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Seton Fastest in Bathurst Qualifying
Staff, Monday October 8, 2001.
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Seton's time of 2:09.6770 was a new record lap around 6.213 km circuit.
On a strong day for Ford - nine Falcon AUXR8's will take to the track tomorrow in the top-15 shootout which will determine the first 7.5 rows of the grid for Sunday's race.
Seton set the time in a new Falcon that the team has been preparing all year for the Bathurst event.
"The car is obviously really good and we were on top of things today," said Seton.
"With the car being so good - we have steadily made some improvements and I feel very confident of holding onto pole during tomorrow's top-15 shootout.
"I have a two-time winning co-driver in Steve Richards - so I have a very good chance of finally winning this race.
Second quickest in today's qualifying was fellow Ford driver Craig Lowndes in the Gibson Motorsport Falcon.
The very next corner after setting the time, Lowndes spun into a sand trap.
"I had just done a very good lap and went in a little too deep at Shell Corner," said Lowndes.
"There was no damage was done and I'm very happy with our new car.
"It's a strong showing for Ford already, and with nine cars in tomorrow's top 15 things are looking good for the Falcon squad.
The top 15 shootout gets underway from 10.45am tomorrow. The order will be slowest to fastest with Seton set to tackle the mountain last.
An informal media luncheon outlining the future plans of Ford Racing will be held from 12.30pm on Saturday 6 October in the Ford Corporate suite above the Mount Panorama Media Centre. An RSVP is essential, so please contact Ben Beazley if you can attend.
Top-15 after Qualifying for the V8 Supercar 1000 at Bathurst
| 1. Glenn Seton / Steve Richards Ford Falcon AUXR8 | 2:09.6770 |
| 2. Craig Lowndes / Neil Crompton Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +0.1763 |
| 3. Mark Skaife / Tony Longhurst | +0.2851 |
| 4. Jason Bright / Thomas Mezera | +0.5515 |
| 5. John Bowe / Simon Wills Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +0.5671 |
| 6. Russell Ingall Larry Perkins | +0.8099 |
| 7. Steve Ellery / Geoff Brabham Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +0.9894 |
| 8. Greg Murphy / Todd Kelly | +1.0066 |
| 9. Garth Tander / Jason Bargwanna | +1.0642 |
| 10. Greg Ritter / Cameron McLean Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +1.2186 |
| 11. Marcos Ambrose / Wayne Wakefield Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +1.2276 |
| 12. Paul Radisich / Steve Johnson Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +1.2303 |
| 13. Jim Richards / Dean Canto Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +1.6247 |
| 14. Paul Weel / Tim Leahey Ford Falcon AUXR8 | +1.6620 |
| 15. Paul Morris / Ashley Stichbury | +1.7786 |
Ford's official line-up
| Craig Lowndes / Neil Crompton - Gibson Motorsport | #00 |
| Marcos Ambrose / Wayne Wakefield - Pirtek Racing | #4 |
| Glenn Seton /Steve Richards - Ford Tickford Racing | #5 |
| Jim Richards / Dean Canto - Ford Tickford Racing | #6 |
| David Besnard /Matthew White - Caltex Havoline Racing | #9 |
| Mark Larkham / Wayne Gardner - Larkham Motorsport | #10 |
| Steve Johnson / Paul Radisich - Shell Helix Racing | #17 |
| Cameron McLean / Greg
Ritter - Shell Helix Racing |
#18 |
| Bradley Jones / John Cleland - OzEmail Racing | #21 |
| Steve Ellery /Geoff Brabham - Super Cheap Auto Racing | #31 |
| Paul Weel /Tim Leahey - K & J Thermal Products Racing | #43 |
| John Bowe / Simon Wills - CAT Racing | #600 |
| Mark Noske / Craig Baird - Bud Racing | #888 |
For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9533 4455
Mobile: 0417-262 753
Email: ben@segalmedia.com.au
Howard Marsden
General Manager
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9359 8461
