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The Creek a Happy Hunting Ground for FTR
Staff, Friday April 20, 2001.
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Eastern Creek has been a happy hunting ground for Glenn Seton, winner in both 1993 and ’97, the same years he went on to take the championship.
The FTR team is well placed in the 2001 title chase with Steven Richards in sixth and Seton seventh in the points standings.
“The car, Eastern Creek and I all seem to work well together - two wins as well as third place in 2000 are records most teams would be envious of,” said Seton.
“Our guys have got our cars right up to speed, and that will be important as passing is not all that easy at the Creek.
“With points on offer in the top-10 shootout as well as the two 100km races, nothing short of victory will be the goal at the Creek.
Seton was taken out by Jason Bright in the first 250km race at the recent Adelaide 500, but recovered to claim fourth position despite starting from 26th position on the grid.
Teammate Steven Richards passed twelve cars on the track to claim seventh in the second Adelaide race.
“Sunday’s car was the best V8 I had ever driven, and if we didn’t have to pass so many cars on the track we would have been up with Glenn,” said Richards.
“It has given me a lot more confidence in the car, I can now make much better use of it both in qualifying and the races themselves.
“Like any V8 race, one of the keys will be to stay out of trouble, make the most of any opportunities and have good pit stops.
“We have a compulsory pit stop for tyres in each race, where places can be easily gained or lost on the track.
2001 Shell Championship top-10 standings after two Rounds:
| 1. Jason Bright | - | : | 703 Championship pts | ||
| 2. Mark Skaife | - | : | 628 Championship pts | ||
| 3. Russell Ingall | - | : | 620 Championship pts | ||
| 4. Steven Johnson | - | Shell Helix Racing | : | Ford Falcon AU XR8 | 608 Championship pts |
| 5. Todd Kelly | - | : | 497 Championship pts | ||
| 6. Steven Richards | - | Ford Tickford Racing | : | Ford Falcon AU XR8 | 475 Championship pts |
| 7. Glenn Seton | - | Ford Tickford Racing | : | Ford Falcon AU XR8 | 454 Championship pts |
| 8. Craig Lowndes | - | Gibson Motorsport | : | Ford Falcon AU XR8 | 451 Championship pts |
| 9. Marcos Ambrose | - | Pirtek Racing | : | Ford Falcon AU XR8 | 443 Championship pts |
| 10. Greg Murphy | - | : | 411 Championship pts |
Details for Round Three of the 2001 Shell Championship Series at Eastern Creek Raceway are:
| Top-10 Shootout | - | Saturday 28 April | - | 3.30pm |
| Race One (26 laps) | - | Sunday 29 April | - | 11:30am |
| Race Two (26 laps) | - | Sunday 29 April | - | 3pm |
| Circuit: | - | Eastern Creek Raceway (Sydney) | ||
| Length: | - | 3.93km | ||
| Race Distance: | - | 102.18km | ||
| Lap Record: | - | 1m.30.6556s (qualifying) - Skaife (1999) | ||
| - | 1m.31.7301s (race) - Skaife (2000) | |||
| Estimated Average Speed: | - | 147 km/h | ||
| Estimated top Speed: | - | 265 km/h - Start/Finish Line |
For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9533 4455
Mobile: 0417 262 753
e-Mail: ben@segalmedia.com.au
Jon Matthews
Team Manager
Ford Tickford Racing
Phone: (03) 9706 8901
Mobile: 0418-880 851
e-Mail: FTRteam@bigpond.com.au
