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11-10-2002, 17:05
Dit weekend is het zover: de Bathurst 1000.
Wayne Gardner start niet na een crash.
Veteran John Bowe took two seconds of the V8 Supercar lap record at the Mount Panorama circuit in qualifying for Sunday's Bathurst race.
The double winner of the classic will now run 15th and last in Saturday's Shootout, which will decide the starting order for the 1,000km event.
"It's certainly a lap for the old guard, that's for sure," said Bowe. "The lap was a good, but nothing too special, if pressed I could have gone quicker again. My biggest concern is that it takes at least a couple of laps to get the tyres up to temperature, but I'll give it my best shot."
Mark Skaife was second fastest in his Holden, just two hundredths behind Bowe. Fellow Commodore driver Jason Bright was third quickest.
John Cleland was 17th fastest in his Ford Falcon, while the Yvan Muller/Andy Priaulx entry was 18th.
Former world 500cc motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner has been withdrawn from the event after crashing heavily at the first corner when his front brakes failed. He was knocked unconscious in the incident, and was subsequently diagnosed with mild concussion, forcing him to pull out.
Qualifying, Bathurst
Pos Driver Team Car Time
1 John Bowe/Brad Jones OzEmail Race Team Ford Falcon AUXR8 2m08.38s
2 Mark Skaife/Jim Richards Holden Race Team Holden Commodore +0.0174s
3 Jason Bright/Tomas Mezera Holden Race Team Holden Commodore +0.6297
4 Steven Richards/Russell Ingall Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore
+0.7532s
5 Craig Lowndes/Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.9686s
6 Max Wilson/Dean Canto Team Betta Electrical Ford Falcon AUXR8
+1.0782s
7 Steve Ellery/Luke Youlden Super Cheap Auto Racing Ford Falcon
AUXR8 +1.2508s
8 Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna Valvoline Racing Holden Commodore
+1.2758s
9 Larry Perkins/Paul Dumbrell Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore
+1.3058s
10 Todd Kelly/Greg Murphy K-Mart Race Team Holden Commodore +1.3591s
Bron: http://www.autosport.com
Wayne Gardner start niet na een crash.
Veteran John Bowe took two seconds of the V8 Supercar lap record at the Mount Panorama circuit in qualifying for Sunday's Bathurst race.
The double winner of the classic will now run 15th and last in Saturday's Shootout, which will decide the starting order for the 1,000km event.
"It's certainly a lap for the old guard, that's for sure," said Bowe. "The lap was a good, but nothing too special, if pressed I could have gone quicker again. My biggest concern is that it takes at least a couple of laps to get the tyres up to temperature, but I'll give it my best shot."
Mark Skaife was second fastest in his Holden, just two hundredths behind Bowe. Fellow Commodore driver Jason Bright was third quickest.
John Cleland was 17th fastest in his Ford Falcon, while the Yvan Muller/Andy Priaulx entry was 18th.
Former world 500cc motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner has been withdrawn from the event after crashing heavily at the first corner when his front brakes failed. He was knocked unconscious in the incident, and was subsequently diagnosed with mild concussion, forcing him to pull out.
Qualifying, Bathurst
Pos Driver Team Car Time
1 John Bowe/Brad Jones OzEmail Race Team Ford Falcon AUXR8 2m08.38s
2 Mark Skaife/Jim Richards Holden Race Team Holden Commodore +0.0174s
3 Jason Bright/Tomas Mezera Holden Race Team Holden Commodore +0.6297
4 Steven Richards/Russell Ingall Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore
+0.7532s
5 Craig Lowndes/Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon AUXR8 +0.9686s
6 Max Wilson/Dean Canto Team Betta Electrical Ford Falcon AUXR8
+1.0782s
7 Steve Ellery/Luke Youlden Super Cheap Auto Racing Ford Falcon
AUXR8 +1.2508s
8 Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna Valvoline Racing Holden Commodore
+1.2758s
9 Larry Perkins/Paul Dumbrell Castrol Perkins Racing Holden Commodore
+1.3058s
10 Todd Kelly/Greg Murphy K-Mart Race Team Holden Commodore +1.3591s
Bron: http://www.autosport.com