Howard Racing Gaining In Performance
20/3/2004 20:14 (Press Release) -
Howard Racing continued to improve their performance at Adelaide’s Clipsal 500 this weekend. Race One was conducted under fine hot, nearly perfect conditions on Friday. The Howard Racing Team did well and were very pleased with their performance overall.
“It’s looking good for us for the rest of the year,” said McLean driver of car 27. Race two, Cameron McLean showed he is fast becoming the driver to watch in this series, with an outstanding performance.
“I experienced a good start and felt competitive in the car right from the start” - said McLean.
“The car is certainly performing well and the team has done a great job in getting us here in such a well prepared state” - he said.
“I had a long battle with Mathew White in Car 28 for most of the race managing to avoid the drama in lap 2 which took out several cars. White and I had our own battle for the balance of the race”.
“I managed to hold him out until turn 9 on lap 8, however he managed to get past me on the corner, after which I kept with him but couldn’t manage to pass White again. We were both able to gain on race leader Owen Kelly in car 71.
Tim Gordon driving the First State Howard racing AU Falcon experienced problems on the same turn 9, when he locked brakes entering the corner, resulting in the loss of several places.
“I’m not sure what happened, but it wasn’t major and I was able to stay in the race,” - said Gordon.
Mark Howard, driving the Howard Racing car 37 had a great weekend, commenting - “I was pleased with my performance today, and feel I’m continuing to improve with each outing“.
The car handled the hot conditions today very well and I was able to gain several places to bring it home in 14th position. Overall I am pleased with our team’s performance at the Clipsal event here in Adelaide. It has been a good weekend for us and it’s encouraging the way the crowd gets behind us here” – Howard concluded.
Race One
Position Car Entrant Driver Vehicle
1. 71 Team Fujitsu Owen Kelly Ford AU
2. 19 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford AU
3. 28 Gulf Western / Jayco Matthew White Ford AU
4. 27 Howard Racing Cameron McLean Ford AU
5. 30 Super Cheap Auto Racing Luke Youlden Ford AU
6. 40 Greenfield Mowers Racing Wayne Wakefield Ford AU7
7. 81 Team Fujitsu Jose Fernandez Ford AU
8. 300 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford AU
9. 65 Actron Air / PCR Marcus Zukanovic Ford AU
10. 46 Holden Young Lions Michael Caruso Holden VX
11. 66 Kanga Loader / RLM Gary MacDonald Ford AU
12. 89 Rupprecht Motorsport Adam Wallis Ford AU
13. 55 Rupprecht Motorsport Ross Halliday Ford AU
14. 110 Chance of a Lifetime Jamie Cartwright Ford AU
15. 83 First State / Howard Racing Tim Gordon Ford AU
16. 90 Rupprecht Motorsport Phillip Scifleet Ford AU
17. 96 Holden Young Lions Kurt Wimmer Holden VX
18. 76 Wastecorp Dean Wanless Holden VX
19. 70 Smiths Trucks Alan Gurr Holden VX
20. 64 Independent Race Cars Tony D'Alberto Holden VX
21. 56 Actron Air / PCR Kevin Mundy Ford AU
22. 72 Smiths Trucks Lee Holdsworth Holden VX
23. 71 Team Fujitsu Owen Kelly Ford AU
24. 19 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford AU
25. 28 Gulf Western / Jayco Matthew White Ford AU
26. 27 Howard Racing Cameron McLean Ford AU
27. 30 Super Cheap Auto Racing Luke Youlden Ford AU
28. 40 Greenfield Mowers Racing Wayne Wakefield Ford AU7
29. 81 Team Fujitsu Jose Fernandez Ford AU
30. 300 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford AU
31. 65 Actron Air / PCR Marcus Zukanovic Ford AU
32. 46 Holden Young Lions Michael Caruso Holden VX
33. 66 Kanga Loader / RLM Gary MacDonald Ford AU
Race Two
Position Car Entrant Driver Vehicle
1. 71 Team Fujitsu Owen Kelly Ford AU
2. 28 Gulf Western / Jayco Matthew White Ford AU
3. 27 Howard Racing Cameron McLean Ford AU
4. 111 Hydraulink Racing Mark Porter Holden VX
5. 81 Team Fujitsu Jose Fernandez Ford AU
6. 30 Super Cheap Auto Racing Luke Youlden Ford AU
7. 300 Dexion Racing Tony Evangelou Ford AU
8. 90 Rupprecht Motorsport Phillip Scifleet Ford AU
9. 46 Holden Young Lions Michael Caruso Holden VX
10. 98 Sydney Star Truck & Bus Grant Elliott Holden VX
11. 66 Kanga Loader / RLM Gary MacDonald Ford AU
12. 89 Rupprecht Motorsport Adam Wallis Ford AU
13. 64 Independent Race Cars Tony D'Alberto Holden VX
14. 37 Howard Group Mark Howard Ford AU
15. 83 First State / Howard Racing Tim Gordon Ford AU
16. 60 Speed FX Racing Brad Tilley Ford AU
17. 76 Wastecorp Dean Wanless Holden VX
18. 32 Trans Express Jay Verdnik Holden VX
19. 68 Shane Beikoff Racing Phill Foster Ford AU
20. 110 Chance of a Lifetime JamieCartwright Ford AU
21. 40 Greenfield Mowers Racing Wayne Wakefield Ford AU
22. 56 Actron Air / PCR Kevin Mundy Ford AU
23. 19 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford AU
24. 55 Rupprecht Motorsport Ross Halliday Ford AU
25. 65 Actron Air / PCR Marcus Zukanovic Ford AU
Release Date: 20/03/2004
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