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00:00:00We're back in beautiful Canberra and the intensity continues with the major race
00:00:05of the weekend. Coming up race three of the GMC 400 and the pace car will be out
00:00:11very shortly. The Ford safety car, Walker, safety car. Will it be the only time
00:00:18that Ford finishes ahead of the field this weekend? Because we've had two
00:00:22Holdens wins so far but a lot of points on offer now. Mark Oster and Greg Rust.
00:00:26Thanks Billy. As we get set to go racing in the big one a 50 lap up with two pit stops.
00:00:32Steven Richards on pole alongside Neil Crompton, Greg Murphy and Jason Bargwana on
00:00:38row two. Sigmundscape on row three. Todd Kelly and Dougal McDougal on row four.
00:00:42Just a reminder if you've just joined us those good positions are determined by
00:00:45their results in the first two 25 lap races. Craig Lowndes started out at ten.
00:00:50Larry Perkins, Paul Will Radisic, Johnson, Trevor Ashby and Mark Larkham in 16.
00:00:55Position 17 is Brad Jones, 18 Tony Longhurst, 19 and 20 Garth Tander and
00:01:00Anthony Tratt. Row 11, Rodney Forbes and Russell Ingle. Then it's Steve Reid and
00:01:03John Faulkner who's a non-starter in this one just withdrawn because of that crash in
00:01:07race two. Yes amazing stories up and down that grid isn't there. John Bauer back in
00:01:1125th. Paul Morris had a big lose in race two fortunately he'll take the grid for the
00:01:15final. 50 laps double points so 120 Shell Championship points on offer for whoever wins
00:01:21this race. This is a very important race. There's who's out. Craig Baird went out yesterday
00:01:29and a big collision. John Bauer, John Faulkner of course coming to grief at Queen Victoria
00:01:33Terrace earlier on today. But there is the front row of the grid. Neil Crofton representing
00:01:41Ford in the FTR Falcon. Stephen Richards alongside. They've been very consistent. Consistently highly
00:01:48placed in those two 25 lap races. That's why they've earned the right to start from the
00:01:52front. Can they take advantage of it this afternoon?
00:01:5430 cars set to do battle. The conclusion. A stunning climax to the street race and the
00:02:01street fight that they call the GMC 400. Who will get the jump? Will it be Crompton or will
00:02:06it be Stephen Richards in the Kmart?
00:02:07Kmart Corbador. Richards away very smartly. Crofton tucks in the second. Look at Marguana. He's got the edge over Murphy as they run towards turn one for the first time. Stephen Richards.
00:02:17Do you see Paul Morris standing outside there? God, this is where it all gets a bit on the tricky side, isn't it? The first tight corner.
00:02:26Very, very tight through turn one. But fortunately this field have had a few attempts at it now. They know how it works. They know they've got a funnel through there and they've got a long way to go.
00:02:33So a nice clean start to the all-important third race here at the GMC 400. Double points on offer. And there's your Ford Limit race analysis.
00:02:4230 starters making the grid. 50 laps just under 200 kilometers in distance. They have to make compulsory stops for both fuel and tires. And both of those have to be completed between laps two and lap 36.
00:02:53Look at Lowndes trying to have a look at Dougal McDougal. They sweep up Kings Avenue. Now to State Circle. Nowhere in the world do you see anything like this. They run here between the old and the new Parliament House. It doesn't happen with NASCARs around the White House and it doesn't happen with Formula One cars around the House of Lords. But here the V8s are storming around the nation's capital in between. Our Parliament House and Dougal McDougal goes on. And that has allowed Lowndes to come through.
00:03:21Lundering down Flynn Drive for the first of 50 times. Neil Crofton leads the pack. Just behind Stephen Richards. You've got a great start off the grid. Nick Field filing through that very tight turn 12.
00:03:34Hammering up through the gears once again down Flynn Place. Blitching 180 kilometers an hour on the approach to turn 13.
00:03:39It's going to be really interesting in the latter stages of the race. A lot of people had trouble with the left-hand front tires wearing right the way through. So when it gets sort of 20 laps or so you can see a lot of problems.
00:03:53There's an indication of who's been doing the business on the streets of Canberra. Richards 99 points. Crofton 87 points. Murphy 84. Barguana Kelly and McDougal in there too. Great effort from Dougal McDougal. The third of the Perkins prepared Commodores.
00:04:06But really has been a battle of survival. We've got a long way to go yet before this one's over.
00:04:10Up into turn one once again. A great crowd here. You can see them to the right-hand side there. There is Stephen Richards. He's got a handy gap already on Neil Crompton. Just over two seconds. Third place. Jason Barguana.
00:04:23As they sweep through here. Murphy tucked in behind Barguana. And then it's Glenn Seton, Mark Skate, Craig Lowndes, Todd Kelly, Larry Perkins and McDougal has fought back to retain 10th place.
00:04:34You have to say Richards' car looks really nicely set up. You see it coming through the chicane there. It's really nice and steady by comparison, for example, to Seton's car.
00:04:44I just wonder if the Kmart team are taking an each-way bet. That's the advantage of having two cars. You can start the race on a full tank of fuel. 120 litres of fuel.
00:04:52Oh, again.
00:04:53And probably have to come in for a splash and dash late in the race. Or you can start with a lighter fuel. That means you've got to take on more fuel later on.
00:04:58But it's a real gamble, particularly how the safety car periods work. They couldn't work in your favour or they could work against you.
00:05:05But look at the speed that Stephen Richards is showing here. He may well be on a light fuel.
00:05:08You talk there, Mark, about the different kinds of strategies in between races two and three.
00:05:12You spend a bit of time talking to the different teams and the different drivers about their approach to this third one.
00:05:17There is just so many different options that can take into this race. Incredible.
00:05:21It's going to be fascinating to watch it unfold.
00:05:23There's going to be so many different strategies at work here.
00:05:25And we're only going to see them come to life when that pit window opens.
00:05:30It's open now.
00:05:32Between lap two and lap 36.
00:05:36There's also a question, too, about going in for your tyre stop very early.
00:05:40He saw Seton get caught out by that in the Adelaide 500 when he made a tyre stop very early.
00:05:44And when he was under attack from Lowndes late in the race, he had no rubber left.
00:05:47So a lot of these teams have wanted me, I would think, leaving their tyre change to about half-race distance
00:05:51to make sure they've got plenty of grip in case there's a late race challenge.
00:05:54Big question mark going into this race as well over brakes.
00:05:58This place is a little tough on brakes.
00:06:00So Larcombe's in. Here we go. Pit stop central happening here.
00:06:03Brad Jones filing in as well. So too John Bowen.
00:06:05The meat in the sandwich there. Cameron McLean.
00:06:08We can see Steve Reeve filing in in the first of the Optus Commodore.
00:06:11Now in the bottom of your screen there, the walker pit stop camera shows you the stop for Larcombe.
00:06:16Yep. Larcombe's thing's leaking water.
00:06:20She's boiling, I would say.
00:06:21Look at that.
00:06:24Now that is rotten luck for the Queenslander, who was doing so well during the course of qualifying here on Friday.
00:06:30Was the fastest on Friday heading out into the top 15 shootout.
00:06:34So McLean doing tyres.
00:06:36Yep, going for rubber very early on.
00:06:38John Bowen gets out for four.
00:06:40McLean.
00:06:41And Jones.
00:06:42So Bowen's done very well in that stop.
00:06:44McLean now rejoins the circuit.
00:06:46So it's interesting.
00:06:46Some teams going for tyre very, very early in the race.
00:06:49Once they've made their mandatory stop for tyres, if there's a yellow flag, then they can come in and change again if they want to.
00:07:02The Queen Victoria Terrace part.
00:07:03Now there's the bonnet coming back down again on the Mitre 10 forward.
00:07:07Let's go to Grant Denya.
00:07:08Well the word down here at the pits is that he's losing water.
00:07:11They don't know what's caused it.
00:07:12Possibly a hole in the radio.
00:07:13They're not too sure.
00:07:14But they've put the bonnet down.
00:07:15They've topped it up now.
00:07:15They're changing tyres and they'll dump him and send him back out.
00:07:18But how sensational is it to be here?
00:07:20The first thing they all went past.
00:07:21It was like a dust storm down here on the start straight with so many leaves around.
00:07:25It was quite incredible.
00:07:26Yeah, there's been a lot of comment from the teams about those leaves blowing around, getting caught in the cool induction.
00:07:31Well the air scoops at the front of the car which cooled the brakes in the engine.
00:07:35Some of the teams have been putting wire screens and things across there now because they're saying that particularly it's been affecting brake temperatures.
00:07:41The leaves building up inside the brake ducts.
00:07:43So a lot of engineering going on between races to cope with the autumn leaves.
00:07:47And it's interesting, Mark, to look at the ingenuity when it comes to things like that as well.
00:07:50Different forms of that wire mesh being applied to try and keep those leaves off.
00:07:54The Kmart team, for example, have come up with a pointed nose approach where they try and brush the leaves away.
00:08:00So yeah, very, very interesting way of trying to keep the leaves from blocking the radiator.
00:08:04There is your Munro driver profile.
00:08:06Stephen Richards, the 27-year-old who recently became a daddy for the first time.
00:08:10I know his wife Angela is watching at home in Melbourne.
00:08:1240 starts in the Shell Championship Series, one victory.
00:08:16And for those of you that think back to Mount Panorama Bathurst last year, then it was in Wins Colors.
00:08:22And he and teammate Greg Murphy, who sits in fourth place, took victory in the FAI 1000.
00:08:28I reckon your thing, Mark, about Stephen Richards, maybe starting with a lighter fuel load, makes a lot of sense because he seems to be, he's lapping, he's pulled out to nearly three seconds now.
00:08:39And it's strange how all of a sudden it could be that much quicker.
00:08:45He's doing some quick times, isn't he?
00:08:4646.45 last time around.
00:08:48That's actually the fastest lap of the race so far for Stephen Richards in the Kmart machine.
00:08:52So he's flying.
00:08:53We're only guessing at these strategies.
00:08:55We don't know what these teams have come up with.
00:08:57Keep them secret right up until the beginning of the race.
00:09:00And they only reveal as the race unfolds itself.
00:09:02So who will be at the top at the end of this 50 lap race?
00:09:07Ultra important in terms of the Shell Championship Series.
00:09:10120 points, a double points race on offer here this afternoon.
00:09:14It's early days in this third race.
00:09:16But y'all, look at this.
00:09:17Oh, Rannisic.
00:09:17Traffic jam, yep.
00:09:18Oh, Rannisic contact with McDougal.
00:09:22Right in the middle of that.
00:09:25So there's confirmation of what Barry Sheen was talking about before, I would think.
00:09:29Quickest Stephen Richards on the circuit at the moment.
00:09:31But bear in mind, though, that he doesn't have any traffic to contend with.
00:09:35Out in front and doing a good job at the moment, the 27-year-old.
00:09:39And a tremendous confidence boost as well for the Kmart racing team.
00:09:42Those guys coming off the high of their victory at Bathurst last year.
00:09:46Haven't had a great year and now doing very, very well.
00:09:49That's what I was talking about.
00:09:50And look at the leaves.
00:09:50See all those leaves fall out of that intake.
00:09:52Wheels are going on.
00:09:54Wheels are going on.
00:09:58Hi, Sean.
00:10:01That was a bit of a Chip Ganassi talk there, wasn't it?
00:10:06Right.
00:10:08Just let me tell you something about Engel.
00:10:10Engel had a wheel come loose and had to go straight across the chicane.
00:10:14Otherwise, the wheel would have fallen off.
00:10:16That was in race two.
00:10:16In race two.
00:10:17Yeah, in race two.
00:10:18In their wisdom, Kams penalised him for it.
00:10:22Made him come in for a mandatory stop.
00:10:27And it was just a complete and utter shambles, really.
00:10:30And I think Kams shouldn't be very proud of themselves.
00:10:34Yeah, there was an equally, I think, mix-up with the deployment of the safety car.
00:10:38They showed the safety car sign.
00:10:40It's poor wheel.
00:10:40Oh, poor wheel.
00:10:41Locks up his brakes.
00:10:43Coming up the end of State Circle.
00:10:46I don't know what happened there.
00:10:48Looks like they might have tagged Radisic in the process there, Mark.
00:10:51So hopefully everything's all right.
00:10:53Apparently right front tyre is the problem.
00:10:55With Stephen Ellery's super cheap machine.
00:10:58Yeah, they say the safety car thing to half the field and not the other half.
00:11:02And there was no safety car out there.
00:11:04So half the field slowed down.
00:11:05The other half didn't.
00:11:06A lot of very unhappy drivers over it, too.
00:11:08Yeah, exactly. Oh, look at this.
00:11:08Oh, it's lock-up on the front left there.
00:11:11Stephen Johnson.
00:11:12Four wheel.
00:11:13Oh!
00:11:15And he's to gather it up or not.
00:11:16Oh, look where Steve's gone up.
00:11:17Yeah.
00:11:18Oh.
00:11:19Does a flick spin under power.
00:11:22And hopefully, where's he gone?
00:11:23There he is.
00:11:23Hopefully, he gets back into the battle.
00:11:26That's cost him a few positions.
00:11:31Neil Crompton makes his compulsory tyre stop.
00:11:35Lap six for the FTR driver.
00:11:39So that's one of his two compulsory pit stops out of the way.
00:11:47So Crompton rejoins the race.
00:11:49Meanwhile, this is the battle.
00:11:52A bit further down to the field.
00:11:53Bargwana in second position.
00:11:56And he's cropping plenty of heat from Greg Murphy.
00:12:00Yeah, when you hear Cam's making mistakes like that,
00:12:03it's no wonder the chairman of Ovesco Cochrane wants to get rid of him.
00:12:06Is it really?
00:12:07Oh, it's silly, really.
00:12:08Oh, look at the lock-up.
00:12:09Oh, look at the lock-up.
00:12:10Oh, look at the lock-up.
00:12:10Oh, no!
00:12:11That's perfect.
00:12:11Yeah, it's Glenn.
00:12:13Boy, was he ever close.
00:12:15That was very lucky there.
00:12:16He didn't...
00:12:17That was a carbon copy of what happened to Paul Wheel.
00:12:19Yeah, exactly.
00:12:20At the same part of the track.
00:12:21Yeah.
00:12:22They had the left front tyres in this thing going to play a big part because there were so many
00:12:27guys whose left front tyres were totally knackered at the end of that race and three or four
00:12:31of them wore right through.
00:12:32So, Glenn pressing on.
00:12:42You heard him say there are no flat spots to that tyre despite the lock-up.
00:12:46But that's amazing.
00:12:47Both of them locking up in the same place.
00:12:49Yeah, in the same place.
00:12:49I'll tell you something.
00:12:50You've got to hand it to Bridgestone where they can make the tyre that will work in the
00:12:54heat of Hidden Valley in Darwin and down here in the Lacafé, 40 degree track temperature
00:12:59and here sort of eight or nine.
00:13:01And it's worth a fact on the back, isn't it?
00:13:04Look at this.
00:13:05Look at this.
00:13:05Look at this.
00:13:05Mate, look how far back he locked that thing up.
00:13:09And I can't believe there's no flat spot on it.
00:13:11That's quite incredible.
00:13:13Perhaps he got off it early and that's the reason why I kept going so far down the escape
00:13:16road.
00:13:16Yeah.
00:13:17Stephen Richards.
00:13:19Look at this.
00:13:21Whoa.
00:13:23You could hear him.
00:13:27Well, I'm not sure if he had the audio clear.
00:13:30He might have said he had a flat spot.
00:13:31It wasn't quite clear.
00:13:32Yeah.
00:13:32You can't imagine that he wouldn't be like a 50 cent piece right now.
00:13:35Exactly that.
00:13:35I'm sure he's at no flat spot.
00:13:37So the order.
00:13:38Stephen Richards still leading this.
00:13:394.9 seconds up the road from Jason Barguana in second.
00:13:42Greg Murphy in third.
00:13:43Mark Scaife and Craig Lowndes.
00:13:45That's the battle.
00:13:45Just went through picture.
00:13:48Todd Kelly, the winner of race two, is in sixth place.
00:13:51Grant Denya.
00:13:53Well, we knew it was going to be tough to just survive around this street circuit.
00:13:55And Stephen Ellery, you're out only after a couple of laps.
00:13:58What happened?
00:14:00Yeah.
00:14:01Unfortunately, I was coming into the roundabout chicane over the back there and Forbes had a
00:14:08spin.
00:14:09He sort of lost it and went into the tyres and went out wide.
00:14:11And I just came around a chicane, went in under him and it's drove me straight into the wall.
00:14:15It's total utter stupidity, basically.
00:14:20You told me yesterday that this was a circuit that you didn't mind driving on.
00:14:22Have you changed your mind now?
00:14:24No, not at all.
00:14:25I still enjoy it.
00:14:26I think it's great.
00:14:27I was having a ball out there, just cruising around.
00:14:29I started last, so I thought, just stay out of trouble and cruise around, do our pit stops
00:14:35when we were supposed to.
00:14:36And we'd work our way up into the top ten by the end.
00:14:38But, you know, when you're racing against people like that, it's pretty hard.
00:14:41I'd like to.
00:14:43It's a tough one, isn't it?
00:14:44I mean, cruise around and stay out of trouble when the competition is so close.
00:14:48Now, Greg Murphy has come in for his pit stop.
00:14:51We will keep you right up to speed on everything as it happens here in the big one.
00:14:55The GMC 400.
00:14:57This is the third and final race at the moment.
00:14:59This is how they stand.
00:15:00Stephen Richards, Jason Barguana.
00:15:02Murphy is just in for his pit stop.
00:15:04Scaife, Lowndes, Todd Kelly, Glenn Seaton.
00:15:06And Larry Perkins rounds out the top eight.
00:15:08Pit stop's just starting, but we've got a lot of tactics, a lot of excitement to unfold on the streets of Canberra.
00:15:14We'll be back after this crash.
00:15:17It's a cruise up here.
00:15:19The Goodyear blimp looking at Canberra.
00:15:22On a quite cool, but nevertheless, pretty Sunday afternoon down on the street.
00:15:27Scaife in between the concrete canyons.
00:15:29Different story.
00:15:30Stephen Richards leads the race from Barguana.
00:15:32Scaife, Lowndes, Kelly, Seaton, Perkins, Poole, Radisic and Tander.
00:15:38But a lot of pit stops are being made and have been made so far.
00:15:43So tactically, there's a different situation.
00:15:45Scaife, of course, taking his turn in the pits now.
00:15:47It's a heel drop down the order.
00:15:50So Mark Scaife enters pit lane, and he is doing a fuel stop here.
00:15:54Bottom left-hand corner is your Walker pit stop clock.
00:15:57That'll give you an idea.
00:15:58Now, that's a very slick stop in terms of fuel.
00:16:00So a quick splash for our Shell...
00:16:03Get back in your rhythm again, mate.
00:16:05Just a quick splash for our Shell Championship leader at the moment, Mark Scaife.
00:16:10The team just telling him there to settle back into the rhythm of driving.
00:16:16Get off with the job at the moment.
00:16:17Stephen Richards leads from Barguana.
00:16:19Craig Lowndes now up to third.
00:16:21And that's Kelly, Todd Kelly, the winner of race two.
00:16:24Seaton, Perkins, Mark Poole is up to eighth.
00:16:28Radisic and Tander rounds out the top ten.
00:16:30Grant?
00:16:32Yeah, I'm here with Mark Larkham, the fastest qualifier on Friday and retiree now.
00:16:36Mate, what's the drama?
00:16:36It looks like we think it's split the block, which is most unusual, never happened.
00:16:41But that's the game we choose to play, and you've got to take those things on the chin.
00:16:44I'll get down the Mitre 10 store.
00:16:46I guess you'll get some goo and plug her up, but it won't help us this weekend.
00:16:49OK, look into your crystal ball for us, mate.
00:16:51And who do you think could take this one out?
00:16:53Well, I know there's a lot of different pitch strategies going on.
00:16:56I know we had a different one.
00:16:58Mate, I wouldn't be game to pick it at this stage.
00:16:59I really wouldn't.
00:17:00It's that kind of race.
00:17:01Thanks, mate.
00:17:02It is.
00:17:02Yeah, thanks, mate.
00:17:02That is amazing.
00:17:04During the course of Grant's chat there with Mark Larkham, you can see what's happening
00:17:08with Garth Tander's car there.
00:17:10The Gary Rogers team are there, and apparently they are saying the race may be over for him.
00:17:14We put you down, G2.
00:17:14Will you take it back to the shed?
00:17:16Oh, sounds.
00:17:17Gary Rogers just saying to Garth, or the GT as they call him, they're going to take
00:17:20it back to the shed.
00:17:21Apparently, diff problems with that car.
00:17:24Rear axle problems.
00:17:25Also, Garth Tander has had an absolutely shocking weekend here.
00:17:30That's really damaged his championship chase.
00:17:31Oh, England trouble, by the looks of it.
00:17:33No, no.
00:17:35That's amazing, Mark.
00:17:36When you hear what Mark Larkham had to say there before, and you talk about the likes
00:17:39of the problems for Garth Tander.
00:17:41Even Cameron McLean at the end of that second race had a complete diff failure.
00:17:44And that is just so uncharacteristic.
00:17:48Now, Lowndes has come in for a quick splash as well.
00:17:50His fuel stop, complete.
00:17:52And he works his way back out of pit lane.
00:17:53Glenn Seaton is in to do the same, and so, by the looks of it, is Larry Perkins.
00:17:56Yeah, that thing with Garth Tander could have been when he hit the wall this morning, couldn't
00:18:00it?
00:18:00Yeah, good point.
00:18:01So, Stephen Richards continues to lead, but he hasn't made a pit stop.
00:18:05See, Glenn, look at his speed.
00:18:07Yeah, you've got to be very careful.
00:18:09You can see him looking at his dash, checking his speed to make sure he's under that 60kmh speed
00:18:13limit.
00:18:15If you exceed the speed limit in pit lane, you get a stop-go penalty, and that can be
00:18:18very, very expensive.
00:18:20The driver's really got to keep their cool under very difficult circumstances.
00:18:24He's looking down the list here.
00:18:25I think our winner yesterday, the winner of race one, Greg Murphy, is looking pretty strong
00:18:31right at the moment.
00:18:32He's probably the first of the drivers that have already pitted in the queue.
00:18:36There's a big overlap to happen here, but he's looking in a good position.
00:18:38That will unfold as the race progresses.
00:18:43John Bauer coming into the pits.
00:18:46Looks like a fuel stop for him.
00:18:48The team taking the opportunity to clear a few of the leaves out from that front radiator
00:18:52area.
00:18:53Has not been a good weekend for JB at all.
00:18:55Sent to the back of the grid for a technical infringement after qualifying on Friday.
00:19:05Allegations that the oil pool are being placed in the wrong spot.
00:19:09Then there was an inquiry over that incident with Craig Baird's crash yesterday.
00:19:12He was clear to that.
00:19:13There was no problems, but it has not been a good weekend for the Catafilla forward team,
00:19:17which is a real shame because he has been showing some good speed.
00:19:22Don't forget the websites.
00:19:24You can catch up on all the news and even chat with one of our leading drivers.
00:19:29That's coming up in a moment.
00:19:30But the V8 Supercar site, firstly, is we keep track of the entire Shell Championship Series.
00:19:35Lots of exciting news there and a complete and comprehensive review of all the rounds and
00:19:40results up to date.
00:19:43We continue on watching John Bow.
00:19:46Don't forget, as Billy mentioned there before, you can join Mark Osler this afternoon and
00:19:50this man from 5.30 Eastern time in the 10 website chat room for a bit of a talk about
00:19:57this race and everything that's happening in the V8 Supercar Championship.
00:20:00But you ride now with John Bow.
00:20:02Let's have a listen to him in action.
00:20:10Let's have a listen.
00:20:40You may notice there that the lead clear and simple telemetry showed you on a couple of
00:20:48occasions that Bow actually selects first gear.
00:20:51They do use first gear here.
00:20:52It just shows you how bumpy it is as well when you listen to the transmission.
00:20:56The reels coming off the ground all the time.
00:20:58It's so hard around here.
00:21:00The cars really.
00:21:04Now working through Queen Victoria Terrace.
00:21:08It's a fabulous shot as they flash by our camera there.
00:21:12Across the crown in the road.
00:21:15Down toward King's Avenue.
00:21:17I'll sweep up here.
00:21:19Past the National Archive Building.
00:21:21And then they work up towards State Circle.
00:21:23Let's go to Grand Denier.
00:21:25Yes, well this race is claiming all our big names as well.
00:21:27Garth Tander, you're out as well.
00:21:29What was the drama?
00:21:30We had a problem with the diff.
00:21:32It's blown a seal and it's just pumped all the oil out of the diff.
00:21:34So unfortunately she's all over.
00:21:36It was a hard charge for you in that race so far.
00:21:39You're disappointed.
00:21:40How did you think you could have gone?
00:21:42Well, yeah, a bit disappointed obviously because we're not going to score any points this weekend.
00:21:45And we can't afford to give that away to Scafie.
00:21:47And in that race we're going really well.
00:21:49Carving through the field.
00:21:50I think we got up to about ninth and the car was exceptionally good.
00:21:53So it's just one of those things that sums up our weekend really.
00:21:57It's a tough race.
00:21:58Hard luck, mate.
00:21:58Thanks, mate.
00:21:59Yeah, it does sum up that weekend for Garth Tander.
00:22:01It's been a shocker coming into this round.
00:22:04Only 12 points behind Mark Scaf.
00:22:06And by the time they've shaken up the points at the end of this one,
00:22:08Scaf's going to have a pretty handy points margin.
00:22:11He's got 60 points up on Tander after those first two races.
00:22:14And he does well in this final double points race.
00:22:17He's going to have a very handy lead.
00:22:20Yeah, it's such a shame because really sort of David and Goliath
00:22:23and the Gary Rogers lot against the HRT lot.
00:22:26And they've been giving them a really hard time.
00:22:28What's going on here?
00:22:29Rodney Forbes.
00:22:30Oh, look her up and go straight on.
00:22:33Well, look.
00:22:35That's a turn one there.
00:22:36Just right near our commentary box now.
00:22:38How is Jay Beavitt's life, son?
00:22:42You can see him closing in on the back of the Densitron.
00:22:44Yeah, he's fast.
00:22:52So it just shows how narrow it is down there.
00:22:55You couldn't put three cars alongside one another.
00:22:58There's no room.
00:22:58V8 supercars about two metres wide across the mirrors.
00:23:02So get them side by side.
00:23:04That's four metres.
00:23:04It doesn't leave you a lot of width either side.
00:23:07If you're trying to pull an overtaking manoeuvre.
00:23:09Go back to our race leader, Stephen Richards.
00:23:12That thing looks good, didn't it?
00:23:14Look at it.
00:23:15It is.
00:23:15It's riding the bumps very well.
00:23:18And Steve looks like he's doing it easy.
00:23:206.8 seconds, almost 7 seconds the lead.
00:23:22Over second place, Jason Bargwana.
00:23:25But just a reminder, those two cars are yet to make any pit stops.
00:23:29So you've got to keep that up your sleeve.
00:23:34It's just so difficult.
00:23:36You'd like to be able to keep a tab of who's moving up the order for you,
00:23:40but the positions change so quickly, so dramatically with these pit stops.
00:23:44Oh, Cameron.
00:23:46Oh, dear.
00:23:46Was there a touch from Anthony Trecht, do you think?
00:23:49Maybe not.
00:23:50Cameron's had so much trouble.
00:23:54He's tried different pads and that.
00:23:56And he said that he got the brake on the brakes hard,
00:24:00and he couldn't get the brake pads wouldn't release.
00:24:03And he just kept locking the left front-hand wheel.
00:24:05Yeah, the problems he had there in race two,
00:24:07he attributed to a different compound of brake pad.
00:24:10He said he's gone back to the ones he had on Friday
00:24:12and the hope that they may fix that problem for this race.
00:24:15I don't think it did, Phil.
00:24:16No, not so far anyway.
00:24:19The two Shell Helix forwards.
00:24:22Dick Johnson racing entries.
00:24:24Paul Radisic and Stephen Johnson currently running at the moment
00:24:29further down the order.
00:24:31We've just been conferring with our spotters in the pits,
00:24:34and by our reckoning, only Russell Engle is the driver
00:24:38who has made his two compulsory stops,
00:24:41one for fuel, one for tyres in the Castrol machine.
00:24:44He's had a terrible weekend so far,
00:24:46so maybe in the race, the double points race,
00:24:49Engle may be pretty strongly positioned
00:24:51toward the end of this one.
00:24:53In car with Paul Radisic.
00:24:56The rat at the wheel of the Shell Helix forward.
00:24:59Currently fourth in the Shell Championship Series.
00:25:02Would have liked more points than he's earned so far,
00:25:03but he's fighting.
00:25:04He's in fifth position at the moment.
00:25:07You may recall there, too, that big crash
00:25:09that Paul Radisic had in the previous round in Darwin.
00:25:12And that's left him with a bit of an elbow injury.
00:25:15He's been having regular physio on it
00:25:17during the course of this weekend here in Canberra.
00:25:20He says it's still giving him a little bit of trouble,
00:25:22and it makes it hard when you've got to muscle that big forward
00:25:24around these tight and tricky streets of Canberra.
00:25:27Jason Barguana returns to the circuit.
00:25:29He was in second place when he entered for his pit stop.
00:25:32Longhurst now would have moved up a spot
00:25:34courtesy of that Lowndes and Skape in tow as well.
00:25:42Two Red Barons.
00:25:43We didn't see a great deal of them
00:25:45during the course of that second race,
00:25:46which was quite unusual,
00:25:47although we did see the third car
00:25:49out of the Holden Racing workshop, if you like.
00:25:53That's interesting.
00:25:54Watching Craig Lowndes there,
00:25:55he's very well positioned at the moment.
00:25:57He's probably the first of the cars on the track
00:25:59that's made one of their two compulsory stops.
00:26:04So Lowndes currently running six.
00:26:05Oh, look at the lock-up!
00:26:07Lowndes currently running six,
00:26:09but the interesting thing is that Stephen Richards
00:26:10is about 25 seconds in front,
00:26:13and depending on how long that pit stop takes,
00:26:15maybe 30, 35 seconds,
00:26:17if Steve can get a few more seconds on Lowndes
00:26:19and he comes in for his first stop,
00:26:20he may be able to rejoin in the lead,
00:26:23having made the first of his compulsory stops.
00:26:25So that should be fascinating stuff.
00:26:26Richards will really have the hammer down at the moment.
00:26:28No wonder Lowndes wants to get past him.
00:26:29Look at Lowndes having a run on Tony Longhurst here
00:26:31down the outside as they run down Flynn Drive.
00:26:34It's a long way around.
00:26:36Well, now a different option as they exit that chicane there.
00:26:42Lowndes again looking for a wide run.
00:26:44Up underneath the bridge and he's done it.
00:26:45Lowndes will get him here as they come underneath.
00:26:47Come on, they're coming in.
00:26:47Longhurst comes back at him.
00:26:51Wow, look at that.
00:26:52He's coming in.
00:26:54That was a brave move around the outside.
00:26:56Particularly when he was coming into the pit.
00:26:59So Longhurst now peels off.
00:27:00He got turned, hit by Lowndes down at that chicane
00:27:03in the first lap, first race you might remember.
00:27:05So Longhurst now comes in for his stop.
00:27:09It's all happening down there in pit lane.
00:27:12Most of those cars were really watching Stephen Richards now.
00:27:18He's about, he's almost 30 seconds up the road
00:27:23from Lowndes at the moment.
00:27:24That'll be very handy if he decides to come in
00:27:26for his stop with no safety car periods.
00:27:29He needs a gap like that under green flag conditions.
00:27:33Now that's interesting.
00:27:34Did you hear that?
00:27:35I think that may have been Campbell Little talking there.
00:27:37It looks like they're going to try and bring him back
00:27:38straight back in one lap later for the fuel.
00:27:41So they want to get those stops over with
00:27:43as quickly as possible.
00:27:45Well, you can never tell, can you?
00:27:46Just think how many safety car periods we had in race one.
00:27:48Race two went completely caution free.
00:27:51It's amazing.
00:27:52And could we have a situation in a 50 lapper
00:27:53where we go caution free?
00:27:55I doubt it.
00:27:55I'd love to have known the odds on that.
00:27:57A reverse grid race around the streets of Canberra
00:27:59and no safety cars.
00:28:01Isn't that incredible?
00:28:02He's our race leader.
00:28:03Stephen Richards, we hear from pit lane
00:28:05that he's coming in very soon.
00:28:07Better take advantage of that lead while he's got it.
00:28:10Will it be this time around?
00:28:11He sweeps out underneath Commonwealth Avenue.
00:28:13Indeed, it looks like he's coming in this time, Mark.
00:28:15So our leader in the Kmart Commodore
00:28:17ventures into pit lane.
00:28:1827-year-old Stephen Richards.
00:28:20OK, he's about, I think he was about 27, 28 seconds
00:28:23up the road from Lowndes when he decided to pit.
00:28:26But this will be very interesting
00:28:27when he comes out of pit lane.
00:28:28Will the Holden Racing Team car overtake him?
00:28:32Because effectively the cars ahead of them on the road
00:28:34haven't made their compulsory stops yet.
00:28:39Got the stopwatch going down there
00:28:40in the bottom left of your screen.
00:28:4314, 15 seconds.
00:28:44Critical stop this for the Kmart team.
00:28:46Good stop too.
00:28:47Allow for the back end to slow down.
00:28:49But Craig Lowndes has swept through to the lead.
00:28:51There they are, turn one.
00:28:53So Stephen Richards drops back, loses his lead.
00:28:58But he's on equal ground now
00:28:59in terms of the number of pit stops made with HRT.
00:29:05Lap 17 of 50.
00:29:08As Richards rejoins the field.
00:29:10But the important thing you've got to remember there, Rusty,
00:29:12is that he made a tyre stop there.
00:29:14Yep.
00:29:14Whereas the whole racing team cars have only made fuel stops.
00:29:17And the tyre stops much longer.
00:29:18So the HRT cars both have to make their longer stops to come.
00:29:22So it could be a good move.
00:29:24It's going to be fascinating to see how this thing unfolds.
00:29:26Get the calculators out at home.
00:29:27I'll tell you what,
00:29:28there is plenty of things still to happen in this race
00:29:31in terms of strategy and equations.
00:29:33And there's Jason Bogwana.
00:29:39And according to our timing monitors,
00:29:41that should put Stephen Richards in fourth position
00:29:43at the moment on the track.
00:29:44So he's doing very, very well.
00:29:47Very competitive in the Kmart Commodore.
00:29:51And they've got a long way to go.
00:29:54Stay with us here on the streets of Canberra.
00:29:55So this is race three of the GMC 400.
00:29:58More in a moment.
00:30:02What a weekend for the South Australian.
00:30:04Mark Poole, he leads.
00:30:05Race three of the GMC 400, of course.
00:30:07He's yet to make a pit stop.
00:30:10Both pit stops have been completed by a number of drivers.
00:30:13And once again, Poole passes pit lane without making a stop.
00:30:17He may do what some of the drivers have done,
00:30:19and that's take them back to back almost with a lap in between.
00:30:22Another of the HRT cars comes in.
00:30:24So this now becomes a very interesting equation
00:30:27as we have a number of cars making their second stop.
00:30:30Both the HRT cars made fuel stops first.
00:30:32They're going for tyre second.
00:30:34Time critical here in the pits.
00:30:35Flight, flight.
00:30:36Go, go, go, go, go, go.
00:30:39Mark's game gets the message to get out of pit lane
00:30:41and keep it under 16 kilometres an hour.
00:30:44That's the most important thing.
00:30:46It's fascinating when you look down the timing monitors, though,
00:30:48who is the leading car that has made two stops.
00:30:52There's a bit of a charge starting to come through the back of the field.
00:30:54At the moment, it's Todd Kelly, winner of race two.
00:30:58He's in 17th position, and he's made two stops.
00:31:01So he can run all the way to the flag now.
00:31:03John bows in behind him at 18th.
00:31:04So can Kelly do it again?
00:31:07We'll have to see how this position's changed.
00:31:10We've got a safety car.
00:31:11There's all sorts of things that could happen here.
00:31:13But at the moment, Kelly is the leading car
00:31:16in terms of the teams that have made their two compulsory tyre stops.
00:31:20He's back in 17th.
00:31:21Mark Poole doing a tremendous job here in the John Deere Commodore.
00:31:24This is a former Holden Racing Team Commodore as well.
00:31:27He's being chased here by Craig Lowndes
00:31:30as they work through that roundabout section
00:31:31that brings them on to Flynn Place.
00:31:33Clowns with the lights on and desperate to try and get past
00:31:37and keep that fight going.
00:31:39Now, we're getting word that Russell Ingle's got some sort of smoke
00:31:41coming from the front of his car.
00:31:42We're not quite sure what that is.
00:31:43Paul Wheel.
00:31:46Yeah.
00:31:47So not quite sure what's happened there.
00:31:49The front of Wheel's car is obviously a kind of contact with someone.
00:31:52He's got another interesting development there.
00:31:54Scaife, a lightning stop.
00:31:56He got out just in front of Todd Kelly.
00:31:58So, in fact, Scaife, by the time this timing roll
00:32:00and it trips over again, I think you'll find Scaife is the leader
00:32:02of the two pit stop cars.
00:32:04Left front on Ingle's.
00:32:07Just rubbing on the guard in certain places.
00:32:09Isn't he monster on the curves, though?
00:32:11He's driving this car like he's stolen.
00:32:17He is murdering this thing, Russell Ingle.
00:32:20He's had a very frustrating weekend.
00:32:22I like that.
00:32:22Bouncing off the curves, locking the brakes.
00:32:25Look at this.
00:32:26Still smoke puffing from that left front tyre.
00:32:28Not holding the enforcer up there, Mark.
00:32:30No.
00:32:31I tell you what, Cams is definitely off his Christmas card list.
00:32:34Were they ever on?
00:32:35I don't know.
00:32:36Well, if they were, they certainly are on there.
00:32:40Russell Ingle pushing as hard as he can,
00:32:43but it has not been a weekend the enforcer would like to remember.
00:32:48Let's have a look at the replay, Baz.
00:32:50Oh, yeah.
00:32:51What's going on?
00:32:54Oh, it's Paul Will.
00:32:56He's straight over.
00:32:57What up?
00:32:57Oh, dear me.
00:32:58And that's not good news for the K&J Thermal Falcon.
00:33:01That was a brand new spoiler on the front there.
00:33:03It had some damage from a previous race.
00:33:05It's not good news for anybody because the tyres.
00:33:07Watch the tyres.
00:33:10You come howling round there,
00:33:11and the next guy round there is going to have the shock of his life,
00:33:14and he's got no room to get through.
00:33:16Russell, though, continues on to press on with his smoking front-left.
00:33:23He's not coming into pit lane, so...
00:33:25I can't listen to what the team is saying to him there.
00:33:33Oh, look at the wheels shuddering against on the brakes.
00:33:36I think he's got a...
00:33:37Oh, look at the way this...
00:33:39Oh, look, he's hit...
00:33:40Oh, no, I was going to say it looked like a...
00:33:45He's got a real...
00:33:46There's a real problem with that left-front wheel.
00:33:48You can see the way it's shaking,
00:33:49and the wheel shakes in his hand when he gets on the brakes.
00:33:53And the smoke's popping for him.
00:33:54Let's watch this again.
00:33:55See if this is a...
00:33:56Yeah.
00:33:57Now the second of the pit stops for Craig Lowndes.
00:34:00Yep.
00:34:01So this will be a crucial one.
00:34:02We'll keep an eye on this pit stop clock.
00:34:04Look at the brakes and how hot they are there.
00:34:06You can see some flames on the front brake discs.
00:34:09Well, we're just looking back in the order for you all the time,
00:34:15if you're watching at home, to keep your posted on
00:34:17who is the leading car that has made two compulsory pit stops,
00:34:20because that'll be significant later in the race.
00:34:22At the moment, it's Mark Scape.
00:34:24He got out in front of Todd Kelly, well in front of Todd Kelly.
00:34:28And he's in ninth position,
00:34:29so Scape will be very strong at the moment.
00:34:33Keep your posted once we get information from the pits
00:34:36how many cars have made their two stops.
00:34:38Oh, it's just angle.
00:34:40Oh, together with four wheel.
00:34:43That's a couple of corners, but four wheel went off, I dare say.
00:34:45Yeah.
00:34:46It's further up the hill, back up Flynn Drive
00:34:47on the exit of State Circle.
00:34:49There's another look at it.
00:34:52Yeah, it's...
00:34:53Well, we know why he's smoking at the front now.
00:34:56Yeah.
00:34:57Pretty hard here.
00:34:58People think of these V8 supercars as being pretty robust.
00:35:01We have seen situations where they've clipped the wall
00:35:04and they've contacted another car
00:35:05and they've managed to bend the steering
00:35:07or break the steering, bend the front suspension,
00:35:09so they won't take too much punishment.
00:35:11And this place is a very punishing racetrack.
00:35:14That's going to be no fun to drive
00:35:15with the steering wheel shaking like that
00:35:17when you get on the brakes.
00:35:18No way.
00:35:18Here's the shell Ford in.
00:35:21Johnson gets back into the race.
00:35:24Up here's the second compulsory stop.
00:35:27Stephen Richards still running third on the road at the moment.
00:35:30And he's still yet to make his fuel stop.
00:35:43Stephen working up towards State Circle.
00:35:46A great result.
00:35:47Third place in that second race in the Shell Hillex Ford.
00:35:51A marvellous result for him considering he's taken over.
00:35:56The coveted 17 plate, if you like, from his dad this season.
00:36:01Mason Barkwana making his way in.
00:36:03Well, he's been a model of consistency
00:36:08in comparison to his teammate this weekend.
00:36:11Yeah, it's amazing our portion's changed, isn't it?
00:36:13Quite incredible.
00:36:14And can't you tell by the smile on Barney's face, too?
00:36:16I haven't seen him this happy for quite some time.
00:36:18His girlfriend, Deb, is here this weekend.
00:36:20She's an aerobics instructor
00:36:22and has put him on a pretty strict fitness program.
00:36:24Sounds like there's some problem down there.
00:36:27Oh, what a shame.
00:36:28Mechanics working down in the pedal area.
00:36:33Mike.
00:36:35Grand Denya.
00:36:37Yeah, Jason Barkwana has come in
00:36:38and his team wasn't ready.
00:36:40They weren't even aware that he was coming in,
00:36:41so he's caught them absolutely unaware.
00:36:43There were no tyres out or anything,
00:36:44so this is going to cost them dearly.
00:36:46And I'm just wondering
00:36:46whether he actually has a problem.
00:36:48I think Barks was gesturing to one of his tyres,
00:36:51so I don't know what the problem is.
00:36:52We'll see if we can find that out.
00:36:54Interesting to find out, too, Grant,
00:36:55what was happening on the inside of the car as well.
00:36:57Jason seemed to be motioning towards something on the floor,
00:37:00possibly the brakes or something in that area,
00:37:02so I wonder what it is.
00:37:04Oh, what a shame.
00:37:04We're just saying he was the model of consistency.
00:37:06He's been doing a good job this weekend,
00:37:08but it looks like things coming unglued
00:37:10to Gary Rogers' motorsport operation here
00:37:13in this very important double points final race.
00:37:16as Marguana can do nothing but sit in pit lane
00:37:21and wait for the boys to finish working on the car.
00:37:25Mark Poole continues to lead.
00:37:28He's still to make his stops.
00:37:34Glenn Seaton in car five,
00:37:38currently third in the order.
00:37:39But he is still to make his compulsory stop for tyres.
00:37:44Marguana in, Radisic, Murphy, Crompton.
00:37:48You look down the order,
00:37:49Craig Lowndes is in seventh position.
00:37:52He is, at the moment,
00:37:54the first of the cars that have made two stops.
00:37:56Team-mate Mark Skate behind him.
00:37:57Stephen Richards has just made it.
00:37:58Oh, look at this. Lock up.
00:38:00His second stop.
00:38:01Oh, Mick Duffler.
00:38:03Into the parking lot.
00:38:04Yeah.
00:38:05TDK ultratune machine.
00:38:07Big problems there.
00:38:09That's the same spot that Paul Morris went on earlier today
00:38:11at around about 140 kilometres an hour.
00:38:14He had, the reason Morris went off,
00:38:17he had a shredded tyre and it tore the brake line off.
00:38:2060 kilometres an hour in Decatur.
00:38:24So you can imagine what it was like
00:38:26for Paul Morris coming in there flat out.
00:38:29The big cab team did a good job
00:38:30to get that car back out in the third race
00:38:32and it buried it right in the tyre wall.
00:38:34I didn't think he would be taking part in this one,
00:38:36but they're out there.
00:38:38Morris is okay.
00:38:39This is Glenn Seaton you're riding with now.
00:38:41It's back into the battle.
00:38:42He was third on the track
00:38:43when he came in for that stop.
00:38:47Mark Paul and Paul Radisic ahead of him on the track,
00:38:49but they're still yet to stop.
00:38:51Let's have a look at this again on the replay, Baz.
00:38:52Just a double look up on the front,
00:38:54but the looks of it, yeah, just...
00:38:57I think he's got some engine problems there too.
00:39:03A lot of smoke billowing from the back of the car.
00:39:06Sorry, Mark, as you say, Radisic, who you mentioned,
00:39:08is currently second on the road.
00:39:09We understand the Dick Johnson racing team
00:39:11may be standing by him.
00:39:12He's yet to do his tyre stop.
00:39:13We can't have more than six people working on the car.
00:39:17Of course I didn't.
00:39:17The boys say we can't have more than six people working on the car.
00:39:20All right.
00:39:21Pretty much aware of the regulations,
00:39:23holding the chute up there.
00:39:24A lot of secrecy involved,
00:39:27particularly amongst the engine builders in V8 Supercar.
00:39:29They don't want anyone else getting their secrets.
00:39:31Grant Denya's on the spot.
00:39:33Yeah, Jason Bargwada, they've had a look,
00:39:35and it looks like it's a broken throttle cable,
00:39:37so they're trying to replace that right now.
00:39:38They've ripped down the flags to hold them up
00:39:40so no-one can see into their engine bay.
00:39:42But that's what it is by the looks of things.
00:39:44Mike Axel, the man who builds the Chev engines for Gary Rogers.
00:39:48Hard at work under the bottom there.
00:39:50Oh, look at this.
00:39:50Oh, look how close that is.
00:39:52Coming down under brakes.
00:39:55Neil Crompton and Craig Lowndes locked in the battle here.
00:39:59Here's Radisic in the pits for his tyre stop.
00:40:03Crompton still to make his stop for fuel,
00:40:05so he's going to have to peel off pretty soon.
00:40:08Craig Murphy in for his fuel stop as well.
00:40:09It still looks like a quick splash.
00:40:11You see that guy, did he cough?
00:40:13That's interesting.
00:40:14He had difficulty getting away there.
00:40:15Yeah, he might have a touch problem on that car.
00:40:19The position's continually changing.
00:40:21Radisic coming out of the pits, so Murphy.
00:40:22The left rear had a damaged wheel clip.
00:40:25That's why it took longer.
00:40:26You know, the damaged wheel clip made her farm.
00:40:28So that's team manager Dean Orr talking to Paul Radisic there.
00:40:33The left rear, he said, had a problem with a wheel clip.
00:40:36It was cracked or broken in some way,
00:40:38and it took longer for them to get it off.
00:40:40You see Paul there, readjusting the anti-roll bars.
00:40:43Yeah, that's the adjustable anti-roll bars
00:40:45at the front and rear of the car.
00:40:46They can really quite dramatically alter the car's handling.
00:40:51So Radisic resets the car up after that stop.
00:40:53And that problem in the pits cost him.
00:40:56Murphy getting out ahead of him.
00:40:57Look at that, someone laying in the track.
00:41:00Well, look at the circuit there.
00:41:01Crompton still to make his stop, his compulsory stop for fuel.
00:41:06So this really, when you look back through the field,
00:41:09that's the lead battle.
00:41:11Holden Racing Team at the front of it.
00:41:12Now look at Lowndes, trying for a run on Crompton.
00:41:15Crompton has good speed, though.
00:41:17As they head down into this chicane,
00:41:20which is a very unusual off-camber exit.
00:41:23Craig Lowndes currently fourth on the road.
00:41:25But the car's in front of him.
00:41:26Neil Crompton, Paul Radisic, and Mark Paul have yet to pit.
00:41:29Paul Radisic, this was some vision of him.
00:41:36He just shows the frustration as you're sitting inside the car,
00:41:38waiting for things to happen.
00:41:39Come on.
00:41:40Oh, dear.
00:41:42Every second, you lose in the pits.
00:41:45Very, very hard to make up on the track.
00:41:47Oh, it's such a struggle.
00:41:48You struggle for laps and laps.
00:41:49Lowndes has obviously gotten around Neil Crompton there
00:41:51on the exit of that term,
00:41:53which leads him up onto the front straight.
00:41:54Possibly Lowndes has got a better run.
00:41:56Now, Crompton falls back into the clutches of Mark Scaife.
00:42:01Well, this is effectively the battle for the lead
00:42:02because only Mark Paul is leading the race now.
00:42:06He's 27 seconds ahead of the Holden Racing Team duo,
00:42:09but he's still got a pit.
00:42:11So, this is your effective race leaders,
00:42:14the Red Barons, back on the march.
00:42:17Nice move.
00:42:18Yeah, very good move.
00:42:19Crompton gave him racing room.
00:42:22That's the good thing about all the guys this weekend.
00:42:24I think Crompton must be in a bit of bother somewhere.
00:42:27All the guys this weekend have, you know,
00:42:29really been sensible about it.
00:42:30No one's been sort of giving anybody a hard time
00:42:34as far as sticking them into the wall or anything
00:42:37because it's...
00:42:38So, Lowndes goes through into second on the track.
00:42:41Scaife goes through to third on the track.
00:42:43And only Mark Paul and the John Deere Commodore
00:42:46lies between Lowndes and the lead.
00:42:49We take a break here from the GMC 400.
00:42:52This is how it looks.
00:42:53Mark Paul first on the road.
00:42:56Had a position change there between Crompton, Lowndes and Scaife.
00:43:00Lowndes and Scaife move up.
00:43:01Crompton moves back to fourth.
00:43:02Then it's Richards, Seton, Greg Murphy and Larry Perkins.
00:43:05They are the top eight.
00:43:06Todd Kelly, Paul Radisic just pitted.
00:43:08John Bauer.
00:43:09Plenty more action on the streets of Canberra.
00:43:11Can you join us after the break?
00:43:17Mark Paul surrenders the lead in the GMC 400 race three.
00:43:21There he is exiting pits after his compulsory stop.
00:43:23Thomas Pazira right behind him in the Denzertron Commodore.
00:43:27But here's an earlier incident where Paul,
00:43:29who had a little bit of time up his sleeve,
00:43:30he built quite a lead,
00:43:32enough time perhaps to cushion those two pit stops,
00:43:34but he lost much of it on that unnecessary spin.
00:43:39A lock up there.
00:43:39And so, unfortunately,
00:43:42the tactics that Poole had used,
00:43:43quite unique tactics in this race,
00:43:45haven't come off.
00:43:46Trackside, don't forget,
00:43:47next Sunday,
00:43:48with all the highlights of the support events
00:43:50from the GMC 400,
00:43:52but I can tell you,
00:43:52the support events here have been fantastic.
00:43:54Do not miss them on Trackside.
00:43:56And the Konica V8 lights
00:43:57from Round 3 Oran Park next weekend.
00:44:00Don't miss that.
00:44:01There's one into the wall.
00:44:02Oh, it's...
00:44:03That's Bhagwana.
00:44:04Jason Bhagwana.
00:44:06Goodness me.
00:44:07Well, that is a real shame.
00:44:10They had obviously just fixed
00:44:11that throttle cable problem.
00:44:13Well, let's hope they had.
00:44:15Yeah, maybe it's...
00:44:16Maybe it's stuck on, possibly.
00:44:17I don't quite know what's happened there,
00:44:19but that has sustained a lot of damage
00:44:20to the front right-hand side
00:44:21of the Valvoline Cummins Commodore,
00:44:23and that is just on the exit
00:44:25of that sweeping left hander
00:44:26that takes you up to Queen Victoria Terrace.
00:44:28Safety car.
00:44:29We've got safety car boards out here,
00:44:30full yellows.
00:44:31Well, so this could be a situation
00:44:33where the Holden Racing Team...
00:44:35Let's have a look at this, Baz.
00:44:36Oh, it's already...
00:44:37Wow.
00:44:39I wonder how that's happened, Mark.
00:44:41You don't seem to be going very fast
00:44:42in the exit of Turn 1 there
00:44:43as you work up through that sweeping left.
00:44:47I don't know.
00:44:48Maybe...
00:44:49Pretty hard to say.
00:44:51Well, this is a critical moment in the race.
00:44:53Craig Lowndes leading for Mark's Gate,
00:44:55Stephen Richards in third.
00:44:56And this safety car will really close the field up.
00:45:01Oh, boy, he's having a die, isn't he?
00:45:03He's, yeah, certainly had a few spins this weekend.
00:45:06Well, we're going to have a sprint to the flag now
00:45:08as the safety car comes out
00:45:11and clear up that wreck of Jason Bargwana's.
00:45:13There it is, the Walker safety car.
00:45:20Will rid up behind this machine.
00:45:24Lowndes in first, Scaife in second.
00:45:26Richards in third, Glenn Seton in fourth,
00:45:28Neil Crompton in fifth.
00:45:29Wow, we've got a sprint to the flag here, folks.
00:45:31This is going to be great, isn't it?
00:45:32Stephen Richards in Glenn Seton,
00:45:34Neil Crompton there now.
00:45:35They'll all be able to close up.
00:45:40See the safety car waving by the autopro machine.
00:45:42Another replay, McDougal.
00:45:44Oh, McDougal.
00:45:46All seem to be having a bit of a loop down there.
00:45:48Yeah.
00:45:49Mark Poole did it not so long ago.
00:45:50I think you'll find what it is.
00:45:52The front brakes are wearing and just...
00:45:54They're locking the rears.
00:45:55Yeah, locking the rears up.
00:45:56You know, you wind as much balance as you can on the front.
00:45:58And then the front is just about at it
00:46:00and it just locks up on the rears.
00:46:02Well, wonderful aerial views of the Canberra Street course.
00:46:08One of the most spectacular looking panoramas.
00:46:13You're right there, the old Parliament House.
00:46:15To the left, new Parliament House.
00:46:17We get sent for a break.
00:46:18We're behind the Walker safety car.
00:46:21And that has got a bunch of things right up.
00:46:22Craig Lowndes leads the field from Markscape.
00:46:25And it's Stephen Richards, Seton, Crompton, Todd Kelly, Perkins and Bratisic.
00:46:28Stay with us.
00:46:29Much more right after this.
00:46:33Well, the organisers will be ecstatic with the massive crowd here
00:46:36over three days of the GMC 400.
00:46:39And this is the final race.
00:46:40And the climax is fast approaching.
00:46:42They'll be on their feet.
00:46:43And they'll be in full cry very soon
00:46:45as we are about to come off the pace car and in the green again.
00:46:49So, Craig Lowndes will lead them over the start-finish line.
00:46:55This is the GMC 400.
00:46:56As we run towards the finish of race three.
00:46:59The big one, the 50-lap up.
00:47:00Around 200km.
00:47:02And everybody has done their two stops.
00:47:07Well, it's been great seeing some variety
00:47:09at the front of the pack over the weekend.
00:47:11As they say, cream always rises to the top.
00:47:13In this case, very red cream.
00:47:17Two Hulton Racing Team Commodores.
00:47:19Craig Lowndes leading.
00:47:20Markscape in second position.
00:47:21Trying to think his way past Dugan McDougal.
00:47:24With Stephen Richards in third.
00:47:28So, Markscape, handling position for this championship.
00:47:31Finishes second here to his teammate Lowndes
00:47:32who pick up an extra 114 points.
00:47:36On top of the 60, he already has over Garth Tander.
00:47:41So, taking almost maximum advantage
00:47:43of the double-point situation
00:47:44will really boost Markscape's championship position.
00:47:49Two moves there.
00:47:50Scape getting around Dugan McDougal
00:47:51and Stephen Richards managed to very quickly
00:47:53get past Anthony Tratt.
00:47:55For those of you noticing
00:47:55in the top left-hand corner of your screen,
00:47:57we're on lap 33 of 53.
00:47:59They have increased some of our...
00:48:01Oh, you've touched there.
00:48:02Todd Kelly with...
00:48:03Yep.
00:48:04Who's that, Neil?
00:48:05Yeah.
00:48:06You may notice that the lap total
00:48:07has actually increased by three laps.
00:48:09That's because we have done three laps
00:48:10underneath the safety car.
00:48:11Incidentally, the next round at Queenstown Raceway,
00:48:16the organisers, the new owners of the circuit
00:48:18have done a massive amount of work.
00:48:20There's car parking for 10,000 cars,
00:48:23four-lane traffic going in,
00:48:24one-way systems, you know, decent everything now.
00:48:27So, we can look forward to a decent sort of entry and exit
00:48:31so it's Willow Bank now
00:48:32because they've got it sorted.
00:48:34Big Field pick their way through.
00:48:36Here's Craig Lowndes at the front.
00:48:38Fastest lap so far at 1.45, 9.9.
00:48:42Craig Lowndes.
00:48:44So, he's been the fastest man.
00:48:48Most recently, the race is Stephen Richards
00:48:49coming up behind the Pepsi Commodore
00:48:51of Dougal McDougal and his pursuit of HRT.
00:48:55Big Field piled through that very narrow turn one
00:48:58as Craig Lowndes works it down toward Queen Victoria Terrace.
00:49:04Working the car hard.
00:49:05You can hear the under trays hit the ground
00:49:07as they launch off that curve.
00:49:08Very, very hard, both physically
00:49:12and on the mechanical stuff as well.
00:49:16Stephen Richards trying to find a way past Dougal McDougal.
00:49:20Holt racing team just stretching the lead
00:49:21on the Kmart machine.
00:49:23Yeah, Dougal didn't make it too difficult for...
00:49:26Oh, look at this.
00:49:26Oh, dear me.
00:49:27Oh!
00:49:29Didn't make it too difficult for the HRT cars.
00:49:33Well, he shouldn't be really doing that.
00:49:35He's in 19th position.
00:49:36He's in 19th position in the race
00:49:39as you get out of the way.
00:49:43Stephen Richards trying to find his way through.
00:49:48This may be an opportunity for him here, Mark,
00:49:50but I don't think he's close enough.
00:49:51Yeah, Flynn Drive and Flynn Place.
00:49:54He's going to have to be tucked right up
00:49:55in behind the Pepsi Commodore
00:49:57if he's to have a decent crack at it
00:49:58as they come down into that chicane.
00:50:01That aerial shot from our chomper
00:50:04shows you he's just not close enough to do it.
00:50:06So that's helping HRT all the way.
00:50:08Lowndes and Scaife
00:50:09ahead of Richards, who's in third
00:50:11and at the moment
00:50:12caught up behind Dougal McDougal.
00:50:14Well, Dougal's, you know, he's a lapped car.
00:50:16He's just been lapped by the leaders.
00:50:18He really should give Stephen Richards
00:50:20some racing room to get through,
00:50:21get on with the battle for the lead.
00:50:24If he was battling position,
00:50:25he's got every right to be there,
00:50:26but really at the moment
00:50:27this is not good for the battle for the race.
00:50:30You can see Stephen Richards
00:50:31flashing his lights on.
00:50:32Come on, get out of the way.
00:50:35Dougal is not giving him any space whatsoever.
00:50:38Well, the old blue flag
00:50:39should be almost poking in Dougal's window.
00:50:42I can't, can we see any blue flags already?
00:50:46Well, that lap cost Stephen Richards
00:50:48two and a half seconds
00:50:49in his pursuit of the whole racing team.
00:50:51So this is not good tactics
00:50:54from Dougal McDougal.
00:50:58I'm sure he's appreciating the fact
00:50:59he's getting a bit of TV time,
00:51:00but from a sporting perspective
00:51:03this is not good at all.
00:51:05I think in a situation like that,
00:51:06a little tap up at the bum
00:51:07is sort of, um, not wrong really.
00:51:12Stephen Richards is going to run out of patience here
00:51:13and he's got it.
00:51:14He's got it.
00:51:14He's got a great run
00:51:15as they ran up Kings Avenue there.
00:51:17Now they sweep into State Circle
00:51:18and already the Kmart Commodore pulls away.
00:51:20I think Dougal would actually
00:51:22get out of the way there.
00:51:25So Stephen Richards now
00:51:26he's going to make up
00:51:27that two or three seconds.
00:51:29Crucial seconds he lost
00:51:30behind the Pepsi machine.
00:51:33There's Glenn Seaton
00:51:35in fourth position on the road.
00:51:38Coming up behind Anthony Trapp
00:51:39to lap the Toll Express driver.
00:51:42Holden Racing Team pumping it out now
00:51:43two seconds.
00:51:45The lead Lowndes has over escape
00:51:46and a further three seconds
00:51:48back to Stephen Richards.
00:51:48Trout's back down
00:51:51in 20th position
00:51:52so Seaton
00:51:54much like Stephen Richards
00:51:55in that dilemma
00:51:55with Dougal.
00:51:56Dougal will be keen
00:51:57to get past him.
00:51:58Oh, what's going on up?
00:51:59There's a big brake lock up there
00:52:00from someone up in front now.
00:52:03I wonder where that's come from.
00:52:03That might have been
00:52:04one of the
00:52:04Mobile Hold Racing Team entries.
00:52:07Both Scaife and Lowndes
00:52:07are up in front.
00:52:08So I wonder
00:52:10what caused that.
00:52:12They sweep underneath
00:52:13Commonwealth Avenue
00:52:14and up onto the start
00:52:15finish straight once again.
00:52:1836 of 53.
00:52:19There's Lowndes, your leader.
00:52:21A couple of car lengths
00:52:21to teammate Mark Scaife
00:52:23and that's the gap
00:52:23back to third.
00:52:25And Stephen Richards
00:52:25in the Kmart Commodore.
00:52:26Well, Stephen will be
00:52:27very much aware
00:52:28of his position
00:52:29in the Shell
00:52:30Championship Series as well.
00:52:32This being a full
00:52:33championship round
00:52:34at the moment
00:52:35if he finishes where he is
00:52:36he will be the overall winner
00:52:38of the GMC 400.
00:52:39That's what I did
00:52:40of his consistency.
00:52:42And at the moment
00:52:43we're just doing ourselves
00:52:44but I think it'll be
00:52:44Richard's first overall.
00:52:46Crofton second overall.
00:52:47Oh boy, how nice for Neil.
00:52:49And Lowndes third overall.
00:52:51So I'll keep an eye on that
00:52:51if positions remain static
00:52:52but it'll be only Neil's
00:52:54second podium
00:52:56in a number of races
00:52:59that's been in the championship
00:53:00for a long time.
00:53:0261 rounds.
00:53:04It'll be a second podium
00:53:05so I'm sure that'll bring
00:53:06a smile to the face of Cromley.
00:53:08There he is,
00:53:09right in the thick of the battle.
00:53:10Talk about variety though
00:53:12this weekend
00:53:12in terms of people
00:53:13being in podium style positions
00:53:16at the end of each of the races.
00:53:18It's been great, hasn't it?
00:53:18The format has been just sensational.
00:53:21Well, all the talk in the pits
00:53:22when I was talking to these teams
00:53:23between races
00:53:23they're really going to put a push on
00:53:27to try and get reverse grids
00:53:29into every race
00:53:29almost from now on.
00:53:31There's a lot of people
00:53:31very enthusiastic
00:53:32about the concept
00:53:33and I think this weekend
00:53:34has proved that
00:53:35we've seen a lot of different drivers
00:53:36a lot of different sponsors
00:53:37and cars
00:53:38at the front of the pack.
00:53:39It's been very exciting.
00:53:40Throw into that
00:53:41the pit stop element too, Mark.
00:53:42I mean, it really is a team sport
00:53:43and that just shows it off
00:53:45at its best.
00:53:46We've seen so many people
00:53:47do so well
00:53:48around the tight streets here.
00:53:49They make the advantage
00:53:50during those pit stops.
00:53:51Well, this time Kelly
00:53:52down the inside
00:53:53sneaks up the inside
00:53:55of Crompton.
00:53:57So Kelly moves up
00:53:58a position
00:53:58he just took it for fifth.
00:54:01So the order
00:54:01landscape
00:54:02Richard Seaton
00:54:03Kelly just moves through
00:54:04to fifth.
00:54:04Crompton back to sixth.
00:54:05That's Perkins, Radisic,
00:54:08John Bauer,
00:54:08Tony Longhurst,
00:54:09Russell Engel
00:54:10now up to 11.
00:54:12So it's been a real
00:54:13topsy-turvy day.
00:54:14Looks like Neil's
00:54:15starting to struggle
00:54:17with something.
00:54:18Yeah.
00:54:19Couldn't close the gap
00:54:20on Kelly
00:54:20in race two either.
00:54:25The HRC Commodore
00:54:27seems to be working
00:54:27very well
00:54:28around the streets
00:54:29of Canberra
00:54:30this weekend.
00:54:32It's been a great weekend
00:54:32for Todd Kelly.
00:54:33And you've got to
00:54:35Pat Holden
00:54:37and my car
00:54:38and the people
00:54:39who put the
00:54:39Holden Young Lions
00:54:40program together.
00:54:41It's great to see
00:54:42the factory operation
00:54:43getting behind
00:54:44new young talent.
00:54:46Well, it's been an operation
00:54:46that's been around
00:54:47for a couple of years now, Mark,
00:54:48and it's now starting
00:54:49to pay dividends.
00:54:50That's the great part about it.
00:54:51Giving the 20-year-old
00:54:52youngster a go.
00:54:55Kelly Hales
00:54:56from Mildura.
00:54:56We jump aboard now
00:54:57with Paul Radisic
00:54:58to be clear
00:54:59and simple telemetry.
00:55:00Shows you the way
00:55:01as he sweeps
00:55:01interstate circle
00:55:03to your left.
00:55:04The new Parliament House
00:55:05underneath Commonwealth Avenue
00:55:07and up through the gearbox
00:55:10in the Shell Helix board.
00:55:13Radisic sitting a bit
00:55:14further back in the queue
00:55:14than he would like.
00:55:15Currently
00:55:168th
00:55:16behind Larry Perkins.
00:55:20It hasn't been
00:55:20a very strong result
00:55:22for Radisic.
00:55:23Tough weekend.
00:55:26Look at the speeds.
00:55:26Look at this.
00:55:27Back to first gear
00:55:29for these chicanes.
00:55:30Very, very hard
00:55:31on the transmissions
00:55:32this weekend.
00:55:33All the teams,
00:55:34all the cars
00:55:35have to run
00:55:35a regulation diff ratio.
00:55:38The one that was chosen
00:55:38is a 3.5.
00:55:39A lot of teams
00:55:40saying we could have
00:55:40gone for something
00:55:42slightly shorter.
00:55:43That would have avoided
00:55:44us having to go back
00:55:45to first gear
00:55:45for their chicane.
00:55:47But they'll sort that out.
00:55:48This is the first time
00:55:49on the circuit
00:55:49and when they come back
00:55:51next year
00:55:51they'll have some data
00:55:52and they'll know
00:55:53exactly the right way
00:55:54to go.
00:55:54Back on to pit straight
00:56:01once again.
00:56:02Craig Lowndes
00:56:02three seconds
00:56:04in front of his teammate
00:56:05Marks gave Stephen Richards
00:56:063.5 seconds
00:56:08behind our championship leader.
00:56:11So positions at the top
00:56:11remaining fairly static
00:56:12at the moment.
00:56:13Just a point of interest
00:56:25for you here
00:56:26that change of position
00:56:27between Todd Kelly
00:56:28and Neil Crompton
00:56:29has altered
00:56:30the point standings
00:56:31a little.
00:56:32Stephen Richards
00:56:32if he stays where he is
00:56:34at the conclusion
00:56:35of this race
00:56:35will win the round
00:56:36with 201 points.
00:56:39But the loss
00:56:40by Neil Crompton
00:56:41of that fifth position
00:56:42taken by Todd Kelly
00:56:43means that he is
00:56:43equal for second
00:56:44on 171
00:56:45with Craig Lowndes
00:56:46who currently
00:56:47leads this race.
00:56:51Crompton hanging
00:56:51on to his second
00:56:52ever career podium
00:56:53by his fingernails
00:56:54at the moment
00:56:56thanks to
00:56:56the move
00:56:57by Todd Kelly
00:56:58which has actually
00:56:59been to the advantage
00:57:00of his teammate
00:57:01Craig Lowndes.
00:57:03Interestingly
00:57:03on that point
00:57:04he's on 168 points
00:57:05so Crompton
00:57:06as you say
00:57:06won't want to lose
00:57:07any more positions
00:57:08if he's to hang
00:57:10on to that podium spot.
00:57:12Now working down
00:57:14Flynn Drive
00:57:16Lowndes continues
00:57:17to lead the way
00:57:18the youngster
00:57:21who now bases himself
00:57:22in Brisbane
00:57:23and shares that time
00:57:24with another
00:57:25place he has
00:57:26in Melbourne
00:57:27when he's down
00:57:27testing with the team
00:57:28winner at Bathurst
00:57:31in 1996
00:57:31with Greg Murphy
00:57:32and three times
00:57:33the winner
00:57:33of the Shell
00:57:34Championship Series
00:57:35most recently
00:57:35last season
00:57:37his teammate
00:57:39Mark Scaife
00:57:39who leads
00:57:40the Shell
00:57:40Championship Series
00:57:41currently sits
00:57:42in second place
00:57:42a marvellous weekend
00:57:44for Todd Kelly
00:57:44in the MyCar
00:57:46Holden Young Lions
00:57:47entry
00:57:47the 20 year old
00:57:48at the moment
00:57:50sits fifth on the road
00:57:51and took victory
00:57:53as you'll recall
00:57:53in the second race
00:57:55of the GMC 400
00:57:55that was a marvellous result
00:57:57great aerial shot
00:58:03showing off
00:58:04this race around
00:58:06the streets
00:58:07of our nation's capital
00:58:08as I said a little earlier
00:58:09nowhere in the world
00:58:10will you see
00:58:11anything like this
00:58:12there's the old
00:58:13parliament house
00:58:13off to the left
00:58:14great crowd there
00:58:17just to the right
00:58:18of the circuit
00:58:18that's amazing
00:58:22really
00:58:22when you think
00:58:23about it
00:58:23the sort of
00:58:24good analogies
00:58:25you can't imagine
00:58:25having something
00:58:27running down
00:58:28town mall
00:58:28and rounds
00:58:29for the parliament
00:58:29square
00:58:30well that's great
00:58:32now it's cars
00:58:32at the white house
00:58:33it shows the
00:58:34high esteem
00:58:34that the VX
00:58:35are held in
00:58:35over here now
00:58:36yeah wonderful shots
00:58:38we've had from
00:58:39the Goodyear Blimp
00:58:40and the Channel 10
00:58:40chopper
00:58:41right throughout
00:58:42this fabulous
00:58:43weekend of racing
00:58:44in the nation's
00:58:45capital
00:58:45and it's
00:58:48just gets better
00:58:49and better
00:58:49the race unfolds
00:58:54Craig Lowndes
00:58:55it is
00:58:55continues to lead
00:58:563.1 seconds
00:58:58now
00:58:59he's just opened
00:58:59about a tenth
00:59:00of a second
00:59:00over his teammate
00:59:01Mark's game
00:59:01so
00:59:03it's back to
00:59:06conditions normal
00:59:07in the Shell
00:59:08Championship Series
00:59:09Holton Racing
00:59:10team
00:59:10once again
00:59:12in dominant form
00:59:13I understand too
00:59:15that Craig has been
00:59:16in communication
00:59:17with
00:59:17team boss
00:59:18Jeff Grech
00:59:19says the car
00:59:20is A-OK
00:59:21going beautifully
00:59:23and there's not
00:59:23a thing wrong
00:59:23which is great
00:59:24news as he
00:59:24heads for home
00:59:27compulsory pit stop
00:59:29window of course
00:59:29now closed
00:59:30yeah it's a very
00:59:32important round
00:59:33for Craig Lowndes
00:59:34he's currently
00:59:34sixth in the Shell
00:59:35Championship points
00:59:36hasn't had a lot
00:59:37of luck
00:59:38in some of these
00:59:39rounds
00:59:39mechanical failures
00:59:40costing him
00:59:41big points
00:59:42in important races
00:59:43looks like
00:59:44we're going to
00:59:45bring it home
00:59:45this time
00:59:46it's going to be
00:59:46a big boost
00:59:47to his
00:59:47championship position
00:59:4825 year old
00:59:50three times
00:59:53Shell
00:59:54Series champion
00:59:55unbelievable
00:59:57winning record
00:59:58now we've been told
00:59:59the safety car
00:59:59is being pulled
01:00:00that's the reason
01:00:01why Steve Reid
01:00:01has gone off
01:00:02on the run
01:00:03up to the start
01:00:04finish straight
01:00:05they're just
01:00:05underneath
01:00:05Commonwealth Avenue
01:00:06by the looks of it
01:00:07he's spun
01:00:07so this is going
01:00:08to bunch the
01:00:09field up again
01:00:09there is Steve
01:00:10Reid in the
01:00:11Optus Commodore
01:00:12I wonder how
01:00:15that has happened
01:00:16it's a I guess
01:00:16a similar result
01:00:17to what we saw
01:00:18with Garth Tander
01:00:19in race two
01:00:20when he and Brad
01:00:21Jones were dicing
01:00:22for the lead
01:00:22but this has brought
01:00:24out the safety car
01:00:24he started it up
01:00:25oh that's
01:00:27really
01:00:27oh well done
01:00:29what a man
01:00:30that's good
01:00:31that's sensible
01:00:32that's really good
01:00:33crowd giving him
01:00:34a big cheer
01:00:34on the grandstand
01:00:36there Steve Reid
01:00:37gets it going
01:00:37gets it out of
01:00:38harm's way
01:00:38to avoid the
01:00:40safety car
01:00:41having to come
01:00:42out on the circuit
01:00:42which will please
01:00:44the Holden Racing
01:00:44team boys
01:00:45there's Steve
01:00:46instant legend
01:00:47so Steve Reid
01:00:51he's had a very
01:00:51strong weekend
01:00:52he's been
01:00:53very quick and
01:00:54consistent
01:00:54unfortunate way
01:00:56to finish
01:00:56all we need
01:00:57now is cams
01:00:58to fine him
01:00:59now for going
01:01:00the wrong way
01:01:00of the traffic
01:01:01that wouldn't
01:01:02surprise me
01:01:03in their wisdom
01:01:04here's the replay
01:01:05bass
01:01:05oh that's Larry
01:01:06up inside there
01:01:07and
01:01:08yeah same
01:01:10same
01:01:11you know
01:01:11carbon copy
01:01:12of the
01:01:13Tanda
01:01:13Tanda
01:01:14thing
01:01:15Tanda Jones
01:01:17Tanda Jones
01:01:18class
01:01:18exactly
01:01:19look at that
01:01:19again from the top
01:01:20yeah there you go
01:01:20you see because
01:01:22it's a real invite
01:01:24because it's the
01:01:25line you're out
01:01:26there and then
01:01:26you come in
01:01:27and basically
01:01:29you know
01:01:29Larry
01:01:30saw a gap
01:01:31and closed up
01:01:32for the
01:01:33Jason Barcois
01:01:34the fans watching
01:01:34as well
01:01:35that may have
01:01:35wanted to know
01:01:36what happened
01:01:36before with that
01:01:37crash
01:01:37he did in fact
01:01:39have a throttle
01:01:41that stuck
01:01:41wide open
01:01:42and that's what
01:01:43caused that crash
01:01:44we believe
01:01:44of the Valvoline
01:01:45Cummins
01:01:45Commodore
01:01:45Steve Reid
01:01:46exits the GMC
01:01:48400
01:01:48not the way
01:01:49he wanted to
01:01:49bow out
01:01:50Craig Lowndes
01:01:50is your leader
01:01:51Mark Skate in
01:01:52second
01:01:52then it's
01:01:53Stephen Richards
01:01:53Seaton
01:01:54Todd Kelly
01:01:54in fifth
01:01:55a marvellous
01:01:56performance from
01:01:56him
01:01:56Neil Crompton
01:01:57Larry Perkins
01:01:58and Paul Radicek
01:01:59rounds out the
01:02:00top eight
01:02:00John Bowell
01:02:01and Tony Longhurst
01:02:02round out the
01:02:02top ten
01:02:03Russell Engel
01:02:03Stephen Johnson
01:02:04Paul Morris
01:02:05Cameron McLean
01:02:05Brad Jones
01:02:06and Cameron
01:02:07McConnell
01:02:07back with more
01:02:08in a minute
01:02:08you're watching
01:02:12the GMC 400
01:02:13approaching its
01:02:13climax at the
01:02:14front and the
01:02:15middle of this
01:02:16race
01:02:16what a battle
01:02:17between Cameron
01:02:19McLean
01:02:19Brad Jones
01:02:20and Cameron
01:02:21McConnell
01:02:21Jones has been
01:02:22sandwiched between
01:02:23these hard charges
01:02:24this is 14th
01:02:2515th and 16th
01:02:26but what a contest
01:02:27he's given no
01:02:28corner
01:02:29accepted none
01:02:30he's having
01:02:30another go
01:02:31on the street
01:02:31this is going to
01:02:34end in tears
01:02:34here Mary
01:02:35run to turn one
01:02:36now McLean
01:02:37is going to get
01:02:38weighted
01:02:38Brad Jones
01:02:39goodness me
01:02:40well I have to
01:02:43say the amount
01:02:43of times that
01:02:44Brad's waked
01:02:45black Cameron
01:02:46in the last
01:02:48five laps
01:02:48you know that
01:02:49old saying
01:02:50about knocking
01:02:51each other's
01:02:51lights out
01:02:52literally
01:02:54look at these
01:02:55things
01:02:55the state of
01:02:56the cars
01:02:57though
01:02:57look
01:02:57there wouldn't
01:02:58be a car
01:02:58in this race
01:02:59that doesn't have
01:03:00some battle
01:03:00look at it
01:03:01these three blokes
01:03:01these three blokes
01:03:04have been hammering
01:03:04hammering each other
01:03:05like you would
01:03:05believe
01:03:06look at the damage
01:03:07on the car
01:03:07the crowd are
01:03:09loving it
01:03:09the crowd are
01:03:10absolutely loving it
01:03:11James has managed
01:03:12to get past
01:03:13McLean and all
01:03:14of them
01:03:14look at the front
01:03:15of James' car
01:03:15that's from all the
01:03:16contact with the
01:03:17back of McLean's
01:03:17machine
01:03:18look at Cameron
01:03:18McConnell's thing
01:03:19both lights
01:03:20missing it
01:03:21spoilers hanging
01:03:22on the ground
01:03:22panel beaters
01:03:25rubbing their
01:03:25hands together
01:03:26right about now
01:03:26just goes to show
01:03:28the quality
01:03:29and the depth
01:03:29in V8 supercars
01:03:31at the moment
01:03:31this is a battle
01:03:32for the minor places
01:03:33this is outside
01:03:33the top ten
01:03:34look how hard
01:03:35they're charging
01:03:36here we are
01:03:38here's our race
01:03:42leader Craig Lowndes
01:03:43leads from
01:03:45team mate
01:03:46Mark Scaife
01:03:46the gap around
01:03:47about three and
01:03:47a half seconds
01:03:48this has been
01:03:50a tremendous
01:03:51performance from
01:03:52this team
01:03:52who have had
01:03:53a bit of an
01:03:54ordinary weekend
01:03:55I guess by their
01:03:55standards so far
01:03:56but they certainly
01:03:57have got the
01:03:58strategy just right
01:03:59for this third
01:03:59race
01:04:00yes indeed
01:04:01they learnt
01:04:02a big lesson
01:04:04in that race
01:04:05one
01:04:05when they decided
01:04:07to keep going
01:04:08beyond an early
01:04:09stop
01:04:09and that put them
01:04:10right back in the
01:04:11queue
01:04:11safety car didn't
01:04:14work for them
01:04:15either
01:04:15now things have
01:04:18really worked out
01:04:19for the whole
01:04:19racing team
01:04:20you've got their
01:04:22pitch stop strategy
01:04:23well organised
01:04:24further down
01:04:25the pack
01:04:25if you're wondering
01:04:26what Barry
01:04:26was worried about
01:04:28it happened
01:04:28right outside
01:04:28the commentary box
01:04:29and this is the
01:04:30battle
01:04:30it was nearly all
01:04:32it ended in tears
01:04:33it was
01:04:33horrible
01:04:34sideways
01:04:35it was classic
01:04:36this is the battle
01:04:37to stay inside the
01:04:37top ten
01:04:38John Bauer
01:04:38in ninth
01:04:39Tony Longhurst
01:04:40tenth
01:04:41Paul Morris
01:04:42eleventh
01:04:42oh look at
01:04:42Morris
01:04:43oh look at
01:04:44Morris
01:04:45oh dear me
01:04:50Russell's probably
01:04:53called this
01:04:54oh it's going to end
01:04:55in tears
01:04:56he's done it
01:04:58classic
01:05:01no one
01:05:01no one
01:05:01called him
01:05:03O'DeeDee
01:05:04we were saying
01:05:04he wouldn't get
01:05:05two cars
01:05:06abreast
01:05:06that was three
01:05:07cars oppressed
01:05:08on the streets
01:05:09of Canberra
01:05:09that was
01:05:09unbelievable
01:05:10Russell Engel
01:05:11read that
01:05:12beautifully
01:05:12he really did
01:05:13he's
01:05:14the enforcers
01:05:15doing a bit of
01:05:15enforcing this
01:05:16afternoon
01:05:16back to his
01:05:17powerful best
01:05:19and that sort of
01:05:20thing's got Engel's
01:05:21handwriting all over
01:05:22it
01:05:22oh yeah
01:05:23those of you
01:05:25who may have just
01:05:25joined us
01:05:26Stephen Richard's
01:05:27teammate Greg Murphy
01:05:28who took out
01:05:29the first ever
01:05:30race around the
01:05:30streets of the
01:05:31nation's capital
01:05:31has retired
01:05:32with a clutch
01:05:33value
01:05:33this is the battle
01:05:34for third position
01:05:35though
01:05:35Seaton has really
01:05:36closed the gap
01:05:37on Stephen
01:05:37Richard's
01:05:38let's look at
01:05:38that replay
01:05:39he's coming down
01:05:42pit straight
01:05:42last time around
01:05:44that's
01:05:46this was
01:05:48what I saw
01:05:49outside of our
01:05:50commentary box
01:05:51window
01:05:51here's the battle
01:05:52for third position
01:05:53Stephen Richard's
01:05:54defending hard
01:05:54from Glenn Seaton
01:05:55he's come storming
01:05:56through
01:05:56at the end of this
01:05:58race
01:05:58close the gap
01:05:59to the Kmart
01:06:00Commodore
01:06:00could we see
01:06:02a forward
01:06:03finishing in the
01:06:04top three
01:06:04in Canberra
01:06:06this afternoon
01:06:06it's been a
01:06:08tough run so far
01:06:09Holden have
01:06:09claimed two
01:06:10victories so far
01:06:11this weekend
01:06:12and looking
01:06:13very much like
01:06:14they're going to
01:06:15take a clean sweep
01:06:16with Holden
01:06:17Racing Team
01:06:17running one
01:06:18two but look
01:06:18at Glenn Seaton
01:06:19he's pumped up
01:06:20for a big result
01:06:21here if he can
01:06:21get past the
01:06:22Kmart Commodore
01:06:22down Flynn Drive
01:06:26hard on the gas
01:06:27as they accelerate
01:06:28down toward
01:06:29turn 12
01:06:30back on the brakes
01:06:31first gear
01:06:32for this incredibly
01:06:33tight chicane
01:06:34headlights on
01:06:36Stephen Richard's
01:06:38have his mirrors
01:06:39full of headlights
01:06:39of that XR8
01:06:40behind him
01:06:41shifting up
01:06:42through the gears
01:06:42once again
01:06:43as they continue
01:06:43down Flynn Place
01:06:44to the second
01:06:45chicane
01:06:46at least they
01:06:47don't have to
01:06:47contend with the
01:06:48sun today
01:06:48if you didn't
01:06:49see it yesterday
01:06:49the sun was very
01:06:50low in the afternoon
01:06:51and a whole bunch
01:06:52of guys
01:06:53probably six or
01:06:53seven teams
01:06:54changed their
01:06:55windscreens
01:06:55last night
01:06:56because with
01:06:57the pitting
01:06:58on the windscreen
01:06:59and the sun
01:06:59reflecting in
01:07:00it
01:07:00they were saying
01:07:02they couldn't
01:07:02see a thing
01:07:03couldn't see
01:07:03anything
01:07:04four laps
01:07:04remain in this
01:07:05one
01:07:06and this is an
01:07:06enthralling battle
01:07:07for third place
01:07:08you can forget
01:07:09the mobile holden
01:07:10racing team
01:07:11they have charged
01:07:11out into the
01:07:12distance
01:07:12but this is a
01:07:13great battle
01:07:13going on
01:07:14the Kmart
01:07:14Commodore
01:07:15hanging on
01:07:16hanging on to
01:07:16third place
01:07:16and at the
01:07:17moment
01:07:17Stephen Richards
01:07:18also hanging
01:07:18on to what
01:07:19could be
01:07:20the round
01:07:21victory
01:07:21in the GMC
01:07:22400
01:07:23look at
01:07:23Glenn Seton
01:07:24twice a
01:07:24winner
01:07:25in the
01:07:25Shell
01:07:25Championship
01:07:26series
01:07:27muscling away
01:07:28just depends
01:07:29how much a
01:07:30grudge match
01:07:30Stephen Richards
01:07:31wants to make
01:07:31of this
01:07:32if he lets
01:07:32Seton through
01:07:33he's still
01:07:33going to win
01:07:34the round
01:07:35overall
01:07:35I'm sure
01:07:36he'd like
01:07:36to bring
01:07:37home
01:07:37third place
01:07:39for the
01:07:39Kmart
01:07:39team
01:07:39they've had
01:07:40a very
01:07:40strong
01:07:40weekend
01:07:41Greg Murphy
01:07:41winning race
01:07:42one
01:07:43Richardson
01:07:45can bring
01:07:45her home
01:07:45on the
01:07:46podium
01:07:46it'll be
01:07:47a great
01:07:47weekend
01:07:48for Gary
01:07:48D'Umbrella
01:07:49and the
01:07:49boys
01:07:49Todd Kelly
01:07:50is catching
01:07:50up
01:07:50while they're
01:07:51about to
01:07:52go
01:07:52at the
01:07:53order
01:07:54at the
01:07:54moment
01:07:54Craig
01:07:54Lounds
01:07:553.8
01:07:55seconds
01:07:56up the
01:07:56road
01:07:56for
01:07:56Markscape
01:07:5714 seconds
01:07:58behind
01:07:58is this
01:07:59battle
01:07:59for
01:07:59third
01:07:59Stephen
01:08:00Richardson
01:08:01and
01:08:01Glenn
01:08:01Seton
01:08:01going
01:08:03Hammer
01:08:03and
01:08:03Tom
01:08:03Ted Kelly
01:08:04back
01:08:05in fifth
01:08:05Neil
01:08:05Croft
01:08:06in sixth
01:08:09Mark
01:08:09having a run
01:08:10down the
01:08:10inside
01:08:10doesn't get
01:08:14any closer
01:08:15than that
01:08:15that was
01:08:16really
01:08:16that was
01:08:16Seton just
01:08:23jumping
01:08:23for joy
01:08:24past him
01:08:24he says
01:08:25to the
01:08:25team
01:08:25he might
01:08:27be surprised
01:08:28even himself
01:08:28now he's
01:08:29got to try
01:08:29and box
01:08:30that Kmart
01:08:31car into
01:08:31the finish
01:08:32look at
01:08:33how cool
01:08:33he is
01:08:34behind the
01:08:34wheel
01:08:34this
01:08:36veteran
01:08:37of touring
01:08:37cars
01:08:37two times
01:08:39shell
01:08:39so
01:08:41Stephen
01:08:42Richards
01:08:42struggling
01:08:43for speed
01:08:44in the
01:08:45final
01:08:45laps
01:08:46of the
01:08:46GMC
01:08:47400
01:08:47Grant
01:08:50Denya
01:08:50is in
01:08:50pit lane
01:08:51well I'm down
01:08:52here with
01:08:52Greg Murphy
01:08:53you're now
01:08:53on the
01:08:53sidelines
01:08:54but you're
01:08:54watching
01:08:54these last
01:08:55couple of
01:08:55laps
01:08:55he's getting
01:08:55a bit
01:08:56serious
01:08:56out there
01:08:56yeah
01:08:57Richards
01:08:57just let
01:08:58him go
01:08:58he's been
01:08:59told he's
01:09:00still going
01:09:00to win
01:09:00the round
01:09:01outright
01:09:02so there's
01:09:02no point
01:09:02in holding
01:09:03these guys
01:09:03up
01:09:03they might
01:09:04get a bit
01:09:04desperate
01:09:04and do
01:09:04something
01:09:05silly
01:09:05so he's
01:09:05just let
01:09:06him go
01:09:06and the
01:09:07car has been
01:09:07working pretty
01:09:07well
01:09:08I think
01:09:08the guys
01:09:08did awesome
01:09:09pit stops
01:09:09and he's
01:09:09just cruising
01:09:11it to the
01:09:11finish
01:09:11which is
01:09:12the right
01:09:12thing to do
01:09:13first Kmart
01:09:14round victory
01:09:15for the year
01:09:16or any time
01:09:17so we're pretty
01:09:18happy that he'll
01:09:19just cruise it
01:09:19to the end
01:09:20just talk us
01:09:21around this lap
01:09:22here
01:09:22how's the feeling
01:09:23what's the
01:09:23machinery like
01:09:24and how would
01:09:25you be feeling
01:09:25after 50 laps
01:09:26around this circuit
01:09:27well mine's not
01:09:28feeling very good
01:09:28at all
01:09:29but it's pretty
01:09:30hard on the gear
01:09:31lots of creaks
01:09:32and groans
01:09:33the brakes are
01:09:33really struggling
01:09:34it's hard on
01:09:35brakes
01:09:35as you see
01:09:36Cam McConville
01:09:36with a tyre
01:09:37flat tyre
01:09:38front end
01:09:39his car
01:09:39not looking
01:09:39too beautiful
01:09:40so he's
01:09:41obviously found
01:09:42it pretty tough
01:09:42on the equipment
01:09:43I'd say
01:09:43hope Stephen
01:09:45can bring it
01:09:46home
01:09:46nice and strong
01:09:47I'm sure he will
01:09:48he's been doing
01:09:48a great job
01:09:49and he's just
01:09:50going to make sure
01:09:51that he does it
01:09:52for the team
01:09:52and show what
01:09:53he'll be doing
01:09:53thanks Greg
01:09:54Stephen Richards
01:09:55doing the right
01:09:56thing
01:09:56as we suspect
01:09:57that he's just
01:09:58easing it back
01:09:59because he knows
01:10:00at the moment
01:10:02he is sitting
01:10:03at the top
01:10:03of the podium
01:10:04first shell
01:10:05series round
01:10:06victory
01:10:06for Kmart
01:10:08racing
01:10:08it'll be a big
01:10:10day
01:10:10there'll be plenty
01:10:11of champagne
01:10:11in the garage
01:10:12but here's
01:10:13Cameron McConville
01:10:13started out
01:10:16Marcus
01:10:16I was going to
01:10:16say it's a great
01:10:17weekend for the
01:10:18Rod Nash
01:10:18racing team
01:10:19the auto pro
01:10:19outfit
01:10:20they got inside
01:10:21the top 50%
01:10:23in qualifying
01:10:23oh Russell
01:10:24Lingo's got
01:10:24problems
01:10:25now there's
01:10:26something wrong
01:10:27with the back end
01:10:27there I wonder
01:10:27if it's a flat
01:10:28back left
01:10:28or something
01:10:29something's wrong
01:10:30try and get a
01:10:31closer look
01:10:32looks like the
01:10:32car's crabbing
01:10:33a little bit
01:10:33haven't we seen
01:10:36some punctures
01:10:37around here
01:10:38this weekend
01:10:38there's been
01:10:38two laps
01:10:40remaining in this
01:10:40race but
01:10:41there's been a
01:10:42lot of flat
01:10:42tyres
01:10:42the only reason
01:10:44you could think
01:10:44it would be a
01:10:45lot of debris
01:10:46and cars picking
01:10:47it up
01:10:48puncturing tyres
01:10:49because there's
01:10:49been a lot of
01:10:50flats
01:10:51haven't seen this
01:10:52many in one
01:10:53race for a long
01:10:53time
01:10:54it's a braking
01:10:56trouble too
01:10:57Mark
01:10:57this has been
01:10:57quite a
01:10:58torturous circuit
01:10:59on brakes
01:11:00a lot of the
01:11:00teams put new
01:11:01pads in
01:11:01specifically for
01:11:02this race
01:11:03and we've
01:11:03seen a lot
01:11:04of flat
01:11:04spotting
01:11:04of tyres
01:11:05too
01:11:05so that
01:11:05could be
01:11:06a cause
01:11:06of some
01:11:06of these
01:11:06punctures
01:11:07still in the
01:11:23points
01:11:24the team
01:11:24telling him
01:11:25don't give
01:11:25up
01:11:26not that
01:11:26Russell
01:11:27Engel
01:11:27ever gives
01:11:27up
01:11:27but it's
01:11:29been a
01:11:29very
01:11:29character
01:11:30building
01:11:30weekend
01:11:30for the
01:11:30enforcer
01:11:31he doesn't
01:11:33end up
01:11:33with a
01:11:33stutter
01:11:33out of
01:11:33this
01:11:34one
01:11:34I'll
01:11:34give it
01:11:34away
01:11:34all that
01:11:34wheel
01:11:35wobbling
01:11:35now one
01:11:41things for
01:11:41sure
01:11:42Russell's
01:11:42not going
01:11:42to be
01:11:42speeding
01:11:43down the
01:11:43pit lane
01:11:43three
01:11:44three
01:11:44three
01:11:44hundred
01:11:44dollars
01:11:45the
01:11:45last
01:11:45one
01:11:46just
01:11:46amazingly
01:11:47the
01:11:48drivers
01:11:48say the
01:11:48encouragement
01:11:49that gives
01:11:49you when
01:11:49you're all
01:11:50alone in
01:11:50the car
01:11:50and you're
01:11:51feeling bad
01:11:51I think
01:11:56it's
01:11:56flashing
01:11:57that
01:11:57camera
01:11:57in
01:11:57pit
01:11:57lane
01:11:58actually
01:11:58covering
01:11:59something
01:11:59else
01:11:59so
01:12:005.2
01:12:04seconds
01:12:05the gap
01:12:05now
01:12:05Craig
01:12:06Lowndes
01:12:06has
01:12:07over
01:12:07Markscape
01:12:08the
01:12:09Holden
01:12:09fans
01:12:10the throngs
01:12:10of
01:12:10Holden
01:12:11fans
01:12:11here
01:12:11in
01:12:11Canberra
01:12:12cheering
01:12:12him
01:12:12on
01:12:12so
01:12:14this
01:12:14is
01:12:14the
01:12:14last
01:12:14lap
01:12:15folks
01:12:15we are
01:12:18on
01:12:18our
01:12:18way
01:12:19home
01:12:19in
01:12:19the
01:12:19GMC
01:12:20400
01:12:20what a
01:12:21fantastic
01:12:22performance
01:12:22it has
01:12:23been
01:12:23for
01:12:23Craig
01:12:23Lowndes
01:12:24and he
01:12:26is now
01:12:27going to
01:12:27be in a
01:12:28position
01:12:28to cruise
01:12:29to victory
01:12:29ahead of
01:12:29his
01:12:29teammate
01:12:30Markscape
01:12:31in the
01:12:32third
01:12:32race
01:12:32a
01:12:36fantastic
01:12:36effort
01:12:36by the
01:12:37Mobile
01:12:37Holden
01:12:37Racing
01:12:38who have
01:12:38had
01:12:39a
01:12:39very
01:12:40very
01:12:41ordinary
01:12:41weekend
01:12:42so far
01:12:43and it's
01:12:44all come
01:12:44good
01:12:44in the
01:12:45double
01:12:45points
01:12:45race
01:12:46this
01:12:46is
01:12:46worth
01:12:46120
01:12:47points
01:12:47of
01:12:47victory
01:12:47in
01:12:48this
01:12:48one
01:12:48the
01:12:48camper
01:12:48crowd
01:12:49the
01:12:50best
01:12:51thing
01:12:51that's
01:12:51ever
01:12:52happened
01:12:52to
01:12:52camera
01:12:52the
01:12:55lights
01:12:55on
01:12:55for
01:12:56Craig
01:12:56Lowndes
01:12:56as he
01:12:57heads
01:12:57for
01:12:57home
01:12:57in
01:12:58the
01:12:59big
01:12:59one
01:12:59the
01:12:59third
01:13:00race
01:13:00of
01:13:01the
01:13:01GMC
01:13:01400
01:13:02and
01:13:03much
01:13:03needed
01:13:03points
01:13:04for
01:13:04the
01:13:04defending
01:13:05shell
01:13:05series
01:13:06champion
01:13:06it
01:13:06has
01:13:06not
01:13:06been
01:13:07his
01:13:07year
01:13:07at
01:13:07all
01:13:08so
01:13:08far
01:13:08problems
01:13:10in
01:13:10Darwin
01:13:10got
01:13:12involved
01:13:12in
01:13:14and
01:13:15when
01:13:15it
01:13:15counts
01:13:16here
01:13:16in
01:13:17the
01:13:17streets
01:13:17of
01:13:17the
01:13:17nation's
01:13:18capital
01:13:18Craig
01:13:18Lowndes
01:13:19is
01:13:19going
01:13:20to
01:13:20take
01:13:20it
01:13:20out
01:13:20the
01:13:22man
01:13:22who
01:13:22will
01:13:22win
01:13:22the
01:13:22round
01:13:23though
01:13:23Stephen
01:13:23Richards
01:13:23in
01:13:23the
01:13:24Kmart
01:13:24Commodore
01:13:24but
01:13:25take
01:13:25nothing
01:13:25away
01:13:25from
01:13:26the
01:13:26Mobile
01:13:26Holden
01:13:26Racing
01:13:27team
01:13:27a
01:13:271-2
01:13:28wonderful
01:13:29scenes
01:13:30as
01:13:30Jeff
01:13:30Greg
01:13:31Natalie
01:13:31Lowndes
01:13:31and
01:13:32all
01:13:32the
01:13:32team
01:13:32hang
01:13:33over
01:13:33pit
01:13:33wall
01:13:33as
01:13:33they
01:13:34await
01:13:34Craig
01:13:34Lowndes
01:13:35and
01:13:35Mark
01:13:35Skafer
01:13:351-2
01:13:36for the
01:13:37Mobile
01:13:37Holden
01:13:37Racing
01:13:38team
01:13:38showing
01:13:50his
01:13:50elation
01:13:50there
01:13:50Glenn
01:13:51Seton
01:13:51getting
01:13:51across
01:13:52the
01:13:52line
01:13:52in
01:13:52third
01:13:52place
01:13:53absolutely
01:13:54wonderful
01:13:54I think
01:13:55he said
01:13:55very good
01:13:58translator
01:13:59Mark
01:13:59so
01:14:00Lowndes
01:14:00takes
01:14:00the win
01:14:01from
01:14:01Skafer
01:14:01and
01:14:01Glenn
01:14:02Seton
01:14:02in
01:14:02this
01:14:02third
01:14:02race
01:14:03as
01:14:03we
01:14:04understand
01:14:04it
01:14:04Stephen
01:14:04Richards
01:14:05will
01:14:05win
01:14:05the
01:14:05round
01:14:06that
01:14:06is
01:14:06confirmation
01:14:06of
01:14:07that
01:14:07fact
01:14:07so
01:14:08a
01:14:08fantastic
01:14:08performance
01:14:09Lowndes
01:14:10and
01:14:10Crompton
01:14:10will
01:14:11finish
01:14:11I guess
01:14:12if you
01:14:12like
01:14:12equal
01:14:13second
01:14:13in
01:14:13terms
01:14:13of
01:14:13points
01:14:14for
01:14:14the
01:14:14round
01:14:14so
01:14:14great
01:14:15to
01:14:15see
01:14:15Cromley
01:14:15on
01:14:16the
01:14:16podium
01:14:17as
01:14:17well
01:14:17he
01:14:17hung
01:14:18on
01:14:18there
01:14:18for
01:14:18sixth
01:14:18place
01:14:19behind
01:14:21Stephen
01:14:21Richards
01:14:22but
01:14:23there
01:14:23they
01:14:23are
01:14:23the
01:14:25Mobile
01:14:25Holden
01:14:25Racing
01:14:26team
01:14:26and
01:14:28wouldn't
01:14:28they
01:14:28be
01:14:28delighted
01:14:29with
01:14:29that
01:14:29you
01:14:30gotta
01:14:30hand
01:14:31it
01:14:31well
01:14:40done
01:14:41to
01:14:41HRT
01:14:41and
01:14:41well
01:14:42done
01:14:42to
01:14:42the
01:14:42organisers
01:14:43of
01:14:43this
01:14:43fantastic
01:14:44event
01:14:44the
01:14:44inaugural
01:14:45GMC
01:14:46400
01:14:46a
01:14:48fantastic
01:14:48weekend
01:14:49of
01:14:49motor
01:14:49racing
01:14:49and
01:14:50a
01:14:50variety
01:14:50of
01:14:50different
01:14:51winners
01:14:51at
01:14:52the
01:14:52end
01:14:52of
01:14:52each
01:14:52of
01:14:52the
01:14:53three
01:14:53races
01:14:53we
01:14:53will
01:14:53recap
01:14:54the
01:14:54results
01:14:54for
01:14:54you
01:14:55of
01:14:55the
01:14:55third
01:14:55one
01:14:56there
01:14:56it
01:14:56is
01:14:56Craig
01:14:56Lowndes
01:14:57and
01:14:57Markscape
01:14:57one
01:14:58and
01:14:58two
01:14:58Seaton
01:14:59Todd
01:14:59Kelly
01:14:59Stephen
01:15:00Richards
01:15:00wins
01:15:01the
01:15:01round
01:15:01in
01:15:01the
01:15:02Kmart
01:15:02Commodore
01:15:02a
01:15:03fantastic
01:15:03effort
01:15:04for
01:15:04the
01:15:0426
01:15:04year
01:15:05old
01:15:05Crompton
01:15:06Larry
01:15:06Perkins
01:15:06and
01:15:06Paul
01:15:07Ranisich
01:15:07complete
01:15:08the
01:15:08filled
01:15:08by
01:15:08that
01:15:08sunshine
01:15:09the
01:15:09temperature
01:15:09is
01:15:10falling
01:15:10fast
01:15:11here
01:15:11in
01:15:11Canberra
01:15:11however
01:15:12the
01:15:12memories
01:15:13of
01:15:13this
01:15:13hot
01:15:13competition
01:15:14over
01:15:14the
01:15:14past
01:15:14few
01:15:15days
01:15:15will
01:15:15be
01:15:15with
01:15:15us
01:15:16for
01:15:16a
01:15:16long
01:15:16time
01:15:17yet
01:15:17marvellous
01:15:18action
01:15:18in
01:15:18the
01:15:18GMC
01:15:19400
01:15:19Craig
01:15:20Lowndes
01:15:20won
01:15:20the
01:15:20third
01:15:21race
01:15:21and
01:15:22lifted
01:15:22himself
01:15:22to
01:15:23equal
01:15:23second
01:15:23on
01:15:24the
01:15:24day
01:15:24with
01:15:24Neil
01:15:24Crompton
01:15:25Stevie
01:15:26Richards
01:15:26did
01:15:26well
01:15:27enough
01:15:27to
01:15:27take
01:15:28the
01:15:28major
01:15:28prize
01:15:29for
01:15:29the
01:15:29weekend
01:15:29but
01:15:29what
01:15:29a
01:15:30variety
01:15:30of
01:15:30results
01:15:31we've
01:15:31had
01:15:31incredible
01:15:31stuff
01:15:32let's
01:15:33go to
01:15:33the
01:15:33podium
01:15:33now
01:15:33with
01:15:34Mark
01:15:34Osler
01:15:34Canberra
01:15:38for the
01:15:38first time
01:15:39and what
01:15:39a wonderful
01:15:40event
01:15:40I'm sure
01:15:40there are
01:15:41many more
01:15:42to come
01:15:42and the
01:15:43fans have
01:15:43turned out
01:15:44in their
01:15:44thousands
01:15:44to welcome
01:15:45the V8
01:15:45Ford and
01:15:46Holders
01:15:46to the
01:15:47streets
01:15:47of
01:15:47Canberra
01:15:47a wonderful
01:15:48addition
01:15:48to the
01:15:49nation's
01:15:49capital
01:15:50right now
01:15:51I'd like
01:15:51to introduce
01:15:52the man
01:15:52who came
01:15:53third
01:15:53today
01:15:54a wonderful
01:15:54effort
01:15:54in the
01:15:54FTR
01:15:55Falcon
01:15:55and to
01:15:56present
01:15:56the award
01:15:57the
01:15:57director
01:15:57of
01:15:57motorsport
01:15:58for
01:15:58the
01:15:58Canberra
01:15:58Tourism
01:15:59and
01:15:59Events
01:15:59Corporation
01:15:59Katie
01:16:00Redden
01:16:00will
01:16:00make
01:16:01the
01:16:01presentation
01:16:01to
01:16:02Neil
01:16:02Crofton
01:16:03over here
01:16:11Cromley
01:16:11wow
01:16:13that's your
01:16:14second podium
01:16:14in something
01:16:15like 61
01:16:15starts
01:16:16it's been
01:16:16a tough
01:16:16career
01:16:17but wow
01:16:17bet that
01:16:18champagne
01:16:18will taste
01:16:19good
01:16:19later on
01:16:19yeah
01:16:19it certainly
01:16:20will
01:16:20Mark
01:16:20just all
01:16:21credit
01:16:22to my
01:16:23team
01:16:23today
01:16:23and all
01:16:24weekend
01:16:24we've
01:16:24really worked
01:16:25flat out
01:16:25I know
01:16:26everybody's
01:16:26team does
01:16:27but special
01:16:27thanks to
01:16:28the guys
01:16:28down there
01:16:29I can't
01:16:29nominate
01:16:29them all
01:16:30but
01:16:30we've
01:16:31worked
01:16:31really
01:16:31hard
01:16:31we made
01:16:31a lot
01:16:32of
01:16:32changes
01:16:32after the
01:16:32first
01:16:33day
01:16:33and they
01:16:33worked
01:16:33made a bit
01:16:34of a blue
01:16:35early in that
01:16:35race when I
01:16:36torched the
01:16:36front right
01:16:37tyre
01:16:37and all
01:16:38thanks to
01:16:38Bridgestone
01:16:39because I
01:16:39did virtually
01:16:4095% of the
01:16:41race on the
01:16:42one set of
01:16:42tyres and
01:16:42they were
01:16:43still pretty
01:16:43strong at
01:16:43the end
01:16:44so no
01:16:44very pleased
01:16:45congratulations
01:16:46Neil
01:16:46Crofton
01:16:46put your
01:16:47hands
01:16:47together
01:16:47folks
01:16:47a wonderful
01:16:48effort
01:16:48for Ford
01:16:49on the
01:16:50streets
01:16:50of
01:16:50Canberra
01:16:50right now
01:16:52I'd like
01:16:52to call
01:16:52on the
01:16:53ACT
01:16:53Chief
01:16:54Minister
01:16:54Kate
01:16:54Carnell
01:16:55to make
01:16:55the
01:16:55presentation
01:16:56to second
01:16:56place
01:16:56today
01:16:57he had a
01:16:57pretty tough
01:16:58start to the
01:16:58weekend but he
01:16:59made up for it
01:16:59at the end
01:16:59Craig Lowndes
01:17:01come over here
01:17:09Craig
01:17:09well done
01:17:11oh you got a
01:17:11power tool for
01:17:12your problems as
01:17:13well
01:17:13that was a
01:17:15pretty difficult
01:17:15start to the
01:17:15weekend in terms
01:17:16of pitch strategy
01:17:17obviously but
01:17:17everything came
01:17:18together for you
01:17:19at the big
01:17:19double points
01:17:20race
01:17:20well it did
01:17:21the guys
01:17:21done a
01:17:21fantastic job
01:17:22to mobile
01:17:22and hold
01:17:23and thank
01:17:23you for
01:17:23building a
01:17:24great car
01:17:24really our
01:17:25strategy didn't
01:17:26really play
01:17:26a part
01:17:27the cars
01:17:27were fantastic
01:17:28the speed
01:17:28was there
01:17:29pit stops
01:17:29were great
01:17:29and really
01:17:31we've just
01:17:31put a big
01:17:31effort in
01:17:32for this
01:17:32one and
01:17:32really the
01:17:3350 laps
01:17:33around here
01:17:34is no
01:17:34mean feat
01:17:35but it's
01:17:35a fantastic
01:17:35track and
01:17:36we'd love
01:17:36to come
01:17:36back
01:17:37indeed
01:17:37everyone
01:17:38agrees
01:17:38with that
01:17:38put your
01:17:38hands
01:17:39together
01:17:39folks
01:17:39Craig Lowndes
01:17:40second
01:17:40here
01:17:40in the
01:17:41GMC
01:17:42400
01:17:42right now
01:17:44I'd like
01:17:44to call
01:17:45on the
01:17:45directors
01:17:45of the
01:17:45global
01:17:46machinery
01:17:46company
01:17:47sponsors
01:17:47of this
01:17:47wonderful
01:17:48event
01:17:48Tony
01:17:48D'Antonio
01:17:49and Peter
01:17:49Hosking
01:17:50to present
01:17:50the winners
01:17:51laurel
01:17:51and trophy
01:17:52to our
01:17:52overall winner
01:17:53of the
01:17:53first GMC
01:17:54400
01:17:54Stephen
01:17:55Richards
01:17:55Stephen
01:18:02congratulations
01:18:03what a
01:18:05wonderful
01:18:05moment for
01:18:05the Kmart
01:18:06team
01:18:06I know
01:18:07Gary
01:18:07Dumbrell
01:18:07and everyone
01:18:07will be
01:18:07very happy
01:18:08that's the
01:18:08first victory
01:18:09for Kmart
01:18:09and I'm
01:18:10sure
01:18:10the first
01:18:10of many
01:18:11yes
01:18:12definitely
01:18:12for sure
01:18:13Mark
01:18:13the guys
01:18:14really pulled
01:18:14the strategy
01:18:15all weekend
01:18:15the Kmart
01:18:16racing team
01:18:16did a great
01:18:17job
01:18:17to GMC
01:18:19thank you
01:18:19Kmart
01:18:21Holm
01:18:21and Castrol
01:18:22it's been a
01:18:23great day
01:18:23for me
01:18:23and I'm
01:18:24looking forward
01:18:24to the next
01:18:25one
01:18:25put your
01:18:25hands together
01:18:26folks
01:18:26the big
01:18:26winner
01:18:26of the
01:18:27GMC
01:18:27400
01:18:27Stephen
01:18:28Richards
01:18:28absolutely
01:18:29on fire
01:18:30on the
01:18:30streets
01:18:30of
01:18:30Canberra
01:18:31he's
01:18:34pretty good
01:18:35on the
01:18:35street
01:18:35Stephen
01:18:35Richards
01:18:36he knows
01:18:36how to
01:18:37lift
01:18:37for the
01:18:37big
01:18:37events
01:18:38great
01:18:38result
01:18:38all
01:18:38round
01:18:39for
01:18:39Kmart
01:18:39racing
01:18:40because
01:18:40Greg
01:18:41Murphy
01:18:41might
01:18:41recall
01:18:41took
01:18:42race
01:18:42one
01:18:42but
01:18:42here's
01:18:42the
01:18:42championship
01:18:43position
01:18:46Browns
01:18:47has
01:18:47lifted
01:18:47up
01:18:48a
01:18:48couple
01:18:48of
01:18:48spots
01:18:48into
01:18:49fourth
01:18:49menacing
01:18:50the
01:18:50drivers
01:18:51in
01:18:51front
01:18:51of
01:18:51him
01:18:51so
01:18:51with
01:18:52all
01:18:52these
01:18:52double
01:18:52point
01:18:53events
01:18:53it's
01:18:53possible
01:18:53for
01:18:54anything
01:18:54to
01:18:54happen
01:18:55yet
01:18:55in
01:18:56this
01:18:56year's
01:18:56shell
01:18:56championship
01:18:57series
01:18:58Barry
01:18:58Sheen
01:18:58incredible
01:18:59stuff
01:19:00really
01:19:00and I'll
01:19:00tell you
01:19:00what
01:19:01the gloves
01:19:01are coming
01:19:01on now
01:19:02because
01:19:02of the
01:19:02temperature
01:19:02but the
01:19:03gloves
01:19:03were off
01:19:03all
01:19:03weekend
01:19:04with the
01:19:04drivers
01:19:04weren't
01:19:05they
01:19:05amazing
01:19:06really
01:19:06good
01:19:06I have
01:19:06to say
01:19:07I really
01:19:07enjoyed
01:19:07this
01:19:08weekend
01:19:08some
01:19:08of
01:19:08the
01:19:08racing
01:19:09we've
01:19:10had
01:19:10different
01:19:10winners
01:19:11than that
01:19:11with
01:19:11Murphy
01:19:12it was
01:19:12nice
01:19:12to see
01:19:12Murph win
01:19:13but the
01:19:14competition
01:19:14has been
01:19:14great
01:19:15it's so
01:19:15tough
01:19:16and I
01:19:16think
01:19:16the
01:19:16drivers
01:19:17really
01:19:17acquitted
01:19:17themselves
01:19:18great
01:19:18because
01:19:19it was
01:19:19so easy
01:19:20to crash
01:19:20here
01:19:21not a lot
01:19:21of room
01:19:21to pass
01:19:22but the
01:19:23people in
01:19:23Canberra
01:19:24the organisers
01:19:24it's been
01:19:25a really
01:19:25good thing
01:19:26and we've
01:19:27got the best
01:19:27touring car
01:19:28series in the
01:19:29world
01:19:29bar none
01:19:29there's no
01:19:30doubt
01:19:30a lot of
01:19:30concern
01:19:31among the
01:19:31drivers about
01:19:32the reverse
01:19:32grid going
01:19:33into this
01:19:33event
01:19:34now there
01:19:34may still
01:19:35be some
01:19:35concerns
01:19:35I'd imagine
01:19:36because not
01:19:36all of them
01:19:37had an easy
01:19:37run
01:19:37however
01:19:38as far as
01:19:39spectators
01:19:39are concerned
01:19:40it was
01:19:40fantastic
01:19:41and if you
01:19:41can have a
01:19:41reverse grid
01:19:42work here
01:19:42you'll have
01:19:43it work
01:19:43anywhere
01:19:43really
01:19:43absolutely
01:19:44I mean
01:19:45you know
01:19:45with the
01:19:46reverse grid
01:19:47it worked
01:19:47out perfectly
01:19:48because there
01:19:48was a bunch
01:19:49of good guys
01:19:50at the front
01:19:50a bunch
01:19:50of good guys
01:19:51at the back
01:19:52and you know
01:19:53there really
01:19:54wasn't that
01:19:54much carnage
01:19:55in it
01:19:56you know
01:19:56the first race
01:19:57of all
01:19:57I thought
01:19:57oh boy
01:19:58imagine
01:19:58it's going to
01:19:59be like
01:19:59reverse grid
01:20:00I've had a
01:20:01great time
01:20:01really enjoyed
01:20:01it
01:20:02yeah so too
01:20:02did I
01:20:03such a variety
01:20:04of results
01:20:04and I think
01:20:05everyone has
01:20:05enjoyed themselves
01:20:06of course Garth
01:20:07Tander might have
01:20:08other things to
01:20:08say because he's
01:20:09just had such
01:20:09a rotten weekend
01:20:10in fact the
01:20:11whole team had
01:20:11a tough time
01:20:12but there are
01:20:12many races
01:20:13left to go
01:20:13much more
01:20:14motorsport
01:20:14in fact general
01:20:15sporting action
01:20:16for you on
01:20:16Network 10
01:20:17don't forget
01:20:17Matty White
01:20:18with Sports
01:20:18Tonight
01:20:18we'll have
01:20:19a wrap up
01:20:21of all the
01:20:21day's sport
01:20:22and that'll be
01:20:22live from this
01:20:23venue
01:20:23plenty more to
01:20:25come on your
01:20:25home of
01:20:25motorsport
01:20:26the 250s and
01:20:27500 Grand Prix
01:20:28Catalonia
01:20:29scene of
01:20:30some marvellous
01:20:31racing in the
01:20:31past
01:20:32Greg Rust will
01:20:32be with
01:20:32Darryl Beattie
01:20:33and Barry Sheen
01:20:34for all the
01:20:34action tonight
01:20:35check your
01:20:35guides for
01:20:35details there
01:20:36and still more
01:20:38the Queensland
01:20:38Raceway is the
01:20:39venue for the
01:20:40next round of
01:20:40the Shell
01:20:41Championship Series
01:20:42the pressure is
01:20:43now on Mark
01:20:44Scaife he had a
01:20:45very consistent
01:20:45result this
01:20:46weekend but
01:20:47Craig Lowndes
01:20:48his own
01:20:48team mate is
01:20:49coming to get
01:20:49him and that
01:20:501-2 finish
01:20:51very very close
01:20:52at the end
01:20:52which was
01:20:53reminiscent of
01:20:53the famous
01:20:541-2 finish
01:20:54that the Fords
01:20:55pulled off in
01:20:55Bathurst in the
01:20:5670s
01:20:56Mobile Holden
01:20:58Racing
01:20:58Team
01:20:58trying to
01:20:59emulate that
01:20:59performance in
01:21:00the entire
01:21:00series in
01:21:012000 but
01:21:02there are
01:21:02plenty of
01:21:03other chances
01:21:03as well
01:21:04looking forward
01:21:04to your
01:21:05company next
01:21:05time on
01:21:06Network 10
01:21:07in the meantime
01:21:08on behalf of
01:21:08all the crew
01:21:09it's goodbye
01:21:09from the GMC
01:21:10400 in
01:21:11Canberra
01:21:11let's have a look
01:21:20let's have a look
01:21:33at this
01:21:33another angle
01:21:34oh what happened
01:21:35there
01:21:35there must be
01:21:57there must be
01:21:59something on
01:22:00something on the
01:22:00road
01:22:00oh
01:22:04oh
01:22:05oh
01:22:06oh
01:22:06god
01:22:07oh
01:22:15oh
01:22:15big crash
01:22:20in
01:22:21sideways
01:22:24is Larry
01:22:25oh look at
01:22:26that
01:22:26he is severely
01:22:27dehydrated
01:22:28here
01:22:28oh
01:22:29this is Brad
01:22:31Joe
01:22:32that's a big
01:22:33one
01:22:33oh
01:22:34oh
01:22:34my goodness
01:22:37mate
01:22:37the five top
01:22:39problem for the
01:22:40fuel
01:22:40oh
01:22:41there's been a
01:22:41flame
01:22:41there's a flame
01:22:42here
01:22:42oh
01:22:43oh
01:22:43oh
01:22:45mo
01:22:55oh
01:22:56oh
01:22:56oh

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