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Ambrose Wins Third Straight & Ford's Fourth on the Trot at V8 Round in Perth
Staff, Tuesday June 10, 2003.
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Having finished third and second in the opening two races, Ambrose swept through to win the final 42-lap race to be the first Ford driver to win three-straight since Glenn Seton in 1993.
The last time Ford won four races in succession was 1995 when Seton and Bowe dominated the opening half of that season.
The final race of the weekend featured plenty of drama from the green light. Ambrose swept into the lead ahead of Greg Murphy and Mark Skaife before the round of compulsory tyre stops.
In the re-shuffle following the stops, Ambrose held onto the lead while Todd Kelly jumped into second ahead of Murphy and Skaife.
The race was not without incident when Ambrose came into contact with 00 Motorsport?s Rodney Forbes. Forbes was sent spinning off the track as the Pirtek driver made his by.
The action didn?t end for Forbes who two laps later spun in front of Mark Skaife and then collided with him. Skaife suffered damage to his passenger side door and a rubbing guard punctured the tyre near the end of the race dropping him back down the order.
The safety car was then called out onto the track with just a handful of laps to run when Super Cheap Auto Racing?s Steve Ellery ran off the track and rolled his Falcon. Ellery was not hurt in the accident and the car suffered relatively minor damage.
The race was restarted with just one lap to run and Ambrose easily held on to take the win.
It was a major turn around in fortunes for the Tasmanian in Perth who in two previous events had finished well down the order.
The result now has Ambrose third in the championship, well within reach of series leader Jason Bright and second placed man Steven Richards.
?As this had not been a good place for me the goal before this weekend was to simply be consistent, so to win is great,? said Ambrose.
?I tell you the car was awesome, our team has unlocked the code on making the BA Falcon work and to have great grip on a track that traditionally we couldn?t find traction is testimony to where we are with the car.
?You know we had a couple of bad runs on the Sunday in Adelaide and then Phillip Island, but I can?t fault what?s happened since and there?s no reason why it can?t keep on rolling on.
?We are in the championship chase full on now and Ford fans have every right to feel that we can give it a serious shake.
?It?s a historical moment to be the first Ford driver since Glenn in 1993 to win three straight, but Ford fans will not have to wait that long again I promise.
?Next stop is Darwin and that?s where I won my first V8 round two years ago and it?s a place where Stone Brothers Racing has always been strong, so we are very confident of further success in the top end?.
The weekend was looking promising for Ford with Caltex Havoline Racing?s Russell Ingall and Craig Lowndes (CAT Ford Performance Racing) both in the hunt for a podium result.
That all ended in the second race when a jammed throttle sent Ingall of the track, while Lowndes made a braking error and crashed into Simon Wills to end both their races.
Paul Radisich ended another consistent weekend to be placed 10th overall and moved into ninth in the title chase.
The second part of the western swing will be in Darwin in three weeks time for the sixth round of this year?s V8 Supercar Championship Series.
ROUND RESULTS ? VB 300 ? BARBAGALLOW RACEWAY
1: Marcos Ambrose ? Pirtek Racing ? Ford Falcon BA
2: Greg Murphy ? KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore
3: Steve Richards ? Castrol Perkins Racing ? Holden Commodore
4: Todd Kelly ? Holden Race Team ? Holden Commodore
5: Garth Tander ? Valvoline Racing ? Holden Commodore
6: Rick Kelly - KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore
7. Paul Weel ? Team Brock ? Holden Commodore
8. Mark Skaife ? Holden Race Team ? Holden Commodore
9. Jason Bright ? Team Brock ? Holden Commodore
10. Paul Radisich ? Team Betta Electrical ? Ford Falcon BA
CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER FIVE OF 13 ROUNDS
1. Jason Bright ? Team Brock ? Holden Commodore 851pts
2: Steve Richards ? Castrol Perkins Racing ? Holden Commodore 834pts
3: Marcos Ambrose ? Pirtek Racing ? Ford Falcon BA 783pts
4: Greg Murphy ? KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore 779pts
5=. Mark Skaife ? Holden Race Team ? Holden Commodore 743pts
5=. Paul Weel ? Team Brock ? Holden Commodore 743pts
7. Russell Ingall ? Caltex Havoline Racing ? Ford Falcon BA 739pts
8. Craig Lowndes ? CAT Ford Performance Racing ? Ford Falcon BA 688pts
9. Paul Radisich ? Team Betta Electrical ? Ford Falcon BA 668pts
10: Rick Kelly - KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore 659pts
For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing Australia
Mobile: 0417 262 753
Email: benb@global-marketing.com
Further information and high-resolution images relating to Ford Racing Australia can also be found at: media.ford.com
