It was a frustrating day for SBR today (Sunday) with all three cars struggling to make gains in the 200km race on the Townsville street circuit. After a shocking qualifying session that saw all three cars start from outside the top 15 Shane van Gisbergen wrestled the SP Tools Falcon to another top ten finish while Tim Slade managed his second 12th place for the weekend.
It was a tough race on the Townsville street circuit today (Saturday) with 72 laps taking its toll on the drivers in the opening race of the Sucrogen Townsville 400. Shane van Gisbergen was forced to make up for lost time twice after losing track position when trying to avoid an incident and overshooting the pit box during his first stop for tyres and fuel.
It’s been a bittersweet finish to the Skycity Triple Crown weekend in Darwin today (Sunday) with Shane van Gisbergen scoring another podium crossing the finish line in 3rd. The race ended with mixed emotions when Alex Davison posted a DNF due to a mysterious electrical issue after leading the race and starting from pole position on the grid. Tim Slade’s speed continued in Race 14 finishing inside the top ten, crossing the line in 6th place for the second time this weekend.
Shane van Gisbergen has scored his 6th podium for the season today (Saturday) finishing 3rd in the opening race of the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley in Darwin. In typical van Gisbergen style the #9 SP Tools Racing Falcon charged through the field taking on the big names to finish in the top three. On the other side of the garage, Wilson Security Racing’s Tim Slade had a day of personal bests taking part in his first career shootout and finishing the 42 lap race in 6th position, his best
Stone Brothers Racing have had a solid start to the Hidden Valley, Skycity Triple Crown weekend with all three SBR FG Falcons finishing inside the top ten at the conclusion of four 30-minute practice sessions. Alex Davison lead the way for the SBR cars finishing the day 6th fastest in the IRWIN Racing Ford while his teammates, Shane van Gisbergen and Tim Slade were directly behind in 7th and 8th position.
Alex comes from a true motor racing family. His father Richard and late grandfather Lex Davison have seen much success in open wheel categories. Alex's motor racing career began when he served his driver apprenticeship racing karts where he won the 1995 Australian Karting Championship. 2010 is Alex's second year with Stone Brothers Racing and in the #4 IRWIN Racing Falcon.
Shane spent his formative years racing ATVs on natural terrain motocross tracks and a Quarter Midget on speedway ovals before a brief but typically successful dalliance with karts. Since then he has been on a fast track to major Australasian success. In 2010, driving the SBR #9 SP Tools Racing Falcon, Shane has already shown signs that have marked him as a future star of V8 Supercars.
