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Saturday 15 March 2008 Race Report for TeamVodafone 1-5th, Day 1 at the South Australian 1-5th Championships:
The day started quite well for TeamVodafone 1-5th. Morning practice saw
The team made another couple of changes to the gearing plus to the tyre selection for Round 2. This proved to be quite positive as we have started to achieve the consistency and balance in the car we had been looking for. After Round 2 Trent put Car 888 into P5. Again a minor change was made to the Car 888’s roll centre for Round 3.
The team then prepared the Car 888 for Round 4, this was the teams best run to date in Adelaide as Trent had driven a virtually faultless run and Car 888 was running very consistent in it’s lap times until the last lap where Trent unfortunately spun Car 888 coming onto the back straight as he got onto the dirty line entering the straight. This spin cost
Car 888 is the only car that the team has fielded for the event as Jason Clarke who drives Car 88 could not attend due to prior commitments.
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Tuesday 26 February 2008 A dear friend of TeamVodafone 1-5th is not well:
Today TeamVodafone 1-5th learned one of our dear friends Margaret Murdoch has been diagnosed with breast cancer and we sincerely wish Margaret and her family all the very best wishes through this time and that our prayers and thoughts are with her and the family.
Tuesday 26 February 2008 Race Report for Round 3 at England Park Raceway for TeamVodafone 1-5th:
The morning practice session started off quite well with both Cars 888 and 88. Some minor changes were made to both cars since Round 2 and both cars responded well to the changes. Both drivers Trent and Jason commented that the cars felt more consistent.
Heat 1 saw Jeff Hamon in his Trackside RC racer come out the box with lightening pace and set a benchmark of 27 laps in 10 minutes.
Heat 2 saw Trent retire from the run early as Car 888 developed a similar issue to Heat 1 but slightly worse as he said the rear of the car was not allowing the car to track as it should through the corners, this issue affected the exit of the corners and required a lot more effort to drive and prevent the car from spinning when exiting the corner and feeding the power on. Jason again had a better run than Heat 1 and put a great time of 26 laps in 10.19 minutes. This was Jason’s first 26 lapper in 10 minutes at a club level. This was a fantastic effort by Jason as only 12 months ago he was just reaching the 24 laps in 10 minutes at club level. Jeff Hamon improved his lap count in the heat with 28 laps in 10 minutes, which was a fantastic effort at club level.
Heat 3 for Trent and Car 888 saw some improvement but an underlying issue still remained in the car.
Both cars were prepared for the final race which is ½ hour in duration and quite demanding on the cars. On the starting grid saw Jeff Hamon on P1 with
Again
This eventually moved the second place car into first place and Car 888 into second place with Jeff moving back to 3rd place on lap count. Overall TeamVodafone 1-5th was happy with the way the day finished placing 2nd and 4th but look forward to getting the cars back to the workshop to rectify the issues that had plagues the cars through Round 3.
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Monday 19 February 2008 Race Report for Round 2 at England Park Raceway for TeamVodafone 1-5th:
Saturday night TeamVodafone 1-5th attended Round 2 at England Park Raceway. Trent Aquilina returned to the controls for the first time in 2008. Today
The race was 1/2hr in duration and started with mixed results for
Today Jason Clarke was the face of TeamVodafone1-5th with
Jason started Car 88 5th on the grid for the 'A' main final. He got off to a great start missing all the carnage at the start putting him into 4th spot. After about the 5 minute mark Jason relinquished 4th spot as something had developed on the car to allowing it not to handle 100 percent. After a further 10 minutes the issue developed further when the lower ball joint separated from the left rear wheel hub. This cost Car 88 a reasonable amount of time in the pits, but with the super effort of the team, Eden was able to get car repaired and back racing again. Unfortunately Jason could not make all the lost time up as he was quite a way down on laps but after the repairs Car 88 showed the same speed prior to the mishap, which was a good sign as to how well the car retained its set up. With 2 minutes to go the damaged insert in the left rear hub let go and caused the same issue as earlier. This unfortunately saw the end of Jason's and Car 88's race. After the race Jason was quite upbeat about what had happened as he said apart from the issue with the rear left hub he was very happy with Car 88's performance and said we will go back and analyze what caused the issue and give it a red hot go in Round 3 on the 24th of February at England Park Raceway.
TeamVodafone 1-5th would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new team member Terry Russell. He brings to TeamVodafone 1-5th a vast amount of Public Relations and Event experience and will manage all our future event demonstrations and media commitments.
Tuesday 05 February 2008 TeamVodafone 1-5th reveal new livery for 2008:
TeamVodafone 1-5th today revealed their new war paint for 2008, with some new sponsors on board. The new livery is a great enhancement to the 2007 livery. The fresh look gives the car a great appearance and definition on the race track. Both Jason Car 88 and Trent Car 888 commented that they can't wait to hit the track with their new look 2008 TeamVodafone1-5th BF Falcons.
Monday 04 February 2008 New look websites for TeamVodafone 1-5th and TeamVodafone for 2008:
TeamVodafone 1-5th today with TeamVodafone release their new look websites to the public. The new look websites will give the fans a greater experience when they interact with some of the new features on the sites.
Sunday 27 January 2008 TeamVodafone 1-5th 1st race report for 2008:
TeamVodafone 1-5th today had its first hit out in TeamVodafone1-5th BF Falcon Car 88 with Jason Clarke at the wheel. Morning practice went quite well with the car showing really good pace early.
This pace followed through the first two qualifying heats with Jason posting a time of 25 laps in 10min.02sec. This time placed Car 88 well up the pack for a good grid position for the main race. In race 3 Car 88 was bought in for a few tweaks to the engine as it was brand new for that run. With engine tweaks out the way the pace of Car 88 was back up to speed and ready for the main race.
With the main race Jason got off to a great start and all cars managed to get through the first few corners without to many dramas. Car 88 started to settle into a good battle with a couple of the other competitors for quite a few laps where Jason was really starting to push along. Unfortunately at about the halfway point Jason had a coming together with another car which was a few laps down on the field and the Car 88 was starting to struggle to get around the corners again so after a few more laps the Car 88 was brought into the pits and inspected and found that the right rear axle was bent and that was the cause of the bad handling so the car was retired from the race. Jason only managed to complete 39 laps overall but still managed to finish with 8th place overall for the day, this was a pretty good effort despite the race drama's.
TeamVodafone 1-5th is now looking forward to round 2 on February 9, where Trent will hit the track again with Car 888
Tuesday 01 January 2008 TeamVodafone 1-5th wish you all a very happy 2008:
TeamVodafone 1-5th wish all their friends, supporters and partners a very happy and safe 2008 and look forward to the year and challenges ahead.
Friday 14 December 2007 TeamVodafone 1-5th drivers get a taste of the the TeamVodafone V8 Supercars:
TeamVodafone 1-5th drivers Trent Aquilina and Jason Clarke today got a taste of the TeamVodafone BF Falcon V8 Supercars at Queensland Raceway. Trent and Jason rode around in the cars which carry their respective car numbers Car 888 and Car 88.
David Besnard who was on driver duties with Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia for the day said that this was the perfect opportunity for us to get some idea of what it would feel like to be in our 1/5th scale race cars. David is also a pretty tidy 1/10th scale driver and is a member of the Gold Coast model car track. Both Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup are fast learning the skills of driving the TeamVodafone 1/5th scale race cars. Craig admitted that the reaction time required to drive the TeamVodafone 1/5th scale race car had to be quite fast and that you really had to be on the ball as you could do a lot of damage in a very short time.
Friday 14 December 2007 TeamVodafone 1-5th spends day at Qld Raceway with TeamVodafone/888 and fans:
Today TeamVodafone 1-5th spent the day with TeamVodafone out at Queensland Raceway saying thank you to all the loyal fans for their support for a great 2007. It also it gave people a great chance to get their hands on some merchandise at substantially reduced prices. The day was quite warm but it gave many people a terrific chance to see how TeamVodafone the V8 Supercar team operates. Chassis 12 (Car 88) and Chassis 11 and 9 (Car 888) were being used for rides around Qld Raceway. Also it was a great opportunity for the fans to get a look at TeamVodafone 1/5th operate and build on an already great following of the team has so far. TeamVodafone 1/5th and T8 had a new recruit for the day. David Murdoch from South Australia joined us to drive the ASIAN Autospares car 8 for our demonstration races. We would like to take this opportunity to thank David and Margret for joining the team for the day.
We also had the pleasure of meeting with Lorain Graham one of Australia's Elite Senior Womens Cyclists. Lorain was involved in the tragic accident that had occured when the girls were on a training ride in Germany and a motor vehicle ran into the pack killing team mate Amy Gillet. Lorain has long held a passion for motorsport. As when she was younger she use to drive go karts and the day with both teams had reignited here passion. Hopefully in the new year we may see Lorain drive one of the TeamVodfone 1/5th cars for a test. If you would like to support the Amy Gillet Foundation