In another dramatic finale, Stone Brothers Racing have ended the 2011 V8 Supercar season with a mixed bag of results – the highlight being another podium for Shane van Gisbergen in the #9 SP Tools Racing Falcon.
In a reversal of fortunes on last year’s Homebush race where he ran out of fuel while leading on the last lap, Stone Brothers Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen sealed a dramatic race with third place today after several other drivers suffered at the hands of poor fuel economy.
Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) has made an auspicious start to the final V8 Supercar Championship event for 2011, with all three of its SBR Falcons demonstrating the potential for some strong results at the Homebush street circuit in Sydney today.
The opening V8 Supercar race at Sandown International Raceway was thrown into disarray this afternoon after steady rain made track conditions extremely difficult for drivers and conducive to a Safety Car interrupted race.
Slade stamped his mark as a man to watch in 2006, when he finished runner up in the Australia Formula Ford Championship. Since then he has also seen success in the Fujitsu Development Series and this year is entering his second fulltime season with Stone Brothers Racing in the new-look #47 Lucky 7 Racing Falcon.
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. 2011 is Alex's third year with Stone Brothers Racing driving the #4 IRWIN Racing Falcon.
