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In car #9, Scott Dixon was already out due to the premature birth of his child and was replaced by Emanuele Pirro.
Gil de Ferran is the partner for Jonathon Webb.
Whincup is paired with Bourdais, and Lowndes with Priaulx.

Briscoe, Tagliani and Castroneves are the remaining IndyCar drivers to confirm their plans but I'd be very surprised if they make an appearance

This race will be on SPEED (for us Yanks out there), with Mike Joy and Darrel Waltrip in the booth.

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This is a race I definitely won't miss. Preferably I get the SPEED coverage this time.

Speed's coverage starts at 11PM EST on Saturday, which is 1 PM Sunday in Surfers, so... they're only showing race 2?

Marshall Pruett
Proud that 3 @indycar drivers-Helio, Ryan and Tags are heading Down Under to race in honor of Dan Wheldon at the @v8supercars GC600.
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Their way of showing respect: racing. Good to hear in a way.

They'll be holding a tribute to Wheldon

http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/18/v8- ... o-wheldon/

And I thought I was going to get a good night of sleep this weekend.

I will have some thoughts for Dan during the race...

Great Decision of Hélio, Ryan and Tag to continues racing. But i understand why Power and Tony don't want to go at Surfers too.

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Speedcafe is reporting Darren Turner will replace Wheldon.

I think Power pulled out through injury tbh.

And yes, Turner is in for Wheldon.

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And the trophy for the best international driver will be known as the Dan Wheldon Trophy. Nice.

Yes, because Trackside and Trucks qualifying (replay) are much more important than some race in Australia!

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The British drivers in the V8 Gold Coast event will be wearing special visor strips.

Nice touch!

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First 2 practice sessions have been completed.

Kerb cutting/hopping could be a big issue this weekend. Going on the timing 5 hops are going to be allowed before penalty, and in session 2 only 6 of the 28 drivers had less than 5. Bourdais was quickest with only 1 hop, however Priaulx had 11, Farfus Jr 10, Tagliani 12, Simonsen 12, Lyons 13, Giovanardi 14, Pagenaud 10, Muller 14.

PRACTICE 2 - INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS

V8 SUPERCARS - Practice 2

Practice P6     40 Mins  
Scheduled Start 11:35
PRELIMINARY RESULT

Page 1    Issue 1 SGC07A
Start Fri Oct 21   12:12
Elapsed Time       40:00
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Pos Car  Competitor/Team                Driver                   Vehicle              Cap   CL   Laps   Fastest...Lap        Gap

1    88  TeamVodafone                   Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Holden Commodore VE2 5000         23    21 1:12.9927* 
2   888  TeamVodafone                   Andy Priaulx (GBR)       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         22    13 1:13.3191  0:00.3264
3     2  Toll Holden Racing Team        Ryan Briscoe (AUS)       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         16    15 1:13.5494  0:00.5567
4    61  Bundaberg Racing               Patrick Long (USA)       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19    18 1:13.7123  0:00.7196
5    11  Pepsi Max Crew                 Oliver Gavin (GBR)       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         20    10 1:13.7225  0:00.7298
6     7  Jack Daniel's Racing           Richard Westbrook (GBR)  Holden Commodore VE2 5000         20    19 1:13.7344  0:00.7417
7     1  Toll Holden Racing Team        Darren Turner (GBR)      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         24    18 1:13.8733  0:00.8806
8    34  Fujitsu Racing GRM             Augusto Farfus Jr (BRA)  Holden Commodore VE2 5000         24    22 1:13.8885  0:00.8958
9    16  Stratco Racing                 Alex Tagliani (CAN)      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         22    21 1:14.0651  0:01.0724
10   47  Lucky 7 Racing                 Helio Castroneves (BRA)  Ford Falcon FG       5000         24    11 1:14.1887  0:01.1960
11   14  Jana Living Racing             Allan Simonsen (DNK)     Holden Commodore VE2 5000         22    22 1:14.3142  0:01.3215
12    6  Trading Post FPR Falcon        Mika Salo (FIN)          Ford Falcon FG       5000         21    20 1:14.3707  0:01.3780
13   12  Westrac Racing                 Gianni Morbidelli (ITA)  Ford Falcon FG       5000         18    13 1:14.6487  0:01.6560
14    5  Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon        Richard Lyons (GBR)      Ford Falcon FG       5000         22    12 1:14.7646  0:01.7719
15   19  Mother Energy Racing Team      Gil de Ferran (BRA)      Ford Falcon FG       5000         21    21 1:14.8979  0:01.9052
16   39  Supercheap Auto Racing         Jan Magnussen (DNK)      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         22    13 1:15.0106  0:02.0179
17    9  SP Tools Racing                Emanuele Pirro (ITA)     Ford Falcon FG       5000         22    15 1:15.0240  0:02.0313
18   21  Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing       Fabrizio Giovanardi ITA  Holden Commodore VE2 5000         20     5 1:15.0586  0:02.0659
19   18  Jim Beam Racing                Joey Hand (USA)          Ford Falcon FG       5000         17    14 1:15.2316  0:02.2389
20    4  Irwin Racing                   Marc Lieb (DEU)          Ford Falcon FG       5000         24    16 1:15.2903  0:02.2976
21   15  Jack Daniel's Racing           Jorg Bergmeister (DEU)   Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21    14 1:15.3565  0:02.3638
22   33  Fujitsu Racing GRM             Simon Pagenaud (FRA)     Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21    12 1:15.3799  0:02.3872
23   17  Jim Beam Racing                Dirk Mueller (DEU)       Ford Falcon FG       5000         21     8 1:15.4458  0:02.4531
24   55  The Bottle-O Racing Team       Christian Klien (AUT)    Ford Falcon FG       5000         22    20 1:15.4818  0:02.4891
25    8  Team Boc                       Stephane Sarrazin (FRA)  Holden Commodore VE2 5000         24    15 1:15.7719  0:02.7792
26   30  Gulf Western Oil Racing        Marino Franchitti (GBR)  Holden Commodore VE2 5000         14    12 1:15.7936  0:02.8009
27   49  VIP Petfoods                   Boris Said (USA)         Holden Commodore VE2 5000         22    21 1:16.6273  0:03.6346
28    3  Wilson Security Racing         Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA)  Ford Falcon FG       5000         23    19 1:16.7564  0:03.7637

PRACTICE 1

V8 SUPERCARS - Practice 1

Practice P4     40 Mins  
Scheduled Start 09:25
OFFICIAL RESULT

Page 1    Issue 1 SGC06C
Start Fri Oct 21   09:25
Elapsed Time       40:01
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Pos Car  Competitor/Team                Driver                   Vehicle              Cap   CL   Laps   Fastest...Lap        Gap

1     5  Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon        Mark Winterbottom        Ford Falcon FG       5000         16    11 1:12.4570* 
2    88  TeamVodafone                   Jamie Whincup            Holden Commodore VE2 5000         17    16 1:12.5944  0:00.1374
3   888  TeamVodafone                   Craig Lowndes            Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19    16 1:12.7188  0:00.2618
4    39  Supercheap Auto Racing         Russell Ingall           Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21    20 1:12.7315  0:00.2745
5    34  Fujitsu Racing GRM             M.Caruso/A.Farfus Jr     Holden Commodore VE2 5000         13    12 1:12.8240  0:00.3670
6     6  Trading Post FPR Falcon        Will Davison             Ford Falcon FG       5000         18     8 1:12.9401  0:00.4831
7    55  The Bottle-O Racing Team       Paul Dumbrell            Ford Falcon FG       5000         18    18 1:12.9454  0:00.4884
8     8  Team Boc                       Jason Bright             Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19    18 1:12.9658  0:00.5088
9     2  Toll Holden Racing Team        G.Tander/R.Briscoe       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19     7 1:12.9957  0:00.5387
10   47  Lucky 7 Racing                 Tim Slade                Ford Falcon FG       5000         18    14 1:13.0224  0:00.5654
11    9  SP Tools Racing                S.Van Gisbergen/E.Pirro  Ford Falcon FG       5000         21     8 1:13.0340  0:00.5770
12   61  Bundaberg Racing               F.Coulthard/P.Long       Holden Commodore VE2 5000         16     9 1:13.1771  0:00.7201
13   33  Fujitsu Racing GRM             Lee Holdsworth           Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19    11 1:13.2151  0:00.7581
14   16  Stratco Racing                 David Reynolds           Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21    18 1:13.2261  0:00.7691
15    1  Toll Holden Racing Team        J.Courtney/D.Turner      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19    14 1:13.2278  0:00.7708
16   11  Pepsi Max Crew                 G.Murphy/O.Gavin         Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21     7 1:13.2721  0:00.8151
17   49  VIP Petfoods                   Steve Owen               Holden Commodore VE2 5000         16     9 1:13.2984  0:00.8414
18    4  Irwin Racing                   Alex Davison             Ford Falcon FG       5000         18    17 1:13.3396  0:00.8826
19   14  Jana Living Racing             Jason Bargwanna          Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21    18 1:13.4247  0:00.9677
20   17  Jim Beam Racing                Steven Johnson           Ford Falcon FG       5000         18    17 1:13.4382  0:00.9812
21    3  Wilson Security Racing         Tony D'Alberto           Ford Falcon FG       5000         19    18 1:13.5364  0:01.0794
22   12  Westrac Racing                 Dean Fiore               Ford Falcon FG       5000         22    20 1:13.5392  0:01.0822
23   15  Jack Daniel's Racing           R.Kelly/J.Bergmeister    Holden Commodore VE2 5000         19     8 1:13.6754  0:01.2184
24   21  Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing       Karl Reindler            Holden Commodore VE2 5000         17    16 1:13.7302  0:01.2732
25   19  Mother Energy Racing Team      Jonathon Webb            Ford Falcon FG       5000         19    17 1:13.7955  0:01.3385
26    7  Jack Daniel's Racing           T.Kelly/R.Westbrook      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         17     3 1:13.9051  0:01.4481
27   30  Gulf Western Oil Racing        W.Luff/M.Franchitti      Holden Commodore VE2 5000         21     8 1:13.9676  0:01.5106
28   18  Jim Beam Racing                James Moffat             Ford Falcon FG       5000         23    13 1:14.1276  0:01.6706

Fastest Lap Av.Speed Is 148kph, 107% Of First 1 Is 1:17.5290
Current Practice Record Is 1:11.9101 Set On 23/10/2010 By Lee Holdsworth In A Holden Commodore VE
R=under lap record by greatest margin, r=under lap record, *=fastest lap time

So Liuzzi finally gets a chance in another car than that godawful HRT, and he still comes last. Hmmmm.

Very nice tribute to Dan Wheldon just then by V8 chaplain Garry Coleman, moment of silence with all drivers assembled in front of stage.

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Got a stream for us non-Aussie viewers:
http://www.justin.tv/v8_supercars_paradise/popout

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Cheers for the link!

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