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Tag Archive | "Mark Skaife"
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
The 2012 V8 Supercar event around the streets of Hamilton in New Zealand will be the last. In another blow to the categories dreams of global expansion, Hamilton now joins Shanghai and Bahrain in failed overseas jaunts by the championship. According to the local Waikato Times newspaper, many local businesses are happy to see the back of the visitors from across the Tasman. "It has been a waste of time and money," Evelyn Booth, owner of the Bag Factory Shop told the paper. "We lose money when it's on, customers too, and we are going to be paying for it for a very long time." The council had "completely and utterly" let down the town, she said. The move to axe the race came at the request of V8 Supercars Australia after they took over the running of the event when the original promoter went broke. Acting V8 Supercars Australia chief executive Shane Howard met with the Hamilton City Council last Wednesday night, offering the council $1.2 million dollars to end the contract early. Local ratepayers had paid around $31.4m for the event including $9m worth of race infrastructure. These are now owned by V8 Supercars as a part of their deal for taking over the race.
Continue reading...DER KOMMISSAR SKAIFE
Sunday, July 10, 2011
A big weekend off the track for the V8 Supercars with the announcement of the newly formed V8 Supercars Commission. The Commission will act as an expert resource for the V8 Supercars board of directors and management team, with a primary focus on racing rules, regulations and race formats. The seven member body formally comes into existence today. As expected five touring car champion Mark Skaife has been appointed chairman-elect and will take up the role in October, after the Bathurst 1000. In the interim, Tim Edwards, team principal of Ford Performance Racing, will serve as chairman. Skaife has announced that when he takes up the role he will completely quit driving V8 Supercars. There has been no announcement regarding his television commentary commitments or his company's role in the CAMS Rising Star programme. Skaife will be joined in the commission by V8 Supercars CEO, Martin Whitaker, Shane Howard, The Chief Operating Officer of V8 Supercars, Three representatives of the V8 Supercars teams: Tim Edwards, Brad Jones and Ross Stone. As well as an independent member, who will have no commercial ties with V8 Supercars, that member will be former Motorsport News publisher and sometime F5000 driver Chis Lambden. The Commission chairman, team representatives and independent member will be appointed for two-year terms.
Continue reading...THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A decade since they last teamed together Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife got the band back together and won the Philip Island 500, the traditional lead up to the Bathurst 1000. Lowndes took the lead late in the race over team-mate Jamie Whincup to lead home Mark Winterbottom and Luke Youlden. Whincup and Steve Owen looked set to win after dominating most of the race but a major oil leak put the defending champion into the pits with only a handful of laps remaining. Third place for the Team BOC Commodore of New Zealand driver Jason Richards and Andrew Jones was a remarkable effort after a drive through penalty when a wheel nut came lose in the teams first stop. The Brad Jones led team used clever strategy to work their way back into the race, and Richards looked set to take a brilliant second until he ran slightly wide at the hairpin allowing Winterbottom into second.
Continue reading...SKAIFE: AND NOW THE END IS NEAR ?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Holden legend Mark Skaife is weighing up his future as speculation grows that the five time Bathurst winner is set to announce his retirement from V8 Supercar racing. Despite denials from current Dick Johnson Racing driver Will Davison that he is to join Garth Tander at the Holden Racing Team in 2009, insiders in the world of V8 Supercars are saying that the deal is done and Holden are waiting on Skaife's decision before any public announcement is made. 2008 has been a tough one for Skaife who currently sits in 12th place in the championship coming into this weekend's round on Queensland's Gold Coast. Skaife has been under considerable pressure from the media and fans for most of the year and after a disappointing Bathurst where he crashed the car at Forest Elbow the dogs have been barking that his illustrious career is over.
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