Posts Tagged "Ford"

Back to the good, not just Ford n’ Holden days!

By , 27 Sep 2012
 

I have a confession to make. I haven’t watched the Australian Touring Car Championship for 15 years. Not one round has flashed past my eyes.

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V8 Supercar expansion will unsettle fans but boost credibility

By , 12 May 2012
 

Next year will see the start of the new Car of the Future regulations in V8 Supercars, and with it, the injection of new manufacturers.

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Last Holden-Ford showdown for V8s

By , 2 Mar 2012
 

It is the start of the end of an era. V8 Supercars’ last season as exclusively Holden versus Ford kicks off at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on Friday – and Holden has already finalised its battle plans for what lies ahead.

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Why V8 Supercars has hit the skids in Australia

By , 15 Feb 2011
 

The 2011 V8 Supercars season kicked off at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, in front of a paltry crowd and televised live into Australia in the early hours of the morning. As V8 Supercars assesses why crowds are on the decline and television ratings have plunged by as much as [...]

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Dumbrell earns drought-breaking V8 win

By , 21 Nov 2010
 

Victorian Paul Dumbrell surged to his first V8 Supercar win and then defended his aggressive tactics after Garth Tander was sent hurtling into a Sandown barrier at 265 km/h.

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Lexus interested in joining V8 Supercars

By , 18 Nov 2010
 

Lexus is the latest car manufacturer to be reportedly interested in joining the V8 Supercar category.

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Whincup wins thriller as Surfers V8s prove a smash

By , 25 Oct 2010
 

Holden star Jamie Whincup won a thrilling 300km V8 Supercar race at the Gold Coast on Sunday.

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Messy Whincup wins pole for first enduro

By , 12 Sep 2010
 

Despite a horrendous start and feeling like the team’s `B’ driver, V8 Supercars leader Jamie Whincup still managed to secure pole position for Sunday’s endurance race at Phillip Island.

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Whincup adds to Courtney’s pain with V8 win

By , 11 Jul 2010
 

Struggling with a heavy cold, James Courtney was only feeling worse after fierce rival Jamie Whincup claimed the V8 Supercars’ opening race in Townsville on Saturday.

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V8s finally has a new leader as Courtney takes control

By , 17 May 2010
 

For the first time in 18 months, V8 Supercar racing’s dominant driver Jamie Whincup has lost control of the championship.

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Ford finally breaks through in 2010

By , 2 May 2010
 

Days after celebrating his 65th birthday, touring car legend Dick Johnson popped the champagne again after his team broke through for Ford’s first win of the 2010 V8 Supercars championship.

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Tander takes a shot at the Grand Slam

By , 23 Mar 2010
 

The V8 Supercars competition hotted up with a $2 million bounty announced for any driver that can win the newly-created ‘Grand Slam’ in a season. Following Garth Tander’s win at Clipsal, is there any chance of him completing the Slam?

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Mercedes may end Ford-Holden V8 duopoly

By , 11 Mar 2010
 

Motoring giant Mercedes-Benz admits it is interested in having its cars involved in V8 Supercar racing, but has ruled out any factory-backed outfit similar to those at Holden and Ford.

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Whincup closing in on back-to-back titles

By , 22 Nov 2009
 

Ford’s Jamie Whincup fired his biggest V8 Supercar championship shot at Barbagallo Raceway on Saturday, and it may have mortally wounded the hopes of nearest rival Will Davison.

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Whincup back to top form

By , 8 Nov 2009
 

Jamie Whincup won immediate redemption from his embarrassing Gold Coast flop by bouncing back to snare the first V8 Supercar race at the Phillip Island 300 on Saturday.

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Whincup might get V8 wobbles, says Davison

By , 21 Oct 2009
 

Let the mind games begin. Buoyed by his Bathurst 1000 breakthrough, Holden hope Will Davison has suggested V8 Supercars leader Jamie Whincup may be “psyched out” by the challenge of defending his title at the business end of the season.

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Bargwanna says he’s lost respect for Whincup

By , 12 Oct 2009
 

Holden V8 Supercar driver Jason Bargwanna says he’s lost respect for Ford star Jamie Whincup after a late incident cost him a podium finish at Sunday’s Bathurst 1000.

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Holden shoot down Ford’s tilt at history

By , 12 Oct 2009
 

Garth Tander and Will Davison broke Holden’s four-year drought and ended Ford’s chance at history with a thrilling Bathurst 1000 victory on Sunday.

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One HD has reignited Aussie motor sports

By , 12 Aug 2009
 

V8 Supercars seem to be struggling at the moment for popularity, if what you read in the media is any indication. The defection of Lowndes to Holden next season seems set to alienate more fans, although his change to Ford years ago was accepted without too much drama.

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V8 Supercars faces a severe identity crisis

By , 2 Aug 2009
 

Craig Lowndes defecting to Holden is one of the biggest V8 Supercar news stories since Craig Lowndes defected to Ford. As Triple 8, the most successful Ford team in recent times, makes the move to Holden next season, a major flaw for the category is once again exposed.

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