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Strong runs end in dissappointment for Marshall PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 20 April 2008
IRWIN Racing’s Marcus Marshall has had a strong weekend of racing end against a concrete wall at the Hamilton 400 in New Zealand, the third round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. After 16th place finishes in races #1 and #2, Marshall was set for an even better result in the final race of the weekend. A collision with Todd Kelly on just the fifth lap forced the withdrawal of the IRWIN Racing Ford with front-end damage. Todd Kelly was given pitlane drive-through penalty for the incident. marshall.jpg

It was a hard day for Marshall who was also had two hits in the morning race.

“Disappointing is an understatement,” said Marshall.

“We battled very hard this weekend and going into the final race I was confident of taking it to them.

“I got a great start and for sure there was plenty going-on, but I tried to keep it clean. To then be turned into a wall a few laps later is gutting. It rounded a pretty tough day after taking a couple of hits in race #2.

“I consider myself a clean racer, but there are guys in this championship right now who are not returning that courtesy on the track.

“We have to get out of the mess in the midfield and get towards the front.

“Importantly we have made a lot of gains with the car. We have improved as a group and a good clean weekend at the next round in Perth will show that progress.

Race Engineer Greg Foletta was kept busy throughout the weekend as the IRWIN Racing team adjusted to the new track. Despite the disappointment of the final race, Foletta believes the team will be better off heading forward.

“This weekend presented a lot of challenges,” said Foletta.

“We got through pretty strongly through practice on Friday, but the tricky wet weather in qualifying set us back and we were satisfied to finished 16th in the first two races.

“The accident in race #3 destroyed the mounting brackets for the front bumper. You can’t return to the track without a front bumper.

“We set a goal of finishing in the top-half of the field and that’s what we deserved. However, racing is a very hard game and race #3 really showed that.

“The team made a lot of progress and I’m sure that we can look forward to a good showing in Perth. That includes the goal of finishing in the top-half of the field."

irwin_racing.jpgIRWIN Racing next hits the track in Perth on 9-11 May.

2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Round 3, Hamilton, NZ

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS After 3 of 14 rounds
1 Rick Kelly – 672 points
2 Garth Tander – 626
3 Lee Holdsworth – 580
4 Mark Winterbottom – 572
5 Jamie Whincup – 540
6 Steve Richards – 521
7 Craig Lowndes – 477
8 Todd Kelly – 440
9 Will Davison – 438
10 Fabian Coulthard – 431
23 Marcus Marshall - 234

RESULTS: Round points
1 Garth Tander – 300 points
2 Steve Richards – 270
3 James Courtney – 252
4 Rick Kelly – 240
5 Fabian Coulthard – 192
6 Mark Winterbottom – 190
7 Cameron McConville – 172
8 Lee Holdsworth – 154
9 Craig Lowndes – 138
22 Marcus Mars! hall - 76

RESULTS: Race Three
1 Garth Tander – 36 laps
2 Steve Richards
3 James Courtney
4 Rick Kelly
5 Mark Winterbottom
6 Fabian Coulthard
7 Craig Lowndes
8 Steven Johnson
9 Andrew Jones
10 Shane Van Gisbergen
DNF Marcus Marshall

RESULTS: Race Two
1 Garth Tander – 36 laps
2 Steve Richards
3 James Courtney
4 Lee Holdsworth
5 Cameron McConville
6 Rick Kelly
7 Mark Winterbottom
8 Fabian Coulthard
9 Michael Caruso
10 Jason Richards
16 Marcus Marshall

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: Q! ualifyin g
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
 
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