Sunday 10th
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2:00pm – Some fierce competition out there today, with JW in P3 and SVG P4 at the end of the Top 10 Shoot Out.
11:32am – SVG clocked in the fastest lap of 1:12.6552 putting him in P1 ahead of the Shoot Out. JW in P2.
8:42am – A little birdy told us we are in for a win today! Well, not a little birdy….
8:17am – Plenty on today at the final day of the Townsville 400. Qualy kicks off at 1040am local time then a Top Ten Shootout, before another 200km race this afternoon.
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Saturday 9th
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1:21pm – Pole baby!
1:15pm – Qualy sesh smashed. JW taking P1 and his first pole position of the year. SVG taking home P2. Looks like a front row lock out for the bulls!
11:00am – Don’t forget to visit us at merch this weekend – it’s the last one at our merchandise tent!
9:19am – Head in the game. We are getting prepped for qualy this afternoon.
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Friday 8th July
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2:12pm – JW ON PRACTICE ONE – “Yeah I kissed the wall there, bit of impact. Lost some rear grip which didn’t help. However all good, we got a feel for the track on some tyres and looking forward to getting back out there.’
1:02pm – Practice one down with JW in P17 and SVG in P21. A good session to really get a feel of the car on the track and test out tyres. There were some rogue signs in the way too….
10:43am – The perks of being a T8M8 #yesplease
9:01am – Another beautiful day in paradise as we head into two practice sessions today. Don’t forget to take the opportunity to meet the drivers!
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Thursday 7th July
2:00pm – It’s track walk time.
10:23am – After getting the blood pumping after the Trick Shot Challenge, we head off to the ZINC FM Autograph session.
9:45am – Ain’t nothin like JDubs B-Ballin skillz this morning. Testing out the court before the Red Bull Reign comp later in the month.
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Wednesday 6th July
9:12am – Don’t miss your chance to meet the drivers this weekend.
Wednesday 6th July3:30 – 4:30pm 45 Charters Towers Road, Townsville |
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Wednesday 6th July5.00 – 6.00pm Caltex, 103 Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan |
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Thursday 7th July10:30 – 11.30am 67 -101 Macarther Drive, Annadale |
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Thursday 7th July4:00 – 5.00pm Autobarn, 251-255 Ross River Road, Aitkenvale |
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Thursday 7th July5:30 – 6.15pm Bulletin Square, Townsville CBD |
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Friday 8th July10.40-11.00am RBRA merchandise shop, on track SIGNING CARD REQUIRED |
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Saturday 9th July10.00-10.30am Behind team garage, on track |
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Saturday 9th July11.25-11.45am RBRA merchandise shop, on track SIGNING CARD REQUIRED |
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Sunday 10th July9.00-9.30am Behind team garage, on track |
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All autograph sessions at the Red Bull Racing Australia merchandise store require a signing card, which can be picked up from the on-track store on the day of the session for a gold coin donation. All proceeds go to Wings For Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. |
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Tuesday 5th July
2:32pm – FUN FACT -Triple Eight has won four races so far this year in the VASC – two to van Gisbergen and singles to Whincup and Lowndes. No team has won more races so far in 2016 than Triple Eight Race Engineering.
12:03pm – So apparently we have made our resident golf buggy a convertible. Well…..the roof doesn’t come back on but….so no roof. A roofless buggy essentially. #justincaseyouwantedtoknow
10:11am – SVG ON TOWNSVILLE – “Another hot one for this Kiwi! I was certainly enjoying the climate over in Europe so this might be a shock to the system after the 200km races on Saturday and Sunday. The car has been performing well and I hope we continue our run from Darwin into this weekend.”
8:30am – Don’t miss JDub’s thoughts on the Reid Park track.
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Monday 4th July
3:14pm – RBRA leads Team’s Championship by whopping 577 points – the margin has increased massively given it was 343 after Winton.
2:30pm – Bring on the sunshine.
1:30pm – JW ON TOWNSVILLE – “What’s not to love. It is great weather, but it’s hot in the cars during the 200km slogs. It is a track that I really enjoy, I have had a good run on in the past, so I hope to keep the momentum going.”
1:00pm – The workshop floor is shiny and clean, this can only mean one thing….RACE WEEK.
What you need to know:
Townsville 400 – Reid Park
Circuit length: 2.86km
Circuit direction: Clockwise
Average speed: 144km/h
Maximum speed: 260km/h
Championship standings
1st – Jamie Whincup, 1275 points
2nd – Craig Lowndes, 1245 points
3rd – Scott McLaughlin, 1230 points
4th – Mark Winterbottom, 1212 points
5th – Shane van Gisbergen, 1204 points