ELLERY 7TH AT SYMMONS PLAINS
29/11/2004 18:44 (Press Release) -
With a stalwart team effort, the Ford Falcon of Steve Ellery Racing achieved
a magnificent 7th place at this weekend’s Symmons Plains round of the V8
Supercar series.
Ellery, currently without a naming-rights sponsor, finished seventh in his
Ford Falcon V8 Supercar in the third race of the weekend. “We climbed up the
grid steadily over the weekend,” said Ellery. “It’s a great result for the
team and a terrific reward for all of the crew, who have worked incredibly
hard.”
The round was a great result for Ford. Although Marcos Ambrose did not
clinch the championship, team-mate Russell Ingall won the round and six
Fords finished in the top 10, with the Steve Ellery Racing Falcon being the
4th Ford home – in a very respectable 7th place.
The #31 Falcon of Steve Ellery Racing debuted new livery this weekend after
losing their naming rights partner at the Gold Coast Lexmark Indy round.
“The new BA Falcon blue livery looks just sensational,” commented Steve,
“but we’re looking forward to having new partners and a new livery in 2005.”
Ellery shared his perspective on the weekend: “We were 13th in both practice
sessions and tried something for qualifying that didn’t give the result we
wanted, leaving us 22nd on the grid. However, we knew we had good car speed
for the three races and we finished the first race in 14th position.”
Sunday morning warm-up saw the #31 Falcon fourth fastest at one stage. “We
knew we had great car speed. The team backed me up with a blistering pit
stop, and we made the top 10, finishing 8th.”
Ellery was quick to thank Ford, supporters for six years; his father’s
company, Chelgrave labour hire; and the smaller business supporters of the
team. “This is for them, and we’ll continue working hard to achieve a good
result for them and the team in the final round at Eastern Creek.”
Steve first raced at Symmons Plains some 15 years ago in Formula Fords and
was very pleased to be back in the Apple Isle after a break of five years.
“The facilities here for the teams are just great,” he said, “and the fans
have been very friendly and welcoming. The whole team is looking forward to
returning next year.”
After the third race an extremely pleased Team Principal Bruce Ellery
enthused, “This is a great result for a one-car team. It showcases the sort
of marketing we can achieve for prospective business partners in 2005.”
It is believed the team is holding discussions with a number of potential
business partners for 2005. “We offer incredibly good value for money
marketing,” said Doug Rohl, the team’s Business Development Manager. “We are
looking at establishing long-term business partnerships, and I’m sure we’ll
achieve that for 2005,” he said.
Release Date: 14/11/2004
Steve Ellery Motorsport
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