Monthly Archives: February 2009

JAPANESE DRIVER SHO HANAWA CONFIRMED AT TEAM GODDARD FOR 2009 F3 AUSTRALIAN DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER A BRITISH DRIVER won in 2008, the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship is assured a continuing international presence into 2009 following ...

Team Kiwi Racing all set for 2009
NZV8, New Zealand
Team Kiwi Racing have finalised arrangements for the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship season that will see the Kiwi team campaign in a car prepared by Paul Morris Motorsport (PMM) for the opening round at the Adelaide Clipsal 500 next month. ...
Team Goddard's two-pronged assault on the F3 championships in Australia and Asia took a step forward with confirmation that rookie Sho Hanawa had signed up for the former. The 20-year old Japanese driver has been testing with the team and setting ...
THE Torrens Lake has been left a stinking, muddy eyesore because of a "mysterious" weir malfunction which resulted in millions of litres of water flowing from the lake to the sea. This turned one of the city's most pristine and beautiful scenic spots ...

The Age

Ford's action men shape up
The Age, Australia
Winterbottom and dual Bathurst winner Richards are gearing up for the season launching Clipsal 500 in Adelaide by putting themselves through a rigorous fitness schedule. This week the Melbourne based 27-year-old Winterbottom and his 36-year-old ...
ANYONE who labours under the misapprehension that racing drivers lead a sedentary life would get a rude shock if they checked out the training regime of V8 Supercar championship hopeful Mark Winterbottom and his Ford Performance Racing teammate Steve ...

Webber on the pace for F1 opener
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Two individual races - one on Saturday and another on Sunday - are to be held on each of a dozen weekends with the Bathurst 1000 and Phillip Island 500 the only single-race events. Punters can assess the new-look format at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide ...

Tassie devil to growl
Tasmania Mercury, Australia - 13 Feb 2009
The two-time V8 Supercar Champion in Australia won the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in 2004 and in 2005, each time winning both the Saturday and Sunday races.
THE Torrens Lake weir "opened by itself", Adelaide City Council explained, draining 400 million litres of water and transforming the once scenic drawcard into an unsightly, stinking swamp. While Lord Mayor Michael Harbison yesterday admitted the ...
V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup says desire to become the sport's first back-to-back series winner in five years is fuelling his motivation in 2009. Not since Marcos Ambrose (2003-2004) has the V8 series winner successfully defended their crown in ...

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