400 race 15 winners

00:58:33making a habit of this isn't he barba gallo craig lounge he's in this title fight 110 points is the margin

00:58:43but mark widderbottom still leads the way for ford fans fabian courtard third james courtney's fourth

00:58:49the jamie wincup by the way has just moved up to p5 time for some champagne in the west

00:58:53and time for a little bit of a sip as well for craig lounge it was a good day though for some other

00:59:04teams though along the lane larko very nice day for wilson security racing

00:59:09scotty pie for me man of the match mate i thought that was a spectacular drive we saw a little signs

00:59:14earlier in the day when you stuck it up the inside here turn seven very aggressive but but really managed

00:59:19your race there well mate put some green tires on for the second stint and it worked for you yeah

00:59:23it was important obviously at courtney as early as we could i actually made some contact with him

00:59:26within which i have to apologize for but uh yeah it was important for us to get that track position

00:59:30so that we could manage our own race you know obviously when you're stuck behind someone it's

00:59:34so hard to look after the tires and the pace was actually pretty quick i was surprised we were able

00:59:38to do those times for the entire race but yeah we had a fantastic race car we certainly need

00:59:42to work on quality because you know i can see that we can get podiums i'm sure it's coming soon

00:59:46but we just need to qualify further up i think we're seeing the little signs of a good future

00:59:50from you mate now that's quite a bit of damage on the back of the car along the side of the car

00:59:53here just quickly tell us what happened there uh just rubbing i guess rubbing's racing but uh

00:59:57the back's actually coming into pit lane i think caruso or someone in the first race got into the back

01:00:01but yeah i guess the the last corner moves a few of them you end up rubbing with other cars

01:00:06and stuff not major hits but you got to get through don't you all part of the gig well done mate

01:00:10cheers man thanks yeah not a bad job at all equals his best result of the year with

01:00:14a seventh for dick johnson's team so let's have a look at the highlights boys race 15. it's pretty

01:00:19lively wasn't it it was here at the first corner it was on look at wickup trying to get up the inside

01:00:23of the volvo it went right through the next couple of corners while they were doing that lounges was

01:00:27clearing away betty clemenko would have had half failure right here blake holdsworth and will davison

01:00:32side by side but they got away with it and raced on they certainly did and there was a lot of

01:00:37really good midfield action also too the the thing that i thought was impressive that was impressive

01:00:43that was a move the grip movement i went wow how did you do that scott pie which was down the inside

01:00:48and got that move made on james courtney and there was a lot of really good quality driving and a lot

01:00:54of stuff that i thought in terms of the way that the guys gave each other room to race

01:00:58and got away with that maneuver up and over turn four was was exquisite there was some really good stuff

01:01:05amongst the top guys wasn't a case of who was not going to stop it was the case of when did they stop

01:01:10because they all came on in for some more dumbbell boots a little bit of a rub there between fabian

01:01:14cool tart and chas boston the kiwi got down the inside of the pepsi max board and they had a great

01:01:20fight all the way through but no one could really stop craig lounge win 97 win 15 at barbago raceway

01:01:28very much in this title fight winner bottom though not far away red bull racing australia and fbr's

01:01:34pepsi max crew class of the field one two three between them and a cuddle there with jeremy moore

01:01:40to finish off the day fabian cool tartar second place in the first race a fifth in that when you

01:01:46started from 10th so you had a little bit of work to do but good solid points yeah it was awesome you

01:01:51know we we had a pretty good car and we had a good enough car to pass some cars which you know here's

01:01:55renowned to be pretty tough to pass but you know this machine was pretty good you know local racing

01:02:00guys have done a fantastic job so you know onwards and upwards for tomorrow i continue to talk to you

01:02:04about your consistency so far this season you're currently sitting 122 points behind the the

01:02:10championship leader so well and truly championship battle is on well it is but you know like i always

01:02:15say it's uh only early days you know if this was december i'd be a little bit happier but you know

01:02:20we've got a long way to go um but yeah look to be this close and this far in the hunt at this stage

01:02:24of the of the year it's you know it's pretty cool today we saw two very different strategies in both

01:02:29races a lot of the cars came in earlier than what we would have expected in that second race

01:02:33tomorrow's a whole new day a much longer race the tires are going to be even more talked about

01:02:38well that's right but you know i think the strength of our car is you know the longer we get to go on

01:02:42and that you know the better we go so you know hopefully uh you know come tomorrow you know strategy

01:02:46is obviously going to play a huge part but you know we're going to need tire life so you know

01:02:49hopefully my lockwood car's got good tire life and uh we're on the podium and get to spray some

01:02:54champagne which we didn't get to do today thanks abs look forward to it tomorrow cheers thank you

01:02:59he's right in this title fight he's third for the lockwood racing team but there's some smiles

01:03:03down at red bull racing australia of course tomorrow the perth 400 winds up 1 30 pm eastern

01:03:09time seven mate make sure you join us for all the action it's a longer race 200 k's it's 83 laps

01:03:14dunlop series and utes are back hopefully cromley is too i hope that voice comes back it's been a long

01:03:18day it's been a great time i hope you enjoy the action on seven sport we look forward to having you

01:03:22a barbie got a raceway tomorrow

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