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Marshall charges up the order on the streets of Hamilton |
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
IRWIN Racing’s Marcus Marshall has battled back from a tough V8 Supercar
qualifying session to finish 16th in the opening race of the Hamilton 400 in New
Zealand.
A rain shower and a slow competitor interrupted his fastest lap ruined any
chance of a strong qualifying performance from Marshall. He was forced to start
the race in 26th position.
From the outset the race was full of drama. A
multi-car collision on just the second corner blocked the path for Marshall.
Fortunately he didn’t suffer any damage and he put his head down after his
compulsory tyre stop.
A brake-balance issue dropped his pace, but once
that was sorted late in the race Marshall was able to charge through to 16th at
the finish.
“It felt like an endurance race, it was long and there was
quite a lot of attrition,” said Marshall.
“This track really takes not
prisoners, any mistake is punished.
“We continually worked on tuning the
car throughout the race. We’ll get on top of that tomorrow and work on having a
consistent car throughout the race.
“My goal for the weekend is a top-15
finish for the round. Even though there was lot of attrition in that race, 16th
was a fair indication of where we are right now.
“At a place like this
you really feel sorry for the car. You have to drive it hard, but you have to
keep it clean. A lot of guys are attacking the curbs and although that’s the
faster way, seeing guys with punctures and broken suspension is no surprise soon
after is not a surprise.”
The final two races of the Hamilton 400 will
be held tomorrow.
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Round 3, Hamilton, NZ
RESULTS: Race One
1 Garth
Tander – 36 laps
2 Rick Kelly
3 Steve Richards
4 James Courtney
5 Lee Holdsworth
6 Cameron McConville
7 Fabian Coulthard
8 Todd
Kelly
9 Will Davison
10 Mark Winterbottom
16 Marcus
Marshall
RESULTS: Qualifying
1 Steve Richards
1:24.7270
2 Garth Tander 1:24.7974
3 Rick Kelly 1:24.9111
4 James
Courtney 1:24.9289
5 Lee Holdsworth 1:25.0264
6 Cameron McConville
1:25.0338
7 Greg Murphy 1:25.0387
8 Michael Caruso 1:25.5047
9 Mark
Skaife 1:25.5638
10 Fabian Coulthard 1:25.5755
26 ! Marcus
Marshall 1:34.0816
RESULTS: Practice
1 Jamie Whincup
1:24.5843
2 Garth Tander 1:24.6229
3 Shane Van Gisbergen 1:24.8292
4
Russell Ingall 1:24.8555
5 Michael Caruso 1:24.8918
6 Steve Richards
1:24.9330
7 Greg Murphy 1:24.9589
8 Paul Dumbrell 1:25.0216
9 Craig
Lowndes 1:25.0544
10 Fabian Coulthard 1:25.0828
19 Marcus Marshall
1:25.5820
Weekend Schedule
Sunday 20 April
11:30am – Race Two (36 laps)
3:25pm – Race Three (36 laps)
*All
times a local AEST +2 hours
V8 SUPERCARS ON TV
*All
programs are shown on Channel 7
Sunday 20 April
12:00pm –
3:00pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane)
1:00pm – 4:00pm (Adelaide)
3:00pm –
5:30pm (Perth)
*Times subject to change. Chec! k local
guides
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Marcus Marshall in action on the
Hamilton street circuit
Marshall behind the wheel of the #26
IRWIN Racing Falcon
A side on view of the #26 IRWIN
Racing Falcon
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