ORRCON RACING ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR 2004
11/1/2005 16:20 (Press Release) -
At the start of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship the team at Larkham Motor Sport set themselves two goals for the year.
The first was to achieve a top ten result in an Orrcon Racing Falcon in the Championship and the second was to finish the Championship with as the second best Ford team.
Throughout the year the Gold Coast based team has been focusing on these goals and Jason Bargwanna ensured that both goals were achieved when he finished ninth in the final round of the Championship over the weekend.
Bargwanna’s result at Eastern Creek sealed his eighth position overall in the 2004 Championship, a result which is the best in the 10-year history of the team.
“At the start of the year we sat down as a team and set out to achieve our targets, which we have now achieved,” said team owner Mark Larkham.
“To me it is all about human achievement, 18 dedicated people who all year were working towards a common goal of ensuring we had a car inside the top ten and become the second Ford team in the Championship.
“Now we look forward to even bigger and better things in 2005. I think our greatest asset and strength will be the stability of our tight knit team as we continually strive for bigger and better results.”
Bargwanna was understandably upbeat about recording his best result in the Championship since he finished seventh in 2001.
“It is an absolutely fantastic result for the team,” said Bargwanna.
“What the team has achieved over the last 12 months has been outstanding, now we look to move forward and aim to be in the top five.
“This year has been the perfect platform to build on for our 2005 campaign, especially when many of the other teams along pit lane will be settling in with new drivers and combinations.”
Bargwanna’s Orrcon Racing teammate Mark Winterbottom finished the year as the leading rookie in the Championship despite enduring a “tough weekend at the office” in the final round.
Winterbottom was involved in a incident during today’s final race with Jason Bright beaching the number 20 Orrcon Racing Falcon in the turn two sandtrap.
After he was removed under safety car conditions Winterbottom returned to circuit to battle on and earn points towards his Championship standing.
“This weekend was certainly a tough one where I couldn’t take a trick,” said Winterbottom.
“It would have been good to finish a little higher in the points but it wasn’t to be, overall it has been a very substantial year of learning for me and I look forward to building on the experience I gained this year for a successful 2005.”
Marcos Ambrose won both of today’s races to cement his victory in the Championship. Second for the round was Paul Radisich followed by Russell Ingall. Ingall’s third position for the round earned him second in the Championship.
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship kicks off in Adelaide on March 16-20.
ROUND 13 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND POINTS
1: Marcos Ambrose (Ford) 192
2: Paul Radisich (Ford) 174
3: Russell Ingall (Ford) 160
4: Steven Richards (Holden) 158
5: Mark Skaife (Holden) 144
6: Cameron McConville (Holden) 142
7: Steven Johnson (Ford) 142
8: Jason Richards (Holden) 136
9: Jason Bargwanna (Ford) 124
10: Craig Lowndes (Ford) 122
11: Max Wilson (Ford) 116
12: Todd Kelly (Holden) 110
13: David Besnard (Ford) 108
14: Jason Bright (Holden) 104
15: John Bowe (Ford) 102
16: Warren Luff (Ford) 100
17: Glenn Seton (Ford) 100
18: Brad Jones (Ford) 94
19: Rick Kelly (Holden) 92
20: Greg Murphy (Holden) 88
21: Paul Morris (Holden) 80
22: Garth Tander (Holden) 76
23: Paul Dumbrell (Holden) 68
24: Craig Baird (Holden) 66
25: Anthony Tratt (Holden) 56
26: Steve Ellery (Ford) 54
27: Paul Weel (Holden) 46
28: Alex Davison (Holden) 44
29: Simon Wills (Holden) 42
30: Lee Holdsworth (Holden) 34
31: Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 32
32: Dale Brede (Holden) 28
33: Garth Walden (Ford) 14
34: Christian D’Agostin (Holden) 4
2004 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 13
RACE TWO
1: Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – 39 laps
2: Paul Radisich (Ford)
3: Craig Lowndes (Ford)
4: Steven Richards (Holden)
5: Jason Richards (Holden)
6: Steven Johnson (Ford)
7: Mark Skaife (Holden)
8: Max Wilson (Ford)
9: Russell Ingall (Ford)
10: Cameron McConville (Holden)
11: Jason Bargwanna (Ford)
12: Todd Kelly (Holden)
13: Glenn Seton (Ford)
14: Warren Luff (Ford)
15: John Bowe (Ford)
16: Craig Baird (Holden)
17: Paul Weel (Holden)
18: Garth Tander (Holden)
19: Brad Jones (Ford)
20: David Be snard (Ford)
21: Jason Bright (Ford)
22: Mark Winterbottom (Ford)
23: Paul Morris (Holden)
24: Greg Murphy (Holden)
25: Paul Dumbrell (Holden) – 38 laps
26: Anthony Tratt (Holden)
27: Alex Davison (Holden)
28: Owen Kelly (Ford)
29: Lee Holdsworth (Holden)
30: Dale Brede (Holden)
31: Christian D’Agostin (Holden)
32: Garth Walden (Ford)
33: Steve Ellery (Ford) – 37 laps
DNF Rick Kelly (Holden) – 16 laps
DNF Simon Wills (Holden) - 6 laps
RACE THREE
1: Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – 39 laps
2: Mark Skaife (Holden)
3: Russell Ingall (Ford)
4: Paul Radisich (Ford)
5: Todd Kelly (Holden)
6: Cameron McConville (Holden)
7: Paul Morris (Holden)
8: Steven Richards (Holden)
9: Jason Richards (Holden)
10: Garth Tander (Holden)
11: Max Wilson (Ford)
12: John Bowe (Ford)
13: Steven Johnson (Ford)
14: Brad Jones (Ford)
15: Rick Kelly (Holden)
16: Jason Bargwanna (Ford)
17: Craig Baird (Holden)
18: Greg Murphy (Holden)
19: Simon Wills (Holden)
20: Warren Luff (Ford)
21: David Besnard (Ford)
22: Glenn Seton (Ford)
23: Jason Bright (Holden)
24: Paul Dumbrell (Holden)
25: Anthony Tratt (Holden)
26: Paul Weel (Holden)
27: Alex Davsion (Holden)
28: Steve Ellery (Ford)
29: Lee Holdsworth (Holden)
30: Dale Brede (Holden)
31: Owen Kelly (Ford) – 38 laps
32: Garth Walden (Ford)
33: Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – 37 laps
DNF Craig Lowndes (Ford) – 33 laps
DNF Christian D’Agostin (Holden) – 9 laps
2004 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIPPOINTS
TOP 50
1: Marcos Ambrose 2174
2: Russell Ingall 1936
3: Jason Bright 1920
4: Greg Murphy 1913
5: Steve Richards 1819
6: Rick Kelly 1793
7: Todd Kelly 1623
8: Jason Bargwanna 1526
9: John Bowe 1502
10: Steve Johnson 1416
11: Garth Tander 1396
12: Mark Skaife 1294
13: Cameron McConville 1292
14: Jason Richards 1245
15: Glenn Seton 1237
16: Brad Jones 1235
17: Paul Weel 1192
18: Mark Winterbottom 1190
19: Paul Radisich 1188
20: Craig Lowndes 1182
21: Warren Luff 1149
22: Paul Morris 1071
23: Anthony Tratt 1047
24: Paul Dumbrell 1018
25: Steve Ellery 991
26: Simon Wills 929
27: Craig Baird 925
28: Max Wilson 865
29: Tony Longhurst 856
30: David Besnard 790
31: Dale Brede 393
32: Greg Ritter 372
33: Cameron McLean 360
34: Fabian Coulthard 330
35: Mark Noske 304
36: Alex Yoong 278
37: Tomas Mezera 272
38: Alex Davison 256
39: Jim Richards 248
40: Christian d’Agostin 240
41: Luke Youlden 240
42: Kurt Wimmer 236
43: Neil McFadden 226
44: Owen Kelly 214
45: Mark Porter 202
46: John McIntyre 199
47: Garth Walden 185
48: Tim Leahey 164
49: Steve Owen 164
40: Jamie Whincup 160
Release Date: 05/12/2004
Larkham Orrcon Racing
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