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Daredevil Bolger Seeks Mallala Retribution |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
Team VIP Petfoods daredevil drifter Robbie Bolger won’t let his self-described “worst-round ever” of the Toyo Drift Australia Series disturb his focus towards Mallala’s second round this weekend.
Behind the wheel of world drifting’s most powerful car – his custom 7-litre, 800hp Holden Monaro – the world-record holding stunt rider struggled during Perth’s opening round in February when he failed to adapt to a sandy surface.
“Round one was really quite bad for us, the Barbagallo track was sandy
causing the car to under-steer– something it has never done before but
that’s certainly no excuse,” said Bolger.
“Coming from that, I am really looking forward to getting out there and putting everything into this weekend.
“Mallala is the track at which the Monaro debuted two years ago with
Jeremy Lake in the driver’s seat so it will be good to get back there.”
At 7-litres, the Monaro is more powerful than a V8 Supercar (which is
limited to a 5-litre capacity) and Bolger believes it’s also the
best-prepared of the category.
“The car is fantastic and always ready to go – it’s basically a V8
Supercar with more horsepower and grunt, and I’m really confident of
doing the job at Mallala,” added Bolger.
“When I first brought an Australian car into the series people didn’t
think it would go well, but just because the category originated in
Japan doesn’t mean all the cars have to come from there.
“We were also the first factory-backed drift team and placed 3rd
overall in the series last year, so I think the car has more than
proved its worth.”
Despite Bolger’s displeasure with round one, Barbagello resulted in a
respectable 15th placing which will see him head into the Mallala round
with a personal tally of 321 points.
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