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Solid Start For Team VIP Petfoods In Adelaide PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 01 March 2007
It was a hot start to 2007 for Team VIP Petfoods in the Carrera Cup and Aussie Racing Cars with the season beginning today at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

As the air temperature reached the mid-thirties, action on the track was just as hot as Craig Baird and Paul Kemal commenced their title defences in the Carrera Cup and Aussie Racing Cars respectively.

Kemal was impressive after qualifying on pole position and then having a ding-dong battle with James Ward in the first race of the Aussie Racing Cars.

The 32-year-old from Sydney set the fastest lap in qualifying of 1:35.3720 and then got a smoking start to race one to set the pace in the VIP Petfoods-backed Ford Falcon Aussie Racing Car.

Ward proved a hard man to hold out and the pair had a great duel over the closing laps with Kemal settling for second position in the first eight-lapper of the season.

“He got me on the fast sweeper on the back straight, but I almost got back passed him on the final turn – oh well, there’s always tomorrow,” said Kemal.

“The car has the pace to match anyone out there. I’ve just got to keep it together and make sure I have a good consistent round.

“It was good to get my first pole position on this circuit this morning to start the season off.”

The field of 21 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars hit the track for two practice sessions today providing a great opportunity for the drivers and teams to readjust to racing mode.

It didn’t take Baird long to hit his straps with the Gold Coast-based Kiwi finishing second fastest for the day with a best lap of 1:24.9625.

“That’s a good start to the round,” said Baird. “We’ve got plenty of pace and will need every bit of it given how competitive the field is.

“Thankfully today I didn’t get food poisoning like the same day last year which proved quite a battle. I’m looking forward to tomorrow and hopefully put the Team VIP Petfoods Porsche on pole.”

Quickest for the day was 2004 series champion Alex Davison in his new seat with Jim Richards Racing.

Baird’s younger team mate in the VIP Petfoods and Stihl-backed Porsche Klark Quinn was firing in the morning practice session and topped the time sheets for much of the session.

Klark ended up with the eighth fastest time of the day but only within a second of Davison’s lap.

“The conditions were very hot but, hey, everyone faces the same conditions,” said Klark. “Maybe being from Queensland, that will give us an advantage over a few of our southern rivals.

“It was just good to get out there and blow some of the cobwebs out of the system.”

The elder statesman of Team VIP Petfoods and actually the oldest driver in the field at 49, Tony Quinn, set a best lap of 1:27.4049 for 15th fastest.

“That’s not bad for the only grandfather in the field,” said Tony. “Most of these drivers might have youth, but I have experience and that should tell for something around this circuit.”

Team VIP Petfoods will be in action tomorrow with qualifying in Carrera Cup and race two of the Aussie Racing Cars.

Carrera Cup will be telecast both live and delayed on the Seven Network this year, while the Aussie Racing Cars will be telecast on Fox Sports with its own exclusive program each month.

TODAY’S RESULTS

Carrera Cup Practice (Combined):
1. Alex Davison 1:24.6550
2. Craig Baird (Team VIP Petfoods) 1:24.9625
3. Aaron Caratti 1:25.0237
8. Klark Quinn 1:25.8253
15. Tony Quinn 1:27.4049

Aussie Racing Cars Qualifying:
1. Paul Kemal (Team VIP Petfoods) 1:35.3720

Aussie Racing Cars Race 1:
1. James Ward – 8 Laps
2. Paul Kemal (Team VIP Petfoods) – 8 Laps
3. Kyle Clews – 8 Laps

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR TEAM VIP PETFOODS

March 1-4: Round 1 – Carrera Cup, Aussie Racing Cars - Clipsal 500 SA
March 15-18: Non Championship – Carrera Cup, Round 2 – Aussie Racing Cars - FORMULA 1™ ING Australian Grand Prix VIC
April 5-8: 12 Hour Race, Round 3 – Aussie Racing Cars - Bathurst International Motor Festival
April 14-15: Round 2 - Drift Australia Series - Mallala
April 17-22: Targa Tasmania
May 12-13: Lake Mountain Sprint
May 18-20: Round 2 – Carrera Cup - Winton
June 2-3: Queensland 500
June 7-10: 24 Hour Race - Nurburgring 24 Hour
June 9-11: Round 4 – Aussie Racing Cars - Eastern Creek
June 22-24: Round 3 – Carrera Cup - Sky City Challenge
July 4-8: Suncoast Rally, Queensland
July 7-8: Round 3 - Drift Australia Series - Eastern Creek
July 20-22: Round 4 – Carrera Cup - Queensland Raceway
August 11-12: Round 4 - Drift Australia Series - Queensland Raceway
August 17-19: Round 5 - Carrera Cup, Aussie Racing Cars - Oran Park
August 24 – September 1: Australian Safari, Western Australia
September 7-9: Targa West
September 14-16: Round 6 – Carrera Cup - Sandown 500
September 22-23: Round 5 - Drift Australia Series - Oran Park
October 4-7: Round 7 – ! Carrera Cup , Round 6 – Aussie Racing Cars - Super Cheap Auto 1000
October 18-21: Round 8 – Carrera Cup, Round 7 – Aussie Racing Cars - Lexmark Indy 300
October 22-27: Dunlop Targa New Zealand
November 3-5: Mt Buller Sprint
December 1-2: Round 8 – Aussie Racing Cars – Baskerville
 
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