V8X Supercar Magazine - August - September 2019 Issue 112

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August - September 2019 Issue 112

2020 Vision

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship is reworking its rules with the aim of cutting costs and improving the racing heading into 2020 and beyond.

3 mins

Holdin' On

Holden has recommitted to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with a new deal for Triple Eight Race Engineering to race the Commodore ZB as the sole factory-backed outfit, bringing the fight to Ford and its all-conquering DJR Team Penske.

2 mins

Enduro Time!

DJR Team Penske’s bid to end a 25-year winless run at Bathurst comes up against a formidable Triple Eight Race Engineering driver line-up. This is how the battle for the 2019 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and PIRTEK Enduro Cup is shaping up.

2 mins

From Salvation To Domination

Dick Johnson Racing stood on the brink of extinction entering 2013, facing mounting debts, a lack of sponsors and poor on-track results. Six years on, it entered 2019 as the defending champions and has confirmed its place as the current powerhouse in Supercars. This is the latest remarkable comeback story from a team that built its legend on fighting back from adversity.

8 mins

The Penske Way

Team Penske has been the dominant force in IndyCar for decades and has become the team to beat in NASCAR in recent years, bringing that winning culture to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with DJR Team Penske. We met with Roger Penske to discuss the rise of Team Penske.

5 mins

The Powerhouse Teams

The domination of Scott McLaughlin in 2019 will lift Dick Johnson Racing/DJR Team Penske to the top of the all-time Australian Touring Car Championship/ Supercars drivers’ championship wins. Dick Johnson Racing/DJR Team Penske along with eight other teams have won three or more drivers’ titles and enjoyed periods of domination across the championship and Bathurst 500/1000. These are the dominant teams of Australian touring cars.

7 mins

Alive & Kicking

In quite an extraordinary short period of time, the now defunct Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport operation has been salvaged from cellar-dweller regulars at the end of 2017 to genuine frontrunners as 23 Red Racing in 2019. We spoke to owner Phil Munday and driver Will Davison about how they’ve achieved such a quick jump.

7 mins

Confidence Boost

There was a collective paddock gasp when it was revealed 2007 Supercars champion Garth Tander lost his seat at Garry Rogers Motorsport to Richie Stanaway, as part of a deal with new sponsor Boost Mobile. The team has struggled for results ever since but remains resolute that its youth policy and strong team culture can lift the squad back up the grid.

7 mins

Australia's Motorsport Hub

The Bend Motorsport Park has set a new standard for Australian motorsport and is looking to improve as it prepares for its second Virgin Australia Supercars Championship and, from 2020, an endurance event.

5 mins

Keeping Up With The Joneses

The Joneses have been regulars in Supercars over the last two decades. And in 2019, the next generation arrived with Macauley Jones, son of team boss Brad Jones, stepping up from the Dunlop Super2 Series into the Team CoolDrive entry at Brad Jones Racing.