Monthly Archives: March 2009


Adelaide: TanderSport weekend summary
Motorsport.com, Florida
TanderSport driver Ben Crighton bounced back from an early-weekend crash to score a solid points haul from the opening round of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship at the Clipsal 500. New Zealander Crighton unfortunately made light contact ...
CHRIS WOOTTON HEADS TO MALAYSIA FOR FORMULA BMW PACIFIC ROUND 1 MALAYSIA -- MARCH 26, 2009: As most of Australian motorsport has its attention to the Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix this weekend, Australia's Formula BMW Junior -- Chris Wootton ...

Engineer settled our nerves before clean sweep
Courier Mail, Australia
I AM finding it hard to believe the result we achieved in the Clipsal 500. What a fantastic way to start the 2009 season. Everyone has been asking why I didn't expect the sweep, but it is pretty simple. A lot of things have changed since the end of ...
After qualifying was complete in Adelaide, plenty of people in the F3 Australian Drivers Championship pit area were pretty sure that Tom Tweedie would be on the podium - and sooner rather than later. The debutant had put his car inside the top four ...
THE top man in V8 Supercars racing is facing a giant threat and a huge opportunity at Albert Park this week. Jamie Whincup is in sizzling form after streeting the field at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, but he knows he could easily drop back to the ...
The Clipsal 500 Vodka O after-party was held at the Hotel Richmond with a throng of guests including the sought-after grid girls. Courtney Semmler, 25, (front left with the other grid girls) clocked up three Clipsals as grid girl this year and was ...

Norrgard Motorsport

Adelaide: Tom Tweedie weekend summary
Motorsport.com, Florida
That's what happened at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide at the weekend as Tom Tweedie raced to third outright in the very first race of his Formula 3 career, on a track he'd never seen before and in his first competitive race start in Australia's fastest ...
Oz: Tweedie surprised by debut performance crash.net
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TEAM Vodafone's Jamie Whincup completed the fairytale double at the Clipsal 500 today, repeating his 2008 result of two race wins. FAILED driver cooling aids left the V8 Supercar field in physical meltdown last night as Adelaide's king of the streets ...

Owen speeds up repairs ahead of next round
Warrnambool Standard, Australia
The hours of work came after the 18-year-old crashed at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in round one of the Aussie Car series last weekend. "I made a mistake and hit a bump on the right-hand side of the track," Owen said. "I ran straight across the curb ...

Russell aims for run on Mt Panorama
Lismore Northern Star, Australia
David Russell, from Caniaba, in the opening round of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide last Friday. THE tight city street circuit of Adelaide could have helped David Russell secure a seat at the Bathurst 1000 after he leapt to the lead of the Fujitsu Series, ...

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