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WPW/WOW Racing Has Runs On The Board At Winton PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
WPS/WOW Racing drivers Jason Bargwanna and Max Wilson are both looking to capitalise on strong past performances at Winton Motor Raceway as they head into Round 4 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at the rural Victorian venue this weekend.

Jason Bargwanna, driver of the #10 WPS Racing Falcon, is a two-time winner at Winton and one of only five drivers with multiple round wins at the tight and twisting circuit.

In 1999 Bargwanna completed a clean sweep of Round 10 of the series at Winton in only his second season in the championship. Bargwanna claimed pole position and won all three races that weekend.

One year later Bargwanna joined Jim Richards and Glenn Seton as the only back-to-back Winton round winners in the same year that he claimed victory at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

Brazilian Max Wilson has also enjoyed success at Winton, bringing WPS/WOW Racing a top 10 result at the 3.0-kilometre circuit last season.

Wilson and round winner Craig Lowndes were the only two drivers in the top 10 overall at last year’s Winton round not to use the Benalla track as their nominated test circuit. Winton is the testing facility for 20 of the 31 entries in the V8 Supercar field.

Wilson enjoyed WPS/WOW Racing’s best result of the season so far at the last round at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand with 15th overall, elevating the #8 WOW Racing Falcon driver to 18th in the championship standings.

Both Wilson and Bargwanna will be looking to better that performance this weekend at Winton as WPS/WOW Racing looks to continue its rise up the championship table.

WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY …

Max Wilson – #8 WOW Racing Falcon

“I think Winton has the potential to be a very good round for us,” said Wilson.

“We had our best result of the year in New Zealand and this weekend we will be out to better that and get even more points.

“Last year at Winton we kept working on the car all weekend and by the final race we were right up there and got 10th overall for the round.

“This weekend we need to be in the top half of the field earlier in the weekend so that we have the best possible chance of scoring points in every race.”

Jason Bargwanna – #10 WPS Racing Falcon

“I’m really looking forward to Winton,” said Bargwanna.

“We have had our share of bad luck this year and I’m sure that is all out of the way now and we can look to a clean race meeting this weekend.

“I’ve had success at Winton in the past and I think that this can be the round where we get the results we deserve as a team and give a better indication of where our cars are at, because we have made some strides forward in the early part of the year.

“I think we can do some big things at Winton. It’s all about corner speed at this track because there are so many corners. Hopefully we can get to a set-up early in the weekend that gets our cars working well through the corners.

“The important thing around Winton is front grip. That’s vital, so if you can have good front grip and nice power down out of the corners you are more than likely in for a good weekend.”

Craig Gore – Team Owner

“The team heads to Winton this weekend with plenty of reasons to be upbeat,” said Gore.

“Max was one of only two guys to get his car into the top 10 at Winton last year who does not test at the circuit.

“Bargs is a former two-time winner at Winton and I am sure will be desperate to get back among the points after a disappointing result in New Zealand.

“The whole team has been working around the clock to get Bargs' car back into shape and the guys have to be congratulated on their efforts.

“Max showed we have improved the speed of the cars in New Zealand and I think we will continue to show progress this weekend.”

WPS/WOW RACING – TEAM TALK

Team Talk is a new feature of communications from WPS/WOW Racing, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the many aspects of a V8 Supercar team.

In Part One of our first WPS/WOW Racing – Team Talk column, Car #10 Engineer Daniel Kroehn outlines the timeline of repair work to get Jason Bargwanna’s #10 WPS Racing Falcon from it’s Race 2 Pukekohe accident to a race-ready machine for this weekend’s Winton round.

“The work started on Car #10 the Thursday morning (April 26) after New Zealand,” says Kroehn.

“The car was stripped back of all panels, all engine and drive-train components were removed and all suspension was also removed. On Friday morning the chassis was sent to Logan, which is roughly an hour north of our workshop, for crash repair work.

“The door framework on the left-hand side of the car was replaced and everything was straightened and squared up. We then had the car back in the workshop on Friday May 4.

“The two mechanics on Car #10, Ben Lawrence and Shaun Simpson, as well as Nick Torelli, worked very hard in getting the car back together. By Friday of May 11 the car was back together, giving us Saturday morning to do some engineering work in terms of getting the car set-up for Winton.

“Monday morning (May 14) the car was signwritten with all it’s stickers and the final Winton set-up work was done on Monday afternoon.

“The car was then loaded up into the truck for Darryl our truck driver to depart early Tuesday morning. The entire process involves a lot of work but everyone involved has done a tremendous job and the car is now in great shape for this weekend.”

Be sure to check www.wpsracing.net.au on Friday for Part Two of Daniel’s column, when he will discusses the engineering challenge of setting up a V8 Supercar for the tight and twisty Winton Motor Raceway.

2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series Standings after Round 3 of 14
1. Rick Kelly 173
2. Garth Tander 160
3. Todd Kelly 132
=4. Jamie Whincup 104
=4. Mark Skaife 104
6. James Courtney 100
=7. Craig Lowndes 79
=7. Mark Winterbottom 79
=9. Steven Johnson 78
=9. Will Davison 78
11. Russell Ingall 75
12. Greg Murphy 57
13. Steve Richards 55
14. Lee Holdsworth 36
15. Paul Radisich 27
16. Jason Richards 25
17. Jason Bright 17
18. Max Wilson 12
=19. Cameron McConville 8
=19. Dean Canto 8
=21. Steve Owen 5
=21. John Bowe 5
=23. Paul Morris 4
=23. Shane Price 4
25. Jason Bargwanna 3
26. Fabian Coulthard 2

2007 V8 Supercar Teams Championship Standings after Round 3 of 14
1. Toll HSV Dealer Team 333
2. Holden Racing Team 236
3. Team Vodafone 183
4. Stone Brothers Racing 175
5. Jim Beam Racing 156
6. Ford Performance Racing 134
7. Tasman Motorsport 82
8. Garry Rogers Motorsport 44
9. Team Kiwi Racing 27
10. Britek Motorsport 17
11. WPS/WOW Racing 15
12. Supercheap Auto Racing 8
13. Team Sirromet Wines 6
14. Autobarn Racing 5
15. Glenfords Racing 5
16. Jack Daniel’s Racing 4
17. Team BOC 0

2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 4 of 14 Winton Motor Raceway, Benalla, VIC – May 18 - 20 Weekend Schedule
*All times are local NZ time (+2 AEST)

Friday 18 May
1:15pm – 3:45pm – Practice

Saturday 19 May
12:00pm – 12:55pm – Qualifying
3:50pm – ! Race One (40 laps)

Sunday 20 May
11! :20am = 6 Race Two (40 laps)
1:50pm – Race Three (40 laps)

Support categories: Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Carerra Cup, Australian Performance Car Championship and the Australian Formula Ford Championship.

TV SCHEDULE
*All programs are shown on Channel 7

Saturday 19 May
2:00pm – 5:30pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth)

Sunday 20 May
12:00pm – 5:00pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth)
3:30pm – 6:00pm (Adelaide)

*All times subject to change. Please check local guides

ABOUT THE TRACK
Location: Benalla, Victoria (Approx 200km North of Melbourne)
Circuit length: 3.0km
Circuit direction: Clockwise
Average speed: 129 km/h
Maximum speed: 240 km/h
Current Qualifying Lap Record: Jason Bright, Holden Commodore VX, 1m22.6618s, 2002
Current Race Lap Record: Jason Bright, Holden Commodore VX, 1m23.1514s, 2002

Previous Winton Round Winners
1985 Jim Richards
1986 Jim Richards
1988 John Bowe
1989 George Fury
1990 Jim Richards
1991 Jim Richards
1992 Mark Skaife
1993 Glenn Seton
1994 Glenn Seton
1995 John Bowe
1997 Russell Ingall
1998 John Bowe
1999 Jason Bargwanna
2000 Jason Bargwanna
2001 Russell Ingall
2002 Jason Bright
2003 Marcos Ambrose
2004 Cameron McConville
2006 Craig Lowndes

Most Round Wins
4 – Jim Richards
3 – John Bowe
2 – Jason Bargwanna, Glenn Seton, Russell Ingall
1 – George Fury, Mark Skaife, Jason Bright, Marcos Ambrose, Cameron McConville, Craig Lowndes.

2006 Winton Overall Round Results
1. Craig Lowndes 302 points **
2. Jason Bright 278
3. Rick Kelly 266
4. Garth Tander 266
5. Mark Skaife 264
6. Paul Dumbrell 262
7. Mark Winterbottom 250
8. Steve Owen 220
9. Steven Richards 216
10. Max Wilson 198 **

** Lowndes and Wilson were the only two drivers in the overall top 10 at Winton last year not to use Winton as their nominated test circuit.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 May 2007 )
 
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