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Friday, 18 August 2006
The Eastern Creek round of the Ebanc Trade Commodore Cup Series proved that the series is not over by a long shot as round six kicks off tomorrow at Phillip Island.

It is the second visit to the fast, exciting home of the MotoGP and World Superbikes Australian rounds – a visit cherished by those motor racers lucky enough to race there for it sheer exhilaration regardless of the sometimes unpredictable weather.

The last time the Commodore Cup raced at Phillip Island, it rained, it shone, it blew and the hardy who made the trek, witnessed some of the best racing they would ever likely to see. From a win by Marcus Zukanovic and two by Daniel Richert, to dramatic charges from the rear of the grid, spin offs – the round had everything!

Victorian Zukanovic and his Action Racing/Unior Tools VS Commodore won three out of three at round four in South Australia, then followed up at the round five New South Wales venue with two more wins. But it was Axent Racing Christian D’Agostin’s race three win there that signified Zukanovic does not have an easy route to the 2006 title.

In the first Sunday race at Eastern Creek it was entirely Zukanovic, leading all the way with his fellow state resident D’Agostin hot on his heels and a close second. Queensland’s Brett Holdsworth in the TTM machine was right with them at the flag.

Three seconds away was series principle David Gittus clear of Tony Bates and Michael Graham while there was nothing between Richert and Ashley Cooper seventh. It was similarly so for Stephen White and Geoff Fontaine as they squeezed into the top ten well clear of the best of the VH models – Ben Kavich.

In the third race of the last round, D’Agostin was electric off the outside of the front row, gaining the lead immediately and withstanding the late pressure for a win. “Its good to know that we can still win but it was hard work as there was lots of oil out on the track and I was the ‘pioneer’,” he said.

After a ordinary first couple of laps, possibly as a result of suffering a bout of the ‘flu over the weekend, Zukanovic put his head down closed on the leader. “We could catch him but getting past was another matter,” he said later.

Holdsworth was beaten narrowly to the line for third by Gittus but finished third overall. “The Commodore Cup cars are just so even, it becomes very difficult to pass somebody,” Holdsworth reflected later.

The was a tenacious duel to resolve sixth behind Bates as Michael Graham, White, Richert and Cooper finished line astern. Brian Bancroft had an engine detonation early in the race which left plenty of oil on the track towards the end of the main straight.

For further information and updates, visit www.commodorecup.com.au.

EBANC TRADE COMMODORE CUP SERIES POINTS

Pos. Driver Points
1 Marcus Zukanovic 668
2 Christian D'Agostin 649
3 Brett Holdsworth 572
4 David Gittus 555
5 Daniel Richert 540
6 Anthony Bates 527
7 Ashley Cooper 482
8 Michael Graham 475
9 Alan Hill 414
10 Ross McGregor 373
11 Stephen White 338
12 Nathan Collins 268
13 Nick Parker 258
14 Ben Kavich 257
15 Ben Bancroft 235
16 Jeff Watters 231
17 Geoff Fontaine 226
18 Daniel Orr 187
19 Chris Cone 184
20 Adam Lloyd 175
21 Brian Bancroft 143
22 Andrew Parker 81
23 Danny Russo 74
24 Denis Pana 72
25 Alan Langworthy 70
26 Jason Domaschenz 56


EBANC TRADE COMMODORE ROUND SIX ENTRY LIST

No. Driver
5 BRETT HOLDSWORTH
7 ASHLEY COOPER
8 DAVID GITTUS
9 GEOFF FONTAINE
11 STEVEN WHITE
15 CHRIS CONE
16 ANDREW PARKER
24 TONY BATES
25 ALLAN HILL
31 MICHAEL GRAHAM
39 NICK PARKER
66 CHRISTIAN D'AGOSTIN
71 MARCUS ZUKANOVIC
77 ADAM LLOYD
79 DANIEL ORR
84 NATHAN COLLINS
85 JASON DOMASCHENZ
88 CHRIS STEVENSON
90 DANIEL RICHERT
99 ROSS McGREGOR

EBANC TRADE COMMODORE CUP SERIES SCHEDULE/RESULTS

ROUND ONE - WAKEFIELD PARK - MAR 04-05

Pos. Driver State
Race One:
1 Christian D'Agostin Qld
2 David Gittus Vic
3 Daniel Richert Vic
Race Two:
1 Christian D'Agostin Qld
2 Daniel Richert Vic
3 David Gittus Vic
Race Three:
1 Christian D'Agostin Qld
2 Daniel Richert Vic
3 David Gittus Vic


ROUND TWO – ORAN PARK – MAY 06-07

Pos. Driver State
Race One:
1 Daniel Richert Vic
2 Christian D'Agostin Vic
3 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
Race Two:
1 Christian D'Agostin Vic
2 Daniel Richert Vic
3 Brett Holdsworth Vic
Race Three:
1 Brett Holdsworth Qld
2 Daniel Richert Vic
3 Marcus Zukanovic Vic


ROUND THREE – PHILLIP ISLAND – MAY 21-22

Pos. Driver State
Race One:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Brett Holdsworth Vic
3 Christian D'Agostin Vic
Race Two:
1 Daniel Richert Vic
2 Marcus Zukanovic VIC
3 Brett Holdsworth Vic
Race Three:
1 Daniel Richert Vic
2 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
3 Tony Bates Vic


ROUND FOUR – MALLALA – JUN 24-25

Pos. Driver State
Race One:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Brett Holdsworth Vic
3 Tony Bates Vic
Race Two:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Brett Holdsworth Vic
3 Michael Graham Vic
Race Three:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Brett Holdsworth Vic
3 Christian D'Agostin Vic


ROUND FIVE – EASTERN CREEK – JUL 08-09

Pos. Driver State
Race One:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Christian D'Agostin Vic
3 Brett Holdsworth Vic
Race Two:
1 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
2 Christian D'Agostin Vic
3 Brett Holdsworth Vic
Race Three:
1 Christian D'Agostin Vic
2 Marcus Zukanovic Vic
3 David Gittus Vic


ROUND SIX – PHILLIP ISLAND – AUG 19-20

ROUND SEVEN – ORAN PARK – OCT 28-29

ROUND EIGHT – EASTERN CREEK – NOV 26-27

Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 January 2007 )
 
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