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Blanchard Racing Team
Blanchard Racing Team (formerly known as Tim Blanchard Racing) is an Australian motor racing team, currently competing in the Supercars Championship. It fields a Tickford Racing built Ford Mustang, driven by Tim Slade. History Customer Team Tim Blanchard Racing was formed at the end of the 2016 season when Tim Blanchard purchased a Racing Entitlements Contract (REC) from Super Black Racing with the aim of continuing in the Supercars Championship, after the Britek Motorsport REC that had underpinned Blanchard's entry was taken by owner Jason Bright to Prodrive Racing Australia. Brad Jones Racing maintained the running of the entry. In 2018, the team upgraded to the Holden ZB Commodore. After Blanchard retired from full time driving at the end of 2018, Macauley Jones took over the driving. For 2020, the team's race number was changed from No. 21 to No. 3. Stand Alone Team From 2021, After four seasons running as a satellite team of Brad Jones Racing, the team was renamed to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), and Turkey ( Ford Otosan). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Wood (racing Driver)
Dale Wood (born 9 June 1983) is an Australian racing driver who currently co-drives for Brad Jones Racing's No. 8 Holden ZB Commodore in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. He currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria. He commenced his full-time V8 Supercar career in 2009 with the newly formed team Kelly Racing team, having raced previously for the Tasman Motorsport aligned Greg Murphy Racing Fujitsu series squad. Wood was replaced after the Hidden Valley round although he returned to the team for the endurance race season, pairing up with Jack Perkins. He returned to the team a year later, again in an endurance race role. Career Greg Murphy Racing Wood competed in the Fujitsu Development Series for Greg Murphy Racing in 2007 and 2008. Kelly Racing Wood was confirmed as the driver of the No. 16 Kelly Racing entry for 2009, with sponsorship from Hi-Tec Oils and Red Rooster. This car will use one of the licences owned by Kelly Racing teammate, Jack Perkins' father, Larry Perkins. Wood's No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held from October 5 to 8 2017 at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, and consisted of a 1000 kilometre race. It was the eleventh event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and was Race 20 of the season. It was also the second event of the 2017 Enduro Cup. DJR Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole with a lap time of 2:03.8312, the fastest lap of the Mount Panorama Circuit recorded by a Supercar. The race was won by David Reynolds and Luke Youlden driving a Holden VF Commodore for Erebus Motorsport. Report Background The event was the 60th running of the Bathurst 1000, which was first held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 1960 as a 500-mile race for Australian-made standard production sedans, and marked the 57th time that the race was held at Mount Panorama. It was the 21st running of the Australian 1000 race, which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Sandown 500
The 2017 Wilson Security Sandown 500 was a motor racing event for Supercars, held from 15 to 17 September 2017 at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of one race, scheduled for 499.744 kilometres in length (161 laps), it was shortened to 388 kilometres in length because of a time limit (4:48 p.m. local time) imposed by Supercars. It was the tenth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 19 of the season. It was also the first event of the 2017 Enduro Cup. Background The event was the 47th running of the Sandown 500, which was first held in 1964 as a six-hour race for series production touring cars. It was the thirteenth time the race had been held as part of the Supercars Championship and the fifth time it formed part of the Enduro Cup. The defending winners of the race were Garth Tander and Warren Luff. The event was promoted as a "retro round", with teams encouraged to use adaptations of Australian touring car liveries fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint
The 2017 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 18 to 20 August 2017. The event was held at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the ninth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship The 2017 Supercars Championship (formally known as the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars, which prior to July 2016 had been known as V8 Supercars. It was the ninet ... and hosted Races 17 and 18 of the season. References Sydney SuperSprint Sydney SuperSprint {{motorsport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint
The 2017 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 28 to 30 July 2017. The event was held at Queensland Raceway near Ipswich, Queensland and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the eighth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 15 and 16 of the season. Background Driver changes Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport replaced Aaren Russell with Alex Davison for this and the following event. This was the fourth and final round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Shae Davies, Todd Hazelwood, Jack Le Brocq and James Golding were the four drivers to step up for this round. Results Race 15 Race References {{V8 race report, Name_of_race = Ipswich SuperSprint , Year_of_race = 2017 , Previous_race_in_season = 2017 Watpac Townsville 400 , Next_race_in_season = 2017 Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint , Previous_year's_ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Townsville 400
The 2017 Watpac Townsville 400 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 July 2017. The event was held at Townsville Street Circuit near Townsville, Queensland and consisted of two races, both 200 kilometres in length. It is the seventh event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 13 and 14 of the season. Background Driver changes Aaren Russell was drafted in to replace Cameron McConville at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. The team was sold to Phil Munday and re-branded as 23Red Racing at the end of 2017. Background Lucas Dumbrell comes f .... References Townsville 400 Townsville 400 {{touringcar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown
The 2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 16 to 18 June 2017. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in the Northern Territory and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the sixth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 11 and 12 of the season. Background Driver changes Taz Douglas was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Cameron McConville. This was the third round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Jack Le Brocq Jack Le Brocq (born 7 July 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, and drives the No. 34 Holden Commodore ZB for Matt Stone Racing. So far, Le Brocq's career highlights incl ... and Macauley Jones were the two drivers to step up for this round. References Darwin Triple Crown Darwin Triple Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Winton SuperSprint
The 2017 Winton SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 19 to 21 May 2017. The event was held at the Winton Motor Raceway near Benalla, Victoria and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the fifth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season. Background Driver changes Taz Douglas returned to Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport having been replaced for the previous round by Matthew Brabham. This was the second round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Shae Davies Shae Davies (born 8 March 1990) is an Australian professional racing driver. A Super2 Series veteran, Davies briefly drove for Erebus Motorsport during the 2016 V8 Supercars season. He currently competes in the S5000 Australian Drivers' Champ ..., James Golding and Macauley Jones were the three drivers to step up for this round. References Winton Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Perth SuperSprint
The 2017 Perth SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 6 to 7 May 2017. The event was held at Barbagallo Raceway near Wanneroo, Western Australia and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the 4th event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 7 and 8 of the season. Background Driver changes Taz Douglas was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Matthew Brabham, becoming the first member of the Brabham family to compete in the Australian Touring Car Championship since his uncle David Brabham raced in the 2013 Gold Coast 600. Having been born in Florida, he became the first United States-born driver to participate in Supercars since Graham Rahal, Boris Said, and Marco Andretti participated as international drivers at the 2012 Gold Coast 600. The Perth SuperSprint was the first of four events in the 2017 season that Super2 Series wildcards could compete in the main series, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500
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The 2017 WD-40 Phillip Island 500 was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 22 to 23 April 2017. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of two races, both 250 kilometres in length. It is the 3rd event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 5 and 6 of the season. References Phillip Island 500 Phillip Island 500 The Phillip Island 500 was an annual motor racing event, last held for Supercars at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria. The race had three distinct eras; from 1971 to 1977 as an endurance production and later Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint
The 2017 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 April 2017. The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and was scheduled to consist of one race of 120 kilometres and one race of 200 kilometres in length. It was the second event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 3 and 4 of the season. The event was the 45th running of the Tasmania SuperSprint. Report Background Shane van Gisbergen entered the event as the championship leader ahead of Fabian Coulthard and James Courtney. Race 3 Race three began in damp conditions. Polesitter Scott McLaughlin had a slow getaway from pole position and was rounded up by Chaz Mostert and Shane van Gisbergen off the start. On lap two, Fabian Coulthard made contact with Rick Kelly on the exit of turn three, slowing up Garth Tander (who was behind Kelly), who in turn was hit by Cameron Waters and subsequently spu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
