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trimble battles hard at Queensland Raceway PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Global Jet driver Michael Trimble endured a tough time during round four of the 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich this weekend. After qualifying just outside the top ten yesterday, the 2007 Carrera Cup Rookie of the Year made some moves towards the front of the pack during the opening few laps of race one.

Following an impressive passing maneuver on Tim Slade through turn three of the 3.1km Queensland Raceway Trimble was caught in the middle of a three-wide battle entering turn four. Unfortunately for the 23-year-old the Global Jet Commodore was sent into a spin following contact from Slade, dropping him to 26th position.

Throughout the remainder of the race Trimble fought hard before crossing the line in 17th position.

During today’s pair of 14-lap races Trimble fought hard to regain the ground he lost in the opening encounter and crossed the line in 11th in race two and tenth in the final journey.

His tenth placing in race three was courtesy of an impressive start and a pair of striking passing maneuvers late in the race.

Following four of seven rounds in the series Trimble is now fifth in the championship standings. The weekend’s round was won by Dean Canto ahead of Steve Owen and Grant Denyer.

The next round in the series will be held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on August 1-3.

WHAT HE HAD TO SAY …

Michael Trimble – Driver of the #64 Global Jet Commodore
“We struggled to find a good set up all weekend until the final race where we appeared to get on top of things,” said Trimble.

“When you don’t qualify well here it makes for a very tough weekend as it is not an easy to pass around.

“I made a good start in the final race but I couldn’t take full advantage of it because I was a fairly deep in the pack.

“Our focus will now turn towards Winton where I’ll be aiming to climb back up the championship standings.”

2008 FUJITSU V8 SUPERCAR SERIES
Round 4 – Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland

Championship Points after round four of eight
1. Steve Owen – 1056 points
2. David Reynolds - 834
3. Dean Canto - 810
4. Jonathon Webb - 800
5. Michael Trimble – 754
6. Grant Denyer - 724
7. Dale Wood - 713
8. Karl Reindler - 696
9. Marcus Zukanovic - 660
10. Jack Perkins - 610

RESULTS: Round Points
1. Dean Canto - 292
2. Steve Owen - 270
3. Grant Denyer - 226
4. Dale Wood - 220
5. David Reynolds - 216
6. Jonathon Webb - 210
7. Craig Baird - 200
8. Sam Walter - 184
9. Marcus Zukanovic - 176
10. Karl Reindler - 152
12. Michael Trimble - 136!


RESULTS: Race Three
1. Dean Canto
2. Steve Owen
3. Dale Wood
4. Jonathon Webb
5. Grant Denyer
6. David Reynolds
7. Sam Walter
8. Craig Baird
9. Karl Reindler
10. Michael Trimble

RESULTS: Race Two
1. Grant Denyer
2. Dean Canto
3. Steve Owen
4. Craig Baird
5. Marcus Zukanovic
6. David Reynolds
7. Karl Reindler
8. Dale Wood
9. Sam Walter
10. Gene Rollinson
11. Michael Trimble

RESULTS: Race One
1. Dean Canto
2. Steve Owen
3. Jonathon Webb
4. David Reynolds
5. Dale Wood
6. Jack Perkins
7. Sam Walter
8. Craig Baird
9. Tim Slade
10. Marcus Zukanovic
11. Michael Trimbl! e

RESULTS: Qualifying 1. Dean Canto Ford - 1:11.3312
2. Steve Owen - 1:11.4296
3. Karl Reindler - 1:11.5197
4. Jonathon Webb - 1:11.6527
5. Jack Perkins - 1:11.7333
6. Dale Wood - 1:11.7639
7. David Reynolds - 1:11.7780
8. Sam Walter - 1:11.8950
9. Jay Verdnik - 1:11.9118
10. Tim Slade - 1:12.0479
11. Michael Trimble - 1:12.0895


Global Jet driver Michael Trimble

 



Michael Trimble drives the #64 Global Jet Commodore in Queensland

 



Trimble in the thick of the action in Queensland

 



Trimble does battle aboard the #64 Global Jet Commodore

 



Queensland's round is the fourth Fujitsu V8 Supercar round for the series and for rookie driver Michael Trimble

 
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