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Sandown Saturday Qualifying Report17 Sep, 2018TODAYS TIMES Qualifying Qualified: 23rd – 1:08.9461s Provisional Pole Position: Jamie Whincup – 1:07.8389s Race for the Grid One Finished: 9th Winner: Aaren Russell Race for the Grid Two Finished: 14th Winner: David Reynolds COMING UP Sunday 16th September 10:15 – 10:35 – Warm Up 13:20 – 16:50 – Race 24 – 500kms THE RECAP... Read More... |
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Sandown Friday Practice Report17 Sep, 2018TODAYS TIMES Practice One – Dale Wood Position: 12th – 1:08.7068s Fastest: Paul Dumbrell – 1:07.8467s Practice Two – Tim Blanchard Position: 25th – 1:09.0854s Fastest: Jamie Whincup – 1:07.9688s Practice Three – Dale Wood Position: 18th – 1:09.2214s Fastest: Will Brown – 1:08.6230s COMING UP Saturday 15th September 10:10 – 10:25 – Practice Four... Read More... |
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Sandown 500 Preview13 Sep, 2018This weekend’s Sandown 500 marks the first round of the Pirtek Endurance Cup and the first time Tim Blanchard and Dale Wood will pair up in the #21 Team CoolDrive Supercar as co-drivers. The Sandown 500 is known as the ‘Retro Round’ and Tim is honouring his dad, John Blanchard, by throwing back to his... Read More... |
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Blast From Blanchard Past13 Sep, 2018This years’ Sandown 500 retro reveal is something quite special for Tim Blanchard and Team CoolDrive. In a throwback to a memorable 1993 livery, he is honoring one of his heroes both on and off the track - his father, John Blanchard.1993 was John Blanchard’s one and only full-time season behind the wheel in the... Read More... |
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The Bend Sunday Recap27 Aug, 2018TODAYS RESULTS Qualifying Qualified: 23rd – 1:50.4792s Pole Position: Jamie Whincup – 1:49.0515s Race 23 – 200kms / 41 Laps Finished: 21st Winner: Jamie Whincup TIM “It was a tough finish to our weekend at ‘The Bend’. We had shown good promise during the practice sessions on Friday and in both qualifying and the race... Read More... |
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Tailem Bend Saturday Report27 Aug, 2018TODAYS RESULTS Practice Three Position: 4th – 1:49.8925s Fastest: Nick Percat – 1:49.5892s Qualifying Qualified: 13th – 1:51.4329s Pole Position: Jamie Whincup – 1:50.1371s Race 22 – 120kms / 24 Laps Finished: 15th Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen COMING UP Sunday 26th August 10:50 – 11:10 – Qualifying 13:40 – 15:05 – Race 23 – 200kms... Read More... |
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Tailem Bend Preview21 Aug, 2018Inspired by some of the world’s most iconic race circuits, The Bend Motorsport Park is Australia’s only circuit to comply with the latest FIA Grade 2 and FIM Category A standards. At 7.77 kilometres in its maximum configuration, The Bend combines technical corners, fast flowing sections and an aggregate rise and fall of 85 metres... Read More... |
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John Blanchard Recognised by VASA8 Aug, 2018We are proud to announce that CoolDrive Auto Parts CEO John Blanchard has been honoured with a Pioneer Award by VASA for his contribution to the Australian automotive electrical and air conditioning industry. VASA’s Pioneer Awards were inaugurated in 1996 to recognise individuals who have contributed above and beyond the call of duty, to standards,... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Honours Star Performers8 Aug, 2018The geographic diversity of the CoolDrive Auto Parts network was highlighted by the company’s recent Branch of the Year Awards. Presented at the Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne in late July, the Awards were shared with the CoolDrive branches from Albury (NSW) and Melbourne (VIC), while the new regional award went to the Western Australia/South Australia... Read More... |
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Loyalty & Longevity Recognised by CoolDrive8 Aug, 2018In this age of high employment mobility, the long-term loyalty and contributions of employees has been recognised by CoolDrive Auto Parts’ in recent inductions into its ‘Hall of Fame’. Presented at Melbourne’s Rendezvous Hotel in late July at CoolDrive’s annual Branch of the Year Awards night, the Hall of Fame acknowledges the efforts of individuals... Read More... |
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Sydney SuperNight Recap6 Aug, 2018TODAY TIMES Qualifying Qualified: 25th – 1:29.1599s Pole Position: Scott McLaughlin – 1:27.9494s Race 21 – 300kms / 77 Laps Finished: 16th Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen THE RECAP & WORD FROM TIM Fans have waited over twenty years to see the Supercars race again under lights on their home soil; and last night’s inaugural Sydney... Read More... |
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Sydney SuperNight Preview3 Aug, 2018The Sydney SuperNight event is the first night race on the Supercars calendar since 1997. The 300km format is the longest single driver event of the year, and the win is worth a whopping 300 points, making it a possible game changer with the endurance season just around the corner. The elimination style qualifying format... Read More... |
