Back on track at Darwin!
REVIEW: Karl Reindler Racing, V8 Supercar Championship Series
Skycity Triple Crown, Darwin, NT
V8 Supercars Rnd#12-13 (June 17-19)
16 June, 2011
Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing's Karl Reindler will put his V8 Supercar Championship series assault back on track this weekend during event six of the 2011 season, the Brad Jones Racing [BJR] driver competing in his third car in as many rounds after a huge effort by the team to prepare a new car for the Darwin event thanks to his dramatic globally televised race two incident at Perth.
"It's my third car in as many rounds," Karl said, "[and] the guys have put a huge effort in over the last month, and I'm pretty excited to jump into this new chassis and get our championship back on track.
"As drivers we all enjoy coming to Darwin - the whole town gets behind the event, there's great atmosphere and the weather's a nice change from the wintery conditions further south!
"We had a great opportunity to spend some time with the Navy during the week, including going out on the harbor in an Armidale class boat. It's a lot of fun, but a real eye opener as well - these guys work pretty hard to protect our coastlines, and you really get an appreciation seeing it first hand.
"On top of that, we spent some time at the RAAF base and saw the 'Top Gun' pilots take off on a training mission. There's a lot similarities between what we do as race drivers and what they do - the pressure, the physical forces, the reaction times and ability to make a quick decision. The jets are awesome, I'd love to go up in one!"
After a relatively lacklustre result at Winton, just weeks after his dramatic firey exit to the Perth round thanks to a hasty rebuild of Karl's 2010 mount, the BJR team allowed themselves plenty of time to prepare Karl's new steed for Darwin, the ex-Walkinshaw Racing [Coutlhard] VE Commodore now resplendent in the Fair Dinkum Sheds livery, and ready to put Karl back on the attack alongside team-mates Jason Bright [BOC] and Jason Bargwanna [Jana Living].
All three BJR cars were on the money at Perth, where Karl enjoyed his maiden top-ten result (seventh) in race one, before his dramatic exit. During race two, Bright (taking BJR's first ever round win) and Bargwanna (third) showed just how strong the BJR team had become, whilst at the following round at Winton Bright did it again with victory in race 11.
Karl will be hoping to regain the form that showed he was every bit as capable of getting to the front as his BJR team-mates, but never one to sit still, the West Australian has been continuing to work on his recovery from the burns he suffered at Perth as well as increasing his overall fitness by training with Australia's Olympic gold medalist, Steven Hooker.
"Training with [Steve] Hooker lately has proven to be beneficial in my recovery from the Perth accident, and more than that, I'm feeling fitter than ever as a result.
"Bring on the heat and extremes of Darwin, I can't wait!"
Skycity Triple Crown - Race Schedule The following times are Australian Central Standard Time
(AEST -30 minutes)
Friday June 17, 2011 Practice 1; 10:30am - 11:00am
Practice 2; 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Practice 3; 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Practice 4; 3:10pm - 3:40pm
Saturday June 18, 2011 Qualifying; 11:20am - 11:40am
Top 10 Shootout; 12:20pm - 12:50pm
Race One (V8SC Series Race 12) - 42 laps; 3:35pm
Sunday June 19, 2011 Qualifying; 12:00pm - 12:20pm
Race Two (V8SC Series Race 13) - 69 laps; 2:35pm
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2011 V8 Supercar Championship Series (points after race 11)
1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) - 1234 points
2. Craig Lowndes (Holden) - 972
3. Garth Tander (Holden) - 935
4. Jason Bright (BJR Holden) - 920
5. Shane Van Gisbergen (Ford) - 913
6. Rick Kelly (Holden) - 887
7. Alex Davison (Ford) - 825
8. Will Davison (Ford) - 813
9. Steven Johnson (Ford) - 808
10. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) - 797
25. Karl Reindler (Fair Dinkum Sheds Holden Commodore) - 414
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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) - KRR 7th
Rnd#8 - Trading Post Perth Challenge (May 1) - KRR DNF
Rnd#9 - Trading Post Perth Challenge (May 1) - KRR DNS
Rnd#10 - Winton Motor Raceway, VIC (May 21) - KRR 20th
Rnd#11 - Winton Motor Raceway, VIC (May 22) - KRR 23rd
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 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)
TELEVISION SCHEDULE SEVEN NETWORK
Please check local guides for confirmation;
Saturday June 18, 2011 3:00pm - 5:30pm: Qualifying and Race 1
Sunday June 19, 2011 12:00pm - 3:00pm: Qualifying and Supports (7mate - NSW, VIC and QLD)
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Race 2 (7mate - NSW, VIC and QLD)
12:00pm - 2:30pm: Qualifying and Supports (7mate - SA)
2:30pm - 4:30pm: Race 2 (7mate - SA)
10:30am - 1:00pm: Qualifying and Supports (7mate - WA)
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Race 2 (7mate - WA)
10:30pm - 12:30am: Qualifying and Race 2 (Channel 7 - NSW, VIC, QLD and WA)
11:00pm - 1:00am: Qualifying and Race 2 (Channel 7 - SA)
RACE REPLAYS - SPEED CHANNEL (FOXTEL Channel 505)
Please check local guides for confirmation;
Saturday June 18, 2011: 9:30pm - 11:00pm (Race 1 Highlights)
Sunday June 19, 2011: 12:30pm - 2:00pm (Race 1 Highlights)
Monday June 20, 2011: 8:00am - 9:30am (Race 1 Highlights)
Monday June 20, 2011: 9:30am - 11:30am (Race 2 Highlights)
Tuesday June 21, 2011: 8:00pm - 9:30pm (Race 1 Highlights)
Tuesday June 21, 2011: 9:30pm - 11:30pm (Race 2 Highlights)
Wednesday June 22, 2011: 3:30am - 5:00am (Race 1 Highlights)
Tuesday June 22, 2011: 5:00pm - 7:00pm (Race 2 Highlights) Karl Reindler is proudly supported by Brad Jones Racing, Fair Dinkum Sheds, Yale, Wilson Security, Thompson Aviation, Westrac, EMT, JSW Drilling, National Tyres, Herbalife, Focus Bikes, ZIse and Sponsorxchange.com. For further information please contact Media Manager Damon Hill on 0411 669 910, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .