Back on home ground..!

REVIEW: Karl Reindler Racing, Trading Post Perth Challenge
Barbagallo Raceway, Perth WA
V8 Supercars Rnd#7-9 (April 29-May 1)
27 April, 2011

Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing's Karl Reindler makes his V8 Supercar debut at his home circuit this weekend for the three race Trading Post Perth Challenge. Karl missed the opportunity to compete in front of his home crowd last season after Barbagallo Raceway was dropped from the 2010 Supercar schedule, but he is more than relishing the opportunity to race his Brad Jones Racing Commodore on home soil.

"It's pretty special to have the opportunity to race in front of my home crowd," Karl admitted. "It was unfortunate that we missed out on coming to Perth last
year. For me it's very exciting to be back."

Karl's return to Barbagallo comes just weeks after campaigning a current-spec Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car at the facility during a local event - an event he dominated, taking pole and winning every race.

"The Porsche drive a few weeks ago was a nice warm-up to the V8
Supercar round. Despite being very different to drive, it was great for my
confidence and gave me a chance to get some laps in around Barbagallo prior
to the big round. The circuit has changed a lot over the last few years,
with the surface degrading, and that time on track will definitely assist with
getting on top of things in practice."

Karl and the Fair Dinkum Sheds Brad Jones Racing crew are on somewhat of a roll at present having firmly entrenched themselves inside the Supercar top 15.

"My goals for 2011 were to be inside the top 15 on a regular basis. I'm happy with the race performance; we've hovered around that position for most of the year. My qualifying still needs some work, but it's definitely on the up," he said. "It's tough being the last team in pit lane for qualifying, you tend to get caught up amongst it all.

"We have a really strong race car at the moment, it looks after tyres well and is consistent - we're still working on a better setup for qualifying, and have some great ideas in play at the moment. Barbagallo is quite a low-grip surface, and relies a lot on a stable platform for braking. We have a practice plan in place and should be on top of it at the end of Friday."

The fourth event of the V8 Supercar Championship series also throws in a new format, with three 50 lap races scheduled across the weekend as opposed to the traditional two.. "The format is potentially better for myself, with three races. We still
have to qualify, so it's difficult to say."

Trading Post Perth Challenge - Race Schedule     The following times are Australian Western Standard Time (AEST -2 hours)

Friday April 29, 2011     Practice 1; 9:15am - 9:45am
Practice 2; 11:10pm - 11:40am
Practice 3; 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Practice 4; 3:55pm - 4:25pm

Saturday April 30, 2011     Qualifying ; 10:50am - 11:10am
Race One (V8SC Series Race 7) - 50 laps*; 2:05pm
*50 laps or one lap after 3:15pm

Sunday May 1, 2011     Qualifying; 9:00am - 9:20am
Race Two (V8SC Series Race 8) - 50 laps; 10:35pm
Race Three (V8SC Series Race 9) - 50 laps*; 2:05pm
*50 laps or one lap after 3:15pm

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2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series (points after round six)
1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) - 654 points
2. Rick Kelly (Holden) - 573
3. Craig Lowndes (Holden) - 552
4. Garth Tander (Holden) - 543
5. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) - 543
6. Shane Van Gisbergen (Ford) - 534
7. Will Davison (Ford) - 528
8. Alex Davison (Ford) - 522
9. Steven Johnson (Ford) - 455
10. Fabian Coulthard (Holden) - 441

22. Karl Reindler (Fair Dinkum Sheds Holden Commodore) - 269
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2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series Calendar    Rnd#1 - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (February 12) - KRR DNF
Rnd#2 - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (February 13) - KRR 11th
Rnd#3 - Clipsal 500, Adelaide (March 19) - KRR 19th
Rnd#4 - Clipsal 500, Adelaide (March 20) - KRR 17th
Non-champ. - Australian F1 Grand Prix (March 24-27) - 18th / 19th / 15th
Rnd#5 - ITM 400, Hamilton, NZ (April 16) - KRR 17th
Rnd#6 - ITM 400, Hamilton, NZ (April 17) - KRR 13th
Rnd#7 - Trading Post Perth Challenge (April 30)
Rnd#8 - Trading Post Perth Challenge (May 1)
Rnd#9 - Trading Post Perth Challenge (May 1)
Rnd#10 - Winton Motor Raceway, VIC (May 21)
Rnd#11 - Winton Motor Raceway, VIC (May 22)
Rnd#12 - Skycity Triple Crown, Darwin (June 18)
Rnd#13 - Skycity Triple Crown, Darwin (June 19)
Rnd#14 - Sucrogen Townsville 400 (July 9)
Rnd#15 - Sucrogen Townsville 400 (July 10)
Rnd#16 - City of Ipswich 300 (August 20)
Rnd#17 - City of Ipswich 300 (August 21)
Rnd#18 - L&H 500, Phillip Island, VIC (September 18)
Rnd#19 - Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, NSW (October 9)
Rnd#20 - Armor All Gold Coast 600 (October 22)
Rnd#21 - Armor All Gold Coast 600 (October 23)
Rnd#22 - Falken Tasmania Challenge (November 12)
Rnd#23 - Falken Tasmania Challenge (November 13)
Rnd#24 - Norton 360 Sandown Challenge (November 19)
Rnd#25 - Norton 360 Sandown Challenge (November 20)
Rnd#26 - Sydney Telstra 500 (December 3)
Rnd#27 - Sydney Telstra 500 (December 4)