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[Australian GT] CRICK DOMINATES ACTION-PACKED EASTERN CREEK ENDURO |
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Monday, 07 November 2005 |
CRICK DOMINATES ACTION-PACKED EASTERN CREEK ENDURO.
He may not have raced competitively for well over a year, but Tasmanian racing icon Greg Crick has proved that he still has all of his significant driving talent by dominating the Speed Energy Drink Australian GT Championship and Porsche Drivers Challenge one-hour endurance event at Eastern Creek this afternoon.
Crick, driving his 8-litre V10 Chrysler Viper GTS ACR, took the lead at the start and disappeared into a gloomy Sydney evening, eventually winning the race by over 50 seconds after the expected challenge from Allan Simonsen failed to eventuate thanks to a tough opening stint by the Ferrari team.
This evening’s one hour endurance event formed part of a packed Saturday program at the A1 Grand Prix of Nations Australian event, and was held in front of an enthusiastic crowd enjoying overcast but mild conditions at the West-Sydney circuit.
Crick started from the front row of the grid and elected to pit as late as possible (just four minutes before the compulsory one-minute pit stop window closed) and used sheer consistency to take the commanding victory after an early race challenge from the Porsche of James Koundouris.
The Tasmanian car dealer was justifiably happy with the comeback victory.
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