Bathurst, Mt Panorama, New South Wales
8-11 October 2009
The most famous racing circuit in Australia and the home of one of the world's greatest motor races - which is of course our grueling, six and a half hour and 1000 kilometre long test of man and machine at the amazing 6.2km Mount Panorama circuit. The fastest of all V8 Supercar circuits, with cars reaching close to 300kph along Conrod Straight, the Bathurst circuit has it all, from a tight and twisting climb to the top of the mountain, to a fast flip-flop ride down that rewards bravery behind the wheel. This circuit is without a doubt a complex engineering exercise to get the cars absolutely right for, considering that two drivers need to be comfortable with the car set up. I came to within 13 laps of winning it in 2007...
4 October 2009
Bathurst is here, my favorite race of the year. I have got nothing to lose this year so I am going up with one goal and that is to win. Preparation has been productive as we have developed some vital components to ensure we have speed for the entire race. This year you will see extra pit stops due to the E85 fuel, we predict at least 6 stops. We have 8 new sets of tyres, so tyres will not be an issue. Block Sunday out in your diary and tune in to Channel 7, i'll see you on the mountain.
11 October 2009
What an eventful weekend, we had great speed in the race and would have loved to be part of the race. We had a battery strap break off the spare battery, which sent it flying around to boot, knocking the fuel component off which caused a fuel leak and set fire to the car. lt was a great race, there were so many safety cars and the weather was unpredictable. Steve and i are already looking forward to Bathurst 2010.
