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Sunday, 06 May 2007 |
Holden drivers and fans are hoping for a Commodore comeback at round two of the 2007 Supaloc Australian Saloon Car Championship at Phillip Island this weekend. The fast flowing nature of the south Victorian island circuit should suit the Holdens after they were beaten by the Ford Falcons at Oran Park last month. Fords filled the top three podium positions there with 2004 Champion Clint Harvey, from West Australia, narrowly winning over South Australian and reigning champ Bruce Heinrich and Queenslander Kris Walton.
Early practice here today (May 4) has John Goodacre (SA) in a Holden as the provisional fastest with another two sessions today before tomorrow’s qualifying periods. Walton, Heinrich and Scott Nicolas were the next best in their Fords ahead of the West Australian Kerry Wade in a Holden. Wade is having his first outing in the series after a successful season in the V8 Ute series, and has been almost unbeatable locally in the West in Saloon Cars.
Sixth fastest was Harvey ahead of the Holdens of South Australia’s
Shawn Jamieson and Victorian Tim Rouse whose weekend at round one,
culminated early after a first race, last lap crash. New South Wales’
Peter Dane lacked speed at his home track but was ninth first up today,
his Ford ahead of the Queenslander Jake Camilleri in another Holden.
So after one session the second round of the 2007 Supaloc is delicately
poised for a best ever match up between Holden and Ford with their
respective VT and AU models with five of each in the top ten.
was a hard fought one, alive to the last round where South Australian
Bruce Heinrich took his fourth title. Throughout the year he had some
of the most amazing ontrack battles with Queenslander Kris Walton and
it is all set to happen again in 2007 - starting with round one at Oran
Park this weekend.
2006 was also the first year that the new generation Holden Commodore
VT and Ford Falcon AU Saloon Cars were eligible to compete. Only a
handful of new models were ready for round one, but as the season
rolled on, competitors were readily making the switch from their
Commodore VN’s and Falcon EA’s.
Another feature of that innovative season was television, with edited
highlights of every round on the Speedweek and Inside Speed programs
and also aired in Europe, Asia and New Zealand. State level racing
known as the TASCCO Challenge and invitation events which included late
additions to two V8 Supercar meetings were other highlights.
The Australian Saloon Car Company (TASCCO) is a foundation member of
the CAMS National Racing Championship, one of the five core categories
(Production Cars, F3, Saloon Cars, Commodore Cup and GT/Porsche) in
partnership with CAMS that now make up the Shannons Nationals.
The popular six cylinder Holden Commodore verse Ford Falcon category is
supported by Supaloc Steel Building Systems, Pedders Suspension, Kumho
Tyres, Xtreme Clutch, EMS Fuel Injection, Cebco Brakes and CSA Alloy
Wheels.
Supaloc Australian Saloon Car Championship Round 2 Entry List
1 Bruce Heinrich (SA) Ford Falcon AU
2 John Goodacre (SA) Holden Commodore VT
5 Andrew Nowland (VIC) Ford Falcon AU
7 Scott Nicholas (SA) Ford Falcon AU
13 Troy Hoey (QLD) Ford Falcon AU
15 Shawn Jamieson (SA) Holden Commodore VT
17 Matt Lovell (SA) Ford Falcon AU
28 David Mitchell (NSW) Ford Falcon AU
31 Robert Lonie (SA) Holden Commodore VT
36 Jake Camilleri (QLD) Holden Commodore VT
44 Mark Sutherland (VIC) Holden Commodore VN
46 Paul Pennisi (VIC) Holden Commodore VT
47 Brett Carrington (VIC) Ford Falcon AU
55 Brett Niall (WA) Ford Falcon AU
56 Shane Smollen (NSW) Ford Falcon AU
60 Peter Dane (NSW) Ford Falcon AU
68 Kris Walton (QLD) Ford Falcon AU
72 Clint Harvey (WA) Ford Falcon AU
74 Brenton Burr (SA) Ford Falcon AU
77 Kerry Wade (WA) Holden Commodore VT
80 Brad Fox (SA) Ford Falcon AU
81 Tim Rowse (VIC) Holden Commodore VT
82 Geoff Brown (VIC) Ford Falcon AU
98 Brad Piggott (NSW) Ford Falcon AU
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