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Ambrose Quickest in V8 Practice Despite Smacking Wall
Staff, Friday December 3, 2004.
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Ambrose, who only needs to finish 15th in the opening race of the weekend tomorrow night to clinch back-to-back V8 Supercar titles, had a frightening start to his weekend when he crashed his Pirtek Falcon towards the end of the morning session.
The Stone Brothers Racing crew managed to get the car back in one piece for the second session in which he was also the fastest until Jason Bright nipped him in the closing stages.
The morning incident is proof that Ambrose is not taking things lightly this weekend, despite his comfortable position in the championship.
?We were just having a real go in the morning session on a trying track,? said Ambrose.
?I hit a puddle of water on the outside of turn one and speared off across the wet grass. I am not too sure if it was a simple mistake or whether we had a deflating front right, because it was flat after the accident.
?There was a decent impact, but thankfully there was not too much major damage to the car. The guys did a great job to bend it back into shape in time for the afternoon session.?
A great run for Shell Helix Racing?s Warren Luff who set the fifth fastest time, ahead of fellow Ford drivers David Besnard (WPS Racing), Craig Lowndes (CAT Ford Performance Racing) and teammate Steven Johnson.
Tomorrow features further practice, qualifying and a top-10 shootout before prime time racing starting at 6.30pm.
Also this afternoon Seven Sunrise host David Koch and sports presenter Mark Beretta strapped in for a ride with Ford Performance Racing stars Glenn Seton and Craig Lowndes respectively. Both were left speechless and will return over the weekend to follow the team.
Top-10 practice time for the Big Pond V8 Grand Finale ? Eastern Creek
| 1. | Marcos Ambrose | ? Pirtek Racing | ? Ford Falcon BA | 1:33.1291 |
| 2. | Jason Bright | ? PWR | ? Holden Commodore | +0.0545 |
| 3. | Mark Skaife | ? Holden Racing Team | ? Holden Commodore | +0.1903 |
| 4. | Todd Kelly | ? Holden Racing Team | ? Holden Commodore | +0.2778 |
| 5. | Warren Luff | ? Shell Helix Racing | ? Ford Falcon BA | +0.3072 |
| 6. | David Besnard | ? WPS Racing | ? Ford Falcon BA | +0.3166 |
| 7. | Craig Lowndes | ? CAT Ford Performance Racing | ? Ford Falcon BA | +0.4030 |
| 8. | Steven Johnson | ? Shell Helix Racing | ? Ford Falcon BA | +0.4270 |
| 9. | Steven Richards | ? Castrol Perkins Motorsport | ? Holden Commodore | +0.4437 |
| 10. | Paul Morris | ? Siromet Racing | ? Holden Commodore | +0.4473 |
For Further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing Australia
Phone: 03 9359 8190
Mobile: 0417 262 753
Email: benb@global-marketing.com
