V8 Supercars 2013 - Pukekohe - Race 2

Touring Car Classics by Tony Thompson

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00:00:00Welcome back to the V8 Supercars on 7 Sport.

00:00:07Pit lane full of activity as the cars head out.

00:00:10Now we're getting ready for race 7, the second race of the afternoon.

00:00:13If it's anything like the first one, you will not want to miss a lap.

00:00:17In three weeks' time, we'll head back to Australia, right across to the west coast

00:00:21for the Chill Perth 360 Barbagallo Raceway, May 3 to 5.

00:00:25It'll feature the 60-60 Super Sprint format, and then on Sunday, two 100km races.

00:00:31Successful format, tickertech.com.au is the place to go if you want to join us at Barbagallo.

00:00:36Now we've made references to the changes at this venue, multi-million dollar facelift,

00:00:40but the biggest change on track is down turn 5, turn 6 section.

00:00:44So, Larko, let's take a closer look at that new section of the racetrack and just what it means.

00:00:49Yeah, well, it's well thought out, I've got to say, Matty.

00:00:51Before I do, just quickly, the Pukakoe track facts.

00:00:53We're in race 7 now, 36, 35 lapper.

00:00:56It's a sprint race, no pit stops, 100km, no pit stops, just full-on racing and tyres all hard.

00:01:03OK, so I've drawn on the board here, this is sort of turn 5, turn 6.

00:01:06Now, the first thing you'll note about it, it's actually very wide.

00:01:09This isn't just a corner, this has been specifically designed.

00:01:12There's a couple of ways you can approach this.

00:01:14One, here's our car coming into the turn, is what I'll call a classic, almost aggressive line.

00:01:19So, you're looking for an apex here and here, so the car will come in, look, something like this, nice little arc around there, and off it goes and up to the hairpin.

00:01:29Now, the problem with that, it optimises its speed at this point, but it's quite sharp here on the way down there.

00:01:34Now, the other way to go around it is what we call sacrificing a corner.

00:01:39So, you come in and you actually sacrifice a little bit of speed at this point.

00:01:45So, you've got to tuck the car in tighter.

00:01:47But what that does, it opens up the next corner that looks a little more like that.

00:01:52Now, the consequence of that is when you get down to this point, the car's actually travelling a little faster.

00:01:57Now, if I can just roll some vision here, and we'll have a look at this at the corner.

00:02:01Now, this is the two Davidson brothers, and you can see, look, we've highlighted the one on the right.

00:02:04There's Will Davo, so he's taking a classic or aggressive line, great in race mode.

00:02:09But when we play it again and look at Alex Davidson, slowing the car up, look, see, he's slower at this point.

00:02:15Now, what happens when we come back to our drawing?

00:02:18One, the first car at the middle of the corner, you can see my drawing there, is pointed about there.

00:02:23The second car at the same point, although he's slower, he's pointed at a little more angle like that.

00:02:29So what it means, that one down here is going a little faster.

00:02:34Now, that's great if you want to be in qualifying, but the other one, this one's actually better for racing,

00:02:38because you can afford to dive in there, grab a spot, and then hustle on your way out.

00:02:42So sometimes it's funny, eh?

00:02:44What just looks like pretty simple driving around a racetrack, believe me, every corner,

00:02:48every application of the brake and the throttle and the steering, there's a little bit of science involved.

00:02:52It's already a winner.

00:02:53That race that we saw earlier today was one of the best we've had in a long, long time.

00:02:57Scott McLaughlin, the young Kiwi, claimed victory for that one,

00:03:00and another Kiwi will start race seven on pole position.

00:03:03There he is, Fabian Coulthard.

00:03:05So can they keep this role going in front of this spectacular crowd at Pukekohe Park Raceway?

00:03:10Stay with us here on Seven Sport, back after the break.

00:03:13We've already had a fantastic season of firsts so far this year.

00:03:38Our first 60-60 Super Sprint format the other week.

00:03:42First time back here at Pukekohe in six years.

00:03:45Scotty McLaughlin's first race win.

00:03:47And of course, don't forget, in mid-May, we'll have our first ever V8 supercar event to be held in North America.

00:03:54We're heading off to Austin, Texas for the Austin 400.

00:03:57Now, if you'd like to join us over there, sportsnetholidays.com slash V8 Texas is the place to go.

00:04:041-300-888-858.

00:04:07Come along.

00:04:08It's going to be a wonderful weekend at the Circuit of the Americas,

00:04:11which was a smash hit when it opened its doors for the Formula One World Championship.

00:04:18It's going to be great to see the V8s over there.

00:04:20Let's check in with Mark Barretta.

00:04:21Hey, Matty, just before we have a chat to Jamie Wincup, just have a look over my shoulder.

00:04:24Have a look at the crowd down here.

00:04:26As far as you can see, just a wall of people.

00:04:28So many people out here on the grid enjoying it.

00:04:30But the huge crowd that is up on the sides of this circuit at Pukekohe,

00:04:34they are so glad to see the V8s back here at this circuit.

00:04:36Now, Jamie Wincup, tough race six of the season for you, JW.

00:04:40What happened with the tyre?

00:04:42Have you worked out exactly what went wrong?

00:04:44Yeah, the tyre popped off the bead.

00:04:46So we start fairly low in the tyre pressures because we've got such a big, long race.

00:04:50And, yeah, but in saying that, I've used the kerb all weekend down at Turn 4.

00:04:56And it's one of the old original kerbs.

00:04:58It's been here for 100 years.

00:05:00But, yeah, it gobbled me up.

00:05:01And unfortunately, I must have hit it at the wrong angle, popped it off the bead.

00:05:04And that was the end of my race.

00:05:06Do you feel like there's a little bit to make up in Race 7?

00:05:08I think so.

00:05:09It's disappointing.

00:05:10I knew I was in trouble when I was heading down the straight with the steering wheel way off centre.

00:05:15So I'll see what I can do.

00:05:17Mate, I watched you in the Celebrity Challenge at the Grand Prix.

00:05:19So I picked up a few pointers.

00:05:21So I'll see how I go.

00:05:23Just whatever you saw, just forget it now, Jay.

00:05:24All right.

00:05:25All the best, mate.

00:05:26Good luck.

00:05:26Good job.

00:05:27Thanks.

00:05:27Just, yeah, had to bring that up, didn't he?

00:05:30We'll head back from there to Mark Whitterbottom, who also had some tyre troubles earlier on.

00:05:33Well, you would have brought it up anyway, wouldn't you?

00:05:35Exactly.

00:05:36Well, look, I don't know if there's much that I can do to help Frosty either, who, hello, Frosty's gone walkabout.

00:05:42He was here just a moment.

00:05:44He did.

00:05:44He knew I was going to give him some tips from what I learned from my three-race career.

00:05:47So he's bolted, but he also had some tyre trouble in the same spot too.

00:05:51But we've covered that off with J-Dub.

00:05:53So I think we'll go back to Larko or up to you boys, whichever you like.

00:05:56Where's Enamirs?

00:05:57Is she in front of you?

00:05:59Yes, thanks for bringing that up as well.

00:06:01She's very good driver, you know, Enamirs.

00:06:03He's completely devoid of friends down there at the moment.

00:06:05He's just leaning on a car.

00:06:08I don't think there's anyone I can talk to.

00:06:09No one will talk to me.

00:06:10Garth Tander's over behind you.

00:06:11Well, come on then.

00:06:12Let's go and have a chat to Garth Tander, shall we?

00:06:14Who's always up for a good chat.

00:06:16GT, the first thing you notice walking up to your car, of course, is the great Anzac Day livery that you guys have jumped on board with.

00:06:21That must make you a little bit proud to be carrying that too on this car.

00:06:24Yes, certainly.

00:06:25I mean, this weekend, obviously, racing in New Zealand, it's, you know, usually Australians and New Zealand are trying to kill each other on a sporting field.

00:06:32But, you know, obviously, the Anzac tradition is all about going hand in hand.

00:06:35So it's great to be able to have the livery on the car now.

00:06:37In the lead-up into Anzac Day, we can raise awareness for the Anzac Day appeal home in Australia and also the Poppy Day appeal here in New Zealand.

00:06:44Now, GT, you're in a good spot here, third row.

00:06:46What's the plan off the start?

00:06:48I got a pretty good start last race and actually got a few down into turn two as well.

00:06:51So hopefully we can get another good start and get amongst it up the first couple of corners.

00:06:56We had really good speed in the last race.

00:06:58But actually, when you came over and pointed at the car, you pointed at this very thing on the rear wing, the gurney flap, and that broke off last race.

00:07:04So we lost a heap of downforce last race.

00:07:06So this one's not going anywhere.

00:07:07So hopefully we have a better run this time.

00:07:09Good to be back at Puka Cowie.

00:07:10Yeah, it is.

00:07:11I mean, it's such a hairy track.

00:07:14You know, obviously the bumps are bigger than when we were here last time.

00:07:16And the run onto the front straight is a lot of fun.

00:07:18And they've done a good job with the new section out the back as well.

00:07:20I don't think it's taken anything away from the character of the place.

00:07:23It's retained its old-world charm, if you like, and added a bit to it as well.

00:07:27You are so relaxed before this race.

00:07:29Well, I've done it for a few years now, Barrett.

00:07:31So you get used to it a little bit.

00:07:34Yeah.

00:07:34I can just tell you from having been in the car myself on the grid at my three races at the Grand Prix, it's quite tense before a race, I find.

00:07:41Yeah, well, you're only three races into your career.

00:07:42And you'll find that as you get more races under your belt, that'll become more natural for you.

00:07:46I'll just point out, GT, I've done 14 laps in anger.

00:07:48Yeah, no, I think there's a career for you.

00:07:50I mean, there's still a few spots left for the endurance races.

00:07:54So we used to see Scafie do the commentator-driver thing, and I think it might be your turn this year.

00:07:58I think you're very kind, GT.

00:07:59Good luck.

00:07:59Cheers, mate.

00:08:00Barrett, are you driving home to the hotel tonight?

00:08:02No, I wouldn't even dare with you guys in the car.

00:08:05Look, I've still lost Frosty.

00:08:06He won't have a bar with me at the moment.

00:08:07I'll tell you who I could have a quick chat to, if you'd like.

00:08:10It's Jason Bright, who's just in the car down here and going very well this weekend.

00:08:15Righty, all good?

00:08:17Yeah, all good, mate.

00:08:18All right, well, let Barrett go.

00:08:19Get into it.

00:08:20Absolutely.

00:08:21We'll take a break out last before this race gets underway.

00:08:23Stay with us.

00:08:24V8 Supercars.

00:08:2540 kilometres south of Auckland, this is Pukecoe Park Raceway, and we are getting ready for

00:08:47the seventh race of 2013.

00:08:48This is our third event of the year at the revamped Puke venue, and the verdict is in.

00:08:54This is an absolute winner.

00:08:57There are a few nasty-looking clouds hovering around, but the forecast is saying mostly sunny

00:09:02for the rest of the afternoon.

00:09:04The pattern over the last few days has been a bit of rain later, pretty much early evening,

00:09:09so hopefully it shouldn't affect us too much as we crunch the numbers on this place.

00:09:13And Crompeau, take it away.

00:09:16Third fastest average speed of the 14 venues in the Championship Tour, just under 170 kilometres

00:09:22an hour, 11 corners.

00:09:24Slowest of them is that hairpin at turn eight.

00:09:26Very, very fast through turns 11 and one, and we've seen some unbelievable images so far

00:09:31this weekend.

00:09:32At the big talking points, the bumps, you heard drivers talk about it in the previous race

00:09:36in qualifying and the shootout, and that's what we'll be focused on in turn seven, how

00:09:39they cope with and handle all that.

00:09:42Race six of the year was almost a ride-off for Fabian Coulthard, penalised from second

00:09:46spot on the grid down to P10.

00:09:48Fabian, you move on from there?

00:09:50Yeah, look, it was a little bit rough, but that's life.

00:09:53You know, you cop it on the chin, and, you know, it wasn't a bad race.

00:09:56It probably went the best it could, you know, move from 10th up to 5th.

00:10:00So, yeah, look, clear track ahead of me now, so I'm going to hopefully capitalise on that.

00:10:03But you probably saw for Scotty earlier on, the home crowd here is just so in favour of

00:10:09you guys.

00:10:09That must be a big boost when you're out on the circuit.

00:10:11Yeah, look, if I couldn't win the race, you know, I'd love another Kiwi too, and, you

00:10:15know, Scotty did an awesome job.

00:10:16You know, I even got the chance to come down here and congratulate him down at the podium.

00:10:20So, look, all the Kiwis, we're here for each other, so there's only four of us, so we've

00:10:24got to make the most of it.

00:10:25Good luck, Fabian, all the very best.

00:10:26Guys, I've got to say, there was a great moment as Scotty went down through Pit Lane earlier

00:10:30on, and everyone came out from the garages and congratulated him.

00:10:33Everyone wanted to shake his hand and just make that moment as special as it could be

00:10:37for him.

00:10:37It was pretty good.

00:10:40Craig Lowndes, mate, position eight up to position three, so well done in the last race.

00:10:45Don't worry about a couple of blokes blowing tyres, that's a detail.

00:10:47Now, on the front row of the good, you could have a good afternoon here, Craig.

00:10:50Yeah, thanks, Lark.

00:10:51I think that's, look, we've put ourselves in a much better position, and as I said, you

00:10:55know, after the first race today, that normally it's hard to pass, but, of course, the

00:10:59way the tyre's wearing out around here, around Apookie, it actually is interesting,

00:11:03because you've got to look after the car quite early on, but you've got to be racy

00:11:05enough to be in front of everyone, so we'll see what we can do.

00:11:08Well, I'll tell you, mate, my mate Brett is over here just talking to Coulthard, and they're

00:11:12just, they're doing the whole Kiwi thing.

00:11:13I'm over it, mate.

00:11:15Let's go to the Aussies.

00:11:16Let's see a bit of action.

00:11:17I want to show you something at the front of the cars just quickly.

00:11:19So we've got Coulthard's Commodore and Lowndes' Commodore, and we talk about the little

00:11:22tuning differences.

00:11:23If you look in the front of Craig's car, if we come down in here, you can see these little

00:11:27brake blankers.

00:11:28See the little things with holes in them?

00:11:30They're about 50% covered up.

00:11:31If we come over to Coulthard's car, and we have a look at exactly the same little orifice

00:11:36in there, you can see they're opened up, and that'll change the downforce, pressure down

00:11:40there, on the front of that car, versus the front of this car.

00:11:43Now, I'm just going to quickly run back, see if we can catch up with Will Davidson, and

00:11:47there's another view.

00:11:48Look, the front of that Falcon, you can see the radiator blinking in that one, versus

00:11:51the front of that Holden, no radiator blinking.

00:11:54Again, a little tuning difference.

00:11:56See if we can just grab Will Davo.

00:11:58So, Will, just very quickly, mate, position seven in the last race, second row of the

00:12:02grid.

00:12:03Need to fly the forward flag for us, mate, and the Aussie flag.

00:12:06Yeah, we're getting plenty of questions, but look, Frosty was looking good in the last

00:12:09one.

00:12:10It was really unfortunate for him, but now I've got a much better view.

00:12:13I much prefer sitting here than where I was in the last one.

00:12:15So, the car was pretty solid.

00:12:17Tie life is a big part of the race at the moment.

00:12:20So, you know, race trim, we seemed okay.

00:12:23Now we can start up towards the front and hopefully give all these boys a run for their

00:12:26money.

00:12:27Mate, just briefly tell us about driving the car in here, because when we look at the

00:12:30vision, the body languages of the car, well, the body language, it's more dynamic than

00:12:34anywhere we go to.

00:12:35I mean, are you conscious of that as you're driving the car, the severity of the bumps and

00:12:39what that may do?

00:12:39It's pretty wild in here, Larko.

00:12:42It's doing some crazy things with the car, so you've really got to learn, you know, where

00:12:46to drive around the bumps, how much brake pressure to carry over bumps, how much throttle to

00:12:50use, because it can really upset the car.

00:12:53It's a pretty wild old ride.

00:12:54So, flow and momentum, car balance is very tricky to find with all those bumps.

00:12:58Righto, buddy, stick it into them Kiwis, eh?

00:13:00Good luck.

00:13:01I don't know about that, Larko, because Scott McLaughlin's got other ideas.

00:13:04The champagne-soaked race suit has gone to the dry cleaners.

00:13:07The trophy's in the back of the garage.

00:13:08Scott, you've got to put that earlier race behind you and refocus now for another one.

00:13:12Yeah, exactly.

00:13:13It's probably going to be quite a tough race to do that, but, you know, it's my job.

00:13:16I've got to go out there and try the best in this race and see how we go.

00:13:20There's a special moment, I was just telling everyone earlier on, walking down pit lane

00:13:23behind you and Gary Rogers, everyone came out to congratulate you.

00:13:26It's been a special day so far.

00:13:28Yeah, so far, exactly.

00:13:30That was amazing, something that I'll never forget, and I just want to win a little bit more,

00:13:35but obviously no-one's going to do that anymore, but that was pretty cool.

00:13:38You've got the winning bug, Scotty.

00:13:39All the very best.

00:13:40Enjoy.

00:13:40Thank you very much.

00:13:41Cheers, everyone.

00:13:45Yeah, and you can really soak it up down here.

00:13:47I've just walked over to the side.

00:13:48Have a look at the crowd here.

00:13:49This is just one of the grandstands, and you can look at the eyeballs, no doubt about it,

00:13:53all looking down at Fabian Coulthard.

00:13:56Look at them all waving.

00:13:56Just see what happens here.

00:13:57I'll do this.

00:13:58Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

00:14:00Yeah, not bad.

00:14:02Jeez, that was brave.

00:14:03I'll just duck down here by this fence.

00:14:05Hey, go on.

00:14:05I'll get down here.

00:14:06I'd stay there, Larko.

00:14:08Barrettes.

00:14:09Well, Shane, it's been a great day for New Zealand already.

00:14:12It's just about your turn here.

00:14:14Oh, yeah, it would be nice, but a bit far back for this one, so see you tomorrow.

00:14:19But that was pretty cool for young Scotty to win at home.

00:14:23I know what that feels like for your first win, so couldn't be happier for him,

00:14:26but couldn't quite get louncy to get on the podium.

00:14:29But our cars are all right.

00:14:31I just mucked up myself in qualifying, so it's my fault we're back here.

00:14:34We'll see if we can move up.

00:14:36Overall, your year's been good.

00:14:37It's coming together well with the new team with Techno.

00:14:39Yeah, but we got a DNF in the first race, so we're just coming back from that.

00:14:44Like, the fourth in that race is good points.

00:14:46We just need to keep getting the points, and we'll keep moving up.

00:14:49All right.

00:14:49All the best, Shane.

00:14:50Good luck.

00:14:50Thanks a lot.

00:14:52Yeah, of course, Shane Van Gisberg, and as he just mentioned there,

00:14:55collected his first ever V8 Supercar Championship win here in New Zealand

00:15:00on the streets of Hamilton.

00:15:01That was quite a moment.

00:15:04It looks nasty, but the way that the weather forecasters are saying

00:15:08it shouldn't bother us this race, I'm talking about the clouds, of course,

00:15:10not car number seven of Todd Kelly with a few marks over it this weekend.

00:15:14He will start from down in 24th position for race seven.

00:15:20Hey, Blake, we're keen to talk.

00:15:21We haven't seen any more weekend.

00:15:22Davey Reynolds, some really good racing in that last race, mate.

00:15:26You were in the rough and tumble there for a while.

00:15:28Yeah, it was all happening in front of me.

00:15:30No, car's going not bad.

00:15:32It's better than Tassie, and I haven't ridden any walls yet.

00:15:35It's been going good.

00:15:36You like this strategy, mate?

00:15:37I mean, 100km's, flat-out 35 laps.

00:15:40You like that approach without worrying about pit stops and strategy?

00:15:42Yeah, it's not too bad.

00:15:44It's actually quite hard to manage your tyres over the 35 laps

00:15:46because the degradation's quite high here.

00:15:50Yeah, it's an awesome track to drive.

00:15:53Like, you tune it based on how many moments you have,

00:15:55and the safer you are, the faster you go.

00:15:58Well, I'd say this, mate.

00:15:59Of all the assets you have, and you have a few,

00:16:01the thing I like most about you, mate, is you're fast.

00:16:04And I think these sort of races are for fast blokes, so good luck.

00:16:06Yeah, thanks, man. Cheers.

00:16:07You know, we've had 22 V8 supercar races at this circuit now.

00:16:13Holden have won 21 of them.

00:16:15The only Ford driver to find the chequered flag first

00:16:19was Marcus Ambrose back in 2004.

00:16:23Jamie Winkup still leads the championship

00:16:25by 28 points from Will Davison.

00:16:28So the big move is after race six,

00:16:30Lowndes up into third,

00:16:31and Scott McLaughlin with a full bank of points, of course.

00:16:33This start will be very interesting, Matt,

00:16:36because the start before with Winterbottom and Winkup

00:16:39was absolutely perfect.

00:16:41This man drove so well in qualifying

00:16:43and such a disastrous first race,

00:16:45but the Lowndes-Caulthard start

00:16:48will be interesting to see,

00:16:50and there's so much pressure on Fabian,

00:16:53pole position, home soil,

00:16:55to get around into turn two in front of Craig Lowndes.

00:16:59Big downhill start,

00:17:03very easy for the cars to roll.

00:17:04They're all on the handbrake very heavily,

00:17:06and they spool them up.

00:17:07They basically have the engine

00:17:09hard against that brake

00:17:11to try to make it jump off the line

00:17:14like an automatic transmission.

00:17:16You can see there the pressure on Coulthard on home soil,

00:17:18as I said, will be immense.

00:17:19James Moffitt.

00:17:30We're on board for so many of these cars through the field.

00:17:33Here's the Fusso starting grid

00:17:49for race number seven of the championship.

00:17:51First career pole, Fabian Coulthard.

00:17:54Mark talked about the pressure.

00:17:55There'll be plenty of it.

00:17:56He'll have Lowndes on the outside.

00:17:57Tire dramas in race six for Jamie Winkup.

00:18:00He'll want to make amends on the outside of him.

00:18:02Fourth performance racing at Pepsi Max.

00:18:04Will Doverson, then his teammate Mark Winterbottom,

00:18:06position number five with Garth Tander.

00:18:08Hold on the racing team on the outside.

00:18:10David Reynolds, we just spoke to.

00:18:11Jason Bright, he was second in race number six.

00:18:14And there's the man

00:18:15that they're all focused on here at the moment.

00:18:17What a tremendous win for him in the previous event.

00:18:19Scott McLaughlin, then James Courtney.

00:18:21Shane Van Gisberger, one spot off the podium last race.

00:18:24Rick Kelly, a former winner here.

00:18:26Lee Holdsworth for Erebus Motorsport

00:18:28has Alex Premmer,

00:18:29who'll be looking for a lot more luck this time around.

00:18:31He was right in the thick of it

00:18:32until throttle trauma ruled his race out earlier today.

00:18:37James and Jonathan,

00:18:38Moffat and Webb,

00:18:39side by side,

00:18:40making up 17 and 18.

00:18:41There's Alex Davison,

00:18:42the gelbren Ford.

00:18:43Russell Ingle has been in every single race,

00:18:46V8 supercar race,

00:18:47that's been held at this circuit.

00:18:49And he has finished every single race

00:18:51that he started in.

00:18:53It's quite an effort.

00:18:54Tating to Alberto and Todd Kelly,

00:18:5523 and 24.

00:18:56And there's been a change at the rear of the field

00:18:59with Johnny Reid and Tim Blanchard

00:19:00excluded and sent back there.

00:19:03And also Tim Slade,

00:19:05starting from position 27.

00:19:09Those at home wondering about that exclusion

00:19:11for cars 12 and 17,

00:19:12the Wilson Security Racing,

00:19:14Dick Johnson entries.

00:19:14It was for a refuelling infringement

00:19:16on the pit apron

00:19:18within the qualifying sessions.

00:19:20That's the reason they're at the back.

00:19:21On board now with Lee Halsworth.

00:19:22Great job for his qualifying performance.

00:19:25Just behind Rick Kelly,

00:19:2612th and 13th.

00:19:27And we were on board there before

00:19:28with Russell Ingle.

00:19:29I was talking to him a minute ago.

00:19:30He's complaining about that car bid, Lee.

00:19:32It's very spooky

00:19:34in the far sections over the bumps.

00:19:36We've also got a camera

00:19:37with Will Davison

00:19:39who will be starting

00:19:41from fourth position

00:19:42alongside Jamie Winkup.

00:19:44They're good mates.

00:19:45They won't be mates for long

00:19:46when that run goes into turn two,

00:19:47turn three.

00:19:49And this young man

00:19:50who was extraordinary

00:19:51in race six.

00:19:54What a great win.

00:19:55And as I said before,

00:19:56a career changing moment

00:19:57for Scott McLaughlin.

00:19:59Yeah, we've had two first time winners

00:20:01this season so far.

00:20:02That man right there is one of them.

00:20:04Fabian Coulthard

00:20:05and of course Scott.

00:20:06So they become the 67th

00:20:08and 68th men to win

00:20:09an Australian Touring Car Championship

00:20:11V8 supercar race.

00:20:14And what a tally of winners

00:20:15so far this season.

00:20:16We're only into race seven.

00:20:18We've had five individual race winners

00:20:20in the championship.

00:20:21Coulthard, Lowndes,

00:20:21Van Gisburgh and Bright

00:20:22and now McLaughlin.

00:20:24Great variety.

00:20:25Look at this downhill parking spot

00:20:28for each of these cars.

00:20:31So 35 laps, 100 kilometres,

00:20:34no need for a pit stop.

00:20:36High probability

00:20:38of a safety car.

00:20:40That's pretty up now, mate.

00:20:41As Neil mentioned earlier,

00:20:43average speed,

00:20:44168 k's around here,

00:20:46the third fastest circuit we've got.

00:20:49So Fabian Coulthard

00:20:51for the first time in his career

00:20:52starts from pole position.

00:20:54He's gone early.

00:20:55Either he's gone early

00:20:56or everybody's missed it.

00:20:57We've got yellow flags

00:20:58down the back.

00:20:59Lee Holdsworth

00:21:00is stuck with nowhere to go

00:21:01and thankfully

00:21:02everybody missed him.

00:21:04There's something very weird

00:21:05about that.

00:21:07There was a clutch drama.

00:21:08He's been on the radio already.

00:21:09There was a very scrappy start.

00:21:11They all got confused

00:21:11by the flinch

00:21:12of Fabian Coulthard.

00:21:18I'll let him run it out

00:21:19down here

00:21:19along the back straight

00:21:20before we hear it.

00:21:22Exactly what went on

00:21:23and Shane Van Gisbergen

00:21:25is caught in the mid-pack there

00:21:27and looking rather dangerous.

00:21:29He's alongside Scott McLaughlin

00:21:31on the outside

00:21:32of James Courtney.

00:21:33It's actually Lee Holdsworth

00:21:34I heard on the radio

00:21:35talking about his clutch.

00:21:36A little bit of hip and shoulder here.

00:21:38Garth Pander on the receiving end.

00:21:40A round turn eight

00:21:43the hairpin.

00:21:45Still Van Gisbergen

00:21:47wants to stick it out wide.

00:21:50So Coulthard leads them around

00:21:52the first time around.

00:21:54Lowndes is behind him.

00:21:55Winkum is third.

00:21:58Up over the rise they come.

00:22:00There's Will Davison.

00:22:01Garth Tanner.

00:22:02Mark Winterbottom.

00:22:02David Reynolds.

00:22:03Jason Bright.

00:22:10So one of the more unusual starts

00:22:12you'll see

00:22:13in V8 supercar racing

00:22:17and it's already been confirmed.

00:22:23A full start for Fabian Coulthard.

00:22:25It's been confirmed.

00:22:26Ten second penalty

00:22:27added to his race time.

00:22:29Great driving

00:22:30from all of those guys there.

00:22:31Especially Dean Fiore.

00:22:33Watch this.

00:22:33This is called the

00:22:34totally moved.

00:22:35It's fried the clutch

00:22:37and it's moved off the line

00:22:38without too much driver input

00:22:40in that one.

00:22:41Just take a look at this.

00:22:42This is from Winkum.

00:22:43That's the car

00:22:44it's already taken off.

00:22:45It's not a jump start.

00:22:46It's miles in front of the line

00:22:48in terms of the light going out.

00:22:51But those guys behind

00:22:52Lee Holdsworth

00:22:53did a remarkable job

00:22:55not to run straight

00:22:56into the back.

00:22:57And there's a change

00:22:58in the order there also.

00:23:00Winkum by Craig Lowndes.

00:23:02So Winkum

00:23:02will be your effective leader

00:23:04from Lowndes, Davison,

00:23:05Tander, Winterbottom,

00:23:06Reynolds, Bright,

00:23:07Courtney, Van Gisberger

00:23:09and McLaughlin.

00:23:09That will be your top ten.

00:23:11So the standard

00:23:12jump start penalty

00:23:13is mentioned

00:23:15in the further regulations

00:23:16and supplementary regulations

00:23:18for the event.

00:23:19Ten seconds added

00:23:20to the race time

00:23:21of Fabian Coulthard.

00:23:23That's the standard protocol.

00:23:25Which if that penalty

00:23:26was applied right now

00:23:27would put him down

00:23:28at 24th position.

00:23:29That won't be as bad

00:23:30as this race transpires.

00:23:33It'll end up

00:23:33being something like

00:23:35again it'll depend on

00:23:36how close the rest

00:23:37of the race is running

00:23:37if there's a safety car

00:23:38through it.

00:23:39But it'll probably put him

00:23:39back in 10th or 11th.

00:23:42Yeah if you grab

00:23:43a ten point spread

00:23:44out of the results

00:23:44of race six

00:23:45that's exactly where

00:23:46it'll be.

00:23:47So Fabian Coulthard

00:23:50ten second penalty

00:23:53hanging over his head.

00:23:55Here's the pass

00:23:55wink up on Lowndes.

00:23:57So nice job

00:23:58down the inside

00:23:59at the hairpin.

00:23:59Probably caught

00:24:00Craig by surprise.

00:24:03Just dived

00:24:04to the apex.

00:24:06Here it is again

00:24:06from on board

00:24:07with Jamie.

00:24:07Listen to this.

00:24:09Good pass.

00:24:09Very good pass.

00:24:12As you said Neil

00:24:13that would have caught

00:24:14Craig by surprise.

00:24:15They're the sorts

00:24:17of passes

00:24:18early in races

00:24:18that make big

00:24:19differences

00:24:20to how the

00:24:21championship unfolds.

00:24:23That was a very

00:24:23spontaneous

00:24:24opportunistic pass

00:24:26and down the

00:24:27inside of Lowndes

00:24:28he went.

00:24:29One of those

00:24:30Missingolum

00:24:31has looked like

00:24:31it had bumper

00:24:32damage too

00:24:32when we were

00:24:33back in the pack

00:24:33there at the end

00:24:34of the back straight.

00:24:35We're riding here

00:24:36now with Scott

00:24:36McLaughlin

00:24:37winner of race six

00:24:38he's in 11th

00:24:39he's behind

00:24:39Van Gisbergen

00:24:40just up there

00:24:40in the VIP

00:24:41Petfoods

00:24:42Colton Commodore

00:24:43he's got Rick Kelly

00:24:44just behind

00:24:44so again

00:24:45the Nissan's

00:24:46firing along

00:24:46quite nicely

00:24:47Rick's in 12th

00:24:48Caruso's 13th

00:24:50Moffat is 18th

00:24:52Todd Kelly is 22nd

00:24:53that's the four Nissans.

00:24:54Oh and a little

00:24:55crisscross happening

00:24:56down there

00:24:56big lock up

00:24:57for his hander

00:24:59up the inside

00:25:00that's on

00:25:02Winterbottom

00:25:02so they've been

00:25:03having a pretty

00:25:03healthy exchange

00:25:04from the previous

00:25:06lap

00:25:06to see if we can

00:25:07get to the bottom

00:25:08of this Fabian

00:25:08Coulthard start

00:25:09hey Bradley

00:25:10sorry to interrupt

00:25:11mate

00:25:11we all know

00:25:12how easy it is

00:25:13to overheat a

00:25:14clutch on the

00:25:14start line

00:25:14do you think

00:25:14that was the

00:25:15drama

00:25:15yeah

00:25:16maybe not

00:25:17enough brake

00:25:18pressure at

00:25:18the start

00:25:19so it's very

00:25:20frustrating

00:25:20but look I

00:25:21think if we

00:25:22get a green

00:25:22race

00:25:23clearly the

00:25:23car is fast

00:25:24and we just

00:25:25need to make

00:25:26every post a

00:25:26winner and try

00:25:27and get that

00:25:2710 second gap

00:25:28and move them

00:25:29as far up the

00:25:30field as we can

00:25:30I've got to

00:25:31quickly ask you

00:25:31is Fabian aware

00:25:32of the penalty

00:25:32oh yeah I

00:25:33think everyone's

00:25:34aware of the

00:25:34penalty

00:25:34he knew what

00:25:36happened

00:25:36yeah we told

00:25:37him what he was

00:25:38going to get

00:25:38so he knows

00:25:39and we're just

00:25:40being really calm

00:25:40and the way

00:25:41he delivered

00:25:41everything to

00:25:42him and you

00:25:43know we've

00:25:43talked about

00:25:43this stuff

00:25:44before he

00:25:44knows what

00:25:44to do

00:25:45and he'll

00:25:45get it done

00:25:46the other

00:25:49thing we need

00:25:50to keep an eye

00:25:50on is whether

00:25:51or not there's

00:25:51a flat spot

00:25:52on that front

00:25:52right tyre

00:25:53of Mark

00:25:53Winterbottom

00:25:54when he was

00:25:54in that battle

00:25:55with Garth

00:25:55Panderby

00:25:55it was a big

00:25:56lock up

00:25:57on the run

00:25:57in here

00:25:58to turn 8

00:25:59so he'll

00:26:00perhaps have

00:26:00to nurse that

00:26:01he's got a

00:26:01little gap

00:26:02here over

00:26:02Garth at the

00:26:03moment

00:26:03in fact I

00:26:04heard in the

00:26:05background

00:26:05then someone

00:26:06else also

00:26:06locking an

00:26:07inside front

00:26:07into that

00:26:08hairpin

00:26:08it's very

00:26:08easy to do

00:26:09fastest man

00:26:10on the

00:26:10racetrack

00:26:10at the

00:26:11moment

00:26:11is Jamie

00:26:11Winkup

00:26:12half a

00:26:13second

00:26:13behind

00:26:14Fabian

00:26:14Coulthard

00:26:15it's been

00:26:18the curse

00:26:19of the

00:26:19pole sitter

00:26:19here

00:26:20it happened

00:26:20to Winkup

00:26:21in the

00:26:21previous

00:26:22race

00:26:22on lap

00:26:23one

00:26:23and this

00:26:24time around

00:26:25the black

00:26:26mark next

00:26:27to the

00:26:27pole sitter's

00:26:28name

00:26:28before he

00:26:28even got

00:26:28away

00:26:29just as

00:26:29he

00:26:29goes to

00:26:30those stats

00:26:31we mentioned

00:26:31before race

00:26:32six

00:26:32that for some

00:26:33obscure reason

00:26:34usually it's

00:26:34the other way

00:26:34around

00:26:35typically the

00:26:35pole sitter's

00:26:36got a terrific

00:26:36advantage

00:26:37at the majority

00:26:37of racetracks

00:26:38but for here

00:26:38the conversion

00:26:39from pole

00:26:40to race

00:26:40wind

00:26:41is about

00:26:4118%

00:26:42prior to

00:26:43race six

00:26:44so it's

00:26:45weird

00:26:45very strange

00:26:46because normally

00:26:47everywhere you

00:26:47go in this

00:26:48category

00:26:48in these

00:26:48types of

00:26:49cars

00:26:49you start

00:26:50the front

00:26:50row of

00:26:50the grid

00:26:51on the

00:26:51inside

00:26:51the ideal

00:26:52line

00:26:52you've got

00:26:53a pretty

00:26:53good head

00:26:53start

00:26:54so Winkup

00:26:56who led

00:26:56in the

00:26:57previous race

00:26:58and had a

00:26:58tyre failure

00:26:59on the

00:26:59opening lap

00:27:00great qualifying

00:27:01performance

00:27:01is effectively

00:27:03going to lead

00:27:04this race

00:27:04and has not

00:27:04won a race

00:27:05this year so

00:27:06far for the

00:27:06champion of

00:27:07last year

00:27:07and a very

00:27:09big moment

00:27:09for him now

00:27:10to try

00:27:10to get away

00:27:12with the rest

00:27:12of this race

00:27:13man

00:27:13he hasn't won

00:27:14one since

00:27:14Winton

00:27:15last year

00:27:16of course

00:27:17he won

00:27:17the championship

00:27:18and he leads

00:27:18this championship

00:27:19spectacular pitches

00:27:21here

00:27:21through turns

00:27:24nine and up

00:27:25to ten

00:27:25cars getting

00:27:26massively

00:27:27unsettled

00:27:27it'll be

00:27:28unsettling for

00:27:29Fabian

00:27:29Coulthard

00:27:30he leads

00:27:31the way

00:27:31he's got to

00:27:32make up

00:27:32lots of

00:27:32time

00:27:33he's got

00:27:37got everything

00:27:37covered on

00:27:38the

00:27:38ITM

00:27:39400

00:27:39Auckland

00:27:39mega wall

00:27:40typical nerves

00:27:43in pit lane

00:27:44in this early

00:27:45part of the

00:27:45race

00:27:45on board

00:27:46there with

00:27:46Will Davison

00:27:46bottom right

00:27:47race control

00:27:48yet to be

00:27:48activated

00:27:49aside from

00:27:51handing out

00:27:51a penalty

00:27:52which puts

00:27:53Fabian Coulthard

00:27:54in the unique

00:27:55position of

00:27:56leading the

00:27:56race

00:27:56but needing

00:27:57to make up

00:27:57time

00:27:58guys here's an

00:28:00interesting thing

00:28:01and we talked

00:28:01about it last

00:28:01weekend in

00:28:02Tasmania

00:28:03but if ever

00:28:04you could

00:28:04underscore the

00:28:05importance of

00:28:05qualifying

00:28:06just take a

00:28:06look at where

00:28:07Scott McLaughlin

00:28:08and Jason

00:28:08Bright sit in

00:28:09the field

00:28:09remember they

00:28:10were the guys

00:28:11at the top

00:28:11of the pop

00:28:12charts in

00:28:12the last

00:28:12race

00:28:13Bright's

00:28:14eighth

00:28:14McLaughlin's

00:28:1511th

00:28:15so there's

00:28:17the data

00:28:17from the

00:28:18car

00:28:18let's go for

00:28:20a wild ride

00:28:20around

00:28:21Pukekohe

00:28:21it's short

00:28:22and sharp

00:28:22hang on

00:28:23to your

00:28:23seat

00:28:23core

00:28:24fast

00:28:25килог**

00:28:29he's

00:28:30at

00:28:30his

00:28:30heart

00:28:32he's

00:28:32a

00:28:32man

00:28:32he's

00:28:33a

00:28:34man

00:28:35he's

00:28:37a

00:28:37he's

00:28:37a

00:28:38he's

00:28:39a

00:28:39man

00:28:40he's

00:28:41a

00:28:42man

00:28:43he's

00:28:43a

00:28:44man

00:28:44heard

00:28:45I

00:28:46he's

00:28:47a

00:28:49man

00:28:49a

00:28:50man

00:28:50he's

00:28:52a

00:28:52man

00:28:53So, let's go.

00:29:23It's a great ride.

00:29:37Love the big bumps between turns 10 and 11.

00:29:40We're looking rearward from Will Davison's car.

00:29:42That's his teammate, Mark Winnebotherman.

00:29:45Here's another wild view of the boys in turn one.

00:29:53It's a great shot, sir.

00:29:58So, you learn a few things from that on-board ride, don't you?

00:30:00It's wickedly fast.

00:30:03There's absolutely no let-up.

00:30:05That's the incredible thing.

00:30:06Like you mentioned before, what is it, about three or four seconds down the back straight

00:30:09where you've got time to think and gather your thoughts,

00:30:11and then you're back into it again, riding the wild bronco.

00:30:15Now, for Winkup here, there's a consideration.

00:30:20He's got a margin over Lowndes who's a buffer for him.

00:30:23He doesn't need to go too crazy, but I'm sure he wants to be in front of Fabian.

00:30:27So, how much does he push?

00:30:30How hard does he force the point?

00:30:32Because there's a risk of blocking a brake, damaging a tyre, even making panel contact.

00:30:36That will be swimming through his mind at the moment,

00:30:39but he'll be acutely aware of the fact that he'd like to be the first man home.

00:30:42That's what drivers like Jamie want to do, isn't it?

00:30:45Because when you get close, then you start to hurt the brake temperature,

00:30:48the engine temperature, all the things.

00:30:50So, at the moment, with that 10-second penalty that Coulthard's got,

00:30:53Fabian Wallowers, he would be, right now, 13th.

00:30:58So, it's already come up through the field in terms of their speed,

00:31:01but your point, Neil, is really valid.

00:31:03What happens with Winkup?

00:31:04There's a lot of angst between these two blokes at the moment.

00:31:06Mark Winterbottom just on the radio.

00:31:08I'm going to have a dive at him.

00:31:09So, you can see he's just threading the nose around at the moment.

00:31:12When we were riding on board with Will before,

00:31:15you can tell by the way that Mark was positioning his car

00:31:17that he's looking for an opportunity.

00:31:18So, he signalled to his crew that he's going to have a lunge here.

00:31:23He's got to try and find a clean gap.

00:31:24He's not actually quite close enough at the moment.

00:31:26Winkup, meantime, is now on the rear bumper of Coulthard.

00:31:30And brights up the inside of David Reynolds.

00:31:33They're back at eight.

00:31:35And he's actually moved up, I think, into position seven as a result.

00:31:39No, got him back.

00:31:41Davey got him back again.

00:31:42So, on the acceleration run out of the corner,

00:31:45Bonlo driver has managed to grab it back from him.

00:31:48So, that was a great exchange between those two.

00:31:50That was a crazy move.

00:31:52Look at Winterbottom.

00:31:53Down through turn one.

00:31:55That's where he's been the closest to Will.

00:32:00It gives you a great overview of the circuit down there from the crane.

00:32:04This is like, Sam, I think we've mentioned it all week,

00:32:06but it's like Sandown,

00:32:07where it's a combination of horse racing complex

00:32:09together with the racetrack,

00:32:10just as it was at Warwick Farm in Sydney in the old days.

00:32:12In that Tasman series that we spoke about in V8 Extra,

00:32:15where the boys used to come down from Europe

00:32:18and escape the winter,

00:32:20play in the sunshine with their racing games.

00:32:22And it's got a lovely feel about it with the old grandstand here.

00:32:27Lots of green grass.

00:32:33We're looking back from Dave Reynolds' car.

00:32:35A little brake lock-up.

00:32:36You can just see that blue smoke.

00:32:38He missed the apex a little bit,

00:32:39ran a little bit wide.

00:32:41That's Jason Bright.

00:32:44Did such a great job in the previous race.

00:32:47Look at that bump, how much it unsettles.

00:32:49It actually made Bright run wide that time.

00:32:50So Davison's moved up a little bit on Lowndes.

00:32:55And that's the pack that we were just with.

00:32:57Reynolds, Bright, Van Gisburgh and Courtney.

00:33:00So the first Nissan is still Rick Kelly, 12th.

00:33:03Caruso, 14th.

00:33:04Moffat, 17th.

00:33:07Todd Kelly, 22nd.

00:33:08And where's the first bends at the moment?

00:33:12They were really impacted by Holtzworth's start, weren't they?

00:33:15Yeah, big time, because it's a big clutch, which is called down and dropped him.

00:33:19But so, yeah, it's angled at 21st at the moment.

00:33:24So single file car 360 of James Moffat.

00:33:27So that's 17, 18 and 19 and 20.

00:33:29You're looking out there from Moffat back to Dean Fiore.

00:33:32Russell Ingle behind James and Alex Davison behind him.

00:33:36And more dramas for the heavy haulage Australia Mercedes of Tim Sloan.

00:33:41He's taken some grass with him.

00:33:43Oh, this is in a bad spot.

00:33:44Safety car on the approach to turn three.

00:33:46And he's right in the middle of the road.

00:33:47And he's dragged a heap of debris on there with him.

00:33:49No, that, if they can't move that.

00:33:52Safety car boards and flags.

00:33:53Safety car boards and flags.

00:33:55They're going to have to slow these boys up.

00:33:57We've got a car stop turn three.

00:34:01These are approaching and a lot of gravel on the road.

00:34:04Just hold.

00:34:06We need another shot because they're all arriving very, very fast.

00:34:11They need to be conscious of the yellow flags there.

00:34:14That is very, very dangerous.

00:34:16So, Tim Slade stuck with nowhere to go.

00:34:21Safety car has been deployed.

00:34:23That doesn't do Fabian Coulthard any favours.

00:34:26He's got a ten-second penalty that he needs to make up.

00:34:30Jamie Winkup will effectively be in control of the race.

00:34:39The Pedder's safety car.

00:34:41The STP Chrysler is still out there and circulating in front of the field.

00:34:46With Tim Slade's Erebus Motorsport Mercedes back through pit lane.

00:34:53So, some interesting scenarios to play out here.

00:34:57Just to recap for you.

00:34:58Remember, Fabian Coulthard started this race from pole position.

00:35:01But it was a false start.

00:35:02He jumped so early.

00:35:03It was crystal clear.

00:35:04He has a ten-second penalty to be applied at the end of this race.

00:35:10So, before the safety car came out, he was leading the field.

00:35:14His job is to make up as much time as he can to limit the damage, if you like.

00:35:20The big question is, how much will this hurt him?

00:35:23Well, it's going to really hurt him because it bunches the field.

00:35:26Does Jamie Winkup take the opportunity early to have a dive?

00:35:29Mattie, I'm down here in the Ford Performance Racing Garage.

00:35:33And I think it's appropriate we grab a chat with Tim Edwards, the team principal down here at this point in time.

00:35:38Hey, Tim, three cars in the top ten.

00:35:40So, that's great.

00:35:42Unfortunately, two of them are climbing over the top of each other.

00:35:44I don't think you do the multi-21 thing here.

00:35:45So, mate, tell us about driver contracts in this sort of situation.

00:35:49I mean, this early in the championship, guys free to race as long as they don't bash into each other?

00:35:53Absolutely.

00:35:53I mean, you know, I trust them both.

00:35:55You know, they're both going to drive hard.

00:35:57I know that.

00:35:57But, you know, they know I won't be too happy if it all goes wrong.

00:36:01So, I think, you know, Frosty's probably got a bit more pace on Will at the moment.

00:36:04But we'll see what happens.

00:36:06I think this has brought them all back together again.

00:36:07So, Garth and Reynolds are right on their bumper.

00:36:11It's a funny old dynamic, isn't it?

00:36:12Because we see it a lot in our game.

00:36:13And you've been in enough debriefs on Monday morning to have to deal with all of this sort of stuff.

00:36:17So, you must hate these little moments.

00:36:18Monday morning, I suspect in about an hour's time,

00:36:21I'll have one frustrated driver and one happy driver up and out of the car.

00:36:25Well said.

00:36:25And the other funny one, just if you can swing around, Dave, the engineer's here.

00:36:28So, here's James Small and here's Grant McPherson.

00:36:32Those guys, they're good buddies.

00:36:34Don't worry about that.

00:36:34But I can tell you at the moment, they're not exactly great buddies.

00:36:37So, what happens out in the cars is also happening down here in the garage.

00:36:41Yeah, guys.

00:36:41Tim Slade back in the garage at Erebus.

00:36:43And you can see there's a bit of work going on around the rear of the car at the moment.

00:36:47He reported earlier on that he thought he had a tyre that had deflated

00:36:50or flat spotted.

00:36:51They came in, changed the tyre.

00:36:53He's still got the problem.

00:36:54So, Dave Stewart and his team are just going over the car at the moment.

00:36:58Okay, mate.

00:36:59So, 26 cars are out there.

00:37:02Remember, Scott Pye and the Ecole Commodore did not make the starting grid for this event

00:37:08after that huge crash in Tasmania.

00:37:11What's going on with Winkup there with the gap?

00:37:13He's supposed to keep the five car lengths, so it needs to be organised.

00:37:17I don't understand that at all.

00:37:19That is a very, very bad restart from a lot of guys.

00:37:24From Davison behind round by Winkup to Coulthard, that is a shocking restart.

00:37:30That's played a little bit back to Fabian because he needs to rebuild that margin.

00:37:36It all went away when the field bunched up under the safety car,

00:37:38and so straight away he gets a free kick,

00:37:40so that helps him straight away in the first couple of hundred metres.

00:37:44I don't understand at all.

00:37:46Does it make any sense to have those gaps at a restart?

00:37:51Well, it's also allowed Craig Lowndes to put pressure on his team-mate Winkup.

00:37:57And vice versa for the FPR cars,

00:38:01and here comes Mark Winterbottom on the inside at turn five.

00:38:05He has to take a lot of the curve.

00:38:07They don't touch Davison Holt's position on the switch.

00:38:11It's all like the radio.

00:38:14Oh, there's a bit of blocking there, too.

00:38:17A bit of cover, and Dave Reynolds spears down the inside of Tanda.

00:38:21They've had some history with some bumping and rubbing over the last 12 months.

00:38:24Tanda on the inside.

00:38:26Now watch for Reynolds because he's staying the outside to it.

00:38:29He stays there.

00:38:31Great driving, and that was McLaughlin, wasn't it?

00:38:34Someone died there.

00:38:35Sorry, it was Bright.

00:38:36Wow.

00:38:36And Bright, remember, together with a look at Van Gisbergen down the inside,

00:38:40he's virtually in the grass, and Courtney runs with him.

00:38:43Bright's out wide.

00:38:44In no-man's length, he's going to spin.

00:38:46He's off the road, Bright.

00:38:47And round goes Courtney.

00:38:49He clobbers one of the Fugitsuit cars as well,

00:38:52and on it goes.

00:38:55Wow.

00:38:56That's McLaughlin.

00:38:58So McLaughlin caught up in all of that mess.

00:39:00So Bright ended up in the wide stuff down there.

00:39:03There's no grip, and the thing just threw itself sideways.

00:39:06I knew he was in stride.

00:39:08And now Winterbottom down the inside with Davison.

00:39:11He tries to squeeze.

00:39:13Again.

00:39:14Exactly the same again.

00:39:16Tanda gets all loose and into the dirt.

00:39:19Fired versus six.

00:39:20It's kicked off a battle right throughout the field.

00:39:24Restart fever.

00:39:25You've got an interesting one here.

00:39:26It's happened again, and we've got yellow flags.

00:39:29Was half next to me.

00:39:31He didn't actually make the move.

00:39:33Now he's trying to take the position.

00:39:34So I don't know.

00:39:35It's up to someone else.

00:39:36Not going to sit here and fire with him,

00:39:38but he hadn't actually completed the passing move.

00:39:41So you tell me what to do.

00:39:43It's Will Davison's voice.

00:39:44Courtney buried in the kitty litter.

00:39:48And a little bit of angst at Pepsi Max 4th Performance Racing.

00:39:52Mark Larkham spoke to Tim Edwards about it.

00:39:55He said, forget about Monday morning debrief.

00:39:58I reckon it'll be on earlier than that.

00:39:59I reckon you're right, Tim.

00:40:03That was very, very fast.

00:40:05Well, it all started with the Davison Winterbottom battle.

00:40:09There was an invitation then for Reynolds to get up the inside of Turn 8.

00:40:12Then Tander got at Reynolds.

00:40:14And then it triggered a big traffic jam off the final corner.

00:40:17Gizzy down the inside.

00:40:18It shoved Bright out high and wide.

00:40:20Courtney went underneath.

00:40:21Now Jason Bright is out in the weeds here.

00:40:23And he was in fact touched.

00:40:25Courtney touched him on the dirty line out there.

00:40:28And there was no coming back for that for Jason Bright.

00:40:30But it spun both because Brian was able to go wide.

00:40:35That bump at the front has upset Courtney

00:40:38and turned the HRT car around at the same time.

00:40:41So normally the guy in front would spin.

00:40:44Wow.

00:40:46That's playing for keeps.

00:40:49I think we need a breather.

00:40:50Take a quick one, bring you straight back to Pukekohe.

00:40:52Well, it's all on here at Pukekohe as the field tries to settle down.

00:41:06Well, the safety car's doing that right now.

00:41:08But there's a few things at play here.

00:41:09OK, James Courtney's out.

00:41:12Let's take a look at this replay as they come back onto the straight.

00:41:16Already a bit going on by this stage.

00:41:18Now watch car 22.

00:41:20James Courtney gets affected by the bump and tags Bright.

00:41:23So Bright, Courtney, Van Gisbergen go off.

00:41:27Scott McLaughlin's hung out wide and wouldn't have expected the check

00:41:30from the flying 22 car that had no control.

00:41:35Look at that lunacy out there.

00:41:38Well, Van Gisbergen held it but just slid right off the racetrack at massive speed.

00:41:42200 kilometres an hour.

00:41:44Here's another angle.

00:41:46Great save by Jason Bright.

00:41:48That was a very, very good bit of driving to save that.

00:41:50A restart now for Coulthard.

00:41:52Remember, a 10-second penalty still to be applied.

00:41:54Cars 55 and 2 have been asked by Race Control to reverse their positions.

00:42:00But that didn't happen.

00:42:01We checked that then in the replay.

00:42:03So Dave Reynolds was in front of Tanda for the safety car.

00:42:07The race officials have ensured that's the case at the restart.

00:42:10So Winkup in behind with the two FPR guys.

00:42:13There's plenty of drama to play out there.

00:42:15We haven't even mentioned them yet.

00:42:17In the ad break, it's been all going on in the FPR bunker.

00:42:23Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom effectively sparked all of that trouble.

00:42:27Their little battle.

00:42:29Right here it was.

00:42:31And Winterbottom is now.

00:42:32Oh, and off the road goes Lowndes.

00:42:34Unbelievable.

00:42:35So under pressure, Lowndes understeers wide.

00:42:38And that was about as close as you get to a dangerous re-entry.

00:42:40He goes from third to 11th, Craig Lowndes.

00:42:45And there'll still be a few waiting to pick him off.

00:42:47And here we go.

00:42:48It's on.

00:42:50So Tanda forces Reynolds wide out of the hairpin.

00:42:54We saw them on the previous lap.

00:42:55They got them there together.

00:42:58And I don't think that story's over.

00:42:59Because Reynolds will want to square up there.

00:43:02Gee, they've gone crazy in this one, haven't they?

00:43:09There's so much going on.

00:43:10It's going to be a long, hard night for the judiciary.

00:43:15Tim Slade's just exiting pit lane to rejoin the race.

00:43:18Wind cup is all over Coulthard.

00:43:20He's probably going to position for a run into turn five.

00:43:23This time he's very, very close at four.

00:43:25He's certainly determined to try and sneak by.

00:43:28So Rick Kelly up to ninth position.

00:43:32Great news for Nissan.

00:43:38So remember that Winterbottom has now cleared Davison.

00:43:41He's got pace.

00:43:42Because Coulthard's effectively holding wind cup at the moment.

00:43:44That's allowing the Pepsi Max car to get closer.

00:43:47But no.

00:43:48Wind cup down the inside.

00:43:49This is for the race lead.

00:43:50Remember.

00:43:51It may not be done yet.

00:43:53Fabian's got the inside running.

00:43:54A ten.

00:43:57That leaves Jamie Wind cup in the same spot that David Reynolds was.

00:44:00A few laps back when he leads it through.

00:44:03Unbelievably so.

00:44:05Wow, that's brave.

00:44:06And the run that now Winterbottom's got on them.

00:44:12And this is a healthy battle at the front.

00:44:14That is unbelievable.

00:44:20To drive around the outside of turn ten.

00:44:22Across the bump.

00:44:23Make it up the inside.

00:44:24Not make contact.

00:44:26And now Coulthard is vulnerable here.

00:44:29This is the mistake from Lowndes.

00:44:30We don't often see this.

00:44:32He's made a couple of pretty big blues there today.

00:44:35And when he goes back on.

00:44:37You see Rick Kelly flicks back the inside.

00:44:39Did a very good job.

00:44:40So Fabian under pressure now from Winterbottom.

00:44:42He'll be trying to set him up down to the hairpin.

00:44:45And it came at the right time for Wind Cup.

00:44:46Because if he hadn't got a wriggle on.

00:44:48He would have been attacked by Winterbottom.

00:44:49So watch Frosty to have the dive.

00:44:51He thought about it.

00:44:52Couldn't get it done.

00:44:53And Fabian was just far enough to the right to cover.

00:44:56But now the bottleneck begins again.

00:44:58Because Winterbottom, Davison and that next gang.

00:45:02Are all bunching up under the back of Coulthard's wing at the moment.

00:45:05Who still carries the halo of this 10 second penalty over him.

00:45:12It'll be a breather that Wind Cup needs.

00:45:14To settle his car down.

00:45:16And go easy on those tyres.

00:45:18We've actually seen more lap speed.

00:45:22And tyre degradation on these harder tyres.

00:45:24Later in the race than we expected.

00:45:25But the safety car interventions.

00:45:27Will have given the tyres a reprieve.

00:45:29But they are hurting a little bit here.

00:45:31Late in the run.

00:45:32Look at this.

00:45:33This is unbelievable.

00:45:36That's fifth gear.

00:45:37They are.

00:45:39And it's so talented to get those two cars in and around there.

00:45:41Without making contact, Neil.

00:45:42Yeah, top marks for both the boys there.

00:45:44Because they didn't play dirty.

00:45:46They got through there side by side.

00:45:48It was a tremendous performance by both drivers.

00:45:51Both Wind Cup and Coulthard to pull that off at turns 10 and 11.

00:45:55Jamie Wind Cup is taking advantage of the fact that Fabian Coulthard is between him and Mark Winterbottom.

00:46:02That helps Wind Cup.

00:46:05He'll be happy to see Coulthard in his rear vision mirror for the rest of the race.

00:46:09Because Winterbottom can go blow for blow with him in terms of track speed.

00:46:13He's got to get around car 14 before he can have a crack at Wind Cup.

00:46:18So the gap this time around is 0.7 of a second.

00:46:21A 1.04.0 for Wind Cup.

00:46:231.04.2 for Coulthard.

00:46:25And a 1.04.4 for Winterbottom.

00:46:27And because of this bunching of the field on two occasions, there's James Courtney.

00:46:32The long walk back to the pit lane.

00:46:34A 10-second penalty for Coulthard at the moment would put him back in 21st position.

00:46:43So, can you believe it?

00:46:45Wind Cup, last year's series champion, hasn't won a race this year.

00:46:48Coulthard finally gets by.

00:46:51And got a little bit of clear air now to Coulthard, who's got that 10-second penalty, as we said.

00:46:56So, Winterbottom is your effective man in second place from Davison, Tander, Reynolds, Brightbank, Gisberg and Kelly Cramer.

00:47:03Top 10.

00:47:04And Russell on the inside of Craig Lowndes.

00:47:10Alex Davison tried to go with him, but David Waugh was on to that one.

00:47:15Lowndes may hold this position here.

00:47:18This is so brave.

00:47:22Lowndes is struggling, isn't he?

00:47:23And these two guys on screen are two of the five drivers that have been here for all of the championship races.

00:47:28Plus, in the case of Russell Ingle, he was also here in 96, the exhibition race, when 12 of the cars were brought over here.

00:47:38So, they know what it's like to race here.

00:47:41The whole side-by-side act at the last two corners.

00:47:45That would have had disastrous consequences then if Davison fired down the inside of Waugh there.

00:47:52Frost has just got to get a better run onto the back straight because he's not close enough at the braking area for turn five.

00:47:58He comes out of there nice, out of six.

00:48:00You see that elevation on the road and the way that the guys use every little bit of road there.

00:48:04He almost again had a little look.

00:48:10Dave Reynolds now right up in behind Sander.

00:48:12Actually missed the gear change out of the hairpin there and he's vulnerable now to Jason Bright.

00:48:18And despite Kultad going back in the pack when the official results are published, this is a vital test session for them.

00:48:25What they will be concerned about at Brad Jones Racing in the Lockwood car is the fact that they don't have the race pace of Wink Cup.

00:48:31So, this is a vital test session for them to understand where they're at competitively.

00:48:37Clearly, Red Bull Racing Australia and Pepsi Max Sport Performance Racing have made steps with both their cars in these recent races.

00:48:44They're now starting to match these guys that got away from them early in the year.

00:48:47That's exactly right.

00:48:49So, that would now position Fabian in 14th just in front of Russell Engel.

00:48:55The gap back to Russell Engel is 10.58 seconds.

00:48:58So, at the moment, he would be relegated further back down the field as we just said.

00:49:03So, this is a pretty good battle because, as you said before, Winnabottom with a good dive.

00:49:09And he turns it in early and locked the rear brakes but he got in and around there.

00:49:13Fabian's going to bat on with it.

00:49:15Again, we've said about this, he's just breathed out of the floor.

00:49:18That's a smart move.

00:49:19You don't need to get involved in driving around the outside if you don't have to.

00:49:23And a nice position change then to Mark Winnabottom.

00:49:25He had a big cheek spin.

00:49:26Fabian had to really recover that slide right in the middle of that corner and see the margin he lost.

00:49:32It actually put him right back in touch with Will.

00:49:35So, with seven laps remaining, now we get to see exactly what Mark Winnabottom has to offer

00:49:43in terms of reeling in Jamie Winncup, who's 1.7 seconds clear.

00:49:49James Courtney just walking back to Garrard's mate.

00:49:51Just from where we were watching, that was wild.

00:49:54Yeah, I didn't know what happened up front, but something happened coming out of the last corner

00:49:57so they all bunched up and went down the inside behind Shane

00:50:03and Bridie just come carving across the back of him and I couldn't disappear.

00:50:08So, we touched and in the end, I think I'm the one that came off worse.

00:50:12So, it's disappointing.

00:50:13The car was better in the second race than what we had in the first one.

00:50:16So, we'll see what happens.

00:50:18Good luck tomorrow, mate.

00:50:19Cheers.

00:50:19It's a very good point James Courtney made there.

00:50:22Now, normally, it's pretty incriminating if you run into the back of another car at that point.

00:50:28But he was down there.

00:50:30Jason Bright, we've spoken about visibility before.

00:50:32Jason Bright wouldn't have known he was there.

00:50:33So, he did turn in on him.

00:50:35You can't hang the car off skyhooks.

00:50:37He's actually going to put it somewhere.

00:50:38Yeah.

00:50:38And in the end, they make contact.

00:50:39So, no one wants to make contact going that fast.

00:50:42Both parties fairly, in terms of deliberate actions, I think quite innocent in this one.

00:50:50Courtney would be frustrated because he's been off to a good point start in the championship.

00:50:54He came in here this weekend in third.

00:50:56It's been the best series start for him in a little while.

00:50:59That momentum is really important to maintain in the early races.

00:51:02There's Tony Delberto in the high flex entry.

00:51:04He's just tucked up in the middle of this pack at the moment.

00:51:08Spoke to him a little earlier.

00:51:09He's behind Todd Kelly in the Jack Daniels entry.

00:51:12And the two Wilson security cars are next for Dick Johnson Racing.

00:51:16And they started off the rear of the grid.

00:51:18So, they've come up the order slightly as well.

00:51:20Hard to imagine that the battle could be so vigorous.

00:51:23And these guys are battling for 20, 21, 22, 23.

00:51:29That's a really good performance.

00:51:30Just behind Van Gisbergen, you can see Rick Kelly there.

00:51:33He's having a bit of a battle with Prema, who's been very competitive all weekend.

00:51:36But that is the highest position we've seen in championship races off of the very competitive

00:51:43at the Grand Prix.

00:51:44Yeah, so this would be the highest championship finishing position for one of those cars,

00:51:48excluding what happened at the Grand Prix.

00:51:50So, for Rick to be in the 10s, a ripper.

00:51:52There he is.

00:51:52We've just been watching the timing last time around at the front.

00:51:59Jamie Winkum was into the 104s.

00:52:01Well, Winnerbottom dipped it into the high 103s.

00:52:04And the net result is, with five full laps remaining,

00:52:07it's an eight-tenth of a second gap between first and second.

00:52:12And while we're on numbers and positions,

00:52:14Coulthard, who's now third, penalty applied at this moment,

00:52:17would put him back about where Lowndes is, back around 15th.

00:52:20So, that'll give you an idea as the field begins to settle and spread once again.

00:52:23So, that means that Will Davison is in effective third.

00:52:27So, he's looking at a podium.

00:52:29I mentioned earlier, Ford has only won one of the 22 V8 Supercar Championship races

00:52:34held at this circuit.

00:52:35It was 2004.

00:52:36Frosty's got five laps or four full laps now

00:52:43to change that piece of history around.

00:52:46He's got it down to seven-tenths, six-tenths.

00:52:49The men that are first and second in the race

00:52:50both suffer from tyre problems in race six.

00:52:53So, they'll be acutely aware at the moment

00:52:55of making sure that they don't end up with a car positioned awkwardly.

00:52:59We think it's on this exit kerb at turn four.

00:53:03He's really coming at him.

00:53:04He's really coming at him.

00:53:05Big time.

00:53:06Point six is the margin.

00:53:09There's Brighton.

00:53:10After touring the green stuff at high speed

00:53:13and getting away with it, which is extraordinary.

00:53:16How's the car control of Ed Gisberg and Brighton

00:53:18where they went down through there?

00:53:19That would have been about 210 kilometres an hour

00:53:21arrowing down through the grass.

00:53:23Look at this.

00:53:23This has really closed up.

00:53:25So, they've dropped Fabian Coulthard there

00:53:28and Will Davison in terms of track space.

00:53:33It's a battle to the end for these two guys.

00:53:36Frosty hasn't won a race this year.

00:53:40His last victory came at Phillip Island last year.

00:53:43And that was early in the season too, wasn't it?

00:53:45Try that rear bar down one click for more drive.

00:53:47So, Mark Dutton's responding in the ears of Jamie Wincup.

00:53:51He knows that he may have a little balance issue.

00:53:54He's just hurting its rear tyres,

00:53:55so he's trying to get him to trim the car

00:53:56to respond a little better,

00:53:57be a little easier on its rears.

00:53:59But you're right, he's on him now.

00:54:01And it's interesting because I reckon Wincup

00:54:02would have had to use more of everything,

00:54:04tyres and brakes,

00:54:05in that little battle to clear the Coulthard.

00:54:07That's now hurt him.

00:54:08And when he got past,

00:54:10I said that was timely because if he hadn't,

00:54:12he would have been swamped

00:54:13by the man chasing him at the moment

00:54:15who was clearly very, very quick.

00:54:18And these are the sorts of things now

00:54:20that Frosty's got to do.

00:54:21When you get to this point,

00:54:22you've got to go on with it.

00:54:23He's got to have a dive at him.

00:54:27He's very, very fast.

00:54:28We often say his qualified performances, etc.,

00:54:31are very good,

00:54:32but there's just too much of the racing stuff

00:54:34that impacts his overall performance.

00:54:36And now he's worked very, very hard.

00:54:38He's only three or four tenths of a second behind.

00:54:41And you've just got to make this work now.

00:54:43So fast, isn't it?

00:54:49It's just a great racetrack.

00:54:51So Jamie's responded a bit.

00:54:53He did a 64.2 this up.

00:54:55He's wide at one.

00:54:5664.1 for Winterbottom.

00:54:58He's taken a tenth out of him,

00:54:59but he has responded.

00:55:00He's picked the pace up slightly.

00:55:02And Winterbottom looks as though

00:55:03this will be the lap where he,

00:55:05if he's close enough,

00:55:06he'll be aggressive.

00:55:07A great exit.

00:55:08Watch him at five.

00:55:10He had a shallower exit line.

00:55:12He was in the power,

00:55:13harder earlier.

00:55:14He'll have a look.

00:55:16Jamie will know it.

00:55:17He'll sense the colours.

00:55:18He'll see him in the mirrors.

00:55:20And he's right on the brakes.

00:55:21There's nothing left under brakes with that car.

00:55:24And in fact,

00:55:24he's sliding through five.

00:55:26And Mark Winterbottom

00:55:27will have a perfect bird's eye view of that.

00:55:30You'll see the oversteer in the preceding car.

00:55:33And he'll be thinking right now

00:55:35where he can best pull a surgical move.

00:55:37And he's running out of laps.

00:55:38He's got to press hard.

00:55:39And what Winterbottom will be thinking of

00:55:40is the previous race meeting

00:55:41when Coulthard dived him at the end.

00:55:44He needs to throw this car

00:55:45down the inside of Winkup

00:55:47at five

00:55:48or into the hairpin at eight.

00:55:51And he's got a good run here.

00:55:53You can't make the move

00:55:54but you've got to be close

00:55:55when you come out of four.

00:55:56This is fantastic.

00:55:57Last lap.

00:56:00And it's a classic

00:56:00Holden versus Ford battle.

00:56:04And he'll be lamenting

00:56:05getting tangled up

00:56:05with his team mate

00:56:06Mark Winterbottom.

00:56:10It's a round turn for Winkup.

00:56:13So here comes an opportunity.

00:56:14He's got it.

00:56:15And Jamie knows that he covers.

00:56:16He can only move once

00:56:18in the rules

00:56:18if he wants to cover.

00:56:20So there's one opportunity here

00:56:22and Frosty takes it

00:56:23down the inside.

00:56:24He's on the dirty line.

00:56:25Then both of the pressure

00:56:26and a contact.

00:56:28And around goes Winterbottom.

00:56:30Winkup tours the panic.

00:56:32Disaster at the front of the race.

00:56:34Winkup gets back on.

00:56:35Well, he had a big dive.

00:56:40We said he had to have a go.

00:56:41He locked the rear wheels.

00:56:42He speared into the side.

00:56:43He was down the dirty side of the road.

00:56:46And this has had an unbelievable impact

00:56:48on Mark Winterbottom's performance.

00:56:50But at the end of it,

00:56:51Jamie Winkup will leap home.

00:56:55Big contact on the final lap.

00:56:57Oh, my God.

00:56:58Great drive.

00:56:59Yeah, right with that, mate.

00:57:00He's definitely better.

00:57:01And his first win of season 2013.

00:57:04Here comes the defending champ again.

00:57:06An unbelievable finish.

00:57:11All right, mate.

00:57:12Great drive, mate.

00:57:12Great drive.

00:57:13Good stuff for holding your line, mate.

00:57:15Not putting up with that shit.

00:57:18It's also the first time

00:57:19that Jamie has won at this circuit.

00:57:21Now, Fabian Coulthard

00:57:22has crossed the line in second.

00:57:25But he will cop a 10-second penalty.

00:57:28So that means Will Davison

00:57:29and Garth Tander

00:57:30will be on the podium.

00:57:32And that will put Fabian

00:57:33back around 11th or 12th,

00:57:34somewhere in that area, Matt,

00:57:35when the numbers are crunched.

00:57:37Rick Kelly will go up to 7th to 2

00:57:38as a consequence.

00:57:39So the provisional results

00:57:41were Winkup on top.

00:57:43As I mentioned,

00:57:43the actual podium

00:57:44will be Davison and Tander with him.

00:57:47Then Bryant Reynolds,

00:57:48Shane Van Gisbergen

00:57:49the leading Kiwi effectively

00:57:51with Fabian's penalty

00:57:52to put him into a bout

00:57:54or just where Jonathan Webb is

00:57:56or just behind.

00:57:58So in terms of the Nissans,

00:58:01it was Rick Kelly

00:58:02who finished 7th.

00:58:04So that's the best performance.

00:58:06The first top 10 performance

00:58:08for the Nissan Altima

00:58:09in season 2013.

00:58:14Oh.

00:58:15Those wheels were locked

00:58:17way before the corner.

00:58:19And you've got to give him credit

00:58:19for having a go at this.

00:58:20You've got to say,

00:58:21hey, you've got to get on with it.

00:58:23He had the wheels locked.

00:58:24This is on board with Winkup.

00:58:25Bang.

00:58:25Into the side.

00:58:26Winkup got away with it.

00:58:27He come across the road.

00:58:29Winkup didn't do anything wrong.

00:58:30And it is nothing.

00:58:34You make decisions in this sport,

00:58:35you ride the mistake.

00:58:37And that there

00:58:38is as good as you can do

00:58:40to try to make an overtaking move

00:58:41to win this race.

00:58:43So I can tell you

00:58:44they have adjusted

00:58:45the timing

00:58:46and it puts

00:58:47Fabian Coulthard

00:58:48in 10th spot.

00:58:50So Jamie Winkup

00:58:5265th career win.

00:58:54Will Davison

00:58:54and Garth Tander

00:58:55on the podium.

00:58:56What a weird race.

00:59:11He really wanted this one.

00:59:13The damage to the side door,

00:59:14the driver's door.

00:59:15Warranty claim.

00:59:17I know where the bill's going.

00:59:23What a sigh of relief

00:59:24for Jamie.

00:59:28Jamie Winkup.

00:59:29Wow.

00:59:30What a final few laps

00:59:31of that race.

00:59:32How was your heart going

00:59:33when Mark

00:59:33went to bottom dive

00:59:34down underneath?

00:59:35Hey, Mark,

00:59:36it was quick.

00:59:37But hey,

00:59:38we knew we had track position

00:59:40so we fought it out.

00:59:41But a bit of a dint

00:59:42in the door there.

00:59:43It didn't start that way.

00:59:44I'm not sure how it got there.

00:59:45Nice to get that race win.

00:59:46Yeah,

00:59:47finally got a race win,

00:59:48which is good.

00:59:49Everyone's been asking me

00:59:50during the week

00:59:51when are you going to win one?

00:59:52So I'm very,

00:59:53very happy to get our first win

00:59:54for the year.

00:59:55Ticked a big box today,

00:59:56Jamie.

00:59:56Well done.

00:59:56Congratulations.

00:59:57Thanks, Brits.

00:59:57Cheers.

00:59:58Will Davis.

00:59:59Congratulations, Will.

01:00:01Some early jostling

01:00:02with a teammate out there,

01:00:03but it all turned out

01:00:03okay for you.

01:00:05It did, yeah.

01:00:05Listen,

01:00:06I'm just trying to

01:00:07keep scoring points.

01:00:08We're still trying

01:00:09to understand this car,

01:00:10but obviously great

01:00:11to be back on the podium

01:00:12and yeah,

01:00:12it was an interesting moment

01:00:13there with Frosty.

01:00:14He was super quick.

01:00:15He's real disappointing

01:00:16for the team

01:00:17not to have both of us up here.

01:00:19It was a bit of an issue

01:00:20under safety car.

01:00:21He'd passed me

01:00:22when the safety car came out

01:00:23so it was line ball.

01:00:25So listen,

01:00:25it's a great result for me.

01:00:26Well done on second place,

01:00:27Will.

01:00:28Congratulations.

01:00:28Cheers.

01:00:28Thanks.

01:00:29And Garth Tander

01:00:30back on the podium.

01:00:31Well done.

01:00:31Yeah,

01:00:32thanks for it.

01:00:32Just snuck on there

01:00:33at the end there

01:00:34but we'll take that.

01:00:35We had really good speed

01:00:36in that one.

01:00:36The car was actually

01:00:37better in that race

01:00:37so great job by the boys.

01:00:39We've been struggling

01:00:40on the bumps here this weekend

01:00:41but it seems better

01:00:42in race pace

01:00:42so try again tomorrow.

01:00:44You pick up some valuable

01:00:44championship points, GT.

01:00:46Enjoy the podium.

01:00:46Thanks.

01:00:47Hi Scarlett.

01:00:47Hi Sebastian.

01:00:49Well Mark Winterbottom,

01:00:50actually I don't think

01:00:50you should be too hard

01:00:51on yourself mate.

01:00:52I was standing here

01:00:52with your team

01:00:53and everyone wanted you

01:00:55to have a crack at Jamie

01:00:56and you had a crack mate

01:00:57and you did that

01:00:57and I think you've got to

01:00:58live by that.

01:00:59So be it.

01:01:00Yeah,

01:01:00that's how you've got to win races

01:01:01so I'm not going to stop there

01:01:02but yeah,

01:01:03just pinch the rear

01:01:04just at that last minute

01:01:05and that obviously

01:01:05sends you sideways

01:01:07but yeah,

01:01:08shows we're pretty hungry

01:01:09to get a win

01:01:10so the car's very good

01:01:11just got to use the pace

01:01:12so hopefully tomorrow

01:01:13we get that win

01:01:14but got to have a go.

01:01:15I think it was good mate.

01:01:16We're just looking

01:01:17at the overlay now.

01:01:17Could you sense

01:01:18those last couple of laps

01:01:19looking at Jamie

01:01:20started to look like

01:01:21he was a little vulnerable

01:01:22and you were setting yourself

01:01:23up for that move

01:01:24no question about it.

01:01:25Yeah,

01:01:25I had a good run on him

01:01:26and he was wobbling around

01:01:28a little bit

01:01:28so he was desperate

01:01:30to win his first race

01:01:31of the year too.

01:01:31I think he was feeling

01:01:32a little bit of pressure

01:01:33so I tried to

01:01:34have a go

01:01:35but it spun

01:01:37and then I couldn't

01:01:37start it

01:01:38so I lost a heap of spots

01:01:39but yeah,

01:01:40I thought I was in.

01:01:41I'll try again tomorrow.

01:01:42Well,

01:01:43I reckon the really good thing

01:01:43is because the next time

01:01:44you see ZZ in your mirror

01:01:45you'll know you're coming.

01:01:46They all should

01:01:47so yeah,

01:01:48we've had a pretty bad run

01:01:50so we want to get a win

01:01:51and that's what it's about

01:01:52now try and get wins

01:01:53and close the gaps

01:01:54on the other boys.

01:01:55I guess the hard part

01:01:56is mate,

01:01:57getting your car to work

01:01:59where we're in here

01:01:59is a real battle.

01:02:00Your car is working well

01:02:01so good luck tomorrow.

01:02:02Thanks mate.

01:02:02Hi to Renee

01:02:03and Oliver and Austin

01:02:05at home

01:02:05so Renee knows

01:02:07I'll be angry tonight

01:02:08so she might get a call

01:02:09and give me some therapy

01:02:11so we'll go again tomorrow.

01:02:12Blame mum, mate.

01:02:13Always a word.

01:02:13Yeah,

01:02:14thanks mate.

01:02:14Thanks mate.

01:02:15I think there's

01:02:16plenty of loving for Frosty

01:02:17at the moment

01:02:18for taking that opportunity

01:02:20or having a crack

01:02:21at that opportunity.

01:02:22It was an all or nothing move

01:02:23really,

01:02:24wasn't it?

01:02:24Yeah,

01:02:24I don't think you can be

01:02:25critical at all

01:02:26of the fact that he's

01:02:26had a go.

01:02:27In fact,

01:02:28I think everybody

01:02:28would have mounted

01:02:29a campaign against him

01:02:30had he not had a go

01:02:31at the end of it all.

01:02:32Totally.

01:02:33So they're the championship points

01:02:34and they are corrected

01:02:35with Fabian Coulthard

01:02:36being moved back

01:02:37his 10 second penalty.

01:02:39Winkup leads the way.

01:02:40He'll be on the top step

01:02:41of this podium,

01:02:41Barretts.

01:02:42The seventh race

01:02:43of our year,

01:02:44the 2013 V8 Supercars

01:02:46ITM 400 Auckland.

01:02:48Would you please

01:02:48congratulate in first place

01:02:50for Red Bull Racing Australia,

01:02:52Jamie Winkup.

01:02:54In second place

01:02:55for Pepsi Max crew

01:02:56FBR Ford,

01:02:58Will Davison.

01:02:58In third place

01:03:01for the Holden Racing team,

01:03:03Garth Tander.

01:03:05And representing

01:03:06the winning team,

01:03:07Red Bull Racing Australia,

01:03:09Mark Dutton.

01:03:12Making the presentation

01:03:13of the third place trophy

01:03:14is Mark Kelligan,

01:03:16the Chief Executive Officer

01:03:17of Frucourt Beverages.

01:03:21In second,

01:03:21or making the presentation

01:03:22of the trophy

01:03:23for second place,

01:03:24Brett O'Reilly,

01:03:25the Chief Executive Officer,

01:03:27Major Events,

01:03:28Auckland Tourism Events

01:03:29and Economic Development Limited.

01:03:32Making the presentation

01:03:33to our winning team

01:03:34is Darren Richardson,

01:03:36ITM Store Manager

01:03:37from our naming rights sponsor,

01:03:39ITM.

01:03:41And presenting

01:03:42the first place trophy

01:03:44is Alan McCormick,

01:03:45ITM Store Owner,

01:03:47once again

01:03:47from our naming rights sponsor,

01:03:49ITM.

01:03:50Ladies and gentlemen,

01:03:51on the 2013 ITM 400 Auckland

01:03:54Race 7 winners.

01:03:58So that's the second time

01:03:59on the podium

01:04:00for this year

01:04:01for both Will Davison

01:04:02and Garth Tander

01:04:03and the first victory

01:04:04of season 2013

01:04:06for our defending

01:04:07series champ,

01:04:08Jamie Winkup.

01:04:09We'll take a break,

01:04:10bring you back to Pukekohe

01:04:11to wrap it all up

01:04:11for this incredible

01:04:12afternoon of racing.

01:04:13So our first day

01:04:23of full racing

01:04:24here at Pukekohe Park

01:04:25Raceway in six years

01:04:26has delivered the lot.

01:04:28Depending on which side

01:04:29of the fence

01:04:29you stand

01:04:31and who you support,

01:04:33you've either had

01:04:33a great day

01:04:34or a disastrous day.

01:04:35It's one of those

01:04:36kind of days.

01:04:37A good one for Jamie Winkup,

01:04:39boys.

01:04:39I don't know where to start.

01:04:40Do we start at the start

01:04:41with Fabian Kultad

01:04:42or do we start at the end

01:04:43with Mark Winterbott?

01:04:44Go to the start.

01:04:45Okay.

01:04:45Poor old Fabian Kultad.

01:04:47I mean,

01:04:47just finally puts it

01:04:49on pole position

01:04:49in front of his home crowd

01:04:51and has that early jump

01:04:53and instantly

01:04:53a ten second penalty.

01:04:55This is how this race

01:04:56got underway.

01:04:57It was weird

01:04:58from the moment

01:04:58we got going.

01:05:00We didn't know

01:05:00what happened,

01:05:01did we?

01:05:01And all of a sudden

01:05:02it wasn't just a little jump,

01:05:03it was a country mile jump.

01:05:05And after you can just see that

01:05:06it was gone,

01:05:07it was over and out

01:05:08and the whole field balked.

01:05:10Great job for the other guys

01:05:11to miss Lee,

01:05:12Holdsworth.

01:05:12Then there was a very

01:05:13opportunistic pass

01:05:15by Winkup

01:05:15to get down the inside.

01:05:17Look,

01:05:17we're on board now

01:05:17to down the inside

01:05:18of Craig Lowndes

01:05:19and a very good manoeuvre.

01:05:22And look at this big moment

01:05:23here for Slade

01:05:24which effectively

01:05:26closed the field

01:05:27back up again.

01:05:28Then there was a weird restart

01:05:29and this monstrous moment.

01:05:31Have a look there.

01:05:32Bright Van Gisbergen

01:05:33down through the mulga.

01:05:35Courtney spinning.

01:05:37McLaughlin bumps him.

01:05:39Look at those two cars.

01:05:40They're doing 210 kilometres an hour

01:05:41in rallycross mode.

01:05:44And a mistake

01:05:45from Craig Lowndes.

01:05:46Very out of character.

01:05:48Comes back on.

01:05:50A bit of drama there

01:05:51and this was very brave.

01:05:52Big manoeuvre

01:05:53from Winkup

01:05:54around the outside

01:05:56and they continued

01:05:57to bump

01:05:57and grind

01:05:58between these top guys.

01:06:00They was very,

01:06:01very fast

01:06:01and this is the piece

01:06:02of the puzzle

01:06:03for Winterbottom.

01:06:04Right at the end.

01:06:05The fastest guy

01:06:06on the track

01:06:06and locked the rear wheels

01:06:08and backed his way

01:06:10into the driver's door

01:06:11of Jamie Winkup.

01:06:12And the first win

01:06:13of the year.

01:06:14Can you believe

01:06:15the sort of dominance

01:06:16we've seen from Winkup

01:06:17over the years

01:06:17and this is his first win

01:06:19of 2013.

01:06:21And the important thing

01:06:22is that you've made

01:06:23mention of throughout

01:06:23the course of the day

01:06:24is that they held

01:06:25their nerve.

01:06:26They haven't had

01:06:26that level of dominance

01:06:27but Jamie Winkup

01:06:29in particular

01:06:30and Craig Lowndes

01:06:30have held their nerve

01:06:31at the start of this season.

01:06:32That's why he continues

01:06:33to lead the championship

01:06:35despite having to

01:06:36wait seven races in

01:06:37before he gets

01:06:38his first victory.

01:06:39So Fabian Coulthart

01:06:40started on pole.

01:06:41He had a 10 second penalty

01:06:42waiting for him

01:06:42at the end of it.

01:06:43It puts him down

01:06:44into 10th position

01:06:45at the end of all that

01:06:46and he's with Mark Larkham.

01:06:48One of these things

01:06:49Matty

01:06:50which is there's a clutch

01:06:51out of a V8 Supercar.

01:06:52They're about $10,000

01:06:53for one of those.

01:06:54You can see the nice

01:06:55little carbon plates

01:06:56little lightweight

01:06:57friction plates here

01:06:58weigh nothing

01:06:59and what happens

01:07:00they get really really hot

01:07:01on the warm up lap.

01:07:03Fab's just talking

01:07:04to Brad Jones

01:07:05if you could just

01:07:05get out of the way

01:07:06please Brad.

01:07:06Thanks.

01:07:07Go off.

01:07:08Mate that must have

01:07:09been heartbreaking

01:07:09in front of your home crowd.

01:07:10Great start by the way.

01:07:12Yeah.

01:07:12Pretty it wasn't legit

01:07:13you know.

01:07:14But look yeah

01:07:15procedure was the same

01:07:16you know

01:07:16we run the line locker system

01:07:18and put the clutch in

01:07:19and it started to creep

01:07:20and then it just started

01:07:21to override the button

01:07:22so there wasn't much

01:07:23I could do

01:07:24I was probably already

01:07:24half a car ahead

01:07:25before the lights went out.

01:07:26And from a mental

01:07:27application point of view

01:07:28mate when they told you

01:07:30I mean you would have known

01:07:31you're smart enough to know

01:07:31you would have had a penalty

01:07:32much harder to deal

01:07:33with the race.

01:07:35Yeah look

01:07:35because you're always thinking

01:07:36I need to be 10 seconds in front

01:07:37I need to be 10 seconds in front

01:07:38so look I think

01:07:39you know

01:07:40finishing 10th

01:07:41still probably not that bad

01:07:42it could have been

01:07:43a lot worse of outcome

01:07:44but yeah

01:07:45pretty disappointing

01:07:46to finish 10th

01:07:46when you start on pole.

01:07:47Look forward to seeing you

01:07:48back on it again tomorrow.

01:07:49Thanks mate

01:07:50cheers.

01:07:50And we look forward to

01:07:52tonight

01:07:52you can catch races 6 and 7

01:07:54the highlights program

01:07:55tonight on 7

01:07:56or 7 mate

01:07:57if you're in Queensland

01:07:58just check your guides

01:07:59for that one

01:07:59and then tomorrow

01:08:00it's on again

01:08:01the ITM 400

01:08:02so two qualifying sessions

01:08:03and two 100km races

01:08:057 mate

01:08:06is where you need to be

01:08:07for races 8 and 9

01:08:09of the championship.

01:08:10What a start to the season.

01:08:10It's wild isn't it

01:08:117 different races

01:08:12sorry 6 different race winners

01:08:15and I'm looking at the result sheets

01:08:16for both race 6 and 7

01:08:18they look nothing like each other

01:08:19which is great

01:08:20I mean it's a great problem

01:08:21to have isn't it

01:08:21Well McLaughlin and Bright

01:08:22in that race were nowhere

01:08:23which is unbelievable

01:08:24the qualifying performance

01:08:25really determines

01:08:26where you need to be

01:08:27this is going to be on

01:08:27for tomorrow

01:08:28Absolutely

01:08:28like we said

01:08:29we've got two super quick

01:08:30qualifying sessions tomorrow

01:08:32followed by two 35 lappers

01:08:34so the story of today

01:08:35well it started out brilliantly

01:08:36for the locals here

01:08:37Scotty McLaughlin

01:08:38the 19 year old

01:08:39and the local

01:08:40became the first ever

01:08:42Kiwi

01:08:42sorry

01:08:43he got his first ever victory

01:08:44at this street circuit

01:08:45at this circuit rather

01:08:46and he becomes

01:08:48the youngest ever winner

01:08:49of an Australian touring car

01:08:50championship

01:08:50or V8 supercar event

01:08:52followed up by Jamie

01:08:53Winkup's win

01:08:54puts him on the board

01:08:55for season 2013

01:08:56and sets up a fascinating

01:08:57day tomorrow

01:08:58hope you enjoyed it

01:08:59we've had a great time

01:09:00Pukekohe is back

01:09:01with a bang

01:09:02we'll see you tomorrow

01:09:03the V8 supercars

01:09:04on 7

01:09:04I'm coming home

01:09:07I'm just riding around

01:09:10this country faded

01:09:11except this time

01:09:12has a smile on my face

01:09:13me and my brothers

01:09:14out chasing glory

01:09:15we come to take it

01:09:16it's about time

01:09:17the underdogs

01:09:18become the favorite

01:09:19Thomas Stanz

01:09:20all stand in amazement

01:09:21damn man he insane

01:09:22his track record demased

01:09:24put your hands up

01:09:25we crash in the station

01:09:26I know it seems like

01:09:28too long on the board

01:09:30there's no time

01:09:31for me and you

01:09:32I'm out trying to

01:09:33make this dream

01:09:33come true

01:09:34till Vendor

01:09:34I swear to my mom

01:09:35I won't be home soon

01:09:36come on

01:09:37even though I'm gone

01:09:39for now

01:09:40you're never that far

01:09:41from my mind

01:09:42and however far

01:09:43I'm home

01:09:44just look like

01:09:44I'm coming home

01:09:46there's a new kid

01:09:48in town

01:09:48in the V8 supercars

01:09:50his name is

01:09:50Scott McLaughlin

01:09:51I won't be home

01:09:52I won't be home

01:09:55bye

01:09:56you

V8 Supercars 2013 - Pukekohe - Race 2

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