V8X Articles

Power Set For Indy 500 Debut Despite Just Two Laps On Carb Day

Mon May 26 00:00:00 2008

Will Power and his Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia crew are ready for their first Indianapolis 500 despite only getting two laps of practice on Miller Lite Carb Day due to rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana today. Power barely got up to speed in the...

High Five For Brett Stevens At Willowbank Raceway

Mon May 26 00:00:00 2008

Willowbank Raceway regular Brett Stevens has enjoyed the perfect preparation for the season-ending Castrol EDGE Winternationals on June 5-8 by running his first ever sub-six second pass last Thursday, less than two weeks out from the blockbuster event at the Ipswich facility. With the largest Drag Racing...

Ambrose Makes Big Inroads In Charlotte

Mon May 26 00:00:00 2008

Marcos Ambrose is confident his team made big inroads on its way to 14th place in the Carquest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina today. The Australian driver showed strong pace and while running a conservative strategy to ensure he came home with a...

Power Gets Impressive 13th On Indy 500 Debut

Mon May 26 00:00:00 2008

Team Australia driver Will Power has enjoyed an impressive Indianapolis 500 debut by claiming 13th in the 92nd running of ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana today. Power now sits eighth in the 2008 IndyCar Series points standings and maintains his lead...

Alert - Brisbane-Born Kiwi Scott Dixon Wins Indy 500, Queensland's Will Power 13th

Mon May 26 00:00:00 2008

Provisional Results Only Brisbane-born Kiwi Scott Dixon has won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - a cornerstone event of the IndyCar Series of which Australia's own Gold Coast Indy 300, October 23-26, is a part. Dixon won the 200 lap, 500 mile race from...

Power Qualifies 23rd For Indianapolis 500 Debut

Mon May 19 00:00:00 2008

Will Power has qualified in 23rd position for his Indianapolis 500 debut after Third Day qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana today. Full credit goes to the Aussie Vineyards crew, who worked into the night until 1:30am to repair Power’s car after a heavy crash...

Courtney aims to continue V8 Supercar Championship charge

Mon May 19 00:00:00 2008

MONDAY, MAY 19: Ford driver James Courtney believes he must maintain his strong early-season qualifying form and race-finishing consistency of the past two rounds to continue charging up the V8 Supercar Championship points table. Courtney and championship leader Garth Tander are the only two drivers...

Perth carpenter wins WA leg of the Irwin Industrial Tools Ultimate Tradesman Challenge

Wed May 14 00:00:00 2008

Nathan Vander Wielen of Eaton in Perth will be the Western Australian representative at the Australia/New Zealand final of the Irwin Industrial Tools Ultimate Tradesman Challenge at the Bathurst 1000 in October.The 27-year-old beat over 200 other competitors to win the Barbagallo Raceway leg at last...

Power Must Wait As Rain Washes Out Second Day Qualifying At Indy

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

Rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen Second Day qualifying rained out for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in Indiana today, forcing Will Power to wait until Third Day qualifying on May 17 to secure a starting spot for his Indy 500 debut. Second Day qualifying was to...

Cracker Drag Racing Season Announced By Willowbank Raceway

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

As the 2007/2008 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Season speeds to its climax at the 2008 Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway on June 5-8, the Ipswich facility’s management committee has announced an exciting new calendar for 2008/2009. The new calendar, the largest ever seen at Willowbank ...

Frosty Takes Pole And Trifecta In Clean Sweep Weekend For Ford

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

Mark 'Frosty' Winterbottom was unstoppable at round four of the V8 Supercars, taking pole position in Saturday's qualifying and progressing to three 50 lap race wins at Barbagallo Raceway, putting him atop the podium...

Marshall On The March In WA

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

IRWIN Racing’s Marcus Marshall has finished 18th overall after a consistent and reliable performance at round #4 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Perth’s Barbagallo Raceway. Marshall enjoyed his best qualifying performance of the year, starting 20th and in the process making the second segment...

Frosty takes triple treat

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom ended Holden’s dominance in Perth with a clean sweep of the BigPond 400 after three V8 Supercar Championship Series rounds of what he termed as survival. Winterbottom revealed a little of his team’s strategy for the year...

Courtney and van Gisbergen make comeback in WA

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

Stone Brothers Racing drivers James Courtney and Shane van Gisbergen have carved their way through the field in the second race at round four of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Barbagallo Raceway today, making up 30 positions between them in the 50-lap race. The JELD-WEN Motorsport...

BigPond 400 wraps up in Perth

Mon May 12 00:00:00 2008

The BigPond 400 wrapped up today at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth , with the final two 50 lap races. Rick Kelly crossed the finish line in sixth position in Race 3 in what was a tough race to move forward. For the...