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Stone Brothers Racing V8 Appeal Upheld; Ambrose Gets Points Back!
Staff, Friday July 9, 2004.
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The V8 Supercar National Court of Appeal convened this evening at the CAMS National Office in Melbourne to hear an appeal lodged by SBR with regard to a $10,000 fine and Ambrose's loss of points for a technical breach.
After reviewing all of the evidence, the Court upheld the appeal and consequently the penalty was revised to a $5,000 fine with the 192 points reinstated.
Ambrose, who drives the #1 Pirtek Falcon, now has a 58-point lead over Steven Richards heading into the next round of the championship at Winton Motor Raceway in North-East Victoria on July 23-25.
The appeal by Stone Brothers Racing was against the penalties handed down following a Stewards' finding that their vehicle (Car #1) was in breach of technical rules C8.11.8 and C8.11.9 (AVESCO Operations Manual) in that the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) wiring loom was found to include additional wires and a connector which were not permitted.
The Court said that the revised penalty was comparable with previous decisions relating to ECU loom irregularities but was more serious and reflected the ultimate responsibility of the team manager to ensure conformity with rules that were strict for good reason. The Court also took into account the previously unblemished record of Stone Brothers Racing.
It was again presented and proven in the appeal process that the irregularity was unintentional and that the breach caused no performance advantage.
SBR co-owner Ross Stone, said that the decision by the appeals court was a great relief.
"This is obviously a very pleasing result for us," said Stone.
"At the end of the day the system has not let us down and that is important. I thought it was very fair tonight and handled very professionally.
"It was important for our team to maintain its integrity and this decision allows us to do that. We just want to put this behind us now and get on with winning another championship.
"We were hopeful of success because of the work we had done on our case, but you just never know. So many members of our team worked on getting our submission together and I have to thank our Technical Director Ken Douglas for his tireless efforts and his presentation to the panel tonight."
Ambrose was sitting by his phone anxiously at his Gold Coast home tonight when he received the call from Stone.
"I guess I just feel a great sense of relief," said Ambrose.
"SBR are a dedicated, honest and hard-working race team that really did not deserve to be in this situation.
"Hopefully now the stress levels can return to normal and we can put our heads down for the rest of the season.
"This was a vital situation for SBR, Pirtek, Ford and all our team members, sponsors and fans.
"It is nice to be rewarded for all the hard work last weekend and be back in the championship lead."
Operations Manager Ford Racing, Stephen Kruk, who was at tonight's hearing, was thrilled with the outcome.
"Ford is delighted with tonight's outcome," said Kruk.
"It upholds the faultless integrity of Stone Brothers Racing.
"Obviously it is great to have Marcos back in the lead of the championship and now we can celebrate his great victory at Queensland.
"We look forward to Stone Brothers and the rest of the Ford teams fighting for victory at Winton in a couple of week's time."
The decision of the V8 Supercar National Court of Appeal is binding and final. No further appeal from the determination of an appeal by the Court is either available under, or permitted by, the Rules save for an appeal to the FIA International Court of Appeal in accordance with the International Sporting Code.
The $10,000 fee posted for tonight's appeal will be refunded in full.
Top-10 ? Championship after round 6 of 13
1. Marcos Ambrose ? Pirtek Racing ? Ford Falcon 1064pts
2.Steven Richards ? Castrol Perkins Motorsport ? Holden Commodore 1006pts
3. Jason Bright ? PWR Racing ? Holden Commodore 951pts
4. Rick Kelly ? KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore 924pts
5. Greg Murphy ? KMart Racing ? Holden Commodore 811pts
6. Russell Ingall ? Caltex Havoline Racing ? Ford Falcon 808pts
7. Garth Tander ? Valvoline Racing ? Holden Commodore 780pts
8. Todd Kelly ? Holden Race Team ? Holden Commodore 741pts
9. John Bowe ? OzEmail Racing ? Ford Falcon BA 638pts
10. Steven Johnson ? Shell Helix Racing ? Ford Falcon BA 597pts
For Further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing Australia
Phone: 03 9359 8190
Mobile: 0417 262 753
Email: benb@global-marketing.com
