http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/ All the latest news from the Supercheap Auto Racing v8 Supercar team. en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:32:48 +1000 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:32:48 +1000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss InciteFeed v1.0 feedmaster@supercheapautoracing.com.au (SuperCheap Auto Racing) feedmaster@supercheapautoracing.com.au (SuperCheap Auto Racing) http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-claims-second-for-supercheap-auto-racing-inipswich/ Russell Ingall today stepped onto the podium for the first time since returning to Holden with Paul Morris' Supercheap Auto Racing team. Ingall finished second overall in the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway, capitalising on yesterday's strong qualifying and Race 1 efforts to finish today's two races second and third respectively. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-claims-second-for-supercheap-auto-racing-inipswich/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racings-russell-ingall-plans-to-step-up-on-home-turf-in-city-of-ipswich-400/ Russell Ingall is closing in on his first round podium since joining the Holden-based Supercheap Auto Racing squad this season and says the advantage of racing at his team's home track, Queensland Raceway, this weekend could provide the impetus he needs to step up. "It's just the ability to read the track, and racing there a lot and doing a lot of laps there, so you know a few little secrets about where you might be able to find an opportunity to pass," he said. "Hopefully that won't be our problem, we'll be so far in front that we'll leave that up to everyone else!" Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:01 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racings-russell-ingall-plans-to-step-up-on-home-turf-in-city-of-ipswich-400/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fifth-for-supercheap-auto-seasons-best-result-for-darwins-own-morris/ Russell Ingall repeated his recent Sandown performance with a fine fifth overall finish for the Supercheap Auto Racing team at the SKYCITY Triple Crown - the sixth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series - at Darwin's Hidden Valley Raceway. After qualifying and finishing Saturday's first race in seventh, Ingall moved forward in his Supercheap Auto Racing Holden Commodore to claim sixth and fourth in today's final two races to finish just two points shy of fourth placed Jamie Whincup. Team-mate, 'Darwin's own' Paul Morris had his best points haul of the season, finishing where he started the round after qualifying, 14th. Morris recovered from being turned around by Jason Bright in Race 1 to finish 20th before he then move further forward in Sunday's two races finishing 14th and 13th respectively. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fifth-for-supercheap-auto-seasons-best-result-for-darwins-own-morris/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racing-hidden-valley-practice-report/ 'Darwin's Own' Paul Morris recorded the 14th best time in his Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore during today's practice for the SKYCITY Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway, while team-mate Russell Ingall was three places further back. Morris had no troubles stepping back into his SCAR Commodore after earlier in the week returning from the United States where he competed in his first NASCAR race on the Infineon Raceway road course at Sonoma, California a fortnight ago. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racing-hidden-valley-practice-report/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fifth-for-supercheap-auto-racing-at-sandown-first-holden-home/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall has recorded his best V8 Supercar round result since switching back to Holden at season's beginning, finishing fifth overall at the Midas 400 event in Melbourne. The highest placed Holden driver for the round, Ingall got the weekend off to a great start by qualifying the #39 SCAR Commodore sixth quickest Sunday - his first top 10 grid position of the season - and storming home to finish fourth in Race 1 later that day. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:46:31 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fifth-for-supercheap-auto-racing-at-sandown-first-holden-home/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-curses-pit-lane-penalties-while-morris-charges-for-supercheap-auto-racing-at-barbagallo/ A promising weekend for Supercheap Auto Racing today turned into a disaster for Russell Ingall at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, while team-mate Paul Morris produced a strong drive to come from 25th to 11th in the final 50 lap race after a difficult Race 2. Starting 11th this morning, Ingall was delivering what he's promised all season and running strongly in fifth, but the former V8 champ's progress was curtailed when he received a drive-thru penalty for speeding in pit lane - the onboard data later showing he was within allowances. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:21:06 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-curses-pit-lane-penalties-while-morris-charges-for-supercheap-auto-racing-at-barbagallo/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fights-back-from-barbagallo-pit-stop-drama-to-finish-race-1-just-outside-top-10/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall has spectacularly fought back from a major pit stop drama to finish 11th in today's first race of the BigPond 400 in Perth. The air hose/spike used to operate the onboard jacks failed on Ingall's pit stop on lap 13, costing the former series champion 14 seconds and multiple track positions - the #39 Supercheap Auto Commodore falling from an effective 10th position by the start of the compulsory stops to 24th on exiting pit lane. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fights-back-from-barbagallo-pit-stop-drama-to-finish-race-1-just-outside-top-10/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-autos-ingall-fourth-quickest-in-perth/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall replicated his recent Hamilton practice form, setting the fourth quickest time at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth today for the fourth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series - the BigPond 400. Ingall was just 0.19s slower than reigning V8 champ Garth Tander who set the quickest time in his Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore - Ford drivers Steven Richards and Craig Lowndes separating the two Holden drivers. Fri, 09 May 2008 21:55:01 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-autos-ingall-fourth-quickest-in-perth/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racings-paul-morris-calls-for-action-in-wa/ Ingall says it's all for the West Aussie V8 fans - "they deserve the best" Supercheap Auto Racing V8 Supercar team owner Paul Morris has called for urgent action before Western Australia loses its annual V8 round. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:10:40 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-racings-paul-morris-calls-for-action-in-wa/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingalls-hamilton-predictions-come-true---unfortunately/ Russell Ingall's predictions of a potential crashfest at the new Hamilton 400 turned out to be correct, but he didn't expect it would involve both his and team-mate Paul Morris' Supercheap Auto Racing Commodores on lap 1, Race 1. But Ingall and Morris both were involved in the spectacular six-car lap 1 accident after having started from near rear of grid courtesy of being caught out by tyre selection during a rain effected qualifying session. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:32:09 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingalls-hamilton-predictions-come-true---unfortunately/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fourth-quickest-in-hamilton/ Russell Ingall has set the fourth quickest time for the Supercheap Auto team during practice for this weekend's Hamilton 300 in New Zealand. Team-mate Paul Morris didn't fair as well, the #67 Supercheap Auto breaking two front shocks during the split sessions, luckily returning to the pits each time without incident to make repairs. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:07:12 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-fourth-quickest-in-hamilton/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-has-hamilton-podium-in-his-sights-says-new-street-circuit-could-produce-a-crash-fest/ V8 Supercar champion Russell Ingall believes a podium finish with his Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore is a very real possibility in Hamilton, New Zealand in two weeks. At the same time, Ingall has also predicted the new tight new street circuit may turn into a crash fest. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:23:32 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-has-hamilton-podium-in-his-sights-says-new-street-circuit-could-produce-a-crash-fest/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-friends-and-family-day/ The Supercheap Auto Friends & Family Day, was held on Saturday at the new Supercheap Auto Racing team's headquarters at the Holden Performance Driving Centre at Norwell on the Gold Coast. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/supercheap-auto-friends-and-family-day/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-fifth-at-grand-prix-while-team-boss-paul-morris-hails-his-rising-supercheap-auto-racing-team/ Russell Ingall has scored an overall top five finish for the new Supercheap Auto Racing Holden V8 Supercar team in the inaugural Sprint Gas V8 Supercar Manufacturers Challenge at the ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The result in the non-championship event comes just one week after Ingall finished seventh at the second round of the '08 season at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:29:17 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-fifth-at-grand-prix-while-team-boss-paul-morris-hails-his-rising-supercheap-auto-racing-team/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-ninth-and-morris-20th-for-supercheap-auto-enforcer-gives-serve-to-unique-holden-v-ford-gp-race-format/ Russell Ingall has scored a top 10 finish in Race 2 for the Sprint Gas V8 Supercar Manufacturers Challenge, but the #39 Supercheap Auto Commodore will again lose spots on the grid for tomorrow's final race. Starting 17th today, Ingall stormed past four cars before turn 1 and then made a further three spots by the end of the first lap, finally finishing the 15 laps race a strong ninth. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:22:36 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-ninth-and-morris-20th-for-supercheap-auto-enforcer-gives-serve-to-unique-holden-v-ford-gp-race-format/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-runs-hard-then-punted-back-to-14th-small-wins-aussie-race-cars-for-scar/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall has finished 14th in today's first race for the Sprint Gas V8 Supercar Manufacturers Challenge at Albert Park in Melbourne. Ingall had been running strongly in sixth position for the majority of the race, having started 11th, pressuring leading Ford driver Mark Winterbottom despite being hampered by a brake problem. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:36:52 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-runs-hard-then-punted-back-to-14th-small-wins-aussie-race-cars-for-scar/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-tenth-in-grand-prix-qualifying/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall has been bumped from tomorrow's top 10 shootout for the Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturer Challenge at the ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Ingall set the tenth quickest time during this afternoon's qualifying session, but was the sixth quickest Holden having been pushed down a spot by fellow Commodore driver Rick Kelly in the session's dying moments. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:14:52 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-tenth-in-grand-prix-qualifying/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingalls-top-10-finish-for-scar-at-creek/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall has finished seventh overall for the second round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway. Ingall made two incredible starts in today's races, finishing the first 31 lapper an excellent fourth - and the first Holden home - after charging from 11th to sixth by the first corner at the start, and the second eighth to claim the first top 10 finish for the new look SCAR team. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:16:00 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingalls-top-10-finish-for-scar-at-creek/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-and-morris-rebound-in-creeks-first-race/ The new Supercheap Auto Racing team has rebounded from a difficult qualifying session earlier this afternoon to record strong finishes in today's first race for Round 2 of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, being held at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway. Qualifying 21st, Russell Ingall moved through the field to finish the 31 lap contest 12th in the #39 Supercheap Auto Commodore, the Enforcer dropping one spot on the second last lap. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:02:06 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-and-morris-rebound-in-creeks-first-race/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-racks-up-150th-v8-supercar-start/ Supercheap Auto Racing's Russell Ingall celebrates yet another milestone when he makes his 150th ATCC/V8 Supercar Championship start this weekend. Ingall made his championship debut at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway in 1996 - the same venue for this weekend's event - having landed a fulltime drive with Larry Perkins' then Castrol team after the pair won Bathurst together the previous year. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:00:55 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/ingall-racks-up-150th-v8-supercar-start/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-happy-with-whats-gone-on-behind-the-scenes/ The Clipsal 500 wasn't the celebration birthday boy Russell Ingall had hoped for, but the new Supercheap Auto Racing Holden driver says he's happy with what's gone on behind the scenes. Ingall finished 14th in Saturday's first 250km leg and was hopeful of an even better race Sunday, but his birthday got off to a poor start when he had a heavy brush with the notorious turn 8 wall in the morning warm-up. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:10:21 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-happy-with-whats-gone-on-behind-the-scenes/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/enforcer-awakens-for-tomorrows-clipsal-500/ Russell Ingall's alter ego, 'the Enforcer' might be required to make an appearance during tomorrow's first 250km Clipsal 500 leg after Ingall qualified 18th quickest during today's qualifying session in Adelaide. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:32:07 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/enforcer-awakens-for-tomorrows-clipsal-500/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-and-clipsal-500-to-sharebirthdays-this-sunday/ Russell Ingall celebrates his 44th birthday this Sunday, but the 2005 V8 Supercar Champion has warned that another year ticking over does not mean his competitors can expect it easy from the Enforcer. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:38:33 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-and-clipsal-500-to-sharebirthdays-this-sunday/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-at-paul-morriss-supercheap-auto-racing/ Forget everything you thought you knew about the team formerly known as Paul Morris Motorsport. The lead-up to the 2008 V8 Supercar season has witnessed quantum changes in drivers, personnel, cars, technology, sponsorship and, most importantly of all, attitude. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-at-paul-morriss-supercheap-auto-racing/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-makes-the-move-back-to-holden/ V8 Supercar Champion Russell Ingall today slipped behind the wheel of a Holden race car for the first time in five years. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/russell-ingall-makes-the-move-back-to-holden/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/owen-kelly-to-race-sirromet-wines-holden-v8-supercar/ Tasmanian 'Super Sub' Owen Kelly has been recruited by Paul Morris Motorsports to drive a Sirromet Wines Holden Commodore in the remaining four rounds of this year's V8 Supercar Championship, starting on the Gold Coast this week. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/owen-kelly-to-race-sirromet-wines-holden-v8-supercar/ http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/morris-gets-boost-for-bathurst-top-10-shoot-out/ Bathurst-bound Sirromet Wines Holden Commodore driver Paul Morris reckons the late move by front running teams to group fulltime drivers in one car will improve his chances of qualifying for the Top 10 Shoot Out in this week's Supercheap Auto 1000. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.supercheapautoracing.com.au/news/morris-gets-boost-for-bathurst-top-10-shoot-out/